Why Faux Thatch Roofs with Reduced Coverage Periods Can Spell Trouble for Your Venture
Synthetic thatch roofs have become increasingly prevalent, particularly at tourist destinations and recreational hotspots. Offering easy care requirements, prolonged service life, straightforward setup, and higher profitability, these roofs are appealing to resort planners who select them rather than natural thatch. Whether gracing coastal cottages, transforming amusement parks, beautifying designer landscapes, or decorating residential villas, synthetic thatch roofs are making a lasting mark.
While adopting synthetic roofing may be a modern choice for resort operators, it is crucial to ensure you buy trusted branded options with extensive warranties. The trend of luring customers with low prices is a old tradition in the business world, and the artificial thatch industry is no different.
You should avoid suppliers providing synthetic thatch roofs at tempting prices but with shorter warranties. Below is how your project, and potentially your public image, can be at risk when you choose an synthetic roofing system with a shorter guarantee:
Water Seepage Can Become a Nightmare
A shorter guarantee suggests that the quality of the thatching is substandard, requiring frequent replacement. Adding new roofing layers involves dismantling previous layers and mounting a new layer over the base. Any unsealed joints during installation could lead to leaks, causing roofing failures and increasing expenses. Additionally, wind can cause air to seep in. Leaving them unattended can frustrate visitors, impact your goodwill, and lower sales.
Support Structure Concerns
A limited guarantee indicates ongoing replacement cycles, leading to an build-up of fastener marks in your underlying system. Over time, this can weaken the support frame, potentially causing the need for reinforcement or extensive refurbishment. Ignoring wear and tear poses danger, as guests may be reluctant to rest or relax under a thatch roof supported by a fragile frame, fearing instability or collapse.
Inferior Raw Materials
In order to offset the reduced selling price and narrow profit margins, manufacturers prefer recycled materials that are essentially waste discarded by other countries. As a result, cheap inputs are often applied to create synthetic roofing systems, leading to early deterioration and reduced strength or stability. Ultimately, this can damage your operational returns of your resort.
Just Hollow Promises…
Vendors with shorter guarantees often refrain from providing written commitments to evade responsibility. At best, they might make spoken promises to customers before the sale, which offer no legal backing. If any after-sales concerns arise, you may have no resolution path.
WinRoyal—A Brand That Stands by Its Word
WinRoyal, on the other hand, offers 20 years’ explicit written warranty for all its premium artificial roofing products!
To illustrate the point, consider this genuine case: the first Artificial Thatch Roof Synthetic Thatch Roof we installed at Alibaug around fourteen years prior at one of our client’s sites is as intact as brand new, even to this day!
For us at WinRoyal, the final transaction marks the start of a sustainable client partnership. We emphasise our mission to creating superior solutions that stand the test of time and enhance client confidence.