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 […]

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

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

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 […]

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!

A lovely sunny day…great to be working here at Tuaisceart.

this early C19 hearth was having a bad time…covered in cement and gypsum plaster that made it damp, filled in with concrete blocks, and with a range so full of water that it fell apart in our hands. We removed the 1980s ceilings, replaced and insulated the dry-lining and lime-pointed up the hearth wall. It […]

The latest renovation photos from our new Andalucian projectIt sits next to www.underthethatch.co.uk/azul and has the most amazing views. See the patio photo!

We’re just waiting for the grass to grow and lanscapibg to be complete to launch lakeside Luna…the shepherd’s hut we designed and had built. She sits by her own pool in Donegal. To see our existing Donegal cottage www.underthethatch.co.uk/croagh