Devon Thatcher, Paul Cook is located in the village of Cullompton offering friendly and professional thatching services, including commercial thatching throughout the Devon area.

Paul Cook Master Thatchers is your leading independently run thatching company specialising in high quality workmanship at affordable prices. Thatching is one of the oldest building crafts, and little changed since the Middle Ages, and there is evidence to suggest that the use of thatch for roofing goes back as far as the Bronze Age in Britain. Thatching itself is a highly skilled job and the materials most commonly used are long straw, combed wheat reed and water reed. Paul Cook Master Thatcher offers a service for domestic and commercial thatching in all of these types.

The basic technique for laying a thatched roof

The basic technique for laying a thatched roof involves first tying the thatch into bundles, and then laying an under-layer on the roof beams. A second or upper layer follows on top of the under layer, and a final reinforcing layer added along the ridgeline.

A typical life span for a well-thatched roof can be as much as 70 years. The advantages of using thatch as a roofing type is that thatch is highly energy efficient, providing excellent insulation and keeping houses warm in winter and cool in summer. Damp does not penetrate far into the top layer of a thatched roof in good condition, and the deep projecting eaves removes the need for guttering.

For more information about the thatching services available from Devon Master Thatcher Paul Cook, please contact us on 01823 681663.