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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7908   
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Lovely work Clayton
 I've never seen a thatched wall capping before, seems very luxurious! But does look very nice! James
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1st Apr 2020 4:56pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10896 
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^^^
It is rare to do these as there are not many about James, but does make a nice visual difference  Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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1st Apr 2020 7:52pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10896
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Thank you Blackwolf Clayton.
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1st Apr 2020 7:53pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10896
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Thank you Pete for your interest in the thread. I do try to keep the thread going but don't want to keep repeating with the same type of work that is being done  Clayton.
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1st Apr 2020 7:55pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3579 
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That ridge is something special, Clayton
Please keep the pictures and posts coming. |
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1st Apr 2020 10:20pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10896
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Will do Rashers
Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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2nd Apr 2020 7:33pm |
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| Sulisuli Member Since: 30 Oct 2016 Location: South west Posts: 4800 
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Brilliant thread Clayton, what a skill
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2nd Apr 2020 7:41pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10896
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Thank you Simon
Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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2nd Apr 2020 8:23pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10896
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So a different job, more to it than normal.
I would like your views/comments as i'm sort of bringing this " live " or would you prefer the " all " in one hit 
Instead of having all the before and after pics, this job that were on now will come to you as were progressing on with the job, it should take no more than two weeks. This is a re-ridging job, but should have been done at least 2-3 years earlier 
We started the job yesterday. The roof elevations both sides had wire netting on to prevent the birds/seagulls attacking it and most of the day was spent by me taking it all off. In the mean time my mate, that's him going up the ladder, started on the back once i had got all the wire off and he started dressing the roof, you can't see it to clearly but you will see a difference with the front pic's when took
 Click image to enlarge I made a start on the front getting all the moss off once i had got all the wire netting off, so it's easier to dress the roof, end of day one
Click image to enlarge Today my mate carried on dressing the back elevation while i finished getting the moss off the front and i stripped off what was left of the old ridge on both sides of the roof Click image to enlarge As the main fixings were shot, due to wood worm, i had to put a new fixing line across the full length of the roof and as the ridge rolls are shot, they will be coming off and new ones put on . . . before Click image to enlarge Sorted/cleaned off and with the new fixing line on Click image to enlarge When i had managed all of that, i loaded up our trailer with all the old ridge thatch and all of the moss, i had a good load on and dropped the trailer off at our store on my way home from work Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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3rd Nov 2020 8:52pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3579
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Looking forward to this Clayton
Do you have a good supplier for chicken wire? Most netting I have been looking at (not for roof work  ) seems nowhere like the same quality as older pieces I have. How long does the netting last up on a roof? |
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3rd Nov 2020 9:09pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10896
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Many thanks Rashers
As you say the older netting is better but we have a good supplier which supply to some big retailers, as for the length of time it lasts, that is up to the unpredictable weather but if you live on the coast, the netting doesn't last to long  Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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3rd Nov 2020 10:00pm |
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| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3579
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How long since that roof was looked at by a Thatcher, Clayton?
I do love to see thatched roofs We haven’t got any in our village any more |
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3rd Nov 2020 10:17pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10896
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Sad you don't have the odd one or two thatched places around
This particular roof we rethatched both sides in 2003 and then re-ridged it in 2011 we have looked at the roof from time to time as the owner gives us a call to see if the problem they have found is anything serious
Down here a ridge will only last about 8-10 years as the humidity is high
After we have put the new ridge on, it should last another 8-10 years and then it will need to be rethatched again both sides Clayton.
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. |
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3rd Nov 2020 10:42pm |
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| AlexCW Member Since: 04 Mar 2020 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 67 
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Enjoying reading this Clayton, some real skill here.
I'm in construction myself but it's nothing like this, a lot of flat roofs etc for what we build. Keep up the good work Alex
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4th Nov 2020 8:41pm |
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