Waterproof HDPE Palm Leaf Thatch For Tiki Hut Roof
Palm leaves thatch are widely used because they are so plentiful and because they are innately suitable for roofing, especially in Southeast Asia, Indian, Pacific Ocean countries and South America countries, such as Panama, Colombia, Costa Rica, Peru, Ecuador,, etc. But due to short lifespan, and need lots of maintenance, it is now gradually being replaced with synthetic palm leaf thatch. Normally HDPE is used for producing synthetic palm thatch roof. This material is durable in various weather. And putting fireproof additive will make the palm thatch be able to resist the flame. Besides tiki hut buildings, the other property construction include bali hut, themepark, granaries in zoo park, palapa restaurant, ticket booth in scenic spot, bus kiosk are also using lots of synthetic palm leaves thatch for roofing to increase the attractiveness for tourist or guests. In USA, lots of scenic spot boats are using artificial thatch for their boats' roofing, also called tiki boat. Contact us for your thatched roof projects now!
1. Features of plastic palm thatch roof tiles:
Material:
PE, HDPE, Nylon, PVC
Size:
▧ Palm thatch roof size: 1000x600mm
▧ Viva palm thatch roofing: 1000x660mm
Quantity for 1 square meter roofing:
Normally 8 pieces of synthetic palm thatch roofing is enough for 1 square meter roof.
The thicker the better.
For roof pitch angle between 20 degrees and 30 degrees, it is suggested to use 12 pieces for 1 square meter to make sure the waterproof.
Lifespan:
Fake thatch roof could be 10-20 years lifespan.
2. Our tiki hut synthetic palm leaf thatch:
3. Application of synthetic palm roof for tiki hut:
Artificial palm leaf thatch roof could be used for tiki hut, bali hut, BBQ, beach house, gazebo, bungalow construction, etc. For tiki hut thatched roofing projects, fireproof HDPE palm thatch is very suitable materials. They are safe and will create tropical flair to your buildings, easy to install on sub-roof structures such as marine plywood, or no sub-roof structures such as wooden battens only. Beatles Co., will supply you fixing rail too to make the installation easier for you, and fixing rail will strengthen the windproof performance too for beach areas.
4. Why fake palm thatch roof is waterproof?
Due to the special structure below, artificial palm thatch roof is waterproof:
As the palm thatch panel are installed to overlap on the roof, and sheds the water away, below is the inside view under the palm thatch roof structure:

5. Some important indexes for synthetic thatch roof coverings to check before your procurement:
▧ Among our products, both nylon thatch and palm roof have perfect fire retardant.
▧ UV-proof test equipment and the relevant test report are necessary to make sure the quality of the thatch products.
▧ Make sure you choose the correct material type as per your local weather.
▧ Check the weight when you inquire to thatch roof suppliers. Many thatch roof factories supply less weight options to the market to gain competitiveness.