Understanding Why Artificial Thatch Roofs with Reduced Warranties Can Lead to Issues for Your Venture
Artificial thatch roofing solutions have become commonplace, particularly at tourist destinations and entertainment venues. Offering very little maintenance requirements, prolonged service life, hassle-free fitting, and enhanced return on investment, these roofs are attractive to property developers who choose them instead of natural thatch. Whether gracing coastal cottages, 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 smart choice for property owners, it is essential to ensure you buy genuine, premium-grade materials with long-term guarantees. The practice of luring customers with low prices is a age-old tradition in the business world, and the faux roofing market is no different.
It’s best to steer clear of market players providing synthetic thatch roofs at low costs but with limited guarantees. Here's how your property, and potentially your customer trust, can face trouble when you go for an artificial thatch roof with a smaller assurance period:
Be Cautious of Leakage Issues
A limited warranty often means that the quality of the thatching is below par, 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 moisture damage and increasing expenses. Additionally, breezes can infiltrate weak points. Ignoring such problems can disappoint customers, 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 minimal returns, vendors may use second-hand waste that are foreign rejects. As a result, inferior compounds are often utilised in making plastic thatch panels, 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 avoid legal obligations. At best, they might verbally convince clients to customers before the sale, which hold no enforceable value. If any post-sales issues arise, you may have no resolution path.
WinRoyal’s Strong Warranty Promise
WinRoyal, on the other hand, provides a clear 20-year written guarantee for all its durable synthetic roof panels!
To illustrate the point, consider this practical example: 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 Artificial Thatch Roof 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 last for years to come and enhance client confidence.