100 | K J Houghton Builders BUILDING T T Karen Phelps All hands on deck at K J Houghton Kurt also runs a 1000-acre sheep and beef farm alongside his building company. K J Houghton Builders is a real family run business. K J Houghton Builders offers a diverse range of services to the Waitomo region. It’s helped the company to keep consistently busy since it started in 2009. “We don’t feel the peaks and troughs the way builders in the cities do,” says company owner and Licensed Building Practitioner Kurt Houghton. “We have work booked up until 2025. We’re very busy.” After completing his apprenticeship in Hamilton Kurt built up experience building there and in London. Overseas he completed a range of projects including fitouts, high rises and loft conversions before returning home to start his business. K J Houghton Builders undertakes new home builds, alterations and extensions, sheds, farm buildings, commercial projects and more. With one staff member a professional concrete layer it can also offer high-level concrete works. It also gives K J Houghton Builders the ability to undertake projects from start to finish from site works to concrete pads right up to landscaping. Kurt also runs a 1000-acre sheep and beef farm alongside his building company. Although appearing unrelated Kurt says this helps him to understand his largely rural clientele. “I can connect with the locals being a farmer myself. Most of the work we do is for the rural industry so it’s good to have that background. I understand what our clients are doing their project for and how they will use it.” It also allows K J Houghton Builders to provide valuable input at the design stage, which can sometimes save clients time and money. K J Houghton Builders completes work all around the Waitomo region from Mokau to Otorohonga to Taumarunui. Kurt is also pleased to be helping to grow the region by offering new housing options via his development arm. This is currently completing a number of spec homes in Te Kuiti with one at 15 Ngatai Street for sale. The approximately 159sqm home sits on a 515sqm section and is clad in brick and weatherboard with a Colorsteel roof. It boasts four bedrooms with the option of an office, one bathroom and an ensuite, making it perfect for families and retirees, says Kurt. There is an open plan kitchen and dining area with Bosch appliances including a dishwasher and oven. Flooring is a combination of wool carpet, tiles and Forte engineered wood. There is an internal access double garage that also features the laundry with plenty of storage. A project is also about to commence at 13 Ngatai Street and another in the planning stages, two duplexes in Hikaka Street. Also underway is an extension on a house at Oparure, which has involved a full re-roof of the house and 100sqm addition to the home, and a wool shed re roof has recently been completed. K J Houghton Builders is a real family run KING COUNTRY LOCAL ELECTRICIAN P 07 878 8335 E james@marshallelectrical.co.nz W marshallelectrical.co.nz FOR THE PEOPLE Domestic Commercials Industrial Smart Vent and Heat Transfer Maintenance PLUMBING | GASFITTING | DRAINLAYING | ROOFING phone 07 878 7877 email nigel@npg.co.nz NIGEL NEUSTROSKI Proud to support KJ Houghton Builders business with wife Alisa doing all the bookwork. Kurt says he always tries to use local subcontractors where possible and is currently seeking a staff member, a fourth year apprentice or qualified builder. “At K J Houghton Builders we offer a variety of work and Waitomo is a great and cheap place to live.”
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