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Choosing Between Another Storey or Adding a House Extension

Posted 16/03/17

Extending your house or adding another storey can give you the much needed space a growing family needs. We look at the advantages and disadvantages of these two renovation options... How to choose between another storey or a house extension Depending on the size of your backyard, you can

Are You Considering Adding an Ensuite to Your Master Bedroom?

Posted 24/11/16

Should I build another room for my ensuite or should I alter my existing master bedroom to fit one in? It might not seem like an important question, but there are pros and cons to consider for both these options... Adding an ensuite - should you extend or convert your master bedroom? Insta

Home Renovation and Repair – It’s All in The Prep

Posted 29/06/18

Renovating or doing work on your home can be a big investment – yet most of us put more effort into choosing a pair of shoes or a new camera. Repairs might not be as exciting as new clothes and gadgets but if you want a good result, value for money, and minimum hassle, the more you think abou

The Benefits of Building a Conservatory

Posted 22/10/14

If you've been thinking about adding an extension to your home, Building a conservatory is a clever way to add more living space without having to move to a larger home. One of the benefits of building a conservatory is the potential to add a lot of value to your home. Hiring an architect

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 [caption id="attachment_8825" align="alignright" width="255"] Adam Pearce. Bath

Asbestos Removal - Stay Safe & Hire a Professional

Posted 07/01/15

If you’re looking at buying or renovating a property built between the 1940’sand 1980’s then there’s a good chance that it contains some Asbestos... A fibrous mineral that’s found in metamorphic soils and rocks, it was a popular and widely used material in the building industry due to its

Deluxe Bathroom Renovation Costs - What You'll Get for $30,000+

Posted 01/10/14

Bathroom renovation series - The deluxe bathroom renovation. One in a series of articles that looks at bathroom renovations and what to expect at different budgets. The deluxe bathroom renovation $30,000 to $100,000+ The deluxe bathroom renovation may also be known as a full gut job. There

Creating Successful Indoor Outdoor Flow in Older Homes

Posted 05/01/17

Great indoor/outdoor flow is high on the must have list for many homeowners. But achieving this this can be a challenge in older homes... Summer weather just makes us want to head outdoors. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done for many homeowners with older homes. Older properties

Need to Add an Extra Bedroom for Your Kids?

Posted 10/11/16

Kiwi parents have on average 1.9 kids, which works fine for those who have three bedroom homes. Except when you have more than two children, have guests over to stay or want to use a bedroom as a study or home office. That’s when adding on an extra bedroom for your kids is a great solution to gi

5 Tips for Spring Home Renovations

Posted 29/10/14

We've talked to industry insiders and experts, and have put together a list of our top 5 tips for getting started your spring home renovations. Spring home renovations Coming out of a cold winter, spring home renovations may seem like a daunting prospect. Yes, you've been thinking about i

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Homes On Show - Save My Bathroom

Posted 30/05/18

Behind every job there is a story. This one starts with a homeowner, and a vision to renovate her bathroom from an outdated 1970’s relic to a modern, clean, and functional bathroom. The Dilemma The story starts with Joanne and her first tradie, a referral from a friend. The tradie seemed great. The homeowner and the tradie agreed that Joanne would buy everything that was needed for the bathroom, and the tradie gave her a cost to install and renovate to her plan. Fast forward three months and the tradie was nowhere to be seen and uncontactable. With the goods for her bathroom waiting in Mitre 10 and a loan taken out for the project, Joanne was desperate to get the job underway. The Solution “I spoke to someone at work, saying I didn’t know what to do. I needed to have my bathroom renovated, and my colleague said, have you put it on Builderscrack? Then they showed me how Builderscrack works, how to log on and use the site. I put the advert on the next day, and within two

Garage Door Colour Update Challenge Solved By Our Tradies

Posted 21/09/18

A simple colour update for her garage doors was all that one homeowner wanted. But it proved a little easier said than done until a “can do” tradie was found... The Job Paulette wanted to update the colour of her metal garage doors from what she called a “bland new denim blue” to a more striking ebony black. The Challenge Paulette contacted the garage door company to find out if, and how, the colour could be changed. They came back with two options; replacing the doors entirely at great expense; or powder coating at a cost not much less than new doors, and required them being taken away for two to three weeks. The Solution Not satisfied with these options, Paulette turned to builderscrack.co.nz to see if there were any other options. She already trusted the platform, having used it in the past to find some great tradies. For Paulette, the “ease of use is the best thing”, going on to say that “once you’ve used it the first time, it’s easy to go back and use again” and

