I was wondering how long it took the workers to put the thatching on my roof (it's a large, steep roof on a traditional Japanese home). It must have become a challenge to maintain since they covered it with copper a few decades back. How long does it take you to thatch a regular-sized home?
There are 2 type of hooked rod you used, where did you stick both rod? Is it on the horizontal wood or to the wood/plywood or anything material beneath the fireproof lining?? And also i saw the process when i was in Holland they use wire to tighten to horizontal metal rod.
The two hooks are of different lengths and are driven into the rafters at different angles to secure the steel rods that holds the thatch to the roof. An alternative method, also used in this country (UK) is to drive a screw into the rafter with a wire attached which is then tightened and tied off above the thatch layer. The next layer of thatch then covers this fixing, as with the hook method. The metal hook method is more traditional, the screw and wire method more modern and probably a faster method of fixing.
I was in Puerto Vallarta some kid accidentally flicked a cigarette and burnt the whole roof off a bar pool and by noon the next day they already had a guys out there fixing it ..... These guys are fast it's amazing
How is this different from the way they do it on Japanese farmhouses? Just curious. I think the reeds lay a different way? And on top of the timber frame they have a board/sheets of woven bamboo for water proofing I think. I don't know but damn, I want to build my own house so bad and go back to nature.
@@bigc473 well America is a continent not a country but if you're talking about the United States yeah most places you couldn't get away with something like this there is all kinds of unincorporated no building code areas though in the United States I know because I live in one you can do anything you want you can live in a shed if you want to and a lot of people do in Southeast Missouri the only time you have to put any type of permit at all is if you want to put in a septic system but there's people down there that don't even do that they just run it out into a ditch and once a month to go out there and throw a little lie on the ground you'll never see or smell anything
Why is Thatching still used for roofs in Ireland when there are other materials available like asphalt shingles and tile which would last much longer. Is it a love of tradition and culture which has kept this type of roof structure alive.?
Yes it's rainproof. Because of the angle or pitch of the roof (minimum 45 degrees) rain is shed quickly. Water may only penetrate 25mm in to the 300mm thick thatch.
I don't like the way this is going down. I think the stitch down method would be a better chose in my opinion. I think it would be tighter and more water proof than this method. Just saying.
No he doesn't get paid by the hour he is self employed an quotes for the job. Thatching is a dying trade an David (woody as he's a friend) is a master thatcher
