Fowler sons are master thatchers with over 40 years of experience.
Roof thatchers uk.
A general rule is that thatchers price their work on a unit known as a square 10 x 10.
Services include general thatching roof thatching re thatching and other thatching services.
We have also carried out our thatching work on properties further afield such as oxfordshire and other places across the uk.
Heart of england master thatchers offers roof thatching services in leicester.
In some instances water reed is still in good condition after seventy years although rare it is quite normal for a reed roof to last over fifty years.
We are based in oxford oxfordshire and offer a range of roof thatching services.
To prepare an estimate a thatcher will determine the number of square and then multiply that number by a per square price.
Many more thatched roofs are being built every year.
Brief history mission statement.
There are about 60 000 thatched roofs in the uk of which 50 80 suffer a serious fire each year most of these being completely destroyed.
Over these years we have carried out a vast variety of thatching jobs from simple repairs to full roofs.
Some thatchers may view all roofs as museum artefacts whereby every aspect of it with its decayed timbers should be preserved irrespective of the wishes of the owners.
The nsmt is the largest recognized body of thatchers in the uk.
Challis master thatchers we have been thatching roofs in the south of england for the past 12 years covering the areas of berkshire hampshire oxfordshire wiltshire and buckinghamshire.
The cost to the fire brigade is 1 3m per annum.
They are quite entitled to come to a different conclusion than a thatcher may do as to what is in the best interests of the roof.
We help owners and thatchers to maintain thatched roofs on properties of historical importance and beauty.
Remarkably even though we are a small family run business we are also one of the largest roof thatchers in the country.
To sustain a future for thatch we carry out research support the mechanism of conservation and encourage new innovative design.
Sj eccles sons are a well established reputable firm of master thatchers based in the uk.
Thatchers northamptonshire straw master has developed a method of roof thatching that gives aesthetic character and long lasting thatch.