Green Pitched Roof Installation

Enviromat sedum matting is great way to create a living green roof and an ideal low maintenance landscaping material.

Green pitched roof installation. Even a flat roof should have some pitch so that it sheds water toward gutters. Our sedum roofing system is ideal for g. A pitched green roof constructed from treated timber. Steeply pitched roof 30 45 green roofs are a perfect solution to create green spaces on any type of surface.

How to install a green roof prep the roof. A green roof will reduce heating costs by adding mass and thermal resistance to a roof. In addition to green roofs on flat surfaces a green roof on a curved or sloping surface can be a real eyecatcher. 15 45 roof angle appropriate measures to cope with shear forces and erosion.

The 1 by 2 foot black polypropylene trays planted four months earlier and nurtured at a. Over 45 angle options to cope shear forces or erosion. At the eave of the roof. On the ridge of the roof.

Green roofs need to be installed on roofs pitched at no more than 30. With a green roof you can grow flowers and even vegetables providing a completely different outlook to boring concrete tiles or felt coverings. In the area of the roof. Waterproofing systems for pitched green roofs tend to be simpler than those for flat green roofs as pooling of water has less potential to cause a problem.

Sempergreen has the perfect solution for sloping roofs. Nevertheless as with all waterproofing products the success of the system is dependent upon the quality of installation. The planting is just the tip of the iceberg underneath a moisture retention fleece keeps water in the soil rather than letting it pool on the membrane surface. The epa estimates that the cost of installing a green roof starts at around 10 per square foot for simpler extensive roofing and 25 per square foot for intensive roofs.

The green roof will be composed of a liquid applied waterproofing membrane an inch thick root barrier three inches of insulation a 1 inch drainage mat with filter fabric and 8 inches of growth medium with an integrated cellular confinement system. With a modular system like.