Green Roof Maintenance Plan

An intensive green roof will require the regular maintenance associated with the planting scheme and landscape design whereas an extensive green roof will need only minimal maintenance to ensure that any unwanted species do not become established.

Green roof maintenance plan.

This period typically lasts between 30 days and 2 years. Green roof maintenance basics. All roofs require a minimum of two inspections a year to ensure that the outlets etc are maintained regardless of the type of green roof. Inspect the green roof at least 5 times a year for weeds and seeds carried by the wind and remove these manually.

State the agreed purpose of the green roof. State how long you expect it to take the asset to grow to maturity. Outline your vision for the mature green roof asset. If the green roof is installed in a warm and dry period we recommend watering the green roof regularly for the first 2 to 3 weeks.

Keeping your roof green. The amount of care depends on the roof s exposure the types of plants the growing medium and the vagaries of the weather. Any large slope or flat roof that s hard to reach makes a great area for this kind of vegetation as nature will take care of itself. The green roof installer frequently covers maintenance of the roof for a period of time specified by the contract documents.

It should include a site map green roof type planting schedule and irrigation controls. It will also be also necessary to check that the drainage system is clear of debris usually at least twice a year. Green roofs are not maintenance free and while intensive green roofs require as much care as any landscape on the ground extensive roofs also need periodic tending. This will enable the plants to sink their roots into the substrate.

Write a maintenance plan and familiarize the fm team with it. The green roof installer typically will cover maintenance of the roof for an initial period of time as outlined in the project contract documents. A green roof management plan should at the least. Extensive green roofs may require watering on a regular basis as well as the elimination of undesirable flora such as weeds from the area of the roof and the gravel or shingle perimeter.

Inspections should address overall plant health moisture levels and drainage pathways. With an extensive green roof vegetation is thinner 1 6 to five inches thick and lighter with appropriate plants that will make them low maintenance and self sustaining. After the green roof is first installed you need to check plantings every week or two creath advises. Extensive rollout sedum roofs are a multi layered build up consisting of a protection fleece layer under an hdpe drainage tray protecto drain under a 300gsm re cycled filter fleece under a loosely laid blend of mineral and organic substrate under a pre grown sedum blanket or a plug planted sedum vegetation.

You will use the green roof management plan both to track progress and to brief your green roof maintenance team and keep it on track. After this period ranging from anywhere from 30 days to 6 months or even 1 year ends it is up to the owner to maintain the roof.