synthetic roof thatch

[Lee M-S]

We wanna go full tiki on a garden hut. Does anyone have a source for synthetic thatch? The real, vegetative thatches only last a couple of years here.

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[d96778]

If you Google 'roof thatch', several sites come up. I used to have one site bookmarked...I think it was calibamboo.com, or something similar, but I can't remember exactly. Another perk of being a Senior#128513;

Dee

[Carey]

Here is an older PW thread on artificial thatch"
http://www.punaweb.org/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10651

[descodave]

I think we saw some synthetic thatch at Bamboo Too near the International Market Place in Kona.

[Lee M-S]

Thanks for the link, Carey. And D.Dave, I'll give them a call.
Still interested in other sources if anybody knows...
Mahalo!

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[john the architect]

An Indian inventor figured out how to cementitously coat palm fronds. You should look that up.

John Maloney
310.562.0362
johnmaloney3@me.com
Hawaii Architect AR8082

[hotinhawaii]

I just saw some for sale on Craigslist the other day on the big island.

[rocketman]

http://honolulu.craigslist.org/big/for/5181185754.html

[Lee M-S]

thanks for the craigslist tip. good price!

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[MattKarma]

I rented a thatched "Tipi" like stucture in Costarica, but had to stay somewhere else ... the thatch can be a real mildue/chemical attractor ... or perhaps the owners were careless.