{"id":520,"date":"2018-12-13T16:06:57","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T21:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluerockstation.com\/?page_id=520"},"modified":"2021-12-05T13:38:19","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T18:38:19","slug":"firefly-cabin-with-living-roof","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bluerockstation.com\/cool-buildings\/firefly-cabin-with-living-roof\/","title":{"rendered":"Firefly cabin with living roof"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This little sleeping cabin was the first shed roof design cabin built at Blue Rock Station.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bluerockstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/firefly-med.jpg\" alt=\"Straw bale cabin with living roof.\" class=\"wp-image-522\" width=\"-4\" height=\"-2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bluerockstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/firefly-med.jpg 400w, https:\/\/bluerockstation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/firefly-med-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>Firefly sleeping cabin with living roof<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>It was originally designed as a screened in sleeping cabin that could be used in the summer months.  In the last year or so we have converted it into a potting shed to service our forest garden project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The building sits upon a rammed earth tire foundation, with straw bale walls, a living roof and a slate roof on the porch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We experimented with the living roof on this project &#8211; and found a new method that works quite nicely.   Most living roofs incorporate a waterproof membrane (6 mil plastic, for example), then a bed of gravel for drainage, then landscaping cloth (to keep earth from gumming up the gravel), then earth and plants.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The weight of this system is considerable, plus the gravel and landscaping cloth must normally be purchased.  Also the gravel tends to drain too quickly, leaving the plants dry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We tried it with the waterproof membrane, then a layer of biscuits of straw.  On top of the straw we put earth and plants (no gravel or membrane).  Seems to work a treat.  The plants stay moist, the water still drains, and it is much lighter and cheaper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This little sleeping cabin was the first shed roof design cabin built at Blue Rock Station. It was originally designed as a screened in sleeping cabin that could be used in the summer months. In the last year or so<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":85,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Firefly cabin with living roof - Blue Rock Station<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Firefly is a straw bale cabin that incorporates a living roof. 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