Any updates on how this project panned out? What were the results from the two year research on different substrates mentioning @ 9:54 ? It's February '24 and this video was published in June '21, so that's about 32 months.
Hi Dustin! RUclips channels do not have the obligation to post every time something happens. RUclips represents 0% of our income as an association, so when we can, we publish, when we can't we don't :) If you're interested in the research about the substrate, contact Neoturf, they're the responsible of that part of the research. Their website is in the video description!
The green roof is the biggest con going in the modern flat roof game. Worked on them for 3 years now, not seen one bee on them (too hot in summer). And Epdm is the most problematic roofing membrane going. It'll leak in a matter of time (good luck finding the leak) and the roof will need replacing after 20 years or less. 👎
Agree on many points! Green roofs, like most roofs, are not maintenance free. I'd now add to this video that you need to monitor what is growing, birds and wind will bring seeds from anywhere, so deep roots plants are to be avoided and need to be removed for the sake of your EPDM joints. I don't think that the EPDM per se is the problem, but potentially the bond you put between each sheets of EPDM might. We had problem with the Rollgum 007 (sic) bond in particular, I would not recommend this product. When possible, I'd recommend to get a membrane the size of the roof (they manufacture them pretty big!). For bigger surface, get mindful advice on the best bond, again. If possible, avoid putting windows on the roof, they add quite a lot of complexity to the system and potential leaking points. The more openings you create on your EPDM, the more problems you might have. An good EPDM is pretty fool proof if you don't challenge yourself too much with openings and connections. About bees and biodiversity, and heat: well I guess it depends on your exposure and climate. We did see a lot of new fauna on our greenroof, from cats to bugs (bees included). How to avoid leaks on the EPDM: place it with socks, no shoes, strictly. The cork panels we put act as a cushion and protect it from little stones pressing the membrane. How to find a leak on the EPDM: remove the layers on a big area around your leak, broom the membrane, them inspect methodically the area. See if any root is finding its way through the connection between membranes. Looks for holes on the EPDM, they often appear as a tiny cut. If you still don't find the problem, make a clean cut in the EPDM, in the direction of the inclination of the roof, to see where you find humidity under your membrane. Once you found the area more precisely, inspect by pulling the membrane with your hands under it, to see where you have your small cut. Let dry, then patch with a piece of membrane under your original membrane, and another piece on top of it. Follow instructions of the bond material you're using. If you're doing everything yourself, you get a solid understanding of these things, if not, make sure you get a guaranty from the company that does the installation for a couple of years so that they would come and fix whatever is needed. Like most things, after our experience with the green roof, I don't think it's a clear black and white option, rather another option, that can be done "pretty" sustainably and gives the possibility to bring some green space in dense areas, but not a miracle solution to roofing.
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Finally! A green roof without tons of plastic!
Yeah it's done! Looks really good! Miss u peeps
Thanks for these precious informations ! Good job, go on !!!
Congratulations! Good job on the roof and the video!!
Keep it up guys!! You are driving me to my dream roof garden!
This is phenomenal work guys! Great job!
Thanks so much!!!
And Roko is so cuute
Any updates on how this project panned out? What were the results from the two year research on different substrates mentioning @ 9:54 ?
It's February '24 and this video was published in June '21, so that's about 32 months.
Hi Dustin! RUclips channels do not have the obligation to post every time something happens. RUclips represents 0% of our income as an association, so when we can, we publish, when we can't we don't :)
If you're interested in the research about the substrate, contact Neoturf, they're the responsible of that part of the research. Their website is in the video description!
Can my company hire you installing green roof , the nuncio reality group pararangon realtors Texas.
Unfortunately we're not so close from you, we're based in Porto, Portugal.
Plz only use local spiecies
The green roof is the biggest con going in the modern flat roof game. Worked on them for 3 years now, not seen one bee on them (too hot in summer). And Epdm is the most problematic roofing membrane going. It'll leak in a matter of time (good luck finding the leak) and the roof will need replacing after 20 years or less. 👎
Agree on many points! Green roofs, like most roofs, are not maintenance free. I'd now add to this video that you need to monitor what is growing, birds and wind will bring seeds from anywhere, so deep roots plants are to be avoided and need to be removed for the sake of your EPDM joints. I don't think that the EPDM per se is the problem, but potentially the bond you put between each sheets of EPDM might. We had problem with the Rollgum 007 (sic) bond in particular, I would not recommend this product. When possible, I'd recommend to get a membrane the size of the roof (they manufacture them pretty big!). For bigger surface, get mindful advice on the best bond, again. If possible, avoid putting windows on the roof, they add quite a lot of complexity to the system and potential leaking points. The more openings you create on your EPDM, the more problems you might have. An good EPDM is pretty fool proof if you don't challenge yourself too much with openings and connections.
About bees and biodiversity, and heat: well I guess it depends on your exposure and climate. We did see a lot of new fauna on our greenroof, from cats to bugs (bees included).
How to avoid leaks on the EPDM: place it with socks, no shoes, strictly. The cork panels we put act as a cushion and protect it from little stones pressing the membrane.
How to find a leak on the EPDM: remove the layers on a big area around your leak, broom the membrane, them inspect methodically the area. See if any root is finding its way through the connection between membranes. Looks for holes on the EPDM, they often appear as a tiny cut. If you still don't find the problem, make a clean cut in the EPDM, in the direction of the inclination of the roof, to see where you find humidity under your membrane. Once you found the area more precisely, inspect by pulling the membrane with your hands under it, to see where you have your small cut. Let dry, then patch with a piece of membrane under your original membrane, and another piece on top of it. Follow instructions of the bond material you're using.
If you're doing everything yourself, you get a solid understanding of these things, if not, make sure you get a guaranty from the company that does the installation for a couple of years so that they would come and fix whatever is needed.
Like most things, after our experience with the green roof, I don't think it's a clear black and white option, rather another option, that can be done "pretty" sustainably and gives the possibility to bring some green space in dense areas, but not a miracle solution to roofing.