The combination of sunlight on a smooth surface of Thatch which also has wire netting fitted to its surface makes this roof almost shine. The Combed Wheat Straw was delivered from the West Country. The roof in Bedfordshire took one of our teams less than three weeks to re-thatch. All […]
The reason thatching is referred to as a craft is because every Thatcher ‘interprets’ a thatched roof in his own way and leaves his own mark or stamp on it. Here is a roof that we thatched in Bedfordshire about 9 years ago-hence why the ridge is showing some wear. […]
When we stripped the thatch on this roof in Bedfordshire the chimney was found to be badly decayed and it was just as well that the chimney was not used by the present occupiers. We will record this for the owners and repair the chimney before the new coat of […]
