Roof Thatching Courses

You would start at the eaves where the roof meets the walls and work your way up to the ridge at the top.

Roof thatching courses.

You use a range of thatching craft tools including shearing hooks needles eave knives and mallets. Depending on museum projects this course may take place on one of the museum s exhibit buildings. There is a huge diversity of thatched properties and so the more you work on the better you will understand how to manage different roofs. Thursday 1 october 2020.

Training courses can include information on asphalt shingles slate and tile modified bitumen tpo pvc epdm torch down and many other types of roofing applications. The type of fixing used depends on what the thatch is being attached to. Some thatchers also grow and harvest their own thatching materials. You might also shape the ridges into decorative patterns.

Which are held in place by fixings. The skill of the thatcher is to delay this event for as long as possible. Other courses may include information on safety employee relations business management etc. Which are held in place by fixings.

This is a practical hands on course giving participants the chance to thatch on a practice roof using all the tools materials and techniques of the craft. There is a lot to learn from which material goes where on a roof to the 3 main materials used and the differences in application to twisting spars and ridging to name a few topics. A single layered roof is created. When thatch is being attached directly to the roof timbers.