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Re-thatching in Klerksdorp
Re-thatching in Klerksdorp? 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 Klerksdorp and around North West can quote the strip, the new thatch, the ridge and the travel.
Want to know more first? Our re-thatching guide covers the options, what to ask for and what affects the price.
Klerksdorp notes on repairs & protection
Thunderstorms over the open country make lightning protection a real concern for lapas and farmhouses; a free-standing mast installed to the SANS standard is the usual answer. After hail, get a <a href="/thatch-roof-repairs/">repair</a> done before the next rain gets in. Farms need firebreaks in winter. Rats and birds often get into lapas that are not used much, so check them before summer.
Who builds with thatch in Klerksdorp
Klerksdorp grew on gold, and the mining towns around it, Stilfontein and Orkney, are mostly brick and iron, so thatch here is a matter of lapas and farms rather than whole streets. Flamwood and the leafier suburbs have garden lapas and some thatched homes. The Schoonspruit runs through town, and the Vaal River near Orkney has river plots and holiday spots where thatch suits the setting. Out toward Hartbeesfontein, maize and cattle farms have lapas and the occasional rondavel. Summers bring thunderstorms and lightning across the flat country; winters are dry and cold. Local thatchers are few, and many jobs are quoted by crews from Potchefstroom or Gauteng.
The requests we see from Klerksdorp usually come from:
- Homeowners: a worn family home roof stripped and re-laid in one dry season
- Resorts and holiday parks: rows of thatched units re-thatched in phases with a fire barrier added
- Builders, architects and developers: a re-thatch priced as part of renovating an older thatched house
Local tips for Klerksdorp
Asked for most in Klerksdorp: garden lapas in Flamwood, river plot lapas near Orkney, farm lapas. Where the thatchers are: A few local thatchers; more crews in Potchefstroom and southern Gauteng. A useful tip: ask whether the quote includes a lightning mast for an open lapa.
Around Klerksdorp the largest group asking is homeowners, which usually means a worn family home roof stripped and re-laid in one dry season. Before you agree to anything: frame condition, grass and thickness. Getting a crew there: crews come along the N12 from Potchefstroom and Gauteng; grass trucked in.
Service area: Klerksdorp and surrounds
Requests from Klerksdorp go to thatchers and suppliers that already serve Stilfontein, Orkney, Jouberton, Alabama, Kanana, Hartbeesfontein, Flamwood and the rest of the area. Say whether you want supply only or supply and install, and whether a site visit suits you.