Thatched Roof Ireland

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Thatched roof ireland.

A complete luxury estate of thatched homes. The thatched roof is the feature we associate most with the irish cottage. A roof thatched with water reed a more durable and water resistant material than straw can last 35 40 years in ireland with very little maintenance. A skilled thatcher uses domestic cane to create these beautiful roof lines.

The old thatch killeagh co. When thatched properly by professionals the major portion of such a roof the water reed should last about 30 years in the irish climate. Our thatched roofs can meet the most stringent fire safety standards and they last for decades. However the roof ridge will have to be replaced roughly every 8 10 years.

On old buildings up to four feet of thatch can accumulate. Dozens of pubs private homes and hotels. It has been owned and run by the same family for over 300 years and was renovated in 1962 with an inner ceiling made of irish willow twig. This cane plant grows well in moist soils in temperate and fresh climates making it easily available in ireland.

Such ridge line replacement is luckily a fairly rapid and reasonably inexpensive procedure. The biggest single thatched roof in ireland a hotel. How long does a thatched roof last. When a thatch roof is in need of repair a new layer is often placed over the old.