Thatched roofs are often an overlooked but effective way to cover your roof, especially in environmentally protected areas. Thatching involves the use of vegetation or palm branches to build a roof.

In most cases we don't need to strip the thatch off completely ­ just the amount that has deteriorated ­ and then build it up again. "A good thatch will last between 25 and 30 years, while half-way ...

In order to build the roof on the eco-home, a staggering eight tons of seaweed had to be collected from the nearby water before it was prepared and stacked 3ft 3in high in order to keep the rain ...

Thatched roofs are often an overlooked but effective way to cover your roof, especially in environmentally protected areas. Thatching involves the use of vegetation or palm branches to build a roof.

Located in a small Somerset hamlet, this Grade II-listed property originally served as a gatehouse for Chapel Cleeve Manor.

The roof was completely destroyed. More than 200 firefighters were in action the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, dealing with seven fires in thatched properties in Hampshire and Dorset.

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Several varieties of thatch are used on Japanese roofs. Most roofing thatch is made of susuki (芒) a high-growing grass with long, blade-like leaves and delicate seed fronds. Also known as Japanese ...