Safari Lodges Eco-friendly Synthetic Reed Thatch Roofing System

A synthetic reed thatch roof is an excellent choice for the lodge roof design. It is a popular roofing material that is designed to mimic natural thatch roofing without the maintenance and durability issues. One of the most significant advantages of a synthetic reed thatch roof is that it is made from high-quality synthetic materials that are resistant to weather damage, pests, and rot. These artificial thatch roofing materials come in a range of colors and styles that can be tailored to suit the aesthetic of the lodge design.

1. Features of artificial reed thatch roofs:

◭ Material:

LLDPE, HDPE, Nylon, PVC

◭ Size:

500x450mm or customized

◭ Weight Standard:

500-750g/piece for PE reed thatch roof with metal binder

850-1300g/piece for PE reed thatch roof with flexible binder

◭ Quantity for 1 square meter roof:

8-12 pieces

◭ Lifespan:

10-15 years or more

◭ Synthetic reed thatch photo:

3. How to judge the quality of faux reed thatch:

In the market, there are lots of different quality level products. There are some methods to judge the thatch roof quality:

◭ Smell

The recycled materials have a slight unpleasant smell.

◭ Tear

Bad quality thatch materials are easier to tear sometimes.

◭ Watch

If you cut the cross-section of the thatch strip materials and use magnifier to watch, and if you find the cavity structure, it means the production adopts the foaming process, which may cause easy decay for the thatch roof materials.

◭ Putting them under the sun

If you have enough time for test, you could put them outdoor under the sun for several months, some poor-quality products will decay within half a year or even 1-2 months. No matter how, 1- or 2- month's sunshine will make them change so that you could observe.

◭ UV-proof accelerated test equipment

For poor quality thatch products, they will decay in about 2 weeks under the test by UV-proof accelerated test.

4. Services for buying artificial reed 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. Plastic reed thatch roof system:

For plastic reed 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 reed thatch roof could be used for this area for a thicker looking. Anyway, if you need special designs of ridge thatch roof, hip thatch roof, eave thatch roof for reed thatch roof system, we could supply you too, just feel free to let us know your request:

6. Application of artificial reed thatch roof:

Artificial reed 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 reed thatch roof should be your best choices.

7. Loading container for synthetic reed thatch roof:

Our workers are professional for the container loading of our cargo. We would try our best to load as more quantity as we could to save your transport cost, and during the container loading, we will also consider how to make the carton not damaged and the safety when you discharge the container.