Using traditional materials to ensure the integrity of your heritage asset.
Thatching new builds and new roofs using modern methods, hardware and tools.
An essential update. Usually required every 8 – 12 years. Ridges protect the top courses.
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Every roof is different. We will offer our expert opinion on the best method and materials to use before stripping, preparing then rethatching your traditional roof. Please visit our Traditional Thatching Page.
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. Please visit our Contemporary Thatching Page.
Ridges wear over time so will need to be repaired and/or replaced. A ridge should last 8 – 12 years before it needs replacing. During this process it is good practice to check the whole roof for serviceability. Please visit our Ridging Page.
Sometimes a roof may get storm damaged, bird damage, moss growth, or just wear a little under a chimney. Keeping on top of these small maintenance jobs helps prevent extensive, more expensive repairs later on. Please visit our Maintenance Page.
We offer an annual Bluestone Treatment for your thatched roof. Learn more here.
Please note: Our Annual Inspection is recommended prior to your Bluestone Treatment to determine whether or not your roof needs maintenance or repairs prior to applying Bluestone. It is essential to have your roof in a functional state before applying any roof treatments.
Keep your thatch in good shape with a yearly inspection, a written report and priority care from a professional water reed thatcher. Members also get free access to the Boglands Academy learning platform.
Find out more: See the Thatch Care Plan
Protect your thatched roof from fire by employing us to treat your thatch with a fire retardant.
Ensuring quality of application, our skilled applicators will apply a specialised fire retardant to your thatched roof.
Fireproofing your thatched roof is essential for commercial buildings including pubs, hotels, and public buildings too.
Learn more on our Fire Prevention page.
These Roof Thatching Workshops are designed for complete beginners and the simply curious.
They are relaxed, supportive and hands-on — perfect if you want to experience a traditional craft, deepen your appreciation of Irish vernacular skills, or discover whether thatching is a path you’d like to explore further.
Visit Thatch.Boglands.ie for more information, available dates, and online booking.
Every year we are asked to thatch or re-thatch small structures in gardens: gazebos, garden bars, well covers, kennels, sheds and summerhouses. We are happy to take on the right projects, but it is only fair to explain up front why small roofs cost far more per square metre than a cottage roof.
A small roof is almost all edges. Eaves, gables, ridges and curves take the most time and the most reed, and there is very little open roof where the work goes quickly. Round and many sided roofs are the hungriest of all, because every bundle has to be cut, dressed and fitted to a tight shape. On top of that, the setup is the same as for a full sized job: travel, ladders, tools, materials and a tidy site at the end of every day.
So that you know where you stand before you get in touch, here are approximate prices for some typical garden pieces.
Learn more on our Small Objects Page
