Exploring Why Artificial Thatch Roofs with Lesser Guarantees Can Be Risky for Your Venture
Faux thatch roof systems have become commonplace, particularly at tourist destinations and entertainment venues. Offering very little maintenance requirements, greater longevity, simple installation, and enhanced return on investment, these roofs are attractive to property developers who choose them instead of natural thatch. Whether beautifying beach cafés, enhancing theme parks, beautifying designer landscapes, or gracing private villas, synthetic thatch roofs are undeniably leaving their imprint.
While choosing synthetic thatch may be a forward-thinking choice for property owners, it is imperative to focus on acquiring reliable and certified roofing with long-term guarantees. The practice of luring customers with low prices is a age-old tradition in the business world, and the thatching trade is no different.
Businesses must be cautious about vendors offering synthetic thatch roofs at cheap deals but with reduced coverage periods. Here's how your brand, and potentially your public image, can suffer when you go for an synthetic roofing system with a smaller assurance period:
Water Seepage Can Become a Nightmare
A limited warranty often means that the roofing quality is poor, needing regular repair. Adding new roofing layers involves taking off existing thatch and securing the new roofing over the support structure. Any loose fittings during installation could trigger moisture issues, causing dampness and causing financial strain. Additionally, air gaps allow wind to pass through. Failing to address them can upset guests, tarnish your brand image, and affect profitability.
Structural Weakness
A limited guarantee signals regular refurbishments, leading to an increase in the number of screw holes in your support frame. Over time, this can undermine the strength, potentially demanding expensive fixes or complete overhauls. Ignoring wear and tear poses safety concerns, as guests may be reluctant to rest or relax under a Synthetic Thatch Roof 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, low-quality materials are often incorporated into plastic thatch panels, leading to reduced strength and weak resistance to elements. Ultimately, this can hurt your profitability of your business.
Verbal Guarantees with No Value
Sellers with shorter guarantees often refrain from providing written commitments to sidestep liability. At best, they might give informal commitments to customers before the sale, which hold no enforceable value. If any performance problems arise, you may end up without support.
WinRoyal—A Brand That Stands by Its Word
WinRoyal, on the other hand, offers 20 years’ explicit written warranty for all its faux thatch systems!
To illustrate the point, consider this real-life scenario: the first Synthetic Thatch Roof we installed at Alibaug over a decade ago at one of our client’s sites is as intact as brand new, even to this day!
For us at WinRoyal, the completion of a project indicates the beginning of a sustainable client partnership. We reiterate our commitment to producing long-lasting materials that offer consistent reliability and deliver satisfaction.