Mackla Construction is a licensed builder based at 151 East Belt in Rangiora, in the same Waimakariri District as Kaiapoi. Whether you are renovating, recladding, adding a deck or building new in Kaiapoi, site visits and quotes come from a local office rather than from across the city. We also work in Rangiora, Woodend and Pegasus.
Kaiapoi is a river town on the Waimakariri, and its housing is a mix of post-earthquake subdivisions and older streets near the centre. Each kind of job gets scoped differently.
Explore renovations near KaiapoiView renovationsThe big Kaiapoi subdivisions are now settled neighbourhoods, so the work that comes up is usually what owners held off on: a deck off the living area or a pergola. Sections are modest, so we plan around boundaries and neighbours before anything is quoted. See our decks and pergolas page.
Around the town centre and along the Kaiapoi River there are older weatherboard and brick homes, many repaired or altered after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. Renovating these is mostly about what sits behind the walls, so we look on site first. See renovations and exterior cladding.
Kaiapoi sits low, close to the Waimakariri and Kaiapoi rivers, and parts of the east side were red-zoned and are now regeneration areas. Ground conditions and floor levels matter here, so we raise them at the quote stage rather than after design. See new builds.
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Kaiapoi sits low, close to the Waimakariri and Kaiapoi rivers, and parts of the east side are now regeneration land. That makes the ground the first thing we look at, before the design is locked in.
We look at what is under the section before anything else, because it shapes the foundations and the price.
Where the floor sits affects the design, so we raise it at the quote stage rather than after the plans are drawn.
Water has to go somewhere, so we check where it will run once the work is finished.
A build runs in a set order: foundations and floor, wall framing, roof structure, then cladding and fit-out. Framing is where the shape and strength of the house is set, so it is checked against the plans before anything is covered over.
On an existing home the order runs the other way. The affected area is opened up, what is found is dealt with, and then it is closed in and finished. See our new builds and renovations pages for how each job type is run.
Kaiapoi jobs start with a look at the house and the ground it stands on, so the quote reflects what is actually there. The full run-through is on our renovations page.
We do not publish set prices, because the house, the ground and the materials move the number. The quickest way to a real figure for your Kaiapoi project is a free site visit and quote.
We look at the house or section in person, including what sits behind the walls on older homes.
A written scope and quote, as supply and install or labour only.
The work is managed through to completion, with updates if anything changes.
A final walkthrough, then the 5 year warranty.
"We had Mackla Construction do a renovation on our bathroom recently and we are so impressed with the finished result. Connor the owner is a true professional and coordinated everything so the experience was as stress free as possible. I would also like to make a notable mention to Vaughan their apprentice. His workmanship was to a high standard and he was professional and trustworthy. We will definitely be using Mackla again in future and recommend them to our friends and family."
"Great communication from Connor during the quoting process on this job. All the best!"
"We had Mackla Construction do a renovation on our bathroom recently and we are so impressed with the finished result. Connor the owner is a true professional and coordinated everything so the experience was as stress free as possible. I would also like to make a notable mention to Vaughan their apprentice. His workmanship was to a high standard and he was professional and trustworthy. We will definitely be using Mackla again in future and recommend them to our friends and family."
"Great communication from Connor during the quoting process on this job. All the best!"
"We had Mackla Construction do a renovation on our bathroom recently and we are so impressed with the finished result. Connor the owner is a true professional and coordinated everything so the experience was as stress free as possible. I would also like to make a notable mention to Vaughan their apprentice. His workmanship was to a high standard and he was professional and trustworthy. We will definitely be using Mackla again in future and recommend them to our friends and family."
"Great communication from Connor during the quoting process on this job. All the best!"
Common Questions
It can be. Much of Kaiapoi is low-lying and close to the rivers, and some sections need ground testing and a more specific foundation design before building starts. We check what applies to your section at the site visit, so any extra cost is in the written quote and does not turn up halfway through.
Usually, yes. It depends on what was done to the house and what sits behind the walls and under the floor, so we look on site first. Where earlier repairs are sound, the work can often be kept to the areas you want changed.
We stop, show you what has been found and talk through the options before anything is changed. Any extra work is quoted first, so it does not arrive as a surprise on the final invoice.
Waste removal and site clean-up are covered in the written scope, so you know what is included before work starts. If you want something handled a particular way, such as skip bins or keeping a driveway clear, mention it at the site visit and we will put it in the quote.
Mackla Construction is based in Rangiora and works right across Christchurch, Selwyn and North Canterbury. Most jobs, day to day, are in and around Christchurch, but we'll travel further for the right project, anywhere from Kaikoura down to Timaru.
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