Sedum Green Roof Maintenance

Intensive green roofs feature a wide variety of vegetation including trees making them much heavier in weight and more maintenance intensive.

Sedum green roof maintenance.

Also a roof that is surrounded by a lot of other greenery therefore filling the air with seeds might need more work. Contact usif your roof is in a similar state of sadness and you would like us to bring it back to life. Extensive green roof s are basically a light 2 tall cover of shallow rooted hardy alpine plants such as sedums which require minimal maintenance. When sedum vegetation is applied to a green roof the weight is approximately 30 kg m2.

However the frequency of inspections required can vary for example extra attention may be needed during or after heatwaves or other severe weather. How do you maintain a green roof garden. The first year will require more maintenance than once established to ensure a long lasting roof. By applying sedum mats instead of loose sedum plants installation is very simple and this saves you a huge amount of time.

Sedum is an extremely robust plant and with a little tlc from our maintenance team this is what can be achieved in 6 months. All green roofs and walls will require some form of annual maintenance. Green roof sedum roof maintenance maintenance is a highly important factor when considering the viability of the installation of green roofs. The exact level of maintenance needed will depend on the type and desired purpose of each specific installation.

Monthly checks and two visits a year one in spring and one in autumn will help to keep the roof looking good. The before and after shows what a little feed and plug plant can do to bring a roof round to full health.