Primary contact
Wendy Mackereth or Hans Ellehuus
Postal address
17 Duncan Avenue,
Sandringham,
1025
Primary contact
Wendy Mackereth or Hans Ellehuus
Postal address
17 Duncan Avenue,
Sandringham,
1025
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!
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.
I appreciate his guidance, particularly when something unforeseen occurs.
I will continue to use Hans Ellehuus Builders as I have always done.
"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.
Primary contact
Wendy Mackereth or Hans Ellehuus
Phone number
021760661
Phone number (alternative)
096293210
Website
https://www.ellehuus.co.nz/
Availability
This week/ASAP
Physical address
17 Duncan Avenue,
Sandringham,
1025
Postal address
17 Duncan Avenue,
Sandringham,
1025
About us
Builders, specialising in renovations of older homes, but experienced in all types.
We have renovated over 550 homes since 1991.
What we do
Project management, renovations of any size, insurance reinstatement, maintenance.
References available.
Categories we service
Renovation, Kitchen Remodellers, Kitchen Fittings & Design, Joinery Maintenance , Joinery, Flood & Fire Restoration, Decks & Decking, Cladding, Builders, Bathroom Remodelers
Areas we service
Westmere, Westfield, Western Springs, Waterview, Waitakere City and Suburbs, Waikowhai, Three Kings, Te Papapa, Tamaki, St Marys Bay, St Lukes, St Johns, St Heliers, Sandringham, Royal Oak, Rodney Area, Remuera, Ponsonby, Point Chevalier, Penrose, Parnell, Panmure, Owairaka, Otahuhu, Orakei, Onehunga, One Tree Hill, North Shore City and Suburbs, Newton, Newmarket, New Windsor, Mt Wellington, Mt Roskill, Mt Eden, Mt Albert, Mission Bay, Meadowbank, Lynfield, Kohimarama, Kingsland, Hillsborough (Taranaki), Hillsborough (Auckland), Herne Bay, Grey Lynn, Greenlane, Grafton, Glendowie, Glen Innes, Freemans Bay, Epsom, Ellerslie, Central Park, Blockhouse Bay, Balmoral, Avondale (Auckland), Auckland Region, Auckland City and Suburbs, Auckland Central
Communication: 90% | Quality: 90% | Reliability: 80% | Value: 80%