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Endureed’s Bali synthetic thatch looks like natural thatch roofing found in the South Pacific Islands. It features a fine grass thatch like that found in East Asia and is completed with thick Balinese style hips. With a loose eave, loosely tapered finer grass, and a slightly longer shingle, it transports you to the South Pacific islands. This authentic-looking artificial thatch product is part of our Regions Series.
Installing Endureed synthetic thatch roofing shingles is incredibly easy. Technical instructions are no substitute for actually observing the installation though. Right?
Natural thatched roofs must be treated with flame retardants, but that doesn’t make a structure fire involving a thatch roof safe. Even treated natural thatch is a fire risk. When this Elmswell structure caught fire, the efforts by fire fighters were still incredibly extensive and dangerous. Watch as the fire fighters had to remove thatch in order to ensure that the fire stayed contained.
Carriage House Roofing
Wind ratings on roofing products are often overlooked or misunderstood. Yet, they are important for determining if a product is suitable for a particular structure. If a structure is located in a setting or location susceptible to high winds or high uplift pressures, it’s important to know the wind rating. The rating conveys how much force a roofing material can withstand.
When you are applying Endureed synthetic thatch shingles to a corner on a hip roof, there might not always be pre-punched holes available where you need them. What then? Well, when applying our shingles at the corners of a hip roof, nail holes can be drilled directly through the binder strip. Also, the installer may staple the shingles where needed. To staple, installers should use pneumatic narrow crown stainless steel staples. (Don’t worry, pneumatic staples are staples driven by air staplers. They are commonly used with wood, metal, and other tough materials during roofing or flooring projects.)
For some reason, too many roofers leave off the drip edge. A drip edge flashing is a custom fabricated sheet metal lip. This metal keeps shingles up off the roof deck at right at the edges. The drip edge also extends shingles out over eaves. The flashing helps prevent water from getting behind the fascia board. Sometimes contractors tell homeowners that a drip edge is a waste of money. The thing is, these fabricated metal strips are incredibly inexpensive. They prevent the roof from rot at the fascia, the eaves and the rakes. How skipping over this safety net saves anyone money is questionable.
Artlyst featured a Wichita-style temporary structure created by artist Necole Schmitz. It was on display at London’s Rootstein Hopkins Parade Ground a few years back. It was really cool. So, what if someone wanted to do create a similar structure, but of a more permanent nature? With the over-due, increased interest in Native American history, could an Endureed product be used to ensure a structure could withstand the demands of an educational setting? We think so.
