Palapas thatched huts are roofed structures with no walls and anywhere from one to four pillars. Means you don't need any bamboo siding when assembling the material, just enough thatch to cover the roof, which is mostly replaced with synthetic palapa thatch these days. Support posts are usually made of wood or bamboo and are about 8 to 12 feet tall for maximum comfort. The columns support a roof base made of wood or bamboo, which are fastened together to support the thatch. Another handy aspect of building a Palapa thatch is that you don't necessarily need special Palapa thatch to create a traditional thatched roof - attractive synthetic Palapa Thatch mimics the real material and still provides a strong barrier to the elements.

Benefits of Palapa Thatch

▧ Stylish:

Palapa thatched cottages make any space feel like a getaway, which is why you'll find Palapa thatched cottages by the pool, beaches and water parks. When you install palapa thatch on your home, hotel, beach, you will feel the traditional tropical feel.

▧ Comfortable:

Palapa umbrellas shade you from the sun while letting hot air escape from the thatch. Whether you choose a palapa umbrella or design a palapa cottage, you'll find that even on the hottest days, you'll be more comfortable.

▧ Highly Durable:

When your thatch is well maintained, it will last for years, synthetic Palapa thatch is more durable, can drain water from the Palapa roof, is UV resistant and fire resistant. Effectively protects you from sun, rain and wind while still looking great for years to come.

How do You Thatch a Palapa Roof?

Some tips you could follow when you do newly-built palapa thatch roofing construction or palapa thatch roof replacement:

▧ Design and build your palapa:

Make sure to have an excellent design for your palapa structure at first. Choose the materials, wood, bamboo, necessary metal materials, etc. to build the main structure of the palapa building. At the same time, there are lots of palapa building styles for your options. You could determine whether the roof is to be flat, small or big roof pitch angle, triangle roof top, round roof top, polygon roof top, etc. Below styles for your reference:

▧ Artificial thatch vs Natural thatch

Artificial thatch roof is having much more choices compared with natural thatch roof materials. Artificial thatch roof panels are more durable, fire retardant, free from maintenance, more beautiful looking, easier installation. So, it is suggested to use artificial thatch if your budget is enough.

▧ Choose artificial thatch options

There are many styles of the artificial thatch products. Before purchase the artificial thatch roof materials, you need to consider below:

◭ Fire-retardant or not:

If your budget allows, you could choose the fire rated thatch roof tiles. Nylon thatch roof and palm thatch roof has better fire retardant performance.

◭ Thatch roof colors:

It is no problem to customize the artificial thatch roof colors according to your palapa design and the surrounding landscape design. Yellow, brown, silver, green, beige are the common choices for artificial thatch roof products.

◭ Fluffy or not:

Nylon thatch roof and palm thatch roof are more fluffier looking.

◭ Wave pattern thatch roofing:

Reed rod thatch roof tiles could help you create wave pattern thatch roofing styles. The reed thatch roof edge could be cut to equal to ensure the wave looking:

◭ Lifespan:

Nylon thatch roof is most durable thatch roof alternatives. It has most stable chemical performance, excellent UV retardant for tropical countries. And it could work perfectly in hot weather and high humidity salt environment.