How it works · Our disclosure
One contract. Every trade named.
We design your kitchen and run the job. A partner joinery workshop makes and fits the cabinetry. An authorised plumber does the sanitary plumbing, and a registered electrician does the fixed wiring and hands over the certification. We hold none of those licences ourselves, and this page says so as plainly as we can.
The job, stage by stage
- 1
Design consult
$595: measure, two layouts drawn to scale, a line-item budget and a written scope, within five working days. Credited to your build.
- 2
Fixed-price contract
We price the scope you chose, name the trades, set the programme and the payment schedule, and you have it in writing before anything is ordered.
- 3
Manufacture
4–6 weeks at the joinery workshop (Superior Renovations, 2026). Nothing happens in your house yet, and appliances are ordered in this window.
- 4
On site and hand-over
3–8 weeks: strip-out, services, install, benchtop, finishing, then a walk-through, a defect list and the compliance records in your hands.
Who is legally required for which part
Every one of these is on a free public register. Ask for the number, then check it yourself.
| The work | Who is allowed to do it | Where to check |
|---|---|---|
| Sanitary plumbing: the sink waste, water supply, dishwasher connection | A plumber authorised by the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board | Search the PGDB public register |
| Gasfitting: a gas hob or gas point | A gasfitter authorised by the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board | Search the PGDB public register |
| Fixed wiring: new circuits, outlets, hard-wired appliances, lighting | A registered electrician, who must give you the certification for the work | Electrical Workers Registration Board, documentation from your electrician |
| Restricted building work: structural changes, such as removing a load-bearing wall | A Licensed Building Practitioner, who must carry out or supervise it | Ask for the LBP number and check it on the public register |
Cabinetry, benchtop fabrication, tiling and painting are not restricted work. The full guide.
What we are, and what we are not
We are
- The company you contract with, and the party responsible for the job.
- The designer of your kitchen and the manager of the trades on it.
- A trading name. Our legal entity and NZBN appear in the footer and in every contract.
We are not
- We have no completed jobs to show, so there are no project photos and no gallery.
- We have no reviews, so there is no reviews block and no star rating anywhere on this site.
- We hold no plumbing, gasfitting, electrical or building licences. Those trades are subcontracted to people who do.
- Our package prices are not set: the pages show sourced market ranges until partner quotes exist.
Where we are up to, by area
- Auckland: Setting up: taking enquiries, no payment yet. Our launch area. We are contracting a joinery workshop, a designer, an authorised plumber and a registered electrician here now.
- Wellington: Waitlist. Next, once Auckland is running.
- Christchurch: Waitlist. Next, once Auckland is running.
- Rest of New Zealand: Waitlist. Tell us where you are and we will say honestly whether we can reach you.
Until a partner joinery workshop, a designer, an authorised plumber and a registered electrician are contracted for an area, we take enquiries and no money.
How you pay
- 20% on signing the contract. Less your $595 consult credit.
- 40% when your cabinetry goes into manufacture. This pays the workshop's material order.
- 30% on delivery to site.
- 10% on completion. Once the plumber's and electrician's compliance records are handed over.
Questions
Are you licensed builders?
No, and we will not claim to be. We design kitchens and manage the job. Sanitary plumbing goes to a plumber authorised by the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board, fixed wiring to a registered electrician, and restricted building work to a Licensed Building Practitioner.
Who is actually in my house?
The designer at the consult, then the joinery workshop's install team, the plumber, the electrician and any flooring or painting trade the scope needs. They are named in your contract before it is signed.
Who is responsible if something goes wrong?
We are: we are the contracting party. That is the difference between one contract and coordinating five trades yourself, and it is the reason our own public liability and contract works insurance has to be in place before we sign anything.
Why isn't everything live yet?
Because a company that has not signed its trades cannot honestly promise a build date. We publish exactly what is contracted and what is not, and we take no build payments until it is.
Sources
- Superior Renovations, kitchen renovation cost Auckland (2026)
- CheckMyBuilder, kitchen renovation cost (updated July 2026)
Checked 15 September 2026. We re-check every published figure quarterly.