how to make a green roof

How to Make a Green Roof

The online resource for building small scale green roofs on garden sheds, garages, house extensions and other small construction or retrofitting projects

a green roof on a new house extension

New Builds

A step by step guide to creating a SAFE and LEAK FREE green roof on a new small scale construction project. Learn from the vastly experienced authors how to accomplish it yourself or provide guidance to your contractors

a small green roof on an electrical substation

Retrofitting

Even the smallest of roof spaces can provide a small haven of beauty and a wildlife oasis. The retrofitting section advice can be used on garden sheds, cycle & bin shelters, the fundamentals remain the same!

edge details of a garden shed green roof

Detailing

From suggested screw sizes through edge details to drainage suggestions, John & Dusty take you through the process using text, photos, illustrations and videos

edge details of a garden shed green roof

Planting Ideas

Plant suggestions focussed on native species that can provide the maximum biodiversity. Separate lists for the UK, Eastern USA & Canada, Mid-West USA

Buying the Guide

Buying the Small Scale Green Roof Guide

To buy the guide click the Get Access button in the menu bar at the top. As this is both a public and private site once you log into the RESTRICTED MEMBER SECTION then links to all the pages and chapters will appear on the right hand side.

There is a linear logic to building a green roof. However there are crossovers between sections/chapters and videos/sketches that may be relevant in a particular chapter but reside somewhere else. Therefore we have provided internal hyperlinks between various sections, chapters and multimedia pieces.

This should make the guide easily navigable and user friendly.

We can also provide the original PDF for people who want to print something off to use onsite. An important new chapter that is not in the 1st edition PDF is the Gabion Edge detail. If this is needed in hard copy then it will have to be printed from the website.

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