A specialist quotes better with photos of the roof, its size and what is wrong. Send one request with the details and we pass it to thatchers who strip and re-thatch working in Secunda and nearby areas of Mpumalanga.
Re-thatching in Secunda
Re-thatching in Secunda? 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 Secunda and around Mpumalanga 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.
Secunda notes on repairs & protection
Hail and lightning are the main risks on an open Highveld lapa. After a storm, look for torn patches, loose grass and a cracked ridge and get them repaired before the next rain. A free-standing lightning mast installed to the SANS standard keeps strikes away from the roof, and many insurers ask about one. On farms, cut a firebreak before winter and keep braais well away from the eaves.
Secunda: the buildings, the weather and the thatchers
Secunda was built around a large fuel plant, and its suburbs are mostly tiled and sheeted roofs, so be realistic: thatch here is a lapa, not a house. Garden lapas behind homes in Secunda and Trichardt, braai areas at clubs and a few lapas on smallholdings toward Evander and Kinross make up most of the work. Out on the farmland toward Bethal, older farmhouses and lapas on maize and grazing farms carry thatch too. The flat, open Highveld here has strong summer thunderstorms with lightning and hail, and cold, windy winters with grass fires. Few thatchers are based in Secunda itself, so quotes often come from crews in eMalahleni, Middelburg or the East Rand.
Typical re-thatching requests in the area come from:
- 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
- Wedding venues, schools and churches: a large wedding lapa re-thatched between seasons with a new ridge
Local tips for Secunda
Asked for most in Secunda: garden lapas in Secunda and Trichardt, farm lapas toward Bethal, storm repairs. Where the thatchers are: few local crews; thatchers from eMalahleni, Middelburg and the East Rand travel in. A useful tip: ask whether the crew can fit your lapa into a trip with other jobs nearby.
Re-thatching usually suit worn house, lodge, lapa and rondavel roofs. How it works: old thatch stripped, frame checked, re-laid. For homeowners, the biggest group here, that usually means a worn family home roof stripped and re-laid in one dry season. On the weather: strong summer storms with lightning and hail; cold dry winters and grass fires.
Service area: Secunda and surrounds
Requests from Secunda go to thatchers and suppliers that already serve Embalenhle, Trichardt, Evander, Kinross, Bethal, Leandra and the rest of the area. Say whether you want supply only or supply and install, and whether a site visit suits you.