Recent jobs

North Shore

Texture cladding and weatherboards need detailing to provide protection against possible future moisture issues

Posted 14 years ago

Ouside lights and a dodgy plug

Electrical Renovations

Hutt Valley

Both my outside lights (porch lights) have burnt out. Need to be fixed, would like to have a sensor that turns it on at dusk. Also an electrical socket 'fizzes' occasionally and has a bit of a smoke mark round the plug...needs looking at to make sure that it is kosher.

Posted 14 years ago

Painting Half a job done!

House Repair & Maintenance

Hutt Valley

A collection of small jobs: French Doors - already undercoated and most of the outside and some of the inside has had 1 topcoat. Needs finishing Attic Hatch - needs painting and a bit of plastering where it cracked after the install Hall ceiling (same ceiling that the attic hatch is in) - there was a leak in the roof, the leak is sorted but the plaster cracked and peeled, needs to be replastered and painted. Bathroom ceiling - needs a bit of mastic and a fresh coat of paint Bedro...

Posted 14 years ago

Bathroom and kitchen Tiling new home

Floor and Wall Tiling

Porirua

Required, tiler required for tiling entranceway, 2 bathorooms and kitchen area of new residence. Start in 2 weeks. required to supply all materials except for tiles. Whitby area

Posted 14 years ago

Remedial Work - Bathroom

Manukau

We need a tiler/handyman (with tiling experience) to remedy faulty grouting from a completed bathroom tiling job. Job involves removing faulty grouting from 2.5 walls and re-grouting. Issue with grouting is that it has not cured properly and has soft spots that need to be completely dug out and re-done. Tiles are lare rectangular type so not a huge job to do, just messy. The tiler also do not remove the architrave from top of the wall and so tiles are not even at the top against the ceiling,...

Posted 14 years ago

Built in shelving

New Cupboard Doors

I would like to get shelves built into a recess in a lounge , I have not yet decided on the timber either rimu or clear pine.Would like them to be built to a high quality and with adjustable heights. Height 2.7 mt from the floor to the ceiling --- x 8 shelves This job has been readvertised

Posted 14 years ago

Repaint/ respray interior aluminium joinery

Penthouse Apt in Central city - with OSP. Aluminium joinery - windows and French doors are flaking and need repainting. Indications are that it is 2 days work . The Apt is vacant so no problems with residents etc.

Posted 14 years ago

Laundry - leaking somewhere

Renovation & Repair

Waitakere

My laundry has been leaking for awhile. I cant seem to find where the leak is coming from. It has rotted the wall at the back of the tub and the washing machine, so that would need replacing aswell.

Posted 14 years ago

Small hot water cylinder leaking

Renovation & Repair

Papakura

Small hot water cylinder in garage is leaking, not shutting off when full, therefore continually heating water. Would like to have it fixed or replaced.

Posted 14 years ago

Electrical - Whole of House Re-wire

Electrical Renovations

Location; Penrose Rd, Mt Wellington, Auckland Update; Quotes to be recieved by Wed 19th May at 9pm I will award the work week commencing 24th May Start work week commencing 31st May House; 3 Bedroom circa 1950s weatherboard and tile state-house, with original wiring, switches and switchboard. 120m2 and separate single garage. Good clear access to roof and under floor spaces. Only interested in registered electricians. Please provide references. Compliance certificates required for all...

Posted 14 years ago

Gib Stopping

Interior plastering

Install cornis ( gib) and stop out ceiling approx 5mt by 5mt Cieling has just been installed so gib is new

Posted 14 years ago

Remove walls between lounge & dining

Hamilton

I want to have two parallel walls that are between the lounge and dining removed to open up the living space. The walls to be removed are around 4.2m wide by 2.4m high, and they are 1.2m apart. At one end is a double cupboard - which is also to be removed: at the other end is a back door which opens onto a small porch. As part of the work I want the porch walled in to bring that space inside the house. In the porch on one wall is the electricity meter. On the other wall on the inside is the s...

Posted 14 years ago

External house paint

Need external of house painted. Single storey box villa on flat section. Current paint in poor condition, flaking, some small areas of dry rot. References required. The house is approx 110sqm. Excludes roof .

