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Decking - Choosing the Right Material for Your Home

Posted 28/09/17

Timber is the most obvious choice for building a deck but we there are two more popular options that are worth some consideration. We take a look... Types of Decking Materials There are three main types of materials used when building a deck: timber, concrete and composite timber. Timber

Guide to Installing Balustrades - Up to NZ Building Code Standard

Posted 14/09/17

Wondering what the NZ Building Code requirements are for balustrades on stairs and decking? Then you’re in the right place, we take a look... What is a Balustrade? A balustrade is basically a safety barrier. It can vary in appearance from simply a rail with supporting balusters, all the wa

Understanding the Differences Among Tradespeople Accreditations

Posted 08/06/17

This is How your Gutters and Spouting Could be Damaging your Home (and what to do about it)

Posted 28/06/19

Guttering and spouting do more than take rainwater away, they are essential for a healthy, happy home. Read on to learn signs that indicate issues, and tips for resolving damage... What damage could my guttering be causing? Externally: A sagging gutter will damage your home’s fascia. P

What Should You Do After a Damaging House Fire?

Posted 11/05/17

A house fire is a devastating experience, regardless of the amount of damage. Your first instinct may be to begin the clean-up and repair work, but there are several key things to work through first... Five things to do after a house fire There are five important tasks for you to do, if yo

Composite vs. Timber Decking

Posted 28/01/20

Composite or timber decking – which is better? To choose a suitable material for your project, we have gathered the key aspects to look at.

Guide to Cladding Options and Materials

Posted 31/07/19

Here’s a guide on the types of cladding options and materials available in New Zealand and how they stack up against each other.

Brick or Weatherboard – Choosing the Right Cladding for Your New Home

Posted 06/07/17

Brick or weatherboard? Choosing the cladding for your new home is more than deciding what looks best... It’s about the type of home you are building, the cost of the different types of cladding and the location of the house. Let us help you solve the battle of the cladding and choose the

Stage 2 of Home Ownership or Renting Life Stage – Your Twenties

Posted 26/10/17

Many people entering their twenties are looking at the possibly of moving away from property renting and into looking towards home ownership... Rising house prices have has somewhat stifled early home ownership in many parts of the country. But with a little smart thinking and the ability

Top 5 Bathroom Renovation Tips - Direct From Our Experts

Posted 29/04/19

Find out the Top 5 bathroom renovation tips direct from our Builderscrack bathroom experts. This advice can make all the difference between a successful bathroom renovation or not... 1) It's All in The Planning As the saying goes - "The devil is in the detail" and this couldn't be mor

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Discover in-depth, ways which our homeowners have used Builderscrack to shape their house into the home of their dreams.

Women in Trade - Pocket Rocket Building, Rotorua

Posted 14/03/19

Pocket Rocket Building owner shares her women in trade story, about how she made the career change from corporate leadership.

Garden Revamp: How Chris and Rochelle Transformed This Small Space

Posted 24/08/20

Read about a couple’s landscaping project where they work with an experienced tradie to give their small space a garden revamp.

Homes On Show - Save My Bathroom

Posted 30/05/18

Read about how a tradie helped a homeowner with her bathroom renovation, turning an outdated relic into modern, clean and functional.

Small Bathroom Renovation Turns Major When The Unexpected Happens

Posted 28/06/21

Budget blow-outs, schedule delays and an unforeseen scenario - this bathroom renovation's got it all! See the incredible transformation.

Overgrown Patio to Contemporary Deck: How Lex Doubled His Living Space

Posted 26/09/20

Find out how a contemporary deck project transformed a ‘cold and unused’ area to create indoor-outdoor flow.

Bench Seating Took This Small Dining Room From Awkward To Cosy

Posted 31/05/21

Got an awkward space that can't be solved with furniture? Enter: bench seating. Find out design tips, budget and hindsight from these NZ homeowners.

A 3yo’s Take on Having Plasterers in the Home

Posted 31/03/21

Renovating with kids at home is no small feat. Read about a family’s experience having their toddler meet tradespeople working with them.

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Check out how homeowners like you are using Builders on Builderscrack to build, repair and improve their homes right now.

