Whitmore

We don’t think there are enough positive adjectives to describe our experience with Erik and GBL Builders.

We have renovated a number of houses over the years, some several times, but we have never built before and are now at the end of our architecturally designed house build, a project we have been planning for years.

We wanted to enjoy the experience and we certainly have more than enjoyed the process, it has been an amazingly positive experience with Erik and his wonderful team.

Someone recently commented to us that it is such a privilege to be able to build your own home, we certainly agree, especially if it can be as pleasurable as it has been with Erik and his team.

Erik has an excellent team of builders whose workmanship can’t be faulted. His passion for quality has meant we have a home we can truly be proud of. Erik also surrounds himself with a group of quality sub-contractors who have been excellent to deal with and have also performed high quality work.

He is a most trustworthy individual and his passion for order and organization, his foresight, effective communication, problem solving and good humour has ensured a smoothly running build. It has truly been a pleasure to work with him and we would wholeheartedly and unreservedly recommend Erik and his team at GBL

Waimanu

Erik and his team of experienced, very pleasant and skilled builders completely re-modelled our cottage in Point Wells to a large home. We lived in a secondary dwelling on site throughout, and we had the most amazing run we have ever had building or renovating, and we have done a good few over the years. Jane and I can highly recommend Erik and his team and would be happy to show prospective clients the workmanship and discuss the build, should anyone wish.

Sandpiper

Having a builder for a son gave me the perfect opportunity to build my new home.

It’s always difficult to write a testimonial for a family member without it coming across biased, but I cannot fault Erik and his team’s workmanship, organization, and dedication to build me not just a house but a home I can truly be proud of.

During the course of the project, Erik’s team of subcontractors continually praised Erik’s project management skills, organization, and time management – noting that this makes for a much smoother building journey. He surrounds himself with a great team.

My home was completed on time and within budget, which when building a home is a main priority for a client.

It has been a once in a lifetime experience building a new home and taking the journey with my son has been an absolute pleasure.

I am happy to be contacted to expand on the above should prospective clients wish.

Buckleton

Having had Graamans Building Limited recommended to us, our process started with Erik visiting us, on site, to have a chat about our requirements. The then current dwelling was a typical 1960’s Keith Hay Home with no storage, next to no lighting and was very small with minimal space for our indoor-outdoor living. We discussed our non-negotiables which was mainly the kitchen and the indoor/outdoor flow. Erik then liaised with Rob Early from Archidesignz who drew up the plans, which were exactly what we wanted.

The build, undertaken during winter over roughly 5 months, was totally stress free and presented no problems whatsoever. Erik and his team of builders, together with his local subcontractors, made the exercise smooth and seamless, with our input being confined to providing the best “roof shout” and various other “shouts” that we could in order to show our total appreciation of all their work.

The end result is truly magnificent and we love it.

To all those people who talk about the stresses of building and/or renovating, I can only say you need to talk to GBL. I can guarantee you will be thrilled with not only the end result, but you will find the process so easy.