What a funeral tent hire includes
A Pietermaritzburg home funeral is rigged over the yard, not inside a hall: a peg-and-pole tent, plastic chairs set in rows facing the house, and trestle tables at the back for the meal after the service. One visit puts it up and one collects it after the weekend. Most families add a kitchen gazebo away from the seating, a mobile fridge for the catering, and extra chair rows for the Friday-night vigil that stays on for the after-tears — all carried on the one hire rather than re-quoted. Sidewalls go on as standard here: Edendale and Imbali mornings come in cold and wet off the escarpment well into September, and a service that starts at first light needs the wind off the rows.
| Setup | Typical band |
|---|---|
| 50-seat tent + chairs | R1,500–R3,000 |
| 100-seat tent + chairs + tables | R3,000–R5,500 |
| Kitchen gazebo add-on | from R850 |
| Mobile fridge | R650–R1,200 |
How the 48-hour turnaround works
Send the area, the yard size if you know it, and the day of the service through the quote form. Funeral enquiries are taken out of the normal queue and answered the same day, and a Saturday service confirmed on the Thursday is rigged on the Friday. Access is the one thing worth flagging early — the steeper Edendale and Ashdown sections and the narrow lanes around Sobantu decide whether the truck can reach the gate or the crew carries in, and that changes the rigging window rather than the price. On site the crew works to the household's hours, sets up quietly, and stays out of the way of the family and the church.
Areas covered at funeral notice
Edendale, Imbali, Sobantu, Ashdown, Snathing, Willowfountain, Mbali and France, plus Northdale and the surrounding community, the city suburbs, and Mpophomeni on the Howick side. Memorial services, unveilings and prayer gatherings book the same setups at standard notice, with furniture itemised on tables and chairs for hire in Pietermaritzburg and bundle pricing in tent hire prices in Pietermaritzburg. The full service and area list is on tent hire in Pietermaritzburg.
Common questions
How quickly can a funeral tent be set up in Pietermaritzburg?
Within 24–48 hours of confirmation. Funeral enquiries come out of the normal queue and are answered the same day, and rigging lands the day before the service — a Saturday funeral confirmed on the Thursday is standing by Friday afternoon.
What size funeral tent does a PMB home service need?
Most home services in the Msunduzi metro seat 50–100. A 50-seat tent with chairs runs R1,500–R3,000 and a 100-seat setup with tables R3,000–R5,500. Where the yard cannot take one large structure — common on the sloped Edendale and Ashdown sites — the crew rigs a second tent alongside rather than forcing an oversized one onto the ground.
Do you cover funerals in Edendale, Imbali and Northdale?
Yes — Edendale, Imbali, Sobantu, Ashdown and the surrounding sections, plus Northdale and Mpophomeni on the Howick side, all at 24–48-hour notice with sidewalls against the cool mornings.