Roof Thatching Courses

You use a range of thatching craft tools including shearing hooks needles eave knives and mallets.

Roof thatching courses.

Which are held in place by fixings. 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. 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. A roof covered using the standard method of thatching consists of layers of thatch commonly known as courses.

Standard thatching needs replacement or repair when it has worn back to where the thatch is held in place by the fixing. 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. When thatch is being attached directly to the roof timbers. A roof covered using the standard method of thatching consists of layers of thatch commonly known as courses.

You would start at the eaves where the roof meets the walls and work your way up to the ridge at the top. Which are held in place by fixings. Some thatchers also grow and harvest their own thatching materials. A single layered roof is created.

You might also shape the ridges into decorative patterns. The skill of the thatcher is to delay this event for as long as possible. Thursday 1 october 2020. Other courses may include information on safety employee relations business management etc.