PolyTape RB340 PP Root Barrier

The primary specification for root barrier installation in urban streetscape projects - street tree planting in paved areas, boulevard and median plantings, park perimeter tree pits and municipal greening programmes. PolyTape RB340 redirects root development downward, protecting adjacent kerbing, pavement, underground services and building foundations from lateral root migration. Install vertically to minimum 1,000 mm depth around the full tree pit perimeter before backfilling. The continent's only CEN/TS 14416 certified root barrier - the specified solution for municipal and urban infrastructure projects.

Specified for installation between established or newly planted trees and building foundations, basement walls, retaining structures and below-ground waterproofing systems. Tree root damage to building foundations is one of the most expensive structural repair categories in African urban environments - ficus, eucalyptus and jacaranda root systems are particularly aggressive. PolyTape RB340 coated configuration provides full impermeability alongside root exclusion, protecting structural elements for 100+ years without maintenance or replacement.

Root uplift is the leading cause of concrete path failure, paving displacement and trip hazard creation in African urban environments. PolyTape RB340 installed vertically between street trees and adjacent hardscape redirects root development downward before uplift damage occurs - at a fraction of the cost of path reconstruction. Specified for new paving installations adjacent to existing trees and for tree planting in new paved precincts, commercial developments and residential estates.

Root intrusion into underground water mains, sewer lines, irrigation pipelines, cable ducts and drainage infrastructure is a major maintenance cost driver for African municipalities and utilities. PolyTape RB340 installed as a continuous vertical barrier between planted tree corridors and service trenches provides permanent root exclusion with 3,250 N static puncture resistance and 100+ year buried service life. Non-coated configuration maintains soil drainage function alongside root exclusion where service corridor drainage must be preserved.

Full impermeability configuration for applications where water transmission through the barrier must be prevented. Specified for building perimeter protection, retaining wall root exclusion, concrete path and pavement protection, and any application where lateral water movement through the barrier zone is not required. Double PP coating on both sides provides maximum root penetration resistance and complete impermeability. The primary specification for hard urban infrastructure root control.

Water-permeable configuration for applications where surrounding land drains or soil drainage systems must remain functional alongside root control. The needlepunched nonwoven PP structure blocks root penetration while allowing water to pass through freely - specified for tree pit installations adjacent to drainage infrastructure, permeable paving systems and applications where soil water balance must be maintained. Same CEN/TS 14416 root penetration resistance certification as the coated variant. Same 100+ year assessed service life.