Recladding an existing building can pose a myriad of challenges, but the complete reworking of five two-bedroom homes was something that Lobell Construction relished.
This project won the company both the Registered Master Builders of the Year regional category for Waikato, as well as a Gold award for Renovations over $1 million. The project manager and the team “got stuck in and thoroughly enjoyed” bringing the apartments – deemed to be ‘write-offs’, back to life.
The apartments were built without a cavity and had leaked badly over the years, but Lobell offered a price to gut and rebuild all five double units. The team trialled their construction methods on one double unit to get a feel for the scope, and once they understood what was required, the rest were scaffolded and wrapped in plastic to allow them to work in all conditions, before demolition work began.
A new cavity and plastic weatherboard system was installed on all of the homes, resulting in a sharp look that’s easy to clean. Numerous overlapping powder-coated flashings from all angles provided a fail-safe system to prevent vulnerable points from leaking.The clients are extremely pleased with the outcome – attractive, water-tight homes.