Green Roof Instructions

Your roof deck be it concrete or screed will need to be waterproofed.

Green roof instructions.

The frame can be made by simply nailing the corners together or by using l brackets to form the corners. It is extremely important that this panel be laid square to the eave and ridge so that the remaining panels will line up square on the roof frame. Measure one panel width in from the roof edge. There are a number of types of living roof ranging from the one i ve made enough for some.

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. 2 extensive green roof with an extensive green roof vegetation is thinner 1 6 to five inches thick and lighter with. Roll out the plastic root barrier across the length of the roof and cut to size. This online guide builds on our original downloadable pdf the diy guide to green and living roofs.

In severe climate regions most building codes require applying it 3 to 6 ft. 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. At this point chalk a line from ridge to eave. Cover the rest of the roof with no.

The 1 by 2 foot black polypropylene trays planted four months earlier and nurtured at a. Call your building inspector for local details. Even a flat roof should have some pitch so that it sheds water toward gutters. The guide still contains step by step instructions on how to build a green roof on a shed an extension or a new build.

Our sedum roofing system is ideal for g. How to install a green roof prep the roof. Step three installing green roof. Green roof installation step one primary waterproofing layer.

After doing quite a bit of reading on the internet ok well an afternoon or so i soon realised. Up from the eave minimum of 2 ft. 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. Past the exterior wall.

Step two installing a root barrier. Build a living roof green roof step 1. 15 asphalt saturated felt underlayment some codes may require no. Place the leading edge of the first panel along this line.

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. With a modular system like. Buy it at roofing supply companies or home centers.