Make Palm Roof

Mexican palm thatch gives a rustic tropical look and it is perfect for roofing island inspired structures such as tiki huts bars and palapa thatch structures.

Make palm roof.

Weave another palm frond back and forth vertically through the horizontal fronds. The leaves are then removed from only side of the stalk while the other side remains as is. The number you need total and the number you need to leave unsplit depends on the size of your roof. First you will need to chop off a set of fresh palm fronds from the tree and allow them to dry.

Repeat this process with five more palm fronds making a woven sheet of palm fronds. Place three palm fronds onto a flat surface lining them up long edge to long edge. On sunday may 31 2020. Mexican palm thatch is made from the sun dried leaves off of a mexican fan palm a tree native to the desert climates of northern mexico.

Push the fronds together in the form to make the weaving tight. The construction of diy thatch roof is fairly simple. For centuries people have used mexican palm thatch as a water resistant and insulating roofing material. The roof of red barn sits painted with the message make palm desert great again after previously painting a message that read suck my governor in palm desert calif.

Build the roof structure for the thatching by nailing a 2 by 4 inch piece of lumber from each of the four corners of the building up to a center ridge pole that runs parallel to the ground. Alternatively you can make use of already dried fronds. So if you are making a roof yourself get the longest leaves that you can find. Newly collected coconut palm leaves.

Next you have to split almost all of the leaves in half.