> On May 29, 2021, at 10:09 PM, Alan C <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> In the 1990's large thatched roof houses became popular in Phalaborwa
> particularly along the NE border overlooking the veld adjoining the Kruger
> Park. This house was the first R1M house in the town when the Rand/US$
> exchange rate was still about 2. Today the exchange rate is about 15 which
> shows just how much the economy has deteriorated. Because the economy is so
> depressed such a house will probably sell for as "little" as R2M today - a
> bargain if you can afford it. These houses have subsequently gone out of
> favour because of high roof maintenance costs & the danger of fire (I can
> think of 2 caused by internal electrical faults, not lightning because they
> all have tall lightning arrestor poles.)
>
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/wisselstroom/51211846946/
Very interesting. I suspect that the thatch roofs are, however, very good
insulation.
--
Larry Colen
[email protected]
--
%(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List
To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow
the directions.
