Post #590998 by Bruddah Bear on Fri, May 27, 2011 1:04 AM

ketchjb,

I looked through what bookmarked links I have. The majority of the widest thatch most of the sites had to offer was 4' width in various lengths of rolls or panels. But, the absolute widest I could find was one site that had 51"x60' commercial grade rolls. In other words, 4'3" wide rolls 60 ft long.

One of your other options would be to use the 30" rolls and overlap them as you mentioned, but there is also another option. There are a number of companies that sell and install palpas or palpa kits for the DIY-er. Since you already have a structure you might call around or email companies with an inquiry on the cost of just a palpa cover, or find a thatch umbrella cover, that would fit your roof. You would need a sizable umbrella cover to do it, probably 15-16 feet diameter to cover the diagonal depending on the pitch of the roof. You'd then need to cut out the center peak for your skylight. Not perfect, but a possible solution.

Good luck to you.

Bear