Benefits of a green roof.
Pond liner for green roof.
It was a challenge to get the roll.
The epdm pond liner for my soon coming living roof.
Epdm is a synthetic petroleum based rubber product commonly used for living roofs due to its strength and durability.
A couple of our local pals shane and his dad terry gave us a hand.
I even was able to get the pond liner on kijiji for a very good deal.
Last week i ordered the most expensive material for my entire cob house.
Apparently it can last 50 years exposed to the sun and presumably longer buried under dirt.
How to lift a pond liner.
The walter segal method of waterproofing for self build uses a pond liner material.
This is the method john used on his first green roof on his own house.
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.
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.
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.
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.