Exploring Why Faux Thatch Roofs with Limited Guarantees Can Be Risky for Your Business
Modern synthetic thatching have become increasingly prevalent, particularly at resorts and hospitality spaces. Offering easy care requirements, extended lifespan, ease of installation, and higher profitability, these roofs are favourable to business investors who favour them compared to natural thatch. Whether adorning beachfront shacks, transforming amusement parks, enhancing curated gardens, or decorating residential villas, synthetic thatch roofs are becoming a defining feature.
While selecting faux thatch may be a modern choice for entrepreneurs, it is crucial to prioritise purchasing authentic, high-quality products with comprehensive protection. The habit of drawing clients with bargain rates is a old tradition in the business world, and the artificial thatch industry is no different.
Customers should avoid suppliers promoting synthetic thatch roofs at tempting prices but with minimal assurance. Here’s why your project, and potentially your brand reputation, can be at risk when you choose an artificial roof covering with a restricted coverage:
Watch Out for Water Seepage..!
A reduced assurance suggests that the durability of the product is inferior, requiring frequent replacement. Replacing worn thatch involves removing the old one and replacing it on the support system. Any missed screw holes during installation could cause water entry, causing waterproofing problems and increasing expenses. Additionally, wind can cause air to seep in. Failing to address them can affect user comfort, damage the brand's reputation, and lower sales.
Weakened Framework
A reduced assurance term implies repetitive roof changes, leading to an build-up of fastener marks in your underlying system. Over time, this can weaken the support frame, potentially requiring repairs or full replacements. Using a compromised frame poses hazards, as visitors could fear to spend time under a thatch roof supported by a unstable base, concerned about falling debris.
Low-Grade Components
In order to balance the smaller profit margin and tight margins, vendors may use second-hand waste that are imported discards. As a result, inferior compounds are often utilised in making artificial thatch roofs, leading to inconsistent durability and poor structural reliability. Ultimately, this can affect your bottom line of your resort.
Just Hollow Promises…
Vendors with limited coverage often avoid giving written assurances 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 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 faux thatch systems!
To illustrate the point, consider this real-life scenario: the first Artificial Thatch Roof 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.