How to install a living roof / green roof. Product from www.greenroofsdirect.com
Вставка
- Опубліковано 27 тра 2021
- This is an informative how to video about living roofs.
Living roofs are beautiful, they give life and look great
Improve air quality
Reduce storm water run off
Act as summer and winter insulation
Encourage biodiversity
Effective sound insulation
Reduce the urban heat island effect
Extend roof life
Capture carbon
Bring a dead space to life.
The system used here is from www.greenroofsdirect.com
I installed the “Ever matt garden room” product
www.greenroofsdirect.com/products/evermat-lightweight
Green Roofs Direct are an absolutely brilliant company that really know their stuff, they make it easy for you to buy everything you need and it’s a reliable product.
Their green roof systems are simple, effective and they make it easy for the do-it-yourselfer.
Thanks. This was really clear. I particularly liked that you showed how to place the metal barrier - quite a few other videos don't.
It is important to note that certain by-laws and building codes are particular in their views on the construction of living roofs. For example; in Canada, it is required that we have a minimum 12 inches of width of gravel as a fire barrier bordering our living roof installations. Think of it as a frame.
I love to see these and it is so important to mention the financial and ecological benefits these wonderful roofs can provide! Cheers.
Thank you Norwegians for inventing the green roofs 1200 yrs ago when you established the Viking Era that later spread to sweden + denmark.
This video is wonderfully helpful. Exactly what I needed. Thank you Nik
Inspirational and informative thanks :-)
I'm starting mine this weekend in Ramsgate
Just about to do this on two rental properties I’m developing - very informative, and most helpful. Thanks fella, you have wonderful energy.
wondering how you did with the rentals roofs? would love to hear an update. thanks
@@Lulushef I ended up using torch on felt as the waterproof barrier, then my son fit a composite deck. The roof serves as a point of access.
Great video, you are a naturat presenter! Putting one of these on my garden room roof
Top work I can’t wait for spring to build my garden room and I am definitely having a living roof 👍😎🤘
Thanks for your video, going to start on a smaller scale to trial my roof... all your info is spot on cheers for sharing this video for enviromnent purposes.
Fantastic thanks for this. I’m thinking of doing our flat roof over the bathroom next year
Amazing video thanks
I’m in Broadstairs and I followed your instructions and did it on my bike shed. Thanks matey.
That's great to hear. Would. Live to see it. It'll keep it nice & cool in there
Good job
Awesome video, you have done a stunning job. I'm going to do the same, cheers:)
LOOOVVEEE THIS! VERY INFORMATIVE! THANK YOU FOR SHARING! P.S. YOURE A FREAKIN BEAST BRO!☺️👏💯💪🥂🫶
Brilliant
Fabulous ✅💚🌱 & hi 👋🏼 from CHIPS WORLD in Yorkshire
Great. Video. Truly inspiring for a solo diy projects. Where did you get your stainless steel edging? I have made several green roofs but all with reclaimed materials. These were fine as they were not for habitable spaces. Now I am ready to make more for habitable spaces I need to use a surefire system. So need the steel edging. Love your encouragement to get people to use dead spaces.
What a cool project! I have been repairing a flat roof down here in Tucson for about a week and it's a fight against UV and water penetration. It is amazing all of the products I have been using say they are going to give me cancer and they are very heavy. Any idea how long this roof will last? Hard to imagine what our neighborhoods would be like if all homes had this setup and significantly reduced the flow of toxins into the environment. Great job and thanks for sharing!
Great Tutorial, does anyone have any , long term issues ie leaks etc etc..?
👍👍응원합니다 👍👍🇰🇷
I've got my eye on a shabby old bungalow with flat roofs and immediately thought how good it would look with green roofs. Does anyone know if a green roof is taken into account for insulating U-values when a house is EPC rated?
Just what I was looking for. A no nonsense guide. Thanks. Whats underneath the base layer is it a standard rubber roof?
yes the original roof was an EPDM rubber membrane but this system can be used over felt, fibreglass or EPDM & of course the green roof will prolong the life of your roof
👍👍
Hey Nik, I am Atik from India and I am very inspired by your video. I want to build green roof on my house. But I need to understand things in more detail. Is it possible for you to connect?
👏🏻
If it sequesters 150kg of carbon per year, how do you factor that into the structural load rating? 150kg /# of square meters of roof area and derate the carrying capacity by that much per year?
