Sedum cassettes green roof system

Sedum roof cassettes green roof system ready-to-use, How does it work?

A green roof is a roof covered with plants. A green roof is more than just a garden over your head. Depending on the type of planting and the concept, it talks about extensive and intensive green roofs.

Intensive Green roofs or roof gardens consist of grasses, herbs, shrubs and sometimes even trees, just like ordinary gardens. Of course, you can only plant these if the roof is sufficiently solid.

Extensive green roofs (Ready-made green Sedum roof) or vegetation roofs are mainly covered with mosses, succulents and herbs. This form of green roof is suitable for almost all garden houses, garages and dormers.

Advantages of a ready-made Sedum roof:

• Easy to place and reposition
• Insulating effect in both summer and winter
• Slows and reduces rainwater runoff.
• Provides rainwater treatment.
• Contributes to CO2 reduction.
• Plants absorb particulate matter from the environment.
• Has a sound-deadening effect.
• Can be used on both flat and gently sloping roofs.
• Extends the service life of roofing materials
• Increases the value of your home.
• Lightweight.

Subsidy for cassette sedum roof

If you opt for a sedum roof of cassettes, you are likely to get a contribution from the government. In fact, many municipalities, water boards and provinces offer subsidies for installing a green roof. The subsidy can amount to as much as €30,- per m2. Thus, a sedum roof purchase a lot more affordable and attractive.

See if your municipality, water board or province offers a subsidy scheme for the construction of green roofs. The conditions for subsidies differ per municipality, so be sure to read up on this on the website of your municipality.

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Roadmap to install Sedum roof:

Checking properties of your roof:

• Roof pitch, Application of the sedum roof cassettes green roof system can be used on both flat roofs and roofs with a slight pitch (up to approx. 10°) without additional facilities.
• Roofing, The top layer of the roofing system should be root-growth resistant, if not, a vapour-open root-resistant membrane should be applied.
• Weight, Weight is approx. 52 kg / m2 dry and approx. 80 kg / m2 if fully saturated.

Preparation:

Dimension sedum roof cassettes green roof system Lxbxh. 460mm x 495mm x 8mm. 4.4 pieces per m2.
Our recommendation is a 20 cm wide edge of gravel around the Sedum places.

Example:

• • Calculate the area of your roof (e.g. length x width 5×4 metres = 20 m2)
  • Calculate the edge of gravel all around: 5+5+4+4 m1 =18 m1x 0.20 metres wide =3.6 m2 x 0.09 metres high =0.32 m3 = 25 bags of gravel weighing 20 kg. (75 bags of gravel per m3)
  • Calculating the number of cassettes: 20 m2 - 3.6 m2 gravel = 16.4 m2 x 3.44 number of cassettes per m2 =56.4 abyss 57 pieces Sedum cassettes.

  To order 58 pieces Sedum cassettes and 25 20-kg bags of gravel.
  The cassettes are delivered stacked on a pallet. It is recommended that they be stacked or processed immediately.

  Installation of your Sedum roof:

  • Wipe you roof clean.
  • Put the Sedum cassettes on you roof, you can easily click it together.
  • Along the outer edges of the roof and around recesses such as skylights and drainpipes, for example, you can apply gravel to promote the microclimate.

  Maintaining your Sedum roof:

  • Once a year, cut off spent flowers and any overhangs Sedum, update. It is best to do this in autumn.
  • Fertilise the roof once a year with Fertiliser
  • The cassettes are delivered to you fully grown, but it can always happen that a weed will grow in them.
  • In extremely long droughts (longer than a month), you can water the roof.

  Want to buy Sedum Cassettes?

  Are you convinced and would also like to sedum cassettes Buy? Order our ready-made green roof system right away or check out our other DIY green roof systems. When you place an order with us, you benefit from fast delivery time, secure payment and personalised service. For more information, please contact us at contact form Please fill in or call +31 (0) 622 340 847.