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| Ian33568 |
Turf and Succulent roof - advice neededWe have a two-year old 6x8 foot garden shed that has a substantial base - the roof felt needs replacing and we wondered if it would be feasible to use turf and succulents - Has anyone any experience of this method of roofing and can advise on weight/methods?.....thanks
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| Mary-Jane |
All I know is that they are very, very heavy! I think Gervase might have some info on this Ian - or at least be able to point you in the right direction. I'll ask him later. |
| Ian33568 |
Thanks MJ
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| sean |
A bit of info and a couple of links in this thread. |
| Gervase |
Green roofs are very heavy, and need a shallow pitch. If you use sedum rather than turf you can save on the weight, but you'd still need to reinforce the shed substantially to cope.
Have a look here for a book which gives the gen on converting sheds for green roofs. |
| resistance is fertile |
Prepping a shed roof that size for a sedum blanket wont take much in time or money, (unless you want to jump about on it  , and even then, thats normally the way we go!)
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| dpack |
my three leg stool saved me in a turf roof collapse (very heavy when wet)
as above |