During our time together we’ll go over;
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Your Needs + Wants
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How + Why Our Team Can Help You Best
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Time Frames
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Council Consents & Compliance
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Our Action Plan + Pricing Procedures
Thinking about building your dream home but no idea where to start?
Don’t fear because Certified Home Extensions are here to help!
By choosing CHE to assist you with your new build, you’ll enjoy;
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A beautiful new home, customised from the ground up, making it perfect for your land, lifestyle and loved ones
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Consistent communication from your initial brief to the handover of your new home through our project management software CoConstruct and weekly reports emailed on Friday afternoon
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Complete peace of mind, safe in the knowledge that there will be no budget blowouts due to the detailed 33 page fixed price Action Plan that you will be provided before construction commences
“Certified Home Extensions were honest, straight to the point and told us what we needed to know, when we needed to know it. We’re not builders so that definitely helped!”
Andrew & Tanya, Manukau
CERTIFIED NEW BUILDS
Making the decision to build an new architectural family home is exciting but can also often be intimidating, overwhelming and confusing as you consider where and how to begin. When you come on board with the Certified Home Extensions team we take all of the worry away for you by offering a full design to build project management service. This guarantees that you’ll have an easy experience as we’ll handle everything from dealing with council to managing tradespeople, leaving you free to do the fun stuff like choosing colours, fittings and materials – although we can help you with this too if you like.
Making Custom New Builds EASY since 2003!
4 reasons why you can trust Certified Home Extensions to make your Architectural Family Home a Reality
Expert Experience and Knowledge
Although to date we have completed more extensions and renovations then custom new builds, this does not mean that our team does not have the experience to assist you with your brand new family home.
Extending or renovating an existing home is more difficult and takes more skill then starting from scratch and building new and the experience that we have gained from 176 past projects means we are the ideal team to make your new build a reality.
Throughout Alvin’s twenty-three years in the construction industry, he has encountered and overcome just about every problem imaginable with a building project so the likelihood of any challenge arising on your home that we do not have the knowledge to resolve is very minimal.
Complete Turn-Key Solution
One of the common misconceptions about a custom new build is that it there will be more time and stress involved than if you were to sign on with a group housing company and go with a generic house plan.
Our team completely negates this worry by working with our handpicked architectural designer, dealing with the council on your behalf, organising sub-trades from our hand-picked contractors and then managing construction to ensure that everything runs as smoothly as possible.
This guarantees that you will have a stress free journey from your initial decision to build to the day to our handover date. Instead of worrying about the council and whether the plumber will turn up, you’ll be able to focus on the excitement of your new home being made reality before your eyes!
Comprehensive Communication
Continual flows of information are especially important with Custom New Builds where it is usually not possible for you to be on-site during construction. Our team will keep you updated with regular progress reports from the beginning of concepts to the completion of construction.
We’ll communicate with you through text, regular phone calls and emailed Friday afternoon progress reports and you are always welcome to return the favour. You’ll also have access to a messaging app through our project management software CoConstruct.
No question is a stupid question and it is our ultimate goal that you always understand exactly what is happening with your home so we are happy to translate engineer and council personnel speak when required.
(Awesome) Action Plans
One reason why we are confident you will have ultimate peace of mind when you choose CHE to make your custom new build reality is the 27 to 33-page Action Plan that we provide prior to construction beginning.
Our Action Plans are broken down into approx 24 categories that list every aspect of your custom new build from the framing specifications to your selected toilet roll holder.
Sometimes it takes 2-3 revisions to get to a fixed price that you are 100% happy with but we are happy to do 32 revisions if thats what it takes, we want you to understand every detail that has been included or excluded.
Going through this process guarantees that you’ll never say “I thought that was included!” instead you’ll be blown away by the depth of detail in what we have covered.
Work that We Do Not Specialise in
While we are quick to point out that we specialise in major extensions or renovations and architectural new builds, we also like to be transparent about the type of work that our systems will not help you to achieve a cost-effective outcome with.
If you have a smaller project in mind such as a new deck, singular bathroom renovation or garage conversion, then we are probably not the right building company for you, and we’ll respectfully tell you this during our first phone call. This saves both of us from disappointment as well as wasted time, money and energy.
However, if you have any of the aforementioned projects in mind as part of a larger scope of works, then we can easily schedule it in as a component of construction. Doing it this way means that we can offer greater efficiency and stress-free experiences.
We are not interested in cutting corners by using unskilled tradesmen or materials of inferior quality in order to offer you the cheapest construction price. So if you are after the lowest quote in Auckland please don’t ask.
However, if you are interested in building a strong relationship with a reputable building company who has systems in place to ensure you have a pleasurable experience whilst providing the highest quality result then give us a call. We’d love to chat further about how our team can help you best!
Large customised extensions like this property are the sort of work that Certified Home Extensions specialise in.
Deck extensions only like this are not our speciality, but if it is apart of the larger project it can easily be scheduled in and can offer you greater workmanship and cost efficiency!
Success Story
“I would say the biggest challenge is when we got the programme, the build was going to be completed in 4 months and that exceeded my expectations. That being the case we had a lot of bad weather and the conditions weren’t the easiest to build in but we were in the house before time, which meant before Christmas so we were stoked. Considering the weather, conditions and challenges. Very Happy!”
Andy & Charlotte
Owners of Spiral Drillers
Let's Build Your Custom New Build Together
Although we have completed over 176 projects, each one has been unique with special needs and requirements. That’s why we have developed our 7 Steps to Success so that we can get as much information from you as possible before providing you with our expert advice, recommendations and proposed solutions.
