Is that like a post that's not really there but is suggested by the rest of the shed?
Oh God...getting all metaphysical on a Sunday...where will it all end ?!
onemanband
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Personally I don't think it's a good idea. All that extra weight, extra timber to support the weight, the potential for the shed to rot and maintenance. Plant some climbers instead.
But if you insist here's a simple guide
Liking steps 4 and 12.
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chez
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Yeah, I'm looking to price up the extra timber for it, OMB, I want to do it if it's a cost-effective thing, not just for the hell of it. Thanks, I will look at the links.
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chez
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That's only for a little shed - it looks really nice, is it yours?
I want to sort out an eight by ten structure of some kind, including a little veranda, to act as a spare room for guests and/or helpxers. As passing ideas go, I think that it will be easier for us to buy a small summerhouse, maybe second hand, and do it up, than faff around designing and building something strong enough to take a green roof from scratch. Despite the niceness of it all
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onemanband
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No nothing to do with me.
I guess the principles would apply to a larger shed.
As I've said on previous shed threads - buying the timber costs almost as much as buying a ready made shed - tho you tend to get a sturdier shed if DIY'd.
Thinking about it - shed felt lasts 5-10 years, pond liner lasts 20(?) years, so maybe it could be less maintenance.
OTOH 8x10 roof = 2.4m x 3m x say 0.1m(4 inches) deep = 0.72cubic metres = 720kg if it was filled with water. I appreciate the water should drain away, but if the soil is saturated you could have half a ton on your roof.
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chez
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Yeah, it's doing it properly that's worrying me. Which will clearly make anyone who actually knows me IRL life die laughing ...
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onemanband
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I'm not saying it can't be done, but yeah, it would need to be done properly.
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dpack
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im for the light roof and climbers option having had what i thought enough sticks give way under a wet green roof
a see through skin of say twin wall polycarbonate and climbers gives light,greenery and wont collapse when it rains
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