Compare the area, the thickness, the frame, the ridge and the travel before you choose. A free request for a new thatch roof in Mthatha goes to a thatcher serving Mthatha and nearby areas of Eastern Cape, and you see the quotes side by side.
New Thatch Roofs in Mthatha
Building a new thatch roof in Mthatha? 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 Mthatha and Eastern Cape can then quote for the frame, the thatch, the ridge and any fire barrier.
New to this? Read the a new thatch roof guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you agree to a quote.
Roofs & lapas in Mthatha: local notes
Rondavels are the heart of thatch around Mthatha: new round houses and re-thatched old ones in the villages, plus 6 and 8 corner rondavels used as guest rooms. Guest houses in town, lodges on the Wild Coast near Coffee Bay and Mqanduli, and family lapas add to the work. For new buildings in town, check with King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality about plans; rural land may follow different processes.
Thatch in Mthatha
Mthatha is surrounded by rondavel country. Across the rolling hills towards Qunu, Mqanduli, Libode and Tsolo, homesteads are built around round houses, and many still carry a conical grass roof, often thatched by local builders with grass cut nearby in winter. In town and in the newer suburbs, thatch is more likely to be a lapa, a guest cottage or a lodge chalet, and holiday places on the Wild Coast at Coffee Bay and beyond use thatch too. Summers bring heavy thunderstorms, and lightning is a well known danger in this part of the Eastern Cape, so a free-standing mast is worth real thought for any thatched building on high, open ground.
The requests we see from Mthatha 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
- Game lodges and bush camps: new chalets or a main lodge roof built with fire protection for veld fire country
Local tips for Mthatha
Common here: rondavel roofs and re-thatching, guest cottages, Wild Coast holiday thatch. Ask each supplier about this: ask whether a lightning mast can be added when the rondavel roof is redone. Where they work from: local rondavel builders and thatchers; larger crews from East London or KZN.
Around Mthatha 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: grass is often cut locally; crews and poles come along the N2 from both sides.
Service area: Mthatha and surrounds
Thatchers, suppliers and specialists on our network work in Mthatha and surrounding areas, including Ngcobo, Libode, Qunu, Mqanduli, Tsolo, Viedgesville. Give your suburb or the farm's nearest town, so travel and delivery can be quoted honestly.