One of our next re-thatching jobs. . Appropriately called Tall Cottage! #Thatching .

Over the next couple of days l’m interviewing candidates for the position of trainee thatcher. Are there any specific questions l should be asking them? #TraineeThatcher . #interviewing . #Thatcherjob . #MasterThatchers #Thatching #Jobs .

Lovely display of clematis on show yesterday and nice to see the owner keeps it cut back from growing onto the thatch. #Thatching .

Slack pitched, rounded edges, flush ridges and no eave overhangs. Built to withstand the worst Atlantic storms. #Blackhouses #OuterHebrides .

Three more roofs -nearly 300m2 -re-thatched at the #Gearrannan #Blackhouse village on the #IsleOf Lewis, #Scotland in just under 2 weeks. A 1000 mile driving round trip & 2 ferry journeys.Well done Dave, Rafal,Daniel & Michal. #MasterThatchers #Thatching #OuterHebrides .

You can’t beat a great looking roof! #Timperley #Altrincham . #Roofing , #Tiling , #Slating .

Happy Saint George’s Day.

When the client builds a shed next to his existing #Thatched garage…What do you mean Andy.. it’s a bit narrow to get the new thatch eave on? Just breathe in a bit! #Thatching .

When you find out the neighbours fence is higher than the clients fence & the thatch eave,which makes setting up scaffolding on that side a bit awkward. Also first removing the ‘jungle’ is a job in itself. #Thatching .

Don’t be fooled by the tropical ambience. This is #NorthWales during a hail shower..We’ve re-ridged this summerhouse which we thatched over a decade ago.The one in the background we thatched a couple of years ago. #Thatching .

Even a 100 years ago so many towns and villages would have had many Thatch properties on their High Streets. A few remain in places such as #Frodsham (where we’ve just repaired this one) and #Weaverham in #Cheshire .

People often ask how long should a ridge last? Here’s a roof we thatched over18 years ago & unsurprisingly little of the ridge is left. Maybe the question should be,if the roof is not letting water in,how long are the owners prepared to put up with it looking shabby? #Thatching .

How it was.. and how it finished up… #Lancashire re-ridge. #Thatching .

The scaffolding is down and the roof in #Hale , #Merseyside has turned out well with the new ridge and all the moss cleaned off. #Thatching . #MasterThatchers .

Here’s another water reed re-thatch that Jim,Dave &Andy recently completed in #Bebington , the #Wirral . #Thatch ing . #MasterThatchers . In10 days we have a team going to #Thatch on the isle of #Lewis #Scotland ,so busy planning ferries and accommodation for that one.

Can anyone recommend a #plaster er on #TheWirral to carry out work to these gable end panels that have ‘come away’? 16thC listed property. #Limeplastering #plaster #Heritageproperty .

Thatcher working on the ridge of a cottage roof #Somerset 1989 (Philip Dunn / Mary Evans Picture Library) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

In conjunction with #HistoricEngland we are looking for a very special person to join us this summer to learn the craft of thatching.

With 4 different window shapes and various eave heights,the thatch seamlessly flows around each twist & turn on this #Carlisle roof. #Thatching #MasterThatchers .

This 300 sq metre re-thatch near #Carlisle #Cumbria , kept us busy through a very wet February & into early March. #Thatching .