Building a Thatch House with Water Reed: Bushcraft Saxon House (PART 10)
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Date: 2019-09-10
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Mike Cartman
i think with some research you will discover reed flooring or straw flooring in general wasnt left to rot and compost inside the home be it ever so humble was still as clean as it could be kept it would have been changed weekly or monthly and was used more to cover and insulate the dirt floor underneath. as for the wattle i believe hazel is freferable because of its properties of regrowing in clumps where harvested having generally lon slender flexible trunks whereas pine tends to have radial branches every foot or so providing less flexible areas at regular intervals but thats not to say any tree like material couldnt be used. as for your thatching great effort lessons learned im guessing there are things you would approach differently in a second go around and given that professional job should see 15 to 25 years of service i suspect you can have another go in about 10 years and another beauty of this roofing system layering if your roof rafters are strong enough 4 or 5 layers possible for up to 150 years before having to strip the reeds back to the rafters; ] each layre more insulation. im kinda stumped on your roof peak solution and offhand i dont recall how it is properly don or why it is done the way it is so it will be good to see your solution. thanks for the videos
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i think with some research you will discover reed flooring or straw flooring in general wasnt left to rot and compost inside the home be it ever so humble was still as clean as it could be kept it would have been changed weekly or monthly and was used more to cover and insulate the dirt floor underneath. as for the wattle i believe hazel is freferable because of its properties of regrowing in clumps where harvested having generally lon slender flexible trunks whereas pine tends to have radial branches every foot or so providing less flexible areas at regular intervals but thats not to say any tree like material couldnt be used. as for your thatching great effort lessons learned im guessing there are things you would approach differently in a second go around and given that professional job should see 15 to 25 years of service i suspect you can have another go in about 10 years and another beauty of this roofing system layering if your roof rafters are strong enough 4 or 5 layers possible for up to 150 years before having to strip the reeds back to the rafters; ] each layre more insulation. im kinda stumped on your roof peak solution and offhand i dont recall how it is properly don or why it is done the way it is so it will be good to see your solution. thanks for the videos
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Sokoloft
Possibly consider live streaming your content. Might be difficult in the woods, but fishing on a boat shouldn't be bad. I watch therealshookon3 on Twitch and he streams miles off shore in Aus. His manager and him did some calculation to know how long their antenna has to be for his booster for cell signal. Then he has a LiveU Solo based setup, similar to the gun run backpacks. I'd imagine you can use your existing camera's long as they have a HDMI out. Check out shook he's live rn, if it's something you want contact his manager rollin7 on discord. Cheers
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Possibly consider live streaming your content. Might be difficult in the woods, but fishing on a boat shouldn't be bad. I watch therealshookon3 on Twitch and he streams miles off shore in Aus. His manager and him did some calculation to know how long their antenna has to be for his booster for cell signal. Then he has a LiveU Solo based setup, similar to the gun run backpacks. I'd imagine you can use your existing camera's long as they have a HDMI out. Check out shook he's live rn, if it's something you want contact his manager rollin7 on discord. Cheers
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James Fleming
I dislike spiders; had a nasty bite years ago. If there are that many spiders in the thatch, will they not be driving you-and Graham-nutso when you sleep over in the hut? I like the build, and I was enjoying the thatching. until he mentioned the spiders. Also, is there risk of mice/rodents taking up residence in the thatch? I've always enjoyed the look of the thatch roof; but wondered about what it's true downsides were. Now maybe I'll learn from your experience. Thanks, enjoying the series.
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I dislike spiders; had a nasty bite years ago. If there are that many spiders in the thatch, will they not be driving you-and Graham-nutso when you sleep over in the hut? I like the build, and I was enjoying the thatching. until he mentioned the spiders. Also, is there risk of mice/rodents taking up residence in the thatch? I've always enjoyed the look of the thatch roof; but wondered about what it's true downsides were. Now maybe I'll learn from your experience. Thanks, enjoying the series.
