Frequently Asked Questions

1. What do I need Council Approval for?

Restricted building works. Click here for A Guide to Building Work that does not require a building consent.

2. Do you just lift and support, my builder will do the rest?

Our service covers work from supporting your building to replacement of foundations.

3. How long have you been in business?

40 years.

4. What are the advantages/disadvantages between relevelling and repiling?

Relevelling is short term whereas repiling is long term.

5. What are all the services/products you provide?

Onsite relocation
Rotate and reposition the dwelling.
Raise the dwelling to the required height.
Full or partial house support.
On site repositioning for cross lease or subdivision

6. Do you specialise in any particular field?

We tend to specialise in onsite relocation, rotating, lifting and supporting a dwelling ready for development.

7. What areas do you service?

We service the whole of the north island.

8. How long have you been in business for? / How long have you been in the industry?

I have been self-employed for over 40 years and have been lifting, repiling and removing buildings for over 35 years.

9. Are you a member of any trade associations?

I am a fully Licensed Building Practitioner and have also hold a Gold Card Licence for building removal in Australia.

10. Why should someone choose you over your competitors?

Choosing our company over our completion will ensure honest and personal involvement from the beginning to end from myself, due to my hands on approach to every aspect of the building development.

11. Are there any unique advantages to your products and services?

The main and very specific advantage in choosing to employ my services involves the lifting and support of the building due to our use of full length beams offering a superior support structure to the building resulting in less remedial repair at the end of the project.

We offer 2 different support systems, the first is to support the dwelling with the stacks placed directly beneath the building, we return to site to reposition the stacks as and if required.

We also offer a freespan house support service, with the stack standing on the outside of the dwelling to enable you to move around freely under the building. The other advantage of this system is the ease for pouring the slab.

Our engineered house lifting support gear has no deflection in the beams while supporting the dwelling, so the floors remain level.

12. Do you have a company catchphrase, slogan or motto?

Our motto is always to treat the building as if it is our own.

13. Who is your typical customer/what market do you want the listing to target?

Our typical customers are usually recent property purchasers looking to redevelop the dwelling or property developers looking to relocate a building for subdivision, or families who have outgrown the family home and decide to extend the property rather than move.

14. Are you a small, medium or large organisation?

We are a small organisation offering a personal and professional service.