In this video we bring to you.
Grass roof shipping container.
1 clean and de rust the roof.
2 seal with bitumen and cover with heavy duty dpm.
3 construct wooden frame around edge of the roof ours is 225mm high made from decking timber on the outside and bitumen coated battening timber on the inside.
How to build a green roof on a shipping container.
A perfect base to fix green roofs and habitat walls.
Hilldrop laindon road ss178qb united kingdom.
This isn t quite true when talking about a green roof.
We love used freight containers they have already spent at least 10 years at sea they are immensely strong and versatile.
These turnkey kits mount on standard shipping containers and can be assembled with basic tools.
I ve talked often about a shipping container being cost effective because you re purchasing your structural envelope already assembled.
1 beautiful shipping container home with green roof.
This means the roofs support a much wider mix of plants absorb more water support more bugs and more life.
As simple and easy as it may seem an ordinary green roof such as this can be challenging to achieve.
How to build a green roof on a shipping container house 2018 sheltermode.
We have designed and built over 120 green roof buildings.
We now design roofs using different soils different soil depths wetland roofs partly vegetated roofs and roofs full of bee and bug habitat.
We love used freight containers they have already spent years at sea they are immensely strong and versatile.
It s evident that you should expect to mow much more than just your lawn if you go with a green roof but that shouldn t be a dealbreaker.
If you re looking for a cost effective means of providing permanent cover over a large area a container roof kit can be an excellent solution.
Hilldrop laindon road ss178qb united kingdom.
A perfect base to fix green roofs and habitat walls.