Portfolio Category: Warwickshire

Cowboy Thatchers and Bad Bodges – “I’m sure it will be fine”

Cowboy Thatchers and Bad Bodges – “I’m sure it will be fine”
Call In The Professionals When it comes to thatching and building roof structures you should never just settle for a cheap quote, one-man bands, or companies without good reviews. We aren't doing this as a sales pitch for our services, honestly. What we are doing it for is to highlight the dangers, and take it…
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Thatching At The 17th Century Lea Ford Cottage

Thatching At The 17th Century Lea Ford Cottage
17th Century Farm Worker's Cottage The site of Lea Ford Cottage, a timber-framed house which was built during the Post Medieval period is our next stop. Work began this month re-thatching the 17th century farm cottage (originally from Lea Marston) which is now situated at Hams Hall. In 1975 the building was dismantled and moved. The old layer…
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Re-Ridge – Redditch, Warkwickshire

Re-Ridge – Redditch, Warkwickshire
Along with re-ridging, we are happy to supply these cute creatures to create a unique roof. We call this set ‘The Stand Off’ between two cockerels and a fox and we think it makes a great addition to this roof. They are securely attached to the roof so no strong gusts of wind would knock…
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Re-Thatch – Redditch, Warkwickshire

Re-Thatch – Redditch, Warkwickshire
We are busy, busy, busy here at Heart of England this winter with both small repairs and large re-thatches. This is a new job started today located near Redditch. It is a lovely little chocolate box cottage and it’s coming along nicely. Re-Thatch Roof Inspections With a full re-thatch, we need to inspect the roof…
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