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Root Barrier™ pipe wrap is an evolution
from our vertical Root Barrier™ cut off walls. The problem of how
to protect services from plants planted very near or directly above
the services location. A second consideration is the regular occurrence
of roots tracking beside services in the sand bed the pipe is laid on.
Root Barrier™ has developed a simple,
economic and practical solution which provides a permanent root proof
insulation layer around the service.
Root growth will continue within the
services trench, Root Barrier™ pipe wrap process will insulate the
service to keep the roots away by providing 100mm thick root proof zone
around the service.
Placement of Root Barrier™ pipe wrap
is at the time the service is installed in the trench, the simple process
is;
1. Excavate the trench 200mm wider
than the service.
2. Place Root Barrier in the trench
in a U shape, starting 2 metres before the mature tree leaves begin
and finish 2metres past the edge of the canopy. (An average tree requires
15 metres).
3. Place 100mm bedding sand inside
the Root Barrier in the trench.
4. Install the service as normal.
5. Cover the service with 100mm of
sand.
6. Place Root Growth Inhibitor at a
rate of 55kg per cubic metre of sand.
7. Fold the Root Barrier flaps over
to overlap and cover the top of the sand.
The service, Root Growth Inhibitor
and sand are now completely encapsulated within the Root Barrier envelope
and cannot leach away or effect the local environment.
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