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Roof garden

  • 05-04-2014 8:52pm
    #1
    nekuchi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 93 ✭✭


    Hi all

    I'm in need of some advice re what to do to create a roof garden.
    Currently the garage roof is wooden with the usual waterproofing (torch on felt) but we're thinking about getting the house done up and when we do I'd like to convert it to a roof garden with some beehives.

    Does it need to be a concrete roof or will wood suffice?
    If concrete, does it need to be a slab or are concrete flat roofs constructed some other way?

    Any advice would be really welcome, including maybe info on some experts in the field.

    Cheers
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  • #2
    handandy
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 86 ✭✭handandy


    nekuchi wrote: »
    Hi all

    I'm in need of some advice re what to do to create a roof garden.
    Currently the garage roof is wooden with the usual waterproofing (torch on felt) but we're thinking about getting the house done up and when we do I'd like to convert it to a roof garden with some beehives.

    Does it need to be a concrete roof or will wood suffice?
    If concrete, does it need to be a slab or are concrete flat roofs constructed some other way?

    Any advice would be really welcome, including maybe info on some experts in the field.

    Cheers
    you would want to make sure that the wind or storms would not blow the beehives off the roof . bees are in very short supply in this country these days due to diseases and pesticides killing them off so making a safe and stable home for them is vital . idealy beehives should be in a warmish and sheltered location so that the hive doesnt get hammered out of it by the elements .
    have a look at converting your garage roof to a seedum roof . i did this with a garden shed and a duck house a few years back and it was and is a wonderfull sight to see especially when it is covered with flowers and attracting in all the bees and hoverflys .


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