Whether it is one leaking ridge or a lodge full of chalets, our free service makes it easy to price lightning protection in Krugersdorp. Your request goes to a lightning installer serving Krugersdorp and nearby areas of Gauteng.
Lightning Protection for Thatch Roofs in Krugersdorp
Thunderstorms around Krugersdorp? 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 Krugersdorp and around Gauteng can quote masts, earthing and surge protection.
Want to know more first? Our lightning protection guide covers the options, what to ask for and what affects the price.
Repairs & protection in Krugersdorp: local notes
A <a href="/thatch-fire-protection/">fire plan</a> is central out here: a firebreak around every thatched building before winter, drenchers or a fire retardant on the main roofs, and extinguishers at each chalet. Lightning masts on ridges and koppies need good earthing in rocky ground, so ask the installer how they will achieve it. Lodges also ask for a yearly inspection report to keep their insurer satisfied.
Thatch in Krugersdorp
Krugersdorp is the gateway to some of Gauteng's most thatched countryside. North of town, Muldersdrift and the Cradle of Humankind are full of guest lodges, conference venues, wedding halls and country homes with thatched roofs among the koppies and grassland, and the road on toward Magaliesburg adds more of the same. In town, Noordheuwel and Monument have family homes with lapas. The open veld is the defining risk: in winter the grass is tinder dry and fires run quickly, while in summer the ridges draw lightning. Thatchers and pole suppliers in the Muldersdrift area work this whole stretch.
The requests we see from Krugersdorp usually come from:
- Game lodges and bush camps: several masts covering chalets and the main boma, tested regularly
- Wedding venues, schools and churches: a wedding lapa and chapel covered before the summer season
- Guesthouses and B&Bs: the main house and guest rondavels covered before the storm season
Local tips for Krugersdorp
Asked for most in Krugersdorp: lodges, venues and country homes in the Cradle and Muldersdrift. Where the thatchers are: thatchers and pole yards around Muldersdrift and the West Rand. A useful tip: ask whether a firebreak and fire retardant are included in a lodge quote.
Around Krugersdorp the largest group asking is game lodges and bush camps, which usually means several masts covering chalets and the main boma, tested regularly. Before you agree to anything: installed to the relevant SANS standard. Getting a crew there: local crews from Muldersdrift; grass trucked in from Mpumalanga or the Free State.
Service area: Krugersdorp and surrounds
Requests from Krugersdorp go to thatchers and suppliers that already serve Muldersdrift, Noordheuwel, Monument, Chamdor, Cradle of Humankind, Magaliesburg, Kagiso and the rest of the area. Say whether you want supply only or supply and install, and whether a site visit suits you.