@@TonyRule"They're not forrests" implies a type of forrest was specified which it wasn't. A pine plantation forrest is still a forrest despite it being planted specifically for harvesting. I had assumed OP was referring to native forrests but it's highly unlikely in 2024 that these are being felled for residential housing in New Zealand.
Agree with you. We need more forest not the pine ones but native ones. And making city compact will also help in getiing well connected with public transport.
NZ is way behind - apartment blocks, 5 / 6 stories, more in cities, underground parking, its going to happen eventually as pop grows - like you say - the 1/4 acre dream is long gone and a bunch of us don’t want it - good topical video - do more - you’re a good host and seem a GC tradesman - thanks 👍🏼
I own the place next to this. Why does this build keep failing its inspections? Sub Floor Drainage, Pre-Pour Floor, Drainage, Pre-Wrap, Pre-Clad, Fire rating... Genuinely curious, is that normal?
Not commenting on Josh's work. But as someone who has done some development and managed a BC and the inspection process before. This is very normal. Often the sequencing of the work and what's inspected in each inspection don't align. For example, pre-wrap inspection failing because because the plumber hasn't been past to add penetrations for their pipes, or the bracing ply hasn't been installed yet because the inspections expect to to be applied to the exterior wall but often that makes cladding hard so it'll be added to the interior wall just before the pre-line inspection. Or maybe the pre-pour floor fails because the engineer needs to submit documents for a SED because you're using a rib-raft foundation (specific-engineering-design which the council inspectors aren't qualified to check). Or in renovations, failing because architects copy paste details relevant to new builds, and inspectors need to go away and have a think about if the way the work has been done is reasonable given the way things are in the actual building once it has been pulled apart. Often photographic proof is provided later before continuing and/or the the details are checked when the next inspection comes around. In my experience it's not been because everyone is a cowboy and needs a council babysitter to make sure they're not skipping steps.
@@akampjes thanks for the detailed response. That makes sense. I had overheard the subcontractors talking about taking their money and gtfo... Had to assume the worst haha.
A major issue not mentioned is that the party wall 2x layers of gib board between each unit DOES NOT provide adequate noise reduction! I can hear the TV next door, and the dam stereo 😡.
I lived in the Richmond development, in Auckland. It always puzzled me that the sound insulation was so poor. I could work out what the neighbours were watching. Also makes you wonder if there is a fire break in between.
I totally agree, many of the townhouses built here in Auckland have nothing more than 4x2" with some fibre cement sheets as a party wall, yes townhouses are by far the best form of medium density, cramming many standalone houses on a section like a popular campground in summer will lead to poorer standards, unfortunately in NZ this campground model sells better. Unfortunately NZ seems to have lost all its bricklayers, and masonry guys, so listening to your neighbours tv will become the norm.
@@citation51power I have recently moved from my corner section (up the road) to a small in fill housing development by Jalcon in Auckland, modern warm and most of all functional for my tiny family they have used aerated concrete panels as the IT walls totally takes care of that problem.
NZ needs to learn how to build apartment blocks. Town houses are an temporary solution and won't solve the housing crisis. Also town houses still take up a lot of space. Something we are clearly running out of.
@insertphrasehere15 True, but some of the subdivisions in Auckland are absolutely massive. Think stonefields and richmond. Not sure why they crammaed in houses and townhouses there.
Actually I dont mind town houses too much. At least they are efficeintly using materials and waste less power when heating (shared walls). I hate it when they cram in houses and there is only a meter between them and a pathetic exuse for a garden.
@@puffinjuice because you can only support apartment blocks in mixed use areas in or near the city centre, or else very near to train stations. Unfortunately, empty land is not near train stations, and all the land near train stations is already developed into houses. It's a chicken and egg situation. New subdivisions are essentially forced to be car dependent, and people generally want single family homes if they have to be car dependent. Those that don't want to be car dependent want to be near public transit (obviously), so we have to somehow convert a neighborhood of single family homes into an apartment block. Townhouse densification is a solution to this problem, allowing the generous lots of single family homes near train stations to be converted into higher density than it was previously, but without all the logistical hurdles of getting hold of enough adjacent lots of land to build a block of apartments.
@insertphrasehere15 You are probably right. Even if the council did consent apartment blocks anywhere in the city there still wouldnt be much demand for it. Auckland is very car dependent. I hope that changes soon. We dont own a car, and wouldn't mind living in an apartment block or a town house as long as there is good sound isolation betweent the units. I usually try to live close to work so that I can cycle to work.
