Way, WAY, overuse of the "epic" word. Every single youtube video my kid watches has someone saying "epic" in it. Epic is used by the kids these days more than the word "dude" was in the 80's. Knowing how often I said "dude" in junior high, that's saying something.
OH dude! , he's beast! ...No Dude I' m shaking ... Ya thanks Dude Self filmed hunting videos of calls to all the hunters Dudes Nails on a chalk board, driving past a hog or chicken farm on a 90 degree day comparison worthy...
Well if you thought preppers were bad before.. wait until this summer! I just received and email from a client that wants a 'living roof' installed. I've done a few of these roofs and willing to bet I'm about to do a lot more.
For a home with a flat or anything 2/12 pitch or less you can use a specific rubber base, gravel layer for drainage and finished with a raised bed mix. The application works best on older warehouse style building that are being converted into apartments, most times they're built with better load bearing capabilities. In residential applications, I've done a few on new builds specifically designed for a living roof, like built into a hillside style. The insulation factor alone is a good reason for having one but the last one I did made the house practically disappear. And they are not for the "typical" homeowner.
Your roof would be green and perhaps you could add some yellow flowers and make a shape of a packers helmet.
I would think they'd be good for fire prone areas? That is is kept green? The humidity they'd produce around the home would be beneficial? Those are questions I know you fire fivhters could answer
If it is dry on the ground it will be dry on the roof, the soil may insulate if a fire rips thru but the vegetation would burn if it is dry, probably more prone to igniting if there is an ember shower.
Going to the bar to patch driveways and parking lot where I plowed to deep after a thaw. Not my idea of a fun time.
In hail prone areas, such as Oklahoma, they are great. Once it's installed that's pretty much it. So the green factor has less to do with climate change as it does not throwing a couple tons of asphalt shingles into the landfill every 7 years. Most are planted with succulents and do stay green all year but the last one was little bluestem and a wildflower mix. You have anywhere between 10"-14" of soil so fire is not a factor and most time these are concrete and steel structures. We tossed the idea around on our new home build but instead went with standing seam metal. Dont get me wrong, I love the steady stream of income that asphalt shingles provide but in Oklahoma it's becoming evident that it is wasteful at best.
Well it simply is not possible on a previous build that does not have the load ability. I refuse to feel guilty about having singles on my roof.
