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Re-thatching in Randfontein
Re-thatching in Randfontein? 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 Randfontein and around Gauteng can quote the strip, the new thatch, the ridge and the travel.
The main re-thatching page explains the options, the materials and the costs in more detail.
Repairs & protection in Randfontein: local notes
Older farm lapas around Randfontein usually need a new ridge, holes from birds filled, and poles checked for borer and rot at the base where they meet the ground. On open land a lapa is often the tallest thing nearby, so ask about a <a href="/lightning-protection/">lightning mast</a>. Keep a firebreak around it in winter, when the veld dries out.
Thatch in Randfontein
Randfontein grew up around the gold mines, and its town suburbs are mostly tin and tile rather than thatch. Where thatch does appear is on the edges: plots and smallholdings outside town and toward Westonaria, farm lapas, the occasional thatched guest cottage, and braai lapas in Greenhills family gardens. That makes most requests here modest ones: a new lapa, a re-thatch of an older one, or poles and grass for a DIY job. Few thatchers are based in the town itself, so most come from Krugersdorp, Muldersdrift or Roodepoort. Highveld storms are as fierce here as anywhere, and lightning on open farmland is a real risk.
Typical re-thatching requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: a worn family home roof stripped and re-laid in one dry season
- Wedding venues, schools and churches: a large wedding lapa re-thatched between seasons with a new ridge
- Builders, architects and developers: a re-thatch priced as part of renovating an older thatched house
Local tips for Randfontein
Thatchers serving Randfontein mostly work from here: crews and pole yards in Krugersdorp, Muldersdrift and Roodepoort. The jobs that come up most: farm and garden lapas, DIY grass and poles, smaller re-thatch jobs. When you ask for quotes, ask whether travel from Krugersdorp or Muldersdrift is in the quote.
Sizes vary: one slope to a full farmhouse roof. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for a worn family home roof stripped and re-laid in one dry season. One local point to raise: thatchers drive in from the West Rand; some charge for travel.
Service area: Randfontein and surrounds
Our network covers Randfontein together with Greenhills, Randgate, Mohlakeng, Toekomsrus, Westonaria, Krugersdorp, Azaadville. The building's size, photos and the address help a thatcher work out the job, the materials and the travel before quoting.