KNOCK DOWN & REBUILD · ŌREWA

Love the street, not the house?
Knock down, rebuild in Ōrewa.

Keep the section, the neighbours and the ten-minute walk to the beach, replace the cold do-up with a warm, dry, set-price new home. We manage demolition to handover, and the free site evaluation prices the whole path first.

SET-PRICE CONTRACTS · MASTER BUILD 10-YEAR GUARANTEE · LOCAL SHOWHOME: 75A WOODCOCKS RD, WARKWORTH
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Rebuilt family home in Ōrewa at dusk

When the section is right but the house is wrong

Ōrewa's best streets were built out decades ago, which is exactly the problem. The walk-to-the-beach section is perfect; the 1960s weatherboard sitting on it is cold, damp, chopped into small rooms and facing away from the sun. Meanwhile the land under it is now worth more than the house ever was.

Moving means giving up the street, the school zone and the ten-minute walk to the beach. Renovating means pouring money into someone else's floor plan. A knock-down rebuild keeps everything you actually love, the location, and replaces the only part that's failing you.

Rebuild vs renovate: the honest maths

A cosmetic renovation is cheap. A structural one almost never stays that way, because you don't know what you're buying until the linings come off. Rebuilds flip that: demolition is a known cost, and the new home is a set-price contract with a schedule.

Run both paths through the calculator below. Most owners are surprised which way it lands once the renovation's hidden lines are on paper:

  • Weathertightness and recladding once the old skin comes off
  • Rewiring, re-plumbing and re-piling to meet today's code
  • Insulation, heating and double glazing retrofitted at premium rates
  • Consent costs on work that still leaves you with a 60-year-old frame
  • No warranty at the end, versus a 10-year guarantee on a new build
RUN YOUR OWN NUMBERS
BUILD-COST CALCULATOR

What would the build cost?

FLOOR AREA186
FINISH
YOUR SITE
ESTIMATED BUILD COST
$613,000
to $677,000
FINISH RATE$3,400 / M²
TIME ON SITE23 WKS
PLAN SETINCLUDED
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A ballpark for budgeting, not a quote, your section sets the real number via a free site evaluation. Excludes land and site-specific works.

MORTGAGE CALCULATOR

What would the repayments be?

TOTAL TO BORROW FOR$900,000
DEPOSIT20%
INTEREST RATE5.5%
LOAN TERM30 yrs
ESTIMATED REPAYMENTS
$943 / wk
MONTHLY$4,088
TOTAL INTEREST$751,709
TYPICAL 4-BED RENT$820 / WK
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Indicative only, not lending advice, your bank sets the real rate and terms.

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$1.18MMEDIAN HOUSE PRICE
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$790/wkTYPICAL 4-BED RENT

The beach town that became a suburb without losing the beach. Walkable everything, a genuine main street, and the strongest lifestyle premium on the coast for homes within ten minutes of the sand.

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How a knock-down rebuild runs

One team owns the whole path, so nothing falls between a demolition contractor, a designer and a builder who've never met.

  • Free site evaluation, we confirm what your section allows and what the whole path costs
  • Design, pick a plan that finally uses the sun and the view, or modify one to suit
  • Demolition and consents, managed end to end, disconnections included
  • Set-price contract, signed before the old house comes down, not after
  • Build and handover, schedule at signing, keys with a 10-year guarantee

Where you live in the meantime

Most owners rent locally for the build window or stay with family for the short gap. Because the schedule is fixed at contract signing, you're booking a rental with dates, not guesses. We'll tell you honestly what the timeline looks like for your site before you commit to anything.

Price my rebuild
FROM THE OWNERS
★★★★★
The price on the contract was the price on the last invoice. Try getting that from the do-up we nearly bought.
Sarah & Ben T. · Karaka 186 · Millwater
★★★★★
We walked in with the calculator numbers and walked out with a start date. Nobody blinked.
Priya N. · Aria 145 · Warkworth
★★★★★
Second build with them. Same foreman both times, and that tells you everything you need to know.
Mark R. · Tōtara 224 · Ōrewa
Is knock-down rebuild cheaper than renovating?

Often, once a renovation goes structural. Run your numbers in the comparison calculator below, most owners are surprised which way it lands over ten years.

Do you handle the demolition and consents?

Yes, demolition, consents and the build run under one team and one schedule, with the price set before we start.

Where do we live during the build?

Most owners rent locally for the build window. You'll have the schedule at contract signing, so you can book it with dates, not guesses.

When does the price become set?

After the site evaluation and prelim works, your quote becomes a set-price contract. From then on the price moves only for a variation you ask for, or something genuinely outside anyone's control, and we're upfront about both.

Can I modify this design?

Yes. Most owners tweak a standard plan to suit their section and their life: mirror it, stretch it, move the garage. Big changes get priced before you commit.

Can I see one of these built?

Walk the Warkworth showhome at 75A Woodcocks Road, or ask us about recent handovers nearby. Call ahead and we will put the kettle on.

Knock Down Rebuild Ōrewa: talk to the local team.

Leave your details and we'll call you back within one business hour, weekdays, no obligation.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ENQUIRE
  1. 01
    We call you back

    Within one business hour on weekdays. A local from the Warkworth office, not a call centre.

  2. 02
    An honest walkthrough

    Your section, your budget and the plans that fit. Straight answers, no sales script.

  3. 03
    Numbers in writing

    A written summary you can take to the bank. No obligation and no chasing afterwards.

★★★★★
The price on the contract was the price on the last invoice. Try getting that from the do-up we nearly bought.
Sarah & Ben T. · Karaka 186 · Millwater
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