Our Building Projects on the Kapiti Coast
Sixteen JMC Builders jobs, from the first day on site to the finished house: new homes, extensions, a renovation and reclads.
Sixteen Jobs, Shown the Way They Happened
- New buildArawa Street Beachfront Home
- New buildThe Black Bach, Rosetta Road
- New buildParenga Road Home, Te Horo
- New buildManly Street Home With a Pool
- New buildQueens Road Home, Waikanae Beach
- New buildThree-Level Home, Rosetta Road
- New buildTennis Court Road Home
- New buildNew Garage, Raumati Beach
- ExtensionOutdoor Room and Roof Deck, Waikawa Beach
- ExtensionTwo-Storey Extension, Pukerua Bay
- ExtensionTwo-Storey Extension, Raumati Beach
- RenovationTimber House Renovation
- Extension and recladExtension and Reclad
- RecladTwo-Storey Reclad
- RecladWeatherboard Reclad, Waikanae
- RecladDark Timber Reclad, Paraparaumu Beach
Arawa Street Beachfront Home
- The job
- Demolition of the old cottage and a new home in its place
- Where
- Arawa Street, Raumati Beach
- When
- On site from August 2020, photographed all but finished in August 2021
- Ground
- Beachfront sand dune
- Structure
- Driven timber piles, timber floor and wall framing, a concrete block basement under one end
- Cladding
- Vertical timber and white weatherboard
The Black Bach, Rosetta Road
- The job
- New single-storey bach
- Where
- Rosetta Road, Raumati
- When
- First poles in October 2019, deck down in June 2020
- Structure
- Concrete floor slab, timber framing and a steel portal frame
- Cladding
- Black panel cladding with a timber-lined soffit and entry
- Outside
- Timber deck across the front and an outdoor shower
Parenga Road Home, Te Horo
- The job
- New home on a bush block, then a double garage beside it
- Where
- Parenga Road, Te Horo
- Site
- More than six acres of native bush
- Outside
- Tiered entry steps and a 100 square metre Vitex hardwood deck
- Inside
- High ceilings, Velux skylights, Blackbutt timber flooring, engineered stone benchtops and a log burner
- Comfort
- Thermally broken windows and underfloor heating
- Garage
- Timber and black vertical cladding, photographed finished in September 2026
Manly Street Home With a Pool
- The job
- New home with a separate garage
- Where
- Manly Street, Paraparaumu Beach
- When
- Photographed finished in October 2024
- Cladding
- White weatherboard, cedar shingles in the gable
- Outside
- Gabled portico, bifold doors to a deck with full-width steps, a roof terrace
- Inside
- Timber staircase to glazed double doors
Queens Road Home, Waikanae Beach
- The job
- New single-storey home with an attached garage
- Where
- Queens Road, Waikanae Beach
- When
- Wrapped and scaffolded in May 2026, finished outside by October 2026
- Cladding
- Stacked stone, black and dark brown vertical cladding, white panels
Three-Level Home, Rosetta Road
- The job
- New three-level home on a sloping section
- Where
- Rosetta Road, Raumati
- Form
- A curved roof over the top level and decks on two levels
- Details
- Frameless glass balustrades, timber garage doors, vertical timber and dark weatherboard cladding
Tennis Court Road Home
- The job
- New two-storey home with a garage under
- Where
- Tennis Court Road, Raumati South
- When
- Photographed in January 2012
- Cladding
- Dark profiled metal, flat panel and a horizontal timber screen
New Garage, Raumati Beach
- The job
- New garage
- Where
- Raumati Beach
- When
- Framed in February 2023
Outdoor Room and Roof Deck, Waikawa Beach
- The job
- Outdoor room extension with a roof deck above
- Where
- Waikawa Beach
- When
- Photographed in April 2018
- Walls
- Board and batten, stained dark
- Details
- Hardwood decking floor, white external stair, glass balustrade to the roof deck
Two-Storey Extension, Pukerua Bay
- The job
- Two-storey extension
- Where
- Pukerua Bay
- When
- Framed in May 2020
Two-Storey Extension, Raumati Beach
- The job
- Two-storey extension
- Where
- Raumati Beach
- When
- Upper storey and roof framed in March 2025
Timber House Renovation
- The job
- Renovation of a timber house on a sloping section
- When
- April to June 2019
- Outside
- Scaffold up, a wall opened to the framing
- Inside
- Timber floors finished through the house, timber stair treads
Extension and Reclad
- The job
- Extension and reclad
- When
- October 2023
- Stage shown
- Wrapped and scaffolded, a new gabled room framed at one end
Two-Storey Reclad
- The job
- Reclad of a two-storey house
- Where
- Paraparaumu Beach
- When
- November to December 2018
- Stages shown
- Old cladding off and framing open, rigid wall underlay on, new weatherboards going up
Weatherboard Reclad, Waikanae
- The job
- Reclad
- Where
- Waikanae
- When
- Photographed finished in September 2019
- Cladding
- Pale grey weatherboard with dark joinery
- Entry
- Hardwood deck and steps, a built-in bench and a white pergola frame
Dark Timber Reclad, Paraparaumu Beach
- The job
- Reclad
- Where
- Paraparaumu Beach
- Cladding
- Dark-stained horizontal weatherboards with round porthole windows
- Outside
- Covered deck with an outdoor fireplace and a glass balustrade
Planning a project like one of these?
Tell Jamie about the section or the house, and send the plans if you have them. He will come and look, talk it through, and give you a quote with no obligation.
The Services Behind These Projects
One builder for the bigger jobs: new homes, renovations and extensions, and reclads, anywhere from Pukerua Bay to Levin.
New Builds
Architectural and custom new homes from the first site visit to handover: foundations, framing, cladding, joinery and the finish, with the consent, the engineer and the other trades organised by Jamie. Read more
Renovations & Extensions
Whole-house renovations, extensions, second storeys and structural alterations that add rooms and open up the living areas, planned so the house keeps working while the work happens. Read more
Recladding
Full reclads of plaster and weatherboard homes: the old cladding off, the framing checked and repaired, a new cavity-based cladding system on, and the consent signed off. Read moreTalk to Jamie About Your Project
Tell us what you have in mind and roughly where the house or the section is. Jamie will come and have a look, talk it through with you, and provide a quote - no obligation, anywhere from Pukerua Bay to Levin.
021 052 4447- Working the whole Kapiti Coast and north to Levin
- Licensed Building Practitioner (Carpentry)
- Building on the Kapiti Coast since 2003
- jcorrigan.builder@gmail.com
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