My biggest issue is the morons designing them. Put the living upstairs. Some skylights. All day sun in the living areas. Too many bedrooms with no living space. It's all about the $$$$
Definitely not the villain, but there are certainly plenty of others out there who employ dodgy tactics to get what they want. Is happening to my friend at the moment with his property and the area he lives in.
As a Gen Z in Wellington, I really like what you're doing. We desperately need more house. Also I don't care if I have a backyard or not, I just want to put a roof over my head
My only problem with it is when there done were the existing services wouldn’t cope with the new additions - my nana and 6 neighbours(1950 & 60s houses) all now have no water as a builder built 12 back to back dwellings on the top block of land and now the water pressure is so bad the new houses get the water but everyone else gets nothing and they’ve now been told it’s going to cost upwards of 100k each to redo & upgrade the water infrastructure in the area so they can have the basics of water to there homes. They’ve been trucking water in. Builder not liable due to the local council making a deal about trunking services
corrupt councils at it again and they have the cheek to up the rates each year to pay for their pet projects oh and they use everyones properties as collateral for the loans they take out without informing let alone getting consent from the property owners
Tbh i think this is the most important type of housing to build. Densification as it's titled here is so important, my entire city has permitted that 3 dwellings can now build built on what used to be single family zoning without any special planning and it's great.
Definitely not a villan. Nice work. We need more quality housing. I think the ideal height is 3 levels, rather than 2 with the single garage and a downstairs bedroom on the ground floor. We're looking to build 4 floors, but the ground is soft and there's a high water table, so it's not going to be cheap. It's possible we will need piles drilled and cased, then concreted, but the structure only requires 9 piles because it's 5x5m rising up 4 floors. Our mini tower.
as a surveyor here, I get way more cold eyes from the neighbourhood than builders ever would. Once a site is up, whats done is done. But us surveyors always get picked on as if they can stop the project by making our work more difficult.
@@yulwu6758 That's sad. Its clearly not your fault. Its the planners and investors that are the problem. They hide in their super yachts and never make an appearance on the property 😅
In fill housing and the extra families it brings to wainuiomata has happened at the PERFECT time, it happened to coincide with a central business area revamp and it has completely turned the neighbourhood around, used to be considered a hole, now its a nice place to live for working families and somehow despite there being only 1 road in and out along with almost no public transport it still isn't causing traffic issues. tear down old cold rotting houses from the 50's and put up these new townhouses, completely rejuvenates an area when done right.
Sorry, but Wainuiomata is still a hole... I wish that the public transit was something other than nonexistent; unfortunately not being attached to the train network really sucks for commuting.
TLDR: We need both the Housing and Infrastructure to keep up. Being an Upper Hutt Local, I do see the positives and negatives of this, there has been a lot of discussion especially with new developments (Silverstream Spur) but we do need new housing. After seeing both Wallaceville estate and Riverstone Terrace get devopped it seemed like a good idea to continue expanding but has exposed a massive lack of investment in infrastructure. I think we only have 3 doctors practices in Upper Hutt, I know mine (Siverstream Medical) hasn't been taking new enrollments for around 3-5 years now. I good to see that Wallaceville estate now has easier pedestrian access back to Wallaceville station, But there still isn't really any public transport links into to that estate. and is worse if you live at the racecourse end. We need both the Housing and Infrastructure to keep up, which in Upper Hutt it has been lagging behind a bit.
I can understand both sides. Personally I agree with you Josh. With good forward planing and design it's worth while. Look at the terrace housing in the UK and when they where built with the propose of developing affordable accommodation for the workers during the industrial revolution. The only main issues I have is the lack of the off street parking and storage space e.g. cardboards for vacuum cleaners, mops etc... but again these can both solved with a big design. Another issue is the cost but branz and the government start to allow more alternatives and important products that's not likely to change.
On ya mate, building up the country 👍 We need to do more with the land we have, most of the housing stock is aging out and in need of replacement. This perfect way to do it 👌
It doesnt ruin the character of a neighbourhood. These crammed places are not good for mental well being. Humans need open spaces to feel good. Build apartment blocks with larger shared gardens.
@@puffinjuice I own and live in one of these. Thanks for your concern and to let you know my mental wellbeing is fine. I have a roof over my head that is warm, dry, and low maintenance. Couldn't be happier.
