Compare the area, the thickness, the frame, the ridge and the travel before you choose. A free request for thatch roofs in Mpumalanga goes to a thatcher serving towns and cities across Mpumalanga, and you see the quotes side by side.
Thatch Roofs in Mpumalanga
Need a thatch roof in Mpumalanga? 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 Mpumalanga and Mpumalanga 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.
Mpumalanga notes on roofs & lapas
Lodges and guesthouses around Hazyview, Sabie, Graskop and the Kruger gates keep thatchers busy with chalets, bomas and reception buildings, often re-thatched in stages so rooms stay open. In Mbombela and White River the work is closer to home: thatched houses on smallholdings, garden <a href="/thatch-lapas/">lapas</a> and the odd new <a href="/rondavels/">rondavel</a>. On the Highveld, Middelburg and eMalahleni have fewer thatch roofs, mostly lapas behind houses. Check plans with the local municipality.
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.
Typical thatch roofs requests in the area come from:
- Game lodges and bush camps: thatched chalets, a main lodge and a boma, re-thatched in rotation between busy seasons
- Resorts and holiday parks: rows of thatched units maintained on a plan, with drenchers and lightning masts
- Guesthouses and B&Bs: thatched rooms and a lapa that need to look neat for guests all year
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 thatched chalets, a main lodge and a boma, re-thatched in rotation between busy seasons. Before you agree to anything: pitch, thickness and the ridge detail. Getting a crew there: grass is close by; crews from Mbombela and White River reach most lodges.
Service area: Mpumalanga and surrounds
Thatchers and suppliers on our network work throughout Mpumalanga, including Mbombela, eMalahleni, Middelburg, Secunda, White River, Hazyview, Ermelo. For farms, lodges and small towns, ask how travel, accommodation for the crew and deliveries are charged.