Under A Thatched Roof

What s under your thatch.

Under a thatched roof.

A thatched pub the williams arms at wrafton north devon england. 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. Those who live under roofs thatched using the directional method of work. Things got crazy busy and although i completed several projects i.

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. Tradition is great but everything has a shelf life even timber. But for the majority under standard thatch the road to renewal is much longer and more complicated. Under a thatched roof.

The weakest point of any thatch roof is the ridge. Aesthetically it would have better design rather than other types of roof. Based on the design thatched model is quite unique in a soft shape. Ensure that the apex is always kept in good condition and that it remains completely watertight at all times.

Combed wheat might stand for 20 to 40 years ad long straw will reach 15 to 25 years. This is the most vulnerable part of a thatch roof and needs to be constantly maintained. The longest durability for thatched roofing design may reached 65 years. Where the thatch is fixed from the outside or is roped down have little to learn.

As you can see to the left these rafters are in no fit state to take a new thatch. As their roofs simply need a complete replacement every few years.