Why Faux Thatch Roofs with Lesser Guarantees Can Be Risky for Your Business
Faux thatch roof systems have become commonplace, particularly at tourist destinations and hospitality spaces. Offering very little maintenance requirements, greater longevity, hassle-free fitting, and enhanced return on investment, these roofs are attractive to property developers who choose them instead of natural thatch. Whether beautifying beach cafés, elevating leisure 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 attracting buyers through cheap pricing is a longstanding 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. Below is how your brand, and potentially your public image, can take a hit when you invest in an synthetic roofing system with a limited warranty:
Water Seepage Can Become a Nightmare
A shorter guarantee implies that the roofing quality is poor, demanding recurring fixes. Installing the new thatch involves dismantling previous layers and securing the new roofing over the support structure. Any loose fittings during installation could lead to leaks, causing roofing failures and causing financial strain. Additionally, air gaps allow wind to pass through. Leaving them unattended can frustrate visitors, harm your credibility, and cause financial losses.
Structural Weakness
A limited guarantee indicates ongoing replacement cycles, leading to an accumulation of drilled points in your support frame. Over time, this can undermine the strength, potentially leading to major restoration or complete overhauls. Continuing with a weakened structure poses safety concerns, as guests may be reluctant to sit beneath a thatch roof supported by a weak foundation, worrying about its safety.
Inferior Raw Materials
In order to compensate for the lower retail cost and minimal returns, some producers resort to reprocessed plastics that are foreign rejects. As a result, low-quality materials are often incorporated into plastic thatch panels, leading to reduced strength and poor structural reliability. 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, Artificial Thatch Roof 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 emphasise our mission to crafting high-performance roofing that offer consistent reliability and create value for our customers.