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When building a new home in New Zealand, you need to deal with a builder that understands the uniqueness of our beautiful terrain, stunning scenery and of course our climate.

To help you to become as informed as possible about your journey, and of course to keep up with the latest in our network and the building industry, we’ve developed a quiet place for you to enjoy perusing articles we’ve published. These touch on the latest in design advice, innovation and inspiration, building tips and advice, and of course some case studies which we hope will get you excited about your home building journey with David Reid Homes… so pull up a chair, grab a coffee and enjoy!

29 Sep 2015

Building a warm, healthy home from the foundation up

Good underfloor insulation can make a big difference to how comfortable your home is, and to the size of your energy bills.
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11 Sep 2015

Get Fired Up

Considering installing a fire or updating your current fire or heating situation? Jason Hague-Smith from Wellington Fireplace draws on 24 years of experience to weigh up the options and dispense some advice for choosing the right heating solution for your home.
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03 Sep 2015

David Reid Homes Recognised at 2015 House of the Year Awards

David Reid Homes has again been recognised among New Zealand’s best home designers and builders, at the Registered Master Builders House of the Year Awards, picking up the elite Gold Reserve award in four of the seven homes they entered.
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14 Aug 2015

Builders of Beautiful Unique Homes

A few weeks back, we discussed the difference between choosing an architect or design and build company to manage your home building project.
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07 Aug 2015

Building Your Dream Home – from Conception to Reality

It takes time, experience and creativity to design beautiful homes that are both functional and unique. Drawing from more than 20 year’s experience building homes for New Zealanders, David Reid Homes has developed more than 40 house designs to suit a range of budgets, lifestyles and needs.
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30 Jul 2015

What’s Hot In Home Heating

Considering installing a fire or updating your current fire or heating situation? Not all heating sources are created equal and developments in both wood and gas fires has seen design, functionality and efficiency change dramatically.
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23 Jul 2015

David Reid Homes Kapiti turns 10

An exciting time for our Wellington Region David Reid Homes team who are celebrating 10 years in their Kapiti office this month. The team are marking the occasion with 10 weeks of giveaways on their Facebook page, as a way of saying ‘thanks’ and sharing their success with the greater Wellington community.
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16 Jul 2015

10 Reasons To Love Winter

Short days, widespread snow and continuous frosts, winter seems to be more brutal than usual this year. The colds and sniffles are doing the rounds and without so much as a hint of warm weather in the air, it’s easy to feel a little blue.
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02 Jul 2015

Architect or Design and Build Company?

At some stage when planning your dream home, you’re going to have to make a choice about who designs it. Do you go with an architect or a design and build company?
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26 Jun 2015

Building Healthy Homes

A properly insulated home will save homeowners thousands of dollars in heating costs.
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