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Well-functioning root penetration protection is essential for both intensive and extensive greening of roof surfaces. A protection system is needed to permanently prevent damage to the roof insulation by penetrating roots. For this purpose, single-layer or double-layer materials are used. Single-layer and double-layer materials are usually resistant to root overgrowth. They are made of plastics in the form of films or roofing membranes. Double-layer coverings are made in the form of a base layer with a minimum thickness of 4 mm and a top layer with a thickness of at least 5 mm.
Both layers are produced with the use of bitumen modified with SBS polymer. The resistance to root overgrowth in bituminous products is ensured by the addition of a special chemical agent or a copper foil insert. Roofing materials should be installed in accordance with the manufacturers’ instructions and in accordance with the applicable standards. A necessary condition for installing a green roof is 100% tightness of the roofing!

Preventive fire protection
- intensive greening, regularly irrigated and maintained, and usually characterized by a thick substrate layer, is treated as a flame resistant cover,
- extensive greening should be assessed as sufficiently resistant to transferred fire and radiant heat if it has the following characteristics:
- established mineral composition of the supporting vegetation layer with a thickness of min. 3 cm
- forms of vegetation with low fire load
- for larger green areas, the so-called fire barriers (gravel strips, concrete slabs) at a distance of 40 m from each other are used



