Roof Thatcher Ireland

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Roof thatcher ireland.

Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw water reed sedge cladium mariscus rushes heather or palm branches layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof since the bulk of the vegetation stays dry and is densely packed trapping air thatching also functions as insulation. Dozens of pubs private homes and hotels. A roof thatched with water reed a more durable and water resistant material than straw can last 35 40 years in ireland with very little maintenance. It has been owned and run by the same family for over 300 years and was renovated in 1962 with an inner ceiling made of irish willow twig.

On old buildings up to four feet of thatch can accumulate. The biggest single thatched roof in ireland a hotel. The old thatch pub has a beautifully thatched hipped roof and is one of the oldest thatched pubs in the south of ireland dating back to the 1660s. Andy specialises in reed thatching is a dedicated and courteous craftsman and has been practising his craft in ireland for more than a quarter of a century.

Thatched cottages are one of the most beautiful symbols of ireland. Around 50 of our work in northern ireland is new build but we also work on many historic and listed buildings some of which need more than just. We have been thatching in northern ireland since 1994. Based in east cork ireland andy stevens is your go to roof thatching professional.

When a thatch roof is in need of repair a new layer is often placed over the old. The thatched roof cottage with whitewashed walls is a powerful symbol of ireland often featured on postcards. It is a very old roofing method and has been used in. It has a riverside beer garden and a restaurant.

Andy stevens roof thatcher. Heritage centres throughout ireland. Roof thatching in ireland restoration construction any thatching projects thatched gazebo thatched garden entrance. A complete luxury estate of thatched homes.

A specialist in reed thatching he harvests his own reed and has worked on some of the most prestigious thatching contracts in ireland over. Our northern ireland office is 5 pines park lurgan craigavon bt66 7bp tel 0845 500 1986. Kyran o grady is a master thatcher based in wicklow. These traditional irish dwellings dot the irish country side built by a process kept safe by generations.