Thatch replacement

Mike Hoxbig said:
Louvre is the better long term option. And you can open it up and use it in winter...
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True but I have had 3 over the years and they tend to show rust after a while and they are extremely expensive. Maybe the newer ones are better but they are nice.
 
If you go for some fixed option (chromadek/tiles etc) see if you can work in a whirlybird of sorts. As @soulie mentioned, they do tend to get very hot.
 
I have never seen people actually opening their louvre. So you just pay a lot of money for a roof that is not 100% waterproof. Yes And they rust.
I would say keep the thatch or cover it with something that will leave at least 10cm of the Thatch for insulation against the heat.
 
Jean Claude Vaaldamme said:
I have never seen people actually opening their louvre. So you just pay a lot of money for a roof that is not 100% waterproof. Yes And they rust.
I would say keep the thatch or cover it with something that will leave at least 10cm of the Thatch for insulation against the heat.
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problem with keeping any thatch/grass etc is that it will need to be signed off by fire consultant - busy updating house plans which includes the lapa.
 
Snyper564 said:
problem with keeping any thatch/grass etc is that it will need to be signed off by fire consultant - busy updating house plans which includes the lapa.
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we ended up putting in a ceiling with insulation .but it sucked and looked lousy .
 
Yeah as nice as what thatch is I hate the maintenance. My first house I bought in 2000 was thatch and it dries out from the sun. You have to basically have someone come in every 5 to 10 years and remove the upper pieces and have it replaced. My neighbour had it done around 2002 and at that time it cost him R150k for the whole house. I was like **** that and we sold our house in 2003.
 
Snyper564 said:
I have great airflow so not concerned about that atleast.
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My Hollywood garage that has a IBR roof also have great airflow. But I installed isoboard for insulation. Made a massive difference.
If you go chromadeck at least make sure you install alububble between the roof sheeting and the structure. You get it in black also that looks good.

I bought a roll to insulate the backside of the aluminum garage door but never did it. I paid R1750 for the roll. 40m x 1250mm.

You could also use it on other projects you got going as that roll will be more than you need.

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My 7m x 4.5m thatch lapa was in pretty bad shape, had it dressed and fixed up earlier this year. Got two quotes, one for R13k and the other for R15k. I went with the slightly more expensive option as they brought their entire team with basically and finished it in one day.

I didn't really want to get rid of the thatch, not only about cost and the interruptions but it also stays really cool in summer and just has that nice vibe. I can live with the bit of dust, can blow it out with the leaf blower.
 
DrJohnZoidberg said:
My 7m x 4.5m thatch lapa was in pretty bad shape, had it dressed and fixed up earlier this year. Got two quotes, one for R13k and the other for R15k. I went with the slightly more expensive option as they brought their entire team with basically and finished it in one day.

I didn't really want to get rid of the thatch, not only about cost and the interruptions but it also stays really cool in summer and just has that nice vibe. I can live with the bit of dust, can blow it out with the leaf blower.
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the redo (total redo) of the thatch is 14k just to put that into perspective too :)
 
After much contemplation and reflection I decided to just redo the thatch.

Dust etc is never an issue its cleaned twice a week by our domestic so thats never an issue, insurance prem doesnt change.

The structure is rock solid and at 13k vs 50kplus doesnt make sense at this moment.

If I decide to redo ill do it in years to come as this can be sorted in a few days. I have major renovations with home extension and kitchen overhaul so this will do and will do well till then.

Please dont hate me :p

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