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Choosing water efficient products
Understanding water efficiency helps everyone to make some good decisions now and into the future.
Master Build 10-Year Guarantee
Building a house or undertaking a major renovation is probably the biggest investment of your lifetime.
It Never Used To Cost So Much, Why?
LC Designer Homes have listened and decided to dig a little deeper to see if we could explain why.
Including Timber as a Feature in your Home
Read on to see how LC Designer Homes uses timber as a feature in our client’s homes.
What is a Contingency?
A contingency is a reasonable financial buffer to cover the unexpected. How do you calculate a contingency amount?
What is a Budget?
A Budget is about trying to make a prediction at a moment in time of costs for the project.
Autumn Home Maintenance
This list is a few things you should check and undertake for your Autumn Home Maintenance.
Are We There Yet?
Now the builders have left site doesn’t mean that we have forgotten about you and your project.
Summer Home Maintenance
This list is a few things you should check and undertake for your Summer Home Maintenance.
Building Glossary
Does Building Jargon sound like another language? 31 Building terms you need to know…
Educational Series – Cladding
In this first series Adam talks about Cladding, options, colours and maintenance that needs to be undertaken.
Winter Home Maintenance
This list is a few things you should check and undertake for your Winter Home Maintenance.
How to survive a home renovation with children
As a family-owned business, with two little ones of our own, we want to make your home renovation as enjoyable and stress-free as possible.
How to cope with a construction project
Renovation tip: How to cope with a construction project (and keep sane!). Let’s face it; a renovation project can be stressful.
Take the next step
Are you looking for architectural designers or residential builders in Auckland and the North Shore?
The next step to designing, building, renovating or recladding your home is to arrange an initial meeting to discuss your project, whether you’re just starting the process or you’ve already got some ideas.
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