Who are We?
We are a small, Auckland based consultancy established in 1988.
A "Mom and Dad" company. William Hursthouse, the director (and author of these pages) has
been working continuously in the building industry since 1973.
Qualifications
- Registered Master Builder 18 years
- NZIBS Weathertightness Course 2002
- NZIBS Modular Training 2003 (8 modules)
- NZIBS Remediation Exam 2004
- BRANZ Certificate of Weathertightness Design July 2005
- NZIBS Remediation Panel Member, April 2007
Memberships
- New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors Inc.
- Building Officials Institute of New Zealand
- 1998 - 2007 Executive Member New Zealand Institute of Building Surveyors Inc.
- New Zealand Institute of Building
- New Zealand Concrete Society
- Cement and Concrete Association of New Zealand
- Claddings Institute of New Zealand
- NZ Standards Committee member NZS 4306:2005 Residential Property Inspection
- NZ National Flooring Association (Inc)
- NZ Green Building Council
- Society of Construction Law
- AAMINZ (Assoicate Member of Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of NZ)
Experience
- Residential Building 25 years: design and build
- Pre purchase and building consultancy company formed 1988:
- Expert witness work
- Two Government contracts and one with a local Council as weathertightness consultant
- Remediation (Recladding)
What We Offer
- Assessment of Buildings, especially for Weathertightness
- Investigation and Evidence Gathering
- Preparation of Reports for Dispute Resolution
- Maintenance Programmes, life cycle costing
- Expert Witness
- Remediation (Recladding), including:
- Approval and Design of new cladding details;
- Consent and Tender Documentation;
- Project Management through to
- Completion and issue of Code Compliance Certificate
Since 1988 We have inspected hundreds of homes and been called in to solve a great variety of building problems.
This has given us a great deal of experience. However,every job is different. We believe the most important quality
is a truly open mind. Every house reveals unique features and in every case there are mysteries to be solved.
See Surveys and Reports for what is involved in a Building Survey.