by JNA_admin | Oct 13, 2022 | JNA Thatchers
HOLD ON TO YOUR HERITAGE – THATCH RESTORATION OF CLAREMONT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH (1877) There’s a reason why heritage sites are kept safe from the changes of modern society. They provide links to the past – the surrounding area, the people and the traditions. We need...
by JNA_admin | Jul 15, 2021 | JNA Thatchers
THATCHING IN THE KALAHARI – THE RIDE TO SUCCESS ON ROOIDUIN The Kalahari is a magical place with numerous majestic features, truly a landscape of inspiration and awe. Thatching in the Kalahari, however, is no easy task, but it’s a task that JNA Thatchers recently...
by JNA_admin | Feb 5, 2020 | JNA Thatchers
WINDOWS OF OPPORTUNITY – ROOF WINDOWS IN THATCH ROOFS Over the past couple of years, interior trends focused a lot on the optimal use of space. In a previous blog, we explored the converting of attics to beautiful lofts or bedrooms, which is often a possibility with a...
by JNA_admin | Aug 13, 2019 | JNA Thatchers
OPEN MINDED ABOUT CLOSED CONSTRUCTION THATCHING You can be the biggest supporter and lover of thatched roofs (and believe us, we are!), but there are certain challenges that one simply cannot ignore when it comes to working with natural materials such as thatch. For...
by JNA_admin | Jun 26, 2019 | JNA Thatchers
JNA THATCHERS IN JAPAN – THE 6TH INTERNATIONAL THATCHING SOCIETY CONFERENCE One day there was a Dutchman, a German, a Dane, a Swede and a South African sharing a few beers… As much as this might sound like the start of a silly South African joke; it is not. On the...
by JNA_admin | Apr 30, 2019 | JNA Thatchers
FROM AVERAGE ATTIC TO AWESOME APARTMENT When paging through the April issue of the Tuis / Home magazine, your eye will catch an article about a beautiful loft apartment in Rosebank, Cape Town. What used to be an old dusty and dark attic of a 1785 Cape Dutch house, is...
