Xiamen Beatles Building Material Co., Ltd focuses on synthetic thatched roof materials and application methods. This material provides an ideal combination of aesthetics and practicality, and is a cost-effective and smart alternative to natural thatched materials. More durable, waterproof, fireproof, less maintenance, and actually, even better looking, as synthetic thatch roofing looks more uniform. Among various artificial thatch roof materials, synthetic palm thatch roof materials are the most popular models.

What is synthetic palm thatch roof? What is the difference between natural and synthetic palm thatch roof? Is it better than natural thatched roof?

What is synthetic palm thatch roof?

Synthetic palm thatch roof is simulated to natural palm thatch roof. It is an alternative roof solution to natural palm thatch roof with various advantages. You can capture the beauty of natural palm thatch without any problem while no need to worry the issues of natural palm thatch roof, such as easy decay, not windproof, not enough waterproof, and unable for fire treatment. All of these disadvantages limit the use of natural palm thatch roofing materials. With the development of artificial palm tree roof, you don't have to worry about the risk of fire, severe weather conditions, pests or any maintenance costs. The high-quality synthetic palm thatch roof can be made of HDPE, with the durability of commercial-grade construction products, so your natural looking palm thatched roof can be used for a longer time without being damaged over time.

Is synthetic palm leaf thatch roof waterproof?

The synthetic palm leaf roof could be installed on various roof structures, such as plywood roof, metal corrugate roof, wooden battens roof, etc. For plywood roof or metal corrugated roof, the waterproof is no problem as the roof structures themselves has waterproof function. The wooden batten roof structures just like below:

For the above roof structures, most artificial thatch products are not waterproof except synthetic palm thatch. The interior view of the palm thatch roof panels is like below:

To make sure waterproof for the roof, for different roof pitch angle, it is needed to adjust the quantity for 1 square meter roof. If the roof pitch angle is more than 30 degrees, 8-10 pieces of palm thatch panel for 1 square meter roof are okay to make sure waterproof. If it is between 20 degrees and 30 degrees, it is suggested to use at least 12 pieces. If the roof pitch angle is less than 20 degrees, it would be suggested to install plywood and waterproof membrane on the bottom still. At the same time, we also producing windproof accessories (include fixing rail and windproof clips) to enhance the waterproof performance:

Is synthetic palm thatch roof durable?

Our synthetic thatched roof is made of high-quality HDPE materials, we only use new materials instead of recycled HDPE materials, and during the production, we put UV-proof additives and antioxidant materials to ensure its UV retardant performance in various harsh environments, so, it can be used for 15-20 years or more. In addition, the synthetic thatched roof does not require replacement or maintenance during its entire service life.

How about synthetic palm thatch's fire rated treatment?

Our synthetic palm roof panel has excellent fire retardant performance, you could use them in various applications freely, no matter your private cottage, shopping mall tiki hut, tourism gazebo rest area, resort hotel bungalow guest room, backyard palapa, hotel pergola, garden pavilion. The fireproof test carried out under America's standard UL 94-2013 shows positive results. Among the 8 indexes as per this standard, our palm thatch roof's 7 indexes rank V0 grade (best grade of the test). They are excellent flame resistant for your properties!

Welcome various property owners, resort hotels, zoo park, construction company, theme park architects, landscape designers, municipal tourism developers to contact us for more details of our artificial palm thatch materials!