13 06, 2024

VIVA Palm or Premium Engineered Thatch: Which Should You Choose?

2025-07-25T23:06:08-04:00By |Blog, Engineered Thatch, HDPE, Thatch Roofing, Thatch Roofing>VIVA Thatch, Viva Palm|

At Endureed, our engineered thatch products are developed in-house in order to provide residential and commercial clients alike with the highest quality roofing materials. Our two primary types of engineered thatch are VIVA Palm and our Premium Collection, and while they share several similarities in their durability, performance, and longevity, [...]

11 07, 2019

El plástico, ¿una alternativa verde?

2025-07-25T23:06:10-04:00By |20 años de garantía, Español, Español>Resistencia al fuego, HDPE, Techo de palma, Viva Palm|

La palma natural es muy importante desde el punto de vista ecológico, económico y cultural, y su conservación requiere el equilibrio en la demanda tanto por un ecosistema viviente del cual forma una parte importante, como por las personas.  Las hojas de palma natural son hogar y refugio de muchos [...]

19 11, 2018

3 Reasons Highly-Successful Businesses choose Endureed

2025-07-25T23:06:31-04:00By |20-Year Warranty, Benefits to Architects, Benefits to Hotels, Eco-friendly Thatch, Fire Safety, HDPE, Plastic Thatch, Synthetic Thatch, Thatch Roofing>Kilimanjaro, Why Endureed?|

Sitting in the office of Rick Schwartz, President of the Nashville Zoo, one begins to understand his passion for his work. Hundreds of books and journals line the shelves and describe thousands of animal species, chronicle their behaviors and explore the survival needs of both wildlife and wild places. Scale [...]

26 10, 2018

El miedo es aburrido: tips de arquitectura para el 2019

2025-07-25T23:06:31-04:00By |20 años de garantía, Arquitectura, Español, Español>Resistencia al fuego, HDPE, Palma sintética, Residencias y palapas, Techo de palma, Viva Palm|

La creatividad es fundamental y la base del trabajo de todo arquitecto. Pero como arquitectos, enfrentamos el reto de diseñar estructuras que además de ser creativas, sean funcionales, seguras, duraderas, amigables con el medio ambiente y lo más importante de todo: satisfagan a nuestros clientes. Cumplir con todo esto a [...]

12 10, 2018

¿Como ganar el premio al mejor abuelo del año? VIVA Palm

2025-07-25T23:06:31-04:00By |20 años de garantía, Español, Español>Resistencia al fuego, HDPE, Palma sintética, Residencias y palapas, Techo de palma, Viva Palm|

El dueño de uno de los hoteles más grandes en Colombia decidió recrear el look familiar de las cabañas de playa de Cartagena en el jardín de su propia casa, ubicada en las increíbles montañas cerca de Marinilla, Colombia.  Sin embargo, en lugar de construir un bar o cabaña para [...]

8 10, 2018

How to Win a Grandpa of the Year Award: VIVA Palm

2025-07-25T23:06:31-04:00By |20-Year Warranty, Benefits to Architects, Blog, Eco-friendly Thatch, HDPE, Thatch Roofing>VIVA Thatch, Viva Palm, Why Endureed?|

At his home nestled in the beautiful mountains near Marinilla, Colombia, the owner of a large resort brought the familiar look of the Cartagenian beach huts to his very own backyard. However, rather than building a backyard bar or cabana for his own personal use, he wanted to do something [...]

12 09, 2018

Protect From Wind Uplift: Durable Thatch With Patented, Stainless Steel Crimp Binding

2025-07-25T23:06:33-04:00By |20-Year Warranty, Benefits to Architects, Benefits to Hotels, Blog, HDPE, Installation, Plastic Thatch, Why Endureed?|

We've discussed wind uplift in previous blog posts. Wind uplift happens when high winds come into contact with a building and pit pressure against it by pushing the air upwards. In high velocity hurricane zones especially, quality roofing and installation is incredibly important to prevent wind uplift damage. If pressure builds [...]

29 08, 2018

Calculating Roof Pitch & Height

2025-07-25T23:06:34-04:00By |Blog, HDPE, Installation, Synthetic Thatch, Thatch Roofing, Why Endureed?|

Curious about how to figure out the total roof pitch & height if you don't have design software? Maybe you're working on a do-it-yourself palapa or covered porch. No problem! You can do this! The pitch of the roof will determine the height of the ridge board that runs the [...]

7 08, 2018

Explaining The Environmental Cost Of Natural Thatch To Clients

2025-07-25T23:06:52-04:00By |Benefits to Architects, Benefits to Hotels, Blog, Eco-friendly Thatch, HDPE, Thatch Roofing, Why Endureed?|

As a green building designer, you may encounter clients who want natural thatch on accessory buildings like tiki huts, gazebos or boat houses. Your clients may wrongfully assume that natural thatch is the most sustainable building material for accessory buildings on their grounds. Of course, you know that quality synthetic [...]

21 07, 2018

UF Researcher Warns Of Caterpillars Decimating Tiki Hut Palm Fronds

2025-07-25T23:06:53-04:00By |Benefits to Hotels, Blog, Eco-friendly Thatch, Fire Safety, HDPE, Synthetic Thatch, Thatch Roofing>VIVA Thatch, Why Endureed?|

New findings reported by experts at the University of Florida saw that caterpillars have not been found on living or dead leaves attached to sabal palms as of late. Instead, they're hatching from their eggs on top of the natural thatched roofs of Tiki huts in the state! Both Hypsopygia nostralis [...]

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