"Thatch" redirects here. For the racehorse, see Thatching (horse). For the aircraft maneuver, see Thach weave. For other uses, see Thatch (disambiguation).
A thatched pub (The Williams Arms) at Wrafton, North Devon, England
Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge (Cladium mariscus), rushes, heather, or palm branches, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. Since the bulk of the vegetation stays dry and is densely packed—trapping air—thatching also functions as insulation. It is a very old roofing method and has been used in both tropical and temperate climates. Thatch is still employed by builders in developing countries, usually with low-cost local vegetation. By contrast, in some developed countries it is the choice of some affluent people who desire a rustic look for their home, would like a more ecologically friendly roof, or who have purchased an originally thatched abode.
Inside view of an Inca roof in one of the few reconstructed buildings of Machu Picchu
on thatchThatching by hay for making Pandals at Kolkata Thatched roof made of ijuk, or black sugar palm fibres, at Besakih, Bali Heather thatching at...
installs thatch as a roofing material, i.e. by means of thatchingThatcher may also refer to: Thatcher baronets, a baronetcy created for Denis Thatcher, the...
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, DStJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC (née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a British stateswoman and...
Thatch palm is a common name for several different species of palm trees that are used for thatching, and may refer to: Coccothrinax, many species native...
Makuti is thatching made from the sun-dried leaves of the coconut palm Cocos nucifera. It is widely used across East Africa. "Makuti". Summit Roofing...
The Thatcher baronetcy, of Scotney in the County of Kent, is a baronetcy created for the husband of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Denis Thatcher, on...
James Thatcher may refer to: James Thatcher (musician), American hornist James Thatcher (MP), English politician James W. Thatcher, American computer scientist...
was used for thatching; the more popular thatching reed was Thamnochortus insignis. Carl Peter Thunberg also noted the use in thatching in 1793, as did...
Thatchers Cider is a family-owned cider maker in Sandford, North Somerset, England. The Thatchers company was founded by William Thatcher in 1904. His...
Sir Mark Thatcher, 2nd Baronet (born 15 August 1953) is an English businessman. He is the son of Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom...
Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, MBE, TD, CStJ (10 May 1915 – 26 June 2003) was an English businessman and the husband of Margaret Thatcher, who served...
Betty Thatcher (16 February 1944 – 15 August 2011) was an English lyricist who wrote many of the lyrics for the progressive rock band Renaissance. Betty...
The Thatched House is a public house on Ball Street in the English market town of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. A former coaching inn, it stands adjacent...
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Carol Jane Thatcher (born 15 August 1953) is an English journalist, author and media personality. She is the daughter of Margaret Thatcher, the British...
Kirk R. Thatcher (born February 14, 1962)[citation needed] is an American writer, producer, television and film director, an Internet video director, and...
Henry Knox Thatcher (26 May 1806 – 5 April 1880) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, who served during the American Civil War. Thatcher was born...
Ian D. Thatcher is a scholar of Russia. Journal of Trotsky Studies (1993–) Leon Trotsky and World War One, August 1914–February 1917 (2000) Trotsky (2003)...
Benjamin David Thatcher (born 30 November 1975) is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He played for a number of English clubs...
Thatcher ministry may refer to: First Thatcher ministry, the British majority government led by Margaret Thatcher from 1979 to 1983 Second Thatcher ministry...
The Thatcher CX4 is an American-designed aircraft for amateur construction designed by David Thatcher of Pensacola, Florida and plans are supplied by...
The Thatcher effect or Thatcher illusion is a phenomenon where it becomes more difficult to detect local feature changes in an upside-down face, despite...
Thatcher Douglas Demko (born December 8, 1995) is an American professional ice hockey goaltender for the Vancouver Canucks of the National Hockey League...
Richard Thatcher (March 23, 1846 – November 28, 1909) was an American educator, and Civil War veteran. He was a school administrator in Kansas and Oklahoma...
Thomas Thatcher (1756 – October 19, 1812) was the third minister of the West Church of Dedham, Massachusetts. Thatcher was born in Boston in 1756 and...
Andrew Moura (born March 17, 1983), better known by the ring name Timothy Thatcher, is an American professional wrestler currently performing for Pro-Wrestling...
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