[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: green roof membranes Second Try

[Lawrence Lile]

I had a neighbor with a cement roof that was built in the early 1900's.  The whole house was made of cement.  Apparently the craftsman that built it just loved cement.  The walls were poured in molds that looked sorta like stone, but were actually solid cement.  The roof was solid cement. Floors too.  A few cracks in the roof had been tarred over the years, other than that is was just a bare concrete roof, maybe 3:12 pitch.  I'd have never believed it if I hadn't seen it myself.  I was up there putting in a gutter, and was flabbergasted.   Yes, ferrocement would make a really dynamite roof.  I'd chicken out and coat it with something.  
 
--Lawrence Lile

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Subject: [BULK] Re: [Greenbuilding] green roof membranes Second Try



I've often thought ferrocement would make a good membrane for a living roof,
particularly here in termite country where we also get a lot of branches
(which may be 18" in diameter at the base) flying around during hurricanes.   I'd
be very interested in opinions on this.   I might try it on some animal
shelters.

Dan Hemenway
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