Making A Traditional Roof From Nipah Leaves
A woman is sitting under the shade of a chocolate tree. I noticed that she was making a roof sheet made of nipah leaves. Nipah leaf roof that is kind of similar like coconut tree is considered cheap at a price of 2500 rupiah per piece for the roof sheet. She could made 30 piece of nipah roof per day. The advantage by using this roof, the circulation of the air in the room is quite cool compared to using a roof made of aluminum roof.
Let's see how the process is made. Firstly, the leaf from the nipah plant is cut to the appropriate length, then weaved and tied tightly using a rope from a thin slice of rattan from end to end. And the leaves are joined one by one until everything is covered. Then become a roof sheet that can protect the occupants from the heat of the sun and from the cool rain. The average nipah roof can last for the longest for a year. And must be replaced with a new one.
What about you, have you ever see the roof like this near your area? Let me know by leaving a comment below here :D
This is quite amazing to see! Where I live it gets freezing cold and our roofs are very well insulated to keep the warmth from our heaters in! Great photos! Tip!
Wow thank you @melinda010100 much appreciate for the tip :D Yes! this nipah roof maybe doesnt fit your freezing weather and i think thats much better with your well insulated roof, however in tropical place like here in sumatra, this roof is pretty good :) Kind Regards from Sumatra!
I really enjoy your posts about life in your area and look forward to seeing more.
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Very nice post!! Love to learn to do this one day!
Yes @kaminchan you can try it one day!
howdy there from Texas khey! I really like this post because it's very educational and informative, fascinating to see how roofs can be made from leaves! great post!
Howdy @janton! Thank you, great to know that you like my post, yes it can be made from leaves! Hope other steemians read and enjoyed this too. Regards from Sumatra!
howdy again khey! oh how interesting, are you in Indonesia? Is Sumatra the name of your country or a state like Texas?
Hello again Janton, howdy! Yes i live in a tropical country called Indonesia, Aceh province, that located in the northern part of Sumatra island. Sumatra island is one of the biggest five island in Indonesia, this island is a home to 9 provinces.
howdy again khey! well is English your first language because you write better than I do! lol. So is Indonesia the one with like thousands of islands and everyone has boats to get around to see their friends on the next door island?
Hi @janton howdy! Lol. Yes its around 17.000 islands here and mostly people who have boats are fisherman that lives near the sea. But transportation like ferry, ships, rent boats are available for public. So yes i can see my friends on the next door island by that
howdy again khey! oh how interesting...17,000 islands! I can't even imagine...so most people never see most of the islands right? It would take years to visit them all! lol.
Well how is the economy there, are there lots of jobs?
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