I would estimate around 8-10 acres of reed needed for an average house... and reed can be harvested every year. therefore a ten acre bed could supply 30 houses on a rotation quite comfortably.
Here in the UK the thatchers, depending on which part of the UK they’re in, use different designs. The Norfolk Thatch is completely different from the Suffolk Thatch. My friend lives in a beautiful tiny one bed Thatch cottage in a place called Woodbastwick, just outside the city of Norwich. Her Thatch needs replacing and will cost approximately £60,000 They are expensive but Norfolk reed is a premium product, and they are masters in their trade 🥰😍
@@coffeenorth no we have enough. Norfolk Reed is cut along the riverbanks near a place called How Hill on the Norfolk Broads.. The Suffolk reeds are grown outside the town of WoodBridge. However, the Reed is also brought in from other parts of the uk that Norfolk and Suffolk can’t supply. Usually though, it’s predominantly from the areas mentioned. We have so many beautiful and rural villages throughout the uk that look like they’re out of a story. I’m very privileged to live here and to have friends that live in 1600 and 17th century buildings. It’s a shame we can’t upload pictures on these threads so I could show you. But if you look up Thatched cottages within the Uk you’ll get a general overview of how stunning they look 💜🦋
@@didshereallysaythat That's so interesting to hear. I have been more to the cities in the UK and will have to include more rural areas next. I'm from the North of Germany where these reed roofs are very prominent as well. There has been a revival or return to using reed because it's so eco-friendly even though it's more expensive. But most of the reed is actually imported these days so it's cool to hear that you have local access to the material in the UK. And big yes, thatched cottages are beautiful.
It is wildly impractical for roofing and the only reason people still exist to do that thing is because of British city councils that act like HOAs telling people how their houses should look to “maintain the aesthetic of the village” it’s really a grimy business those councils. But you really should avoid this roofing if you aren’t made of money. It has to be replaced far more often than other roofing solutions such as slate and it ends up costing more over the course of many years. Not to mention the bugs and rot.
@@ashworthcustoms I’m sure you are right about it all. It was a way to keep the elements out for ancient people and has been retained for the nostalgia, and of course beauty. I’m sorry for all their inconvenience and extra costs. Still it is a gorgeous look. Here in the western USA where I live architecture is so ugly and random for the most part. Built it as cheap as possible. Aesthetics be damned. You are lucky to see quaint and lovely old buildings and thatched roofs.
Only time I ever saw thatched roofs in real life was when I was in England. I thought they were romantic and quaint in those small, country towns. but now I live in Northern California and I would never be able to get fire insurance on my home if it had a thatched roof. 😂😂😂
First time seeing these guys video…absolutely awesome work. They clearly take pride in what they create and the history they preserve. Hard labor + Love = a powerful thing to behold. 🙏🙏
Show the process from the start: harvesting the reeds, binding the bundles, doing the thatching (like you’re showing) how long will it last? Where are U? Where do get the tools, training, etc?
@@michaelrivard4879 A little huff and a puff, eh? Straw and reed houses are susceptible. In Asia you know there are tons of similar roofs and I was also wondering what they might do here to mitigate the fire risk. His accent sounds down under so I'm guessing it's not always wet there so those reeds must get quite dry.
@@ThePacmandevil What are you talking about? There are tens of thousands of thatched houses and churches across England, and the vast majority of them have been thatched and re-thatched continuously since they were first constructed 300-900 years ago. There are also still many hundreds of buildings that have been able to retain their same base coat of thatch from before the year 1500 (a great way to check the authenticity of modern work). So to say that there is “zero authenticity” behind it is obviously false, and thatching itself goes back 10,000 years.
@@tamaracarter1836 wrong. Just because it looks the same doesn't mean it's the same. I can make a katana out with a CNC, but the only similarity to a real sword is both it being shit and looking just as ugly
@@ThePacmandevil I never said a thatched roof in 2023 is exactly the same as a thatched roof in 1323, or 2023 BC... Obviously modern roofs have to meet different standards, but the craftsmanship, techniques, materials, tools, decorations etc (that change from region to region in England), are all either the same or extremely similar to those of centuries past. This is not a fake roof in any way; it is one that takes many weeks to craft, and the whole skill takes multiple years to master. So for you to say there is “zero authenticity” is totally incorrect.
