peterbange
27th December 2006, 07:29 AM
Hi ... in the most recent "Inside Out" magazine, there is a picture of a deck where they have used what appears to be 30-40mm branches as a kind of "thatching" to provide a shade roof.
The branches are fixed (in some way) to a conventional post, beam and batten roof structure. The banches themselves are not straight and true (eg. like bamboo poles), but have a more "tortured" look. Lengths of each branch appears at least 2m long.
Any ideas what type of material is been used? ...or what may be a suitable material? I saw some pre-fab panels made of willow in Bunnings and was wondering how this would go? (albeit they were woven and only 8mm dia ... but the idea that 30-40mm willow might be suitable?).
Thanks.
The branches are fixed (in some way) to a conventional post, beam and batten roof structure. The banches themselves are not straight and true (eg. like bamboo poles), but have a more "tortured" look. Lengths of each branch appears at least 2m long.
Any ideas what type of material is been used? ...or what may be a suitable material? I saw some pre-fab panels made of willow in Bunnings and was wondering how this would go? (albeit they were woven and only 8mm dia ... but the idea that 30-40mm willow might be suitable?).
Thanks.