www.whole9yards.co.nz
I'm a Designer Builder.
'DIY You can't do' - specialist in Bathroom - Kitchen Re-Modelling. Free Estimate and planning assistance. Project Manage - start to finish FREE. We take care of your whole job. All subtrades tried and true.
Elderly Owners - Increase home value, make easier to sell. Remodel a part or all of your home. Inside and outside. I'll work with you on the design and budget. Finance can be organised.
And for those small jobs, [at least 4 hours of work please], gather a few bits and pieces that we can put right for you.
Call me, Bruce 021 212 1480 to discuss any of your Maintenance needs.
The youtube video below is of my Mum's home, March 2018. She and Dad built it just after the War, 1948, it is exactly 70 years old. It was in good condition but very tired. I gave it a major birthday, it took 7 weeks and then 3 weeks to sell it. Value before work $750k - $800k. Sold it for $1.1mil. Spent $90k.
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Poll: Are Kiwis allergic to “exuberance”? 🥝
In The Post’s opinion piece on the developments set to open across Aotearoa in 2026, John Coop suggests that, as a nation, we’re “allergic to exuberance.”
We want to know: Are we really allergic to showing our excitement?
Is it time to lean into a more optimistic view of the place we call home? As big projects take shape and new opportunities emerge, perhaps it’s worth asking whether a little more confidence (and enthusiasm!) could do us some good.
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41.6% Yes
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31.8% Maybe?
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26.6% No
Some Choice News!
Many New Zealand gardens aren’t seeing as many monarch butterflies fluttering around their swan plants and flower beds these days — the hungry Asian paper wasp has been taking its toll.
Thanks to people like Alan Baldick, who’s made it his mission to protect the monarch, his neighbours still get to enjoy these beautiful butterflies in their own backyards.
Thinking about planting something to invite more butterflies, bees, and birds into your garden?
Thanks for your mahi, Alan! We hope this brings a smile!
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