Green Roof Root Barrier Material

Its superior strength is designed to protect the waterproofing membrane from aggressive plant roots.

Green roof root barrier material.

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. 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. Pm10 5 pm18 pm30.

The most common root barriers used are thin polyethylene sheets laid over the waterproofing membrane. Green roof solutions root barrier tape is specially designed to seal layers of polyethylene based grs root barrier together. Reliable and established products that comply with the guidelines of green roofing are important. Delta root barrier is a special 15 mil 380 µm stabilized polyethylene design to be strong tear resistant and root resistant.

To protect the roofing membrane we recommend installing a material with a high puncture resistance and avoid plants that develop a strong root system. The long term and permanent functionality of green roofs depends upon multiple factors. On the shown pages we present an excerpt of our product range. Grs root barrier tape is made of black butyl rubber and comes in double and single sided tape.