Grass Roofing Construction

Installed 8 years ago with 30 year warranty.

Grass roofing construction.

We take great care to respect your property during construction making every effort to protect your grass flowers bushes and trees. How to install a grass roof 1. Install the plastic sheeting. While redeveloping our house we decided to install a living roof on our kitchen roof why you ask.

Make a normal flat or sloped roof into a beautiful living garden. Only a structural engineer can tell you if your roof is suitable for such work. Sod or turf for roofing was cut from good pasture land preferably with sandy soil. I liked the idea of having a bit more greenery in the property we live.

Throughout the history of man the covering for housing and shelters have been constructed from a variety of different materials such as. Roof leaking in two places and company will not return calls for 1 month. Sod roofs are largely free for the labor the materials are easily found in most back yards sod is one of the most fireproof materials going and it makes excellent insulation for all but the most. Check the roof structure.

Dickie wright from rj wright and son master family thatchers explains the key elements to thatching a roof as he demonstrates his skills at the royal bat. A naturally grown grass with a deep root system was desirable. Seagrass banana leaves bark sod straw wheaten straw or rice reed stone slate laminated glass concrete aluminum copper animal hides wood or solar shingles ceramic tiles and even snow. The turf was cut into portable pieces each about one foot 30 cm square and about 3 inches 7 5 cm thick half the thickness of the finished covering.

Build a living roof green roof. We also provide handyman services. Our skilled workers are highly trained in every aspect of roof installation and will complete your project on time and on budget. Before starting the installation of such a roof it is imperative that you ask the advice of a structural engineer.