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Guide to Thatching

Thatching Explained

Thatching Explained

Thatching is the oldest of all the building crafts still practised in the British isles. Thatch had no rivals except for turf or sods until the mass use of stone, …

Reeds and Straw

Reeds and Straw

Combed Wheat Reed Until the 1960s most of England’s thatched buildings were covered with straw. The evidence surviving within historic roofs indicates that the vast majority of roofs in England …

Thatch Ridges

Thatch Ridges

The ridge of a thatched roof bears the brunt of the weather and, as the fixings are external, it requires attention on average every 10 to 15 years. The material …

Fire Prevention

Fire Prevention

The best form of fire protection is fire prevention, thatch will not self combust it needs a ignition source so there are many things you can do yourself to protect …

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Litton Cheney Saxon Hut

Saxon hut

A few days of camping out and building and thatching a Saxon hut for a school in Litton Cheney using reeds cut at Abbotsbury, spars made on site and all …