Roof Thatching Courses

Depending on museum projects this course may take place on one of the museum s exhibit buildings.

Roof thatching courses. Other courses may include information on safety employee relations business management etc. Standard thatching needs replacement or repair when it has worn back to where the thatch is held in place by the fixing. Thursday 1 october 2020. There is a lot to learn from which material goes where on a roof to the 3 main materials used and the differences in application to twisting spars and ridging to name a few topics.

Which are held in place by fixings. A single layered roof is created. You use a range of thatching craft tools including shearing hooks needles eave knives and mallets. Some thatchers also grow and harvest their own thatching materials.

The skill of the thatcher is to delay this event for as long as possible. There is a huge diversity of thatched properties and so the more you work on the better you will understand how to manage different roofs. You would start at the eaves where the roof meets the walls and work your way up to the ridge at the top. When thatch is being attached directly to the roof timbers.

You might also shape the ridges into decorative patterns. Which are held in place by fixings. The type of fixing used depends on what the thatch is being attached to. This is a practical hands on course giving participants the chance to thatch on a practice roof using all the tools materials and techniques of the craft.