Green Roof Pond Liner
This is the method john used on his first green roof on his own house.
Green roof pond liner. Homepage butyl products ltd group welcome to butyl products. A variety of plants that grow well in a soil depth of five to seven inches are good to use including certain perennials ornamental grasses herbs shrubs and sedums. Once pond liner 1 is rolled out cut off any spare making sure you ve left a good 5 inch lip around the edge of the entire area 4. We then mixed compost with pro gro a municipal soil conditioner from green waste and laid it on the roof.
Greenseal epdm pond liners have the same if not better uv stability weather tolerance and strength properties than butyl. Our butyl rubber has an expected lifetime of 40 years or more. This online guide is designed to meet the needs of diy enthusiasts looking to put a green roof on a shed or outhouse builders and landscaper contractors who want to build green roofs. Roll out pond liner number 1 taking care to tuck it under any leading you ve got at the edge of the roof so rain water comes off any walls hits the lead and then goes inside rather than under the pond liner 3.
This green roof can be described as a combination of an extensive and intensive roof and therefore is also called a hybrid roof. This website based guide builds on the material and information in our original pdf the diy guide to green living roofs which we published in 2008. Once the pond liner was in place new fascia boards were placed around the front and sides for finishing and to hold the liner in place. Pond skins liner is ideal for small ponds.
We ve manufactured green roof pond liners in the uk for 50 years we make them to last. Pond liner a pond begins with the liner so we developed a pond begins with the liner so we developed a lightweight liner that is ultra durable and easier to handle. Our engineers designed a liner that weighs 30 less than ordinary 20 mil pvc but is just as strong and flexible. It is obviously important not to incorporate any stones into the mix and risk damaging the membrane.
Our experience over the years is that a lightweight pondliner is sufficient for a small scale green roof. Greenseal epdm pond liners are a popular alternative to butyl ponds liners 0 75mm greenseal epdm pond liners comes with a lifetime guarantee.