Green Roof Making

It is planted over a specially designed water proofing membrane that ensures protection to the tradition roof of a building.

Green roof making.

Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden. Topsoil soil from the garden is not used for green roofs because it s usually too heavy and tends to become too compacted. Focus on keeping the elements lightweight but water retaining. I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live.

Build a living roof green roof. Using rot proof timber build a frame around the roof to contain the garden. The frame can be made by simply nailing the corners together or by using l brackets to form the corners. 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.

Use a mixture of organic and inorganic materials. A green roof is a specific type of roof arrangement over a building that is either partially or fully covered with growing medium as well as vegetation. Green roofs serve several purposes for a building such as absorbing rainwater providing insulation creating a habitat for wildlife increasing benevolence and decreasing stress of the people around the roof by providing a more aesthetically pleasing landscape and helping to lower urban air temperatures and mitigate the heat island effect. For a green roof installation that pitch should be at least inch per foot of run.