Dodson Bros Thatchers Ltd is a family firm founded in 1920 and now in its third generation, based at Kings Ripton in Cambridgeshire. It works locally, across the UK and abroad, in both straw and reed. Services include full rethatching, maintenance, re-ridging, repairs with priority given to emergency call-outs, patterned ridges, and straw finials and animal figures, supported by in-house carpentry, scaffolding and fireproofing. Coatwork is laid to a depth of 16 to 18 inches. Buildings worked on include Enid Blyton’s former home at Bourne End, Queen Charlotte’s Cottage at Kew Gardens, and properties for the National Trust, the Church of England and several breweries. Free inspections and surveys are offered. The firm states it is a member of the National Society of Master Thatchers and the East Midlands Master Thatchers Association.
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