Two years ago our family purchased land in Wanaka with the objective of building a dream holiday home. A minor hurdle however, we resided in Australia and the house was to be built in New Zealand.

During the first year, working closely with our Dunedin architect we were able to create our ideal home, all we now needed was a builder to construct the house to the high standard we were hoping to achieve. At the beginning I clearly remember the architect saying, “I want this project to be an enjoyable experience from conception to completion”. We were somewhat dubious after hearing so many tales of woe from family and friends - how wrong we were!

When the plans were finalised our Architect suggested we meet with one particular builder, Nevin Gibb, whose infectious personality, enthusiasm and high standard of professionalism would be the perfect fit for us and our situation…living in another country - how right he was!

At all stages of construction we had the upmost confidence in Nevin’s professionalism. Every time we visited the site we were excited and delighted with the progress. Another secret to a builder’s success are the trades who work for him. It didn’t take us long to realise many of the best people in the Wanaka region were working on the house with the same pride and enthusiasm as Nevin.

Nevin is a perfectionist and he expects the same from all those who work for him. Every person involved with our project was polite and we always felt they had our best interests at heart. An old builder mate from Australia holidaying in NZ visited the site at the mid way stage. He came back so impressed with the quality and standard of build and the quality of products used. Not that we needed it, but our faith was further confirmed.

For the majority of the time we were in Australia, so Nevin kept us informed of progress every week by emailing photos. Nevin was always open to our comments and would offer suggestions if he felt changes would improve the functionality and living environment of the house. Any changes made during construction were discussed in detail, quoted and then approved by us so we were always aware where we stood financially.

We are now holidaying in our wonderful home. We are so proud showing it off to family and friends, thanks to a fantastic work by Nevin Gibb and his team of professionals.

Our choice of Gibb Building was the key to the very successful construction of our home in Hidden Hills.

Nevin Gibb places great importance on detail and quality, and this reflected in all stages of our build – he took personal pride and care, not only in the finished product but also in follow up maintenance matters after the job was completed.

He was also a great project manager who ensured that subcontractors were generally onsite when they were required to be – no mean feat in Wanaka! Above all Nevin and Sara are people of integrity.

We would urge anyone considering a build in Wanaka to consider Gibb Building – for a quality job by people you can trust!

Nevin Gibb has recently completed a residential home for us in Peninsula Bay, Wanaka.

Throughout the building process a meticulous standard of workmanship was maintained. His Staff and Tradesmen were excellent to work with making the whole building process a pleasurable experience. We were delighted with the end result and have no hesitation in highly recommending Nevin and his team.

Gibb Building was engaged to build our home in 2012. We were absentee clients, but Nevin made every effort to ensure we were always aware of how the build was progressing and we felt we were fully informed at each step, including regular financial updates. We found Nevin to be a highly competent builder and project manager.

We quickly developed confidence in his ability to identify issues and deal with them effectively. He has extremely high standards and worked with his team to complete a quality build with quality workmanship and attention to detail.

Nevin was always approachable and has very good communication skills. He organised meetings with subcontractors, ensuring we were getting exactly what we wanted. 

He has an understanding of the regulations and obligations of both resource and building consents and maintained a tidy work site in keeping with current health and safety regulations. Neighbours commented on their efforts to minimise any disruption. 

When we visited the site Nevin was always available to meet with us and his team of builders and subcontractors were always friendly and welcoming. 

After we had moved in to our new home, Nevin continued to work to ensure that any issues were dealt with quickly and efficiently, until we were completely satisfied with our new home.

We were impressed with the Gibb Building team and would not hesitate to recommend or to use them again. 

I am one of New Zealands largest property owners and Nevin Gibb has just completed a large residential project for me in Wanaka.

I can confirm that Nevin has done an outstanding job for me – on budget, on time and of the highest quality. Nevin is extremely easy to deal with and absolutely trustworthy. I would have no hesitation whatsoever in giving Nevin another project.