Nipa Roof Construction

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Nipa roof construction.

The use of nipa in thatching roofing had been slowly diminishing due to the introduction of the use of gi sheets in modern houses. The first requires minimum training if any while the second calls for skilled craftsmanship. Construction began on tuesday november 3 2009 with a crew of four on site. The roof will be of nipa the thatched leaf of the nipa palm.

Nipa finished a deck project in september of 2013 in the universi. Original nipa hut in the philippines. We also included never before seen special bonus video of the great pyramids of the philip. They were designed to endure the climate and environment of the philippines.

Based in santa ana nipa is a general contractor. Come join us while we are putting the nipa roofs on both cabanas. They provide services such as accessibility construction patio construction storm shelter installation and other services. Here s a few photos.

Nipa huts were the native houses of the indigenous people of the philippines before the spaniards arrived. These structures were temporary made from plant materials like bamboo. The walls are all brick. Synthetic nipa roofing is also maintenance free easier to repair and more cost effective especially in the long run.

Through different creativity and integration let me remind you with the original nipa hut used by our farmers. As for walls sawali can be used framed with bamboo slats. Amid the introduction of new materials in the construction of houses many still prefer to use the traditional nipa for their roofing. With nice front porch.

Building a synthetic nipa is much simpler and faster than building a traditional one. A typical materials in building bahay kubo uses bamboo and coco lumber for the beams and joist nipa shingles for the roof and windows bamboo slats for flooring railings and even for benches and stair steps. It s a very nice house and the cost was reasonable.