Renovate or demolish
We now have a significant number of houses that are at least 60 years old. Should these ageing houses be renovated or demolished, and which option is more popular?
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We now have a significant number of houses that are at least 60 years old. Should these ageing houses be renovated or demolished, and which option is more popular?
With around 68,000 homes in its portfolio, Kāinga Ora – Homes and Communities is Aotearoa New Zealand’s largest landlord. Doug Spick, Director Maintenance Contracting and Asset Services, talks about its national maintenance and how a customer-first approach is critical.
With our existing housing stock likely to last past 2050, there are plenty of opportunities for companies to specialise in retrofitting.
In this final part of our renovation of period and character homes series, we start by looking at external windows then consider how the houses can be made to fit in to our 21st century lifestyles.
There are a number of common building problems that are likely to need solving when undertaking renovation design and construction. We take a look at a few, including their solutions.
In Build 188 Keeping in character, i looked at the major structural issues confronted when refurbishing Aotearoa New Zealand period and character homes. In this third article in the series, i discuss the internal fit-out and what you may encounter.