Making Grass Mats For Roofs

Sedum green roof offer a wide range of top quality sedum mats and plug plants on our farm in wiltshire.

Making grass mats for roofs.

They need lots of light. 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. We offer wildflower with different colours herb and ornamental grass mix. Colours can be suited to your choice.

Start by raising the warp threads this creates a space called a shed the vertical space created between the raised and unraised warp threads. Weaving the mat is best done with two people one person doing the job of raising and lowering the warp threads and the second person inserting and battening the grass or filling yarn. We offer a wide range of species providing areas of sustainable biodiversity. Ideally a green roof will go on a slope up to 10 but if it s on a slope over 20 make sure you have a frame to stop the green roof from slipping.

We offer roofing access mats in various forms including rolled rubber 4x6 foot rubber mats and perforated plastic interlocking tiles. Rubber roofing mats rooftop walkway mats roofing mats for outdoor walkways. A slope of over 20 degrees isn t at all practical. Choose seeds that are the best suited for the area where you live.

2 extensive green roof. If you want to grow a sedum green roof choose a building that gets lots of sunshine. Any of our grasses from our artificial grass range can be fitted on roof gardens. 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.

Steep slopes make green roofing into a real challenge. If the roof is in the shade for more than half a day sedum plants won t survive. Green roofs can be created on flat or pitched roofs. Dick solis shows you how to use a loom to make your own grass mats for duck and goose hunting blinds.

Protect your lawn use a wind blanket and cover the roof to protect your grass seeds. Sedum green roof supply a wide range of top quality sedum mats and modular diy trays for green roofs. What angle does my green roof need to be. Should you have any further questions on installing artificial grass on a roof garden please leave them in the comments section below.

A simple drip irrigation system connected to your garden hose and a water timer is enough for your grass roof. Greatmats offers a large variety of roofing mats that are ideal for providing access to rooftops making for easier maintenance. Next step is planting the grass seeds.