| Homeowners will often say that they run out of ideas | | | | tarp to cover and safeguard the thatch for longer |
| when it comes to finding new design moves that will | | | | usage for the future. If the product is correctly |
| help them to revamp their out-of-doors entertaining | | | | secured, it can endure winds up to 50 to 60 miles per |
| and living areas. After readjusting the decorative | | | | hour, making it a great idea for those who live in windy |
| pieces or changing the color scheme of the outdoor | | | | climates. |
| furniture, they often run out of new inspirations for | | | | 2. There are endless applications for thatch |
| exterior design. One concept that is becoming | | | | panels. You’d be shocked, but thatch has many |
| increasingly popular this season is the use of thatch | | | | uses that you may be oblivious of. These panels can |
| paneling as part of your exterior design. In prior | | | | be used to ornament tables, fences, tiki bars and |
| generations, thatch was used to provide cover on | | | | barbecues. You’ll create a tropical feel when you |
| warm days, but with today’s design aesthetic, tiki | | | | add thatch to your outdoor party, backyard, garden, or |
| thatch is used more as a decorative element outside | | | | business with very little effort. You can also adjust the |
| and inside the home. This textile helps to generate a | | | | paneling by having it fitted to your own special item |
| tropical feeling to your outdoor living area or business | | | | with unique dimensions. |
| space that you share with your clientele. | | | | 3. Thatch requires very little maintenance. Make |
| You have most likely seen this umbrella-like figure on | | | | sure you soak off the thatch panels several times |
| the porticos of local Mexican eateries around town or | | | | every year to protect it from any dirt or buildup that |
| at tropical parties hosted at your friend’s house. | | | | may accumulate. When thatch is rained on for the first |
| However, incorporating thatch panels into your own | | | | time, it can sometimes create a non toxic run off. Think |
| outdoor area is basic and adds to the feel in your | | | | of ways to guard the thatch from mold and filth, |
| outdoor area. Once you bring the palapa into your | | | | especially in areas with a colder and rainier climate. |
| alfresco living quarters you’ll want to spend all of | | | | 4. Thatch panels come in a universal dimension to |
| your free time outside in the shade. | | | | meet your size needs. The standard size of a palapa |
| Here are a few ways that thatching will improve the | | | | will stand at 8 feet and 6 inches at its tallest point. The |
| look of your backyard: | | | | outer rim is just about 7 feet tall and there is 6 inches |
| 1. With the right thoughtful care, thatch panels can | | | | of overhang, which gives a clearance of 6 feet 6 |
| last for many years. In dry environs with minor rainfall, | | | | inches. Take into account these dimensions before you |
| thatch can have a lifetime of three to five years. If you | | | | proceed with the purchase so you have enough |
| live in a place with more rainfall, you should buy a large | | | | square footage to hold the palapa in your backyard. |