{"id":7313,"date":"2019-01-15T15:01:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-15T02:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/?page_id=7313"},"modified":"2025-12-01T17:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:55:12","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-bottom:52px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1148.16px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 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id=\"blog-1-post-18945\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-18945 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-stories-flooring tag-918 tag-tp-327600 tag-tp-432588\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #f2f3f5;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#f2f3f5;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1537\" height=\"1267\" src=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DWS-fb-1.3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DWS-fb-1.3-200x165.jpg 200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DWS-fb-1.3-400x330.jpg 400w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DWS-fb-1.3-600x495.jpg 600w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DWS-fb-1.3-800x659.jpg 800w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DWS-fb-1.3-1200x989.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DWS-fb-1.3.jpg 1537w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 722px) 537px, (min-width: 640px) 722px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-stories\/stories-flooring\/the-dog-shelter-that-runs-on-goodwill-and-the-tradies-who-matched-it.html\">The dog shelter that runs on goodwill, and the tradies who matched it<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/DWS-fb-1.3.jpg\" data-options=\"\" data-id=\"18945\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"DWS fb 1.3\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-stories\/stories-flooring\/the-dog-shelter-that-runs-on-goodwill-and-the-tradies-who-matched-it.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe dog shelter that runs on goodwill, and the tradies who matched it\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-stories\/stories-flooring\" rel=\"tag\">Flooring<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-stories\/stories-flooring\/the-dog-shelter-that-runs-on-goodwill-and-the-tradies-who-matched-it.html\" aria-label=\"The dog shelter that runs on goodwill, and the tradies who matched it\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:27px 30px 33px 19px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-stories\/stories-flooring\/the-dog-shelter-that-runs-on-goodwill-and-the-tradies-who-matched-it.html\">The dog shelter that runs on goodwill, and the tradies who matched it<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/author\/evy-hendersonbuilderscrack-co-nz\" rel=\"author\">Evy Henderson<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-07-28T08:27:41+12:00<\/span><span>16 July, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-stories\/stories-flooring\" rel=\"category tag\">Flooring<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-none\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>W\u200b\u200bhen the carpet got so bad that even the dogs were giving it the side-eye, Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust knew something had to change.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-1-post-18205\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-18205 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-stories-gardening tag-910 tag-949 tag-924 tag-tp-236887\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #f2f3f5;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#f2f3f5;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/banjo-17.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"paving landscaping christchurch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/banjo-17-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/banjo-17-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/banjo-17-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/banjo-17-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/banjo-17-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/banjo-17.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 722px) 537px, (min-width: 640px) 722px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-stories\/stories-gardening\/how-these-homeowners-used-paving-to-reclaim-their-front-yard.html\">How These Homeowners Used Paving to Reclaim Their Front Yard<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/banjo-17.jpg\" data-options=\"\" data-id=\"18205\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"banjo-17\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-stories\/stories-gardening\/how-these-homeowners-used-paving-to-reclaim-their-front-yard.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow These Homeowners Used Paving to Reclaim Their Front Yard\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-stories\/stories-gardening\" rel=\"tag\">Gardening<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-stories\/stories-gardening\/how-these-homeowners-used-paving-to-reclaim-their-front-yard.html\" aria-label=\"How These Homeowners Used Paving to Reclaim Their Front Yard\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:27px 30px 33px 19px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-stories\/stories-gardening\/how-these-homeowners-used-paving-to-reclaim-their-front-yard.html\">How These Homeowners Used Paving to Reclaim Their Front Yard<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/author\/adi\" rel=\"author\">Adi Manuaba<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-02-02T16:56:23+13:00<\/span><span>29 January, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-stories\/stories-gardening\" rel=\"category tag\">Gardening<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-none\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>This landscaping transformation wasn\u2019t just about paving a garden \u2014 it was about reclaiming space, simplifying maintenance, and creating an outdoor area they could truly enjoy.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth 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200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Header-April2024-1-400x240.jpg 400w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Header-April2024-1-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Header-April2024-1-800x480.jpg 800w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Header-April2024-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 804px) 348px, (min-width: 722px) 522px, (min-width: 640px) 722px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-outdoor-living\/how-to-look-after-your-outdoor-spaces-through-winter.html\">How to look after your outdoor spaces through winter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Header-April2024-1.jpg\" data-options=\"\" data-id=\"18847\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"NZ house in winter\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-outdoor-living\/how-to-look-after-your-outdoor-spaces-through-winter.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHow to look after your outdoor spaces through winter\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-outdoor-living\" rel=\"tag\">Outdoor Living<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-outdoor-living\/how-to-look-after-your-outdoor-spaces-through-winter.html\" aria-label=\"How to look after your outdoor spaces through winter\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:27px 33px 33px 29px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-outdoor-living\/how-to-look-after-your-outdoor-spaces-through-winter.html\">How to look after your outdoor spaces through winter<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/author\/evy-hendersonbuilderscrack-co-nz\" rel=\"author\">Evy Henderson<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-06-26T14:47:47+12:00<\/span><span>25 June, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-outdoor-living\" rel=\"category tag\">Outdoor Living<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-none\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Darker mornings, wetter days, frosts setting in, winter always seems to come around fast. The leaves have fallen, water pools in the driveway, the doorstep's slippery on the way out, and there's a muddy trail where the drainage isn't coping.