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With over 90 years experience, we have an extensive portfolio featuring many prestigious properties…
We will visit your property at a time to suit you and appraise & advise the best solution to suit your budget…
We are one of the very few Master Thatchers that grow our own reed & ensure the quality of our materials…
It can often be those little finishing touches that will separate a good job from a great job…
1st step in the process is to visit your property and it's requirements for a free no obligation quote.
We will contact you and provide a written quotation and brief of the work required and date for commencement.
On the date of commencement our thatchers will arrive come rain or shine to begin work.
On time & on budget our thatchers will complete the job and tidy up the site, you'll never know they've been there.
Moss and Lichen tend to grow on the lee side of thatch or near trees. Long wet periods of rain encourage the growth of moss and lichens on the thatched roof. The moss & lichen hold moisture, making it difficult for the thatch to dry out and making a perfect environment for the growth of more moss and lichens…
Most thatching wheat is autumn drilled in a traditional prepared seed bed on crop-rotated land. We endeavour to grow first wheat, where the wheat follows rape, beans or oats. It has been found that this system usually delivers a better quality straw. The crop has a minimal amount of artificial nitrogen introduced to it in the spring…
Water reed is not grown specifically for thatching. It is an indigenous weed that is managed and cropped for thatching and some other purposes.Water reed is normally harvested after one year’s growth during late December through to late March. Continued cutting after this time results in cutting the tillers of the following year’s growth…
The straw is grown and harvested the same way as long straw, the difference is that it is combed rather than threshed. The machine combs the flag and grain from the straw, it is then machined tied into bundles. There is little preparation before placing on the roof. It is dissimilar to long straw in that all the butts are…
