I'm sure this is much better than my crappy american style asphalt shingle roof. It's a roof and insulation all in one.

Me hacen recordar a las casitas dibujadas dentro de los cuentos infantiles.

That's a hobbit mansion!

I bet is a dying art form. Some of them are so beautiful they look fake. Nice post.

velio70, the roofs are also firetraps and breed vermin. How'd you like to have your house burn down because you don't have asphalt roofs and have rats in the attic?

Bleh, not a big fan of thatch roofs...

i like them

i love england country

capt.huffnpuff, good point

I hope they at least treat them with a fire retardant. Next step would be to make an artificial material that can be used instead of dried grass.

nice houses

The guys who maintain thatch roofs make a wad of cash

DocMcCoy,

it is. there are not many master thatchers left in the country of england and it is people like these who own these houses that keep them in some semblance of business.

I won't want those though...

A lot of thatching going on over here. Not a dying skill at all.

I lived in a thatched cottage when I was young, it was nice and cosy, but a lot of spiders!!
The best thatch is made from Norfolk Reeds, and the budget thatch is straw they still grow the reeds, and here in England about 1000 houses a year are still built with thatch.

cozy looking little cottages. Looks nice but I think we all read the disadvantages... Just have to choose!

loll

like a gingerbread house. Ahead of Easter

so beautiful!