@@tamaracarter1836 yeah the materials are totally similar they 100% used plastic sheeting 🤣🙄🤣🙄 It's zero authenticity because it's fake. a counterfeit. In the same way that making a longsword out of titanium w/ cnc machining would be. It looks the same, but it's fake all the way through.
My old local boozer has a thatched roof I can remember a few years ago 10/12 years maybe they had some repair work done and one of those was a new roof still to this day is some of the most impressive craftsmanship iv ever seen it’s brilliant to watch it stage by stage
@@aaronvanzile3824 Millions of years of evolution out in the hot sun of Africa and all of a sudden a certain group is afraid to go outside. Makes you wonder what went wrong with that pale af skin.
@@nacholibre1962it's obviously a black person or a southern white person (someone whose been most influenced by blacks).. these people have lower standards than most others. They dont care about life much.
@@nacholibre1962 Judging by another video of this cottage, the surrounding architecture looks like East/West Sussex. But I could be wrong (although it’s definitely not the Cotswolds). Most of the Cotswolds actually has beautiful stone roofing. Thatched roofs in the Cotswolds are however common in the Northern part of the region; which makes sense, as that part is close to what I call the “second Cotswolds” (Rutland and Northamptonshire); which contains similarly beautiful golden stone villages and towns, that are characterized by loads of thatch.
Thatched roofs used to be very common in England so rain isn't an issue we can get pretty knarly winds but I'm not sure about that high. Quite durable and work great in wet climates it's just hot places where they suck due to the fact that they can set on fire.
Only thatch on houses that are a couple of hundred years older than the USA. You'd have a fight on your hands getting that past the inspectors on a new build! In fact when they built the replica Shakespeare's Globe in London they had to get an act of parliament to change the law to allow them to thatch it Ns make it as it was in Elizabethan times.
@@Mona-my5rcYou randomly say all the dumb comments are from Americans that insinuates Americans are dumb. Definitely seems like you were trying to offend.
Most definitely. Most of us Americans are ignorant morons who think our paper and cardboard houses are the best built things in the world 😂 I swear it blows my mind when other Americans talk shit about mud or thatch houses when ours are quite literally built out of glued together wood fibers and paper board.
Why is it common to only put in one layer of battons over the membrane in the UK? Maybe it's different with tatched roofs because they're maybe more breathable, but from what I've seen only having a single layer of horizontal battons rather than first putting in a layer of vertical ones always leads to rot setting in prematurely because water stagnates above each batton.
Wonderful to see these skilled crafts being preserved. Respect.
Ah yes. The preservation of screwing thatch on with a power drill. Wonderful traditional craft.
The old method use wooden pegs and hoops that rotted before the reeds were end of life.
@Ceaseless_Watcher 😂 there were no power tools involved 😂 clearly you know nothing about construction 😂
Seriously if I was a billionaire I’d donate to that cause. Craftsmanship, masonry, carpentry, etc
@@VelvetMetrolinkderrrrp. Imagine being so pedantic that you think that the use of the power drill matters at all.
These guys are so skilled they make it look effortless , great craftsmanship
That's a lot of reeds. Growing and harvesting reeds must have been quite an industry, in the past, when thatched rooves were more common.
I would estimate around 8-10 acres of reed needed for an average house... and reed can be harvested every year. therefore a ten acre bed could supply 30 houses on a rotation quite comfortably.
I knew Tom Arnold of Holywell, reed cutter, eel trapper, and wildfowler with puntgun.
I hear most come from Romania or there about
😅Rooves
How long will that roof last?
The view out that window must be so satisfying to see the thatch so expertly installed.
Amazing what man has used for shelter throughout the world! Beautiful craft!
Artisans You are Respected in this World of Trash no good waste.
❤ Thank you for showing the strong, talented artists at work.
Beautiful 😍!
WOW Love the Craftmanship, what a talent
You know that man is very skilled at his craft when he makes it look easy!!!❤
Great craftmanship! It's just mesmerizing watching both guys shoulders
Jesus, that looks incredibly complicated. What a craft!
Love the sound of the kids playing in the background. Brings back memories of when we were kids.
A true talent and art form in a way
Last of a dying breed. Salute to you bro
it will never die, these buildings are listed
Yeah there's a good reason it's dieing off... this is such a horrible idea if you want a building to last.
