The vast majority of standard thatched roofs in britain are now topped with a ridge.
Thatched roof ridge patterns.
All ridge work is constructed using long straw regardless of whether the rest of the thatch is rendered in water reed long straw or combed wheat reed.
A thatched pub the williams arms at wrafton north devon england.
No matter what size or shape your roof is thatch is a flexible soft material that can be shaped on any roof.
This type of ridge needs renewing throughout a thatch s life.
As well as finishing a new roof.
The ridge is then styled into a pattern.
In europe they use clay tiles for ridging on top of thatch which gives a very different effect.
Of either cereal straw or sedge grass.
This pattern can be anything you like whether that is a traditional pattern or something new.
As will be seen this was not always such a popular finish to a thatched roof.
We are industry awarded for our thatcher roofs specialising in.
The ridge is created from around 4 inches of thatch.
This could be wheat r ye hybrid like tricale or oat straw.
This pattern can be anything you like whether that is a traditional pattern or something new.
Cool designs and patterns can also be formed at the ridge and the edges so it can be customised to your taste.
Block ridge a block ridge is where the ridge is lifted from the thatched roof.
The changes should happen once your thatched roof have different condition.
Heather sedge and turfs have also been used for ridging.
The methods for completing either being the same.
Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw water reed sedge cladium mariscus rushes heather or palm branches layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof since the bulk of the vegetation stays dry and is densely packed trapping air thatching also functions.
Another meaning of the term thatcher s dolly refers to the roll of straw laid upon the ridge of a roof.
Straw finials animals ornaments.
It looks like a block.
This process can take a good few weeks and is priced on the size of your property.
Whilst most thatched roof coatwork is straw or water reed the ridges are usually done in straw.
Including to check the moisture absorption mold moss and algae build up of slime rotting and discoloration.
Getting a thatched roof initially installed is a labour intensive process as is a full re thatch.
The ridge is created from around 4 inches of thatch.
Ornamental or block ridge is where the ridge is lifted from the thatched roof.
The larger the property the higher the price is likely to be.
The installation costs are quite expensive to pay for the labor intensive.
Disadvantages of a thatched roof.
Except it would take almost 4 weeks to do.
The ridge pattern on the roof is cut to a thickness of 4 and can incorporate wide variety of designs.
The ridge is then styled into a pattern.
This type of ridge can have either a turnover finish or a butt up finish.
