eaves are normally formed without a projection.sharp angles should be avoided at ridges and hips. ![]() Thatch is designed to resist wind lift, particularly in the Northern and Western Isles where it is usually netted and roped to counteract uplift. ![]() Thatch running parallel to the angle of the roof structure sheds water reasonably quickly if the pitch is greater than 45 degrees. It passes drops of water from piece to piece down the weather slope of the roof. Thatch achieves its water resistance in the same way as shingles, slate or tile. The Dutch Federation of Thatchers employs 3 full-time staff.Īll details about the Dutch Federation of Thatchers can be found at distinct in their appearance and craft tradition, thatched roofs are similar to other roofs in their function, practicality and maintenance. The Federation is also the main information body in Holland on thatch, thatchers and thatched houses. On behalf of the thatchers, the Federation goes to building fairs, organises the publicity, has a quarterly magazine, a monthly email newsletter for its members, has an internet site for potential customers, etc etc. We manage to do this, because we make thatched roofs on 2 different kinds of roof constructions the traditional open lath construction and a newer closed “sandwich” construction, which is much more fire resistent.Īs a Federation of Thatchers we organise 2 training schemes for thatchers, where we train more than 25 persons a year (over the last 15 years more than 375 persons). Not only do we thatch cottages, farmhouses and windmills (for which we are famous), but also completely new day-centres for the handicapped, town houses, house boats, retirement homes and apartment buildings. We make the most varied selection of thatched buildings in the world. (We do not experience any problems with the lifespan of thatch here). In Holland, the latest development in thatch is that we use in creasing amounts of reed each year as a vertical wall covering, which works very well and is heavily promoted by the Vakfederatie because of its long service life. The Vakfederatie Rietdekkers “The Federation of Thatchers” actively promotes new buildings with thatch, by giving all possible assistance to prospective thatch owners, builders, and architects.īy doing this, and working very efficiently on the roof, thatchers actually create their own market. Thatching is a living tradition in Holland, and has always been so. We believe about 1,500 people earn a daily living from the thatching industry in Holland. The other half is re-thatching existing buildings.īeside the thatchers there are traders and growers working in the Dutch thatching business. Of these roofs, about half are on completely new buildings, and Holland is unique in this. These companies make between 4,000 and 5,000 new thatched roofs every year (apart from a great deal of maintenance work). Each of these will produce about 1,250 square meters a year. In all, there are between 750 and 1,000 thatchers on the roofs today. There are at present some 250 foreign thatchers working in Holland for Dutch companies, coming from Poland, Hungary and Estonia. The biggest companies work with 25 or more thatchers on the roof. Half of these companies have 1 thatcher (the owner). 350 thatching companies, of which 250 have organised themselves in the Dutch Federation of Thatchers.
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