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thatch on the surface around a chimney. Fires can also begin when sparks or flames work their way through a degraded chimney and ignite the surrounding semi-charred thatch. This can be avoided by ensuring that the chimney is in good condition, which may involve stripping thatch immediately surrounding the chimney to the full depth of the stack. This can easily be done without stripping thatch over the entire roof. Insurance premiums on thatched houses are higher than average in part because of the perception that thatched roofs are a fire hazard, but also because a thatch fire can cause extensive smoke damage and a thatched roof is more expensive to replace than a standard tiled or slate roof. Workmen should never use open flame near thatch, and nothing should be burnt that could fly up the chimney and ignite the surface of the thatch.
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511:(with many amendments) for an individual or organisation to give, trade or sell seed of an older variety of wheat (or any other agricultural crop) to a third party for growing purposes, subject to a significant fine. Because of this legislation, thatchers in the UK can no longer obtain top quality thatching straw grown from traditional, tall-stemmed varieties of wheat.
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Unlike conventional roof coverings, thatch has a maintenance cycle in the UK of 12â15 years. At this time, the ridge will need to be replaced and any other works to the main body of a roof can be undertaken. Rethatching takes place when the coat work has eroded to such an extent that fixings which
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made other materials readily available. Still, the number of thatched properties actually increased in the UK during the mid-1800s as agriculture expanded, but then declined again at the end of the 19th century because of agricultural recession and rural depopulation. A 2013 report estimated that
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have funded several research projects into thatching techniques and these have revealed a wide range of materials including broom, heather, rushes, cereals, bracken, turf and clay and highlighted significant regional variation.
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2366:Quonset hut
2028:Earth lodge
1725:7 September
1519:, Palomar,
1455:Legislation
1401:www.msn.com
1362:11 December
1159:Netherlands
1155:Kaatsheuvel
1098:, for lawns
970:Archaeology
919:sustainable
896:Netherlands
791:Performance
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564:East Africa
536:thatch palm
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449:Kaatsheuvel
277:/cat tail (
238:. In Bali,
224:Alang-alang
195:Meru towers
59:North Devon
49:A thatched
36:Thach weave
2538:Categories
2481:Tree house
2378:Romney hut
2361:Nissen hut
2351:Hopper hut
2290:Beach fale
2148:Roundhouse
1974:(Nipa hut)
1972:Bahay kubo
1897:2011-09-23
1316:Letts 2000
1276:"Houses",
1231:2014-02-01
1172:References
1096:Dethatcher
1045:, Seminole
1037:Blackhouse
947:major fire
904:roof tiles
807:Advantages
801:topography
772:River Kwai
689:at Kolkata
588:Miscanthus
556:Miccosukee
373:sand dunes
267:water reed
256:Sugar cane
244:sugar palm
180:pili grass
107:insulation
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2471:Thatching
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2178:Tongkonan
2168:Sod house
2118:Pit-house
2078:Log cabin
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608:Haddinnet
594:, Denmark
375:, Denmark
319:and then
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246:, called
240:Indonesia
232:nipa palm
164:ti leaves
69:Thatching
2510:Category
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2383:Rondavel
2356:Iris hut
2346:Hexayurt
2282:Open-air
2163:Shieling
2143:Rondavel
2138:Quinzhee
1978:Barabara
1958:shelters
1954:dwelling
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1187:Pandanus
1090:See also
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1083:Brittany
1079:Normandy
1051:, Mexico
1025:Examples
941:, Africa
915:recycled
733:Scotland
729:Culloden
592:Sandager
552:Seminole
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