Welcome to Fix It Tauranga, the Bay's leading home extensions and renovations specialist

There are some very good reasons why Fix It Building Services has been a trusted name in the Western Bay of Plenty for so long. Consummate professionalism, quality workmanship, and prompt reliable service are just a handful of these reasons.

But since taking over the business more than three years ago, Aaron and Tracie Irwin have brought a whole new dimension to the business with their passion for design and innovation. 

This passion is evident in the photos on this page of a house in Valley Road, Mt Maunganui, which they transformed from an ordinary brick-and-tyle house to a rather extraordinary home which sold at auction for substantial capital gain.

3 good reasons to improve, not move

• Moving is expensive House sale commission and moving expenses can cost more than$20,000. Plus, it’s likely that your new home will need some improvements anyway.
• Get the home you really want. If you’re reasonably happy with your home’s location, neighbours and section, then it may only takea few improvements to turn a good home into a great one. Consider adding extra rooms to gain additional space, or installing French doors or bifold doors and a deck to take better advantage ofthe outdoors.
• Renovation is a good investment. Apart from improving your lifestyle, renovating can capture your home’s full value, especially if it’s a two-bedroom house and you add another bedroom, or if you open up one side or build up to take advantage of views.
   

	Top Tips It is important to avoid over-capitalising, whereby the renovation’s cost outweighs the market value it will add to your home. The longer you keep a property after renovating it, the more value you will gain from your investment. As a general rule of thumb: New kitchen: Spend 4% to 6% of property’s value. New bathroom: Spend 2% to 3% of property’s value. Landscaping: Spend 1% to 2% of property’s value.

What our clients say...

As we did not want the hassle of co-ordinating the [renovation] project ourselves, Aaron [Irwin] seemed to be the right person to take this responsibility from concept to completion ... We were very impressed with the regular contact he made with us ... The timing of the sub-contractors was impressive to say the least and the work was completed with a minimum of fuss and left tidy and clean at all times ... Any queries were dealt with quickly and efficiently and we would have absolutely no hesitation in contacting Fix It Building Services for any other future work we may have.  Owen and Rae Keightly, Tauranga

Over the past months we have been associated with [Fix It Tauranga Project Manager] Nick Bates ... during the renovations to our property ... Nick carried out his duties of supervising the project with utmost diligence ... At all times Nick had a cool and calm approach ... Hios relationship with sub-contractors was excellent and he controlled them and their costings with great skill ... The two builders on the job [Matt and Rick] ... were at all times courteous and worked with great dedication to the job ... Finally we say thank you to Nick, Matt, Rick and the team at Fix It for a job well done.   Jim and Sandra Byrnes, Tauranga

This page features photos of a rather special renovation project by Fix It Renovations which saw a plain brick-and-tile house in Mt Maunganui transformed into a beautiful contemporary home with a gourmet kitchen, open light living spaces and superb indoor-outdoor flow.