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stargard_1

May 11, 2004, 9:10 PM

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Roofing Thatch

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Looking for palm leaf thatch in large quantaties for roofing and palapas.
Does anyone know of a manufacturer in mexico?
Any contact would be appreciated.

Please reply to:
basker@anythingbamboo.com

Esteban

May 12, 2004, 6:42 AM

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Re: [stargard_1] Roofing Thatch

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How much do you want? Where do you want it shipped?

eduardo

Feb 6, 2005, 12:16 AM

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Re: [stargard_1] Roofing Thatch

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Please let me know what you find out. I want to find out what it costs to build a palapa in Mexico's west Coast.

Esteban

Feb 6, 2005, 1:37 PM

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Re: [Esteban] Roofing Thatch

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If you are anywhere from Mazatlan south, all you have to do is ask around.

patricio_lintz

Feb 12, 2005, 8:20 PM

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When I drive through Nayarit between Tepic and Escuinapa, I often see many thached houses and big DINA open trucks loaded with palm fronds. This is what they use. It's a by-product of the coconut groves.

It isn't manufactured. It is gathered or trimmed from the coco palms. To thach a roof, you first split the frond lengthwise with a machete so that it will lie flat. Thatching a roof is hard work and best to hire a local crew. As the man said, "Ask around."

(This post was edited by patricio_lintz on Feb 12, 2005, 8:22 PM)