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Littlestone L
Littlestone Oct 23, 2012 17:11:48
Replying to Harryshill

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?

H Harryshill
Harryshill Oct 23, 2012 17:19:39
Replying to Littlestone

Littlestone wrote:
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?
The council I worked for had, new build, maintenance and replacement budgets.

Thatch has a life of what 25-35 years?.

No big surprise that it's going to need replacing on a regular basis.