Year Round Comfort by Chamberlain Homes

Year Round Comfort

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This house was less than 20 years old and built to the minimum building code, as so many houses are. The current owners wanted to up-spec the house and make it a healthier home to live in, and easier to keep at a constant warm temperature in winter and cooler in summer. As a result of the renovations, it is now altogether more pleasant to live in year-round. Keeping cosy The team from Chamberlain Homes stripped back all the exterior cladding and installed higher quality insulation. They replaced all the singled glazed windows with thermally broken double-glazed windows to help improve heat retention in the colder months and reduce overheating in summer. Window locations were also changed to increase thermal gains from the sun and improve privacy from surrounding buildings. Even insulated garage doors were installed – every little bit counts. To wrap it all up and modernise the house’s appearance, exterior bevel back weatherboard cladding replaced the previous stucco effect. Walls were reconfigured internally to improve the flow and new fittings throughout updated the interior.

This house was less than 20 years old and built to the minimum building code, as so many houses are. Read more

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A transformative renovation enhancing year-round comfort through passive design, featuring upgraded insulation, thermally broken double-glazed windows, and modernized aesthetics for a healthier living environment.

Keeping cosy

The team from Chamberlain Homes stripped back all the exterior cladding and installed higher quality insulation. They replaced all the singled glazed windows with thermally broken double-glazed windows to help improve heat retention in the colder months and reduce overheating in summer. Window locations were also changed to increase thermal gains from the sun and improve privacy from surrounding buildings. Even insulated garage doors were installed – every little bit counts.

To wrap it all up and modernise the house’s appearance, exterior bevel back weatherboard cladding replaced the previous stucco effect.

Walls were reconfigured internally to improve the flow and new fittings throughout updated the interior.

Completed: 2023
Price range: $0.25m - $0.5m
Building style: Passive

8390h 24m

AFTER: Thermally broken double-glazed windows and doors were installed throughout and better quality insulation was installed in all external walls prior to recladding in weatherboard - resulting in a warmer, more comfortable home.

BEFORE: Prior to renovations the house had single glazed windows and only the minimum required insulation specified by the NZ Building Code. The exterior plasterwork was also looking dated and tired.

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“In June 2019 we commissioned Chamberlain Carpentry and Joinery to renovate our 2001 built home. It was a major undertaking involving recladding, reinsulating, new doors and windows and reconfiguration and updating of the interior. Not only was the workmanship excellent but the team were always polite, hard-working and a pleasure to work with. A big positive was Ian's communication skills before, during and after the project was completed. His communication with us and his team prevented misunderstanding and we felt we were all on the same wavelength. We would happily work with Ian and his team again.”

Marcia and Jim BowaterNukuhau, Taupo