Business North December / January 2021

| 87 Macreadie Builders Large custom renovations and new builds are Joel’s passion - above, and below, a major project completed recently in Swanson. “I absolutely love seeing the house come to life— achieving something that people have potentially never seen before.” BUILDING a building site and hard to find in builders.” Joel says that while he has seen an increase in enquiries for renovations, they have tended to be for smaller projects—bathrooms and kitchens—where people are spending money otherwise earmarked for overseas holidays. “But that’s not to the scale we tend to do. “Our projects target million dollar plus renovations and more premeditated renova- tion work. We tend to work with the architect and client for 12 months before signing the contract and putting a spade into the ground.” Preferring to be involved as early as pos- sible in these complex projects, Macreadie Bulders looks at the preliminary costings; what can actually be achieved with the site; if the site is on a cliff how is it all going to look; how will the house function, and how will the pool be anchored to the cliff. Knowledge, experience and understanding the challenges have stood Macreadie Builders the test of time, ensuring customers are presented with accurate pricing from the very outset. “We have a great relationship with a QS who we use for preliminary pricing. Getting an accurate price in those early stages is so important because that’s where a lot of builds come un-done or not get finished—because they’ve been overdesigned and under priced. “ I absolutely love seeing the house come to life—achieving something that people have potentially never seen before.” Making themost For ideas and information about our windows and doors talk to MDAluminium on 09 836 6922 Plumbing 0800 226 427 www.campbellplumbing.co.nz admin@campbellplumbing.co.nz  Gas itting Drainage Campbell Plumbing & Gas itting are proud to support Macreadie Builders