Artificial straw thatch roofing materials have surely been the most traditional looking building materials used for the construction of roofs in popular architecture. It has many construction advantages such as its great lightness, and other climatic advantages such as its insulating and waterproofing capacity. Its lightness and flexibility allow it to adapt to any geometric shape of the structure, usually wood shed, cottage, sunshade shelter, overwater bungalow villa. Synthetic straw thatch is used more frequently among all fake thatch roof materials, which clearly alters the essence of the construction system. Since the thatch roof cover is no longer breathable, the fake thatch roof has excellent thermal insulation. Moreover, its durability is of course greater and it does not require as much maintenance.
1. Features of artificial straw thatch roofs:
◭ Material:
LLDPE, HDPE, Nylon, PVC
◭ Size:
500x450mm or customized
◭ Weight:
500-750g/piece for PE straw rod thatch roof
500-650g/piece for PE straw 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 straw thatch photo:
3. Synthetic straw thatch roofing benefits:
◭ 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.
4. Services for buying artificial thatch roof from us:
Export:
We have long history and experience in artificial tiki hut roof thatch production, could give you many advices and suggest for your installation.
Customization:
We could arrange customization for your hut thatched roof project request in a fast way, include:
◭ Colors
◭ Textures
◭ Size
◭ Rigid or flexible
Test report:
We could arrange test report for you by SGS or ITS if you need, cost to be beard by buyer.
Other assistance:
We could help you purchase some other necessary materials, include:
◭ Plywood
◭ OSB board
◭ Waterproof membrane
◭ Thermal insulation materials
◭ Screws or nails
Booking shipment:
We could help you arrange the transportation by ocean freight transport or by courier.
Customs clearance:
In some countries, we could help you arrange the customs clearance, and help you pay the customs clearance cost, customs duty and VAT.
5. Accessories of plastic straw thatch roof:
For plastic straw thatch roof tiles, no need to use special accessories. For the position of ridge, hip valley and top cape, common straw field thatch could be used for these areas. Only for the position of eave, special eave straw thatch roof could be used for this area for a thicker looking:
6. Application of artificial straw thatch roof:
Fiber straw thatch roof panels are using LLDPE for production mostly. It has stronger chemical performance than other thatch tiles, such as tensile strength, bigger chemical molecular bond energy, these features will enable straw thatch has better UV proof performance, and they could work longer time under big sunshine. So if your water villa in nearby the beach in tropical countries, artificial straw thatch should be your best choices.
