Green Roof Systems Maintenance

Because a green roof is a living system the maintenance plan may require a certain amount of modification over time as the roof matures and you come.

Green roof systems maintenance.

All new commercial buildings are required to have roof and gutter checks twice a year and an extensive green roof can be designed to align with this requirement. There is no such thing as a no maintenance roof green or otherwise. The option to specify a substrate system allows for a wider variety of vegetation to be chosen. This will enable the plants to sink their roots into the substrate.

A green roof or living roof is a roof of a building that is partially or completely covered with vegetation and a growing medium planted over a waterproofing membrane it may also include additional layers such as a root barrier and drainage and irrigation systems. Inspect the green roof at least 5 times a year for weeds and seeds carried by the wind and remove these. The benefits of green roofs. Most will have their plants trimmed plus you may need to water the roof and pay for that water and you may need to buy replacement plants if some die or succumb to pests.

One weed may in turn into dozens between visits. Maintenance for a living roof needs to be considered from the outset. Lightweight low maintenance extensive green roofs. Extensive green roofs are constructed using shallow depths of growing mediums known as substrates and vegetated with low maintenance plants.

Green roofs will require a level of maintenance comparable to at grade landscapes. Green roofs are low maintenance not no maintenance. Some are obvious but others you may not be aware of. Container gardens on roofs where plants are maintained in pots are not generally considered to be true green roofs although.

There are a vast amount of benefits to having a green roof. In order to keep your green roof system in tip top condition you will need to show it some tlc. The key to simple and easy green roof maintenance lies in frequent short visits. This document is intended to be a resource for the creation of a maintenance plan and for documenting the activities.

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. Some green roof suppliers will suggest that 1 or 2 months between maintenance visits is reasonable.