Talk:Thatching

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Contents 1 a link should be added 2 Re: Flammability 3 Re Insurance 4 Propaganda 5 "last" century? 6 Flammabilty

[edit] a link should be added

... with :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plague

"Thatched roofs (which had provided splendid places for rats to live) were also forbidden within the city, and remain forbidden under modern codes"

Seems to have been forgotten !!! But I think that if you have rats living above your head, you end up automatically having dust charged with rat's fecaes particles and much worst into your food, and you multiply the chances of interspecies diseaes transmission !!!!

How does a rat live in a densely packed mass of thatch? and don't they prefer nice holes in the ground? Mice are more your loft dwellers. GraemeLeggett 19:03, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Flammability

As per dictionary.com[1], flammable and inflammable are considered synonyms. However, inflammable runs the risk of confusion as the latin prefix in- may be mistakenly thought to be the negating english in-. If the two are considered synonyms, then deciding between the two is an issue of style and practicality. Flammable is (imo) clearly more practical. -Kasreyn

[edit] Re Insurance

"and insurance premiums are high because few companies will insure a thatched property - and those that do realise that owners have little choice but to accept their charges."

That is a load of rubbish ! The reason people with thatched roofs pay higher premiums is because in the event of a fire, more damage is likely to occur than with a tiled or other style of roof and that it costs more to replace a thatched roof than a standard roof.

Both of these points were stated earlier in the text....

James

[edit] Propaganda

I know little about thatching but this page has become propaganda. It doesn't even really cover thatching so much as it covers thatched rooves of which there is already an article. Editing is needed. --Ryuukuro 16:58, 28 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "last" century?

"In the early years of the last century thatching was in decline". Is the writer really referring to the 20th century? This sounds like text lifted from some uncited 20th century document.

[edit] Flammabilty

Under the section "Flammability" it says they are at no greater risk from fire than other roofs but under "Disadvantages is says they are. Which is right? 172.188.149.60 10:45, 19 June 2007 (UTC)