African Thatched Roof Hut
A road less travelled is to take a lesson from traditional african homes and to build clay daubed walls to support your grass thatch roof.
African thatched roof hut. Available with a fire rated option this artificial thatch is perfect for building residential or commercial tiki huts and other thatch roof edifices. Tiki huts also known as chickees bohios and palapas depending on where you live. There are synthetic artificial thatch roofing materials for new construction custom built tiki huts tiki bars converting existing building diy framing and for replacement thatch on your existing tiki huts with some modification. It is most commonly made out of mud and its roof is often made with grass and with local materials.
It s constructed from 100 cape reed and is absolutely perfect for roofing. The lapa company specialise in beautiful thatched gazebos of excellent quality with african themed thatch at our heart. Palapa structures offers palapa kits tiki hut kits bamboo bars and gazebos artificial and synthetic thatch roof and other products in the us. Our our eco friendly african cape reed thatch has a climate dependent lifespan of up to 10 years enhancing your interior or exterior space for the long term.
Our synthetic faux african thatch panels are a great replacement for the natural thatch reed panels and top cones. It is construction usually with a conical foundation and peaked thatched roof. Having a thatched roof on your bali hut or african thatch gives a fantastic exotic feel to any backyard and can quickly transform something dull into a tropical paradise. African cape reed thatch roofing covers gazebos tiki huts umbrellas and other exterior structures.
Commonly african or bali thatch huts are left without walls to allow for maximum capture of ocean breezes. The hut has different names in various african languages. The african round hut known in literature as cone on cylinder or cone on drum hut. Restoration project in the african garden fagan park by exotic thatch.
However from time to. African thatch is a material that can transform any backyard into a great area for entertaining and having friends and neighbors come over to relax. The lapa company are specialists in african style garden buildings including thatched gazebos lapas and other thatched roof garden buildings. Tiki huts most people call the tiki hut a thatched roof gazebo.
Imagine being able to go outside to a structure that provides the ultimate zone for relaxation and comfort. Our beautiful viroreed african thatch starter panels are the first step in creating your reed thatch roof.