How To Create A Living Shed Roof

Lift the wooden frame into place.

How to create a living shed roof. Step 1 check if it is load bearing. Attach the end rafters to the wall plates of your shed frame. This is hard work ask for help with the lifting. 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.

This will protect the roof of the. To add strength to the structure insert a. Step 3 allow for drainage. 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.

Step 2 waterproof the shed. To stop your shed from penetrating moisture first you need to line the roof. Screw through the edges of the frame into the edge of 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.

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. How to build a green roof on your shed. 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. Step 5 fit the frame to.

So let s create a road map of how this project is going to progress. Add the soil and compost mix. Build the frame line the roof of your shed with a piece of plywood wrapped in waterproof butyl lining. After doing quite a bit of reading on the internet ok well an afternoon or so i soon realised.

With the minimum of swearing on your part. Suitable waterproofing root barrier drainage and filter layers are necessary. Carefully cut the top of your compost. Build a living roof green roof step 1.

Semi extensive green roofs take 12 18 months to establish during which time they will need maintenance. Lower the first rafter truss into place at either the front or back of the shed. You are going to be adding significant extra weight onto the shed roof so you need to know that the. There are a number of types of living roof ranging from the one i ve made enough for some.

Use 3 nails for each side. Put frame onto roof and screw in place.