Hans Ellehuus Builders Ltd
Builders in Sandringham

"Justin did an amazing job removing our old front door, trimming the new door to size, and installing it so it would open the 'correct' way. He also chose new locks for the door and installed those, and fixed/beautified the framing around the entrance. Overall an immaculate job that many wouldn't have been able to replicate. We're absolutely stoked with it. Thanks very much!"

11th Feb, 2023  •  Rating by: Sam  •  Contact: Justin  •  Job date: Jan, 2023

"Hans and his team are as always, on to it. A bunch of tricky little jobs for us around the house with new wooden bifolds, floorboards and other bits and pieces that require a creative brain. Hans and his team are great and we'll continue to use them for all our building needs."

30th Jun, 2022  •  Rating by: Alastair  •  Contact: Hans Ellehuus  •  Job date: Jun, 2022

"Hans and his team have completed several jobs at our property and have been wonderful to deal with. They are really knowledgeable, professional and reliable. We are very happy the work they have undertaken for us. We highly recommend Hans and will definitely be using Hans Ellehuus Builders again in the the future for any work we need completed."

2nd Feb, 2022  •  Rating by: Sharon  •  Contact: Hans Ellehuus Builders Builders  •  Job date: Feb, 2022

"We have been preparing a property for market, and needed some professional assistance with a few bits and pieces to ensure the best quality finish. Hans and his team were brilliant - super easy to communicate with, showed up exactly when they said they would, came fully prepared and did a great job, and I thought were very reasonably priced. Hans will be one of our 'go-to' people from here on for sure!"

18th Jan, 2022  •  Rating by: Joe  •  Contact: Hans  •  Job date: Jan, 2022

"Our refurbishment project was significant is size and cost. It involved many trades and therefore coordination.
Hans and his team were very well organised, supportive, consultitative and effective communicators. Hans was also very accessible and offered useful advice as to methods and alternative ways to achive outcomes.
I would have no hesitation in engaging them again for future work."

26th May, 2021  •  Rating by: MARK  •  Contact: Hans Ellehuus builders  •  Job date: Apr, 2021

"Our renovation (kitchen extension / bathroom / deck / roof) lasted 3 ½ months; Aug – Dec 20. We found Hans to be experienced, honest and transparent with invoicing. He and his builders accommodated our wishes i.e. we did not want large trucks brought down the driveway/no thoroughfare through the renovated front of the house/protection on existing native floors etc. Even though we were under the second lockdown for a short time everything went smoothly. The builders (two or three depending on the amount of work) were very knowledgeable and we had one or two briefings on a daily basis, to update us on progress and to make the many decisions needed. Hans himself was in contact with his builders daily. Hans went the extra mile when sourcing our hard to find native, matai, extra wide floor- boards. He spent a lot of time looking for the best flooring option at the most reasonable price. The floor looks amazing.
We are extremely happy with the project, it is beyond our expectations, with family and friends impressed with the quality of work and the transformation, all the while keeping within the character of the 1910 villa. We would definitely use them again and have already recommended them to family and friends."

10th Jan, 2021  •  Rating by: Karen  •  Contact: Karen Osborne / Elias Pavlides  •  Job date: Jan, 2021

"This job was initially due to start in April but because of COVID Level 4 was delayed. Wendy was fantastic at contacting us as soon as she could to be organised to start replacing our deck. Her communication was excellent during some very trying and uncertain times which no-one had ever had to encounter before. We are very happy return customers of Hans Ellehuus Builders. We are very happy the finished product."

6th Jan, 2021  •  Rating by: Sarah  •  Contact: Hans & Wendy  •  Job date: May, 2020

"This is our fifth renovation with Hans Ellehuus Builders and we've recommended them to friends as well. We have been really impressed this time round with the dedication of the building team to achieve our goals in the time frame. They have worked extra hard, added more staff, stayed on longer to get the job done without taking shortcuts on the quality of the work. Everyone has been approachable, considerate and keen to see the project go smoothly. Zane has planned ahead, anticipated difficulties to overcome and made sure all subcontractors were organised as well as council inspections. It's been a busy time but made so much easier with a great building team."

