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.