GRASPING AT STRAWS is all the rage among a growing number of British homeowners, as Mark Phillips now shows us: When it comes to housing design, it's hard to get more retro than this: a thatched roof, ...

Valleys are where two roofs join together. The hips would be the corners, if it had four sides.”Thatching is not only a job for Mr Deer, it is his passion and he has been all over the world to learn ...

How does a thatch roof work and why don’t they leak? When visiting northern Uganda last week, I asked a wise soul, whose name was Francis, how a thatch roof actually worked. Francis’s nephew, Erick, ...

The unusual weather has sped up lawn care schedules. "Things are happening three weeks earlier than most years," said Kim Kosberg, co-owner of The Weed Man in Midland with Mark Kosberg. Because of an ...

Thatch roofs are a traditional building technology in Ecuador for good reason – they keep a home cool and the reeds can be sourced locally. Unfortunately, thatch has become much harder to acquire as ...

- 'Passion for thatching' - Perched on a ladder halfway up a roof, Fidelma Toland, a novice thatcher determined to keep the ancient way alive, listened keenly to Lafferty's guidance. The 43-year-old ...

Communities use thatched-grass roofs as temperatures rise Kenya's meteorological department records more heatwaves Local knowledge seen as key in climate change adaptation KATILU, Kenya, Nov 25 ...

The custom of continuing to thatch farm buildings with rye straw throughout the 19th and into the 20th century was among the most intriguing. This traditional craft was handed down ...