Lite Top Roof Soil

Designed as a lightweight low profile system the garden roof assembly can be safely installed on roof and plaza decks not engineered to handle the heavy load requirements of a traditional green roof.

Lite top roof soil.

Hydrotech s garden roof assembly allows the design professional to transform virtually any flat or sloped roof into a landscaped environment. All our products are created with our innovative proprietary product development process which is designed to ensure high quality soil that meets established industry. Intensive our lighter weight version of the standard rooftop soil. Blended with peat moss and super fine screened topsoil.

Thd sku 711211. Rooflite extensive the ideal growth medium for extensive green roof systems with hardy and drought tolerant vegetation. It is generally not recommended for hot climates. Premium ultra lite top soil formulated for topdressing lawns patching bare spots and preparing areas for seeding.

And because the assembly incorporates hydrotech s. Its soil depth is a full 2 inches enough to support many low growing succulents and a limited number of accent plants. Replacing the impervious surface of a conventional roof with. Roof top soil mixes roof top 1.

Lite strips for green roofs results in low weight according to research carried out by the university of natural resources and life sciences vienna boku lite strips retain 8 times more water per kg than conventional products e g. Garden roof assembly hydrotech s garden roof assemblies combine the proven performance of our monolithic membrane 6125 roofing waterproofing with proven green technology. Extensive underground irrigation and aeration are guaranteed by using lite net. Soil s saturated weight can reach 120 lb ft 3 7 5 kg m 3 which is far too high for roof gardening.

Well draining mix that provides needed stability for larger plant stock. Great gardens 1 cu. Intensive our standard rooftop soil mix for most planters. The lite system is typically used on retrofit projects when the roof is engineered with only 15 to 17 pounds per sf for the green roof component.

Intensive roof this is a mix of a sandy loam topsoil mixed with leca lightweight expanded clay aggregate to create a lightweight soil that is very similar in nutrient value and performance to our traditional soils that you would use on the ground. With a full line of standard rooflite soil products including regional and project specific blends you can trust us to have the perfect soil for your project. Rooflite offers a full line of lightweight soil products meticulously engineered for a diverse range of green roof applications and designed to optimize green roof performance. The targeted saturated weight of roof top growing media should be 48 65 lb ft 3 3 4 kg m 3.

Compost pumice coir fiber loam sand roof top 2.