Need thatch roofs in East London? Thatch.co.za puts homeowners, estates, lodges, guesthouses and farms in East London in touch with thatchers and thatching contractors serving East London and nearby areas of Eastern 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 East London
Need a thatch roof in East London? 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 East London and Eastern Cape can then quote you directly.
Want to know more first? Our thatch roofs guide covers the options, what to ask for and what affects the price.
Roofs & lapas in East London: local notes
Holiday thatch is a big part of East London's work: cottages and chalets at Gonubie, Cintsa and Haga Haga, and beach restaurants that want umbrellas and bar roofs. In town, thatched lapas sit behind homes in Beacon Bay, Nahoon and Bonnie Doon. Rondavels in the rural areas around Mdantsane and Qonce are often thatched by village builders. Check with Buffalo City about plans for a new lapa.
Who builds with thatch in East London
East London sits on a warm, green stretch of coast where river mouths cut through dune forest, and its thatch reflects that. Holiday cottages and resorts at Gonubie, Kidd's Beach, Cintsa and along the coast towards the Wild Coast, thatched homes and lapas in Beacon Bay, Nahoon and Vincent, and farm lapas inland towards Qonce and Stutterheim all use grass. The climate is mild but often humid, with most rain in summer, so moss and algae appear on shaded roofs and binding wire suffers near the beach. Grass comes from the Eastern Cape grasslands and the Amathole area, and rondavels in the rural villages around Mdantsane and beyond are often thatched by local builders.
Typical thatch roofs requests in the area come from:
- Homeowners: a steep thatched roof on the family home, kept sound with a yearly check before the rains
- Farms and smallholdings: a farmhouse, lapa or workers' houses under grass thatch from nearby grasslands
- Resorts and holiday parks: rows of thatched units maintained on a plan, with drenchers and lightning masts
Local tips for East London
Common here: coastal holiday homes and resorts, lapas in Beacon Bay, rural rondavels. Ask each supplier about this: ask whether the resort work can be timed outside the December holidays. Where they work from: thatchers in Buffalo City and inland towns; grass from Amathole farms.
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: local crews; grass trucked from the Eastern Cape interior along the N6 and N2.
Service area: East London and surrounds
Thatchers, suppliers and specialists on our network work in East London and surrounding areas, including Mdantsane, Bhisho, Qonce, Beacon Bay, Gonubie, Vincent, Nahoon. Give your suburb or the farm's nearest town, so travel and delivery can be quoted honestly.