Tonbridge Green Roof / Living Roof Installers
Tonbridge Green Roof / Living Roof Installers
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.
Green roofs serve several purposes for a building, such as absorbing rainwater,
providing insulation, creating a habitat for wildlife, increasing benevolence and decreasing stress
of the people around the roof by providing a more aesthetically pleasing landscape,
and helping to lower urban air temperatures and mitigate the heat island effect.
Living roofs are suitable for retrofit or redevelopment projects as well as new buildings,
and can be installed on small garages or larger industrial, commercial and municipal buildings.
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Green Roof / Living Roof Installers in Kent and Sussex
Green roofs improve and reduce energy consumption.
They can reduce heating by adding mass and thermal resistance value,
also can reduce the heat island by increasing evapotranspiration.
Living roofs decrease the total amount of runoff and slow the rate of runoff from the roof.
It has been found that they can retain up to 75 % of rainwater,
gradually releasing it back into the atmosphere via condensation and transpiration.
Green roofs create natural habitat as part of an urban wilderness.
Tonbridge Flat Roofing your trusted green roof installer in Kent and Sussex.
Variations of Green Roofing in Tonbridge
There are three basic types of green roof: intensive ( thick ), extensive ( thin ) and semi-extensive ( somewhere in between )
Intensive systems consist of a thick layer of soil ( 50-200mm ) in which a variety of grasses, herbs, flowers and shrubs can grow.
These need to be accessible gardens ( for maintenance ) and can even be used as a recreation space.
They provide a valuable habitat for wildlife but place significant weight
on the building and need substantial roof support.
We at Tonbridge Flatroofing can install whatever system you require.
Extensive green roofs are generally made up of a shallow layer ( 20-100mm ) of substrate
planted with low growing, stress tolerant grasses, mosses and sedum.
These lightweight systems require little maintenance.
The pre sowed grasses can be bought either in roll form which would require a fleece to require moisture retention.
Or purchased in a module tray which contains the full package of drainage, water reservoir, substrate and fully grown sedum.
There are many varietys of plants and seeds used in green roofs,
and is completely down to you to pick the style and look of your living roof.
Tonbridge Green Roof Membrane Installers. Kent
Before you can install your green roof you must make sure that your roof joists can withstand the extra weight.
At Tonbridge Flat Roofing we will check the size and suitability of your roof joists,
also checking for rot and damage.
Installing the upstands to keep your green roof in place,
and channeling the gutters and downpipes to take away excess rainwater.
This is then covered with a Firestone Epdm Rubber cover membrane,
to give you prevention from leakage.
Now you are ready to Plant your green roof in Kent and Sussex.
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