Our Thatch Thursday from February 2018
Here we have the Thatch Thursdays February 2018 questions with answers from February 2018. First shared on Social Media (#ThatchThursday) on Facebook and Twitter. Now replicated here so everyone has opportunity to increase their knowledge on thatch and terminology used. The words used this month definitely are used in areas other than thatch!
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Question
Where do you find diamonds on a Thatched roof?
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Diamonds is the word used to describe the triangular ornamental block ridge pattern shapes.
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A Batten is a piece of wood applied horizontally to the roof timbers to hold the Thatching materials down and to stop it from falling through.