Living Roof House

Building the living roof.

Living roof house. One project a lot of people are interested in is living earth roofs. A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium planted over a waterproofing membrane it may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems. If you ve been dreaming of topping your home off with a living roof but want to get the job done on your own we have you covered. When i approached him about my plans let s just say he was less than impressed.

Once the perimeter of the roof was covered with sod we covered the rest of the roof. Measure the roof of your dog house on each side if you have a pitched roof like mine it will be the same on both sides you can also do this on a flat roof or a one pitch roof. Rebecca uses hardy sedums in her living roof birdhouses. Use the 1 1 2 hole saw bit to drill a hole in the middle right of the front piece.

Diy living roof dog house home family. Planted with hundreds of low growing succulents the little flat roofed extension off their 1925 colonial revival helps slow down and filter rainwater runoff. We wanted somewhere for some wildlife to have bees etc 3. You can use heavy duty scissors or a utility knife.

Doing the edge was the trickiest part since i had the fold the epdm underneath itself and leave a little bit exposed to protect the edge logs. Our original goal with our house was to build a earth roof for it but unfortunately our choice of living in town included the choice of having a local code enforcement officer. Cut out your roofing felt to the size of your roof. Though homeowners have recently begun to really understand and celebrate the benefits of having a green roof it s not a new concept.

Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden. While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask. Paint the front orange and allow to dry. The front of the house has a door and three perches.

Container gardens on roofs where plants are maintained in pots are not generally considered to be true green roofs although. In fact it can be traced back to the 1940s in germany. I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live in central london 2. Since i already wrote about cutting sod for my roof i will describe how the sod was loaded.

Though it needs occasional weeding brahler says. Egg carton like trays of red green and brown sedum perennials made the lawn look as if it rolled out of the house up the wall and onto the roof.