How To Make A Green Roof On My Shed

Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden.

How to make a green roof on my shed.

I already made an instructable on a garden shed tiny house. You are going to be adding significant extra weight onto the shed roof so you need to know that the structure is strong enough to support it. Email to a friend. Step 1 check if it is load bearing.

Because a green roof adds an additional layering and protection from the elements this means that the life of your shed roof will be prolonged. Building a green roof on your shed is a way to add interest to the shed and produce a new area to cultivate. I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live. Green roofs may also help in a small but significant way to reducing carbon emissions.

So building a green roof adds to the biodiversity of my garden. May 14th 2020 at 9 32 am. Planning a green roof. For me it was just that they looked great.

And the plants provide a habitat for insects which in turn provide food for birds. Green roofs are made up of several layers typically a waterproof root barrier layer to protect the roof a drainage layer water retention mat then the growing medium and vegetation. Hi all before we kick off i just want to say that this was a very cool project to make and design. There are some things you need to check before building but the job is not very difficult.

Enjoy the videos and music you love upload original content and share it all with friends family and the world on youtube. Entice more wildlife into your garden with our step by step guide on how to make a green roof on your garden shed. Make a green roof on a shed. A green roof will also provide sound and heat insulation for your shed.

My first attempt at a green roof shed. This is much more simple in setup and design so i think this still adds information and. A green roof can help turn the ordinary into something really unique. Build a living roof green roof.

This competition is now closed. I liked that a space that otherwise would be a desert could be a space for plants to grow and change with the seasons.