However for those who were rich enough to afford it a tiled roof was also available which was more weather proof and durable than a thatched roof.
Tudor house thatched roof.
A tudor house with a thatched roof.
Many tudor houses had thatched roofs.
At custom shingles we still steam bend our shingles just as the original creators of tudor cottage shingles did.
The photograph below shows the tudor houses in chiddingstone.
People with more money would have a large garden and this might include more elaborate decoration.
Roof maintenance is often an issue in tudor houses due to multiple intersecting roof lines a prime spot for leaks.
For people with less money a garden would be quite small and was a place where they could grow their own herbs and vegetables.
A tudor revival house roof is generally made of cedar shingles but teak or other species can also be used.
Tudor homes often had some kind of garden as well.
Many older tudors houses had a thatched roof.
Tudor arts crafts hallmarks steep roofs are most common usually gabled often featuring a jerkinhead clipped gable.