Plasterboard supply chaos easing

Plasterboard supply chaos easing

The plasterboard supply debacle that has hindered the building industry and caused needless delays is slowly dissipating, signalling good news for Kiwi builders and consumers. As reported by Nicholas Pointon in RNZ this week, “The plasterboard shortage has eased...
Things to do to spruce up your house this Spring

Things to do to spruce up your house this Spring

Sure, it’s been snowing where it usually doesn’t this time of the year but it’s Spring – the time to pay some attention to your home, inside and out. With the weekends hopefully warning up, there will be time to take care of small and large...
Want the best painting results? Check the weather

Want the best painting results? Check the weather

Painting the exterior of your home is a necessary investment that protects and enhances your most valuable asset. Before you even consider commissioning a painting professional to get the project started, do a bit of due diligence and consider the best time of the...
Tough conditions require a little patience

Tough conditions require a little patience

Currently things are really, really tough for a lot of trades around the country and despite a building boom, significant factors and stressors have created a set of extremely difficult conditions. Business owners are under considerable strain and homeowners and...
Turn that downside upside down

Turn that downside upside down

Petrol prices, groceries, interest rates, and inflation are all on the rise, practically everywhere in the world, and in New Zealand we have the added frustration of a scarcity of essential building supplies to satisfy what is touted as a ‘building boom’....