@@elyrienvalkyr8167 what a silly comment... some of these houses are nearly 500 years old. There are over 60,000 homes like this in England
Looks so warm and cozy for winter
Yes and the roof does as well
Here in the UK the thatchers, depending on which part of the UK they’re in, use different designs. The Norfolk Thatch is completely different from the Suffolk Thatch. My friend lives in a beautiful tiny one bed Thatch cottage in a place called Woodbastwick, just outside the city of Norwich. Her Thatch needs replacing and will cost approximately £60,000
They are expensive but Norfolk reed is a premium product, and they are masters in their trade 🥰😍
Wow....60,000 quid for a SMALL house? I can see why it becomes rarer and rarer to have a thatched roof.
Do you have enough reed in the UK or do you import it from somewhere else as well?
@@coffeenorth no we have enough. Norfolk Reed is cut along the riverbanks near a place called How Hill on the Norfolk Broads.. The Suffolk reeds are grown outside the town of WoodBridge. However, the Reed is also brought in from other parts of the uk that Norfolk and Suffolk can’t supply. Usually though, it’s predominantly from the areas mentioned. We have so many beautiful and rural villages throughout the uk that look like they’re out of a story. I’m very privileged to live here and to have friends that live in 1600 and 17th century buildings. It’s a shame we can’t upload pictures on these threads so I could show you. But if you look up Thatched cottages within the Uk you’ll get a general overview of how stunning they look 💜🦋
@@didshereallysaythat That's so interesting to hear. I have been more to the cities in the UK and will have to include more rural areas next. I'm from the North of Germany where these reed roofs are very prominent as well. There has been a revival or return to using reed because it's so eco-friendly even though it's more expensive. But most of the reed is actually imported these days so it's cool to hear that you have local access to the material in the UK. And big yes, thatched cottages are beautiful.
@@coffeenorth 🦋💜🦋💜🦋💜
i could watch them work all day long.
It is cool to see the old craftsman ways still being used
Proper craftsmanship right there. 👏👏👏👍🏻💂♂️🇬🇧
Gorgeous boys!❤
Beautiful. My dream roof. You guys are amazing, bringing back this lost art.❤️
I Find this Very Interesting! So Interesting that I Shared it with my friends on Facebook! Please upload longer videos. Thank You
I understood some of those words
"smack and a whack. Job done."
-Thatcher
:p
What a buff englishman!
now go change your panties
Love the look of these ! Beautiful.
Thank you for showing this. I have always thought it was lovely 🕊
Beautiful Art!!!
Cool 😎 thanks for sharing your job with us all this is cool
Beautiful edges!!
Amazing work , true English craftsmanship.
Fascinating! I’d never seen this done before. Such a gorgeous look in the end.
It is wildly impractical for roofing and the only reason people still exist to do that thing is because of British city councils that act like HOAs telling people how their houses should look to “maintain the aesthetic of the village” it’s really a grimy business those councils. But you really should avoid this roofing if you aren’t made of money. It has to be replaced far more often than other roofing solutions such as slate and it ends up costing more over the course of many years. Not to mention the bugs and rot.
@@ashworthcustoms I’m sure you are right about it all. It was a way to keep the elements out for ancient people and has been retained for the nostalgia, and of course beauty. I’m sorry for all their inconvenience and extra costs. Still it is a gorgeous look. Here in the western USA where I live architecture is so ugly and random for the most part. Built it as cheap as possible. Aesthetics be damned. You are lucky to see quaint and lovely old buildings and thatched roofs.
those must be heaven for solitary bees, love it😊
I wish the Sun was my friend. Looks like good hard work
Only time I ever saw thatched roofs in real life was when I was in England. I thought they were romantic and quaint in those small, country towns. but now I live in Northern California and I would never be able to get fire insurance on my home if it had a thatched roof. 😂😂😂
AWESOME SKILL! That is Beautiful Craftsmanship! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟💙💙💙💙
It's awesome you doing this bro! Would love you see some long form videos, upwards of 30 minutes or longer! I could seriously watch this all day👍
That looks awesome
absolutely fascinating how they do this and that it’s so effective
First time seeing these guys video…absolutely awesome work. They clearly take pride in what they create and the history they preserve.
Hard labor + Love = a powerful thing to behold.
🙏🙏
Beautiful craftsmanship ❤
Long, almost lost art. That's beautiful.
And violently flammable. I bet getting insurance companies to accept this is just super easy
How long does a roof like that last? Looks very skillful and expensive!
Up to 40 years
Truly STUNNING craft.
