Depending on your budget and your goals, there are a number of ways to go about building your own home. Latitude Homes offers you flexibility you may not get with other building companies as we will fit in with your needs and offer several options for you to consider,,

The Kitset Option

This is the most effective way to build your own home, and a great solution for many people. With a kitset purchase, we supply plans and all the major building materials for your home, then you take total charge of the construction process. Everything from frames, trusses and exterior cladding to the plumbing supply including tapware and even the kitchen and kitchen appliances you’ll require, are provided at a considerably lower cost than if you purchased the individual items.

Latitude Homes only works with NZ's most reputable building material manufacturers. And of course you, the homeowner, benefits from our bulk buying power. Although the central point of the organisation is Auckland, all your building materials are sourced and delivered from local suppliers closest to your area, from Bluff to Kaitaia.

You then proceed to project manage the building of your new home yourself. We can provide you with guidelines and advice, but it is up to you to contract out the construction work you need done and oversee the work. This will usually include a builder and then the sub-trades such as the electrician, plumber, painter and drainlayer. If you are confident of your practical abilities and have the time available, you’ll be able to make considerable savings by doing some of the labour yourself. Latitude Homes can supply you with a list of recommended builders who usually have plenty of contacts in the sub-trades to complete the necessary work. We will also provide a list of what is required and will help guide you through any problems that you may experience.

The Transportable Option

With this option, we build your home on our site before transporting it nearly completed to your property. In the meantime, you will have taken charge of site works and putting in the timber piles for the house to be positioned on. Plus, for extra peace of mind the construction of the home is covered by our Master Builders Guarantee. Your house is then delivered to the site ready to connect to services. All that remains to be completed is the plastering and painting of your interior walls and the painting of the exterior walls – then you’re ready to move in!

The Shell Only Option

For many customers, a midway point between kitset and a full construction contract is the best solution. The most difficult part in project managing a home can be finding a reputable builder and someone to lay the concrete floor. There is also the problem of timeframes. Some people don’t have the time to run around looking for and supervising contractors, but have limited budgets and still want to (and are capable of!) doing a bit of DIY.

This is where the Shell Only option is very attractive to many people. With the added peace of mind of a Master Builders Guarantee on the work completed by Latitude Homes we organise getting the concrete floor laid, the frames and trusses erected and the roof and exterior cladding and windows and doors installed. At this point (known as the lock-up stage), the customer takes over. All the remaining materials can be purchased as an internal second stage from Latitude Homes (taking advantage of our bulk buying power) or you can source your own. You then finish the work in your own time, with the peace of mind that your home is weatherproof and secure. All you need to do is install the insulation, interior linings, install the prehung doors then plaster and paint. We then deliver your pre-assembled kitchen, you fit off the electrical and plumbing fixtures and fittings and connect up to your services. Add your final touches - floor coverings and drapes, to complete your wonderful new home, and then move in, it’s as easy as that.

The Full Build Service Option

This is where we enter into a full contract with you and take care of the whole building process. Latitude Homes organises the excavations, concrete floors, builders, electricians, plumbers, drainlayers, painters etc and also take care of all building consent issues and inspections. We can meet with you on site to inspect your new home and we keep you up to date with regular progress reports.

Providing additional peace of mind is the Master Builders Guarantee that covers the work and materials used in constructing your home. Once the house is complete, we walk through with you to ensure you are completely happy with the end product – at this point we hand over your keys and a welcoming gift for you to enjoy as you move in and celebrate your new home.

The Export Option

Export Kitset homes from Latitude Homes are very popular for families who have invested in property offshore and want to build a house on it. We primarily export our houses to our closest Pacific Island neighbours, as many of our customers export houses back to their families living in the islands. A house for export is the same as purchasing a kitset - we supply plans and all the major building materials for your home making sure that the materials are designed to suit very high wind zones, coastal conditions and high humidity environments.

Latitude Homes will supply the kitset building materials to all major New Zealand ports or your designated freight forwarding agency in each main New Zealand city. The materials are checked off and it is your responsibility to arrange insurance, any special packaging required, all documentation and customs clearance and the loading and unloading of the container. You then take total charge of the construction process once the materials have been landed.

House and Land Packages

Latitude Homes also offers total packages where you can buy the land with the home that is already being built on it. The big advantage of this option is that All the council approvals have been obtained and all you have to do is choose the interior colours and finishings - then watch as your home is being completed!

Steel Frames

Latitude Homes is able to offer you a home built with the traditional timber frame or with the new, innovative steel framing process. Steel is one of the world’s most remarkable building materials. Low allergenic, it doesn’t contain any toxin preservatives, or absorb moisture making it the ideal choice for today’s sensitive living environments. Its strength, stiffness and geometric properties ensure the core stability of your home, making sure it stays straight and square through NZ’s changing seasons. This ability is critically important as the framing impacts on everything that’s attached to it – exteriors, roofs, window frames, doorframes, linings, tiles and floors.

Using a steel frame for your home also means that your building site remains cleaner and most importantly the construction process is faster – it won’t be held up by weather and delays from waiting for timber framing to dry.

Many of our house designs can be built using steel framing – this option is available on both kitset and full build constructions.