 Bobgnar  | 30 Oct 2013 9:15 p.m. PST |
I am looking for a thatched hut already painted. What companies make these? By the way, what is the appropriate color for a thatched roof? |
| bsrlee | 30 Oct 2013 9:29 p.m. PST |
If its been up for a while it will bleach to a light grey. Then every few years it will need repairing which is usually done by just putting on a new layer of thatch so it mostly goes back to a grey/beige. Then if its at the end of its life and being seriously neglected it can start to get small plants growing out of it so pale grey over darker grey with green spots. If its a sod roof instead of reed or straw then it would start soil coloured with large grassy patches rapidly giving way to all grass. |
 Extra Crispy  | 30 Oct 2013 9:42 p.m. PST |
Pegasus make one. What size or scale? |
 Gungnir | 30 Oct 2013 10:55 p.m. PST |
I collected some pics of actual roofs, for colour inspiration. link |
| Cerdic | 31 Oct 2013 2:51 a.m. PST |
All the thatched roofs around here are grey. I have seen buildings have new roofs and they don't stay beige for very long! |
| Green Tiger | 31 Oct 2013 3:14 a.m. PST |
The smoke and the rain turns the thatch a very dark grey/brown pretty quickly… |
| Green Tiger | 31 Oct 2013 3:15 a.m. PST |
Oh and if the thatch isn't great quality you get moss on them pretty quickly too… |
| MajorB | 31 Oct 2013 3:42 a.m. PST |
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| James Wright | 31 Oct 2013 7:55 a.m. PST |
Yeah, there is this sort of misconception of yellowish tan, which might be the case for the first week when the thatch is fresh, but it is vegetation, and will be grayish is no time. Doing my dark age long houses, I used a muddy, greyish tan and quite pleased with the look, but it is not all that pleasant to the eye. Welcome to the dark ages, I guess. =) |
| Dagwood | 31 Oct 2013 12:51 p.m. PST |
Here in East Anglia the yellowish tan lasts for years, turning to a light brown. Must be the low rainfall and the pure air ! |
| Patrice | 31 Oct 2013 3:06 p.m. PST |
I posted some pics on TMP some time ago – including pics of an old village in Brittany: TMP link |
| Lesack | 01 Nov 2013 5:09 p.m. PST |
As someone who is going to paint thatched roofs this weekend, thanks for this. |
