Thatched Roofing Set For A Comeback

To find out a bit more about thatched roofing, TheJournal.ie spoke to master thatcher Kyran O’Grady.

by Michael Sheils McNamee

PEOPLE DON’T NORMALLY worry too much about how the roof of their house looks.

Modern roof tiles keep out water and require sparse maintenance, ensuring they go unnoticed for the most part.

Thatched roofing offers a more aesthetically pleasing alternative. However, how hard is it to maintain? And does it keep the water out and the heat in?

To find out more about it, TheJournal.ie spoke to Kyran O’Grady, a thatcher with more than 30 years experience, about how you could make it a part of your home.

So what are main benefits of having a thatched roof? 

Aesthetic beauty and thermal insulation.

And does it match up to modern building standards? How does it fare in terms of BER ratings?

It would be the warmest roof you could get. You know the saying – ‘cool in summer and warm in winter’. That is what good insulation means in any house, the heat from outside or the cold from outside doesn’t affect you. And it applies to a thatched house as well – cool in summer and warm in winter.

Is it difficult to maintain?

It is not difficult, but they do have to be maintained. Normally they would have a new ridge every eight to ten years and then if they were surrounded by a lot of trees or if they were prone to moss you would spray them to try and keep the moss at bay.

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