23rd Dec, 2020  •  Rating by: Natalie  •  Contact: Zane Andrews  •  Job date: Dec, 2020

"Whilst COVID lockdown caused some delay, a month long job has taken over a year with repeated issues around communication, standard of finish, and cost estimates. This made for a very frustrating, prolonged job. Sub trades were mostly good when I communicated directly with them. Unsure what the point and margin of a main contractor was."

9th Nov, 2020  •  Rating by: Justin  •  Contact: Justin  •  Job date: Nov, 2020

"Fantastic service and standard from start to finish with great communication."

4th Oct, 2018  •  Rating by: Christina  •  Contact: Christina Duthil  •  Job date: Oct, 2018

"Hans is easy to deal with, builders all know their stuff and work to a high standard, are reliable and courteous. Highly recommended."

1st Aug, 2018  •  Rating by: Mathieu  •  Contact: Hans  •  Job date: Aug, 2018

"An amazing team of great guys. We lived on site and they were a pleasure to work with."

14th Mar, 2018  •  Rating by: Jens  •  Contact: Hans Ellehuus and Liam  •  Job date: Mar, 2018

"The quality of work was very good, very personable, very helpful, very tidy. I was very pleased to have a clear screen installed over bath, Kickboard and extractor in kitchen done too. Thankyou"

31st Jan, 2017  •  Rating by: Estelle Arvidson  •  Contact: Tony  •  Job date: Jan, 2017

"I used Hans Ellenhuus for the renovation of my kitchen/snug and couldn't be happier. It was a complete renovation, including removing a wall. Hans was able to suggest some improvements right at the start which was fantastic and then organised all the trades etc so that I didn't have to worry about anything. The quality of the work was great and I have no hesitation in recommending them."

15th Jul, 2016  •  Rating by: Katherine  •  Contact: Hans Ellenhuus  •  Job date: Jul, 2016

"We used Hans for the first time to do a major renovation of our home.
We have found his company to be extremely good, the standard of work carried out by his team of builders was excellent.
The project was on time through great organisation by Hans.
The sub trades such as electrical, plumbing and painting used by Hans were excellent also.
We would use him again and recommended him to others.
His pricing was competitive too."

30th Aug, 2015  •  Rating by: Richard  •  Contact: Hans Ellehuus  •  Job date: Aug, 2015

"I would highly recommend this business. They are very thorough and work to the highest of standards. We will definitely be using them in future as we have complete confidence in their work. We had originally hesitated about getting the job done as we had been anxious about what it would cost but we were pleasantly surprised by the final bill. This is a builder that we really trust."

30th May, 2015  •  Rating by: Rosemary  •  Contact: Hans Ellehuus  •  Job date: May, 2015

"Thank you so much Hans an Buddy for the fantastic job you did at home. Our painter who is very fussy, commented that the job was obviously done by at craftsman. He could not fault the job. The job was done exactly to the quoted amount, which we thought was very reasonable. Buddy was a pleasure to have in my home. He communicated well on arrival and finishing times and always left the job in a clean and tidy state. Highly recommend Hans Ellehuus Builders and would use again in a heartbeat."

21st Jun, 2014  •  Rating by: Helen  •  Contact: Hans Ellehuus  •  Job date: Jun, 2014

"I use Hans and his team for my work as an Interior designer/decorator. Using Hans gives me complete confidence knowing that the job will be well done, on time and on budget.
Hans is a 'can do' person, very personable, knowledgeable and competent.
Wendy, who does the paper work is also excellent to deal with.
I can't recommend them highly enough."

9th Feb, 2014  •  Rating by: Karin  •  Contact: Karin Montgomery Spath  •  Job date: Jan, 2014

"Hans & his team did a medium sized renovation on my concrete house. Lining the internal walls, replacing Michael angelo tiles on the ceiling, putting in some storage in the roof.
The job was done to a much better standard than I could have ever hoped for. Everything was finished properly there were no shortcuts.

They were always on time, the builders were lovely to deal with & I would recommend Hans to anyone undertaking a building project.

I have since had him back for a smaller job in the garden building a retaining wall.

Actual cost came in more than the quote, Hans & his wife were more than happy to explain the extras & they were correct that I had asked for a little more than what was quoted so I was very happy.

I will use Hans again in future for sure!"

