Shed Green Roof Kit

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Shed green roof kit.

1 x6 rough sawn hemlock exposed collar ties. How to make a green roof. For this shed i used 3x2 softwood timbers at 600mm 2 ctrs which spanned 1 2m 4 with an 18mm 3 4 plywood deck. 1 qty 2 8 x 6 0 combination screen glass door.

This is what makes it a great cedar greenhouse kit for growing and nurturing your plants. Make a simple frame with the same dimensions as your shed s roof from pieces of rot proof timber using l brackets for the corners. Corrugated clear poly roofing w galvanized ridge cap. The nantucket diy greenhouse kit measures 8 by 12 ft with a 9 ft height.

2 x4 rough sawn hemlock rafters 24 on center. You will need two pieces of 2x4 timber the same length as the width of the roof and two pieces the same length as the depth of the roof minus 4 inches. Attach the frame to the roof with metal straps at each corner to prevent slippages. The angle wall windows are made of a high performance thermoplastic that transmit up to 90 of visible light while filtering out harmful ultraviolet light.

Using rot proof timber build a frame around the roof to contain the garden. For work or play this greenhouse shed swings both ways. For a first green shed roof i would recommend that you start off relatively small. The frame can be made by simply nailing the corners together or by using l brackets to form the corners.

This website based guide builds on the material and information in our original pdf the diy guide to green living roofs which we published in 2008. Wood sun rooms make a great she shed. The cedarshed sunhouse makes an ideal backyard studio outdoor workshop or garden greenhouse and shed combination. 1 x4 rough sawn hemlock strapping 20 on center.