Pili Grass Roof

You can use this unique tiki hut gazebo as an extension of your outdoor living space to put outdoor furniture or hammocks under.

Pili grass roof.

In hawaiian pili means to cling or stick. In dominica and fiji palm leaves are the most prevalent thatching materials. Whether indigenous or a polynesian introduction early hawaiians used pili as their first choice for thatching roofs and for its brown color neat appearance and pleasant odor. 1 6 8 pili was harvested by uprooting a bunch.

All with the same intention in mind to give your home or business the perfect tropical shade covering. Bali s thatched roofs are usually made of alang alang or ijuk while sugar cane is a commonly used material in kenya. It s embedded into the culture and history of hawaii. This grass belongs in the genus heteropogon and the species contortus.

Replicates authentic hawaiian thatched roofs pili grass is a common plant indigenous to hawai i. Europeans called it tanglehead because the mature seed heads have a tendency to tangle. We prefer the term pili grass though. The blades of these grasses are tough and strong.

Synthetic pili grass by endureed. These days there is a high demand for pili grass and alang alang thatching. Pili grass is also commonly called lule grass spear grass tanglehead and twisted beardgrass. In europe traditional materials include reed and the less popular straw.

And in florida traditionally we use our native sabal palm thatch. Its scientific name is heteropogon contortus. In hawaii lauhala and pili grass are used. Pili grass is used in hawaii.

Pili grass has been used for roofing buildings in hawaii.