5 common mistakes made by green roof installers

Those new to the industry, hoping to break in and even prospective clients like to know the finer points of green roof installation. To follow up on my post about ways to get a faster and more accurate green roof quote, here are five common mistakes made by green roof installers.

-Not calling all of the suppliers the week before things are to be delivered/picked up. You'd be surprised how often there is a mix-up or misunderstanding...even when you have been very, very clear.

-Not calling all of the suppliers the day before the pick up. See a theme here?

-Not checking the weather forecast religiously for the week before, and during, the installation. It seems simple but is vitally important. Do you have someplace to hide out if a rain (or in a installer's worst nightmare, snow) storm hits?

-Not thoroughly prepping the roof deck before the installation begins. It should be clean, "I could eat cake off of that" clean, because it will be reaaaaaaally hard to get to that rogue nail, left from the roofers, once your materials go down.

-Not having a backup plan if something goes wrong. What if there's a plant mix-up and you can't finish for another week? But you have another job scheduled??? What's the plan to get everything done?