A round bohio of 9 meters of diameter near Santa Clara. We built the upper structure out of mangle.

Here is a small 3.5m bohio with a teak structure that we just built in Valencia, Altos del Maria.

Here are some pictures from our latest realisations.

18/7/2010 Update: Here’s a better picture.
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We recently delivered our first Palmex roof in the Bocas del Toro archipelago, on Dolphin Bay. Here are some pictures.

“While designing my over-the-water house I really wanted to use palm thatched for its esthetic appeal.  However, with my past experience of short longevity, bugs and mildew of natural palms I thought I would be restricted to zinc.  When I discovered Palmex I thought I would give it a try.  We just installed it a few weeks ago and I am very pleased.  It was easy to install and looks great.” Chris White — Bocas del …

We just completed changing the roof on this beautiful pool rancho at the house of a prominent lawyer in Buenaventura. This rancho is set next to a lagoon like pool and has a view of the beautiful white-sand beach. The Palmex roofing will allow the pool to stay much cleaner, thereby providing a more pleasant environment and saving on pool maintenance.

We recently completed changing the roof at one of Panama’s landmark restaurants, the Mi Ranchito on the Amador Causeway. The old natural palm roof was long overdue and leaks had already begun to damage the structure. Because of this we ended up having to replace about 20% of the mangle wood structure. We also treated the structure against termites and re-varnished the whole thing.

Installing the new Palmex roof was quite a challenge because the owner of Mi Ranchito didn’t want to close the restaurant completely. To accommodate this we had to work on one section of roof at a time …

We just completed a couple of customer projects and here are some pictures.
These are from a house in Altos del Maria:

This is a beautiful 2.5 meter parasol with a teak frame.