Thatched cottages are one of the most beautiful symbols of ireland.
Roof thatcher ireland.
Andy stevens roof thatcher.
The biggest single thatched roof in ireland a hotel.
But thatched cottages.
We have been thatching in northern ireland since 1994.
Kyran o grady is a master thatcher based in wicklow.
Based in east cork ireland andy stevens is your go to roof thatching professional.
Roof thatching in ireland restoration construction any thatching projects thatched gazebo thatched garden entrance.
Heritage centres throughout ireland.
Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw water reed sedge cladium mariscus rushes heather or palm branches layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof since the bulk of the vegetation stays dry and is densely packed trapping air thatching also functions as insulation.
Our team covers both northern and southern ireland.
These traditional irish dwellings dot the irish country side built by a process kept safe by generations.
When a thatch roof is in need of repair a new layer is often placed over the old.
A specialist in reed thatching he harvests his own reed and has worked on some of the most prestigious thatching contracts in ireland over.
A roof thatched with water reed a more durable and water resistant material than straw can last 35 40 years in ireland with very little maintenance.
It has a riverside beer garden and a restaurant.
Our northern ireland office is 5 pines park lurgan craigavon bt66 7bp tel 0845 500 1986.
Andy specialises in reed thatching is a dedicated and courteous craftsman and has been practising his craft in ireland for more than a quarter of a century.
The largest thatching project in the uk or ireland a holiday village.
On old buildings up to four feet of thatch can accumulate.
A complete luxury estate of thatched homes.
The thatched roof cottage with whitewashed walls is a powerful symbol of ireland often featured on postcards.
Dozens of pubs private homes and hotels.
The old thatch pub has a beautifully thatched hipped roof and is one of the oldest thatched pubs in the south of ireland dating back to the 1660s.
It is a very old roofing method and has been used in.