Green Roof Instructions

Roll out the plastic root barrier across the length of the roof and cut to size.

Green roof instructions.

Step three installing green roof. The 1 by 2 foot black polypropylene trays planted four months earlier and nurtured at a. Up from the eave minimum of 2 ft. Your roof deck be it concrete or screed will need to be waterproofed.

Measure one panel width in from the roof edge. Build a living roof green roof step 1. Cover the rest of the roof with no. This online guide builds on our original downloadable pdf the diy guide to green and living roofs.

You will need two pieces of 2x4 timber the same length as the width of the roof and two pieces the same length as the depth of the roof minus 4 inches. At this point chalk a line from ridge to eave. There are a number of types of living roof ranging from the one i ve made enough for some. Green roof installation step one primary waterproofing layer.

Step two installing a root barrier. In severe climate regions most building codes require applying it 3 to 6 ft. There are three different types of green roofs 1 intensive green roof if you want your roof to function as a garden and have large plants and even water features. The frame can be made by simply nailing the corners together or by using l brackets to form the corners.

Place the leading edge of the first panel along this line. Enviromat sedum matting is great way to create a living green roof and an ideal low maintenance landscaping material. This online guide is designed to meet the needs of diy enthusiasts looking to put a green roof on a shed or outhouse builders and landscaper contractors who want to build green roofs. 15 asphalt saturated felt underlayment some codes may require no.

Using rot proof timber build a frame around the roof to contain the garden. 2 extensive green roof with an extensive green roof vegetation is thinner 1 6 to five inches thick and lighter with. The guide still contains step by step instructions on how to build a green roof on a shed an extension or a new build. Past the exterior wall.

After doing quite a bit of reading on the internet ok well an afternoon or so i soon realised. Buy it at roofing supply companies or home centers. Even a flat roof should have some pitch so that it sheds water toward gutters. Our sedum roofing system is ideal for g.

How to install a green roof prep the roof. Call your building inspector for local details. This website based guide builds on the material and information in our original pdf the diy guide to green living roofs which we published in 2008.