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Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales.
Here we removed the corregated tin to reveal the old base coat, over this we fixed reed screens to give the roof a firm fixing for the new top coat. This method was used to preserve the old undercoat rather than simply stripping everything off.
This style of thatching utilises existing resources, preserves the history of the building for the future and helps to keep the work cost effective.
Here we removed the corregated tin to reveal the old base coat, over this we fixed reed screens to give the roof a firm fixing for the new top coat. This method was used to preserve the old undercoat rather than simply stripping everything off.
This style of thatching utilises existing resources, preserves the history of the building for the future and helps to keep the work cost effective.
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Weststow Anglo Saxon Village. (Stage 1)
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More information on this project coming soon.
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Private Residence in West Wales
A considerable ammount of reconstruction went into this building.
Cob walls were reconstructed where needed and the roof was reconstructed as close to its origional style as possible. This included using unplaned green timbers and branches, sourced locally for the construction of the roof, together with a gorse backing coat, straw padding and then thatched.
A rare feature of this reconstruction included the rebuilding of a wattle and daub chimney, which was then thatched to the style found locally.
A considerable ammount of reconstruction went into this building.
Cob walls were reconstructed where needed and the roof was reconstructed as close to its origional style as possible. This included using unplaned green timbers and branches, sourced locally for the construction of the roof, together with a gorse backing coat, straw padding and then thatched.
A rare feature of this reconstruction included the rebuilding of a wattle and daub chimney, which was then thatched to the style found locally.
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Cranog at Llangorse Lake nr Brecon
A very interesting project came up in 2004 at Llangorse Lake.
This involved the building and thatching of a round house on a platform provided. Thatched in water reed, the same variety that grows arouind the lake and built in an early and traditional style.
It is used as an information centre and viewing platform to look out upon the origional island crannog from one of its windows.
A very interesting project came up in 2004 at Llangorse Lake.
This involved the building and thatching of a round house on a platform provided. Thatched in water reed, the same variety that grows arouind the lake and built in an early and traditional style.
It is used as an information centre and viewing platform to look out upon the origional island crannog from one of its windows.
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Crook Frame Barn in North Wales
Dyfed Hughes Crook Frame Workshop, North Wales.
I helped with the construction of the timber frame crook barn and Dyfed Hughes helped me with the Thatching of it.
Dyfed Hughes Crook Frame Workshop, North Wales.
I helped with the construction of the timber frame crook barn and Dyfed Hughes helped me with the Thatching of it.
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Castell Henllys, Pembrokeshire (Early Phase)
I starded work here in 1982 for the late Hugh Foster who owned the site at that time. I was contracted to attend to all the carpentry needed on site. I was later asked to thatch the huts by way of an experiment. This then started off my affair with Thatching and Historical Reconstruction - Pembrokeshire Thatch and Carpentry was born.
Under my supervision, six thatched and two turf roofed structures were compleated at various times over a period of ten years.
The huts are postioned in the origional Iron Age post holes which excavated at an earlier time gave us the dimensions needed to carry out the reconstruction to an accurate scale.
All construction was carried out in a style belived to have been used by people during the Iron Age.
I starded work here in 1982 for the late Hugh Foster who owned the site at that time. I was contracted to attend to all the carpentry needed on site. I was later asked to thatch the huts by way of an experiment. This then started off my affair with Thatching and Historical Reconstruction - Pembrokeshire Thatch and Carpentry was born.
Under my supervision, six thatched and two turf roofed structures were compleated at various times over a period of ten years.
The huts are postioned in the origional Iron Age post holes which excavated at an earlier time gave us the dimensions needed to carry out the reconstruction to an accurate scale.
All construction was carried out in a style belived to have been used by people during the Iron Age.
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Round House at St Fagans nr Cardiff
I repaired and rethatched two reconstructed celtic round houses on site vastly increasing the life expectancy of these lovely buildings.
I repaired and rethatched two reconstructed celtic round houses on site vastly increasing the life expectancy of these lovely buildings.
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Private Residence in Carmarthenshire
Restoration is possible even when things look bad as shown when the old tin on this Carmarthenshire dwelling is taken off to reveal a bit of a mess! Click on the image to view...
The owners wanted a minimum invasive repair of the roof so I simply removed the unusable timbers and then split local oak to reproduce the same style of timbers originally used.
A hazel wattle in situ between the rafters was applied, then a new layer of wheat straw on top, it just goes to show what it is possible to restore if there is the will and expertise available.
When this layer of thatch (the new weathering coat) wears back to the fixings it will then become an under layer (base coat) that a new layer can be fixed on 'top of' (thicker thatch and even warmer) preserving the beautiful view from inside for future generations.
The whole building has bean lovingly repaired with lime mortar creating a breathing building, a real credit to the owners.
Restoration is possible even when things look bad as shown when the old tin on this Carmarthenshire dwelling is taken off to reveal a bit of a mess! Click on the image to view...
The owners wanted a minimum invasive repair of the roof so I simply removed the unusable timbers and then split local oak to reproduce the same style of timbers originally used.
A hazel wattle in situ between the rafters was applied, then a new layer of wheat straw on top, it just goes to show what it is possible to restore if there is the will and expertise available.
When this layer of thatch (the new weathering coat) wears back to the fixings it will then become an under layer (base coat) that a new layer can be fixed on 'top of' (thicker thatch and even warmer) preserving the beautiful view from inside for future generations.
The whole building has bean lovingly repaired with lime mortar creating a breathing building, a real credit to the owners.
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West Stow (Phase 2)
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More information on this project coming soon.
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