Green Roof Protection Layer

The green roof drainage layer thickness makes sure that nothing can go wrong below offering a solid and effective guard.

Green roof protection layer.

Protection layer rubber carpet. It is a carpet made of polyurethane rubber and it protects the waterproofing and the insulation of the green roof. All these layers work in a cycle to provide protection to your property as well as allow healthy growth for plants. Following are the green roof layers that you must install for better result.

These may not be required if the waterproof membrane is certified as root resistant. Root barriers are often used in green roofs to provide some protection to the waterproofing from invasive stolons rhizomes and from woody roots from trees and shrubs. Also the green roof drainage layer material is made to be sturdy and strong so that piercing can be limited and that the integrity of the entire program can. Our protection mats are multifunctional products which are compatible with multiple membranes for use as a first layer of protection on the waterproofing membrane or above the root barrier.

The most common root barriers used are thin polyethylene sheets laid over the waterproofing membrane. In order to evaluate the compatibility of this layer the followings must be checked. Green roof solutions protection mats are specially designed needle punched fleece constructed of 100 recycled polyester and polypropylene fibers. The quality of the material its thickness weight and tensile strength.

As a general rule the more the roof is trafficked the higher the level of protection required for example extensive green roofs would generally experience much lower levels of traffic damage during maintenance than publicly accessed areas.