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Lapa Designs and Building in Brits
Planning a lapa in Brits? Say how many people it should seat, whether you want a braai, bar or pool lapa, the style you have in mind and the space you have. Lapa builders serving Brits and North West can then suggest a design and quote you directly.
Want to know more first? Our lapa designs guide covers the options, what to ask for and what affects the price.
Brits notes on roofs & lapas
Hartbeespoort is one of the busiest thatch areas near Gauteng: thatched houses, guesthouses and riverside restaurants around Schoemansville and the estates under the mountain. Many owners add a pool <a href="/thatch-lapas/">lapa</a> or a <a href="/thatch-gazebos/">gazebo</a> on the water. In Brits and on the farms toward Mooinooi, simpler braai lapas are common. Estates have their own guidelines and the municipality usually wants plans, so check both before work starts.
Brits: the buildings, the weather and the thatchers
Brits is a farming and factory town, but the thatch story here is really the Hartbeespoort Dam a short drive east. Around the dam, Schoemansville and the estates on the Magaliesberg slopes are full of thatched homes, lapas, restaurants and weekend houses, and many thatchers are based in the area or come out from Pretoria. In Brits itself, garden lapas and farm buildings on the irrigated land along the Crocodile River make up most of the work. Summers are hot, with thunderstorms and lightning; winters are dry, and the mountain slopes burn. Estates around the dam usually have architectural guidelines, so check them before you design anything.
The requests we see from Brits usually come from:
- Homeowners: a braai or pool lapa sized for the family table and placed out of the wind
- Guesthouses and B&Bs: a small lapa per cottage or one shared braai lapa for guests
- Estate homes and HOAs: a modern lapa that fits the estate's design guidelines and boundary rules
Local tips for Brits
Thatchers serving Brits mostly work from here: many thatchers around Hartbeespoort and Pretoria; pole yards along the N4. The jobs that come up most: thatched homes and lapas around the dam, restaurants and venues, farm lapas. When you ask for quotes, ask for the estate's guidelines and fire distances before you sign a design.
Sizes vary: A small 3 m lapa to a large lodge boma. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for a braai or pool lapa sized for the family table and placed out of the wind. One local point to raise: crews are close by around the dam; grass trucked in from Highveld farms.
Service area: Brits and surrounds
Thatchers, suppliers and specialists on our network work in Brits and surrounding areas, including Hartbeespoort, Letlhabile, Mothutlung, Oukasie, Damonsville, Mooinooi, Schoemansville. Give your suburb or the farm's nearest town, so travel and delivery can be quoted honestly.