The Journal
What we would tell you over the bonnet of the ute.
Consent, costs, ground conditions and the parts of building nobody explains until it is too late to be useful. Written by the people doing the work, not by a marketing department.
Costs · 7 min
What a minor dwelling really costs to put on your section
The home is the number people quote. It is rarely the number that matters. Here is the full list of what sits between a price on a website and a home you can move into.
2 August 2026
Comparison · 6 min
Transportable or built on site: where the money actually goes
Not a sales pitch for one or the other. An honest account of what each approach is good at, and the three situations where building on site is genuinely the better call.
19 July 2026
Standards · 5 min
NZS 3604, and why your insurer cares more than you do
A standard nobody outside the industry has heard of quietly decides whether your home is easy to insure, easy to finance, and easy to sell. Here is what it is.
4 July 2026
Site · 5 min
Getting a home onto a hard site: what to check before you buy
Access is the thing that turns a good section into an expensive one. Five things worth walking the site to check, before anyone quotes you anything.
21 June 2026
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