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Old 21-12-2007, 01:21 PM
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What is the 'rough' price to re thatch a roof on a normal 2 or 3 bed cottage please

Old 21-12-2007, 01:31 PM
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A mate of mine is a Thatcher in the Worcs area. Im sure it's £10,000 upwards to thatch a roof! A decent job anyway!

Mind you, something has to keep him in Maseratis
Old 21-12-2007, 01:39 PM
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ive heard the numbers of 10k upwards said before!

PMSL at keeping himself in massers
Old 21-12-2007, 01:41 PM
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try £20-30k.
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And expect to wait months for a thatcher to start the job, not that many around doing it.

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Mat if you want a really good thatcher pm me as i know just the guy for the job and guess what, he lives in a thatched house and even thatched has treble garage
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Pricey stuff thatched roofs considering how long they lasts
Old 21-12-2007, 05:11 PM
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fuck that gimme wood beams and tiles any day of the week

imagine being led in bed on fireworks night
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For a top job id be expecting a bill over 12k.
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I expect a few people on here can tell you all about Cottaging.



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20k touch for a proper good job
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