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64 barry milne
barrythethatch Offline Send Email
Jul 2, 2004
8:50 pm
... Hi John Sorry have not heard of this material but if you find any info or if you have any info on said material I would be interested to learn more. Barry ...
65 jmorris082000 Offline Send Email Jul 6, 2004
12:29 pm
Has anyone ever done a thatch roof in wisconsin? What kind did you use and how long did it hold up? This is for a poolside area, a pavilion type 4 sided roof...
66 barry milne
barrythethatch Offline Send Email
Jul 9, 2004
9:18 pm
sorry Jmorris not me. barry ... Has anyone ever done a thatch roof in wisconsin? What kind did you use and how long did it hold up? This is for a poolside...
67 Julie Morris
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Jul 9, 2004
10:57 pm
I am wondering if anyone would like to voice their opinion about synthetic thatch. I am located in Wisconsin and the roof to be covered is near an outdoor...
68 John O'Brien
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Jul 28, 2004
3:48 am
Hi, CAN ANY ONE PLEASE GIVE ME SOME INFO, ON WATEREED THATCH. I HOPE TO THATCH A HOUSE IN IRELAND EARLY NEXT YEAR 2005, AND I WOULD LIKE SOME E-MAIL ADDRESS OF...
69 Leo
thatcher_uk Offline Send Email
Jul 28, 2004
12:50 pm
I suggest you contact your local building conservation department or museum, S Ireland is now actively trying to promote thatch. N Ireland is also similar....
70 barry milne
barrythethatch Offline Send Email
Jul 30, 2004
12:30 pm
Hi John Contact John Burke on 0161-980-5735. He is based in Cheshire but he has done a number of jobs in Ireland in the past as he has relatives over there. ...
72 barry milne
barrythethatch Offline Send Email
Aug 16, 2004
2:42 pm
As regards the last message on this subject, TAS are a LTD COMPANY of franchise thatchers and will only give alist of their own thatchers, which is limited . ...
73 Leo Wood
thatcher_uk Offline Send Email
Nov 16, 2004
8:16 pm
Any one got an address of a reed merchant in France > - the nearest I can find is Holland. Normandy if possible. Regards Leo - Minus question mark key...
75 lydia foster
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Dec 16, 2004
11:45 pm
hi, I am currently designing a thatched roof, which is to be part of a big set design. This is proving very difficult!! If anyone could forward me some samples...
77 barry milne
barrythethatch Offline Send Email
Dec 18, 2004
2:40 pm
Lydia With reference to your enquiry about thatch, if you could give me a ring at home in the evenings on 01704-231510 or contact me on my mobile 07970-231510 ...
78 labmatt@...
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Feb 19, 2005
7:35 pm
hi y'all, I'm matt, 20 year old from oregon. Back in my boy scout days, I was pretty good with logs, rope, and a knife. Our troop lashed together a large...
80 labmatt@...
labmatt Offline Send Email
Feb 23, 2005
7:39 am
what kind of grass is generally used, and where can I find it? I live in oregon, and have never seen a thatch roof before. LabMatt...
81 Leo Wood
thatcher_uk Offline Send Email
Feb 23, 2005
8:21 am
If you are after the authentic local look your museum may be able to help, Deer grass was a favourite in a lot of the States among the 'Original Americans!'...
83 calypsonausicaa2005
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Mar 31, 2005
9:27 pm
Hello I'm a french student in translation and I'm currently writing a kind of terminology thesis about THATCHED ROOFS. I would like to get in touch with an...
86 marcmarieeve Offline Send Email Jun 23, 2005
9:44 pm
Hello! I am new to the group and actually also newly interested in thatched roofs. Does anybody know of any organisations, associations or any thatching going...
87 barry milne
barrythethatch Offline Send Email
Jun 24, 2005
9:08 pm
Hi Marc Sorry I do not know of any thatchers, let alone thatchers organisations in Canada. Try Yahoo! Groups thatch. Barry ... Hello! I am new to the group and...
88 DOLPHSELTEN Offline Send Email Jul 22, 2005
6:36 pm
I am looking for some help in Houston, Texas with rethatching a 14 foot Palapa. Does anyone know of someone here ?...
89 barry milne
barrythethatch Offline Send Email
Jul 24, 2005
7:40 pm
Sorry Cannot help Barry ... I am looking for some help in Houston, Texas with rethatching a 14 foot Palapa. Does anyone know of someone here ? ... YAHOO!...
90 VAN DELL JORDAN
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Jul 27, 2005
6:50 pm
Is it possible to grow Norfolk Reeds in the midwestern US?. Or if there are other similar plants that do grow there. If so where would I get seeds or cuttings...
91 Leo Wood
thatcher_uk Offline Send Email
Jul 27, 2005
8:13 pm
It probably already does! Phragmites australis is quite common together with cats tails (bulrush) was also used. Research here has shown that to establish beds...
94 luiro_mahtias18 Offline Send Email Sep 11, 2005
6:35 pm
i am in contact with some people in wisconsin that are starting up a homesteading community "intended community" is the term. where family's will be invited to...
95 luiro_mahtias18 Offline Send Email Sep 12, 2005
7:28 pm
any idea how wheat thatch whould hold up in northern wisconsin also i am wondering how it does for snowloads....
97 j.achenbach
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Oct 17, 2005
10:33 am
Norfolk reed (Phragmites australis) of will grow like crazy almost anywhere wet and is by far the best thatch material. The trick is to get it to stop as the...
98 usathatcher Offline Send Email Oct 17, 2005
4:08 pm
We repaired 2 rye sraw roofs in Wis.last year , the roofs are steep and it was thatched well by a west country thatcher 17 years ago. A new ridge and a few...
99 VAN DELL JORDAN
vdjor Offline Send Email
Oct 17, 2005
6:19 pm
I am moving to a farm in north central Missouri. Hope to do some thatching on an outbuilding of some kind. Would love a thatched house but even though I am an...
100 Leo Wood
thatcher_uk Offline Send Email
Oct 18, 2005
9:31 am
Cattails (known in the UK as bulrush or "boulder") has a history in the USA as a thatching material among the early settlers. It has a larger stem diameter...
101 Jet
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Oct 28, 2005
8:45 am
Hello Leo and members of 'Thatch', My name is Jet, and I live in the Netherlands. Ever since I was very little I have dreamt of places that I might be living...
102 j.achenbach
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Oct 28, 2005
11:54 am
Hi Jet, Your nice introduction has made this frosty Canadian morning even more pleasant; thank you. Your mention of government officials who need to be...
103 Leo Wood
thatcher_uk Offline Send Email
Oct 28, 2005
1:33 pm
Hello to both Jet and Jef, I started this forum a little while back as I had to 'retire' through ill health from full scale thatching. The web site...
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