Living Roof House

Once the perimeter of the roof was covered with sod we covered the rest of the roof.

Living roof house.

Though it needs occasional weeding brahler says. While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask. Container gardens on roofs where plants are maintained in pots are not generally considered to be true green roofs although. Paint the front orange and allow to dry.

In fact it can be traced back to the 1940s in germany. Knob needs attach the knob with a screw on the side so you can open the birdhouse to clean it out. 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. Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden.

You can use heavy duty scissors or a utility knife. 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. We wanted somewhere for some wildlife to have bees etc 3. A solidly engineered roof helps protect your house against the elements of course but the one installed over sarah jack and scott harris s eat in kitchen does that and more.

Diy living roof dog house home family. Rebecca uses hardy sedums in her living roof birdhouses. The front of the house has a door and three perches. 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.

Since i already wrote about cutting sod for my roof i will describe how the sod was loaded. 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. Planted with hundreds of low growing succulents the little flat roofed extension off their 1925 colonial revival helps slow down and filter rainwater runoff. I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live in central london 2.

Building the living roof. When i approached him about my plans let s just say he was less than impressed. Use the 1 1 2 hole saw bit to drill a hole in the middle right of the front piece. 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.

Using the 1 4 bit drill three small holes under the large hole for the perches. One project a lot of people are interested in is living earth roofs.