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...
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!'...
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...
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...
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...
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!...
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...
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...
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...
any idea how wheat thatch whould hold up in northern wisconsin also i am wondering how it does for snowloads....
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j.achenbach
j.achenbach@...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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j.achenbach
j.achenbach@...
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...
Hello Jef, You wrote: "Your nice introduction has made this frosty Canadian morning even more pleasant; thank you." You're quite welcome :-) I'm pleased to...
Hi Leo, Many thanks for the off-list mail, and I'm pleased to meet you. And thanks for your support. If ever we get to meet for real, I'll buy you a drink :-) ...
Hi, myself and my DH along with our 3 dogs and 3 cats have moved in to a 17 th century thatched cottage in Co. Offaly, Ireland. Check out my flicker page for...
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Carol Wilson
carolwilson@...
Nov 28, 2005 2:41 pm
We are selling the Thatched Cottage at Laleham, a pretty Thameside village next to Shepperton. (Nearest landmarks are Heathrow, M25, M4 and M3, but none of...
You must be psychic! I have just started a thatched house for sale section. The additions are free and will remain for 3 months or until advised otherwise ...
Hello everyone, I wondered if there was someone here with experience of thatching with the long reed, Arundo donax, Canne de Provence, Roseau? There's plenty...
Searching through a few thatching sources, I've found little description or interest in the rougher type of thatch found on cottages in the counties of Mayo,...
Thanks for your note, Leo. Years ago, I saw the movie "The Secret of Roan Inish", which had a thatching scene. Their technique was much as you describe; I...
We've built quite a few homes and studios of straw bale contruction. Typically we treat the interior and exterior with two different formulas of boric acid and...
Borax and alum salts have been used for a long time, the problem with using it on thatch is the reluctance to test it out on someone's roof! I have used it on...
Hi although I am new to this forum and havent really got much of an idea about thatching. Im looking for some information for a friend of mine that is a...
