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Lightning Protection for Thatch Roofs in Kempton Park
Thunderstorms around Kempton Park? Say how many thatched buildings you have, how far apart they are and whether any mast is already in, so lightning protection installers who work in Kempton Park and around Gauteng can quote masts, earthing and surge protection.
The main lightning protection page explains the options, the materials and the costs in more detail.
Repairs & protection in Kempton Park: local notes
Guesthouse owners usually need a <a href="/thatch-inspections/">thatch inspection</a> report for their insurer, covering the lapa's electrics, fire equipment and lightning protection. Masts near the airport should be discussed with the installer, who can check whether height rules apply. After storms, check the ridge and the weather side; hail can thin the thatch quickly on flat, open ground.
Kempton Park: the buildings, the weather and the thatchers
Living next to the country's busiest airport shapes thatch in Kempton Park. Bonaero Park and Glen Marais have many guesthouses for travellers, and a thatched lapa or breakfast area is a common feature, which means insurers and booking platforms ask questions. Birch Acres and Glen Marais also have family homes with braai lapas, while Spartan and Chloorkop are industrial. East of town, the Bredell plots have farm lapas and some thatched homes. The airport adds one practical point: for a tall lightning mast near the flight paths, ask the installer whether any height limits apply. Crews come from Benoni, Pretoria East and Midrand.
The requests we see from Kempton Park usually come from:
- Guesthouses and B&Bs: the main house and guest rondavels covered before the storm season
- Wedding venues, schools and churches: a wedding lapa and chapel covered before the summer season
- Homeowners: a free-standing mast beside the house and surge protection at the board
Local tips for Kempton Park
Common here: guesthouse lapas near the airport, family braai lapas, plot lapas. Ask each supplier about this: ask whether a tall mast near the flight paths needs any extra approval. Where they work from: crews from Benoni, Pretoria East and Midrand.
Around Kempton Park the largest group asking is guesthouses and B&Bs, which usually means the main house and guest rondavels covered before the storm season. Before you agree to anything: installed to the relevant SANS standard. Getting a crew there: thatchers drive in from neighbouring towns; grass trucked in.
Service area: Kempton Park and surrounds
Our network covers Kempton Park together with Glen Marais, Bonaero Park, Birch Acres, Spartan, Chloorkop, Tembisa, Edenvale. The building's size, photos and the address help a lightning installer work out the job, the materials and the travel before quoting.