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Brian & Tom Mizon
Master Thatchers
Whinwillow
Horseheath
Cambridgeshire
CB21 4QR
Telephone:- 01223 892861
Mobile:- 07768 250308
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Great Wratting Suffolk |
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The
Mizon Family have been thatching in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and
Essex for a number of generations. Brian has been a
thatcher for over 35 years, he works with his son Tom who is also an
accomplished thatcher and a skillful straw animal maker.
Thatching
in Long Straw,Norfolk Reed and repairing the thatched cottages in and
around Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex they are kept busy. If you are looking for a free estimate or advice on your thatched roof please contact us. Tel:- 01223 892861 or email brian.mizon@hotmail.co.ukMaybe you would just like a straw animal, if so, please click the link below.
http://www.thestrawstore.com/
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Thatching in Streetly End Cambridgeshire
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Most of the thatched cottages in Cambridgeshire are thatched in long straw.
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Cowlinge (Suffolk) |
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For thatching in Great Eversden click here http://www.the-eversdens.co.uk/scenes1/thatchweb/index.htm
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As Cambridgeshire was mainly a wheat growing area long straw was a most common roof covering.
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Shudy Camps ( One of the oldest cottages in Cambridgeshire) |
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Long
straw gives a much softer appearance than reed, and is well suited to
smaller thatched cottages in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk & Essex.
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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.
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Steeple Bumpstead
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Free counters provided by Honesty.com.
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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.
- If you have your cottage painted ask the painter not to move the wire netting as they seldom put it back properly.
- If
you are having your roof re-thatched or repaired it is a good
idea to have the chimney checked and if necessary re-pointed first.
For Long Straw Thatching in progress click the link below
http://www.miltonvillage.org.uk/php/bin/readarticle.php?articlecode=432
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