Green Garden Shed Roof

What has caused the increasing popularity of green roofs though.

Green garden shed roof.

Partly to minimise the structural requirement and also so you can find out what works for you. Green roofs are covered with plants rooftop gardens are green roofs all green roofs will save energy through insulation lightweight materials to grow plants in are available. For this shed i used 3x2 softwood timbers at 600mm 2 ctrs which spanned 1 2m 4 with an 18mm 3 4 plywood deck. Building a green roof on your shed is a way to add interest to the shed and produce a new area to cultivate.

Firstly a green roof will provide an extra growing space which will provide additional colour and texture to your garden as well as providing an additional space for wildlife. There are some things you need to check before building but the job is not very difficult. For a first green shed roof i would recommend that you start off relatively small. This guide on how to fit a green roof will show you how easy it is to green up your back garden shed.

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. Step 1 check if it is load bearing. Green roofs are most commonly planted onto shed roofs and prove to be beneficial in a number of ways. 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.

Green roofs are incredibly versatile and beneficial to any garden. When saturated these layers can weigh in at more than 100kg per square metre or 20lbs per square foot.