Preventative maintenance is essential to sustaining a healthy green roof. Watering, weeding and routine plant care will extend the life of a green roof and keep it functioning as bird and insect habitat, urban green space as well as helping to support efficient stormwater capture.
While most of the green roofs we maintain are planted with shallow-rooted drought-tolerant plantings that need minimal water once the roof is established (approximately two years), like any growing thing, they require ongoing care. Green roof maintenance activities include clearing debris from the roof and drains, checking roof penetrations (skylights, vents), scuppers, downspouts, and membrane, fertilizing plantings, and replacement plantings.
It's essential that green roof maintenance is performed by qualified personnel, using industry best practices that include safety training for rooftop environments. We have decades of experience working on elevated structures in Portland, Oregon and our qualified team adheres to all relevant regulations.
Ecoroof Maintenance Projects
Northwest Philanthropy Ecoroof Maintenance
Ecoroofs Oregon has maintained this large (7,000 square feet) ecoroof in NW Portland’s Old Town since 2016.
Williams Alley
Ecoroofs Oregon assumed the maintenance of Humboldt neighborhood’s Williams Alley in 2016. The 3,500 square foot ecoroof, which tops the...
Broadway Stormwater Planter
This new construction multi-family residence in NE Portland required a stormwater facility to shed rainwater off its 4,000 square foot...
Walmart Ecoroof
The Walmart Supercenter on Hayden Island looks like another big box store from the parking lot, but more than 40,000...