The green roof installer frequently covers maintenance of the roof for a period of time specified by the contract documents.
Green roof maintenance plan.
Outline your vision for the mature green roof asset.
All roofs require a minimum of two inspections a year to ensure that the outlets etc are maintained regardless of the type of green roof.
Inspections should address overall plant health moisture levels and drainage pathways.
With an extensive green roof vegetation is thinner 1 6 to five inches thick and lighter with appropriate plants that will make them low maintenance and self sustaining.
Keeping your roof green.
Extensive green roofs may require watering on a regular basis as well as the elimination of undesirable flora such as weeds from the area of the roof and the gravel or shingle perimeter.
If the green roof is installed in a warm and dry period we recommend watering the green roof regularly for the first 2 to 3 weeks.
Write a maintenance plan and familiarize the fm team with it.
Inspect the green roof at least 5 times a year for weeds and seeds carried by the wind and remove these manually.
It will also be also necessary to check that the drainage system is clear of debris usually at least twice a year.
Any large slope or flat roof that s hard to reach makes a great area for this kind of vegetation as nature will take care of itself.
A green roof management plan should at the least.
State how long you expect it to take the asset to grow to maturity.
The amount of care depends on the roof s exposure the types of plants the growing medium and the vagaries of the weather.
Green roofs are not maintenance free and while intensive green roofs require as much care as any landscape on the ground extensive roofs also need periodic tending.
An intensive green roof will require the regular maintenance associated with the planting scheme and landscape design whereas an extensive green roof will need only minimal maintenance to ensure that any unwanted species do not become established.
After the green roof is first installed you need to check plantings every week or two creath advises.
This period typically lasts between 30 days and 2 years.
After this period it is the owner s responsibility to secure ongoing maintenance for the green roof.
The green roof installer typically will cover maintenance of the roof for an initial period of time as outlined in the project contract documents.
State the agreed purpose of the green roof.
Green roof maintenance basics.
Maintenance of extensive roll out green roof.
It should include a site map green roof type planting schedule and irrigation controls.
This will enable the plants to sink their roots into the substrate.
After this period ranging from anywhere from 30 days to 6 months or even 1 year ends it is up to the owner to maintain the roof.
