Replacing A Thatched Roof

Also replacing an existing thatched roof will cost less than having a brand new one installed in place of a tiled or slated roof.

Replacing a thatched roof.

Get in touch with heart of england today for a quote of your new or existing thatch roof. Structural repairs to the roof. We manufacture cedar shingle roofs for all circular garden buildings by all manufacturers as a replacement for thatched roofs. Allow it to dry well remove trees and plants which may hinder the sun and wind drying it or rain dispersing.

This involves overlaying the original thatched roof with tiles or roof sheeting. Are thatched roofs expensive to replace. On close inspection it may turn out a new thatched roof may not be required and new coats of reed may need to be applied to your existing thatch roof. If you re looking for ball park figures thatchers usually charge by the square which is 10 ft 10 ft 100 ft or 3 m 3 m 9 m.

Thatched roofs only need replacing when thatching materials break down to the point of no longer being effective. Thatched roofs generally need replacement when the horizontal wooden sways and hair pin spars also known as gads twisted hazel staples that fix each course become visible near the surface. As with any roof it is its size and complexity that determines the costs of materials and. It is not total depth of the thatch within a new layer applied to a new roof that determines its longevity but rather how much weathering thatch covers the fixings of each overlapping course.

Generally the ridge of the thatch will require replacing every 10 15 years. Due to the fact that the original roof is being covered there is much less disruption to the home or inside of the building during the process of re roofing. On the low side a long straw roof might have to be replaced or re coated after 15 years. Our most popular system to convert thatch to tiles is over sheeting.

To keep the roof in best condition. This comprises of an entire new roof handmade in our workshop and installed in place of your current thatched roof on site. The coatwork will vary depending on the material used and its associated lifespan. On the high side a well built water reed roof could last between 40 and 60 years before needing to be replaced.

Thatch has a relatively short life span eventually a thatched roof will come to the end of it s lifespan and the entire roof will need to be stripped and re thatched. Many home owners are not currently in the financial position to re roof in thatch considering the lifespan of the new roof into the future.