Sedum Roof Build Up

Xf301 sedum blanket extensive green roof system when to specify.

Sedum roof build up.

If the aspect is right plenty of sunlight not too steep a slope protected from cruel winds. It comprises mature sedum on 20mm of extensive substrate and incorporating a multifunctional water retention and filter layer. Low pitch or greater substrate depth this option may result in more grass than desired. This is the lightest weight all in one system available.

Above 35 special solutions can be designed by the zinco engineers. The system is suitable for both new build construction and retrofit refurbishment projects. When sedum vegetation is applied to a green roof the weight is approximately 30 kg m2. A sedum green roof should thrive with just a simple maintenance regime.

Once the skeleton of the structure was in place. Roughly speaking extensive green roofs have a substrate thickness of between 4 and 15 cm and a weight of 30 to 220 kilo per m2. Having reviewed what the fll 2008 guidelines say about the construction of sedum roofs and others it is clear that a drainage layer is needed in cases where the pitch of the roof is very low or flat. Draw your plan cut and bolt the pieces of timber together to fit and paint the structure with an additional protective.

Designing a sedum roof buildup. The system build up sloped sedum based on the zinco georaster elements enables the installation of green roofs with slopes exceeding 20 and up to 35. An extensive green roof or sedum roof is a roof with vegetation that is more or less self perpetuating and that can further develop and maintain itself. There s more to a green roof than just mud and seeds.

We added a slightly angled piece of marine plywood on to the top added.