Being a builder, I have built our own homes, but this time because I had retired and have been out of the system for quite some years we decided to get someone else to build for us.  We already had the site so it was a question of quality of build and after looking at several companies we decided on Maddren Homes.

They were happy to work with our plan and style (making suggestions along the way) until we arrived at the home we have today. They also knew I would be watching with a trained eye.  Once I met Jake I felt confident that we would get a good job. We discussed details on what we liked along the way without any problems. Jake was always prompt in getting back and informing us of timetables. The build finished ahead of time and the standard of finish from their subcontractors was excellent.

We would be happy to recommend Maddren Homes for their professionalism and standard of finish. We would be happy to build with them again.

Barry and Trish - Orewa

‘Can Ollie come and play?’ Moments later, seven year old Ollie tears out of the house to shrieks of laughter and joins the boys from next door as they race off on their scooters. It was this, a family-centric development set amongst the rolling farmlands on the outskirts of West Auckland that Sarah and John Bell wanted.

They’d built before and enjoyed the process, but while they’d loved their big new house, now with a young family it was time to downsize and take a chunk off the mortgage. But that in no way meant compromising on design, function or quality. With a smaller floor plan, they got more creative and worked closely with Maddren to personalise their house plan and create a home they loved and that suited their growing family. A second living area that doubles as a fourth bedroom for sleep-overs, and a carpeted garage to serve as a messy-play area and venue for kids parties.

The local school with a roll of only 250 also added to the appeal for freelance Graphic Designer Sarah and Lighting Technician John and their children Ollie, and Nina, three. Relocating to the country suited their flexible work schedules and gave them the opportunity to not only reduce their mortgage, but provide a simpler way of life for their children to grow up in.

Taking that initial step to building their first house came about after renovating older houses and the constant need for installing ventilation and heating systems to keep their young family healthy. After that first build went so smoothly, they wished they’d done it sooner. With double glazed windows that retained the heat, paired with ducted ventilation to regulate the temperature, the house was warm and dry and the kids were healthier.

Energetic young children need plenty of space to play so expansive decking that flowed from the living area was a must-have for the kids but also for entertaining. The social aspect of the country community became the unexpected icing on the cake for Sarah and John. It wasn’t just having a new house in the country. They’d actually built into a growing development with other young families just like them, which made their house become a home.

Their neighbours with children became their friends, each looking out for the others children. And socialising together at neighbourhood street parties and BBQ’s soon became the norm. It’s the classic tale of country meets city; living a less chaotic lifestyle removed from the hustle and bustle, but with all the modern trappings and conveniences that a new home offers. 

“It’s great that these developments are designed with schools and shops around us that make it a community we want to live in.” 

A great big thank you to Maddren Homes! Our build is progressing well and we are pleased with what has been achieved so far. Our project manager Jake Anderson is very helpful and knowledgeable. We appreciate Maddren’s professionalism and their passion, being easy to communicate with and caring about the little things like keeping the site clean and tidy. Building with Maddren is the best decision we made in 2018!

Ming

Hi Maddren team,

 Just want to say a big thank you for helping create our new home.  Was a very special day for us to see our dream become a reality and finally complete after 3 years of planning and waiting.

 Although the build was not without its share of hiccups (last mention of the brick wall!) it was very rarely due to the Maddren team.  We definitely picked the right company for the build and have found everyone at Maddren fantastic to deal with and any concerns we had were always addressed.

 Special acknowledgement needs to go to Chris.  Talk about baptism by fire!  Extremely difficult job trying to keep the client happy whilst trying to manage the tradies, contractors and an architect.  But he always had a can do attitude where nothing ever seemed to be a problem which couldn't be resolved or too much trouble to look into.  

 Also thanks to Alex who is a great ambassador for Maddren and very patient and understanding with all our numerous requests and variations.

 We look forward to moving into our new home in the next few days, opening the lovely treats you left for us and settling down in time for Christmas.  As promised there will definitely be another celebratory round of drinks and food at Valley Rd and we will be in touch to organise something in the new year so you can all come out and see both houses as homes.

 Wishing you and your families and the team at Maddren a very Merry Christmas and happy holidays.

Nina, Mt Eden

After months researching, visiting new-built show homes for ideas of design etc., to finding a section in the area we wished to live, Maddren Homes - a locally owned business - had sections available which suited us.  Decision made.

We have been in our Maddren-built home for just on six months.  Our journey on our first venture into a new build was an exciting and amazing learning curve.

Maddren Home’s staff from Sales, Design and Planning, the Project Manager, and Office staff guided us through this challenging project, assisting us with design and special requirements we needed to build. Upon signing the agreement to house design and build schedule, staff worked us through Council Consent requirements and kept us updated on progress.

Once construction began communication was excellent throughout.  All workmanship by Maddren Home builders and their tradespeople was completed to a very high standard of detail, finish, and on time.  Assistance was available in choosing interior and exterior paint colour, flooring, bathroom and kitchen design (very important areas and we made many changes during planning), and managed to get it nearly right for us.  Plus much more guidance available from very friendly staff.

A very, very happy family settling into another well built Maddren home with follow up service: Your Project Manager is a call away from any queries you may have.

Thank you all - your friendly staff made our journey an exciting and enjoyable experience.   

Merle, Huapai

We are a retired couple who planned to downsize our North Shore property and build on a lifestyle block with our son and daughter-in-law. Council rules dictated construction of a minor dwelling only.

