Green Roof Shed Kit

Includes sedum turf growing medium retention trims and pebbles.

Green roof shed kit.

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. Green roof installation guide. When saturated these layers can weigh in at more than 100kg per square metre or 20lbs per square foot. Sunhouses are always in stock the cedarshed sunhouse makes an ideal backyard studio outdoor workshop or garden greenhouse and shed combination.

3 8 out of 5 stars 646. Only 9 left in stock order soon. This is what makes it a great cedar greenhouse kit for growing and nurturing your plants. It is always best when buying a shed for this purpose to go for a reinforced shed.

Free shipping by amazon. 2x4basics 90192mi custom shed kit with peak 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. It s a modular green roof system supplied as a green roof kit which means you can install individual trays of sedum on any flat roof.

Our shed roof packs are designed for an instant green roof on your shed or outbuilding. You are going to be adding significant extra weight onto the shed roof so you need to know that the structure is strong enough to support it. A pitched green roof doesn t need any extra drainage so this will be missing from your kit. Sedum plants can t bear sitting with their roots in water for any length of time.

Packs starting from 299. Building a green roof on your shed is a way to add interest to the shed and produce a new area to cultivate. This will ensure that excess water is taken off the roof as quickly and as efficiently as possible. When fitting a green roof to a shed make sure that your shed roof can take the increased weight load from a green roof.

Attach the frame to the roof with metal straps at each corner to prevent slippages. 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. Get it as soon as fri oct 2. Drainage mat is essential on a flat green roof.

Step 1 check if it is load bearing. How to make a green roof 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. The plants in the trays sedum are pre grown so you don t have to wait for the green roof to flourish. Alternatively you can reinforce and brace the internal shed structure and roofing joists before fitting.

The angle wall windows are made of a high performance thermoplastic that transmit up to 90 of visible light while filtering out harmful ultraviolet light. Pre prepared green roof packs for sheds.