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An Irish thatch derelict we viewed today

Lovely house. Nice vernacular mantle. Alas had some road noise despite being almost a kilometre from a road….so not for utt.

Photos from our utt cavehouse weekend

We were over at Perez de Hita and Benaguacil last weekend.. .loving the Andalusian sunshine..welcome…food! www.underthethatch.co.uk/perez www.underthethatch.co.uk/benaguacil

New Quay, for a sundowner

Beautiful evening here in Newquay – check out www.underthethatch.co.uk/Zenobia Sent from my iPhone 7 plus ❤

Renovation photos of our newbie in Andalusia

We’re renovating the formerly derelict village house next to www.underthethatch.co.uk/azul ….the roof had collapsed…huge work….but fabulous location

Conserving an historic underthatch

The thatch on this granite shed had long rotted to grass before we came along….and given its exposed Atlantic location rethatching isnt viable at c1000 euro per year of thatch life…..but we have repaired the collapsed section using historic material from a long lost roof….and capped the rest in a tin roof for posterity. We […]

The difference a bit of UTT red makes…

We painted the roof of Miki’s cottage oxide red…our most commonly used gloss colour. Makes a difference eh? 

Our new baby in Scotland – in photos!

Here’s our woodland bothy – now ready for bookings! Explore amazing, and beautiful Aberdeenshire in 2017! underthethatch.co.uk/littlebothy

Been to visit this house in Carmarthenshire

We went to visit this traditional house in Carmarthenshire with a view to taking it on UTT 🙂 …What a great job I have! It has lovely views across the countryside and is close to Cardigan Bay and the great beaches there – perfect! Keep an eye out for updates – We have some exciting […]

A great start to the week

A great start to the working week in our West Wales office! Sent from my iPhone 7 plus ❤

Meet Milka the new office puppy!

Milka was a furst birthday present for Miki…but we’re all in love with her. We also call her Fatball as she eats like a horse and inflates like a ball!