Need a new thatch roof in Free State? Thatch.co.za puts homeowners, estates, lodges, guesthouses and farms in Free State in touch with thatching contractors and roof builders serving towns and cities across Free State. 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 Free State
Building a new thatch roof in Free State? 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 Free State and Free State 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.
What to know locally in Free State
Farmers across the province build <a href="/rondavels/">rondavels</a> for workers and guests and big <a href="/thatch-lapas/">lapas</a> for family gatherings. Clarens, Fouriesburg and the area around Golden Gate have many thatched guesthouses and holiday homes, and Parys on the Vaal has river resorts and venues. In Bloemfontein, lapas are the usual request in suburbs such as Langenhoven Park and Woodland Hills. Check plans with the municipality, and heritage rules for old sandstone buildings.
Who builds with thatch in Free State
Much of the thatching grass that roofs Gauteng is cut on Free State grassland, especially in the eastern Free State around Bethlehem, Harrismith, Reitz and Vrede, so supply here is close at hand. The thatch you see is varied: guesthouses and holiday cottages in Clarens and the Maluti foothills, farmhouses and workers' rondavels across the maize and cattle districts, lapas in Bloemfontein gardens and resorts along the Vaal near Parys. Weather is harsh in both directions: summer thunderstorms with lightning and hail, and cold, dry winters with frost and grass fires. Welkom and Sasolburg are mining and industrial towns with little thatch beyond garden lapas and smallholdings, so crews are often based in Bloemfontein, Bethlehem or Gauteng.
Typical a new thatch roof requests in the area come from:
- Farms and smallholdings: a new farmhouse, lapa or wedding barn under grass thatch with a firebreak around it
- Guesthouses and B&Bs: a new thatched guest cottage or extra rooms that match the existing roofs
- Homeowners: a new house or extension under thatch, with plans, fire barrier and mast planned from the start
Local tips for Free State
Common here: farm lapas and rondavels, Clarens guesthouses, grass bundles for other provinces. Ask each supplier about this: ask whether the grass is from this season's cut and how it has been stored. Where they work from: bethlehem, Harrismith and Bloemfontein; grass cut on eastern Free State farms.
New Thatch Roofs usually suit new houses, lapas, chalets and cottages. How it works: pole and lath frame, thatch laid in courses. For farms and smallholdings, the biggest group here, that usually means a new farmhouse, lapa or wedding barn under grass thatch with a firebreak around it. On the weather: summer hail and lightning; frosty dry winters with grass fires.
Service area: Free State and surrounds
We pass Free State requests to thatchers and suppliers based in or regularly working in Bloemfontein, Welkom, Kroonstad, Bethlehem, Sasolburg, Harrismith, Clarens. Rural requests should give the nearest town, so travel is quoted honestly.