Compare the area, the thickness, the frame, the ridge and the travel before you choose. A free request for a new thatch roof in Brits goes to a thatcher serving Brits and nearby areas of North West, and you see the quotes side by side.
New Thatch Roofs in Brits
Building a new thatch roof in Brits? Say what the building is, its size and shape, the pitch on the plans and whether the plans are approved. Thatchers who build new roofs in Brits and North West can then quote for the frame, the thatch, the ridge and any fire barrier.
Want to know more first? Our a new thatch roof guide covers the options, what to ask for and what affects the price.
Roofs & lapas in Brits: local notes
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.
Thatch in Brits
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 new house or extension under thatch, with plans, fire barrier and mast planned from the start
- Guesthouses and B&Bs: a new thatched guest cottage or extra rooms that match the existing roofs
- Estate homes and HOAs: a new estate home built to the HOA's thatch guidelines and approved before work starts
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.
Around Brits the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means a new house or extension under thatch, with plans, fire barrier and mast planned from the start. Before you agree to anything: approved plans, pitch and fire distances. Getting a crew there: 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.