Yes. We prepare the full building consent package, including architectural drawings, structural and civil calculations, specifications and producer statements, then lodge it and respond to any council requests for information on your behalf.

Most residential consents are processed within the statutory 20 working days once the application is accepted.

Often, yes. If the wall is load-bearing, or provides bracing against wind and earthquake loads, it will need to be replaced with an engineered beam or alternative bracing, and the work will usually require a building consent.

One of our engineers can visit, confirm what the wall is doing and design a solution, typically within a couple of weeks.

Most subdivisions follow six stages: feasibility, scheme plan and resource consent, engineering plan approval, physical works, the section 224(c) completion certificate, and finally the issue of new titles through LINZ.

Because our surveyors, engineers and planners work together, we can manage every stage under one contract.

A topographic survey maps the physical features of a site, such as levels, contours, trees, buildings and services, and forms the base for design.

A boundary survey confirms the legal boundaries of your property and can re-establish missing pegs. Many projects need both.

After an initial conversation and site visit, we provide a written proposal broken down by stage, usually as fixed fees for clearly defined work. Where the scope is uncertain, for example on complex alterations, we may suggest a time-based fee with an agreed estimate.

You will always know what the next stage costs before it begins.

For a typical standalone home, allow around 8 to 14 weeks to move from briefing through concept and developed design to a consent-ready set of documents. Council processing and builder pricing then run in parallel.

We will give you a programme at the start, and update it as decisions are made.

Yes. While most of our work is across the Auckland region, we regularly take on projects throughout Northland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty. Survey and site work outside Auckland may attract a travel allowance, which we will confirm in our proposal.

Anything that helps us understand your site and goals: a copy of your certificate of title, any existing plans or reports, photos, a rough budget and a few images of buildings you like. If you do not have everything, that is fine. We can source titles and council records for you.