Re-Thatching

At Evergreen Thatching we repair, re-thatch and maintain thatch roofs.
Our expert teams will assess your to see what the necessary requirements are to get your looking as good as new.

Reasons you would require thatch maintenance:

  1. Birds have pulled out your thatch grass to make their nests.
  2. Rats and mice have made nesting holes.
  3. Wind and hail storms.
  4. Overhanging trees.
  5. Leaks and rotting.
  6. General degradation which happens over time.
Evergreen Thatching - Re-Thatching
Evergreen Thatching - Re-Thatching

Types of Thatched Roof Maintenance that we offer:

  1. Brushing a thatched roof
  2. Re-thatching and patching
  3. Thatched roof capping
  4. Draining System

Roof Specifications for Re-Thatch

Materials:

Grass:
Matured Hyparrhenia Grass – Selected from best growing areas

Ceiling grass:
Existing

Poles:
Existing Structure

Lathes:
Existing Structure

Connectors:
Existing Structure

Nails:
Existing Structure

Sways:
3,15mm galvanised wire laid on each line of grass

Binding Materials:
Bituminised sisal twine for fastening between sway and lathes

Ridges:
Fibre glass ridging manufactured by ourselves, using high quality resin and extra fibreglass matt for strength and durability


Construction:

Roof Pitch:45

Truss Design & spacing:
Existing Structure

Pole centres:
Existing Structure

Grass density:
Approximately 150-180 mm thick

Ridge Construction:
Fibreglass

Ridge capping:
Tied to lathe below with 1.6 mm galvanised wire, joints sealed with fibreglass &resin .The ridging is made to fit over the thatched section on both sides of the ridge.