Green Roof Root Barrier Material

It will not absorb water and is non toxic perfect for even the most sensitive green roof plant life.

Green roof root barrier material.

Green roof solutions root barrier tape is specially designed to seal layers of polyethylene based grs root barrier together. 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. Grs root barrier tape is made of black butyl rubber and comes in double and single sided tape. Reliable and established products that comply with the guidelines of green roofing are important.

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

The most common root barriers used are thin polyethylene sheets laid over the waterproofing membrane. 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. We gladly provide more products for your green roof on request.