Green roof MobiRoof: How to install the elements and maintain them sustainably
Installation of MobiRoof: A green roof within reach
The ready-to-use green roof system MobiRoof consists of a plant cassette filled with substrate and six to eight different types of sedum. The cassettes are simply placed next to each other, creating a green roof in no time at all.
Technical information
The external dimensions of the cassettes are 50 x 50 x 6 cm (=0.25 m²). 4 cassettes are required for 1 m² of green roof. The cassette is filled with a substrate that, in addition to its function as a nutrient medium, also ensures drainage and storage of water. The water storage capacity is approx. 20 liters per m². The capacity can be increased by applying a drainage layer under the cassette.
Recommendations for use
- The MobiRoof system can be used on both flat roofs and roofs with a slight slope (up to about 20% or 10°). MobiRoof can be installed without any additional equipment. It can be used on roofs with a greater slope, but then a safety device should be used, such as an L-profile.
- If the roof covering does not provide root protection, a root barrier made of water-permeable foil should first be installed.
- The cassettes can be divided at intervals of 25 cm across the webs, for which a saw can be used.
- Gravel should be piled up on the outside of the roof, around skylights and drains, to positively influence the microclimate and to avoid unfavorable wind effects under the cassettes.
Tip : Learn more about the benefits and features of a green roof here .
How to keep your green roof fit
MobiRoof requires very little maintenance. Pruning and fertilizing once a year is sufficient. Irrigation is generally not necessary in German climates. However, irrigation is necessary in extreme dry periods (>4 weeks).
Care
Care should be carried out once or twice a year:
- general control
- Fertilize with sedum fertilizer in spring
- Cut dead plants, often from mid-September onwards, whereby the green cuttings of the finer plants can be left on the roof and the cuttings of the coarser ones should be removed.
