Long Straw Thatching

The Mizon Family have been thatching in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex  for a number of generations.  Thatching in Long Straw , Norfolk Reed and repairing the thatched cottages in the above counties the Mizons are kept busy.
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Please contact me for any thatching enquiries.

Brian.         

Tel:-   01223 892861

Most of the thatched cottages in Cambridgeshire are thatched in long straw.

As Cambridgeshire was mainly a wheat growing area long straw was a very popular roof covering.

Long straw gives a much softer appearance than reed, and is well suited to smaller cottages in Cambridgeshire.

The roof pitch of a long straw thatch should be approximately 50 degrees, so the water runs off very quickly. A long straw roof would normally last  20 to 25 years.

                                                Thatch Tips

• Keep tall trees away from your thatch.  The drips and the damp environment wear the thatch prematurely.

• Moss is a sign of dampness.  It is advisable to not let moss build up.  Have the moss removed by a Thatcher.

• It is said that a strip of copper wire keeps moss at bay.

• Do not let clematis and trailing plants on the thatch.

• A television aerial man can cause a lot of damage to a thatched roof.  Where possible site your Aerial away from the roof.

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