Green roofs - how much do they weigh?

If you are embarking on a "green roof project" then these are the guide lines on the typical weight once installed. 

There are two types of green roof which allow for the growing of different types of plants. The most popular is a green roof system called "extensive". This is the lightest of the both with a load of 70 - 170 kg per square meter once planted. The big variation in load is due to substrate depth ( substrate is the growing medium, what the plant roots will grow in) An extensive green roof is also suitable for projects around the garden such as planting your shed / garage roof and storage units. 

An intensive green roof has a deeper substrate, allowing for a greater range of plants to grow and the load per square meter is between 290 and kg on the existing roof structure.

If you are embarking on an extension or new garden design then give a green roof some consideration, what is better to look at, a grey asphalt roof or an attractive planted Sedum green roof? 

Site Spring Clean

You may have noticed our website has been changing over the last couple of weeks.  We have been having a spring clean and updating some of the sections, freshening up the look of the site and as our web building skills gradually grow we will be adding more features.

We are always looking for feedback though so do get in touch if you have any ideas or sections you would like to see that are on the site.

Or indeed contact us with any queries regarding your garden that you don't find answers to on the site.

Watch out for a new section on green roofs that will appear over the next couple of weeks.  This will be a big feature for us in 2008 as urban regeneration becomes more and more crucial and we encourage our clients to create living vegetated spaces on otherwise unused and barren areas (roofs, walls etc).