Thatched Roof Northern Ireland

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Thatched roof northern ireland.

If local farmers were growing wheat then wheat reed or straw was used. Book yourself a relaxing break in an irish thatched cottage full to the rafters with charm and traditional features the hogans collection of thatched roof cottages offer both timeless appeal and picture postcard looks making any stay one to remember. Rye barley and oat straw and even heathers have been used. Dozens of pubs private homes and hotels.

Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw water reed sedge rushes heather or palm branches layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. The old thatch killeagh co. Our team covers both northern and southern ireland. On old buildings up to four feet of thatch can accumulate.

Thatch is a natural reed and grass which when properly cut dried and installed forms a waterproof roof. They re just the thing for people looking for a taste of traditional ireland when they go away. Save on northern ireland thatching costs including reed and straw even with the availability of more modern roofing materials many people still prefer northern ireland thatch roofing. Cork the old thatch pub has a beautifully thatched hipped roof and is one of the oldest thatched pubs in the south of ireland dating back to the 1660s.

Since the bulk of the vegetation stays dry and is densely packed trapping air thatching also functions as insulation. We have been thatching in northern ireland since 1994. Residents often choose this type of material for everything from barns to estate homes. Scraw roof came from as it is easier to tie the thatch directly on to the wooden structure may that be from using deer hide or straw made into rope.

When a thatch roof is in need of repair a new layer is often placed over the old. The biggest single thatched roof in ireland a hotel. It has been owned and run by the same family for over 300 years and was renovated in 1962 with an inner ceiling made of irish willow twig. If you think i am wrong then why would a celt go from tying his thatch on a celtic round house to deciding to go out and dig 50mm thick sods from his front lawn.

Traditionally thatchers use locally available materials. Thatch is still employed by builders in developing countries usually with low. Tel 0845 500 1986. Thatching in northern ireland.

A complete luxury estate of thatched homes. Our thatched roofs can meet the most stringent fire safety standards and they last for decades. A roof thatched with water reed a more durable and water resistant material than straw can last 35 40 years in ireland with very little maintenance. It is a very old roofing method and has been used in both tropical and temperate climates.