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This Bali Pavilion is 10 years old and is leaking and the thatch has shortened substantially time to upgrade the roof to an Ironwood Shingle Pavilion.
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Grass thatching has a life span of approximately 10 years dependent on the pitch of the roof the thatch batten spacing and the quality.
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The first step to renovating your pavilion is removal of the existing thatch, clean, repair if needed and re stain the roof frame.
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Shingles can be fitted point down (Asian style) or square bottom (Scandinavian style).
Once the shingles have been attached they can be sealed to get a natural finish, here I have used a Decking Oil, high pressure spayed to get stain up under the shingles, to maintain this look re stain every 2 years or let the shingles weather to a soft grey colour.
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The Shingles are attached with stainless steel staples for the ultimate strength and longevity at a rate of 400 staples per sq meter.
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Once the frame is clean and any repairs, maintenance and re staining is carried out. All old thatching is disposed of either skip or council tip.
There are several ceiling linings possible below is slatted bamboo with the shingle battens already attached. Ply, or exposed battens can be stained. 
The hips (corners) require a shaped shingle roll usually 3 sided attached to a spine and a concealed waterproof membrane.
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Shingle roof life expectancy 30 years ! 3 times that of Grass Thatch.
