Need thatch roofs in Northern Cape? Thatch.co.za puts homeowners, estates, lodges, guesthouses and farms in Northern Cape in touch with thatchers and thatching contractors serving towns and cities across Northern 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 Northern Cape
Need a thatch roof in Northern Cape? 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 Northern Cape and Northern Cape can then quote you directly.
The main thatch roofs page explains the options, the materials and the costs in more detail.
What to know locally in Northern Cape
Shade is the selling point here, and a <a href="/thatch-lapas/">lapa</a> beside the house or pool is the most common request in Kimberley, Kathu and Upington. Guest farms along the Orange River near Upington, Keimoes and Kakamas build lapas and chalets, and hunting farms in the Kuruman and Kathu area add bomas. In the Namaqualand towns around Springbok, thatch is rare. Check plans and fire distances with the local municipality before you build.
Northern Cape: the buildings, the weather and the thatchers
The Northern Cape is the driest province, and that is good for thatch: a roof here dries quickly after rain and rarely grows moss. What wears it down instead is strong sun, hot wind and dust, and on farms and game ranches the risk of a veld fire. Thatch is not everywhere: most of it is on guest farms and lodges around the Kalahari and the Green Kalahari along the Orange River near Upington, on hunting farms near Kuruman and Kathu, and in garden lapas in Kimberley, Kathu and Upington. Distances are huge. Many towns have no thatcher of their own, so crews come from Kimberley, the Free State or Gauteng, and grass and poles are trucked a long way.
Typical thatch roofs requests in the area come from:
- 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
- Game lodges and bush camps: thatched chalets, a main lodge and a boma, re-thatched in rotation between busy seasons
Local tips for Northern Cape
Thatchers serving Northern Cape mostly work from here: kimberley, Upington and Kathu; many crews travel from the Free State or Gauteng. The jobs that come up most: guest farm lapas, hunting lodge bomas, shade lapas in town gardens. When you ask for quotes, ask whether travel, accommodation and delivery are quoted separately.
Around Northern Cape the largest group asking is farms and smallholdings, which usually means a farmhouse, lapa or workers' houses under grass thatch from nearby grasslands. Before you agree to anything: pitch, thickness and the ridge detail. Getting a crew there: long trips for crews and grass trucks; ask how travel is charged.
Service area: Northern Cape and surrounds
Across Northern Cape our network reaches Kimberley, Upington, Kathu, Kuruman, Springbok, De Aar, Postmasburg and the towns between them. Outside the bigger centres, ask where the crew is based and how long they need to stay on site.