Green Roof Root Barrier Material

The long term and permanent functionality of green roofs depends upon multiple factors.

Green roof root barrier material.

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. The most common root barriers used are thin polyethylene sheets laid over the waterproofing membrane. Grs root barrier tape is made of black butyl rubber and comes in double and single sided tape. Pm10 5 pm18 pm30.

Reliable and established products that comply with the guidelines of green roofing are important. Green roof solutions root barrier tape is specially designed to seal layers of polyethylene based grs root barrier together. We gladly provide more products for your green roof on request. Its superior strength is designed to protect the waterproofing membrane from aggressive plant roots.

On the shown pages we present an excerpt of our product range. 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. Hdpe makes up 47 of the material in all plastic milk water and juice bottles in the u s. There are also roofing membranes on the market that can function as both a roofing membrane and as a root barrier.