00:00Repairing and re-ridging this treehouse that was made for Prince William and Harry when they were children.
00:19It's an honour, I'm still being asked to come back to work on bits like this.
00:24Every 8-10 years you would replace a ridge and the main body of thatch you would like it to
00:31go for 25-30 years.
00:33This is grown in Devon. It's probably one of the most sustainable roofing crafts that's been practised in this country
00:43and throughout the whole world for hundreds of years.
00:45When it rains, the way that the roof sheds water, the water will trickle down every individual stem down the
00:52roof until it falls to the bottom.
00:55So with thatch there's no guttering.
00:58It's ingrained in the fabric of this country for craft work.
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