Expert Tiling Provides The Finishing Touch to a Kitchen Renovation

Posted 28/08/18

Hiring an expert tiler gave the final polishing touch to one of our homeowner's stunning kitchen renovations...... Only a few months ago Natalie's kitchen was a dark space, coated in the once popular dark blue of the 90's. It not only made the already small kitchen appear tiny, but it created a dark feeling throughout the wider open plan living area. Fast forward to today, and the transformation is something out of a magazine. Not limited to the kitchen itself, but also the lightness it's brought to the rest of her living space. The Vision Natalie started with a firm style in mind, along with some key "must have" elements. “I had a vision of what I wanted, I wanted it bright, fresh, clean, compared with the dark blue.... every time I came into the space there was a gloomy feel to the room.” A essential element was to incorporate a crisp, white subway tile splash-back. The Execution After sorting her kitchen supplier, she turned her attention to finding a tiler.

Homes On Show - Save My Bathroom

Posted 30/05/18

Garage Door Colour Update Challenge Solved By Our Tradies

Posted 21/09/18

Expert Tiling Provides The Finishing Touch to a Kitchen Renovation

Posted 28/08/18

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

Shower replacement

Posted 3 weeks ago

Remove existing shower and replace with one that doesn’t leak. Don’t think the current shower was installed correctly. Builder is no longer contactable.

Bathroom Renovation Normandale, Hutt Valley

New bathroom

Posted 3 weeks ago

Looking to get a new bathroom installed at my place. The area where I'm wanting to put the new bathroom is in a downstairs area directly underneath the current bathroom upstairs so i believe it should be relatively easy access to the plumbing. The only thing I'm not sure of is that I think the ground level where I want to put the new bathroom is lower that the outlet for the waste water. The area is approx 2.4m by 3.3m (I have attached a picture). The existing cupboard would need to be removed...

New Bathroom Maungaraki, Hutt Valley

House renovation

Posted 2 weeks ago

I would like to do renovation with some extension of the house for new kitchen, living room and some parts of the house

General Renovations Lower Hutt, Hutt Valley

Sharon Blake

Posted 6 days ago

Complete refurb due to water damage.

Kaboodle Kitchens Upper Hutt, Hutt Valley

Marshalls Bathroom Reno

Posted 1 month ago

I needing a quote to renovate my bathroom. Removal of bath and sink and replace with new shower and new vanity, walls and flooring

Bathroom Renovation Stokes Valley, Hutt Valley

Repair failed tiling, reline walls and replace bath and shower

Posted 1 day ago

Tiling has failed around the bath causing a leak damaging the wall on both sides. Needs the tiling removed, walls relined, sealed and retiled. Might as well replace the bath and shower at the same time. The wall on the other side also needs regibbing. The carpet on the other side of the bathroom and vinyl in the bathroom need to be repaired/replaced but that can be done as a separate job if need be.

Bathroom Renovation Normandale, Hutt Valley

Bathroom renovation

Posted 1 month ago

Looking for a quote for bathroom renovation which involves moving plumbing points. Also looking for information regarding council consents (and if they're required). Want to move toilet and sink, remove bath, upgrade shower with plumbing on opposite wall but in same spot. Reflooring, preferably tiling on floor and in shower. Looking to have three walled shower with built in areas for shower items

Bathroom Renovation Wainuiomata, Hutt Valley

Install a new shower box

Posted 4 weeks ago

We want to install a new shower and repair a toilet wall that was damaged when the shower had a leakage.

New Bathroom Timberlea, Hutt Valley

Home renovations

Posted 3 weeks ago

Need some assistance with home renovations with my clientele base.

General Renovations Lower Hutt, Hutt Valley

New pitched roof

Posted 1 month ago

Remove flat roof, new eaves etc, open up floor plan, move front door, insulation, new pitched roof -corrugated iron in Stokes Valley

Kitchen Renovation Lower Hutt, Hutt Valley

Ventilation in bathroom

Posted 3 weeks ago

Old style house needs ventilation in the bathroom so installation of an air vent is required please. Need an electrician who can install an air vent.

Bathroom Renovation Naenae, Hutt Valley

Renovate my bathroom

Posted 1 week ago

Bathroom Renovation and remodel

Bathroom Renovation Upper Hutt, Hutt Valley

Kitchen benchtop

Posted 2 weeks ago

Kitchen benchtop to be replaced with a new benchtop.

