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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2138   
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Fantastic insight and keep up the good work......
Really good to see traditional skills kept up |
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6th Nov 2020 8:57pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733 
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Thank you 90 Dreamer, people/ the customer don't realise that it's at least 60-70% prep work, then the rest of the work goes according to plan  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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6th Nov 2020 9:10pm |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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I only know what he told me, he was someone I met years back while instructing at the Outward Bound Centre. Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
Richard |
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7th Nov 2020 8:14am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6298 
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excellent work.
I guess this is a busy time of the year for you - bonfire night and all? |
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7th Nov 2020 8:40am |
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| jonny Member Since: 10 Mar 2013 Location: North Wilts Posts: 145 |
Our house is thatched (not by Clayton, but from what I understand a lot of the Thatchers know each other anyway) - a lot of the mainstream insurers won't touch it, but the more rural and specialist brokers have underwriters who will - NFU, A-Plan etc We have a few more conditions on our insurance - need more fire extinguishers, smoke detectors in the roof space, chimney has to be swept every year and no bonfires in the garden compred to a 'normal' roof and a bit of a premium hike. |
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7th Nov 2020 10:57am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733
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No worries there ARC99
Spot on there jonny
There is no time that is busier than another, were just busy all year round Caterham 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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10th Nov 2020 8:24pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733
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With the ridge all on the back
 Click image to enlarge it was onto the next stage which was to cut the pattern out, they have always had this pattern and wanted it again and i had started to brush down the roof after i had trimmed it all the way along the ridge Click image to enlarge roof all brushed down Click image to enlarge My mate had trimmed the front ridge and then he started to cut out the pattern out Click image to enlarge pattern all cut out Click image to enlarge roof all brushed down Click image to enlarge Then after i had finished cutting the pattern, i put wire netting on both sides of the ridge and the chimney aprons as well ( the bits of new ridge below the chimney's ) we always do this regardless as it protects the ridge against birds and the strong winds in the latter years when it starts to get weaker Click image to enlarge Then onto the next and last stage to finish off the work on the roof 
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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10th Nov 2020 8:46pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20294
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That looks a top job there Clayton.
⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️ |
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10th Nov 2020 8:53pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733
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Many thanks Steve
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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10th Nov 2020 8:58pm |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833 
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Some top work there Clayton.
Thought of you last week, whilst spending a week in a thatched cottage just outside Okehampton. 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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12th Nov 2020 5:00pm |
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| CarMan Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 1856
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Thatching looks gorgeous, but your truck washing needs work
Rob 1993 200tdi 90 hard-top 1998 300tdi 90 soft-top 2016 2.2 XS 90 hard-top (sold) |
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12th Nov 2020 6:21pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733
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^ ^ ^
 no time for that at the moment
Many thanks CarMan 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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13th Nov 2020 8:27pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733
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Many thanks Rosco
You should have let me know you was down these parts 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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13th Nov 2020 8:29pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10733
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Once all the ridge was completed it was time to put all the wire netting back on the roof both sides which went very well, you can just see the netting on the roof with the " thicker " vertical lines you can see.
Then it was time to put the " herd " of animals back on, these were put on in 2003 when we re-thatched the property as the owner's thought that they would give the school children something to look at in the morning and on there way home from school
back Click image to enlarge front Click image to enlarge then after they were all put up, it was time to make a start on putting a new ridge on the porch, started to strip the old ridge off after we had made room moving a few boards and tubes Click image to enlarge finished the ridge porch Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge This was all completed yesterday ( Thursday ) and we were losing the light, so we came back this morning to pick up all the gear and do a patching job across the road and our scaffolder turned up for some more kit as he is always short of it and a rare pic of a roof that we have just finished without any scaffolding in the way
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge So all in all a good job and the owner's are well pleased with the look and the outcome
I hope that you enjoyed reading this thread like this way as it's a day to day, as we have been working on this job 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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13th Nov 2020 9:04pm |
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