Grass Roof Construction

In modern turf roof construction bitumen roofing felt combined with dimpled plastic drainage membranes are usually used in place of birch bark.

Grass roof construction.

If you are using sedum blankets then you don t require any additional growing medium or soil. It replaces the ecology the new house sits upon thereby replacing the habitat that a house takes away. The turf is then laid over this drainage layer. Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden.

This thick sheeting will be the grass roof waterproofing membrane. To attach the membrane to the roof structure use asphalt mastic. The overlapping of two plastic sheeting must be at least 4 inches. While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask.

A green roof is in ecological terms a great and simple thing to do. The first step is the covering of the house roof with plastic sheeting. I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live. The stud construction of the typical frame structure for instance doesn t lend itself to sod roofing but log cabins and buildings of post and beam design are especially well suited for such a.

Bitumen roofing felt is nailed to the sarking and a dimpled cavity drainage membrane is laid over the top dimples face down to form a drainage layer. Used over a whole roof a green roof will be the single overriding design influence on the house as well as impacting on the construction right down to the foundations.