Grass on the roof with his hands

In Western countries is difficult to surprise someone oasis on the roof.But for many people in the former Soviet Union is a miracle of natural design is still a novelty.Although, if you allow the climatic conditions, it is possible to make the lawn on the roof of the house with his own hands.

Opting for greenroof

roof with lawn - is not only fashionable and stylish.She has a number of advantages:

1. Saves space.For those who have next to the house there is a large plot of land, lawn on the roof will be an excellent solution to the problem.It is possible to sit, walk or even hold classes in yoga favorite.
2. Sustainability.Almost any artificial material when heated begins to release hazardous substances, and the roof, especially in the summer, heated to high temperatures.The roof with grass will serve also on the production of oxygen, which is very important for the inhabitants of the metropolis.Can be installed on a roof solar panels, then the owners will get cheap electricity and at the same time.
3. absorb moisture.For such a roof is not afraid of rain, 40 percent of the moisture is absorbed by the plant, and 60 to evaporate into the atmosphere.
4. Heat and sound insulation - green on the roof will bring extra warmth during the cold season, and in summer will not penetrate the harmful UV light.She is not afraid of fire, through it is not as penetrating noise from the street.

Types of green roofs

Depending on the construction technology, there are several kinds of vegetable roofs:

1. Extensive - used as such a light soil, in which the thickness of no more than 15 cm planted plants.It does not require thorough care.Usually, evergreen use plants that grow carpet.It can be sedum.On the 1 sq m. The area accounts for 20 kg of soil.Therefore, the base is not necessary to strengthen further.This is the simplest method, it is suitable for landscaping baths, arbors, summer houses.
2. Intensive - break a real garden, do the lawn on the roof of the house, in this embodiment, the track lay out, has sitting areas, can stand gazebo.In such lawns are often satisfied with pools, usually it happens in high-rise buildings and shopping malls and luxury hotels.Ground in this embodiment has a thickness of about 1.5 m per 1 sq.m, it turns out up to 700 kg of body weight, so a reliable base.
3. Roofs flat and with a ramp.Previously, vegetable roof made entirely on smooth surfaces, usually in big cities, but today more and more often you can see the oasis and on roofs with a slope in the backyard.To make them, using special screens.And just planted green plant unpretentious, most lawn grass.

Plant roof with his hands

lawn on the roof provide for centuries proven technology, only change materials, are modern:

1. The base consists of a load-bearing structure of the roof.At level - a plate or slab of concrete, for inclined - crate.If there is on the roof shingles or other roofing material, it should be dismantled.If the plate is completely flat, it is necessary to make a slight slope, it should go to the drain and to be at an angle of 5 degrees.To do this, make a cement screed.
2. sure a ground to put waterproofing.What you plant is not planted, they need to be watered, and thus, moisture will seep under the lawn of materials and the house starts to deteriorate.Waterproofing fence off plants from the roof, it must be reliable, because, if it starts to leak, replace the other will be very problematic to have to tear the whole lawn, and it is long and expensive.Therefore, you need to immediately take a reliable material, it is best if it is plastic film, polymeric membrane or liquid rubber.The selected material is necessary to lay directly on the roof.It is possible to make an even greater reliability coating of marine plywood.If you are the board, make sure that they did not have gaps.Waterproofing need to stack two layers, one layer is attached with screws to the roof, and the second to put the top and weld the seams.
3. Now we need to hold the insulation, bungy boards used to it.They need to be laid, stykuya closely with each other.Plates dock topsheet by adhesive.If the roof is sloped, it is not necessary to further insulate because this layer is already located between the rafters.And if you plant on your roof moss green, keep in mind that it is in itself is a natural insulator.
4. next layer vegetation roof must protect the structure from the roots of plants.Make a barrier polymer film, ideally it should have a metal coating.And it needs to be put on the waterproofing layer.If you search well, you can find in the store waterproofing protection from the roots.If you will grow ground cover plants, this layer is not needed.
5. for water retention is necessary to make a drainage layer.The sloping roof, this layer is not necessary, since the water will drain of itself to the holes flows.If the roof is flat, you need to take care of themselves water runoff, it should not stagnate.For the lower drainage can be used expanded clay or pumice puncture.Also on sale and special mats that resemble sponges.You can also use a cheaper material - gravel.During the installation of the drainage layer must be mounted and perforated tubing are designed for water drainage.
6. Filtering is needed in order not to clog the drainage.The geotextile can be used having a high density as a filter.This layer will not mix the soil and drainage.Lay the fabric should be lapped.
7. need to put a crate, or unfixed soil simply will slide to the sloping roof.Geogrid can be used, which looks like a plastic cell.It has a low weight.If the slope of the roof in a small, it is enough to make the wooden partitions, which do not allow the soil slippage.Grids can be laid out an interesting pattern.Along the perimeter of crates to do bumpers.
8. Choosing the soil should be the basis of the plants that grow on the roof.For lawn enough layer of 10 cm. It is necessary to note that the soil should be light, warm, porous.It must be resistant to compaction.Regular land from the garden for this purpose are not taken.Here suitable mixture of peat and fine expanded clay, sand, clay and slate, we can add a bit of bark and splinters of wood.The soil should be mixed with fertilizers, as well as grass seed.

Green roof

Once the soil is ready, you can put plants.It is best to choose the most unpretentious types to them did not have to look long and often.On the roof of the conditions close to the desert - the heat, wind and dust.
In the store you can buy the seeds of hardy grass turf special, while the roof is green even in winter, for the same purpose are planted ground cover plants such as phlox, young, washing and sedum.Of course, it looks good roof from moss and lawn with meadow grasses, such as bells, oregano, lavender.The height of the grass cover should not exceed more than 30 cm high, otherwise it will not be a lawn, and a park.

Lawn Care roof

1. Before making the lawn on the roof, you need to understand whether you are ready to look after them, watering, fertilizing.Abandoned lawn will spoil even the most beautiful house.
2. Build the best lawn in April, at which time a good sign, grass and other plants, and already warm enough repairs.
3. primer before planting should be loosening and fertilizer.
4. Periodically lawn grass should be mowed to the roof had a neat appearance.
5. water the plants need, as the soil dries.In dry weather do you need each day.The soil should be well hydrated.
6. Once a month, you need to feed the plants with chemical fertilizers.After about six months should be fed less, because the plants that die, become themselves over time into humus.
7. autumn lawn you need to treat the fungus, this breed fundozol- 1 hundred, a bucket of water and a box of matches of the drug, and thoroughly sprayed.
8. autumn on the roof looking bald spots, repair them corrected edge podseivayut grass.Lawn regularly cleaned of leaves and debris, and closer mowing is not necessary for the winter.In November, no longer need to walk on the grass, so as not to damage the lawn.
9. To move around the roof-lawn without fearing for the greens, you can make a track in the garden.You can also put a gazebo and benches, rocking chair, in a word, everything to get a good rest in nature, without leaving your own home.