Lovely job. Hope your line of work never dies. Nothing nicer than a thatched roof
Magical. 🎉. Im curious. Is it still a tradition to hide a bottle of liquor for the next thatcher to find? ❤
I never knew that😊. If I'm ever lucky in my short life to have done, I will do such a things for these artists.🍾
You’ll find usually whisky and a shot glass or tin cup with names of the last with cheers
Really interesting process. Please show more. From, Alberta, Canada
well made reed roof is one of the most durable that you can get. 50 years is not a limit.
It still works after all these years. Keep teaching this talented craft.
Insane! The amount of skill, knowledge and patience is crazy! I'd never had guessed that would be the technique to roll this out.
Respect
You sir, are a craftsman👍👍
An absolute art, incredible work 🙌
Thank you for preserving this skill!!!
Dream house material. This would be so perfect
Show the process from the start: harvesting the reeds, binding the bundles, doing the thatching (like you’re showing) how long will it last? Where are U? Where do get the tools, training, etc?
Work of art.....pure joy 😊
When this kind of roofing is done it looks so beautiful
Absolute art form
Big respect
It looks beautiful and also looks highly flammable
They've most likely installed a fire barrier.
@@LooselyGrope I cannot imagine what kind of fire barrier would prevent that house 🏠 from burning to the ground it's made out of straw
@@LooselyGrope wpuld it be enouph though. The full roof full of that would burn for a while. I don't trust it😅
@@michaelrivard4879 A little huff and a puff, eh? Straw and reed houses are susceptible. In Asia you know there are tons of similar roofs and I was also wondering what they might do here to mitigate the fire risk. His accent sounds down under so I'm guessing it's not always wet there so those reeds must get quite dry.
@@omegoa indeed dry for sure, also it would be a Haven for things like a rats and bugs 🐛🐛🦋
Your talent is mind boggling!!!❤
Great to see an old art preserved.
I wish we grew reeds like this. Stellar!
You are really good sir! This looks so cool! You are like a Viking! So cool.
Nice to see those big blue skies and no geo engineering while the boys are grafting
Vikings????
A true artisan. Beautiful work.
Que trabajo!!! Es Fantástico lo que hacen y logran . Me encanta, ví esas casas, y quedan hermosas.. LO MÁS!!!💪💪😍😍
What fire code?
This is amazing ,,nice job ,,,first time i seen this done ❤❤❤❤
This is actually fun to watch
An artist at work. Looks absolutely beautiful.
You must have had a wonderful mentor!
Hope you're using some strong sunscreen. Especially nowadays, sun damage can cause skin cancer pretty rapidly 😮
It's the sunscreen that causes the cancer, not the sun...
Wish i had one a beautiful roof like this!
No you don’t. They are a nightmare
Thats tie twister is pretty sweet. I bet it could be used to tie rebar as well. Thats pretty sweet
Great artisans at work! Keep it alive fellas!!!❤
God damn i love a good old thatched roof. An ancient art!
There's nothing ancient about it. it's a modernized replica of an actual roof with zero authenticity behind it.
@@ThePacmandevil What are you talking about? There are tens of thousands of thatched houses and churches across England, and the vast majority of them have been thatched and re-thatched continuously since they were first constructed 300-900 years ago. There are also still many hundreds of buildings that have been able to retain their same base coat of thatch from before the year 1500 (a great way to check the authenticity of modern work). So to say that there is “zero authenticity” behind it is obviously false, and thatching itself goes back 10,000 years.
@@tamaracarter1836 wrong. Just because it looks the same doesn't mean it's the same. I can make a katana out with a CNC, but the only similarity to a real sword is both it being shit and looking just as ugly
@@ThePacmandevil I never said a thatched roof in 2023 is exactly the same as a thatched roof in 1323, or 2023 BC... Obviously modern roofs have to meet different standards, but the craftsmanship, techniques, materials, tools, decorations etc (that change from region to region in England), are all either the same or extremely similar to those of centuries past. This is not a fake roof in any way; it is one that takes many weeks to craft, and the whole skill takes multiple years to master. So for you to say there is “zero authenticity” is totally incorrect.
@@tamaracarter1836 yeah the materials are totally similar they 100% used plastic sheeting 🤣🙄🤣🙄
It's zero authenticity because it's fake. a counterfeit. In the same way that making a longsword out of titanium w/ cnc machining would be.
It looks the same, but it's fake all the way through.
Can't imagine all the bugs hiding in nook and cranies
Yup that's the problem bugs making themselves homes in the thatch..Hate bugs
Glad to see something different, good and interesting 😊 👍🏼
Admiring the workers...wat a beautiful scenery...