Build kitset home in Otaki

Posted 2 months ago

I am looking at kitset homes and would like to start making contact with builders in the area that have experience doing these sort of homes. The build is still approx 12 months or so away but I wanted to gather some options together ahead of time. I can get family to come in and do plastering and wiring so can cut some costs there. I need my building contract to be less than $350,000 in order to get the Homestart grant.

New Homes Otaki, Kapiti Coast

General painting and buikding

Posted 1 month ago

We need a built in desk and shelf removed from our office and the room repainted

General Building Otaki Beach, Kapiti Coast

Looking for quote to extend kitchen and bathroom

Posted 2 months ago

requesting quote to extend kitchen and bathroom in bach at Waikanae bach

Home Extensions Waikanae Beach, Kapiti Coast

Offgrid 60sqm kitset build

Posted 1 month ago

Looking to build a kitset Fraemohs 'Opuha Cottage' at our offgrid property in Akatarawa road. - Project is currently in planning/consent stage at Fraemohs - Looking for quotes for either full build project management - or project partnership leaving some of the lego type steps up to us. - solar power, generator and some water available on site already. otherwise it's offgrid - project start 6-12+months away - will also need a drainlayer to install a septic system etc :)

New Homes Waikanae, Kapiti Coast

Window installation

Posted 3 months ago

New window & french doors need to be installed, current window hole needs to be a bit smaller height wise, french doors are going in where a window is and the hole needs to be made bigger, see images

General Building Paraparaumu Beach, Kapiti Coast

Exterior door & new cladding installation

Posted 4 weeks ago

Remove existing large aluminium windows & replace with glass exterior door + external recladding /internal gibbing

General Building Waikanae, Kapiti Coast

Carport fix

Posted 1 week ago

With this recent storm our carport has taken a bit of a hammering and one particular area has given up. We either need this one area sorted or a larger section replaced.

General Building Paraparaumu Beach, Kapiti Coast

Kitchen and garage reno

Posted 2 months ago

Hi we r wanting a registered builder to come and tell us what we can do in terms of a kitchen reno and building a garage. After quotes.

General Building Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast

Remove internal wall, install HyOne support beam

Posted 3 months ago

We have an internal stud wall that spans half the lounge to be removed, to be replaced by a HyOne beam to span the entire room length. Council consent has been granted for the project and we'll supply drawings and documentation. As far as I know, you'll need to be LBP qualified to do consent work. House is 2 storey: Lower storey of concrete block and upper of framing+weatherboard, which is where the lounge is located. Keen to look through quotes and sort references for ASAP start.

General Building Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast

Garden Swing

Posted 2 months ago

I would like an adult size swing built in our garden, for my special needs daughter to relax in. Being near the beach our section is quite sandy.

General Building Paraparaumu Beach, Kapiti Coast

Repairs to outdoor deck and roof

Posted 2 months ago

We have a covered deck area that the roof is leaking and needs replacing and a new area to the side of existing deck that that needs decking.

General Building Otaki, Kapiti Coast

Build a double size carport from timber with coloursteel roof.

Posted 1 month ago

I want a carport built from timber including posts immediately in front of an existing double garage. I want this carport matching the pergola attached to this building in front of the sleepout. This carport will be built on an existing concrete driveway. I need someone who will be willing to organize this entire job including plans and consent with KCDC legal because I don't understand how this works. I do know if it was 20 sqm or less this legal stuff wouldn't be necessary, but I want the...

Garages and Carports Paraparaumu Beach, Kapiti Coast

Wardrobe

Posted 2 months ago

Remove existing cupboard style wardrobe, create new partial wall (2.35m x 700mm), plaster, patch walls/ceiling, add skirting, trim to prepare space for new larger built-in fitted wardrobe

General Building Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast

Wall/Gib hole repair, upgrading wardrobe and other odd jobs

Posted 2 months ago

I have a number of smaller jobs in a 1950s 2 bedroom house - fixing up the odd dent, some holes from rewiring, upgrading a wardrobe, moving a wall/floor-fixed cabinet, and some skirting board/architrave work. 1) Moving wall/floor fixed cabinet from hall to small bedroom, and repairing/replacing skirting board/architrave(?) and GIB behind 2) Adding architrave to bifold door in kitchen 3) Replacing skirting board (floor/ceiling) in small bedroom so that matches (or is close to) rest of house...

