Moreover, because thatched roofs are slanted, given the way water rapidly rolls off grass, they quickly drain off rain. To top it off (so to speak), they are easily repaired; this makes them a lot better than flat concrete roofs that are less than perfectly built-- once those start leaking they drip from morning to night.
此外，由於草屋是利用屋頂的斜度，藉著草面快速將雨水排除，加上修補容易，不至於如許多施工不佳的水泥房子，一旦成了「漏仔厝」，就得一天到晚抓漏補漏了。