Hi mate...I am about to re thatch some rotten ereas on a lodge roof here in SA...never done it be4..your vid is excellent in teaching and advice 👍...hope I am not going to fall 🥴..😁... will let you know how it went...thanx
Cheers Mike I feel like this video was made for me! I picked up a quirky elm table with a thick pole in the middle like a modern parasol but with a metal structure to support some thatching! The old thatch has pretty much rotted away so I’m going to have a crack at replacing it - having watched this video I am now feeing a lot more confident about the end result thank you 👍👍👍
I did a video on how to make a miniature roof if it is any good. It is a bit elaborate, but might be some use. I hope the project goes well, cheers Mike. Here is the link ua-cam.com/video/7X-_178PyWk/v-deo.html
Hi Mike, thanks for taking the time to make this useful tutorial video. First-time viewer here. I hope you make more videos using your skills. If you do, some suggestions: no need for the musical background! People are here because they want to learn from you and the guitar song interfered at times. Also, have a friend hold the camera for some close-up shots of the details of what you are doing. For someone who has never seen the process before, we want to see how you do it and the close-up shots would really help. The jump from beginning of showing how the Hazel is going on to it suddenly being done has not really shown us how you did attach the reeds using the Hazel…. Perhaps that is intentional, but if not, I for one would love to see that part of the process in more detail. Don’t worry about video length as we are here to learn! OR, break it down into first half of the process (up to the Hazel row) then a second video showing Hazel to finishing. You clearly know what you’re doing… would love to have seen the fully finished project! Cheers from America!
I need to calculate the price of a construction and I can't find information about the average amount of string you will need to to keep each bundle of straw in place. Could you please share this information and the diameter of the bundle of straw that you used to calculate it?
Hi Caroline, sorry for the late reply I have been away. The material that you need is tarred string link here: www.pentagoncorp.co.za/tarred-twine.html The qty depends on if it is a miniature like the one in the video or if it is full size. For a miniature a 1 ball of 500 kg of tarred string would be fine. For thatching a garden hut say 4 x 2 m both sides, once you know how many bundles (a bundle is as much as you can put your arms around can be called a batt.I would estimate 2 m per batt for that one. Approx 2 x the 2.5 kg of the tarred string. It depends whether you are stitching it all on or not. Hope that helps, cheers Mike
Appreciate the video on what hopefully will never be a lost art. For future videos, consider omitting the background music, which made it hard to hear and was somewhat distracting. Hope you'll keep making more instructional videos-- thanks!
I had to use long straw on this but a lot of reed comes over from France. Have a look at the web site below and you can type in your post code etc to find nearest supplier, cheers Mike www.thatchdirectory.co.uk/search_results.asp
Hi there a lot of reed is bought in by thatchers in the UK, some from Norfolk and France. You could try contacting the master thatchers association www.thatchadvicecentre.co.uk/master-thatchers-associations, cheers Mike
Of course we have the west teaching the world how to do an African roof. Not taking a shot at you Mike but this isn't the way it's done. I'm an African and the skill here is on another level. I plan to commercialize thatched roofs with the help of local women
Hi mate...I am about to re thatch some rotten ereas on a lodge roof here in SA...never done it be4..your vid is excellent in teaching and advice 👍...hope I am not going to fall 🥴..😁... will let you know how it went...thanx
Hope it all goes well, send some pics, cheers Mike
Cheers Mike I feel like this video was made for me! I picked up a quirky elm table with a thick pole in the middle like a modern parasol but with a metal structure to support some thatching! The old thatch has pretty much rotted away so I’m going to have a crack at replacing it - having watched this video I am now feeing a lot more confident about the end result thank you 👍👍👍
That is brill, all the best with the project, cheers Mike
I did a video on how to make a miniature roof if it is any good. It is a bit elaborate, but might be some use. I hope the project goes well, cheers Mike. Here is the link ua-cam.com/video/7X-_178PyWk/v-deo.html
Sounds good, I did a video on making miniature roofs if it is of any help ua-cam.com/video/7X-_178PyWk/v-deo.html
cheers Mike
Thank you for sharing ❤
This was a lovely video. Thank you!
Thanks, I hope that it helped.
Wow. I appreciate your thatching tutorial.. hope I can make one someday. Thank you
Thanks
Clear as mud.
Hi Mike, thanks for taking the time to make this useful tutorial video. First-time viewer here. I hope you make more videos using your skills. If you do, some suggestions: no need for the musical background! People are here because they want to learn from you and the guitar song interfered at times. Also, have a friend hold the camera for some close-up shots of the details of what you are doing. For someone who has never seen the process before, we want to see how you do it and the close-up shots would really help. The jump from beginning of showing how the Hazel is going on to it suddenly being done has not really shown us how you did attach the reeds using the Hazel…. Perhaps that is intentional, but if not, I for one would love to see that part of the process in more detail. Don’t worry about video length as we are here to learn! OR, break it down into first half of the process (up to the Hazel row) then a second video showing Hazel to finishing. You clearly know what you’re doing… would love to have seen the fully finished project! Cheers from America!
Thanks for the feedback, I think you are right, I was experimenting a bit, cheers Mike
Thanks for posting! Q: If we did it really tight and well, how water/rain proof will this be?
Hi Stephen, providing you can net it to keep the birds off, it should be fine, cheers Mike
Hi Steve, it should be good, will need netting to keep the birds from pinching the straw.
@@Mikebaldwin007 Thank you - I'll let you know how my first attempt goes.
I need to calculate the price of a construction and I can't find information about the average amount of string you will need to to keep each bundle of straw in place. Could you please share this information and the diameter of the bundle of straw that you used to calculate it?
Hi Caroline, sorry for the late reply I have been away. The material that you need is tarred string link here: www.pentagoncorp.co.za/tarred-twine.html The qty depends on if it is a miniature like the one in the video or if it is full size. For a miniature a 1 ball of 500 kg of tarred string would be fine. For thatching a garden hut say 4 x 2 m both sides, once you know how many bundles (a bundle is as much as you can put your arms around can be called a batt.I would estimate 2 m per batt for that one. Approx 2 x the 2.5 kg of the tarred string. It depends whether you are stitching it all on or not. Hope that helps, cheers Mike
Appreciate the video on what hopefully will never be a lost art. For future videos, consider omitting the background music, which made it hard to hear and was somewhat distracting. Hope you'll keep making more instructional videos-- thanks!
Thanks Roger, I agree it was an experiment at the time, cheers Mike
Congratulations Mike, very well done. Self satisfaction is more important !
A better closeup could have made a good difference
Fine for me
Hello! Where do they sell reed?
I had to use long straw on this but a lot of reed comes over from France. Have a look at the web site below and you can type in your post code etc to find nearest supplier, cheers Mike www.thatchdirectory.co.uk/search_results.asp
@@Mikebaldwin007 I want to export reed from Kazakhstan
Hi there a lot of reed is bought in by thatchers in the UK, some from Norfolk and France. You could try contacting the master thatchers association www.thatchadvicecentre.co.uk/master-thatchers-associations, cheers Mike
@@Mikebaldwin007 thanks
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It must be me, but it's complicated!!
Time will prove hahah
You can just stitch it on instead with string, cheers Mike
Of course we have the west teaching the world how to do an African roof. Not taking a shot at you Mike but this isn't the way it's done. I'm an African and the skill here is on another level. I plan to commercialize thatched roofs with the help of local women
I like the way of folding the palms around the roofing lathes, easier than this, cheers Mike