"I couldn't think of anything worse than being sat behind a desk and computer" .... 5 years later and many hours of video editing lol bless him. Joe I'm very proud of you!
I have just watched this video and realised that I saw you thatching roofs!!! We were passing by and my mum said to me "look there is a person thatching roofs!" And I was like oh he looks like thatcher joe and i didn't really think about it that much and then I just saw my mums car!!! OMG
Jozette Green it's not impossible! Is that a problem that I look out my window when I'm in the car!!! Wow!!!! I know it's not impossible because I saw him!!
I really admire people who can actually make stuff with their hands. Thanks for showing this, awesome to see how straw roofs are thatched, it's becoming a lost art.
I have considered a trade as well. Actually baking is one I have considered. Do you work for someone else or work for yourself? I have considered getting into baking of old fashioned breads such as real sourdough and various multi-grain breads. Something about baking that just feels so right.
I Invoke My First Amendment Rights I work for myself. :-) It does indeed feel right. That's the kind of bread that I make. I'll be building a new oven soon, and hopefully that will make it even better. I'd suggest finding a local bakery and trying it out for a while. It's a lot of physical work and getting up a 3am to work a 16 hour day is not for everyone, but you might find that it is for you. :-)
i feel like the roofs you've thatched was more appealing than normal brick/concrete roofs and also how do you even stay attractive while thatching a roof? wow i cant even manage my daily looks
Why is it that after watching this, it makes me love him more. It just seems so real, his not just a pretty boy, his a normal dude with a job and does real life stuff too.
I actually love the fact you're 22 and instead of wanting to sit in an office or be a footballer or a game designer, you want to learn the tricks of the trade and actually get stuck into a great, hands on job :) good for you Joe! x
im afraid of heights, but seeing joe do this reminds me of the times when i used to work with my uncles installing tiles. i appreciate the craftsmanship joe has for roof thatching. congrats on how far youve gotten joe 👊
What an amazing video! I love how you're inspiring your younger viewers to think outside the box... BTW, I'm now one of you biggest fans since watching you and Dianne on Strictly (I'm nearly 50 and you definitely have "reached a whole new demographic") Well done young man. Well done ❤
Jaqueline Styles There's just something so hot about the way he works and I don't know I could literally watch an hour video of Joe thatching roofs because it's so hot and just awesome watching him work.
Most enjoyable vid, young man. Back about '82 I.think, I was with a tour group in England. My fourth trip. As we went through a Cotswold town. He navigated the narrow lanes expertly and there it was. A traditional Cotswold cottage with a man thatching the roof.We all debarked and got to watch him for a while. We were told they were no longer allowed open fires if the roof was thatched and a sort of netting was placed over the top to keep the birds out. I like seeing a youtuber who can do something besides talk and act the fool on camera.And encourage young folk to think about career training. Not that there's anything wrong with what youtubers do.
at 0:15 when he was driving, I had a panic attack. I was like "WHY IS HE DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE'S GOING TO CRASH." Then I realized that I'm just a stupid American who doesn't realize that British people drive on the other side.
ItsCleapatrah Only a few TH-camrs are going at it as a real job. With them, they may or may not make money. Depends on the topics covered and how popular they become. As with anything internet based, a successful TH-camr can lose their income. It is wise to have a backup plan.
RosePetal SIM It's like being a director, actor, film crew, and editing team all in one. They also go to events to meet fans, sometimes traveling across the world. They spend HOURS editing their videos, some even work more hours than a normal job, Anthony from smosh is said to work between 60 and 75 hours a week. It's a very committed job but like being a celebrity it's very hard to make it big. Also editing a video is such a meticulous thing to do I don't think people really understand how hard it is on a professional level, they also spend A LOT of money on lights, a nice camera, editing software, computers ect. It's like being a director, actor, film crew, and editing team all in one.
I love u so much Joe bcuz most of the youtubers are behind all the fame but you chose an idea that you loved. Not 7 days of work. I love that thought. This is why I love you..u're honest and super crazyyy!! :* ;)
Joe is literally the perfect guy. Appropriate job, nice looks, amazing personality, he doesn't swear on his channel, he is not picky with girls, he's sweet!