Tutorial would have been complete if you left some links on the material used and where to source them from.
Sorry but you are totally right.
The product is from www.greenroofsdirect.com
Is it ok to go on the roof with this system installed? Using it like a terrace?
Fabulous job
Where did you source your sedum blanket and the white base layer
Details in the description
Looks like hard work but really worth it. What kind of cost for a roof the size you installed ? Thanks for the vid. 👍
Hi the system used here is from www.greenroofsdirect.com
This is the “Ever matt garden room” product www.greenroofsdirect.com/products/evermat-lightweight
What was the cost of this please dude? Great video thanks
Great vid Nik, have to do my Garden room as it already has a rubber roof, What and where did you get the Stainless steel trims?
www.greenroofsdirect.com/products
Y’all, wear gloves when you cut the metal. Trust me.
Looks amazing, any links for the materials?
yep, I strongly recommend www.greenroofsdirect.com. Their green roof systems are simple, effective and they make it easy for the do-it-yourselfer.
Do you have recommendations re sourcing of materials?
absolutely. the system used here is from www.greenroofsdirect.com
This is the “Ever matt garden room” product www.greenroofsdirect.com/products/evermat-lightweight
Well done you ! Looks fantastic ! One question if you dont mind, Was your roof fibreglassed before creating your living roof.
the original roof was an EPDM rubber membrane but this system can be used over felt, fibreglass or EPDM & of course the green roof will prolong the life of your roof
@@NikMitchellWild thank you.
never walk backwards on a roof!
Hi Nik and thanks for this video. A few quick questions:
What type of roofing was on the original garage?
What brand of rolled substrate did you use?
the original roof was an EPDM rubber membrane but this system can be used over felt, fibreglass or EPDM & of course the green roof will prolong the life of your roof.
Hi the system used here is from www.greenroofsdirect.com
This is the “Ever matt garden room” product www.greenroofsdirect.com/products/evermat-lightweight
Their green roof systems are simple, effective and they make it easy for the do-it-yourselfer.
@@NikMitchellWild Hi there any issues with water damage on flat roof, how does the water draining works ? I am intending to put it on my 40 sq m flat roof installed recently in extension area and how much weight it puts on roof ? Thanks
The place I bought the product from is green roofs Direct and is in the video description. These green roofs can be fitted to any type of roof as long as its in good condition
@@SahilSudhan the water still drains through underneath and the wait is explained in the video
hi do you have any issues in winds in your part of uk the winds is what i am afriad of please let me know thanks
No problem with wind at all.
Do you have to mow the grass? how often? Is it difficult? What do you use?
No you don't have to cut the sedum I used, but sometimes it's good to pick out any rogue weeds and fertilise it each year. you can get a maintenance pack from www.greenroofsdirect.com.
P.s.
Would this work on my mobile home trailer? Im totally tryna do this!
It will. It'll certainly help insulate it. Warm in the winter, cool in the summer
Can you sit up there and use it as extra garden space?
You can walk on it but it's best not too
What does a hurricane do to it
No had a hurricane here for 37 years so don't know. But I do know my green roof will be my least concern in that situation
How do you water your green roof? Throw a hose over?
Just wait for rain
Could you put this system on top of an existing bitchimen roof?
Yes
my original roof was an EPDM rubber membrane but this system can be used over felt, fibreglass or EPDM & of course the green roof will prolong the life of your roof
Can I ask where you got the supplies from.ans how much did it cost you?
It's in the description 👍
@@NikMitchellWild didn't see the cost but I can work it out on the website. Thanks.
How is your back after lifting 42kg up a ladder?
Fine 👍
I’m building a garden room and have been looking at exactly the is system. Can I ask where you got your materials from? I’m having troubles finding a supplier, all I have come across want to sell a modular system full of plastic.
Hi kennedy - did you find a good supplier? I agree don’t want squares of plastic…
@@jmccarthy5111 the system used here is from www.greenroofsdirect.com
@@NikMitchellWild Thanks. just about to do roof now.
@@jmccarthy5111 about to try www.greenroofsdirect.com
Most roofs are NOT ready for that type of load, contrary to what you said in the video. Always consult a structural engineer before doing this.
I have delt with structural engineers
Can my company hire you installing green roof, the nuncio reality group pararangon realtors Texas.