Sedum Shed Roof Diy
Once the skeleton of the structure was in place.
Sedum shed roof diy. Often no more than periodic visual checks and minor weeding are required. Even a flat roof should have some pitch so that it sheds water toward gutters. Sedum is the cheapest lightest and easiest form of living roof which lends itself to the diy er trying to green up on a budget. Sedum spurium tricolor is one of the most ornamental.
We added a slightly angled piece of marine plywood on to the top added. How to grow yourself a living roof on your shed. Step 1 prep the roof photo by alison rosa. For a green roof installation that pitch should be at least inch per foot of run.
Draw your plan cut and bolt the pieces of timber together to fit and paint the structure with an additional protective. An all purpose soil less peat free potting mix is fine for growing herbs and other edibles but mix in plenty of perlite to both improve drainage and save on weight. If done properly it can be planted up and left to its own devices. The sedum plantings come from nearby emory knoll farms the only nursery in north america that focuses solely on propagating plants intended for green roof systems.