Children, some barefoot, look on as the roof of their house is repaired. A thatched roof was based on a wooden frame resting on the cottage walls. Thatch was cheap and was also light, so it did not put unnecessary weight stress on the walls. An overlapping layer of heathery turf was placed over the frame and covered by a layer of thatch. The thatch was secured with old fishing net or twine tied to large rocks to anchor it. In most places the roof was re-thatched each year. The old thatch was generally used as fertiliser.
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Questions
- Choose the three correct statements that describe how thatching of a roof was done :-
- An old fishing net was first laid on the walls and the thatch placed on it.
- A wooden frame was constructed on to which the thatch was placed.
- Heathery turf was first placed over the frame and then the thatch on top.
- Thatch was placed over the frame and then heathery turf was laid on top.
- Large rocks were laid on top of the thatch to hold it down.
- An old fishing net was spread over the thatch and tied down with large rocks to secure it.