On Monday and Tuesday this week I was at a top secret location, installing a wild flower roof for a project being filmed by Channel 4’s Grand Designs Team!!!

This project has been bubbling away for a good few months so it was great that our big day had finally arrived to meet the film crew and install the roof.

I was quite chilled when I arrived on site on Monday, as although I knew there would be the inevitable teething problems, I also knew the film crew wouldn’t be there until Tuesday, so I had all Monday to prepare and solved any initial problems.

Then the film crew turned up unexpectedly and insisted on filming the whole process, which was certainly a stressful experience.

Anyway, by the Tuesday we had everything organised and going swimmingly and the end result was fantastic.  The clients were over the moon and the film crew and production team were equally impressed.

You will have to wait to see the show to learn more about the project and see the final roof. During the filming I was interviewed about three times, so I expect that the green roof will be well featured. They filmed every step of the green roof process, so if you are interested in green roofs, this will certainly be one to watch. It is expected to be broadcast in September 2010, however TV schedules can change so watch this blog for details nearer the time.

G and B Northwest

Today I am onsite working with G and B Northwest based in Standish, Lancashire. They manufacture GRP Roofing products (glass reinforced polyester roofing systems). The exciting news is that they have recognised the rapid growth in popularity of green roofs and are now going to be offering a green roof system to their roofing contractors, which will be supplied by sedum supply. So today we are onsite laying a green roof so they can photograph all the steps and put together a step by step installation guide which their installers can use.