Balinese roofers

A traditional alang alang construction. Alang alang thatching has been used in Indonesia for hundreds of years on the islands of Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Timor and Sumba as a traditional system of roofing. There are slight variations in the application of the material throughout these different places but by far the neatest and strongest form is found in Bali. The drooping eaves are then cut horizontally to create the traditional Balinese roof.