When joe is on the top of the roof, I was "OH NO! PLEASE GO DOWN JOE! YOU MIGHT FELL AND HURT YOUR SELF!" On the other side, my mind was saying "ohhhh joe is so hot when thatching roof!"
Danielle Justice same in germany! my dads from england and my mom from germany and i live in germany. i´m really often in england but i´ve never seen a thatched roof.
And three years later he has made two movies, released two books (soon a third one), and done so many other things. Just amazing to have seen him progress so much!
i like people who do jobs like this, people who keep the past alive by doing jobs that have been done for a long time that dont require that much technology (i swear its taking over the world...) also, i just love joe in general! ;)
When he first climbs the ladder at around 2:40 in...i thought 'wow thats impressive, climbing up one handed, must be dangerous'...i then thought 'imagine if he was to slide down the ladder like in a action hero, no that would be crazy dangerous'...suffice to say, youre showing off Joe mate loool
I'm a little confused do people still have thatched roofs??? I never see them or maybe I have just been living under a rock and missed the thatching of the roofs trend
And now he travels the world and does exactly what he loves lol but this is so cool!!! If I'm ever stranded on a deserted island and I could only bring one person I'd bring joe, because he'd be able to thatch a shelter lmao LOVE YOU JOE!!
That was really interesting. Building codes in the U.S. wouldn't allow that. Fire insurance would be a nightmare. It would be very easy for embers from a chimney or burning nearby structure to catch the roof on fire.
Yes and some houses even have wooden shingle roofs. However, straw has a substantial surface area and is relatively light, allowing sparks and embers to ignite it. I also believe wooden shingled roofs might be prohibited in some places in the U.S. and the owners insurance rates are probably higher if allowed.
There are areas over here that have a lot of rainfall and high humidity. Another historical factor may have been the lack of the availability of wood for shingles in Britain versus North America. Wood tended to be far more valuable and harder to obtain in Britain. The biggest export from the British North American colonies to Britain was wood. Much of the good trees had been harvested for furniture, building materials, ships and other trees harvested for fuel in Britain. Much of the forests in Britain had also disappeared because the land was being used for crops and cattle. One complaint the colonists had was that the Royal Navy was allowed to take a percentage of the harvested trees by loggers without compensation and ship them back to Britain for ships. People had been intensely harvesting wood for thousands of years in Britain. In North America, the European population walked into an area that had hardly been touched by large numbers of humans. In order to have crops, it was necessary to clear the land of trees which also generated a lot of wood in North America. This had been done hundreds of years before in Britain.
"I can't imagine just sitting' at a desk seven days a week..." sooo you became a TH-camr where most of what you do is sitting at a desk...most of the week...editing videos and going to meetings.
Wow..the result at 4:55 looks really good. I`m impressed how well a roof out of thatch can look. And by the way...Joe you look incredibly attractive at work.
Fave
Ly Joe please reply xxx
Joe your commenting on this now 😂
Watched every day even when I am super busy I just makes me happy
Always my fave Joe 💞
Mine too
I love how joe hasn't changed 😊
so true!
But his hair style has changed
+Pug lover Epic stuff everyone's hairstyle changes
yup
I
I never thought I would be so interested it an 8 minute video about thatching
Exactly what i was thinking
Ikr? Why doesn't America do this? I would try it haha
kim its not a huge British thing you know 😂
Charlotte Burke This is the realest comment I've read here today.
"I couldn't think of anything worse than being sat behind a desk and computer" .... 5 years later and many hours of video editing lol bless him. Joe I'm very proud of you!
I have just watched this video and realised that I saw you thatching roofs!!! We were passing by and my mum said to me "look there is a person thatching roofs!" And I was like oh he looks like thatcher joe and i didn't really think about it that much and then I just saw my mums car!!! OMG
Lucky !!
This was posted in 2013
So? They didn't say they saw Joe thatching recently.
Jozette Green it's not impossible! Is that a problem that I look out my window when I'm in the car!!! Wow!!!! I know it's not impossible because I saw him!!
In my mum's car...
Broom broom.
I love that Joe is a goof most of the time and yet he has moments where he is really serious and just, dang boy, stop being so wonderful. My goodness.
I really admire people who can actually make stuff with their hands. Thanks for showing this, awesome to see how straw roofs are thatched, it's becoming a lost art.
