| 57 Smith & Sons Franklin BUILDING A dedicated project manager is the client’s sole point of contact, saving time and miscommunication as well as keeping the client fully informed about each step of their renovation or extension. Renovation and extension specialists Kelly Deeks :+$7 5(129$7(6 :,7+ <28" 67$57 <285 5(129$7,21 :,7+ 60,7+ 6216 72'$< 0DQXNDX 5G 3XNHNRKH VPLWKDQGVRQV FR Q] PROUD SUPPLIER TO FRANKLIN SMITH & SONS PLACEMAKERS PUKEKOHE (09) 237 0020 AUCKLAND SOUTH EAST MT WELLINGTON | PAKURANGA | TAKANINI | PUKEKOHE As two years of non-stop price increases, rising mortgage rates, and inȵation combine with an overall lack of quality homes and aordable sections in the market place, adding value to an existing home may now make more sense than buying or building. Renovation and extension specialist Smith & Sons Franklin has more than 10 years of experience and expertise to guide people through the multitude of challenges that renovations can present. Smith & Sons Franklin is owned by locals Lane and Melissa van den Brink, who complete all types of high quality home renovations and extensions throughout the Franklin region, from bathroom and kitchen renovations, garage conversions, and minor dwellings through to total home makeovers, exterior recladding, and great outdoor living areas, as well as handling high-end new build proMect from start to finish. “Land out our way is getting more and more expensive, and people are looking at other options that can give them the home they want,” Melissa says. “One of the most common conversations we have with our clients is that they love where they live, they just don’t like their house. That’s where we come in and help them create a home they will love, whether it’s an updated bathroom or fully gutting a home and reconfiguring its layout to take better advantage of the views and the sun.” The beauty of the renovation project is that unlike a new build, as budget constraints bite, aspects of the renovation can be prioritised and staged to fit what the budget permits at the time. Smith & Sons Franklin is already seeing some of those smaller projects now come to life. Lane has been a builder for 0 years and over his 10 years specialising in renovations he’s seen it all. “We’ve also seen things that we’ve never seen before. It’s having that level of expertise to take the unexpected and turn it into something extraordinary.” Lane and Melissa use Smith & Sons’ simple three step process to support their clients through their whole project, from design, to planning, to construction. Smith & Sons’ DPC process is the solution to a common issue in the renovation market. “Some of our clients would have already invested a lot of money into a designer or architect and would come to us with their design and their council consent to ask for a price,” Melissa says. “When the price came in over budget, they had no room to move because they already had consented plans. With our DPC system, we oer the ability to do a low cost concept drawing in the design phase, then put a relative cost to the renovation project.” When the budget is worked out in the design phase, Smith & Sons takes its clients through to the planning stage, where the company takes care of finalising the plans, handling the consents, organising engineering aspects and subcontractors, and helping clients with their hardware selections and colour choices. At the construction phase, Smith & Sons Franklin’s team of expert builders and tradespeople put the pre-organised plan into action. A dedicated project manager is the client’s sole point of contact, saving time and miscommunication as well as keeping the client fully informed about each step of their renovation or extension. “Through our commitment to great communication, professionalism, quality systems, and excellent workmanship, we aim to make the renovation process as stress free as possible.”
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