Wow really nice job.❤❤❤❤❤
these houses hate fireworks
This is my new favorite way. I love the screws.
My old local boozer has a thatched roof I can remember a few years ago 10/12 years maybe they had some repair work done and one of those was a new roof still to this day is some of the most impressive craftsmanship iv ever seen it’s brilliant to watch it stage by stage
I hate to spoil the fun but PLEASE wear sun protection
lol.
How do you know he isn't?
@@SmilerORocker because I was once his age and knew how invincible I was. I'm just saying that's all.
@@aaronvanzile3824 Millions of years of evolution out in the hot sun of Africa and all of a sudden a certain group is afraid to go outside. Makes you wonder what went wrong with that pale af skin.
Where y’all live at the shire with Frodo Baggins☺️? I ain’t never seen a roof like that. 🤨
its standard in some UK places, idk I'm not an expert, I've just seen a few
“Ain’t never”? Good lord what a peasant. I take it this was in the Cotswolds.
@@nacholibre1962it's obviously a black person or a southern white person (someone whose been most influenced by blacks).. these people have lower standards than most others. They dont care about life much.
You must live in a cave or something
@@nacholibre1962 Judging by another video of this cottage, the surrounding architecture looks like East/West Sussex. But I could be wrong (although it’s definitely not the Cotswolds). Most of the Cotswolds actually has beautiful stone roofing. Thatched roofs in the Cotswolds are however common in the Northern part of the region; which makes sense, as that part is close to what I call the “second Cotswolds” (Rutland and Northamptonshire); which contains similarly beautiful golden stone villages and towns, that are characterized by loads of thatch.
Nice I always wondered how this was done, this gave me a little insight.
Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing
How much for a large roof and in Oregon where it rains 50 inches a year and at the OR coast where winds can get to 120 miles an hour?
Thatched roofs used to be very common in England so rain isn't an issue we can get pretty knarly winds but I'm not sure about that high. Quite durable and work great in wet climates it's just hot places where they suck due to the fact that they can set on fire.
The winds don't get that hi there. You can stop exaggerating your boring State now
Are you simple?
Since when do winds get 120 mph in Oregon?
The most European thing I've seen
This is the best video I have seen in a month. Cheers!
Very prone to flaming arrows
Hot 🔥🔥🔥
Ditto
:p
That is so cool 👌🏾
Honestly, I believe traditional building is going to be the answer for a lot of the issues we're starting to face with climate change. Beautiful work!
I this kind of roof looks cool but I don’t want to hear anyone making fun of American houses being made of wood when your roofs have straw on them.
Only thatch on houses that are a couple of hundred years older than the USA. You'd have a fight on your hands getting that past the inspectors on a new build! In fact when they built the replica Shakespeare's Globe in London they had to get an act of parliament to change the law to allow them to thatch it Ns make it as it was in Elizabethan times.
These houses have stood for at least triple the life of the US
Ironic when these houses are older than the USA
I guess that the ignorant comment here on how this is stupid and flimsy and old fashioned, must be coming from Americans.
I'm an American. THESE folks are amazing. Please don't t throw us all in the same basket please. Such a beautiful dying art.❤
@@burnindaylighthomestead2977 I did not mean all Americans. I meant the ones who are making these stupid claims. Did not mean to offend you.
@@Mona-my5rcyou don't know that they are Americans. Could an idiot from any country...
@@Mona-my5rcYou randomly say all the dumb comments are from Americans that insinuates Americans are dumb. Definitely seems like you were trying to offend.
Most definitely. Most of us Americans are ignorant morons who think our paper and cardboard houses are the best built things in the world 😂
I swear it blows my mind when other Americans talk shit about mud or thatch houses when ours are quite literally built out of glued together wood fibers and paper board.
I am so impressed with the work these men do.
Beautiful work💫 Thanks for sharing 💛
Just get a metal roof already
Exactly. Imagine the maintenance on this roof here.
Looks great. The roof looks nice too.
Why is it common to only put in one layer of battons over the membrane in the UK? Maybe it's different with tatched roofs because they're maybe more breathable, but from what I've seen only having a single layer of horizontal battons rather than first putting in a layer of vertical ones always leads to rot setting in prematurely because water stagnates above each batton.
Incredible
Curious of the cost, and what the insulation factor?
How much do they pay roofers in narnia?
😂😂😂
Look at that cake😉