In honor of his new video, I came to visit an old classic thatcher Joe video ❤
The fact that you wanted to be a roof thatcher is literally the cutest thing ever
This is very cool, Joe. I also decided to go the way of a trade instead of sitting in an office. Now I make quite a happy life as a bread baker.
Exactly what i was thinking. Not another idiot off to an office job :) live wild!
Fellow baker! I'm much more into the cakes side of it, though.
I have considered a trade as well. Actually baking is one I have considered. Do you work for someone else or work for yourself? I have considered getting into baking of old fashioned breads such as real sourdough and various multi-grain breads. Something about baking that just feels so right.
I Invoke My First Amendment Rights
I work for myself. :-) It does indeed feel right. That's the kind of bread that I make. I'll be building a new oven soon, and hopefully that will make it even better. I'd suggest finding a local bakery and trying it out for a while. It's a lot of physical work and getting up a 3am to work a 16 hour day is not for everyone, but you might find that it is for you. :-)
BambiWithLove
Mmm... cakes are delicious. I'm not very good a cakes. :-P What's your favorite?
I love the fact that despite he's on TH-cam he keeps a proper day job. I love Joe, he's amazing in so many ways...
It’s amazing how quickly Joes life changed after this. Within like a year or two he was a full time youtuber in London and making movies
i feel like the roofs you've thatched was more appealing than normal brick/concrete roofs
and also how do you even stay attractive while thatching a roof? wow i cant even manage my daily looks
I;ve watched this video so many times, i just find it so interesting!
Me to
Joe is goals in life he is gorgeous to the max and he has a great life he's hard working and a great person love you thatcher
Aww fetus joe is literally one of the most cutest thing on youtube💕💕💜
Why is it that after watching this, it makes me love him more. It just seems so real, his not just a pretty boy, his a normal dude with a job and does real life stuff too.
is it just me who finds it funny how Joe says I don't want to sit behind a desk 7 days a week lol
i do
What??? I don't get that!
+Shelli Leigh because now he's a full time youtuber so that's pretty much what his job is now
+Laura H Oh right! Lol! Thanks
+Laura H I think he was referring to working in an office, in a job you probably don't enjoy
did anyone else think joe was just sooo cute throught this video, i did hahaha
I really like your profile picture.
Me
Me omfg 😍😍😍
Me omfg 😍😍😍
Yeah
Is it just me who thought the house was on fire at 0:04 ?
Fabulous Memma no
Fabulous Memma ik me too I was like "omg!" then a second after I was like "oh! I'm so stupid!"
Fabulous Memma I suppose
Fabulous Memma I did tooooo
Fabulous Memma it's just lights
0.04, I thought the house was on fire omg
Same😂😂😂
Idklolwut so its not just me😀
Same lol 😂
+Molly Green sameeee😂😂😂
Me too🙊
I actually love the fact you're 22 and instead of wanting to sit in an office or be a footballer or a game designer, you want to learn the tricks of the trade and actually get stuck into a great, hands on job :) good for you Joe! x
*Runs downstairs*
Me: "Mum, dad can we please get a straw roof?"
Mum and dad : O.o Ummmm...
Omg I need to ask my mom right now!
*then later*
Mom can we have Joe to thatch our roofs?
Lol
im afraid of heights, but seeing joe do this reminds me of the times when i used to work with my uncles installing tiles. i appreciate the craftsmanship joe has for roof thatching. congrats on how far youve gotten joe 👊
Imagine coming home and just finding Joe on your roof!
I would probably climb up there with him!!
Jess mcginn Who wouldn't!!
I dream of that...☺️
That would be creepy if i didn't call him...
I would kidnap him..😏 no I'm just kiddin.
It's honestly so refreshing to see a youtuber with a passion for something else too:)
The way you go down the ladder at 2:47 😍
Why is joe a single pringle? Surely SOMEONE has to like him!! 😔☹️️
LOVE that you thatch in the classic way, even making your own pegs as you go
At 3:01 JOE hits his nose on the bar 😂
He did it on purpose.
