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SOLIFTEC FACTSHEET
THATCHED PROPERTIES and SOLID FUEL HEATING

Every year, over 50 historic buildings are destroyed through preventable fires “mysteriously” breaking out in the thatch. It is now known that the usual cause is not, as often assumed, stray sparks but internal chimneys, never designed for modern sealed appliances, heating as they pass through the highly insulating thatch to a point where reeds or straw might ignite.

Special care is needed in the construction of flues in thatched properties and we draw your attention to the fact sheets below and the links to expert organisations.

Advice Sheet from the National Society of Master Thatchers Adobe PDF Document
 Insurance appraisal form by Wayne Griffin Adobe PDF Document

The National Society of Master Thatchers Limited www.NSMTLTD.co.uk
Playle Russell Special Risks www.thatchline.com
Fire Prevention www.firekills.gov.uk