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Thatch Roof Maintenance in Mpumalanga
Looking after a thatch roof in Mpumalanga? Say how many roofs you have, how old they are and when they were last checked, so thatchers who work in Mpumalanga and around Mpumalanga can quote a yearly visit before the rains.
New to this? Read the thatch roof maintenance guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you agree to a quote.
Mpumalanga notes on repairs & protection
Under big trees in the Lowveld, moss, algae and leaf build-up in valleys are the usual complaints, and cleaning followed by treatment is a common job. Lodges in the bushveld also plan for veld fires with firebreaks, retardant and sometimes a drencher system. On the Highveld side, <a href="/lightning-protection/">lightning masts</a> matter as much as they do in Gauteng. Birds, rats and borer beetles in old poles turn up on many lodge inspections.
Thatch in Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga both grows thatch and uses a great deal of it. Much of the country's thatching grass is cut on the grasslands of the eastern Highveld in winter, around Ermelo, Carolina, Badplaas and Lydenburg, and bundles leave on trucks for Gauteng and beyond. Down the escarpment, the Lowveld around White River, Hazyview, Sabie and the Kruger gates is lodge and guesthouse country, with thatched chalets, bomas and rondavels everywhere. The two halves wear thatch differently: Lowveld summers are hot and humid, so shaded roofs grow moss and rot faster, while the Highveld side gets cold, dry winters, grass fires and strong summer lightning. Mining towns such as eMalahleni and Secunda have less thatch, mostly garden lapas and smallholdings.
Who asks for thatch roof maintenance around Mpumalanga, most often first:
- Game lodges and bush camps: a rolling plan that covers every chalet and the main boma once a year
- Farms and smallholdings: the farmhouse, lapa and rondavels checked together to save on travel
- Resorts and holiday parks: rows of thatched units maintained on a rotation with a report for each
Local tips for Mpumalanga
Common here: lodge chalets and bomas, guesthouse re-thatching, grass bundles for other provinces. Ask each supplier about this: ask the grass supplier when the next harvest is cut and how bundles are stored. Where they work from: mbombela, White River and Hazyview for thatchers; Ermelo and Lydenburg for grass.
Around Mpumalanga the largest group asking is game lodges and bush camps, which usually means a rolling plan that covers every chalet and the main boma once a year. Before you agree to anything: ridge, valleys, shade and thin spots. Getting a crew there: grass is close by; crews from Mbombela and White River reach most lodges.
Service area: Mpumalanga and surrounds
Across Mpumalanga our network reaches Mbombela, eMalahleni, Middelburg, Secunda, White River, Hazyview, Ermelo and the towns between them. Outside the bigger centres, ask where the crew is based and how long they need to stay on site.