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| mk1collector Member Since: 17 Sep 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 6769   
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Excellent work
 that really does make a difference, it looks like a newly thatched roof again! I didn't realise they got that mossy. Ray
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15th May 2018 10:21pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10731
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Thanks Ray and Rosco
Yes it does make a lot of difference to the roof, the worse moss off all is the bright green moss that grows to about 4"-6" high, that really really rots the reed and does a lot of damage  1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
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21st May 2018 9:53pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10731
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Just another little pic or two for you
Normally we do porches on the front of the property's which are small compared to the main roof, so we had to rethatch a section of the main roof, the bit that you cant see and we had to reridge the main roof, as you will see in the last pic then when the scaffolding was all took down, we had to come back and do this porch, sorry there are no before pic's ...........................................
 Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge The next pic is of the house with the porch, you can see why it's a big porch 
Sorry for the not so good quality of the pic as i took it from across the road on the next ridging job
Click image to enlarge The house is very big and is the highest roof we go on as it needs 3-4 lifts of scaffolding to get up so we can work on it 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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8th Aug 2018 8:15pm |
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| ian series 1 Member Since: 17 Nov 2014 Location: south Posts: 3127  
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Great job.
Always nice to see the pictures  80" 80" 86" 88" 90"
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8th Aug 2018 8:24pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10731
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Thank you Ian
I try to put different items up as i don't want to bore you with the same type of pic all the time 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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8th Aug 2018 8:33pm |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833 
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Looking lovely
I'm sure you've been making the most of the good weather too Clayton 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone 2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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8th Aug 2018 10:16pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20283
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Looking good.
⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️ |
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8th Aug 2018 11:07pm |
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| Silver Back Member Since: 11 Jun 2015 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 405 
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Clayton,
Please keep them coming. I could follow this thread all day. The work you and other thatchers do is fascinating. I love the organic form of the contours all around the finished structure. Much more attractive than the modern roof design with the angular tiles and sharp lines. Any shots of some of the adornments thatchers often add? I love the owls, hawks and other animals that you guys craft and stick on top of the ridge. Many thanks for sharing your work.
Andy |
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9th Aug 2018 10:10pm |
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| DAZ110 Member Since: 06 Dec 2007 Location: East Sussex Posts: 2034 
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...or a straw/reed Clayton copy!
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10th Aug 2018 9:06am |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7903 
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I saw this the other day and thought of you Clayton. Quite appropriate to the comment above too. Never seen elephants before, especially not in Essex!
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge It did have a full-size model giraffe in the garden too. James MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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10th Aug 2018 9:23am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10731
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^^^ Thank you James for putting the pic up, very interesting style of thatched roof as it comes down to the ground, that would be a big fire hazard down this way and i cant start to think how much the insurance on that would be
I have not seen Elephants on a roof at all, seen most things, so that's a first for me 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
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10th Aug 2018 7:50pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10731
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Thank you Rosco 
Yes we have been making the most of the nice sun, but at times it has been too hot, so we have to take a break from the heat  the best ways we found are sitting in the shade for thirty to sixty minutes or the most used way is one of us goes and gets some ice creams 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
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10th Aug 2018 7:54pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10731
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I think ones enough Darren 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
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10th Aug 2018 7:55pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10731
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Thanks Steve 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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10th Aug 2018 7:56pm |
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