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Lightning Protection for Thatch Roofs in Randfontein
Thunderstorms around Randfontein? 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 Randfontein and around Gauteng can quote masts, earthing and surge protection.
New to this? Read the lightning protection guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you agree to a quote.
What to know locally in Randfontein
Older farm lapas around Randfontein usually need a new ridge, holes from birds filled, and poles checked for borer and rot at the base where they meet the ground. On open land a lapa is often the tallest thing nearby, so ask about a <a href="/lightning-protection/">lightning mast</a>. Keep a firebreak around it in winter, when the veld dries out.
Thatch in Randfontein
Randfontein grew up around the gold mines, and its town suburbs are mostly tin and tile rather than thatch. Where thatch does appear is on the edges: plots and smallholdings outside town and toward Westonaria, farm lapas, the occasional thatched guest cottage, and braai lapas in Greenhills family gardens. That makes most requests here modest ones: a new lapa, a re-thatch of an older one, or poles and grass for a DIY job. Few thatchers are based in the town itself, so most come from Krugersdorp, Muldersdrift or Roodepoort. Highveld storms are as fierce here as anywhere, and lightning on open farmland is a real risk.
Who asks for lightning protection around Randfontein, most often first:
- Homeowners: a free-standing mast beside the house and surge protection at the board
- Farms and smallholdings: masts for the farmhouse, lapa and thatched sheds on open land
- Wedding venues, schools and churches: a wedding lapa and chapel covered before the summer season
Local tips for Randfontein
Common here: farm and garden lapas, DIY grass and poles, smaller re-thatch jobs. Ask each supplier about this: ask whether travel from Krugersdorp or Muldersdrift is in the quote. Where they work from: crews and pole yards in Krugersdorp, Muldersdrift and Roodepoort.
Around Randfontein the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means a free-standing mast beside the house and surge protection at the board. Before you agree to anything: installed to the relevant SANS standard. Getting a crew there: thatchers drive in from the West Rand; some charge for travel.
Service area: Randfontein and surrounds
Requests from Randfontein go to thatchers and suppliers that already serve Greenhills, Randgate, Mohlakeng, Toekomsrus, Westonaria, Krugersdorp, Azaadville and the rest of the area. Say whether you want supply only or supply and install, and whether a site visit suits you.