Need a new thatch roof in Cape Town? Thatch.co.za puts homeowners, estates, lodges, guesthouses and farms in Cape Town in touch with thatching contractors and roof builders serving Cape Town and nearby areas of Western Cape. Send one request with the size of the building, the roof shape and the pitch, and they quote you directly, free and with no obligation.
New Thatch Roofs in Cape Town
Building a new thatch roof in Cape Town? 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 Cape Town and Western Cape can then quote for the frame, the thatch, the ridge and any fire barrier.
The main a new thatch roof page explains the options, the materials and the costs in more detail.
Cape Town notes on roofs & lapas
In Cape Town, thatch work runs from re-thatching old Cape reed homes in Constantia and Noordhoek to new thatched lapas and pool houses in Durbanville and the Atlantic seaboard valleys. Restaurants and venues on the city's farm fringes keep large thatched roofs. Many older buildings fall under heritage protection, and some neighbourhoods have their own guidelines, so check with the City and the heritage authorities before you alter an old roof.
Thatch in Cape Town
Cape Town thatch is Cape reed thatch more often than not. The fine, dense dekriet finish from the southern Cape covers older homes and cottages in Constantia, Bishopscourt, Noordhoek, Hout Bay and Kommetjie, along with farm buildings, restaurants and wine estates on the city edge. Rain comes in winter, driven by north-westerly fronts that test ridges and valleys, while summer is dry and windy, with the south-easter and a real fynbos fire season on the mountain slopes. That makes fire protection and annual checks before winter the two big themes. Some of the oldest buildings are protected, and work on old structures may need heritage approval, so check before stripping a historic roof.
The requests we see from Cape Town usually come from:
- Homeowners: a new house or extension under thatch, with plans, fire barrier and mast planned from the start
- Estate homes and HOAs: a new estate home built to the HOA's thatch guidelines and approved before work starts
- Restaurants, pubs and beach bars: a new thatched restaurant roof planned with fire distances and the insurer's conditions
Local tips for Cape Town
Asked for most in Cape Town: cape reed re-thatching, fire retardant and drenchers, pre-winter repairs. Where the thatchers are: cape reed thatchers in the city and Boland; reed from southern Cape harvesters. A useful tip: ask whether the roof is Cape reed or grass, and quote like for like.
Around Cape Town 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: cape reed trucked from the southern Cape; crews based in the metro and Boland.
Service area: Cape Town and surrounds
Thatchers, suppliers and specialists on our network work in Cape Town and surrounding areas, including Century City, Woodstock, Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Claremont, Salt River. Give your suburb or the farm's nearest town, so travel and delivery can be quoted honestly.