Herald Island
Client Testimonial
Viking Homes was recommended to us by our architect Darren Gubb (www.gubbdesign.co.nz), as an emerging builder getting excellent feedback on several high spec jobs. From the start, Viking quickly earnt our respect and trust. They became the obvious choice to help us with our 90m2, two level extension and total overhaul of the rest of our 180m2, 1970s home; a challenging blend of old with new.
As absolute novices in building with very busy lives, we needed a lot of support with every decision of the build. Viking worked with us to help us understand all aspects of the extensive project and to guide us through the options for each decision. They incorporated this into a highly detailed, and ultimately very accurate, budget estimate that we then managed on an actual charge-out basis. This worked extremely well for us as we had great flexibility to make sure we ended up with exactly what we wanted, within budget. Viking gave us regular updates on spend vs the estimate and what remained. This really helped us manage our budget and prioritise the things most important to us. Knowing what position we were in financially at all times removed much of the worry and stress from the process. In the end, this enabled us to get a lot more out of the project than we had first imagined, and we were bang on budget!
The Viking crew came to feel like part of our extended family as we all worked together to build our dream home. They were excellent with our two young and ‘adventurous’ boys, and kept them safe while we lived on-site for the first few months of the build. They were polite to everyone, very tidy and considerate, and had an extremely high attention to detail and positive approach to finding solutions to meet our needs. They always made time to talk things through and appease my control-freakish tendencies.
We now have a beautiful home that feels brand new and is exactly right for us. We are so happy with the result and the process we went through with Viking, and would highly recommend them anyone wanting to build a house that they love.
K & M Kilkenny. Sept 2018