I think thatch is one of those jobs you just have to get your teeth in to and give it your all to make the best possible job of it you can and through lots well years of practice could certainly become a master of the art i can certainly see the appealPete wrote:What about Lady Garden???Blue wrote:I really don't understand the appeal of thatch, (roofing or politically)
To each his own, there is no way I could live in a big town or city any more - the noise and proximity of people just drives me up the wall; I would just want to kill everyone...........
Today, I am mostly............
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OFTEN OUTNUMBERED NEVER OUTGUNNED,
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WATTS RACING TRANSMISSIONS, CLOBBER THE COMPETITION ITS CLOBBERIN TIME
OFTEN OUTNUMBERED NEVER OUTGUNNED,
HEY WHATS THE TOP END ON THAT SUPERSPORTS. UNLIMITED,
I HAVE A NVQW
LIFE GOES PRETTY FAST, IF YOU DONT LOOK ROUND A WHILE YOU MAY JUST MISS IT,
THE PASS IS THE JUICE,
LOVED BY FEW,
HATED BY MANY
RESPECTED BY ALL
Cool sounds like alot of maintenance,but looks very nice,nothing like that over herePete wrote:Hi there Drew.
Basically, you only take off enough old thatch so that the new Yelms lay flat. This is done by simply running a comb over it - I had to make this as the Thatcher had "lost" his old one - I also have to repair his pick up truck on a regular basis, not sure why...............
The only time you take off more or back to the wooden rafters is when there is a structural issue......It is not built in defined "Layers" (Conservation people do not understand this either) you just have to level it out and do your best...............
Yea here that would have been torn down years ago for a parking lotPete wrote:Thanks for the positive comments, Drew - I enjoy pointing out to Americans that the cottage is older than their country
We are coming back,next summer if all goes well,and I want to see your place up close, looks killer
Yep said Flickers. I know you don't have thatched roofs but I ment if you did the flickers would love getting up to their with it, wouldn't last long with them.drewcrane wrote:Did you say flickers those peckerheads that peck my down spout and wake me up early, yea we have those here,just not the thatched roofsCarl wrote:And the Flickers would love it too.drewcrane wrote:
Cool sounds like alot of maintenance,but looks very nice,nothing like that over here
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They would destroy it, along with the harsh winters here from time to timeCarl wrote:Yep said Flickers. I know you don't have thatched roofs but I ment if you did the flickers would love getting up to their with it, wouldn't last long with them.drewcrane wrote:Did you say flickers those peckerheads that peck my down spout and wake me up early, yea we have those here,just not the thatched roofsCarl wrote: And the Flickers would love it too.