1. FIRST CONVERSATION
2. START UP SESSION
3. DESIGN YOUR DREAM!
4. COORDINATING DRAWINGS AND CONSENTS
5. PLAN OF ACTION
6. YOUR DREAM HOME IS MADE REALITY!
7. LIVE YOUR DREAM
1. FIRST CONVERSATION
Your extension journey usually begins when you make the decision to give us a call on 09 236 6944.
During our first phone call we’ll ask you a few questions so that we gain the most accurate understanding possible of how we can help you best.
Once we have finished & become fast friends, we’ll schedule a time for one of our team to come out and see you so that we can complete the picture as to what your completed extension dream will look like.
2. START UP SESSION
Once we have touched base for the first time (see Step One) we will usually schedule a time for one of our team to come out to your home and meet with you and any other decision making parties that may be involved with your project.
Our main purposes during this session is to leave with the full understanding of your reasons for choosing to extend or renovate, the financial resources you have available, the timeline that you would like to meet and the picture you have in your head of what your completed dream for your home will look like.
We encourage you to have on hand any ideas, house plans, section information, pinterest boards or any other relevant information that will be helpful for us when we are seeking to help you make the dream that you have for your home a reality. Remember any question is a good question so never be afraid to ask during these sessions!
3. DESIGN YOUR DREAM!
(If you have plans already skip ahead to Step 5)
Once we have met onsite for the first time, we’ll arrange for you to meet with one of our personally chosen architectural designers who will be ideally suited to your project.
Their extensive experience (all of our designers have been drawing plans for 10+ years) will enable them to add to or improve any ideas that we have come up with together – that is if we haven’t found the perfect solution already ☺ while getting a feel for exactly what you want to achieve from your building project.
Within 2-3 days of this session we’ll send you an investment proposal for how much the designer believes the design stage of your dream will cost and once you are happy they will be able to start drawing!
4. COORDINATING DRAWINGS AND CONSENTS
We pride ourselves on the way that we coordinate the process of getting from concepts to building consent from our clients, believing that bar any unforeseen complications we can have you ready to start construction approx six weeks faster then any other company.
The team at CHE does this through constant communication; with you so that you always know what is happening and with the designer + council to make sure that you remain a priority and that things happen as fast as possible.
Dealing with council especially can often be quite challenging and that’s the real bonus of dealing with a company like us, we spend our day working for you making sure that your dream for your home is made a reality as smoothly and with as little stress as possible!
5. PLAN OF ACTION
Within 10 days of us submitting for Building Consent we will schedule a site visit with all of our important subcontractors e.g. builder, plumber, electrician etc. We feel that it is in the best interests of all parties to get the specialists to site to give us a price so to speak as they can sometimes make us aware of potential problems or issues, reducing the risk of any unforeseen surprises and giving you complete clarity before you start paying our guys to do a job that for some reason may be more difficult than expected for them to complete.
Once they have submitted their prices to us, we will compile them into a 13 page Action Plan. This Action Plan is tailored to your project and will give you a full understanding of what has and has not been taken into consideration e.g. we may exclude electrical work because you have your own electrician that you would like to use. Alvin will personally present this plan to you and go through every detail, the last thing that we want you to be saying is “Hey, I thought that was included.”
6. YOUR DREAM HOME BEGINS!
Hooray! Once you are happy and have signed off on your Action Plan we can usually begin construction within 4-6 weeks. (depending on the availability of the builder).
During Construction Alvin will organize weekly meetings and send weekly reports so that we ensure that you are kept updated every step of the way.
If you have a question, would like an additional meeting or require clarification at anytime then give us a call and we will be happy to arrange whatever necessary.
7. LIVE YOUR DREAM
The end of our journey together draws nigh!
At this stage your extension dream has been made reality, final payments have been made and you are living happily ever after!
You will also receive;
– Commercial Clean up of your Home
– Signed Off Code of Compliance Certificate
– A Bottle of Champers and a Gift Basket to celebrate
Of course our journey together will never really be over, we pride ourselves on providing the ultimate level of service even when your building project has been completed If something should come up throughout the course of you living in your dream then feel free to give us a call and we will be more then happy to help.
Our Happy Clients!
“I felt that we were always kept in the loop, I really appreciated the weekly meetings where we would clarify things that we were unsure off. Alvin was very easy to approach along with the staff over the phone and with any enquires and we would definitely use them again..”
Andy & Charlotte
Owners of Spiral Drillers Ltd
“We loved it how CHE was a one stop shop from start to finish and if there were any challenges during construction, we only had to talk to Alvin and it all got resolved. ”
Andrew & Tanya
“We’re very busy people so we needed somebody that would do everything for us. We got Alvin and the Certified Home Extension’s team in and they did exactly that, we didn’t have to think about anything, apart from choosing a few colours. Everything was done for us, priced out and it was a complete turn key operation which made it so much easier for everybody”
Steve & Leslie
Western Springs
How do I begin my journey?
Simply fill in the form below or if you would like to skip the paperwork, feel free to give us a call anytime on 09 236 6944 and one of our team will be happy to assist.
Making the decision to extend, renovate or build new is easy but knowing what to do next can often feel scary and overwhelming. That’s where we come in – the first stage in our process is for one of our team to come and see you for a Start-Up Session where we’ll go over what we have in place to guarantee that you’ll have an easy experience from start to finish. Our ultimate goal is to stop any dear or uncertainty that you might be feeling and start-up excitement and creativity – essential ingredients to any building project.
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