After considering and viewing a number of other building companies open homes we came across an advert from Maddren Homes for the building of minor dwellings. They had a minor dwelling show home on site at their Kumeu Head Office which we were able to view. We were impressed by both the price, design and quality of this building.

Their Building Consultant also took us through recent plans of other minor dwellings they had completed or were under construction. Eventually were able to view a similar dwelling to what we wanted,being constructed.

We chose Maddren because we considered they could build a quality home within our budget and to our desired time frame.

We found the Maddren construction to be a fairly painless process as they took us through each phase of the planning and building process. A consultant was available to advise us with the often difficult decisions such as colour schemes. A construction supervisor was assigned to our build who we could contact if required, at any time.

All the Maddren staff dealt with we found to be friendly, professional and knowledgeable. Our home was completed by the planned due date and without any significant rectification issues.
We have no hesitation in recommending Maddren Homes to other customers who are looking for a quality build and professional management of their project.

Ron and Adele

Dear Rodger,

We've actually lived in our new house for nearly two weeks now and right from the moment we managed to sit down after a hurried move, we felt perfectly at home. We're still in the process of unpacking and finding out what goes where, and expect it will take a few weeks yet to sort it all out.

We've come a long way since we met you at Kumeu when you opened up the show home, (closed that day) gave us a tour and convinced us that Maddren could help us achieve our goal of building a small house in our garden. I'm sure we told you that you were the last call on the last day of trying to find a solution to the problem. We were about to pull the plug on the whole idea but fate took a hand. We knew we were on the right track when Stuart turned up at 82b a couple of days later and started the process, eventually going so far as to introduce us to the ASB when our own bank turned us down for a loan.

We also knew ours wasn't the easiest of sites and admit that we had a few misgivings when we saw the size of the hole for the drainage/sewer line and even more so when a huge chunk of the road was dug up to get to the manhole. Surprisingly, the neighbours didn't lynch us, especially when the water main was pierced, then right on Christmas the work was finished and everyone admired our super new retaining wall.

The heavy machinery started work on 17th November I think, and from then on the sun shone for weeks — no rain to speak of until we had a roof. We had the privilege of sitting in our lounge, watching our house being built from the slab up, which was fascinating and instructive, with bronzed, bare-chested builders all over the place obviously enjoying their work, serenading us with ... to be kind, gusto.

The best part was when the scaffolding was taken down and we could see the house properly; it looked very stylish and sat well on the section. We assumed completion was in sight. Not so! The construction gods are obviously as mean as the golf gods — don't get ahead of yourself or they'll smack you down in an instant. What went wrong? Never mind, it doesn't matter now.

Thinking back over the whole process, we were impressed with the preferred suppliers, who were all courteous, knowledgeable and helpful. The end results are very satisfying although we found it really difficult to imagine the finished job at the time of making decisions.

Your staff, too, were always so cheerful and friendly, even though we must have driven them nuts at times: Gary was patience itself when we hadn't a clue what he was talking about, and told me he liked feijoas when I threatened to pelt him with them; Jacqui always on the ball, Jo on the phone chasing people for us, Janine never missing a beat with the invoices; Jake, in control and always keeping us informed, not to mention yourself when we got tied up in facts, figures and schedules.

We haven't actually paid for the house yet — still waiting for the land titles to come through. The family who bought our old house were the first to see it 2 hours after it went on the market, and though we were a bit nervous about the long settlement time, fate worked in our favour again. It wasn't plain sailing for them either, but we're all in now, and happy, and three very small boys have certainly woken up the neighbourhood.

I'm sorry this is such a long letter, but after nearly 18 months of association with the Maddren family, a line or two doesn't fit the bill and, besides, your websites aren't responding. Thanks to you all for getting us across the line with your expertise and good humour; we really do appreciate all you did for us and after 43 years in 82b it's amazing how much we don't miss it and how much we are enjoying our new place. Many thanks for the gift basket — who knew that Alan was crying out for a new pepper mill? It goes beautifully with the kitchen. He will appreciate the tea-towels too!!

Daphne and Alan, Birkenhead

We have completed and moved into our new home, built by Maddren Homes. The whole experience from the day we went to the Millwater show home and met Alex and her enthusiasm to take what we had dreamed of for years and turn it into reality, finally got us over the line. The entire process from design through to completion has gone incredibly smoothly and this is down to Maddren Homes having excellent relationships with all their contractors and clear communication throughout. Everyone we met on site was friendly, knowledgeable and very engaged with the process of completing a home to a very high standard and within budget.

We couldn’t be happier with our choice to engage Maddren Homes to make our dream come true, in fact our home is even better than we imagined it would be

David and Darren, Puhoi

I would like to take the opportunity to thank you for your efforts regarding our Maddren Home in Stillwater. As you are aware we had some technical obstacles to overcome, but with your knowledge and guidance, we managed to complete our dream home.

I would recommend anybody looking to have a new build designed and built, consider what Tony and his team have to offer at Maddren Homes.

Sean

We consider ourselves very lucky to have selected Maddren Homes to build our home from the myriad of building companies to choose from and recommend this fantastic team to all. The differentiators we saw initially in Maddren Homes when compared to others was a locally owned business with a tight-knit team and focus on programming their selected high quality subcontractors to deliver fantastic homes. Those perceptions became a reality as our build was a quick, easy, stress free process that left our neighbours astounded as we moved in 4 weeks ago while they are all many months from doing the same. Many thanks to our site supervisor, Jamie, for non-stop communication,  also Rodger for swapping beer recipes on the way. Also to the team in the background Andy, Jacqui, Terena, and the rest.

Richard and Mel.