Houses on the move: Heartland Homes
Building material prices and transport costs are up, but that doesn’t mean you have to give up on the dream of your new home or holiday house.
Some of the smartest and most experienced brains in the business have been thinking outside the square and working hard to deliver their clients’ ideal build on tight budgets and in challenging places.
“From our beginnings 25 years ago in the Waikato, we have been innovators, bringing fresh ideas to complex sections, difficult to access sites, and remote plots,” says Vicki Foster, co-owner of Heartland Homes (South Island) along with husband Geoff. Their ingenuity has enabled Kiwis to consider homes on land that logistical problems might have previously ruled out. “We are much more than an on-site building company,” says Vicki, “we do Transportable homes and Kitset homes, and there isn’t a site that has beaten us yet. Alongside our North Island team, we literally cover the country, having planned and built over 2000 homes,” says Vicki.
The transportable homes are sized between 60 and 130 square metres. “We move them in one piece from our site to your site anywhere in the South Island,” says Vicki. “They are the answer to a prayer if your site is remote, or if there is a shortage in local tradespeople. In some cases, we send it with the GIB fitted, and only plastering and painting is done when the home reaches its destination. We recently sent one to Franz Joseph that only required on-site connection to services and the build of the deck.”
The kitset option is ideal if you are a builder or you would like to have more involvement in the build.
“You receive the full set of consented plans, the pricing is done for you, and we deliver everything you need, right down to the kitchen sink,” says Vicki.
If it’s your dream to have a home bespoke to you, design and build is a core part of the business. “We start with an evaluation of the site that you want to build on, and work through your needs and budget with you,” says Vicki. “From there, our design team will work with you on plans from scratch, or on modifying one of our existing inspirational house plans.”
So, what are you waiting for? Any style, any size, anywhere, Heartland Homes can put your dream home on your favourite site.