It was still really cute
Catherine Marino You write "u" and say I can't spell, while I didn't even make a spelling mistake o.O
Wow u only bring people down... The world frowns upon you and so do I
+pato stap speling stuf rong
Joe has biceps! Fit!
everyone has biceps lol
NasreenN101 Way to ruin the moment !
sunstalker101 Sorry but the truth must prevail lol
NasreenN101 But he has fit biceps
sunstalker101 i would use the word 'defined' but ok, you've made your point :)
What an amazing video! I love how you're inspiring your younger viewers to think outside the box... BTW, I'm now one of you biggest fans since watching you and Dianne on Strictly (I'm nearly 50 and you definitely have "reached a whole new demographic") Well done young man. Well done ❤
At first, I thought his house was on fire, when he showed the rajn
same
Omg yes
Same
Athena Tv Sammee!
Ik
Why do I find Joe working hot?
Seriously this is a problem.
I can't believe no - one else has agreed with you! I guess great minds think alike ;)
+Neyssi Nerd OMG ME TOO!!! I thought I was the only one!
I know right! I never thought I would actually be interested in a video of thatching roofs.
Jaqueline Styles There's just something so hot about the way he works and I don't know I could literally watch an hour video of Joe thatching roofs because it's so hot and just awesome watching him work.
Neyssi Nerd Yes gurl same here
like if it was some random dude then id be like "byee" but its joe so im just like drooling xD
He could bloody thatch my roof any day.
same
Same
I Will follow in his footsteps
Omg joe looks so young in this !
Olivia Burley Fetus Joe!
I am a unicorn too young
Most enjoyable vid, young man. Back about '82 I.think, I was with a tour group in England. My fourth trip. As we went through a Cotswold town. He navigated the narrow lanes expertly and there it was. A traditional Cotswold cottage with a man thatching the roof.We all debarked and got to watch him for a while. We were told they were no longer allowed open fires if the roof was thatched and a sort of netting was placed over the top to keep the birds out. I like seeing a youtuber who can do something besides talk and act the fool on camera.And encourage young folk to think about career training. Not that there's anything wrong with what youtubers do.
Joe can Thatch my roof anyday 😂😂
Yasssssssssss
Yaaassss mine to if you know what I mean??? 😂😂😉😉
+Molly Lawlentavanpiellasier You don't mean anything by that -_-
JJ Bradshaw what do you mean...?
he can on mine aswall
It's so cool how he slid down the ladder 😍
Does anybody else come back to this vid on a bad day just to get a dose of old style thatcher joe ? Xx This vid always cheers me up 💜
at 0:15 when he was driving, I had a panic attack. I was like "WHY IS HE DRIVING ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE'S GOING TO CRASH." Then I realized that I'm just a stupid American who doesn't realize that British people drive on the other side.
+jacie lyn van wyk
It's the same in New Zealand, we are on the left side of the road and it's strange to see Americans on the right xD
+Rajie Roo it's not just americans -_-
I know :)
I didn't say anything about it only being them :l
Hahaha
lol
TH-camr with a real Job :) Congrats Joe, Just like me you earn a living busting your ass in a day job as well as the other side
RosePetal SIM TH-cam is a real job
RosePetal SIM People like PewDiePie can make millions each year from it, and it's not a real job? Sure.
ItsCleapatrah Only a few TH-camrs are going at it as a real job. With them, they may or may not make money. Depends on the topics covered and how popular they become. As with anything internet based, a successful TH-camr can lose their income. It is wise to have a backup plan.
ItsCleapatrah I think of youtube as a hobby :l But i guess it could be considered a job
RosePetal SIM It's like being a director, actor, film crew, and editing team all in one. They also go to events to meet fans, sometimes traveling across the world. They spend HOURS editing their videos, some even work more hours than a normal job, Anthony from smosh is said to work between 60 and 75 hours a week. It's a very committed job but like being a celebrity it's very hard to make it big. Also editing a video is such a meticulous thing to do I don't think people really understand how hard it is on a professional level, they also spend A LOT of money on lights, a nice camera, editing software, computers ect. It's like being a director, actor, film crew, and editing team all in one.
