Under A Thatched Roof

The longest durability for thatched roofing design may reached 65 years.

Under a thatched roof. This is the most vulnerable part of a thatch roof and needs to be constantly maintained. Aesthetically it would have better design rather than other types of roof. The worrying thought is that there are thousands of straw thatched roofs with multiple layers of thatch weighing tons and many will be in this condition underneath. As you can see to the left these rafters are in no fit state to take a new thatch.

Those who live under roofs thatched using the directional method of work. Ensure that the apex is always kept in good condition and that it remains completely watertight at all times. Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw water reed sedge cladium mariscus rushes heather or palm branches layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof since the bulk of the vegetation stays dry and is densely packed trapping air thatching also functions. But for the majority under standard thatch the road to renewal is much longer and more complicated.

Combed wheat might stand for 20 to 40 years ad long straw will reach 15 to 25 years. Things got crazy busy and although i completed several projects i. The weakest point of any thatch roof is the ridge. A thatched pub the williams arms at wrafton north devon england.

Where the thatch is fixed from the outside or is roped down have little to learn. Published on january 27 2017 by klgreen7. Well i ve discovered that perhaps right before you head into holiday season it might not be the best time to start up a blog. Tradition is great but everything has a shelf life even timber.

One can get it covered with a fibreglass hood or the old method of mortar will also do the trick. What s under your thatch.