Excstensive Sedum Green Roof System

The vegetation mat is installed on a shallow depth of specially formulated free draining substrate and drainage board.

Excstensive sedum green roof system.

It has the necessary compressive strength a low profile height little. 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. It is a shallow and lightweight green roof type with ground covering plants that requires little maintenance. There are two variations for the system build up.

A sedum roof is by far the most popular choice for an extensive green roof system that sky garden provides. 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. Whether it is a sedum blanket or sedum plug our plants are lovingly nurtured at our uk nursery before being lifted and transported to site within 24 hours. Sedum roofs are extensive green roofs that have a media depth of 3 8 inches.

Sedum roofs with a natural drainage layer are designed to maximize water retention while sedum roofs with a synthetic drainage layer may focus more on minimizing weight. The sedum carpet is a standard build up for extensive green roofs. Sky garden s sedum blanket is a pre grown mat of mature sedum plants. An extensive garden roof assembly can be applied to flat roofs and sloping roofs with a pitch of up to 12 12 or 45 provided the appropriate measures are taken to cope with the shear forces and soil retention.

An extensive lightweight green roof system utilising a pre grown vegetation mat of 8 12 sedum species.