Tropical palms have been used by humans since prerecorded time. Tropical palms were tapped for beverages like palm wine. They were used to make cosmetics, soaps, crafts, clothing, jewelry, toys, instruments, and furniture. Parts of tropical palms were fashioned into weapons, made into medicines, used in rituals, and made into decorations. Tropical palms also have […]
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Do you ever wonder what a Category 3 Hurricane like Ophelia actually is? What does the rating mean? The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale rates storms based on their wind speed. Hurricanes often are moved between categories as their wind speeds change. Category 1 hurricanes have wind speeds between 74 and 95 miles per hour. Even […]
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Endureed products have been called the best synthetic thatch in the world. We are grateful for such compliments, of course. We do also know that there really are several factors that set our products apart. First of all, our synthetic thatch is 100-percent rain-proof, snow-proof, and mildew-proof. Our synthetic thatch will not rot or retain […]
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Would you like to see how to install an island-style thatched roof using state-of-the art synthetic thatch? If you want to replicate the look of a thatched roof that you might find on a Hawaiian island, you will want to check this out. Kona is part of Endureed’s Regions series. It is made to look […]
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Hurricane Ophelia intensified as it moved toward Ireland. Saturday, it became a Category 3 hurricane. Endureed knows the importance of strong roofing materials in severe weather. We also know that Ireland is still home to some of the most beautiful natural thatched roofs. Any damage to thatched roofs in that area is a historic loss. […]
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Thatched roof cottages and thatched roof farm buildings have been a visually appealing part of what is now the United Kingdom for at least a millennium. Builders in bygone Britain used lightweight materials that were readily available in nature. Thatched roofs in what is now the United Kingdom were often installed on the homes of […]
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Endureed’s Bali synthetic thatch replicates natural found in the South Pacific Islands. This product is designed to look and feel like the fine grass thatch found in East Asia and is completed with thick Balinese style hips. This product has a loose eave with the finer grass loosely tapered. It has a slightly longer shingle […]
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Hurricane Nate offers us a reminder about the importance of durable roofing materials. Hurricane Nate made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River Saturday. Then, Hurricane Nate hit the Biloxi, Mississippi area early Sunday morning, still a Category 1 hurricane. Soon, it became Tropical Depression Nate, accompanied by strong rain and tornadoes. In South […]
Endureed Synthetic Thatch’s technical director appeared on a Facebook Live video with Randy Jones, the owner and builder of Incredible Tiny Homes, recently. The live video was recorded just weeks ago. Now, it’s featured on the Incredible Tiny Homes’ YouTube channel. Nick from Endureed and Randy discussed how the high quality synthetic thatch helped make […]
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Fire safety matters to us, so our team put our Viva and Regions synthetic thatch products to the test. Our products were tested along with two of our top-performing competitors’ products. We wanted to make sure our products are as safe against structure fires as possible. We could tell you how well our products performed against the […]
Endureed has decades of experience and artistry put into the design of our synthetic thatch roofing products. We admired the beauty and strength of natural thatch roofs. We started the business with a major challenge in mind: Could we create a roofing system that would look and feel like natural thatch, but be capable of […]
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One of the common complaints about natural thatch roofs is the potential of thatch roof mold. Molds are all around us, but they don’t have to be right over our heads while we sleep. Natural thatch, if done properly can resist it, but over time, many do develop thatch roof mold. This is so unfortunate […]