How To Create A Living Shed Roof

After doing quite a bit of reading on the internet ok well an afternoon or so i soon realised.

How to create a living shed roof.

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. Semi extensive green roofs take 12 18 months to establish during which time they will need maintenance. Step 4 build a retaining frame. Lower the first rafter truss into place at either the front or back of the shed.

This will protect the roof of the. Step 2 waterproof the shed. Add the soil and compost mix. They can be created for example on a gently sloping shed roof by building a grid of wooden cells on top of the roof and filling the cells with compost.

Step 5 fit the frame to. Starting at the front lowest side of the roof measure then cut a length from a decking board to fit. You are going to be adding significant extra weight onto the shed roof so you need to know that the. Carefully cut the top of your compost.

Unfortunately i am not available to build a shed roof this week or the next few weeks for that matter but i have found the time to put together this article to give you the information you need to create a stunning roof for your shed. If your shed has a sloping roof nail the frame to two strong vertical posts which have been cemented into the ground on. This is hard work ask for help with the lifting. With the minimum of swearing on your part.

So let s create a road map of how this project is going to progress. Step 1 check if it is load bearing. To stop your shed from penetrating moisture first you need to line the roof. Attach the end rafters to the wall plates of your shed frame.

Lift the wooden frame into place. Suitable waterproofing root barrier drainage and filter layers are necessary. Build the frame line the roof of your shed with a piece of plywood wrapped in waterproof butyl lining. Build a living roof green roof step 1.

Fasten the truss by driving 8d finishing nails at an angle down through the board just above the birdsmouth notch and into the underlying wall plate. Put frame onto roof and screw in place. To add strength to the structure insert a. How to build a green roof on your shed.

There are a number of types of living roof ranging from the one i ve made enough for some. Screw through the edges of the frame into the edge of your shed.