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Bad news at the Barge

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Harryshill Oct 23, 2012 17:05:38

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I don't understand how this has become a problem. Thatch has a known life span and a replacement budget should have been programmed in.

£80,000 seems a lot of money for replacement thatch. I reckon they must be thinking of using reed rather than what would have been originally used, or have I got that wrong.

Littlestone Oct 23, 2012 17:11:48

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Harryshill wrote:

I don't understand how this has become a problem. Thatch has a known life span and a replacement budget should have been programmed in.

£80,000 seems a lot of money for replacement thatch. I reckon they must be thinking of using reed rather than what would have been originally used, or have I got that wrong.

‘Programmed in’ – you must be joking. How many programmes ever think that far?

juamei Oct 24, 2012 16:11:30

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Harryshill wrote:

£80,000 seems a lot of money for replacement thatch. I reckon they must be thinking of using reed rather than what would have been originally used, or have I got that wrong.

Looking about online 20-25k seems a typical price for a 4 bed house. Looking at google maps the barn seems at least 3-4 times the size of a 4 bed house, so 80k could be a good deal...