| 97 T T Kelly Deeks Kerikeri build ‘an exciting challenge’ The Black Rocks team is currently working on a high-performance home on the Kerikeri coast which includes full solar and battery storage, zone controlled underfloor heating, and expansive views over the Kerikeri Inlet. Black Rocks Construction BUILDING Kerikeri building company Black Rocks Construction has worked its way through the unprecedented industry challenges of the past few years with a new focus on commercial construction and a milestone residential project currently underway. Established in 2016, Black Rocks initially focused solely on residential projects, specialising in architecturally designed homes and offering fixed price turn key options, as well as house and land packages directly through developers. Black Rocks is owned by Sam Corbett who primarily works on the tools, while general manager Sam Polovnikoff has more than 35 years of experience in the construction industry, primarily in project management and supply chain management, as well as developing project specific health and safety systems. His input and excellent communication skills have helped Black Rocks to smoothly transition into the commercial construction space and tender for Government work as soon as residential demand slowed down for the recession. With the lead times on most products now back to pre-Covid levels, and price increases now fewer in general, and as volume based group housing companies are stills lowing down in Northland, competition for jobs in the marketplace is increasing. Black Rocks has grown to a team of eight builders, and residential enquiry is back on the rise since the election. Black Rocks is planning multiple residential and commercial projects for 2025, and further expansion is still possible as demand stays down for volume based group home builders, and Northland builders are looking for work. After a year and a half of planning, Black Rocks is now working on a milestone project of scale and value with a 640sqm architecturally designed home right on the Kerikeri coast. A high-performance home designed by Arcline Architecture from Kaitaia, this home features a traditional decorative weatherboard exterior, an infinity swimming pool, spa and sauna, full solar and battery storage, zone controlled underfloor heating, and expansive views over the Kerikeri Inlet out towards the Black Rocks Islands. The property includes a rebuilt 180sqm shed to match the main house, and a custom caravan shed. The building platform is positioned on top of a lava flow, so loose volcanic rock had to be removed from site. Service trenches were broken into solid rock with a 13 tonne hydraulic breaker, then filled with more than 80 truck loads of compacted metal to form the building platform. As a culturally significant site, an archeologist was present to monitor excavation. This will be a 16-month build. Frames are currently up on stage one, the slab is poured on stage two, and stages three and four are at foundation stages. “It’s an exciting challenge for us,” Sam says. “Now that we are out of the ground, it’s starting to take shape and from a builder’s perspective, we’re lucky to have the opportunity to build something like this. It will be a real milestone project for everyone involved once completed.” P: 09 407 3184 W: siteworx.co.nz A: 138 Kapiro Road Siteworx Northland Ltd is a locally owned and operated firm with a depot in Waipapa that carries out Drainage, Construction, Earthmoving and Landscaping mainly within the Bay of Islands area, but also anywhere in the Far North. DRIVEWAYS SUBDIVISIONS DRAINAGE
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