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Traditional Thatching

Traditional Methods and materials

Our skills include Traditional Thatching. Utilising traditional materials and methods, we can tackle even the most sensitive heritage buildings ensuring the integrity of the thatched roof and making sure the old thatched roof gets the respect it deserves.

Traditional Methods

Re-thatching the roofs of traditional cottages using tried and tested methods passed down through the ages.

Traditional Materials

Using traditional materials including hazel scallops and quality water reed to ensure the integrity of your heritage asset.

Decades of Experience

Old thatched roofs can be extremely challenging. Luckily, we have decades of experience to fall back on. We have consistently risen to the occasion and met these challenges head on.

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Traditional

Thatching

Every roof is different. Mike will offer his expert opinion on the best method and materials to use before stripping, preparing then re-thatching your traditional thatched roof.

New buildings can be thatched using modern tools and techniques. Thatch is very accommodating and will adapt to many different roof designs to create a beautiful roof.

The back needed work (the front was worse...2013)
The transformation - 2013
A new Ridge in 2025 after Storm Éowyn
Extensive restoration on the roof structure - 2013
Completed in 2013. A lucky year for this cottage
2025 and all spruced up again after Storm Éowyn

Water reed thatching

Sustainable Eco friendly

Mike Davies thatches exclusively using water reed. Water reed is sustainable and environmentally friendly. It is the ultimate green-roofing material. To learn more about water reed, and roof thatching, please click the button. This will take you to our links page where you will find online resources to view and read.

Examples of

Mike's Work

Thatched Cottage
Thatched House
Thatched Pub
Thatched Gazebo
Thatched observatory
Thatched Crannog