Thatching Services in The Test Valley & Surrounding Areas
At KS Thatchers, we are strongly committed to service and quality.
With over 80 years of experience and using traditional methods and locally sourced materials to ensure longevity, KS Thatchers can take care of all your thatching needs including;
Full or partial re-thatch
Re-ridging
Netting re-wiring
Storm, fire, pest or water damage
Thatch survey
Roof carpentry and chimney rebuild
General thatching advice
Advice on fire protection
Incorporating traditional values and time-honoured methods and using skills acquired over many years, we are dedicated to providing a first-class job with minimum inconvenience to our customers.
We give you a realistic contract time, arrange a suitable date with you for starting work and commit to meeting deadlines at every stage of the project.
Our craftsmen leave the site clean and tidy and ensure the roof is protected from inclement weather throughout the contract period.
When you choose KS Thatchers you can be assured that all your thatching requirements will be taken care of by a company that acts with integrity and gives you the best value for money.
This is the way we will work on your property
We carry out a survey of your property to assess the condition of thatch
We give advice on the type of thatch best suited to your property.
We can also carry out any roof carpentry needed together with chimney rebuilding and repairing.
We strongly advise that if you have a wood-burning stove with a lined chimney you have the brickwork re-pointed with lime mortar and a protective barrier installed between the thatch and the chimney.
We send you an estimate, including VAT, together with a detailed schedule of the work we will undertake.
We arrange for scaffolding to be erected by the specialist company we have used for many years
We remove the old thatch. In keeping with our organic ethos, this is used as bedding for cows.
The wheat straw is delivered and bundled by machine on the ground.
Thatching begins from the bottom, just like tiling.
The teamwork from left to right, fixing and dressing as we go.
Ensuring the continuity of traditional crafts, locally sourced hazel spars are used to fix the bundles. Although plastic spars are less expensive and are becoming increasingly popular, we prefer the more aesthetically pleasing and higher quality of hazel.
We work toward the ridge, which is strengthened and create the pattern you have chosen, scallops, diamonds or traditional.
We use fire retardants to ensure your property is sufficiently protected
Finally, we wire the thatch.
We clear the site and leave you to enjoy your home, safe and secure under a superb thatch.
See you in 30 years!
If you have any questions or if you would like a free estimate to thatch your property please do get in touch - we'll be happy to help you!
“Many thanks for the work. It looks really good and I would not hesitate to recommend you if I hear of anyone else needing work done.
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