Property and Construction | Coastal Builders
Recladding & luxury homes leader Coastal Builders in Takapuna is already a specialist in building high-spec luxury homes and is now growing its expertise in large technical recladding work.
Recognised for its expertise in the Auckland new luxury homes market, Coastal Builders is also gaining notice for specialist recladding projects, including an extensive renovation of a 70-year-old home (below) which was carried out under a waterproof shrink wrap.
Coastal Builders was formed in 1996 by Geordie Davidson and Reuben Paranihi, who today head a team of nine fulltime employees and a wide range of qualified subcontractors. Over the years the company has undertaken almost every type of construction, from luxury homes to commercial office fit-outs, house renovations and extensions.
Focus on luxury homes Coastal Builders originally began building homes of all budgets but soon specialised in new home building and alterations for Auckland’s high-end market. Dedication and hard work means today Coastal Builders is one of Auckland’s preferred luxury homes builders.
Coastal Builders’ portfolio of renovation work includes custom kitchens and bathrooms, home automation, outdoor entertainment areas and swimming pools and water features.
water in them they’d be completely ruined,” he says. “It’s as technical as you can get but it means you can work in any weather. It’s a controlled environment all the time.”
“Quality is the big thing with us. We know the difference between a quality home — something that’s been specified to last — rather than something that is not going to last.
Recladding expert
The company’s skilled team is experienced in working with some of Auckland’s leading architects, as well as clients who are constrained by tight timeframes and deadlines. The relationships developed with a network of talented sub-contractors allows it to use the same experienced team on all its projects.
While Coastal Builders has traditionally concentrated on the high-end new home build and renovation markets, Geordie Davidson says the recent recession has brought about new opportunities. “We’re experts in the luxury home market but we can do everything,” Davidson says.
Both projects were a huge success, with the owners more than happy with Coastal Builders’ high-quality recladding work.
“We deal with people who don’t want to go home to problems.”
Coastal Builders always builds to an architect’s plan and does not offer design-and-build services. Recent new home projects include a five-bedroom 420 square metre home in Remuera with three ensuites and two guest bathrooms. The project involved extensive excavation work and construction of stone walls, with the house being clad in cedar.
“Recladding is big now and we’ve learnt a lot. It’s a very specialised arena.”
Alterations and renovations This high level of knowledge and experience is also evident in Coastal Builders’ renovation and addition work, where quality craftsmanship is never compromised. The company started out on small-scale alterations but now tackles projects that include stately homes where no room or land area is left untouched. Staff enjoy the chance to work on character homes where they can retain the original style while introducing modern living spaces and technology.
Total house reclads are fast becoming the norm as it proves to be one of the simplest and most cost-effective methods of addressing weather tightness problems, as well as adding real monetary value to your property. Last year Coastal Builders undertook two large recladding projects, both involving wrapping the entire house in shrink wrap over scaffolding, in order to completely strip the old cladding and roof and carry out the weatherboard recladding and refurbishment work in a totally water-tight environment. Davidson says it was an interesting and unique process, which effectively involved “building the house in reverse” under the shrink wrap.
Success and growth Davidson says customers come to Coastal Builders for the company’s skills, experience and high level of organisation. “We’ve got a network of subcontractors that we use over and over again. We’re not always the cheapest price people are going to get but everything has been done cheaply in the past and there have been huge problems,” he says.
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