Make it step by step
- Step 01
Lash a small frame with cross battens. Tilt it over a catch tray with clear top and bottom edges.
- Step 02
Start at the bottom with leaf tips extending a little beyond the frame. Tie stems to the batten; reject rotten or mouldy leaves.
- Step 03
Add each higher row so it covers the ties of the row below, continuing a downhill path for water.
- Step 04
Sprinkle from above and inspect beneath. Mark leaks, adjust overlaps and repeat without standing under the panel.
Check before use
Most water follows the surface to the lower edge; ties are overlapped and remaining leaks are recorded.
Limits of this project
Not a certified heavy-rain roof. No fire, sitting or unauthorised leaf collection.
Take down and restore
Dismantle and pack out cord and test materials.
All lashings and racks here are for light objects, never people, climbing or rescue.
Further reading
References support relevant principles, not certification of these projects or their dimensions. These original practice designs and diagrams have not been field-tested by this website.
