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...
by JNA_admin | Apr 9, 2019 | JNA Thatchers
THATCH ROOF MAINTENANCE – PREPARE AND PREVENT, DON’T REPAIR AND REPENT! Winter is around the corner and therefore the timing is perfect to look at the maintenance required for thatched roofs. Within the thatching industry, we are fighting the maintenance battle...
by JNA_admin | Feb 26, 2019 | JNA Thatchers
WEST COAST THATCH WONDER: THE SILVER BAY VILLA It is one of the most published images of modern thatch and definitely a project that JNA THATCHERS was extremely proud to be a part of. But where did well known architect, Greg Truen’s (Director at SAOTA), inspiration...
by JNA_admin | Sep 19, 2018 | JNA Thatchers
JNA THATCHERS: PROUD SUPPORTERS OF THE LITTLE GIG FESTIVAL “If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.” – John Cleese The Little Gig Festival started as a bunch of friends in the industry coming together once a year. Today it is a 24-hour showcase of...
by JNA_admin | Sep 19, 2018 | JNA Thatchers
JNA THATCHERS COMPLETES KLEINPLASIE RESTORATION JNA THATCHERS was recently approached to rethatch the representation of an old farmer’s house at the Worcester Open Air Museum, Kleinplasie. Originally the project seemed straight forward – it would require a thatching...
