DeborahM Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Can anybody tell me...what is this type of ceiling called? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1 Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 16 minutes ago, DeborahM said: Can anybody tell me...what is this type of ceiling called? Very nice.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeborahM Posted January 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, jonnyintrouble said: thatch .. techo de paja THANKS!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Solar Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Understand it is also called "home" by many spiders and scorpions, from those who have had it.....! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Those are straw floor mats attached to the top of the rafters. and varnished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, Go Solar said: Understand it is also called "home" by many spiders and scorpions, from those who have had it.....! 😉 Yes, it would need to be sprayed on a regular basis just like a palapa. They are very attractive, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 24 minutes ago, jonnyintrouble said: In Asia, and here too in some indigenous homes, they are walls, doors, window shades, potty seats, prayer mats, rain coats, Sun screens. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 A friend of mine did a ceiling like this- she was distressed because when they varnished them, they spread them out on black plastic sheets, and the varnish of course went through and basically glued the mats to the plastic, But then she realized that this was actually a good thing- the plastic stuck-on side of course was installed on the upper side and provided a further layer of protection from moisture and bugs entering from the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Quote If you want the Spanish word, it's PETATE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Quote Well, in this case/thread, I´m referring to a techo, at least that´s what it is in the local vernacular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Yes, they call those petates wherever I've been in Mexico as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Slainte is correct. It's a petate roof. No discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimanjome Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 When I was looking at house I was shown one with the thatch ceiling. It was beginning to shred and I was told it needed a new one. The Mexican agent was familiar with these types of ceiings and he told me that if they are varnished and installed correctly they can last up to 15 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 This is not a palapa roof pictured by the OP. There are no "loose leaves" outside. The type of ceiling pictured has some kind of roof on top of that- metal, or those asbestos or plastic panels, perhaps with clay tiles laid on top of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 jonnyintrouble, we installed one of these ceilings in a house we remodeled in 2005. It is still there and have had no problems with bugs, etc. Also, there are tiles on the top ... it doesn't have loose leaves outside like a palapa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 7 hours ago, DeborahM said: THANKS!! DeborahM, it's not thatch. It's petate, and not patate. Petate is a woven reed mat used to create a ceiling, usually with beams underneath and tile on top to make the roof. Thatch (at least around Lakeside) is made with palm leaves, still on their stems, layered onto a framework. And that guy jonnywhatsis is wrong about screwdriver, too. It's desarmador, not what he said (desamador). Spelling makes a difference to pronunciation. http://www.wordreference.com/es/en/translation.asp?spen=desarmador Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 8 hours ago, DeborahM said: Can anybody tell me...what is this type of ceiling called? DeborahM, use the word petate and ignore the rest of the thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 9 hours ago, Travis said: DeborahM, use the word petate and ignore the rest of the thread. LOL....correct, this should have been a 2 post thread, but alas, it has turned into "potatoes". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 14 hours ago, ComputerGuy said: Slainte is correct. It's a petate roof. No discussion. Wouldn't it be a cielo de petate? A roof (techo) is the top but the underside that is exposed to the room below is the ceiling (cielo). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Yep, technically, although I've never heard it referred to that way when having a general conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 I thought I heard the word as "TEpetate". I am now wondering if that was a local combination of the words "TEcho" and "petate". Don't know but am curious. This was in San Pancho when discussing our house build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 28 minutes ago, AngusMactavish said: Wouldn't it be a cielo de petate? A roof (techo) is the top but the underside that is exposed to the room below is the ceiling (cielo). OK here we go……. Top floor. always, techo encima la viga. ……….abajo la viga or between floors, cielo. Tepetate is barren land, nothing to do with construction or buildings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Solar Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 13 minutes ago, Ferret said: I thought I heard the word as "TEpetate". I am now wondering if that was a local combination of the words "TEcho" and "petate". Don't know but am curious. This was in San Pancho when discussing our house build. Tepetate is a natural substance mined locally that is used in many foundations to make a hard compacted base in the excavation, before footings are poured in concrete. It is delivered by dump trucks and looks like a greyish/brown lightweight powder; once it is really tamped down hard it can become almost like rock again. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tepetate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Quote When did they stop calling it "jal"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 There's Google for everyone else. And Slainte for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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