How To Tatch A Roof

Roof thatching used to be a by product of agriculture but now it s grown specifically.

How to tatch a roof.

A roof thatcher s skills may date back to the bronze age and the trade is picking up again because of new builds. Types of roof differentiate by the material way to install and other factors. Dickie wright from rj wright and son master family thatchers explains the key elements to thatching a roof as he demonstrates his skills at the royal bat. Roofing concept is essential to make sure if you can have an eye catching and aesthetic outdoor design.

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 as insulation. Unlike other jobs these tasks cannot be delegated to other people that have no experience in this field they must be done by craftsmen with years of experience as one. Which answers two questions. Bundles of reeds are fixed to the timbers angled downwards at about 20 then piled on top of.

But as melissa viney discovers don t expect it to come cheap. The original thatched roof is attached directly to the roof timbers. Given that tiki thatch is produced by resources that are 100 percent renewable such as varieties of palm leaves reeds and grasses tiki thatch roofing material is one of the most environmentally conscious and ecologically responsible products you can buy. Thatched roofing has been around for centuries as an effective way to build weatherproof roofing with materials at hand.

To this day thatched roofing is still used in green house construction as well as roofing for outside structures such as landscaping huts and poolside cabanas. Benefits of tiki thatch roofing tiki thatch roofing material is incredibly eco friendly. How long does thatch last and how much will it cost these are the questions every thatcher is asked most frequently. Thatched roof often used for unique exterior design for new house model.

And they are the most difficult ones to answer as nearly every thatch roof is a unique combination of the size shape and location of the roof and the materials and thatching skills used to create it. Eco friendly and weather resistant african cape reed thatch brings a natural and authentic tropical look to any space. How to install synthetic thatch. An african cape reed thatch roof will last roughly eight to 10 years depending on climate conditions and maintenance.

However the thatched roof is quite unique and old to applied. Most of the reed used in british thatched roofing today is imported usually from hungary.