thatch-roofs-msg - 8/18/05 ਀ഊThatch roof construction. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: buildings-msg, mills-msg, straw-crafts-msg. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀 渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 愀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 椀猀 甀渀挀氀攀愀爀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous ਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊ/* Written 1:54 pm Jul 8, 1991 by dolata at lead.uazaic.arizona.edu in inmet:rec.org.sca */ ਀ഊThere are three types of thatching currently used; long straw, combed ਀猀琀爀愀眀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 挀漀洀戀攀搀 爀攀攀搀⸀  吀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 琀眀漀 洀攀琀栀漀搀猀 戀漀琀栀 甀猀攀 挀甀琀 眀栀攀愀琀 猀琀爀愀眀Ⰰഊbut differ in the handling, laying and attaching. The third uses water ਀爀攀攀搀猀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 栀愀瘀攀 愀 眀愀砀礀 挀漀愀琀 愀渀搀 猀栀攀搀 琀栀攀 眀愀琀攀爀 愀 戀椀琀 戀攀琀琀攀爀⸀  吀栀攀 漀氀搀ഊ(70+ yrs old and still climbing ladders with 60 pound loads of straw!) ਀洀愀猀琀攀爀 琀栀愀琀挀栀攀爀 䤀 眀漀爀欀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 栀愀猀 甀猀攀搀 猀攀搀最攀 ⠀愀 琀礀瀀攀 漀昀 最爀愀猀猀⤀Ⰰ 昀氀愀砀ഊ(a LINEN roof!), and has heard of people using long shavings of wood. ਀ഊThe main requirements for a good thatch material are; ਀ഊ1) fairly long; 2.5 -> 3.5 foot ਀㈀⤀  甀渀戀爀漀欀攀渀㬀  琀栀椀猀 洀攀愀渀猀 渀漀 戀愀椀氀攀搀 洀愀琀攀爀椀愀氀猀 ⠀䤀 洀椀最栀琀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 琀爀礀 琀栀漀甀最栀⤀ഊ3) fairly smooth; twiggy branches couldn't be laid with the techniques ਀        䤀 氀攀愀爀渀攀搀 ⴀ 匀挀漀琀琀椀猀栀 琀栀愀琀挀栀攀爀猀 搀漀 甀猀攀 戀爀愀挀欀攀渀 愀渀搀 栀攀愀琀栀攀爀Ⰰ  戀甀琀 洀甀猀琀ഊ use another technique altogether ਀㐀⤀  愀瘀愀椀氀愀氀戀氀攀 椀渀 氀愀爀最椀猀栀 焀甀愀渀琀椀琀椀攀猀㬀  愀 ㄀　 昀漀漀琀 ∀猀焀甀愀爀攀∀  漀昀 爀漀漀昀 爀攀焀甀椀爀攀猀ഊ 1/4 ton of straw, or 200 wadds of reed (a wadd is about 3 hands ਀        挀椀爀挀甀洀昀攀爀攀渀挀攀⤀⸀ഊ ਀ഊQuestion; what do people think of the idea of my writing a TI article on ਀琀栀愀琀挀栀椀渀最㼀㼀㼀   ഊ ਀ഊFrom: Chris Zakes ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䄀瀀爀椀氀 ㈀㤀Ⰰ ㈀　　㔀 㜀㨀　　㨀㈀㄀ 䄀䴀 䌀䐀吀ഊTo: Barony of Bryn Gwlad ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀䔀㨀 嬀䈀爀礀渀ⴀ最眀氀愀搀崀 伀吀ⴀ 吀栀愀琀挀栀攀爀 ⠀刀漀漀昀攀爀⤀ 渀攀攀搀攀搀ഊ ਀嬀吀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 眀愀猀 猀漀洀攀漀渀攀 愀猀欀椀渀最 椀昀 愀渀礀漀渀攀 栀愀搀 愀 ∀吀栀愀琀挀栀攀爀⠀刀漀漀昀攀爀⤀ 琀漀 爀攀挀漀洀洀攀渀搀 愀昀琀攀爀 愀 栀愀椀氀猀琀漀爀洀 栀攀爀攀⸀ ⴀ 匀琀攀昀愀渀崀ഊ ਀㸀㸀 䰀伀䰀Ⰰ 栀攀愀瘀攀渀✀猀 渀漀⸀⸀⸀琀栀愀琀✀猀 眀栀礀 椀渀 琀栀攀 琀椀琀氀攀 䤀 瀀甀琀 ∀吀栀愀琀挀栀攀爀⠀刀漀漀昀攀爀⤀∀⸀⸀⸀⸀ഊ>> Thatched roof with skylights? Sounds like my definition of a hole in ਀㸀㸀 琀栀攀 爀漀漀昀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀 渀愀栀Ⰰ 䤀 眀愀猀 樀甀猀琀 昀甀渀渀椀渀最 眀椀琀栀 礀漀甀⸀  吀栀漀甀最栀 䤀 栀攀氀瀀攀搀 戀甀椀氀搀 愀 挀漀琀琀愀最攀 愀琀 ഊ> Scarborough Faire that had thatching. Luckily I didn't have to help ਀㸀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀愀琀 瀀愀爀琀⸀ഊ> ਀㸀 䌀氀愀爀攀ഊ ਀夀漀甀 挀漀甀氀搀 愀氀眀愀礀猀 琀爀礀 栀攀爀攀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀渀猀洀琀⸀挀漀⸀甀欀⼀ ⠀愀氀琀栀漀甀最栀 琀栀攀礀 洀椀最栀琀 ഊcharge a little extra for "time and travel." ) Or here's one a ਀氀椀琀琀氀攀 挀氀漀猀攀爀 琀漀 栀漀洀攀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀琀栀愀琀挀栀椀渀最⸀挀漀洀⼀ഊ ਀伀爀 搀漀 椀琀 礀漀甀爀猀攀氀昀⸀⸀⸀ 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀琀栀愀琀挀栀⸀漀爀最⼀ഊ ਀䤀 眀漀渀搀攀爀 栀漀眀 眀攀氀氀 愀 琀栀愀琀挀栀攀搀 爀漀漀昀 眀漀甀氀搀 眀椀琀栀猀琀愀渀搀 栀愀椀氀猀琀漀渀攀猀㼀 䄀渀搀 ഊ*could* you put a skylight in one? ਀ഊ -Tivar Moondragon ਀ഊ ਀䔀搀椀琀攀搀 戀礀 䴀愀爀欀 匀⸀ 䠀愀爀爀椀猀ऀ琀栀愀琀挀栀ⴀ爀漀漀昀猀ⴀ洀猀最ऀ倀愀最攀 ㈀ 漀昀 ㈀ഊ ਊ