Renovations
Major Auckland renovations, consented and coordinated by the same team.
Structural renovations, additions, and home extensions that need a Building Consent — designed, consented, and managed by one team from concept to CCC.
Who this is for
You own your home, and you want to do something significant to it.
You own your home, and you want to:
- Add a second storey
- Extend the footprint significantly
- Reconfigure the layout in ways that touch structure
- Add a self-contained unit (granny flat, minor dwelling)
If your project needs a Building Consent — and most major renovations do — this page is for you.
What we deliver
Full design and consenting for major Auckland home renovations.
- Concept design and feasibility
- Building Consent drawings and specifications
- Building Consent application and RFI response
- Resource Consent if your renovation triggers Unitary Plan rules (height, boundaries, heritage)
- Construction monitoring and CCC coordination
We work with structural engineers and surveyors where the project needs them. We don't subcontract the consenting work — same in-house principle as our subdivision work.
How we de-risk renovations
Renovations go wrong for three reasons. We can control two of them.
Design changes mid-project, builders disappearing, and costs creeping. We can't control your builder. We can control the first two.
Fixed scope, fixed fee, signed off before we start.
You see the design, you understand the documentation, you know exactly what you're paying us. Variations are quoted before they happen.
Drawings that builders can actually price accurately.
Thin documentation is the most common reason renovation budgets blow out — builders quote based on assumptions, then bill for what they actually have to do. Our drawings remove the assumption layer. Your builder gives you a real quote because they're seeing real information.
One point of contact, start to finish.
You're not chasing a designer, a project coordinator, and a documentation assistant. You're talking to the person doing the work.
How we work
A typical renovation moves through these stages.
Initial conversation (free)
What you're trying to achieve, what your house is, what your budget is. We'll tell you honestly whether what you want is realistic.
Concept design
Options on the table. We'll show you what's possible at different price points before you commit to a direction.
Building Consent documentation
Once the direction is locked, we draw it properly. Structural, services, specifications — everything your council and your builder need.
Lodgement
Submitted complete. Statutory 20 working days for assessment.
Builder engagement and start
We can recommend builders we trust, or work with one you've chosen.
Anxieties we hear
What homeowners worry about — and what we actually do.
"What if it blows the budget?"
The design and consenting fee is fixed. The build cost is your builder's quote — but our documentation is detailed enough that the quote you get is the cost you pay (within normal allowances for site discoveries).
"What if you ghost me halfway through?"
We're a small team and you'll have our direct contacts. We respond to client messages within one working day, on average. If we can't get to your project quickly, we tell you upfront rather than taking the work and stalling.
"What if council rejects the design?"
We lodge complete and pre-empt the most common RFI triggers. If your renovation needs Resource Consent (e.g. you're exceeding height-to-boundary), we'll tell you before the design is locked, not after.
Next step
Plan your renovation.
Tell us about the house and what you want to do. We'll come back within one working day.