Green Roof System For Shed

For plants to flourish on a green roof they will need moisture and drainage which means soil and a sturdy framework to keep it in place.

Green roof system for shed. For a first green shed roof i would recommend that you start off relatively small. Building a green roof on your shed is a way to add interest to the shed and produce a new area to cultivate. Step 1 check if it is load bearing. When saturated these layers can weigh in at more than 100kg per square metre or 20lbs per square foot.

Check that your shed is strong enough to take such weight and remember that the walls will also play a large part in bearing the load. And also so you can find out what works for you. For this shed i used 3x2 softwood timbers at 600mm 2 ctrs which spanned 1 2m 4 with an 18mm 3 4 plywood deck. 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.

Waterproof first a layer of waterproofing needs to be added to your shed or garage. There are some things you need to check before building but the job is not very difficult. For a green roof installation that pitch should be at least inch per foot of run. You will also need to make sure that your shed s roof is waterproof.

Before the plants go up a structural engineer should check to ensure that the roof can support the weight of the engineered growing medium and plants.