Need a new thatch roof in Northern Cape? Thatch.co.za puts homeowners, estates, lodges, guesthouses and farms in Northern Cape in touch with thatching contractors and roof builders serving towns and cities across Northern 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 Northern Cape
Building a new thatch roof in Northern Cape? 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 Northern Cape and Northern 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.
What to know locally in Northern Cape
Shade is the selling point here, and a <a href="/thatch-lapas/">lapa</a> beside the house or pool is the most common request in Kimberley, Kathu and Upington. Guest farms along the Orange River near Upington, Keimoes and Kakamas build lapas and chalets, and hunting farms in the Kuruman and Kathu area add bomas. In the Namaqualand towns around Springbok, thatch is rare. Check plans and fire distances with the local municipality before you build.
Thatch in Northern Cape
The Northern Cape is the driest province, and that is good for thatch: a roof here dries quickly after rain and rarely grows moss. What wears it down instead is strong sun, hot wind and dust, and on farms and game ranches the risk of a veld fire. Thatch is not everywhere: most of it is on guest farms and lodges around the Kalahari and the Green Kalahari along the Orange River near Upington, on hunting farms near Kuruman and Kathu, and in garden lapas in Kimberley, Kathu and Upington. Distances are huge. Many towns have no thatcher of their own, so crews come from Kimberley, the Free State or Gauteng, and grass and poles are trucked a long way.
The requests we see from Northern Cape usually 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 Northern Cape
Common here: guest farm lapas, hunting lodge bomas, shade lapas in town gardens. Ask each supplier about this: ask whether travel, accommodation and delivery are quoted separately. Where they work from: kimberley, Upington and Kathu; many crews travel from the Free State or Gauteng.
Sizes vary: A garden lapa to a large lodge building. Here, farms and smallholdings lead the requests, typically for a new farmhouse, lapa or wedding barn under grass thatch with a firebreak around it. One local point to raise: long trips for crews and grass trucks; ask how travel is charged.
Service area: Northern Cape and surrounds
Across Northern Cape our network reaches Kimberley, Upington, Kathu, Kuruman, Springbok, De Aar, Postmasburg and the towns between them. Outside the bigger centres, ask where the crew is based and how long they need to stay on site.