Portfolio Category: Leicestershire

Water Reed

Water Reed Thatching When it comes to roof thatching there are many different thatching materials that can be used, from long straw, combed wheat reed to water reed. Water Reed is classed as the most durable thatching material and can last up to 50 years with the appropriate maintenance. However this can also depend on…
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The Ideal Home Show

Our Modular House Creation Here at Heart of England Master Thatchers, we have been busy with a big project! A little time ago we announced that we would be creating a modular house to be put up at the Ideal Home Show in London. Well, the time has come to announce that we've made it!…
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Re-Thatch – Knighton, Leicestershire

Re-Thatched Property in Knighton The team had a lot of fun doing a full re-thatch on this gorgeous property in Knighton recently. This property was a great challenge for us as the porch stud just in between two windows, giving us very little wiggle room, but we managed to pull through and both ourselves and the…
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Re-Thatch – Market Bosworth

Complete Cottage re-thatch in Market Bosworth We love working in different places and this time around we were working in Market Bosworth, a beautiful village just outside of Leicester. We completed a full re-thatch on this beautiful cottage. Whilst the team were busy on the front of the property, I was assisting the customers with…
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