Takanini Road

On every project Mike likes to get involved at the design stage so he can work alongside the architects to make practical suggestions. Little suggestions can make a big difference to the overall budget, such as reducing the amount of plants in the landscape budget or changing the cladding from cedar to an equally impactful cladding to avoid staining every two years using scaffolding.

From then on in Loveridge takes care of everything from bare land to build right through to the fencing.

“After the house had been demolished, SB Civil cleared all the site and levelled it to get us ready for a slab prep,” explains Lewis, the site supervisor. While this was happening Adelle was also clearing the way with health and safety so the builders could just walk straight on and get boxing and concreting.

On projects like these, Mike always has one eye on cost and one eye on quality. “If anything it’s even more important on projects like this to build it right because you want to keep things like heating costs down for the occupant and low ongoing maintenance costs.”

The anti-slip flooring was chosen to be durable and wearable so it lasts longer, as was the back-lining on the curtains. All homes were fitted with economical heating units and the standalone appliances were simple, yet robust.

Sound was the other factor, “There are train tracks running past them at the back. But when you’re in homes the trains have minimal impact, especially with our new acoustic floor systems,” says Ricky, also a Site Supervisor. “If you’re upstairs and someone’s downstairs working you can’t really hear each other at all.”