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[*] posted on 3-25-2006 at 02:14 PM


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I have used pitaya ("agria", not the "dulce" with the fruit) in the past because the guys from the local ranchos swear by the stuff as "muy duro".


Estoy confuso, otra vez. This site says that the Pitaya Agria has the sweet fruit , not the Pitaya dulce (which they say is the Organ pipe cactus).

The nice straight palos of the Organ Pipe do seem like they'd make the best construction material, but I didn't know it was the sour pitayas that everyone loves to eat.

http://www.oceanoasis.org/fieldguide/sten-gum.html
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[*] posted on 3-27-2006 at 06:20 PM


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Here you go!
This is one amazing site. It is fiber glass not plastic. The columns look interesting too.

http://www.afibra.com


We called Afibra today (Guadalajara) and spoke to the owner who speaks English. They don't have distributors for their products because they don't stock the items. You work directly with them and everything is made to order.

They have standard items like bamboo matting and bamboo poles in 1", 1 1/4", 2?". The matting is measured per sq. meter, and the poles are per meter in length.

The bamboo is unfinished (clear fiberglass) on the top surface and he recommended painting the top every couple of years if it will be exposed to the sun. Out of the sun, he said it lasts 8-10 years. He didn't give a life expectancy if it's in the sun.

We told him we're making a sombra so he focused on their "bamboo". I'm going to email and ask if the larger beams and other "pergolada" materials are finished on all sides and get a life expectancy for that stuff too. The "bamboo" may be considered an interior material which may be the reason for the maintainence and short life span.

They ship in to La Paz and he said they can get the products delivered to most of the larger cities in Baja Sur.

We're going to send him a materials list and get a quote for the heck of it but it may not last long enough to warrant the cost.

Check out the palm trunks though. Oh the things I could do with an unlimited budget...



[Edited on 3-28-2006 by oladulce]
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