It is the most durable material, lasting around 20 years, whereas flax needs replacing after about 10 and straw after five. Shovlin points enviously at neighbouring England where thatched roofs are ...

It is the most durable material, lasting around 20 years, whereas flax needs replacing after about 10 and straw after five. Shovlin points enviously at neighbouring England, where thatched roofs ...

The thatched roof was made using a traditional method that involves creating layers of rice straw attached to bamboo nets, which are then covered with layers of cedar leaves, cedar bark and soil.

It is the most durable material, lasting around 20 years, whereas flax needs replacing after about 10 and straw after five. Shovlin points enviously at neighbouring England where thatched roofs ...