Pond Liner For Green Roof

Once the pond liner was in place new fascia boards were placed around the front and sides for finishing and to hold the liner in place.

Pond liner for green roof.

The walter segal method of waterproofing for self build uses a pond liner material. I even was able to get the pond liner on kijiji for a very good deal. The pond liner i got came in a 10 foot roll weighing about 360 pounds. This is the method john used on his first green roof on his own house.

Apparently it can last 50 years exposed to the sun and presumably longer buried under dirt. How to lift a pond liner. Roll out pond liner number 1 taking care to tuck it under any leading you ve got at the edge of the roof so rain water comes off any walls hits the lead and then goes inside rather than under the pond liner 3. It was a challenge to get the roll.

Once pond liner 1 is rolled out cut off any spare making sure you ve left a good 5 inch lip around the edge of the entire area 4. Benefits of a green roof. Last week i ordered the most expensive material for my entire cob house. It does not seem that there is much of a difference between a roof liner and a pond liner anyways except the availability and the price tag.

Epdm is a synthetic petroleum based rubber product commonly used for living roofs due to its strength and durability. Jon broome who has built a number of houses using this method including on his own house shaw s cottage where our good friend and colleague gary grant designed the roof.