Northeast Gardening: Northeast Forum Community Names, 1 by GordonHawk

GordonHawk wrote:
Well.. Thanks victor... it is a bit deceptive... all of the peremiter planters don't weight down the roof at all... all of the side planters/fence rest on the brick bearing walls that come up from the foundation... the planters/fence that go across the front and back.. are actually long 22' long box beams... open for planting in the top.. and the ends rest on these bearing walls also... [ this is a professional.. don't try this at home ]
but yes there is a bunch of things in the center ... and the lawn... see everything around the edges isn't bearing on the roof in any way,,, the planter /fence behind the umbrella is the box beam I was mentioning.. it only sits on the wall on the very ends... it's compleatly open underneath.. and doesn't sit on the roof at all..