Trodden Straw Roof & Straw Thatching
TRODDEN STRAW ROOF & STRAW THATCHING
The course is made of two great parts, both explaining building methods of roofing. Furthermore even the raw building material is something that clearly connects the two, being rye straw in both cases.
The first 6 modules (Module 1-6) show the works required for the complete replacement of an old trodden straw roofing, a technology which is very rarely used nowadays, but the knowledge of this building methodology is still highly important so to be able to authetically restore a number of monument buildings of vernacular architecture. The structure of this first part is the following: Module 1 depicts the demolishment of the old trodden straw roof, how the old material can be removed from the roof structure gradually. Modules 2-5 then explain how the trodden straw roof is built on the different levels of the roof using more and more platforms till the level of the ridge so that the raw material can reach the place of working. The way of developing the trodden roof is shown in details in these modules from the soaking of the straw and the handing over process of the material through all platforms through the treading down process and adjustments of the straw bundles till the required further aligments like the paddling, the raking of the fibres on the surface and the trimming of the edge lines. Module 6 shows the placement of the weightening poles onto the top of the ridge so to protect the roof structure from stormy weather conditions.
The second half of the course (Module 7-10) is about the repair works of a thatched roof made of rye-straw. The thatching technology used in the roof in need for repairs was a tied one resulting in a plain surface on the top in contrary to some other traditional solutions with characteristics of a stepped surface. Module 7 shows the removal of the old and damaged parts which do not provide the required protection for the building anymore, while contributing to the further deterioration of the roof. This module also explains a few preparational works for the later repairs like the creation of the fascicles used for the roof and for building the ridge part in later modules. Module 2 shows the common tying of the straw fascicles, filling the holes that remained after the removal of the damaged parts. Finally Module 9 and 10 explains in detail the tying of the ridge composition and the fastening of the fixing rods at the leg of the ridge construction.
Master of the the course: Sándor Török
Format of the module: 10 video tutorials with voice-overs, subtitles and text-form descriptions
Full playtime of tutorial videos: 1 hour 14 minutes and 34
seconds