Our nightmare started in April 2017 at our vacation house in Guatemala. A fire started at our neighbor's home and quickly passed to ours. This was a home for our family to spend weekends, holidays, and to make memories in. 20 of our closest friends and family managed to run [...]
People too regularly think that natural palm thatch is environmentally friendly, just because it's compostable. The truth is, by the time it's sprayed with layers of pesticide and flame retardant chemicals every couple of years, it's not even a healthy compost material. The truth is the natural palm thatch industry [...]
When designers integrate green building strategies into their projects, they maximize environmental performance. Plus, they maximize economic performance. Plenty of other benefits also exist. For example, green building protects biodiversity and ecosystems. It improves air and water quality. It conserves natural resources. Green building also reduces operation costs and improves [...]
Designers of commercial buildings are choosing Endureed Regions Series synthetic thatch to appeal to the growing pool of eco-conscious consumers. The beauty and natural feel of our products is far from the only reason to choose these roofing products though. Thermoplastic Resin Endureed’s Regions series shingles are made using thermoplastic resins. [...]
Think about your worst nightmare as a resort owner. Fire, hurricane, bug and rodent infestation, or maybe worse, negative customer reviews. One high-end resort experienced two of those. The issues were discovered when multiple travel sites began to report stories of rodents and snakes checking in unannounced with their paying [...]
You will hear people say that a thatch roof made of natural water reed will last four or five decades. That sounds impressive, right? It's not quite that simple though. While you can retain parts of the roof for that long, around every eight years you will need to completely [...]
Hurricane Florence may reach a Category 5 status tonight an into Thursday before weakening. Earlier today, Florence dipped to a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph. Still, experts say we can't rule out that Florence could reach the highest category on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. Our thoughts [...]
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 [...]
What’s the Best Roof to Prevent Hail Damage? Synthetic thatch is a durable roofing material that is an exceptional alternative to asphalt shingles, especially for preventing hail damage. Thunderstorms sometimes get severe and bring hail. Hail is an obvious bringer of destruction. Sometimes hail damages surfaces in a way that's [...]
Are you looking for thatch roofing that could pass even the strict requirements found in the Florida Building Code? As we discussed before, Florida Building Code requires buildings to have products rated for winds up to 111 mph. Additionally, in homes in High Velocity Hurricane Zones like Miami-Dade, the requirement [...]
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