Thatched roofs are currently in vogue in england where weathly people are restoring old cottages which once a.
Phragmites thatch roof.
Deanne bednar of the strawbale studio in oxford mi shows how to harvest phragmites as reed for a thatched roof system.
It is a very old roofing method and has been used in.
Roofs made with reed thatch are long lasting insulative and very beautiful.
To thatch a roof take phragmites.
Where conditions are suitable it can also spread at 5 m 16 ft or more per year by horizontal runners which put down roots at regular intervals.
For deanne bednar owner of strawbale.
Phragmites reed grass a traditional thatching plant originally from europe is the material that we are using at natural cottage project workshops and at the strawbale studio.
Phragmites australis common reed commonly forms extensive stands known as reed beds which may be as much as 1 square kilometre 0 39 sq mi or more in extent.
Thatched roof is a technique of roof.
The invasive reed known as phragmites has quickly spread through michigan marshes and wetland areas.