Excstensive Sedum Green Roof System

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

Excstensive sedum green roof system.

A sedum roof is by far the most popular choice for an extensive green roof system that sky garden provides. Sedum roofs are extensive green roofs that have a media depth of 3 8 inches. Floradrain fd 25 e is the appropriate drainage and waterstorage element for this system. 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.

Vegetation options plugs cuttings instagreen sedum carpet or instagreen sedum tile typical application. 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. Sky garden s sedum blanket is a pre grown mat of mature sedum plants. 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.

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. The vegetation mat is installed on a shallow depth of specially formulated free draining substrate and drainage board. There are two variations for the system build up.

The sedum carpet is a standard build up for extensive green roofs.