Plastic lapa thatch roof is provides flexible, economic, graceful solution for traditional thatch roof repair. Traditional thatched roof buildings require natural looking, artificial lapa thatch roof could highly simulate the looking of natural thatch roof materials, such as straw roof, reed thatch, palm thatch roof, cogon grass thatch roof, nipa roof, etc. Synthetic lapa thatch roof is more durable for us than natural lapa thatch roof materials. And synthetic lapa roof panel is safer for use, as it is fire rated.
1. Features of artificial lapa thatch roofs:
◭ Material:
LLDPE, HDPE, Nylon, PVC
◭ Size:
500x450mm or customized
◭ Weight:
500-750g/piece for PE lapa rod thatch roof
500-650g/piece for PE lapa leaf thatch roof
◭ Quantity for 1 square meter roof:
8-12 pieces
◭ Lifespan:
10-15 years or more
◭ Fire retardant:
7 indexes rank the best under UL-94
◭ Synthetic lapa thatch photo:
3. Various plastic lapa thatch roof materials:
Plastic lapa thatch products are welcome by different property owners, home owners, designers, architects, contractors, construction companies. And they would choose different thatch roof styles as per their design or decoration concept. To meet their requirement for different thatch roof styles, our company supply various lapa thatch materials for the market:
◒ Palm thatch roof
◒ African reed thatch
◒ Kajan thatch roof
◒ Straw leaf thatch
◒ Cogon thatch roof
◒ Coiron thatched roof
◒ Makuti thatch roof
◒ Attap (atap) thatch roof
◒ Alang alang thatch
4. Benefits of imitation lapa thatch products:
◭ Not rot, not decay
As the materials are stable synthetic materials.
◭ No fungi, no worms, no birds
They will not harm the thatched roof, as the materials could not be eaten by them.
◭ Easy to install
Compared with natural thatch, synthetic thatch are easy to be installed with staples, power tools, etc.
◭ Uniform looking of natural feeling
◭ Beauty
Just like the real natural straw thatch, or even more beautiful.
◭ Maintenance
No maintenance required for artificial straw thatch tiles compared with natural thatch.
◭ Not limited to the material supply
Natural palm thatch tiles are limited for the supplies sometimes.
◭ Fire Resistance
Synthetic straw thatch could be resistant to sparks, flames, etc with fireproof additive put during material production. Fire retardant test report is available.
◭ Insulation
Artificial straw thatch is highly insulating and is one of the few naturally occurring insulating materials, its insulating value being more than three times higher than a typical RCC roof with weathering course. This will further reduce the need for mechanical conditioning. So it is very suitable to use in India for cottage or tiki hut's construction.
5. Why we are professional lapa thatch roof manufacturer:
◭ Our experience and strategy
Beatles Co., has been engaged in the researching and manufacturing field of synthetic thatch roof materials for more than 10 years. With the focus strategy in this field, we have gained enough know-how and experience for supplying reliable thatch products to the market.
◭ Our business principle
Compared with many peering competitors in the market, we have insisted in some principles. We will not try to win the orders that may bring you troubles caused by quality issues. We believe only mutual beneficial relationship is helpful for long term cooperation. And we think, not all orders deserve our attention. We only focus on the clients who accept our quality principle.
◭ Genuine materials
We only use genuine materials for artificial thatch roof manufacturing. Recycled plastic materials will cause decay easily. The decay may happen in a year or even two-three months.
6. Some other materials we could assist you to purchase:
◭ Waterproof fabric or waterproof membrane
◭ Plywood as sub-roof of the building
◭ Thermal insulation materials such as aluminum foil bubble
◭ Screws, nails or staples
◭ Some other fencing materials
◭ Wall decoration materials
◭ Floor decoration materials such as WPC timber