Sept 1, 2009: Thatch

xoxoxoBruce · 09-01-2009, 12:42 AM

I loves me some thatched roof homes.

I don't have one because they are expensive, high maintenance, a fire hazard, an open invitation to insects & creepy crawlies, goat food, and won't pass code.

I've never seen a thatched roof this thick, but they sure look cool.

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The village of the Miyama thatch (Miyama-Kayabukino-sato) is in the place called Kita, Miyama-cho (old Kita, Miyama-cho, Kita-Kuwada-gun, Kyoto), Nantan, Kyoto. It is a colony precious as a place where the private house colony of the thatch roof which left the atmosphere of the traditional nostalgic hometown is seen.

I think this is a community center they're working on.

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SPUCK · 09-01-2009, 05:07 AM

Hey Buddy! Got a light? Oops I dropped my ciggy.

I bet they're great insulation!

Griff · 09-01-2009, 05:22 AM

Yeah, they do look cozy. Although, looking again they kind of look like warriors buried to their chins...

DucksNuts · 09-01-2009, 05:40 AM

I want a thatch roof on my outdoor area.

DanaC · 09-01-2009, 05:44 AM

...said the actress to the bishop!

ZenGum · 09-01-2009, 07:15 AM

Well if you like thatch roofs, here is the railway station at Shirakawago (White River Village). Although it is a modern building, it is a traditional town / traditional-themed-tourist-town, so they thatched the station roof.
I was on my way home from a hike so I didn't have time to explore further.
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Scriveyn · 09-01-2009, 08:25 AM

Seen in Dawlish / UK

Where were you in 1539?

Cloud · 09-01-2009, 08:29 AM

I like the UK cob houses, some of which have thatch I think. I also like "green roofs" which can be of varying construction, but I notice that Japanese building has things deliberately planted in it, so that counts.

glatt · 09-01-2009, 09:27 AM

I watched a guy thatching a roof in the Netherlands years ago. It was so cool to watch. He was good at it. Had a lot of muscle memory in those arms. He just did it without thinking. We stayed there for at least an hour sitting on a grassy dyke just watching this guy work bundle by bundle along the roof. He would basically take a big bundle of thatch, tap it against the existing roof to get all the individual straws roughly lined up at the right angle, and plop it in place. Then he had what were essentially oversized hair pins that he stuck down in he thatch to hold it in place. After he had done a section, he took a long serrated knife, like a saw, and cut off all the thatch ends to make it even with the slope of the roof. Very simple and cool. Climbing the ladder with an armful of thatch looked awkward though.

newtimer · 09-01-2009, 09:42 AM

I can't figure out why the fellow closest to the camera is wearing a hardhat.

xoxoxoBruce · 09-01-2009, 11:50 AM

They're all wearing hard hats.

dmg1969 · 09-01-2009, 01:30 PM

They look like Japanese Amish.

Cloud · 09-01-2009, 01:31 PM

I think, looking at the first set of pics, that maybe they weren't planted deliberately; that instead, stuff is just growing under the rain spouts, or spots where rain drips off the beams or whatever that is.

It's still a green roof, just not a living one.

wolf · 09-01-2009, 01:38 PM

There's at least one Christmas Tree Shop up in Mass. that has a thatch roof. Or rather faux-thatch.

tombstone · 09-01-2009, 05:11 PM

Thatch all, folks!

09-01-2009, 05:22 AM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Yeah, they do look cozy. Although, looking again they kind of look like warriors buried to their chins... __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-01-2009, 07:15 AM	#6
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Well if you like thatch roofs, here is the railway station at Shirakawago (White River Village). Although it is a modern building, it is a traditional town / traditional-themed-tourist-town, so they thatched the station roof. I was on my way home from a hike so I didn't have time to explore further. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

09-01-2009, 08:29 AM	#8
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I like the UK cob houses, some of which have thatch I think. I also like "green roofs" which can be of varying construction, but I notice that Japanese building has things deliberately planted in it, so that counts. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-01-2009, 11:50 AM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	They're all wearing hard hats. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

09-01-2009, 01:30 PM	#12
dmg1969 I got nothing Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 486	They look like Japanese Amish. __________________ Void where prohibited. Your results may vary. Not intended for resale. Do not remove tag. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear.

09-01-2009, 05:07 AM	#2
SPUCK Professor Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,911	Hey Buddy! Got a light? Oops I dropped my ciggy. I bet they're great insulation!

09-01-2009, 05:40 AM	#4
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	I want a thatch roof on my outdoor area.

09-01-2009, 08:25 AM	#7
Scriveyn amnesic-confabulatory opsimath Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 739	Seen in Dawlish / UK Where were you in 1539?

09-01-2009, 09:27 AM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I watched a guy thatching a roof in the Netherlands years ago. It was so cool to watch. He was good at it. Had a lot of muscle memory in those arms. He just did it without thinking. We stayed there for at least an hour sitting on a grassy dyke just watching this guy work bundle by bundle along the roof. He would basically take a big bundle of thatch, tap it against the existing roof to get all the individual straws roughly lined up at the right angle, and plop it in place. Then he had what were essentially oversized hair pins that he stuck down in he thatch to hold it in place. After he had done a section, he took a long serrated knife, like a saw, and cut off all the thatch ends to make it even with the slope of the roof. Very simple and cool. Climbing the ladder with an armful of thatch looked awkward though.

09-01-2009, 09:42 AM	#10
newtimer Operations Operative Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 479	I can't figure out why the fellow closest to the camera is wearing a hardhat.

09-01-2009, 01:31 PM	#13
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I think, looking at the first set of pics, that maybe they weren't planted deliberately; that instead, stuff is just growing under the rain spouts, or spots where rain drips off the beams or whatever that is. It's still a green roof, just not a living one. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-01-2009, 01:38 PM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	There's at least one Christmas Tree Shop up in Mass. that has a thatch roof. Or rather faux-thatch. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

09-01-2009, 05:11 PM	#15
tombstone Disorderly Orderly Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 53	Thatch all, folks!

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