Kitchen Renovation Lower Hutt, Hutt Valley

Replace kaboodle cabinets - warranty job

Posted 1 month ago

We have three kaboodle cabinets (drawers) that need to be removed. They will be replaced with four new units. This will require collection of new units (kitset) locally, assembly, and installation - one large (900mm wide drawers) and three small (450mm wide drawers). Before this, you will need to remove the old drawer units (two 900 mm and one 450mm). This is being covered by warranty so not looking for cheapest price, but someone who can give a quote and wants to do it in the coming...

Kaboodle Kitchens Stokes Valley, Hutt Valley

248 Wellington Road

Posted 3 weeks ago

New bathroom, Shower moved, Washing machine moved, second door. Also security screen door fitted to front door

Bathroom Renovation Wainuiomata, Hutt Valley

Custom Kitchen Cabinet

Posted 1 week ago

I am looking to get a quote for a cutom kitchen cabinet to go above my rangehood. Attached is a photo of what I am after and also with measurements. I am looking for it to match the color of my existing cabinets as well.

Kitchen Renovation Wainuiomata, Hutt Valley

Sleep out bathroom and Laundry renovation

Posted 13 hours ago

Two separate jobs 1) Add a bathroom to existing sleep out and renovate sleep out to liveable condition 2) Replace laundry room roof and renovate it to be weather tight

New Bathroom Upper Hutt, Hutt Valley

1940's home makeover

Posted 3 weeks ago

1940's 3 bdrm home needs opening up and modernising. Kitchen and bathroom walls taken out / re-sized. Front door to be re-positioned. Dining and bedroom window changed to doors / full glass (to open onto new deck). Wooden windows re-fitted (or replaced depending on cost).

General Renovations Wainuiomata, Hutt Valley

Tile and install shower

Posted 1 month ago

We have a corner shower which has no tray or liner that we want to install in our bathroom. We can remove the old shower but will need the floor and wall tiled and shower and vanity put in. We are on a tight budget and would like it done fairly soon

Bathroom Renovation Upper Hutt, Hutt Valley

Replace broken shower door

Posted 2 hours ago

Remove remains of shower door and replace with new one. New door has been ordered and will be here Thursday

Bathroom Renovation Clouston Park, Hutt Valley

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Small Bathroom Remodel - Design & Consent Only

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27th November 2018

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Bathroom maintenance

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31st March 2018

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Bathroom tidy up

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20th March 2018

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en suite

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12th November 2018

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Install New Bath & Coordinate Plumber/Electrician

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23rd January 2019

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Disbaled toilet

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7th April 2018

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Small, tired upstairs bathroom needs compete renovation

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8th May 2019

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Extended family conversion

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6th September 2018

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ceiling repair

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19th September 2018

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Cupboard & wiring removal 2

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9th June 2018

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Don't have plan

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30th December 2017

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Bathroom ceiling replacement

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19th November 2017

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Stokes Valley Kitchen Reno

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19th February 2019

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Bathroom renovation

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14th October 2018

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Replace tired old vanity with flash new one

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26th November 2017

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Strip and redo bathroom

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27th August 2018

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Maria

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15th January 2019

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Installation of extractor fan in the bathroom

29th November 2017

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Widen Doorway

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21st August 2018

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Kitchen Renovation - Vikas

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10th April 2019

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Find Renovation Specialists in Hutt Valley

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.

DnR Contracting

Joined April 2019

We specialise in the smaller jobs the big building companies have no time for. We do most things and have over 25 years joint experience in the building industry. We pride ourselves on providing a fantastic service so you will he happy to recommend us to others.

CMS

Joined March 2019

Hi there, Construction Management Services is a small personal management firm with 20 years experience in the industry. we are focused at providing dedicated project management and consultation for both property owners and existing contractors throughout the Wellington region. we pride ourselves in being a multifaceted construction management and consultation firm dedicated to providing a...

Glass Innovate Ltd

Joined February 2019

Glass Innovate is one of Wellingtons top Glass and Glazing companies. Our professional qualified glaziers can install anything to do with glass. From a simple single pane window, to specialized unusual projects that other glaziers wouldn't touch, we can do anything. Some of what we can do include: Splashbacks Frameless Showers Glass Table Tops Customized Aquariums Windows Mirrors Balus...

Leon Build

Joined January 2016

Hi, we have been building new houses as well as general home renovations and maintenance. Give us a call to discuss your requirements. (Bathrooms, Kitchens, Decking, Fencing and many more)

brendanbuilt

Joined September 2016

Hello, Iv been in the building industry for 20 years, im 100% BCITO qualified. I can get personal references from my training organization and previous employers. I have contractors insurance so rest assured your job will get done. I can do all types of building, all things considered. I have access to most tools and equipment, a diesel van and tandem caged trailer. So I can do all demo / se...

