builders to contact
 

Hi all

Can anyone recommend any good, reputable builders in the Chch/Darfield area that we can contact to get an idea of costs etc?

any advice/recommendations at all would be brilliant :)

thx

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Just seadrch for builders or home builders chch.
they all have plans and prices online then just look at what a
section costs and add the two together.

If you want a reputable company try GJ Gardner.

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we built our house in rolly with Gardner and had no issues in with it, teebrown is also building in rolly with gardner

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For building and grounds work, i've used Builderscrack http://builderscrack.co.nz/ which gives really rough estimates, plus you can post a job and get a multitude of all types of tradespeople to give you quotes, depending on the job.

You can also see how many jobs individuals have done, etc.
I don't think there are any estimates for full house builds but you could post an ad on there?

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Hi yes we are currently building with GJ Gardeners, they have been very good so far, I have a little update thread go on here so you can see what we have done and at what stage http://britishexpats.com/forum/showt...58#post7643858 . Also 'Today' homes and stonewood are building either side of us and they seem to be doing a good job. Don't forget you can get a quote from several builders with no obligation, the price also depends on what extras etc you put in, you can design a house or change an already exciting plan to what ever you wish, it's all very exciting.

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excellent! thanks all. at least now we have somewhere to start.

i was just wondering, if we wanted to build using our own plans rather than a builder's, would that make a huge difference in price? we would love to build a house with ground source heating

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hi, yep you can use your own plans with most builders but it is likely to add a fair bit of cost to the build as they would need to have the roof trusses and frames made special for the one off job, not a major issue as most of the places who machine the frames can do this.

It might be a little trickier getting a consent through as well .......... best to talk to somebody, if you try gardner we used the sales guy jim painter who was very helpful with us

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thanks alan! we'll look into that this weekend :0)