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April 13, 2008
Roof and deck inspection
Before putting a garden in on our roofdeck I'd like to get the deck looked over to make sure it's structurally sound. Who does that kind of work?
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Your garden will soon clog up your drain, and the next roofer will charge you extra to move the plants.
Posted by: guest at April 13, 2008 8:33 PM
a structural engineer...
Posted by: denton at April 13, 2008 9:15 PM
Is your roof deck sitting on the roof or is it resting on steel beems going into or on top of the brick side walls
Posted by: tcurran42 at April 14, 2008 10:45 AM
OUCH - I'm an architect and I just went through this one
Two roof areas - pitched and observable, one flat and concealed - the flat roof looked good, felt good as the pitched area, the pitched roof looked and is beautiful
WRONG - 107 years and I just ended up re-decking the roof
Posted by: guest at April 14, 2008 1:15 PM
Response to tcurran42: it is sitting on the roof on what appear to be wood supports.
Posted by: mlilla at April 14, 2008 5:37 PM
This deck sounds like it was improperly installed. In most cases it is against building code to have a wood deck sitting directly on the roof, which was not designed to carry the load of a deck, never mind a roof garden. If this is a roof on a older masonary row house you need to have everything supported on steel beams. You would also have to file drawing with the DOB and obtain permitts. If you would like to talk about further assistance you can email me.
tim@gosafehaven.com
Posted by: tcurran42 at April 15, 2008 12:06 PM
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