What is recladding?

What Is Recladding?

What is recladding?

Cladding is the material used on the exterior of a home to protect your home from natural elements such as wind and rain. Recladding is a process that removes the existing cladding and replaces it with new cladding.

There are a number of reasons why you may want to undergo a reclad. Some reasons are listed below:

  1. You might have a leaky home that is causing damage to an interior element of your home, such as frames or walls.
  2. Your current home may have a poor design. Therefore you may want to upgrade the cladding system to improve the home aesthetically.
  3. If your home was built between the 1980s – 2004 you may have monolithic plaster cladding which is more susceptible to weather-tight issues and was typically known to cause the “leaky building crisis”.
  4. You may want to increase the value of your home by getting new cladding installed. Well-maintained, modern cladding is the key to making a good first impression.
  5. You may want to update your original cladding to a low-maintenance system that is less likely to collect mould and is easy to clean.

Building Consent and Recladding

When you have decided that you would like to reclad your home you will need to apply for Building Consent. This will allow Auckland Council to ensure your recladding is done to the building code standards.

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Exterior cladding options

What exterior cladding options are there? Today there are many different options of cladding. Some of these include:

Cedar

Weather board

Colour Steel

Image via Pinterest

Today it is common to mix and match cladding systems to create a modern, architectural home. A great place to get inspiration for a reclad project is ArchiPro or exterior cladding on Pinterest.

Recladding costs

The total cost of recladding varies greatly depending on the size of your home, the existing exterior cladding you have, and the new cladding material you choose. For a more accurate quote, please get in touch with our team today.

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Cost of building a house NZ: what’s the average cost?

Cost of building a house NZ: what's the average cost?

Cost of building a house NZ: what's the average cost?

Although Auckland is and remains the most expensive city in New Zealand to buy a house in, don’t be alarmed by the real estate & house prices! It is not the most expensive when building your own home.

Like anything, though, the cost of building a house depends on the size, material, complexity, land, and specifications you choose. Typically speaking the average new-build price for building a new home in 2021 is around $2,500 per square meter in Auckland (REINZ) and can reach up to $10,000 per square meter and beyond for complex, high-end homes. These average costs include consent applications, labour costs, material costs, and everything in between. 

The best way to get an accurate estimate of how much it will cost to build your new home is to get in touch with a quantity surveyor or building company to complete a detailed cost based on your architectural plans.

Things to consider when thinking about building costs

The land you will build on

With technology today, virtually any land is possible to build a new home on. However, when wanting to keep costs down, think about the land contours. Generally speaking, flat land is much easier and cost-effective to build on than those with a steep gradient. 

The size of the house

The smaller the house, the less it will cost overall. BUT, the square meter rate will be higher – no matter the size of the house you still have to have a kitchen, bathroom, deck, balustrade – the list goes on. Adding on extra space will make your square meter rate more cost-effective in the long run. 

Where you allocate your money

To make the process as smooth as possible it is important to have a good architect and builder, therefore allocating budget to these areas should not be overlooked. By working with you the architect will create your dream home and with their specialized skills, they will turn this dream into working drawings for the builder. This makes the builder’s job more efficient and cost-effective if the plans are clear and detailed.

Investing in a good builder can be the difference between a stressful house build or a smooth sailing experience. The builder is the manager of the entire project – they have to deal with all sub-trades which they often recommend and any complications onsite they will handle. Allocating budget towards hiring a good and trustworthy builder is well worth it.

What you can do to ensure you are doing your part

If you have any specialty products that you are sourcing yourself such as tiles, or unique features, make sure these are delivered well in advance – this will minimize delays in completing the house build. Organization is key throughout the entire process, so it is important to be prepared with your choices in light fittings and fixtures, colour details, and design choices. Your aim at the end of the day is to ensure all your specific details and wishes are clearly communicated from the beginning. This does not mean you can’t make a change here or there! Just be sure to communicate that over at your earliest convenience.

Find out a closer estimate of how much your new build might cost you by getting in touch with us at Roberts Residential today.

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