An investigation is taking place after 10 crews were called to tackle a fire in the roof of a thatched cottage. Essex Fire ...

Master thatcher Brian Lafferty carries a bundle of roofing materials, traditionally reed, flax or straw, which allows the rain to fall off roofs like 'water off a duck's back' A new school in Ireland ...

At the Donegal Thatching School, master thatchers teach their skills to help preserve Ireland's long tradition of thatched-roofed cottages A new school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of ...

Thatch roofs are normally 12 to 15 centimetres (five to six inches) thick, containing multiple layers of thatch. Slope or ...

GRASPING AT STRAWS is all the rage among a growing number of British homeowners, as Mark Phillips now shows us: When it comes to housing design, it's hard to get more retro than this: a thatched roof, ...

Roofs are an integral part of a building’s architectural design. A roof is designed to enhance the beauty of a particular building but most importantly, a roof is a safety mechanism against wind, rain ...

Several varieties of thatch are used on Japanese roofs. Most roofing thatch is made of susuki (芒) a high-growing grass with long, blade-like leaves and delicate seed fronds. Also known as Japanese ...

A new school in Ireland is training up a fresh generation of thatchers in a bid to save the country's disappearing thatched roofs, an iconic feature of the Irish landscape. In a hall in Portnoo ...