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y4nn
hi, first comment here, but im following for a long. Do you know that the knowledge to do that kind of roof was lost in France long time ago? the grandpa of my 1st wife had it and was crewed for building the 'Parc Asterix roofs because his father teached him how to do it. he was one the rare guys to know how to do that. Im so glad you are sharing with your father about building from scratch with your hands, fishing, bushcrafting. and again sharing. many thanks to you both
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hi, first comment here, but im following for a long. Do you know that the knowledge to do that kind of roof was lost in France long time ago? the grandpa of my 1st wife had it and was crewed for building the 'Parc Asterix roofs because his father teached him how to do it. he was one the rare guys to know how to do that. Im so glad you are sharing with your father about building from scratch with your hands, fishing, bushcrafting. and again sharing. many thanks to you both
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Alex Rogers
Wonderful video, love your stuff Keep up the good work So as a suggestion for future project why dont you make an Anglo Saxon hall (try looking at West Stow Anglo Saxon village for where they made a really good one of these. Having a wood fire under thatch is really good as it kills the bugs which eat the thatch and as theres no bugs birds dont pull apart the thatch. Really great work, thanks for giving a bit of light in my gcse year
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Wonderful video, love your stuff Keep up the good work So as a suggestion for future project why dont you make an Anglo Saxon hall (try looking at West Stow Anglo Saxon village for where they made a really good one of these. Having a wood fire under thatch is really good as it kills the bugs which eat the thatch and as theres no bugs birds dont pull apart the thatch. Really great work, thanks for giving a bit of light in my gcse year
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MrPanzerblitz
I'll bet the spiders are happy you built a nice warm house for them lol Seriously though, how do you intend to get rid of them inside the house? I don't think I'd want to sleep with a bunch of creepy crawly things all over me. The straw on the floor will make a good home for them too I would think. Maybe a good smokey fire for a few hours with the place sealed up might slay the little critters?
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I'll bet the spiders are happy you built a nice warm house for them lol Seriously though, how do you intend to get rid of them inside the house? I don't think I'd want to sleep with a bunch of creepy crawly things all over me. The straw on the floor will make a good home for them too I would think. Maybe a good smokey fire for a few hours with the place sealed up might slay the little critters?
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Azri'el Collier
The native peoples here in the states used thatching on their longhouses. Some used bark, but also thatch. To smooth the thatch, it is called feathering the grasses. This was especially important for the longhjuoses of the northern plains people who have limited wood and bark but plenty of plains grasses. But hey, for your first time doing this, y'all done a bang-up job
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The native peoples here in the states used thatching on their longhouses. Some used bark, but also thatch. To smooth the thatch, it is called feathering the grasses. This was especially important for the longhjuoses of the northern plains people who have limited wood and bark but plenty of plains grasses. But hey, for your first time doing this, y'all done a bang-up job
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Patman Crowley
TAO, do you have any plans for putting in a small stone oven? I was thinking of the clay/dirt mix for the stones and then putting a wire mesh around a metal flue and packing it that with the clay. Folks, I know it's a thatched roof but putting a spark arrestor on the end of the flue and packing the outside of the flue with clay should alleviate the threat of a fire.
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TAO, do you have any plans for putting in a small stone oven? I was thinking of the clay/dirt mix for the stones and then putting a wire mesh around a metal flue and packing it that with the clay. Folks, I know it's a thatched roof but putting a spark arrestor on the end of the flue and packing the outside of the flue with clay should alleviate the threat of a fire.
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The BigTest Channel
Seeing you work on the walls again has given me a thought, any intention to give the clay a lime wash? It would really help clean it up and gives a extra layer of pretection from rot and insects, which is why it was done historically, as a plus it looks nice and makes seeing indoors much easier thanks to the added reflection. keep up the fantastic work ladsJay
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Seeing you work on the walls again has given me a thought, any intention to give the clay a lime wash? It would really help clean it up and gives a extra layer of pretection from rot and insects, which is why it was done historically, as a plus it looks nice and makes seeing indoors much easier thanks to the added reflection. keep up the fantastic work ladsJay
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OriginalTharios
Just an FYI, so long as it's something that won't rot easily, you can pretty well stuff those walls with just about anything before slapping the mud/clay onto them. You can just bust up a bunch of twigs and jam them into the empty spaces between. Something that's handy when you don't have a lot of viable resources to completely make the wall structure itself.
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Just an FYI, so long as it's something that won't rot easily, you can pretty well stuff those walls with just about anything before slapping the mud/clay onto them. You can just bust up a bunch of twigs and jam them into the empty spaces between. Something that's handy when you don't have a lot of viable resources to completely make the wall structure itself.
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