Green Roof Root Barrier Material

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Green roof root barrier material.

Its superior strength is designed to protect the waterproofing membrane from aggressive plant roots. There are also roofing membranes on the market that can function as both a roofing membrane and as a root barrier. On the shown pages we present an excerpt of our product range. Green roof solutions root barrier tape is specially designed to seal layers of polyethylene based grs root barrier together.

To protect the roofing membrane we recommend installing a material with a high puncture resistance and avoid plants that develop a strong root system. In my research i ve found that root barriers installed on green roofs are most frequently made of plastics and that polyethylene and high density polyethylene are the most commonly used materials. Delta root barrier is a special 15 mil 380 µm stabilized polyethylene design to be strong tear resistant and root resistant. Reliable and established products that comply with the guidelines of green roofing are important.

We gladly provide more products for your green roof on request. The long term and permanent functionality of green roofs depends upon multiple factors. Pm10 5 pm18 pm30. The most common root barriers used are thin polyethylene sheets laid over the waterproofing membrane.