Frequently Asked Questions

No we don’t , however we have some excellent contacts with companies who are happy to rent our products to you.

Allow 3 weeks for a shell. 6 weeks for an open plan finished room. 10 weeks for a build with a bathroom.

The cabin needs to be able to be relocated easily either by fitting on a trailer or Hiab truck. Ideally not too wide for easy road use.

We see a Tiny House on Wheels as essentially no different than a boat or caravan from the point of view of local council building code compliance – i.e. they do not need a permit or consent.

If needed, we offer the option of being able to detach the trailer from the cabin so that you can get a warrant of fitness without the cabin on it.

Generally you do not require a permit or resource consent if your cabin is under 10m2. Check with your local council to be sure.

Generally anything over 10m2 will require a permit, however, if it is on a trailer for example, it can be treated as temporary and usually does not require a permit.

It can be delivered by trailer or Hiab truck. We will discuss options with you.

Yes. We will advise costs.

Yes, we are happy to arrange viewings by appointment during normal business hours.

No. You can generally arrange finance through your bank.

• Power – plugs into power with caravan lead.
• Wastewater – you can either have holding tanks (similar to caravan), you can use a macerated unit to move waste to some other storage (large holding tank), or you can try for consent from council to use existing drains/ sewer.
• Internet – most clients use Wifi from the main house or run a network cable (Cat5, Cat5 etc), given the straightforward construction you can easily add a network cable through the outside wall provided its sealed around.

Yes. We’ll work with you to provide perfect custom designed portable accommodation that suits your needs.

• We use construction grade framing s g 8.
• Our cladding of choice is a 12mm bandsaws h3 plywood in the utility clad range.
• If we are adding features such as cedar panel, we often install this over the top of an already enclosed envelope.

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Your site should be accessible and reasonably level. We can discuss your site and provide advice.

Yes – in order to minimise waste we stock two colours light and dark. Plywood is a very porous product so we insist on at least painting your exterior before the cabin receives weather.

Yes, there is an option to insulate your cabin.

We can use a Hiab truck in most cases to place the cabin in position.

We deliver anywhere on the North Island.