UNCgolf
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I doubt what we're seeing is the finished product -- I can't imagine they'd just leave the bare aluminum (or whatever it is; aluminum is the most likely) there.
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I doubt what we're seeing is the finished product -- I can't imagine they'd just leave the bare aluminum (or whatever it is; aluminum is the most likely) there.
lazyboy97o
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More likely steel but that doesn’t make it better.
JoeCamel
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I think it is promising, at least paint on the bare. Paint hides everything or so a flipper told me...
James Alucobond
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I'm assuming it will be painted similarly to the entrance to Tokelau, which shares a lot architecturally with the new entrance and was also originally this same bare metallic color. It was later painted to look like a lighter contrasting wood, but wood nonetheless.
Chandeliers of this sort appear throughout the resort. Nothing new.
UNCgolf
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It would make sense for Disney to go with the cheaper option.
lazyboy97o
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Not really cheaper. Metal roofs decks are typically steel while aluminum is used more for smaller things like canopies. You also risk galvanic corrosion mixing the two outside.
I wonder if those are temporary to keep the net weighed down. It looks similar to the hanging lights in the lobby and those are far more decorative.
or maybe these are RGB lights?
Sir_Cliff
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Am I the only one who thinks it looks like the underside has been painted?
castlecake2.0
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I wish the thatching looked a little fuller, but you can’t deny it looks better than it’s predecessor
James Alucobond
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I don't think it's been painted, though it may be factory-coated or something. It's the same color as the reverse side was originally before it was covered in plywood and thatched.
UNCgolf
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Steel is usually cheaper than aluminum for roofing -- and people do use aluminum for full roofs. It also depends on the type of steel in use, but they're generally all cheaper than aluminum. Prices fluctuate, of course, but on average you're going to spend less for steel. Copper is typically the most expensive, but that doesn't get used all that often, at least in the southeast.
My father was the president of a commercial roofing company that did a lot of metal roofing.
lazyboy97o
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A roof deck isn’t roofing. A metal roof is going to be attached to a substrate, not providing the actual structural support.
UNCgolf
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I know.
Obviously I haven't seen the blueprints, but it sure looks it would be roofing attached to a substrate in those photos (there's an underlying frame that the metal is fastened to), with the thatching just a decorative flourish. But I'm not my father, so I certainly don't know for sure.
I disagree. I like this better.
castlecake2.0
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I mean if you’re going for a 1960s carport on the side of bungalow vibe it fits the aesthetic .
lazyboy97o
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The assembly can be seen in the pictures. Plywood on metal deck. The thatch is not just a decorative appliqué. It is an approved roofing material that can be used alone as the roof without a solid surface beneath, attached to regularly spaced purlins.
UNCgolf
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I know thatch can be a roofing material; I just didn't know if Disney was using thatch that's suitable for that purpose or if it was merely decorative. It doesn't really look roofing quality in those photos, at least to me.
I also don't see the plywood in the photos between the roof deck and the thatch in the photos, but I'm taking your word for it. I'm positive you know more about what they're doing than I do.
