Rob the Roofer is here again in the fifth instalment of our video series. Our resident EPDM installation expert is a part of the professional training team, working with trade roofers from across the UK and providing high quality EPDM training and liquid waterproofing courses.
Using a membrane as the base layer of a green roof gives the roof deck the waterproofing it needs. This is because green roofs become saturated with water through the planting mediums. We would recommend EPDM, which is available in large sheets, minimising the need for joins and often covering the project in a single piece.
Rob the Roofer
What are the benefits of using membrane for a green roof?
Find out what Rob the Roofer thinks is most important about waterproofing a green roof project…
Video transcript
Rob, what are the benefits of using a membrane for a green roof?
Generally, the membrane, when used with a green roof – because the membrane comes in large panels, there are less seams and joins in that actual roof covering. This, in turn, gives the building owner more confidence to install a green roof that generally is going to be saturated and holding water permanently.
With the Firestone RubberCover systems available, this allows us to do roofs in one piece of material where the risk of a leak is totally minimised.
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