Posted 14 years ago

Raise the roof on our shed.

Wellington

We have a shed and it is attached to the house. We need to raise the roof so that we can have our heads in it from a set of stairs that are going to be newly built from the house to the shed. We will need to know if we will have to have planning permission to do it and there will be some down pipes to be moved and may be a door to be fitted as well from the house to the shed. There is a window in the house that may have to move to compensate for the new height of the shed roof. Come and have a...

Posted 14 years ago

Repairs and minor building to villa

My Mt Eden Villa needs metal cladding taken off 3 gables and the garage, weatherboards replacing, an existing timber fence redone, a garage roof replaced, a trellis gate built, and a shed roof fixed. I would estimate about 2 weeks work to be done. Once building done, roof and whole exterior painted.

Posted 14 years ago

Gardener

Landscape Design

Regular contract for weeding, spraying, pruning suburban section in Meadowbank. As property manager, I often need other gardening work done. Also looking for watering system installer and landscape designer, but I suspect each of these jobs require different specialist contractors.

Posted 13 years ago

Cladding repair and recoating

Interior plastering

Manukau

I'm looking for a real ballpark price on this job. The repair and recoat (repaint) of fibre cement cladding. Need control joints put in where cracks are starting to appear on joints, as well as minor cracks repaired. This house is currently showing NO signs of leaking. But we want to make repairs before any problems arise. The house is a 6 bedroom home over three levels. About one quarter of the exterior is clad in cedar, so wouldn't need attention.

Posted 14 years ago

Shower leak repair

Renovation & Repair

Slow but persistent leak in shower (fills one bucket in 24 hours). Is a shower with separate mixer. Also a dishwasher dirty water leak (minor to us, but may as well fix at the same time!) to be looked at and fixed. Will give both jobs to same plumber.

Posted 14 years ago

Tiling of walls in kitchen and laying of vinyl floor

Floor and Wall Tiling

My kitchen is being renovated this week. I would like to tile a small portion (2/3 rows only) of my kitchen walls starting from the splashback over my cooktop to other end of the bench top. Measurements not readily available. Simultaneously I would llike to get atleast three quotes on laying vinyl for the kitchen and laundry area.

Posted 14 years ago

Replacing weatherboard

Otorohanga

Quote to replace weatherboarding .. with same or other ( hardies , masada.)

Posted 14 years ago

Replace some flooring in bathroom

Carpet Laying

Matamata-Piako

leaking pipe had sprayed up on to particle flooring. Leak now fixed, but now need flooring repaired (spongy). Access under unit is OK.

Posted 14 years ago

New bathroom and en suite

Manukau

The bathroom and en suite both require new suites - vanity, shower and bath in main bathroom, shower and vanity in en suite. The toilet downstairs is separate from the bathroom and requires replacing. There is also a hand basin in the toilet to be replaced. New toilet required upstairs. As much as possible I want to keep to the same layout, therefore using existing plumbing if practicable. I will be purchasing the fittings myself, after some guidance from the successful trader[s]. Ceiling in bot...

Posted 14 years ago

Fix kitchen lighting

Electrical Renovations

Papakura

Only 1 of our 5 downlights are working in the kitchen. We have tried relacing the bulbs and the units attached, however, they are still not working. We have a Lockwood house.

Posted 14 years ago

Replace spouting

Palmerston North

Could someone please give me a quote to replace the spouting on a property I have in Palmerston North.

Posted 14 years ago

Floor sanding 3 bed house

Carpet Laying

North Shore

Ex State house in need of a good floor sander. Small 3 bedroom house.

Posted 14 years ago

Interior finishing of small bach

Rodney

We have been renovating a small 2bdm, 70sqm bach in Mahurangi West since Nov last year. There is some urgency to now rent it out, and we need someone with varied skills to finish off what we have started, and in a short timeframe. Person must be a good finisher - the stopping/painting/poly work needs to be of good quality. We would like one person to complete the job. The type of work we need completed includes: Floor sanding and poly to a good finish of a small kitchen, bathroom and laundry...

Posted 14 years ago

Shower Plumbing Alterations