Extensive Roof Substrate

The main difference with a ans grufekit extensive roof is that it comes in kit form and is quick and easy to install not to mention the fact that it is pre.

Extensive roof substrate.

On a sunny 80 degree f day a black roof can reach 180 degrees f. Extensive green roofs are characterised by the roof being covered with a thin layer of soil or growing medium mats typically planted with succulent and moss species. Save money and use fewer energy resources. Extensive substrate is a lightweight growing medium for green roof planting schemes manufactured to fll guidelines.

8 to 20 per square foot. We are able to deliver bulk loads nationwide. Green roof extensive roof substrate is available in 25kg bags for easy to use on small roof planter projects or where access is required high up on a building a large bulk bag weigh is an issue use 25kg extensive roof garden soil bags. Reused materials may function as cost effective sustainable substrate and drainage layers for extensive green roofs.

Sedum planting is exceptionally suitable for a roof because these plants can store a lot of water allowing them to cope with extended periods of drought. Australian standards also specify testing requirements for growing substrates and media to ensure they are not toxic to plant growth. From a distance an extensive sedum roof can be mistaken for a grass field. Extensive green roof substrates are for use on shallow green roof systems 200mm depth and are often associated with sedum.

Extensive green roofs generally require little maintenance and offer great potential in terms of applications. For an extensive green roof growing substrate the infiltration rate should be 1 0 mm min or 60 l m 2 h for an intensive green roof infiltration rate s should be 0 6 mm min or 36 l m 2 h. The vegetation layer consists of sedums and wildflowers. These extensive green roofs generally have 80mm of substrate.

Green roof substrate extensive is the substrate layer for extensive planting. A white roof 120 degrees. Besides the visual impact of an extensive green roof they also provide a natural habitat for birds and insects. Drainage layers made of pet bottle caps or bamboo nodes sustained great turf coverage in cocopeat substrate.

The substrate is usually an aggregate mixed with about 20 organic material. Delivery charges will differ dependent on the size. And a plant covered roof 85 degrees. Protan extensive green roof system on concrete substrate.

There are many modular green roof kits available that might bring the costs down. All our green roof substrates contain recycled secondary aggregates like crushed brick and an organic component soil compost which are blended together in different ratios for various green roof substrate blends.