The first phase of restoration includes re-thatching the roof, plus repairs to structural timbers and historic brickwork.

Ajith Varikuti designed a modular home that withstands hurricanes, winning $10,000 in Autodesk’s 2024 Make it Resilient ...

A thatcher who has a three-year waiting list for his services said a shortage of straw has caused problems for his industry. Chris Dodson, who runs a thatching company based in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire, ...

He said he was used to finding old items while working. "I quite often find thatching tools in the roof, which a previous thatcher might have forgotten about and thatched over. "We usually find ...

When 108 lights were turned on at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 13, 32 houses with steeply pitched thatched roofs, including the national important cultural property Wada House, appeared between the contrast ...

Venture capital investors such as Index Ventures and Oak HC/FT are betting on startups including Thatch and Remodel Health that promise to usher in a new era of employer-sponsored health benefits ...

The Smoker in Plumley was destroyed after a devastating fire broke out in the 400-year-old pub’s thatched roof three months ago. Robinsons, the brewery that has owned the pub since 1949, has vowed to ...

“In our study, the aim is to maximize the energy yield per area on a flat roof and not the specific energy yield. For this reason, low GCRs are not a sensible option,” the researchers sai ...

In Photos: 'Snow monster' trees at their best in north Japan's Hakkoda mountains 'Snow monster' trees delight visitors to north Japan's Hakkoda mountains ...

The Oxford Mail's chosen Property of the Week this week is a grade II listed thatched cottage just 10 miles from Oxford. Farthinge cottage, located in Newington near Stadhampton, dates from c1650 ...