DETAILS, please...I really am interested.
2006-08-25 17:15:57 · 7 answers · asked by NANCY K 6 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I used to live in a farm house in a little village in England - next to a thatched cottage. Really pretty it was. I didn't hear problems of leaks, and in England, it rains often enough to test it.
BUT - creating a thatched roof is a higly skilled obscure craft - makes the travelling blacksmith look like he's an auto mechanic by comparison. AND - thatched roofs have to be replaced more often than something like shingles - maybe every 20 years I guess.
Check the link below for a photo of the thatched cottage I'm talking about -
2006-08-25 17:37:11 · answer #1 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thatched roof house are common in part of Europe. Yes they are water proof some use ash to when thatching a cottage Here a few site on thatching www.buildingconservation.com/articles/thatchrf/thatchrf.htm
2006-08-26 00:26:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have only seen a thatched roof being built on television; it was made with bundles of straw, laid on a structure in the same way that shingles are placed (from the bottom to the top - the opposite would leak!). The bundles were not attached to the structure other than by their own weight; no nails or ties or similar fastenings. They do appear to be very water resistant, although perhaps not completely waterproof.
2006-08-26 00:26:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes they are water proof and if you do it right you wsill be very very happy keeps you cool in heat and warm in cold but you must be prepared to apply it correctly. do you know how to cut the branches and how to place them opn the beams of the roof? this is not an easy task i hope you have someone to help you slide the branches into the brackets that lock them in place do not try this on your own or you will be disappointed in the end result why dont you try it on a mock roof like a dog house until you get the drift
2006-08-26 00:30:18 · answer #4 · answered by vanessa 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if my memory is correct, a thatched roof is when you take palm leaves and weave them together. the roof is moderately effective for about 6 months but wont support much weight and cannot be repaired, only rebuilt.
2006-08-26 00:23:43 · answer #5 · answered by Littlemman 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are waterproof. Best to contact the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, VA. They have several of these and know everything about them.
Frontier Culture Museum of Virginia
2006-08-26 00:35:41 · answer #6 · answered by dt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thatched nomally mean straw you tie them together and overlap each one and tie again nomally goo dfor a while before it leakes so you do it again.
2006-08-26 00:23:43 · answer #7 · answered by lcayote 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