'Shut up plane im trying to a video on thatching...Shh go on go faster'
Lol
so that's where he gets his 6 pack from!
yup xD
I don't think so, because he doesn't Thatch much anymore and he still has his six pack. I'm pretty sure he goes to the gym and eats healthy.
thats partially because he works out and partially because he's skinny af
Am I the only one that found this incredibly attractive 😍
No, I also find it attractive :)
Nooooooooooooo :)
Nobody is scared of heights
They're scared of the landing
Nobody's scared of the dark
They're scared of what dangers are in the dark
Deep
That is very true
I understand everything now .....
Scared of falling maybe I don't know as I'm fine with hights
I'm afraid of heights, not falling from it, I'm scared of being too high up o-o I'm weird.
If Joe can thatch roofs, why can't he make a single loom band? Just saying xD :3
Ikr
He hates them
Because he is 'allergic' to them
Ikr
Arabella Balmadrid Thatching is his title whereas 'loom banding' is not... :3
Joe remains sooooo humble that is why he's one of my faves.
The mystery is solved! I always wondered what Thatcher means, and now I know 😉
Omg, Ikr same!
i googled it tbh and with this video i got more infos lol
Really nigga?
Fuck it. Tear down my roof cause i want joe to thatch a new one
Yes I am
Rayanna zabini HELLA YASSSS
Rayanna zabini SAMEEE
Rayanna zabini yup, then i'll just be like, "Hey Joe can you come to Australia just so you can thatch my roof?" lol
I love u so much Joe bcuz most of the youtubers are behind all the fame but you chose an idea that you loved. Not 7 days of work. I love that thought. This is why I love you..u're honest and super crazyyy!! :* ;)
This is great. Such a throwback.
I live in America and I've never seen a roof like that! Awesome!
Anyone else find this super attractive?
Ja
He's always super attractive, duh
fuck ya
Exactly what I was thinking
hell yeah 💞
I'm glad to see a TH-camr with an actual job
2.44 when Joe went down the ladder like a boss!GOLD LOL 😂🤣😜😛
This makes me wanna become a roof thatcher now.
idk why.
vicky same tho
Anyone else find this proper interesting? I did :D
me
I now have a sudden urge to get my roof thatched, I don't know why...
So joe can come to your house?lol
yea probably :D
Joe is literally the perfect guy. Appropriate job, nice looks, amazing personality, he doesn't swear on his channel, he is not picky with girls, he's sweet!
Like your ladder slide Joe xx
Who else thinks that Joe looks really really really hot when he thatches roofs
Me
I am just like 😍🤗
me
meeee *-*
omg yeeeeeeeees
You look so proud when you're talking about you're job👌
2021 and this is just making me so happy!!!!! 💜 love how you’ve grown but you’re still the same happy and energetic guy ✌🏻
When joe is on the top of the roof, I was "OH NO! PLEASE GO DOWN JOE! YOU MIGHT FELL AND HURT YOUR SELF!" On the other side, my mind was saying "ohhhh joe is so hot when thatching roof!"
I didn't even know that thatching roofs was a thing? Is it common there?...
No not really… at least not in london
My dad said mostly posh People have thatched roofs, so i guess you don't see Them often
I live in Australia and noone has them! haha
Danielle Justice same in germany! my dads from england and my mom from germany and i live in germany. i´m really often in england but i´ve never seen a thatched roof.
strange.. aha
joe is the cutest.. I'm completely in love now
And three years later he has made two movies, released two books (soon a third one), and done so many other things. Just amazing to have seen him progress so much!
Who else is watching because of the ThatcherJoe 10 favorite videos?
i like people who do jobs like this, people who keep the past alive by doing jobs that have been done for a long time that dont require that much technology (i swear its taking over the world...) also, i just love joe in general! ;)
When he first climbs the ladder at around 2:40 in...i thought 'wow thats impressive, climbing up one handed, must be dangerous'...i then thought 'imagine if he was to slide down the ladder like in a action hero, no that would be crazy dangerous'...suffice to say, youre showing off Joe mate loool
ever since first watching this video years ago, i’ve always gotten so excited over thatched roofs
This explains why he has them abs...
No it does not
That's what I was thinking xD
That's probably the most truthful sentence ever written.
