Synthetic Fiber Palm tiles offer more to customers and have become a popular choice after the unbelievable worldwide success of Fiber Thatch Synthetic tiles that was achieved with Fiber Reed Synthetic. This range of synthetic thatch was developed to cater to the resort developers needs. On top of this, it has allowed resort developers the opportunity to find a long-lasting top-quality synthetic thatch.

Fiber Palm tiles not only look 100% natural but are of superior quality and durability all wrapped in a super economic option. The backbone of the Ocean is the 25 years of experience and impeccable reputation associated with Fiber Roofing’s synthetic thatch. However, the new style and composition of the Synthetic Fiber Palm had to be authentic in appearance, easy to install, durable, economic and trustworthy.

Fiber Thatch has designed a product that is just that, offering more to customers while being a cost-effective solution

Thatch Grass (Hyparhenia Dissoluta) grows wild in large areas in the Southern parts of Africa. It is the most commonly used material for thatch roofs in South Africa. The grass is seasonable with a new crop every year. Cutting of the grass promotes growth. It is very important that the grass should only be cut in the winter months after the grass has been killed by frost. The reason is that the grass stems then have lost all their “sugar” and moisture leaving only dry fibre. Grass cut in the wrong season and dried by the sun will not give 20% the life span of grass harvested in the winter. Unfortunately there are many operators that will cut as soon as the grass has reached the required length, will dry the grass and sell or use this grass. The result is roofs decomposing within 3 to 5 years when it should last 5 times longer. Again because of our good name and long history in the industry we always have the choice of the best quality. We also believe to pay a premium for the best quality grass available. The grass is harvested by the poorest of poor people and as a company we take our responsibility to pay these suppliers the “right” price, very seriously. This has lead to that we are always offered the best and can always obtain grass when other companies complain of shortages.

Thatch grass is sold in bundles with an average diameter of 80mm and an average length of 1000mm to 1200mm. The average weight of a bundle of thatch grass is 0.6 kilogram. Thatch grass is baled into bales that consist of 50 bundles per bale. This is done to facilitate easy handling. A Bale of thatching grass would require ± 0.16m³ packing space.

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