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2008 - Old Ovaltine, Abbots Langley
One of the most important details on the project, believe it or not.
The large extension was worth it to the client for a much better use of the room looking onto the garden.
Working their way up the new roof with clutches of straw.
The thatchers need to lay, beat and sew the thatch together.
Project Details
Project Type: New Build
Contract Value: £45,000
Warranty Provider: n/a
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Programme: 4.5 Months
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The client wanted to increase the floor plan of the square kitchen that nested in the corner of the house. A property that occupoies part of the orginal Ovaltine site.
Under normal circumstances this would have been a relatively simple proceedure. However, the roof construction and finsish were the real project.
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The thatched roof contractor needed to be booked months in advance and we also had 2 very large lead-lined box gutters to construct. Both are very skilled trades and not readily available without good management organisation.
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The property remained occupied throughout. We completed the internal area with the new kitchen, flooring and joinery.