Getting Started With Green Roof

About green roofs getting started considerations before starting a green roof project.

Getting started with green roof.

Build a living roof green roof. Can your building support the additional roof dead loads of a minimum 21 lb sf. Once the green roof bug bites you it may be hard to hold back and get into planning the details. A green roof also called a living roof is a rooftop that incorporates partial or full vegetation.

Even a flat roof should have some pitch so that it sheds water toward gutters. If you want deeper soil in which to cultivate vegetables your roof should be certified to bear 65 pounds per square foot. It is a sad fact that plans are often skipped in the interest of getting it done unfortunately a green roof left unplanned is a recipe. The optimal time to add a green roof is during the replacement of your roofing membrane or in new construction.

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. I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live. While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask. Depending on the site root barriers drainage and or an irrigation system may also be a part of the green roof.

Is your roof being replaced. Avoid the top 5 green roof planning mistakes. 2 comments getting started by admin. A growing medium is spread over a waterproof membrane and plants are added.