Make Palm Frond Roof

Overlap each panel roughly seven to eight inches on center for a full appearance.

Make palm frond roof.

How do we build a hale. A hale is a traditional hawaiian thatched house made from 100 natural and sustainable materials. The cahune palm leaves are much longer. The leaves are then removed from only side of the stalk while the other side remains as is.

A palapa is a construction made from wood and palm leaves. Interior design students from harr. They provide shade and form the roof of permanant or temporary structures they can be very basic or very fancy depending on their use and location. Alternatively you can make use of already dried fronds.

Newly collected coconut palm leaves. They are everywhere in mexico used as roofing for beach and pool areas bars sun shades bbq areas restaurants and. So if you are making a roof yourself get the longest leaves that you can find. Starting at the bottom edge of the roof attach each panel to the roof with a staple gun or a hammer.

On the first row of your thatching apply a double layer of thatch. Nipa cogon and anahaw are the popular materials for a filipino traditional hut but in the southern part of the philippines a woven coconut palm is also us. First you will need to chop off a set of fresh palm fronds from the tree and allow them to dry.