Flat Green Roof Extension

The flat roof extension is more on trend than it once was and is free of the dreaded leaks that haunted this type of structure in the past.

Flat green roof extension.

If the roof is accessible having just a section planted is visually pleasing and a step in the right direction. Moreover the costs of a flat roof extension today are typically lower than for a pitched roof. There is also the scope to incorporate a green roof onto the flat structure. Another appeal of flat roof extensions lay in their cost.

But green roofs do not necessarily need to be applied to the whole roof or even the house itself. The former is a flat roof garden planted with a deep layer of soil while the latter comprises a thinner substrate and is more suitable as a finish for pitched structures. What pitch is a flat roof. Planted with hundreds of low growing succulents the little flat roofed extension off their 1925 colonial revival helps slow down and filter rainwater runoff.

Residential green roofs such as theirs protect natural waterways from oily street residue by lessening the chances that municipal storm drain systems will overflow. Flat roofs are exceedingly popular with those looking to create a cool modern home. Green roofs typically fall into one of two categories intensive or extensive. Naturally costs will vary depending on whereabouts in the country you are building and how large your roof is going to be.

Flat roof options help to free up internal space and are often cheaper that pitched roof options as they require fewer materials to cover the same roof span. Alternatively install a green roof on an existing shed or garage or install an extensive system on a flat roofed extension.