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 …

Dec 6, 2024 · Thatched roofs are stylish, expensive, and quintessentially English. This is the story behind the thatched roof quaintness. When the Bronze Age inhabitants of England wanted to …

Apr 9, 2019 · Thatched roofs can be made from a variety of materials, including straw, heather, flax, water reed, or sedge. In Southern England, thatch was most commonly made with wheat …

Jul 11, 2024 · Thatch roofing is a traditional roofing method using straw. It originated with indigenous peoples such as the Maya and Aztecs but is now associated with the charming …

Over the last 30 years, there has been a resurgence of interest in historic building preservation and thatch is now a symbol of wealth. Join us as we take a look at some beautiful thatched …

Apr 26, 2022 · Thatch has been used as a roof covering for millennia, and was the dominant material across much of the UK and Europe up to the late 19th century. A large number of …

Jul 22, 2020 · There are actually more thatched roof homes in England than in any other European country, and these roofs can last for up to 50 years if maintained well. Thatched …

May 3, 2020 · Like the imperial city Machu Piccu, many cities in the Inca empire are known to have been roofed with thatch. The thatch on the nobility's roofs is said to have been six feet …

Using thatch for roofing goes back as far as the Bronze Age in Britain. At Shearplace Hall in Dorset there are remains of a round hut that shows signs of thatching. Thatched cottages and …

Thatched roofs are one of the most evocative symbols of the British countryside; thatched buildings are our best-loved. Thatch was the commonest roof covering throughout much of the …