Manurere St, Hei Hei, Christchurch

A comprehensive whole-home renovation of a tired 1970s rental property in Christchurch, returned to a healthy, compliant, and modern standard for long-term owner occupation. The scope covered structural repairs, wet area (bathroom) full strip and rebuild, regulatory compliance upgrades, large scale asbestos remediation, healthy homes improvements to underfloor and ceiling insulation, landscaping, and full interior repaint.

• Full bathroom strip out and rebuild, new waterproofing, alcove shower, freestanding bath, and vanity. Done once, done right

• Professional asbestos removal from stippled living room ceiling, full reline, recessed LED downlights installed

• ULEB Metro Fires compliant wood burner installed, old non-compliant appliance removed, replaced with clean air zone compliant burner

• Healthy Homes Standards met across insulation, draught stopping, and window and door condition

• New 3×2m garden shed in the backyard built

• New paling front fence to street frontage with custom mail box as well as a new backyard fence to close in the back section from the front/street access.

• Garage storage room framed into garage, lined and finished

• Rear yard redesigned, landscaped with new garden borders, clothesline removed and replaced

• Full interior repaint including walls, ceilings, skirtings, and architraves throughout the home

• All repairs and defect rectification across a heavily deferred maintenance 1970s property

A 1970s rental property that had been through decades of hard tenancy came out the other side as a fully refreshed, compliant, and comfortable family home.

Every room was repainted from the previous tired faded tones to a clean white and black palette throughout.

The backyard is now a proper family space. Designed for a family with children.. Gated access to both the home and backyard improved security and gave the family practical separation between street, yard, and house.

Inside, the new Metro Fires ULEB wood burner is the centerpiece of the living room. Paired with the upgraded ceiling insulation and healthy homes improvements throughout, the house is warmer and drier.