Tudor House Thatched Roof

Many older tudors houses had a thatched roof.

Tudor house thatched roof. A tudor house with a thatched roof. Many tudor houses had thatched roofs. Tudor houses have steeply pitched roof covered with clay or stone tiles. The roof may be covered in slate or shingle thatch chimneys are large or clustered.

For people with less money a garden would be quite small and was a place where they could grow their own herbs and vegetables. However for those who were rich enough to afford it a tiled roof was also available which was more weather proof and durable than a thatched roof. A tudor revival house roof is generally made of cedar shingles but teak or other species can also be used. Roof maintenance is often an issue in tudor houses due to multiple intersecting roof lines a prime spot for leaks.

Because the roofs are steep you could pay 30 000 to 60 000 to have the roof. People with more money would have a large garden and this might include more elaborate decoration. The photograph below shows the tudor houses in chiddingstone.