Need thatch roofs in Cape Town? Thatch.co.za puts homeowners, estates, lodges, guesthouses and farms in Cape Town in touch with thatchers and thatching contractors serving Cape Town and nearby areas of Western Cape. Send one request with the size of the building, the roof shape and the pitch, and they quote you directly, free and with no obligation.
Thatch Roofs in Cape Town
Need a thatch roof in Cape Town? Say whether it is a new roof, a re-thatch or repairs, the size and shape of the building, the pitch if you know it, and whether you want grass, Cape reed or synthetic thatch. Thatchers who work in Cape Town and Western Cape can then quote you directly.
New to this? Read the thatch roofs guide for the choices and the points worth checking before you agree to a quote.
Cape Town notes on roofs & lapas
In Cape Town, thatch work runs from re-thatching old Cape reed homes in Constantia and Noordhoek to new thatched lapas and pool houses in Durbanville and the Atlantic seaboard valleys. Restaurants and venues on the city's farm fringes keep large thatched roofs. Many older buildings fall under heritage protection, and some neighbourhoods have their own guidelines, so check with the City and the heritage authorities before you alter an old roof.
Thatch in Cape Town
Cape Town thatch is Cape reed thatch more often than not. The fine, dense dekriet finish from the southern Cape covers older homes and cottages in Constantia, Bishopscourt, Noordhoek, Hout Bay and Kommetjie, along with farm buildings, restaurants and wine estates on the city edge. Rain comes in winter, driven by north-westerly fronts that test ridges and valleys, while summer is dry and windy, with the south-easter and a real fynbos fire season on the mountain slopes. That makes fire protection and annual checks before winter the two big themes. Some of the oldest buildings are protected, and work on old structures may need heritage approval, so check before stripping a historic roof.
Who asks for thatch roofs around Cape Town, most often first:
- Homeowners: a steep thatched roof on the family home, kept sound with a yearly check before the rains
- Restaurants, pubs and beach bars: a thatched restaurant or beer garden roof with fire protection the insurer accepts
- Guesthouses and B&Bs: thatched rooms and a lapa that need to look neat for guests all year
Local tips for Cape Town
Common here: cape reed re-thatching, fire retardant and drenchers, pre-winter repairs. Ask each supplier about this: ask whether the roof is Cape reed or grass, and quote like for like. Where they work from: cape reed thatchers in the city and Boland; reed from southern Cape harvesters.
Sizes vary: A small lapa to a full farmhouse roof. Here, homeowners lead the requests, typically for a steep thatched roof on the family home, kept sound with a yearly check before the rains. One local point to raise: cape reed trucked from the southern Cape; crews based in the metro and Boland.
Service area: Cape Town and surrounds
Our network covers Cape Town together with Century City, Woodstock, Epping, Montague Gardens, Paarden Eiland, Claremont, Salt River. The building's size, photos and the address help a thatcher work out the job, the materials and the travel before quoting.