Nice house, I like also the yellow bricks.
Thatched roofs are still around here too on some more expensive houses.
Reed is now imported also from China.
These roofs have to be maintained and replaced after 20-30 year by
skilled people.
Impregnation by sodium silicate or other coating is done to minimise
fire risk.
Henk
Op 2021-05-30 om 07:59 schreef Alan C:
Yes. With no ceilings & the large air space they keep the houses
cooler in summer & warmer in "winter". Virtually all the buildings in
the Kruger Park have thatched roofs. There have been some fires over
the years, notably the extensive shopping complex at Letaba Camp last
year. They are currently operating from a large marquee.
Alan C
On 30-May-21 07:45 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
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.
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