What roofing can be used?

Depending on the wanted design, integration into its environment and budget, any type of roof can be used, such as alang-alang (thatch), pelupuh (flattened bamboo), different type of tiles made of bamboo or wood or ceramic as well as zinc or green roofing…

What types of bamboo do you use for your bamboo constructions?

For our constructions, the bamboo species most commonly used are:

  • Bamboo petung (Dendrocalamus Asper):  for columns and main beams
  • Bamboo tali (Gigantochloa Apus):  for rafters and roof structure
  • Bamboo duri (Bambusa Blumeana): for railing and interiors
  • Black bamboo (Dendrocalamus Asper Sp.): for original and classy rendering

Where does the bamboo you use come from?

All the bamboo used are sourced in Bali, Indonesia. For particular types of projects, depending on the size, design, location and after a particular survey onsite, the bamboo material can be sourced and treated directly onsite optimizing transport and logistics.

Do you provide a guarantee for the bamboo structure?

By default, we include a 1 year guarantee for the bamboo structure. As a professional of construction, we propose a yearly maintenance contract attached to structural guarantee which can be extended for 10 years.

How long does a bamboo building last?

Bamboo material and bamboo structures have 3 main causes of degradation:

  • Insects: cellulose and starch present in the bamboo will attract the insect.
  • Direct exposure to sunlight: UV will destroy the natural silicate protection of the bamboo.
  • Permanent source of moisture: Above 20% of moisture inside the bamboo, mushrooms can develop and lead to rotten bamboo.

If the bamboo is exposed to 1 of this potential to cause a degradation, a lifetime of 6 months – 3 years is expected.

Once we treat the bamboo against the insects and adapt our design to protect the bamboo structure regarding sun and moisture exposure, there is no cause of degradation. With a regular survey in order to check this compliance, it will last for long term.

We propose a yearly maintenance contract attached to structural guarantee which can be extended for 10 years.

How high and wide can we build with bamboo?

We can build as high/width as the other type of structure. We will add more bamboo materials and structure sections when needed. A particular focus will be given to direct sun as well as roofing and moisture exposure for long lasting buildings.

Do you also build outside of Bali?

In order to promote bamboo material and construction, we can build bamboo buildings all over Indonesia and worldwide. Our activity so far is 40% in Bali and nearby, 50% on the other islands of Indonesia and 10% abroad. Please have a look at the map of the projects we have built so far.

What services of construction do you offer?

We provide engineering consulting for bamboo structures as well as professional construction for sustainable bamboo structure and roofing such as: hotels, restaurants, educational, residential, commercial, industrial, bungalows…and all other demand or request from the clients.

What does Asali Bali mean?

Asali is the sanskrit word for origin (asli in indonesian), so Asali Bali stands for Bali’s origins and perpetuates the bamboo tradition.