Roofs With Grass

Often called green roofs these designs feature a roof that is completely or partially covered with some sort of vegetation usually grass.

Roofs with grass.

How to install a grass roof 1. Install the edge of the roof. Install the plastic sheeting. Although this idea may seem strange it actually serves several useful purposes including absorbing rain water and providing extra insulation.

While the aesthetic value is obvious there are practical. Before starting the installation of such a roof it is imperative that you ask the advice. Check the roof structure. The first step is the covering of the house roof with plastic sheeting.

These sod roofs have been built in norway not for centuries but for millennia the objective is not to be green but to use a thick layer of dirt as thermal insulation you should know that the biggest thermal loss is through the roof the vegetation simply helps keep the dirt in place. The artificial turf can create a smoother less rigid looking environment. The building will begin to look more appealing and less industrial. A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium planted over a waterproofing membrane.

Scandinavians have been growing sod roofs for hundreds of years and reports claim that the tradition dates back to prehistoric times.