Yes, you do, all partial or full reclad require council consent. Of all building consents, these ones most certainly undergo the most scrutiny by the council and are very carefully monitored and inspected by senior building inspectors. 

In simple terms, changing the building envelopes exterior cladding system, for another approved cladding system. There are many options to navigate through, with the most common being a direct fixed plaster cladding system, being changed to a cavity batten, clad system. 

Some of those systems have very specific fire rating systems that must be strictly adhered too, especially with joined properties, such as townhouses. 

And a reclad does not mean it’s a leaky home, some of our clients simply wish to change to a more modern look, to make it feel more aesthetically pleasing. 

Placing a figure on a reclad, especially a plaster home with a direct fixed system, is tricky to predict, but from our professional experience, it will usually be in the vicinity of between $150,000.00 up to $450,000.00 or more, depending on the size of the house, and its complexity. 

Yes, you certainly can. In fact, it’s a great time to upgrade potential areas like bathrooms, ensuites and kitchens. These are just some of the most common up upgrades, clients like to add on to the consented reclad project. Outdoor, entertaining areas is another area of demand. 

An average time frame would be between 5-7 months, depending on other areas to be renovated or updated. 

This is, without doubt, the MOST asked question to me, at the first initial consultation process. We understand it’s expensive to move out of the home and pay rent for another property, whilst also paying for your reclad project. Where possible and practicable, we endeavour to try and give options and solutions, to work around yourselves whilst living onsite, and to try and save you from renting another property. Careful planning can go a long way in allowing this to happen.  

Establishing costs for a reclad is very tricky, given the type of work that’s involved, and it’s the experience of working on reclads that gives the greatest peace of mind, that at the pricing stage, we here at Kiwi Construction allow for all the unforeseen issues and costs that are often overlook by our competitors when pricing the reclad project. 

At Kiwi Construction, we track all estimated costs, with actual costs going on onsite, live on a week by week basis, and keep in close communication with all our clients when non allowed works pop up. More often than not, we here at Kiwi Construction are on the side of caution at the pricing stage, so we don’t get ourselves into big-budget blowouts. 

Our previous clients are testimony to that!!