Protected Membrane Roofing Ballast Options

Ballast Options and Flexibility

One of the advantages of using MM6125® in a Protected Membrane Roof Assembly (PMR) is that once the membrane is installed, owners and designers can take advantage of various ballast options (gravel, pavers and vegetative roof) to suit a specific project’s needs. In fact, since MM6125^® is keeping the structure watertight and monolithically applied directly to the deck, design professionals can combine ballast/assemblies with confidence knowing that drainage will occur at the deck level regardless of the transition between assemblies (i.e. gravel at the perimeter transitioning to a paver walkway that is separated from a vegetative space by a rock curb).

STONE BALLAST

Typically requires crushed, graded stone placed over a stone filter sheet, rolled out over the insulation. In the field of the roof, a minimum of 48.8 kg/m² (10 lb/pi²) ballast is required, with 97.6 kg/m² (20 lb/pi²) needed at perimeters and at large penetrations.

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BALLAST PAVERS

Ideal for installations where greater wind resistance is required (at building corners, perimeters or the whole roof) or when roof top traffic requires a more durable and walkable surface.

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PLAZA DECK ASSEMBLY

It’s an esthetic and practical solution for the roof deck that is to be used as a terrace. Hydrotech provides the entire assembly from MM6125® to the architectural paver. Numerous paver sizes, colors and finishes are available.

GARDEN ROOF® ASSEMBLY

Hydrotech's Garden Roof Assembly takes the PMR roof to the next logical level - a vegetative roof. Reducing the urban heat island effect as well as a solution for stormwater management are only two benefits (of many) this assembly provides. This is sustainable, responsible architecture whose time is here.