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-18780\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-18780 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-advice-seasonal-maintenance tag-draught-stopping tag-951 tag-923 tag-tp-182793 tag-943 tag-winter\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #f2f3f5;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#f2f3f5;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shutterstock_1058535290-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"insulation-for-your-home\" srcset=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shutterstock_1058535290-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shutterstock_1058535290-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shutterstock_1058535290-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shutterstock_1058535290-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shutterstock_1058535290-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shutterstock_1058535290-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 804px) 348px, (min-width: 722px) 522px, (min-width: 640px) 722px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-seasonal-maintenance\/where-to-start-to-make-your-home-warmer-this-winter.html\">Where to start to make your home warmer this winter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/shutterstock_1058535290-scaled.jpg\" data-options=\"\" data-id=\"18780\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"shutterstock_1058535290\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-seasonal-maintenance\/where-to-start-to-make-your-home-warmer-this-winter.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWhere to start to make your home warmer this winter\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-seasonal-maintenance\" rel=\"tag\">Seasonal Maintenance<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-seasonal-maintenance\/where-to-start-to-make-your-home-warmer-this-winter.html\" aria-label=\"Where to start to make your home warmer this winter\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:27px 33px 33px 29px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-seasonal-maintenance\/where-to-start-to-make-your-home-warmer-this-winter.html\">Where to start to make your home warmer this winter<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/author\/adi\" rel=\"author\">Adi Manuaba<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-06-18T11:13:43+12:00<\/span><span>18 June, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-seasonal-maintenance\" rel=\"category tag\">Seasonal Maintenance<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-none\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>A verified Christchurch healthy home specialist shares the first things worth sorting, and why that fixes often make the biggest difference.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"blog-2-post-18711\" class=\"fusion-post-grid post-18711 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-electrical tag-914 tag-931 tag-tp-180379\">\n<div class=\"fusion-post-wrapper\" style=\"background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);border:1px solid #f2f3f5;border-bottom-width:3px;\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-flexslider flexslider fusion-flexslider-loading fusion-post-slideshow\" style=\"border-color:#f2f3f5;\">\n\t\t<ul class=\"slides\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><div  class=\"fusion-image-wrapper\" aria-haspopup=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" src=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_535277077-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"when-to-call-an-electrician\" srcset=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_535277077-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_535277077-400x266.jpg 400w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_535277077-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_535277077-800x532.jpg 800w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_535277077-1200x798.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_535277077-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 2200px) 100vw, (min-width: 804px) 348px, (min-width: 722px) 522px, (min-width: 640px) 722px, \" \/><div class=\"fusion-rollover\">\n\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-link\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/electrical\/renovating-here-s-when-you-should-call-an-electrician.html\">Renovating? Here\u2019s when you should call an electrician<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-sep\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-gallery\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_535277077-scaled.jpg\" data-options=\"\" data-id=\"18711\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery]\" data-title=\"shutterstock_535277077\" data-caption=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGallery\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"fusion-rollover-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-rollover-title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/electrical\/renovating-here-s-when-you-should-call-an-electrician.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRenovating? Here\u2019s when you should call an electrician\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fusion-rollover-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/electrical\" rel=\"tag\">Electrical<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"fusion-link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/electrical\/renovating-here-s-when-you-should-call-an-electrician.html\" aria-label=\"Renovating? Here\u2019s when you should call an electrician\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fusion-post-content-wrapper\" style=\"padding:27px 33px 33px 29px;\"><div class=\"fusion-post-content post-content\"><h2 class=\"blog-shortcode-post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/electrical\/renovating-here-s-when-you-should-call-an-electrician.html\">Renovating? Here\u2019s when you should call an electrician<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"fusion-single-line-meta\"><span class=\"vcard\" style=\"display: none;\"><span class=\"fn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/author\/adi\" rel=\"author\">Adi Manuaba<\/a><\/span><\/span><span class=\"updated\" style=\"display:none;\">2026-05-29T09:44:18+12:00<\/span><span>13 May, 2026<\/span><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/electrical\" rel=\"category tag\">Electrical<\/a><span class=\"fusion-inline-sep\">|<\/span><\/p><div class=\"fusion-content-sep sep-none\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-post-content-container\"><p>Learn when to call an electrician and what to expect when renovating, from a verified Christchurch electrician with 25 years in the trade.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:100px;--awb-padding-bottom:121px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Projects-by-Builderscrack-Project-Home.png&quot;);--awb-background-size:cover;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1148.16px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#ffffff;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:40px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;line-height:48px;\">Project Home<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 rn_fp_fwsec_undertitle\" style=\"--awb-font-size:20px;--awb-line-height:24px;--awb-text-color:#ffffff;\"><p>An exclusive renovation guide<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 rn_fp_fwsec-text\" style=\"--awb-font-size:18px;--awb-text-color:#ffffff;\"><p>This warts-and-all renovation series follows a Christchurch couple in their bid to turn a 1960\u2019s fixer-upper in to a modern home. If you\u2019ve ever considered tackling something totally outdated, this guide is for you.<\/p>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button-border-radius-top-left:0;--button-border-radius-top-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:0;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:0;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"\/blog\/project-home\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default\">Read more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:126px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row 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