Under A Thatched Roof

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.

Under a thatched roof.

What s under your thatch. Things got crazy busy and although i completed several projects i. Those who live under roofs thatched using the directional method of work. 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. But for the majority under standard thatch the road to renewal is much longer and more complicated. Where the thatch is fixed from the outside or is roped down have little to learn. The longest durability for thatched roofing design may reached 65 years.

One can get it covered with a fibreglass hood or the old method of mortar will also do the trick. Aesthetically it would have better design rather than other types of roof. 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. Based on the design thatched model is quite unique in a soft shape.

The weakest point of any thatch roof is the ridge. Combed wheat might stand for 20 to 40 years ad long straw will reach 15 to 25 years. Under a thatched roof. Tradition is great but everything has a shelf life even timber.

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. This is the most vulnerable part of a thatch roof and needs to be constantly maintained.