Seriously😑
Yes....😂
I've always dreamt of a fairytale cottage to live in with little windows and a thick thatched roof
Same
I'm a little confused do people still have thatched roofs??? I never see them or maybe I have just been living under a rock and missed the thatching of the roofs trend
In the countryside mainly
A lot of people do
Are u from england
yes I am from England, a lot of people have thatched roofs here
just mainly down south
And now he travels the world and does exactly what he loves lol but this is so cool!!! If I'm ever stranded on a deserted island and I could only bring one person I'd bring joe, because he'd be able to thatch a shelter lmao LOVE YOU JOE!!
watching this in 2015...
Me too :)
Whoop whoop 2015 buddies
Me
Same
Me
When you said at the start that it's raining I thought that it was fire
So did i
Same
Me too I was like omg runnnnnn🔥🔥🔥
MyLittleDash 444 i thought i was the only one
That was really interesting. Building codes in the U.S. wouldn't allow that. Fire insurance would be a nightmare. It would be very easy for embers from a chimney or burning nearby structure to catch the roof on fire.
Aren't US houses made out of wood though?
Yes and some houses even have wooden shingle roofs. However, straw has a substantial surface area and is relatively light, allowing sparks and embers to ignite it. I also believe wooden shingled roofs might be prohibited in some places in the U.S. and the owners insurance rates are probably higher if allowed.
***** yeah we can do it in england because it is always wet so nothing can catch alight
There are areas over here that have a lot of rainfall and high humidity.
Another historical factor may have been the lack of the availability of wood for shingles in Britain versus North America. Wood tended to be far more valuable and harder to obtain in Britain. The biggest export from the British North American colonies to Britain was wood. Much of the good trees had been harvested for furniture, building materials, ships and other trees harvested for fuel in Britain. Much of the forests in Britain had also disappeared because the land was being used for crops and cattle. One complaint the colonists had was that the Royal Navy was allowed to take a percentage of the harvested trees by loggers without compensation and ship them back to Britain for ships. People had been intensely harvesting wood for thousands of years in Britain. In North America, the European population walked into an area that had hardly been touched by large numbers of humans. In order to have crops, it was necessary to clear the land of trees which also generated a lot of wood in North America. This had been done hundreds of years before in Britain.
James Shone hahah lol
it’s so nice to see that such popular youtuber had an actual hard working job and is not ashamed of it! 🙌
Hey! Not fair. Caspar delivered pizza!!
this is the only thing I've really seen him work hard at besides pranking Casper...
u can do this but not a loom band.
Hahahaha true dat 😂😂❤️❤️
Lol yeah! Good one :)
Wow he managed to look insanely hot...while thatching a roof.
lol ikr
I think it's cute to see that Joe is a normal human being and that you don't have to do anything immensely special to be happy in life :)
That look of concentration on the thumbnail 😂😂😂😂
I think it's really good of you to have a proper job as well as being a TH-camr #inspirational :)
He looks so hot working tbh
Awwww he's adorable! I now remember why I had such a big crush on him 😍 four years ago, damn, time flies. Love from Mexico ❤
wait.. you're a youtber.. with a REAL job?! unheard of! you go joejoe!
Joe is so adorable when he was younger. Still is. Especially when he's thatching lol
I would like to see more thatching videos, Joe! :)
Joe is totally the kind of guy I'd LOVE to be friends with. What a legend.
aww baby joe. who else is watching may 2016? Hahah!
Me!!!🙋🙋
Meeeeeeee!!!!!
Meh
Watching on June 1st
me lol 😂❤️
hey Joe in 2015 you wrote a book and made a movie ...
"I can't imagine just sitting' at a desk seven days a week..." sooo you became a TH-camr where most of what you do is sitting at a desk...most of the week...editing videos and going to meetings.
Juce literally just about to say that
Yeah but he is keeping himself active.
😂
Omg this is amazing! He's so cute! I could watch him all day!
I wish there was more of a demand for thatching in the states. I've only ever seen a thatched roof at a renaissance fair.
We don't really have roofs like that in America... but damn it if I ever build a house, im calling Joe to do a roof! That's so cool to me actually!
Wow..the result at 4:55 looks really good. I`m impressed how well a roof out of thatch can look. And by the way...Joe you look incredibly attractive at work.
Omgggg! What a beautiful skill! I never knew how much work goes into thatching roofs! Wow Joe! So cool!