Green Roof Shed Design

Layers forming green shed roof.

Green roof shed design.

How to fit a green roof. Creating the green shed roof growing medium. If you want to fit a green roof to your house or garage it is always recommended that you take specialist advice as drainage and specific protective layers may be required that are usually out of the skills of most common gardeners. Here s my take on making a shed for my terrace to expand a bit my working space and mostly store the big power tools.

The membrane i used to protect the roof deck was a 2000 gauge polythene damp proof membrane. Building a green roof on your shed is a way to add interest to the shed and produce a new area to cultivate. The membrane comes in a roll that was xm long and ym wide. Step 1 check if it is load bearing.

With a sturdy roof deck to support the roof the first step is to keep out the water. Still need to work out a few. When saturated these layers can weigh in at more than 100kg per square metre or 20lbs per square foot. 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 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.