Living roof / Discussions

...roof can be as easy as it looks in our Green roof DIY installation video, assuming you have some construction skills and your roof isn’t too complicated. As for finding green roof materials, see here in our directory - Find DIY green roof materials online in the Ecohome green building products directory Our green roof ...

...roof over a garage. The roof itself is in very good condition, but I would like to transform it into a green roof - hopefully as a DIY project. Can I build the green roof on top of the existing metal? What layers should I add? Is it safe to assume that the waterproofing is done by the existing metal roof? Do I still ne...

...roof right now and I'd love some guidance on the parapet details as well as perimeter drains/gutter details.  A green roof is much heavier than roofs with standard roof coverings and so has to be designed to carry the additional load. You would need to consult with an engineer to determine anything structural, we can’t...

...roof on our existing garage, its approx 70 years old. Where can we get materials to b iuld like to do it ourselves?

...roof on a 'metal' building, you are referring to the current roof covering, correct? We do have a DIY green roof installation video, the first steps of this process (linked below) would be the same, in that you need a waterproof roof covering, then a root barrier, and certainly for a green roof in a desert climate you ...