9th Jan, 2014  •  Rating by: Raquel  •  Contact: Hans Ellehuus  •  Job date: May, 2013

"In February Hans and his team stepped in when my builder of many years was suddenly unavailable. It involved the installation of 5 large sets of double hung windows in a pty that was tenanted. The job was done to perfection, everyone considerately working around each other - tenants happy and we were delighted. We had allowed two full weeks and it was done before time on budget and with very good grace!
We have since used Hans and his team on jobs around the ponsonby area and its always a joy to work with them, professional builders considerate and reliable - we continue to use Hans and his team going forward.
Kind Regards Jill"

27th Aug, 2013  •  Rating by: Jill  •  Contact: Hans  •  Job date: Feb, 2013

"We were very fortunate to have Buddy come to install our shower. Due to a very poor rebuild by another company Buddy helped us to get this fixed and installed our shower which resulted in having to come back to the premises once further building work had been completed. I have had positive communication from the Reception at Hans Ellehuus also. Would be very happy to recommend their services. Thanks!"

4th Apr, 2013  •  Rating by: Nicola  •  Contact: Buddy (Shower Installer)  •  Job date: Jul, 2012

"I am a young woman doing a renovation on my first house in auckland, and unfortunately have to be away alot for work. I had hired a different building company to do the reno, and they proceeded to for lack of a better job - rip me off. I had been left with a house with 1/2 floor, not tied together, double the price and a number of other things. I was lucky enough to be put onto Hans and i cant recommend him more highly. His team came in and fixed all the problems the other people had left, had the floor down in the fastest time and offered me valuable advice. He has a great team of hard fast workers and most importantly to me hes honest! when he says his team will be there .. . they are there and they are there with their working hats on. They would clean up everyday and the work is impeccable.

I honestly cant thank Hans enough. After the mess the other company had left me in and the emotional state that i was in when i contacted Hans - they came through and did a fantastic job.

Highly Highly Highly recommended!!!

Thanks Guys"

1st Nov, 2012  •  Rating by: Sigrid  •  Contact: Hans Ellehuus  •  Job date: Jun, 2012

"Our company has been working with Hans, Wendy and their team for over two years now. They are the main construction company we work with on our various projects. They have also completed a number of projects on our own home.
Hans is an \"old school builder\" which means he is honest , reliable and highly skilled. I recommend this company unreservedly and look forward to carrying on our association with this professional company.
Do yourself a favour hire them !"

11th Oct, 2012  •  Rating by: David And Catherine  •  Contact: Hans And Wendy  •  Job date: Oct, 2012

"I would definitely use Hans on another building project and have recommended him to friends and family many times over. Hans had estimated our job and it came in within a few thousand of what he had estimated, and right on time. You can\'t ask for better than that!

We completed a total interior renovation whilst living in the house! Not one room was left untouched but with Hans and Mark\'s planning the inconveniences were kept to a minimum.

Mark was outstanding - it can\'t have been easy for him working in a house where a family of 5 were also living. The nature of the renovation meant that as one area was completed, we\'d move into it and Mark would start on the next step. Not only was his workmanship excellent, but he was extremely thoughtful as to how the renovation was impacting on us - he made lots of suggestions along the way to make the process run smoothly.

Hans project managed the job very professionally. He was onsite when he needed to be and was never far away if required. We loved the fact that his team is large enought that when a particular job required more manpower he had the number of hands necessary on site. The subcontractors work, especially the brick layer, was great quality.

Wendy provided detailed invoices each week with all supporting info attached (eg subcontractors invoices, materials). We knew exactly what we were paying for and when. I don\'t recall having cause to query anything regarding the invoicing with her.

In summary, we found the people we dealt with at Hans Ellehuus Builders to be very knowlegable, professional and personable and the quality of the work was very high. We would happily do business with them again."

23rd Jul, 2012  •  Rating by: Barbara  •  Contact: Hans Ellehuus  •  Job date: Aug, 2009

"I have been using Hans for 20 years. (I am one of those awful citizens, a landlord.) He has always done he job well and within budget. Not only does he doe the job well he will tolerate me as a an assistant on the job, so I get to see what the property is actually like.

I appreciate his guidance, particularly when something unforeseen occurs.

I will continue to use Hans Ellehuus Builders as I have always done."