Topland Construction Limited

Joined October 2009

To whom it may concern. Trading as Topland Construction Limited since 2009 we have completed projects large and small from Lyall bay to Paraparaumu. We are based in Lower Hutt. We specialise in quality residential re-modelling solutions. We believe in providing our clients with value added services, creating a successful partnership with them through out the construction process by offeri...

Ed building

Joined August 2010

Hi, We've been building new houses and renovating old ones for the last 18 years, NZ and Europe. We specialise in major or smaller renovations and new builds. We are very professional and work hard to meet deadlines for project completion. We pride to provide competitive quotes and then completing jobs on budget.

Rikki tibbitts

Joined July 2016

Qualified builder for 10 years competitive rates good quality work have been doing commercial work for awhile can do most building works including ceilings hard working and very easy to talk to

Building renovator

Joined March 2017

Hi, I have been building for 20 years, I am a licensed builder, and licensed plumber, and a certified water proofer. I have completed some large renovations but also do the smaller jobs as well. I like to do reno work as it is more satisfying. and pleasing the customer is my ultimate aim I can always guarantee satisfaction.

Lister Furniture & Cabinetry Ltd

Joined September 2017

We specialise in the manufacture and restoration of furniture and cabinetry, modification to existing joinery and units with the focus on doing a job once and doing it properly. We also tackle maintenance issues, repairs to property and buildings with the same attention to detail. With over 25 years in the trade industry, we stand by our work and believe in doing a quality job every time.

Reno Man

Joined April 2015

Hi, I have been in the industry for 20 years. - Installing and designing kitchens and bathrooms. - Landscaping properties - Alterations - and everything in between! My collegue Andrew is licensed so we can tackle any project you have in mind. We specialise in minor renovations although our last project was a 4 month complete renovation of a 1940's house. Your project is in good hands wi...

House2Home property services

Joined August 2017

Trade qualified with over 30 years experience in property repairs and renovations for developers,real estate agents,landlords and commercial and domestic private customers , uk city and guilds trade qualifiction in plumbing and building Friendly, efficient ,reliable service ,anything from a dripping tap to a full renovation

Simply Property Maintenance Ltd

Joined February 2018

Simply property maintenance aims to make property maintenance simple. By using experienced, qualified and tested staff we make any project stress and hassle free for the client. Understanding their needs and personal requirements means we can tailor any job around you, the client. With our vast network of trades people and our professional consultancy team our goal is to deliver a high quality...

Handyman Plus

Joined August 2018

Hi there, I'm available to do general handyman work, gibbing / painting/ fencing / decking / plastering / general non compliance building work / lawn mowing / landscaping etc . Have been doing this on and off some 30 years . Any job considered. Available weekends if job requires .

Bramit Contracting

Joined March 2019

Bramit Contracting can supply to any of your needs. With three owners of which one is a builder, one is an electrician and one is a plumber, we can sort everything you need done for you, taking the stress away from the job and helping it to become a smooth, enjoyable process.

Total Building Solutions

Joined August 2018

Hi, we have a range of Builders, Tilers, Plasterers, General Tradespeople , Hammerhands Asbestos workers and labourers so we can tailor an expert to your specific job. We work across greater Wellington.

Tim Lucas Construction Ltd

Joined September 2010

Hi, my name is Tim, i'm trade qualified, LBP, Registered Master Builder. My team and I have been building new houses and renovating old ones for the last 7 years. While we specialise in new builds and renovations, we have recently signed up as the Wellington license holder for Heritage Buildings and Homes, and as such offer a selection of beautiful Heritage Homes. Please see our website htt...

MS Construction

Joined May 2019

MS Construction have been operating for 15 years and carry out a full range of building and construction services. We also offer full glazing services including double glazing

M10 Services Limited

Joined January 2019

Good day, We are an expanding company operating in the Wellington region for over 3 years, We manage new builds/ renovations working with a extended team of trusted and proven sub contractors to deliver projects start to completion. The team has a personal investment and do good attitude inside and outside of the work uniforms and hours. Our completed projects have been performance and quality...

adpainting

Joined May 2010

Hi there my names Arron Pahl and ive been painting for 15 years interior and exterior and i am willing to do free quotations no job too big or small. Very reasonable prices and cheaper than most trade painters. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me anytime.

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