Lead time on re-thatching a straw thatched roof

[Tempi]

I've not had a very recent review of the roof, but when the property was bought 5 years ago, the thatch was given 10-15 years more life by the surveyor, before renewal was likely.

Before I start enquiring of Thatchers and to enable me to do some savings/planning, does anyone know what the normal lead-in time for a busy thatcher might be? I'm assuming it might be at least a year or so, or are we talking more years?

Many thanks

[UncleEbenezer]

Surely that would depend on where you are?
If you're somewhere with lots of thatched cottages - like parts of Somerset/Dorset - then I'd expect there to be a pool of thatchers available to work on them. If you're one of a kind, you might have a very limited choice.

Have you tried asking around within your local community?

[Tempi1]

Many thanks for your help, and a good point about community knowledge. Unfortunately, the property is in the Midlands, where the more common roofing material is Staffordshire Blue tiles!

[dspp]

Surely that would depend on where you are?
If you're somewhere with lots of thatched cottages - like parts of Somerset/Dorset - then I'd expect there to be a pool of thatchers available to work on them. If you're one of a kind, you might have a very limited choice.

Have you tried asking around within your local community?

In Somerset/Dorset you would be wise to book a couple of years ahead.

Expensive job.

Most of the reed came from Poland, not Norfolk, last time I checked ..........

regards, dspp

[bungeejumper]

Most of the reed came from Poland, not Norfolk, last time I checked ..........

Ah, but this is straw, I think?

BJ

[Itsallaguess]

Before I start enquiring of Thatchers and to enable me to do some savings/planning, does anyone know what the normal lead-in time for a busy thatcher might be? I'm assuming it might be at least a year or so, or are we talking more years?

I suppose you could ask him to rush it a bit, but on second thoughts that might well just confuse the whole job-specification.....

I'll get my coat.....

Itsallaguess

[UncleEbenezer]

I suppose you could ask him to rush it a bit, but on second thoughts that might well just confuse the whole job-specification.....

I'll get my coat.....

Itsallaguess

I'm sorry, I'll have to reed that again.