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Facing challenges such as a compromised foundation, limited space, or the need to mitigate flood risks? The concept of house lifting using hydraulic jacks, temporary support, and steel columns might be the solution you’ve been searching for. This article delves into the benefits and considerations of house lifting as an alternative to starting anew. We

After more than 140 years in the same spot, a heritage cottage is going on a short holiday. The historic cottage on Kilmore St in central Christchurch was built in 1881 and last week was moved 13 metres, so its foundations could be repaired. It will return to its old spot in May once the

Usually, if you climbed under the crawl space of a Wellington home, you might find mud, maybe some dead vermin – you would rarely expect to find gold. Read the full article as a subscriber on NZ Herald

MTK Capital’s Max Key has had a 1920s bungalow trucked onto an Owairaka/Mt Albert site to double his investment. Read the full article as a subscriber on NZ Herald Read the full article as a subscriber on NZ Herald

Read the full article on NZ Herald Max Key has made a splash in the hot Auckland property market, revealing that he has sold his first property development. The son of former Prime Minister Sir John Key shared before and after photos of the Glen Innes property, which he transformed from a single house to

This story was originally published by Your Home and Garden and is republished with permission. Renovating a rundown home can take far longer than you think – even for The Block NZ veterans Alice and Caleb. PROBLEM The rooms felt dark and closed-in.The decks were unusable and therefore no indoor-outdoor flow.The foundations were found to

Albert Park’s historic caretaker’s cottage is on the move, but don’t worry, it’s not going far. The 136-year-old heritage building has been hoisted two metres into the air in order to replace its crumbling foundations. The vertical move is part of a council plan to restore its heritage buildings but instead of using traditional methods,

Commercial lifting company Meccanico is harnessing the experience it learned from the Christchurch earthquakes and putting it into practice in Auckland and Wellington. With contracts tendered for re-levelling Wellington’s Town Hall among others, the company has had the benefit of some unusual jobs, including lifting a castle that was subsiding. One of the most obvious

Character villas line most streets in Grey Lynn, Auckland, but time isn’t always on their side. The owners of this century-old villa had loved it for years, but they knew it needed major work before they could move in with their young family. Dougal and Faye Swift, with children Rocco, 2, and Adan, 1, now