Welcome to the Thatched
Home Inspector website. This is a primary resource for Home Inspectors,
Domestic Energy Assesssors and Surveyors who need to find out
more about Thatch.
Courses on Thatch
for Home Inspectors
and Domestic
Energy Assessors.
Current training about Thatch for Home Inspectors and Domestic
Energy Assessors is minimal and quite often the generalised assumptions
of the depth of thatch and life spans of thatch are wrong.
For the calculation of RdSAP for Thatched properties there
are applied conventions that may work in some parts of the country
but do not work in others and some misconceptions about insulation
and thatch that do not meet current Building Regulations, and
recommendations that could be damaging to the building. Different
methods of thatching have either not been considered or understood
by both the compilers of the RdSAP and by some of the training
organisations.
Home Condition Reports on Thatched properties should only
be performed by competent HI's. It is generally understood that
the Dip HI only qualifies Home Inspectors to undertake HCR surveys
on buildings of Standard Construction that are newer than 1875.
Older buildings that are constructed of traditional materials
(Cob, stone rubble, old timber frame etc) require HI's that have
specialist experience in vernacular building techniques and to
have received specialist training. For newer thatched properties
specialist training is also necessary due to various methods of
fire protection that may now be incorporated in the construction
of the building.
I have 3 courses on
this website:
Introduction to Thatch
and EPC's to train Domestic Energy Assessors (DEA's) and Home
Inspectors about thatched roofs for the preparation of Energy
Performance Certificates
Understanding
Thatch to train Home Inspectors how to interpret
thatched roofs for the Home Condition Report section of the Home
Information Pack. This includes the Introduction to Thatch and
EPC's course and Defects in Thatched roofs and How to Condition
Rate a Thatched roof.
Hands On ~ Weekend
Thatching course As a retired Master Thatcher I
do have specialist knowledge about Thatch. This course is more
of an unusual weekend break but you will be thatching.
I am now an Accredited
Home Inspector, and I can undertake surveys for Home Condition
Reports and Energy Performance Certificates for all types of domestic
properties excluding System build. I do specialise on Thatched
houses, Cob and Stone Rubble houses and older property.