Hi everyone We are looking to build (full build) on a small budget on existing...

Hiya Tarnz, I’ve heard good things about Daven Homes in Morrinsville and the difference between these guys and the ones you already mentioned is that Daven Homes are not a franchise, I’ve not read many good things about dealing with franchises on this website so they may be worth considering. I’ve also noticed on the Daven Homes website that they don’t advertise that they are with Master Builders either which is a good thing. There are many, many unfortunate people who thought that having a Master Builders guarantee would help and protect them should anything go wrong but I don’t think I’ve found one entry in here yet that proves this, they all say the opposite in fact so don’t be taken in by anyone flashing the MB logo on their site. We completely gutted and rebuilt our entire house with one builder and his name is Mitchell Williams and he lives in Tauhei and I thank God every day we had him! We had some horrible experiences in the past with big building companies and I was quite hesitant about using a one man team as I thought he wouldn’t be able to do such a big job but the man proved me wrong and depending on your requirements I would absolutely recommend giving him a call. The man can literally build anything and his work is immaculate! We got a full set of plans for a minor dwelling drawn up by Footprint Draughting in Morrinsville for around $5k and Mitchell is building this for us when we subdivide our rental in Hamilton for about $200-250k just to give you an idea, but like I said before it depends on what you’re after. At the moment it’s not uncommon to wait up to 4-6 months for a good builder to start work as all the good builders are highly sought after and sadly there aren’t that many around, the shoddy builders definitely outnumber them 10 to 1 easily so if you find someone who can start earlier you may want to ask why? If finances allow, rent somewhere else for as long as you can until you find the right builder, it’s worth the wait (I know this from personal experience) the less of a hurry you’re in means that you can do lots of research which is essential. Happy builder hunting! It’s not a particularly enjoyable thing to do unfortunately and it can get very stressful but when you find a good one it makes all the difference so GOOD LUCK! P.S – read as much of this website as you can, it’s loaded with good advice.

Have you heard of Truestyle Homes in Hamilton – any negs/positives please?