Today, I am mostly............

jerry · Post by **jerry** » Tue Jun 23, 15 8:34 pm

I didn't realise they went over the top of the old roof.Is there a point where you have to start again from scratch or the roof would end up 10 foot thick or am i missing something ?

drewcrane · Post by **drewcrane** » Tue Jun 23, 15 8:37 pm

jerry wrote:I didn't realise they went over the top of the old roof.Is there a point where you have to start again from scratch or the roof would end up 10 foot thick or am i missing something ?

Yea I was wondering the same thing

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Jun 23, 15 8:39 pm

Great question, Jerry.
With REED you take it ALL off EVERY time.
With Long Straw (what I have) you only feather off what you need to get a flat surface of undamaged straw.

However, after 20+ years the existing straw has thinned out considerably.....as it ages it gets blown by the wind against the Chicken Wire and this almost "threshes" the Straw even more, making the problem accelerate.....so in the real world it thins out considerably and to a degree evenly....

...I even made him a nice rake to even the old straw out......

latil · Post by **latil** » Tue Jun 23, 15 8:46 pm

There's a lot to be said for the simplicity of corrugated iron.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Jun 23, 15 9:06 pm

latil wrote:There's a lot to be said for the simplicity of corrugated iron.

Not great insulation properties, though Steve....

A Cold call was received this afternoon for Solar Roof Panels...

......pooooor Girl was minutes into her typed up Speel before I got a chance to say "Grade II listed, Thatched" and then the line went dead...........

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Tue Jun 23, 15 9:31 pm

Great stuff. Love seeing Newly thatched roofs

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Jun 23, 15 9:44 pm

Mossy68 wrote:Great stuff. Love seeing Newly thatched roofs

Me too!

Pity they don't stay "new" for long...........

Mossy68 · Post by **Mossy68** » Tue Jun 23, 15 9:59 pm

Pete wrote:
Mossy68 wrote:Great stuff. Love seeing Newly thatched roofs

Me too!

Pity they don't stay "new" for long...........

True..........it'll be interesting to see how long it takes to loose its golden colour. ?
You'll have to let me know

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Sun Jul 05, 15 5:28 pm

Hope this isn't your place, Pete

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Car-rev ... ory.html#1

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Sun Jul 05, 15 6:39 pm

Not that far away.

The good thing is you can repair them with a saw, nails, spit, gorilla snot, and a lick of paint..........very low thermal properties though. That was always the drawback with gorilla snot.........

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Sep 15, 15 11:27 pm

All Done!!!

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Tue Sep 15, 15 11:32 pm

Wow. Stunning house!

Pete.S · Post by **Pete.S** » Tue Sep 15, 15 11:56 pm

we need bananaskin back pete?....

House looking good now

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Tue Sep 15, 15 11:58 pm

Yep, setting out for the extension now, it never ends.....

db · Post by db » Wed Sep 16, 15 8:40 am

Looking really nice now Pete!