General Building Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast

Bathroom finishing

Posted 2 weeks ago

I have had a new shower installed and it needs finishing round the frame. Trim around range hood and a patch on ceiling where light has been moved. Also looking at having a fence finished.

General Building Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast

Woodburner removal

Posted 2 days ago

An existing woodburner complete with chimney requires removal. This will involve roof repairs, ceiling repairs and removal of brickwork behind the heater. The heater stands on a small plinth. This will need to be taken back to floor level. Once the removal work is done, the walls will need regibbing and plastering. No painting is required. The ceiling has rectangular tiles and a good match would be desirable. Tiles are 598mm x 400mm. Two additional power points are needed in the new gib.

General Building Waikanae Beach, Kapiti Coast

Garage conversion to bedroom

Posted 3 months ago

internal garage conversion to a bedroom and possible ensuite as well

Home Extensions Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast

Stairs -Timber outside.

Posted 2 months ago

Timber stairs from section down to beach, approx 1.4 m wide by 4.5m s. using H5 timber.

General Building Raumati Beach, Kapiti Coast

Extend ceiling/attic access size

Posted 2 weeks ago

I have had insulation inspectors visit to access for install insulation. They have reported that the access into the attic/roof-space is too small for product to pass through. They recommended to me that I cut a joist and extend the size of the opening. Timeframe: the insulators penciled me in for the 19th July, so before then is necessary. A bit of context: - I live in a 40's house which I believe has a hip roof. - the existing ceiling access is about 475 x 290mm, it is a squeeze to get...

General Building Paraparaumu, Kapiti Coast

Garage Conversion

Posted 1 month ago

Looking for garage to be converted into two bedrooms

General Building Waikanae, Kapiti Coast

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Replace and level existing balcony floor

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12th March 2021

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Interior fix up

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16th March 2021

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Removing wardrobes and making good the area

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19th September 2020

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Cut garage door and existing wall and insert bay window

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10th December 2019

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Fill in an open wall above doorway

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12th June 2020

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Removal of wooden car port

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24th February 2021

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Wall-mount TV

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2nd May 2020

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Builders Report Excessive Moisture Reading Investigation

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15th January 2020

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Garage extension

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30th October 2020

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Cover in deck on back of house

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13th April 2021

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Deck Extension And Polycarbonate Roofing

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22nd December 2020

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Floor replacement

21st October 2020

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Fix carport that was enclosed and not consented

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9th August 2019

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Garage ceiling alteration

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30th March 2021

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Find Builders in Kapiti Coast

Our trusted tradies will respond to your job, often within a few minutes. You decide who you want to communicate with. You’re in control the whole way.

Level Ridge Limited

Joined July 2017

Level Ridge Limited is a property maintenance and construction company covering the Hawkes Bay, Manawatu/ Whanganui, and Nelson-Tasman regions, offering a comprehensive range of services using both internal staff ( including qualified carpenters and licensed building practitioners) and trade qualified specialist contractors including plumbers and electricians. We can take care of the full scope o...

JK Project Management

Joined June 2012

JK Project Management looks after all the trades on your projects to give you one simple point of contact. Renovating? Full build? Landscaping? - Let us sort the builder, sparky, plumber etc. As well as offering Project Management, we also offer Excavation works, Driveways, home handyman, rubbish removal, tiling, plastering, painting from all the trades on our books. Having so many trades on...

Wellington Roofing

Joined February 2018

Hi there For the past 5 years we have been building and renovating houses in the Wellington region. We have a core group of excellent roofer, plumbers, electricians, tilers, vinyl & carpet layer and painters who work with us regularly. We are able to manage project of any size. We also specialise in roofing work. Wellington Roofing has been in the roofing industry for more than 30 years. We...

KJR BUILDERS LIMITED

Joined November 2015

Am an honest and reliable person That takes pride in all my work. With 12 years experience in the construction industry ranging to all types of work from residential new and old builds threw to commercial and even shop fit outs. Kjr Builders Limited specialise and offers fast, effective and quality finishes to all work that is done. So feel free to contact me regarding any issues or plans that y...

City Works

Joined November 2017

Hi City Works specialize in residential landscape design and construction. We have a small team of skilled staff to complete your landscaping needs in professional manner. We love working outdoors. Build fences, retaining walls, driveways, dig' outs, pathways. Work to enhance your property install synthetic/artificial lawn, ready lawn, paving and tiling Can accommodate jobs both big a...

