Tudor House Thatched Roof

People with more money would have a large garden and this might include more elaborate decoration.

Tudor house thatched roof.

Many older tudors houses had a thatched roof. For people with less money a garden would be quite small and was a place where they could grow their own herbs and vegetables. Roof maintenance is often an issue in tudor houses due to multiple intersecting roof lines a prime spot for leaks. Many tudor houses had thatched roofs.

Tudor houses have steeply pitched roof covered with clay or stone tiles. The photograph below shows the tudor houses in chiddingstone. Because the roofs are steep you could pay 30 000 to 60 000 to have the roof. However for those who were rich enough to afford it a tiled roof was also available which was more weather proof and durable than a thatched roof.

The roof may be covered in slate or shingle thatch chimneys are large or clustered. A tudor revival house roof is generally made of cedar shingles but teak or other species can also be used. Tudor arts crafts hallmarks steep roofs are most common usually gabled often featuring a jerkinhead clipped gable.