Steven Hewlett Thatchers Ltd

Steven Hewlett Thatchers Ltd is a family firm near Salisbury, now in its third generation, led by Steven Hewlett, who has been thatching for almost 40 years. It covers Wiltshire, Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire and Somerset, working for homeowners and commercial clients such as pubs, restaurants and guest houses. Materials include long straw, combed wheat straw, water reed and Norfolk reed. Services cover rethatching, re-ridging, repairs, wire netting against birds and rodents, fire-retardant barriers, chimney repairs, moss and algae control, and annual inspections. The firm also thatches new and period-reproduction houses. A notable project was the like-for-like rethatch of the listed 17th-century Richard Jefferies cottage at Coate, Swindon, finished with a traditional Wiltshire flush ridge and a straw pheasant. It states it is a member of the National Society of Master Thatchers.