This roof was towards the shallow end of the spectrum and could perhaps have been a bit steeper.
Diy green roof shed.
Whereas too steep means that the growing medium slides down the roof.
With the increase in extreme weather patterns green.
That original information has been taken and updated new and redrawn diagrams made and multi media items added.
How to plant a green roof on your shed planning a green roof.
Building a green roof on your shed is a way to add interest to the shed and produce a new area to cultivate.
Green roofs are made up of several layers typically a waterproof root barrier layer to protect.
Make a simple frame with the same dimensions as your shed s roof from pieces of rot proof timber using l brackets for the corners.
Step 1 check if it is load bearing.
There are some things you need to check before building but the job is not very difficult.
Green roofs of creeping plants and herbs need some sort of frame around the perimeter to hold.
How to make a green roof.
The slope of a green shed roof needs to be a balance between being too steep or too shallow.
A shallow roof pitch wont allow water to drain away.
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.
Green roofs are increasing in popularity to the number of benefits they bring especially in city areas.