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Re-thatching in Kempton Park
Re-thatching in Kempton Park? Send the roof size, photos of the worn areas and a view of the frame from inside if you can, so thatchers who work in Kempton Park and around Gauteng can quote the strip, the new thatch, the ridge and the travel.
New to this? Read the re-thatching guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you agree to a quote.
Kempton Park notes on repairs & protection
Guesthouse owners usually need a <a href="/thatch-inspections/">thatch inspection</a> report for their insurer, covering the lapa's electrics, fire equipment and lightning protection. Masts near the airport should be discussed with the installer, who can check whether height rules apply. After storms, check the ridge and the weather side; hail can thin the thatch quickly on flat, open ground.
Thatch in Kempton Park
Living next to the country's busiest airport shapes thatch in Kempton Park. Bonaero Park and Glen Marais have many guesthouses for travellers, and a thatched lapa or breakfast area is a common feature, which means insurers and booking platforms ask questions. Birch Acres and Glen Marais also have family homes with braai lapas, while Spartan and Chloorkop are industrial. East of town, the Bredell plots have farm lapas and some thatched homes. The airport adds one practical point: for a tall lightning mast near the flight paths, ask the installer whether any height limits apply. Crews come from Benoni, Pretoria East and Midrand.
Typical re-thatching requests in the area come from:
- Guesthouses and B&Bs: the oldest guest rooms re-thatched first and the rest planned over years
- Homeowners: a worn family home roof stripped and re-laid in one dry season
- Farms and smallholdings: an old farmhouse or workers' rondavels re-thatched with grass from nearby
Local tips for Kempton Park
Asked for most in Kempton Park: guesthouse lapas near the airport, family braai lapas, plot lapas. Where the thatchers are: crews from Benoni, Pretoria East and Midrand. A useful tip: ask whether a tall mast near the flight paths needs any extra approval.
Re-thatching usually suit worn house, lodge, lapa and rondavel roofs. How it works: old thatch stripped, frame checked, re-laid. For guesthouses and B&Bs, the biggest group here, that usually means the oldest guest rooms re-thatched first and the rest planned over years. On the weather: summer hail and lightning over flat open ground.
Service area: Kempton Park and surrounds
Requests from Kempton Park go to thatchers and suppliers that already serve Glen Marais, Bonaero Park, Birch Acres, Spartan, Chloorkop, Tembisa, Edenvale and the rest of the area. Say whether you want supply only or supply and install, and whether a site visit suits you.