Plants on your roof can have many benefits to the planet and your wallet.
Pitched green roof details.
Pitched roofs start with a slope of 10 18.
Over 45 angle options to cope shear forces or erosion.
5 15 roof angle systems with optional support depending on project.
Read below about our green roof system for sloping roofs to transform your roof into a sustainable green roof.
Steeply pitched green roof 30 45 specifications.
On the ridge of the roof.
The substrate layer has to be protected against erosion.
For roof lengths greater than 6 metres an anti slip system may be required sublect to individual project assessment.
Improve the thermal insulation of your home and even the lifespan of.
Slopes above 25 degrees are normally considered too steep to walk on and require additional design features.
30 45 system structure thickness including sedum.
Shear forces increase with the roof slope and have to be transferred into stable beams.
A green roof or living roof is a roof that is covered in a layer of vegetation.
Most vegetation will grow on quite sever slopes but the designer must consider the practicalities of installing the green roof and just as importantly how the roof is to be maintained.
Please contact us for support in determining which details are most pertinent to your individual project.
Sempergreen has the perfect solution for sloping roofs.
Above 5 degrees roofs are considered to have a pitch which may affect the design.
How to make a green roof.
Permanent solution for pitched green roofs without a specialised anti slip system.
The turf or sedum layer is then laid directly over the oldroyd xv membrane.
A pitched green roof constructed from treated timber typically the studded oldroyd xv green membrane is laid over a suitable exterior grade bitumen based roofing felt to form a waterproof drainage layer.
Note that it is not like a traditional roof garden in which planting is done in free standing containers as well as planters that are placed on an easy to access roof terrace.
Varied substrate depths and vegetation forms possible.
15 45 roof angle appropriate measures to cope with shear forces and erosion.
A green roof is a green space that is created by adding various layers of plants and a growing medium to the top portion of a traditional roofing system.
We have vegetative roof details in pdf dwg autocad and autodesk revit rvt 2d and rfa 3d formats.
