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 from Gibb Building Wanaka, 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.