Thatched Roof Northern Ireland

And eddie black of countrywide thatching who is revamping the thatched roof on the national trust s historic hezlett house in castlerock with colleague peter is one of only two northern.

Thatched roof northern ireland.

Dozens of pubs private homes and hotels. The biggest single thatched roof in ireland a hotel. Our team covers both northern and southern ireland. Residents often choose this type of material for everything from barns to estate homes.

Tel 0845 500 1986. The old thatch killeagh co. A complete luxury estate of thatched homes. It is a very old roofing method and has been used in both tropical and temperate climates.

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. We have been thatching in northern ireland since 1994. Around 50 of our work in northern ireland is new build but we also work on many historic and listed buildings some of which need more than just thatching. Thatch is still employed by builders in developing countries usually with low.

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. Thatching in northern ireland. Thatch is a natural reed and grass which when properly cut dried and installed forms a waterproof roof. Our thatched roofs can meet the most stringent fire safety standards and they last for decades.

When a thatch roof is in need of repair a new layer is often placed over the old. If local farmers were growing wheat then wheat reed or straw was used. Heritage centres throughout ireland. Traditionally thatchers use locally available materials.

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. On old buildings up to four feet of thatch can accumulate. 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.

Rye barley and oat straw and even heathers have been used. 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. 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. Since the bulk of the vegetation stays dry and is densely packed trapping air thatching also functions as insulation.