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What is thatch?
Thatching in the UK means to cover a roof with material of a vegetable origin such as straw, reed, heather, bamboo leaves, grasses etc. The type of material chosen used to depend on its local availability. This is less the case today.
How does thatch keep weather out?
A combination of its compactness and the steep pitch of a thatched roof, mean water runs off the roof by dropping from one end of a stem of reed to another. A new thatch will only ever get wet about 1 inch down from the surface.
Why don't most thatch roofs have gutters?
Generally because of the thickness of the thatch the bottom projects far enough away from the walls of the property to shed the water away from the walls.
If you are looking for a thatched roof specialist in Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, England or France then take a look at some of our completed projects in your area. We have a very large portfolio of work completed over a period of over 25 years.
