My team deserves a massive shout-out. We are now progressing on another tricky site…. one renovated Lockwood plus three new accessible and energy efficient homes..
Eight weeks of planning led to a seamless lift of a Lockwood from its temporary foundations to new foundation incorporating a double undercroft carpark.
The actual move took 5 min and 2 secs.
Fantastic team work.
Those in the team:
😇 Fistonich Building Removals with NZ Cranes 😇WF Construction 😇Hire Traffic (Craig Simmonds) 😇Auckland Council’s Property Team for supporting access 😇PJM Project Management 😇Trojan Earthworks 😇My insurance broker (Aon in Dunedin)
A half day set up for a 7 minute move: accuracy and safety paramount.
About the author
Kirsty Merriman
For years I would plan houses, travel widely and observe communities. I also had the privilege of working for New Zealand's largest dairy company in both New Zealand and Malaysia. All the while supported by my husband and young daughter. After a while, our roles swapped and we moved to the Arabian Gulf. Meanwhile my passion for property and communities continued to simmer.
Along came COVID and had no choice but to pivot... in the words of Robert Frost, I looked for and "found the road less travelled by" and decided that maybe I could "make [a] the difference".
I look for to find insights and built a few of the houses that we need. This means a saleable house and a profitable and sustainable business.
