PHOTO:SUPPLIED This Bunnings DIY 101 square-metre house near Otaki was built by Hinds Builders for Steve and Sharleen, for around $200,000.
Mega hardware chain Bunnings raised eyebrows in 2017 by moving into the kitset new home market – and it appears to have paid off.
The Australian-owned company has completed more than 100 new builds in New Zealand, which are marked under the “affordable” Clever Living Co banner. And in doing so, it has proved a competitive alternative, not just to other hardware chains, but to the myriad home builders at the lower end of the market.
Richard Trent of Trent Building in Christchurch, one of 20 licensed builders offering the houses, says he has lost count of the number he has built. The houses are built in his yard and relocated to sites throughout the South Island.
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