Daves Home Improvement

Joined July 2021

Small building jobs, landscaping, decks, fences, room refits, laminate flooring, gib fixing, painting, pre sale tidy ups, hedge trimming, water blasting, lawn mowing, retaining walls, repairs and maintenance. No job too small. Small business who take pride in there work. References from happy customers. Please don't hesitate to ask any questions.

Wellington Painting & Renovations

Joined April 2017

We offer experience of high quality interior painting, renovations, design, planning and construction. Kitchens, bathrooms, basement renovations.You can expect from us the highest standard for a reasonable price, and we always do our job in tip-top condition! All estimates and advice are free and remember there is no job too small or too big for us!

Greig Building Solutions

Joined November 2019

I am trade qualified in carpentry. I have a vast range of experience including new builds, alterations and extensions. I specialize in decks, fences and retaining walls. I also do small jobs like replacing rotten weatherboards and property maintenance. I have a very high standard of work and always keep the site clean.

Lloyd Casey

Joined November 2015

30+ years, servicing the greater Wellington area, specialising in painting, plastering and building maintenance. We pride ourselves in friendly, good quality workmanship and prompt service.

AlphaBuildNZ Ltd

Joined December 2019

From small fit outs to large renovations to new builds, we offer a wide range of expertise. Hard working and thorough to get the job done and completed to a high standard

Better Property Services

Joined July 2021

We are a locally owned and operated business providing a wide range of property services such as painting/plastering, building/renovations, roofing/spouting, lawn mowing/tree trimming etc.

Handyman Plus

Joined August 2018

Hi there , I'm available to do any general Handyman Work, Gib Board repairs / Click Clank Laminate Flooring / Painting Interior and Exterior / Fencing / Decking / Touch up Plastering / general non compliance building work / Water Blasting / Fitting Doors and Hardware / Skirtings etc . l have been doing this on and off for some 40 odd years . l have also completed a number of per...

TH Carpentry

Joined July 2021

We are a small building company based company in Johnsonville, we specialise in renovations and new builds but are more than happy to look at smaller jobs. We take great pride in providing quality service and great work.

Core Civil Solutions nz Limited

Joined December 2019

Hi, we have been involved in the rebuild of Christchurch for over 7 years. We have experienced LBP builders and able to do a wide range of building works and construction. We are specialist in foundation re-level works and retaining walls, Our team are able to provide a solution that works for you. Please look at our web site for more information. ...

Z White

Joined April 2016

Hi I have been in the industry for 30yrs I provide very reasonable free quotes. Work hard at keeping to our time frames. Honest and reliable. Have Public Liability Insurance.

Rubios Pro Limited

Joined August 2018

Hello There, We are a reliable and trustworthy company with the experience and skills required to be able to provide the most professional care to maintain your house looking as good as you would want it. We can ensure you that our workers are hardworking and are ready to finish the jobs as soon as required with a great quality job . Call us for a free quote, good prices guaranteed.

Zorite 2009 Ltd

Joined May 2020

No job too small or too big. We offer both interior and exterior new, repair and renovation work with a variety of services available. Interior services specialised in Ceiling, Passive fire application, Plaster Board (Fixing, Stopping), Painting, General handyman work including Floating floor installation. Exterior services specialised in Retaining Wall, Garden Maintenance, Concrete P...

RazorBuild

Joined March 2021

- Have been building in Wellington for 7 years - General maintenance, decks, fences, renovations and additions - Qualified and Licensed - Hard work ethic

Sorted Construction Limited

Joined May 2021

Hi, I am a Licensed Building Practitioner and Qualified builder. Have been in this trade now for 15years have worked both commercial and residential. Ive just started my own business. I Specialise in minor and major renovations, building and maintenance. We are Masters in structural alteration and repairs our work is clean and tidy and always deliver quality service ....we are here to get it sor...

Brady Building Consultants LTD

Joined April 2020

For all types of construction projects, ranging from large building projects to residential renovations, can benefit from the services of a specialist quantity surveyor or project manager. We manage all costs related to your build; negotiate for the best materials and labour at the most fair and reasonable price; tender analysis, estimation and contract administration. If you want the best possibl...

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