Restored Muizenberg beach huts ready for the festive season

MUIZENBERG’S BEACH HUTS READY FOR THE SUMMER SEASON

Muizenberg’s iconic beach huts have had a revamp and are now officially summer-ready, the City of Cape Town recently announced.

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Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, who visited the completed huts on Tuesday, 12 December, said that it was wonderful to see the completed restoration of the Muizenberg Huts, just in time for what will be a record festive tourism season.

“I must especially thank the Friends of the Muizenberg Huts for their partnership to preserve this proud Cape Town tourism icon. As Capetonians, let’s take good care of this special heritage symbol when using the huts. When we take pride in our tourism offering, our city reaps the economic and job creation benefits,” Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis said.

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WHAT’S NEW?

The final project phase began of 18 September and saw the refurbishment of 26 double huts and 10 single huts.

According to the City, the scope of work included:

• The replacement of the ground floor joists, timber bearers, and roof rafters with treated timber.
• The replacement of the sidewall panels and roof covering with Nutec cladding.
• The reconstruction of the timber staircase and the installation of concrete bases for the staircase posts.
• The reconstruction of timber seating benches inside the beach huts.
• The replacement of the timber floor boards and timber doors.
• The replacement of all steel bolted connections with hot-dipped galvanised bolts and plates.
• Wood treatment of all timber members, repainting the side cladding and roof covering.

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