5th Jul, 2012  •  Rating by: John  •  Contact: Hans  •  Job date: Feb, 2012

"We have just completed a major renovation with Hans in Dec 2011 and I am wondering if the comments posted on the 7th Jan are actually describing the same person.
My husband and I never undertaken a renovation project on this scale before and now that are enjoying the finished article we are very thankful that we chose Wendy and Hans to be part of that team. We were very impressed at how well managed the project was, how detailed the invoices and project financial information was that we received from Wendy, and how professional the tradespeople were that Hans subcontracted to. We did have some increases in costs from Hans’ original estimate, but that was due to unforeseen construction variables or because we changed the scope of what we had originally asked for. The project was completed under the original time estimate (at Christmas too) even with these changes, which minimised our rental costs. Hans was project managing the timeline and any of the trades that attended the construction. We were very rarely involved in this. A great amount of pressure was taken off our shoulders as we were both at work and had 3 small children to manage as well. Hans was not always on site himself, but was represented by an amazing foreman Mark who we could always ask questions of as they came up. Every week we would all have a site meeting and I would circulate the minutes of those meetings via email. If there was anything urgent, we could communicate with Hans immediately by mobile or he could meet us at short notice. He also contacted us whenever needed – we never felt he was distracted by other jobs. Part of the appeal of choosing Hans was just how responsive he was and well he explained the impact of our choices on our budget. The only improvement I can think of was maybe a better layout of the original quote so I could compare it more easily with the other quotes we obtained, especially as we were just learning about what costs were involved in the construction. I have passed on my suggestions to Wendy. Apart from that, I thoroughly recommend Hans to anyone considering a renovation by professional building team and I would not hesitate to ask him to be involved in our next ‘Grand Design’!"

25th Jan, 2012  •  Rating by: Edwina  •  Contact: Hans Ellehuus  •  Job date: Jul, 2011

"It was a grave mistake to hire Hans.

We started renovations of our house in October 2010, this included a front deck, taking a wall down in the living room and renovating the bathroom into a fully tiled underfloor heated bathroom with floating shelves.
Problems we came across are-

1. Underquoting
We chose Hans as he gave the lowest quote,(great mistake)only to find at the end of the renovations which happened mid 2010, we have easily spent 3 times , what he stated.The quote wasn\'t detailed and he would add on charges as he goes saying \"it wasn\'t quoted\".

2. Poor project management-between
Hans claims that he does the project management as well, but we found him to be very disorganized project manager.
Our fully tiled bathroom which we spent a fortune on with accessories from Franklin and Hometrends,was becoming a complete mess due to Hans not communicating to his men as to the pre planning of the bathroom prior to the tiles going in. The mirror was installed before the electrician had time to insert the demister, the night light never went in as tiles were already in etc. In the end we had to hire a project manager from Hometrends to salvage our bathroom.

3. Job not done on time and no help in obtaining the CCC
We had a major trouble obtains building CCC for a seemingly minor renovation. We still have a bathroom window that needs a lock in place prior to the CCC, we have requested him to attend to this February 2011,and to date , still not done.

4. Major communication gap
between Hans who make the decisions and Wendy (his wife) who seem to be billing and doing accounting.
What we discussed with Hans seem to be a dead end without Wendy hearing about it and in the end , wasting time on to and fro e mailing .
We received bills of other people wrongly addressed to us, our own bill given to us with wrong amounts etc.

Both myself and my husband are full time employed and we have 2 young children.We basically hired Hans trusting him to do a good job of work and do the project managemnt properly as we do not have time or the experience as this is our first home.
We were terribly disappointed and I ended up having to put in leave from work frequently to keep on checking things as we lost all trust, and as mentioned ended up hiring another project manager for the bathroom.

The only plus point is that our deck was done well, and this was purely due to one of Hans\'s apprentices,Grant. Since then we heard that he had resigned from Hans\'s Company.

We definitely will never hire Hans again."

7th Jan, 2012  •  Rating by: Samantha Herath  •  Contact: Hans Ellehuus  •  Job date: Oct, 2009

"A pleasure to deal with. Hans & his team were willing to go the extra mile to get a top quality result. Good communication and a very professional service. We received plenty of positive feedback from his past clients, were very pleased with the finished result, and would highly reccommned him to anyone who is wanting a quality renovation."

11th Feb, 2010  •  Rating by: Graeme  •  Contact: Hans Ellehuus  •  Job date: Feb, 2010