Over the past 18 months we have been undertaking what can only be described as one of the largest private residential heritage projects to be undertaken in Auckland over the last decade.
Months and months of planning, scheduling and budgeting were required to get this project underway.
We began by lifting & temp proping the existing 100+ year old home +300 above its FFL to give us room to slide the home backwards. At the same time we began building a towering 12m high temporary SED foundation at the back of the property.
Once ready and dozens of safety checks had been done, we began to slide the home of its foundation and back approx 24m, to allow us room to safely and efficently dig down 3.4m and create an entire additional 230m2 level.
This level would accomodate a new wine cellar, movie room, music room, guest bedroom with ensuite, kids rumpus & a spacious 3 car garage! topped off with a 2m2 lift shaft that would give access from basement to all 3 levels threw the middle of the home.
After 8 months of hard work threw the winter, we succesfully re landed the home back on its new foundations within just 7mm of its old foundation (under budget) and on time. Now considering not one wall fo the existing home is square or true this was quite the acheivement and took some real patience and care to do.
Once landed and connected to the new foundation, we then turned our attention to the major re construction & restoration of the exisitng home. With extensions to the back of house on all 3 levels & traditional & classic new verandah to the front the house began to take shape & reveal its beauty.
All the exisitng windows were removed and replaced new, with the addition of a few more beautiful look outs. Some of the exterior was removed and switched to a classic western red cedar shingle finish. 70% of the home was re built due to us wanting to bring the home up to the current building code.
The roof of the home was a huge challenge due to the many pitch & level changes, and needing it to flow with the original roof.
We have just removed the scaffolds (August 2020) as you can see in the pictures and are now focused on completing the lower level exterior works. At the same time the major interior package has begun designed by Bespoke Interiors with some great cabinetry systems the interior is sure to be a real classic.
We have currently been on this project for 18months and believe it will be a further 8months to complete.
Checkout our you tube page if you would like to see more videos on this build.
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QBS IT, formerly known as QBS was founded in 2009 By Troy Jury.
Troy is the sole owner of QBS IT, a NZ trade qualified LBP builder with 23 years experience working within all genres of the built environment, specifically in the high end private market.
QBS IT is well known for producing large scale high quality building work, having clean, safe & efficient building sites, and a specific focus on providing a great end to end service to clients.
A company with a modern mindset that has invested in the back end of it's business to ensure that pricing is thorough, clear and detailed. Invoicing is transparent and links back to its pricing for cost tracking which is critical in todays times.
QBS IT project managers have access to all the latest technology around communication of costs, schedules and changes with the key site staff & subcontractors.
Troy believe's it is very important to make sure the company is well marketed in the right way to the public across all social media platforms.
Servicing the greater Auckland area & recently setting up QBS IT North with long time foreman Jayden Weston QBS IT will look to take on work out of Auckland as far north as Whangarei.
The Auckland team consists of 23 full time employed builders, 3 highly experienced project managers who oversee all projects from pricing through to CCC.
QBS IT directors Troy Jury produces all construction pricing himself for clients.
QBS IT can regularly be found across Auckland working on heritage projects, architectural new homes and complex renovations.
From 2024 QBS IT will seek to establish a branch in Queenstown servicing QT, Arrowtown, Lakes districts and the greater area with a small team of high specialist high end builders only.
QBS loves to work direct with private clients , Architects and prefers to be engaged as early on in the process as possible to help with build-abilty, review of construction details, construction scheduling and budget creation under the ECI format.
Troy describes QBS IT as a company that has started at the bottom 15 years ago & has worked its way up a very specialised part of the industry, QBS IT is experienced in delivering building excellence on all types of projects and has earned a reputation for being a trusted company that is extremely dedicated to the craft of building and construction.
"I believe that in order to sustain good architectural home building processes in the future, the key is more detailed collaboration with the design teams and client via ECI as early on in the picture as possible".
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If you would like to know more please email Troy@qbsltd.co.nz | 0212170003
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