{"id":1142,"date":"2011-10-12T15:44:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T02:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/?p=1142"},"modified":"2021-01-22T00:33:41","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T11:33:41","slug":"christchurch-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-disaster-prep-repairs\/christchurch-earthquake.html","title":{"rendered":"Christchurch Earthquake &#8211; How We Can Help"},"content":{"rendered":"<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-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 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-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6894\" src=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sChristchurch-Earthquake-How-We-Can-Help.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sChristchurch-Earthquake-How-We-Can-Help-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sChristchurch-Earthquake-How-We-Can-Help-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sChristchurch-Earthquake-How-We-Can-Help-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sChristchurch-Earthquake-How-We-Can-Help-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sChristchurch-Earthquake-How-We-Can-Help-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sChristchurch-Earthquake-How-We-Can-Help-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sChristchurch-Earthquake-How-We-Can-Help-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/sChristchurch-Earthquake-How-We-Can-Help.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>We recognise that the demand for builders, plumbers, roofers and handymen after the Christchurch earthquake is going to be high. For a large number of repairs, the work required will be urgent. <a href=\"http:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/post-job\">Builderscrack.co.nz<\/a> is in a good position to help&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>When tradesmen are busy, phoning around can be particularly frustrating and our platform is a great to find tradies for your job that are actually free.<\/p>\n<p>Builderscrack has over 9,000 tradesmen actively looking for work (with over 1,000 of these in Christchurch and surrounding areas). Having seen the damage on TV, a number of tradesmen from around NZ have contacted Builderscrack with offers to help out in Christchurch.<\/p>\n<p>If you need a tradesman to help with your Christchurch earthquake repairs, please <a href=\"http:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/post-job\">post your job on Builderscrack<\/a>, and we will ensure that you find someone who can help.<\/p>\n<h3>Insurance<\/h3>\n<p>For any emergency\/urgent repairs, post your job, lodge your claim with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eqc.govt.nz\/\">EQC<\/a> (if insured). Take photos of the damage before it is fixed and keep all receipts. For any non urgent repairs check with your insurance company first.<\/p>\n<p>For information about EQC processes see <a href=\"http:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/christchurch-earthquake\/eqc-information\">Christchurch Earthquake EQC information<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We recognise that the demand for builders, plumbers,  &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":6894,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[988],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice-disaster-prep-repairs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Christchurch Earthquake - How We Can Help<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-disaster-prep-repairs\/christchurch-earthquake.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Christchurch Earthquake - How We Can Help\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We recognise that the demand for builders, plumbers, ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-disaster-prep-repairs\/christchurch-earthquake.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Builderscrack Blog - Home Repair &amp; 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