Thatch roofs are normally 12 to 15 centimetres (five to six inches) thick, containing multiple layers of thatch. Slope or ...

GRASPING AT STRAWS is all the rage among a growing number of British homeowners, as Mark Phillips now shows us: When it comes to housing design, it's hard to get more retro than this: a thatched roof, ...

DeWITT, Iowa — Onlookers have been rather common this summer in DeWitt’s Lincoln Park, where a 19th century German hausbarn is being rebuilt with a combination of new and original materials. But ...

THE MAIN TOURIST ATTRACTION HERE IN MANNING WAS IN NEED OF A HAIRCUT. BUT IT TURNS OUT THAT IS NO EASY TASK. WELCOME TO THE CENTURIES OLD HOUSE BARN, A RELIC BROUGHT FROM GERMANY TO MANNING BACK IN ...

While they might seem primitive, woven thatch roofs are an effective way to keep out rain while ventilating a home. But in Ecuador, where grass lands are being re-claimed for farming, discarded ...

TYRINGHAM — When Joshua Williams and Shaun Mosley bought Santarella Gardens and its gingerbread house, they knew they had a mountain of repairs ahead of them. More than two years later, they still do.