Keep it up Josh. We need the housing and it is way better and cheaper in the long run to make use of existing services. More activity in the street, great, means more people get to know their neighbour's and builds communities. Keep up the good work and the vids.
You & your clients are not villains nor heroes. But the councils need to have much much better long term plan, otherwise all the urban suburbs will be teared apart. Infrastructures, green field, schools, GPs, etc all cannot catch up with the infill approach.
Not the villain. NZ has a supply shortage contributing to high cost of living and homelessness. To hell with people complaining about the 'character' of the neighborhood while people are sleeping in cars to protect those wealthy enough to afford the luxury of a freehold home on 800sqft. For NZ to get ahead we need to ignore these nimby and tallpoppy gardener complainers.
Of course you aren't a villain, but the local home owners concerns are valid. Property prices will take a modest hit. If they are rentals- a bigger hit. NZ needs to get more creative, allowing mini-houses, condo complexes, and even trailer parks. With a little care, all of those can be done well, even nice, and will actually help new buyers get on the real estate ladder. More rentals won't.
Na mate you’re not the villain, from seeing your videos you seem to be open and honest about what you’re doing, to the neighbours as well, and that’s commendable. I personally am not a fan of infill/high intensity housing, I prefer to have a bit of space around me. But I get it, it is needed in some places, and does suit those people who don’t need much of a backyard, or don’t need carparking space. I somewhat disagree with your comment on how the effects on the neighbourhood are only short-term. More housing added to existing properties usually only adds to the strain on the local infrastructure, like utilities power/water, roading (because let’s face it, here in NZ cars aren’t going away anytime soon). In an existing suburb, none of that infrastructure will get upgraded to suit all these extra infill houses that are being built. That may only come years or even decades later, if anything even gets done at all, it’s usually reactive rather than proactive. I do feel for those who have bought say a 140sqm single level home on a 700sqm section, in a suburb where all the sections were of a decent size (eg 600sqm or more) - they may have chosen that particular street/suburb for that reason, but now their neighbouring properties are being subdivided into 4,5,6 dwellings, 2 or in some areas 3-storeys high, and less than a couple metres from the boundary. I’m sure there are a lot of homeowners in that position, something they didn’t sign up for. Regardless, councils also need to start doing a better job of future-proofing the local infrastructure for all housing intensification. Anyway, thanks for the video Josh, keep up the good work!
Sprawl is bad. Density is good. Its also better for the tax base. New subdivisions are expensive in both the short and long term and dont add much revenue, but they add a ton of infrastructure to maintain.
I don't care for the character in a big city, how ever the problem I see is they only allow for one car expecting people to use public transport. That doesn't happen though and so you end up with a family of 4 with 2 cars in these.. councils should be allowing/building more apartment buildings inside cities if they want people living without a vehicle.. every house should have a minimum of 2 parks..
"We are experiencing a shortage of housing." Yes, but currently they are out of reach! $5,000 per SQM in construction costs, on average. Over $700,000 for less than 100 SQM, without any land or even off-street parking. I have been searching for a place to live since the separation. Having two children, substantial savings, receive a decent salary and have few expenses! These extensive urban infill projects, although effectively utilizing the land, have now become profit-generating land-banking enterprises. Let's squeeze 17 units into 1,000 SQM of land, providing no room or even a parking spot. Next, we burden the nearby streets with parking and waste collection, along with the expansion of the network infrastructure. My parents were prohibited from linking their 1940s house to the storm water system since they were told, "It's already overloaded, and we cannot add anything else." Now how that has Changed with all these new builds! The aspiration for an uncomplicated three-bedroom house has vanished in NZ. It's now cramped, inhaling the scents of your neighbors, leaving no space for tranquility.
Wish NZ would sort their public transport out. Infill housing on transport corridors and train lines is the answer to car parking woes but we love our suvs and utes too much in NZ. Highest per capita car ownership. One of the comments above mentioned build underground parking - we would love to however the 100k per car park isn’t going anywhere but to the customer.
I personally think they look horrible, Auckland is now full of them, the ones in Howick just look terrible, they do ruin the look and ruin a small village like Howick...they literally squeeze them between a couple of houses down a quiet culdesac, not at all in the locations you describe, they are putting them everywhere. I personally think a couple of apartment blocks would be nicer, on main roads, near bus lines, I've lived in three story apartments in Canada, they look nice, they have their place and the apartments are nice, so much nicer than these and house a lot more people on a same size site as these. I just hate these being squeezed in between ordinary houses, down quiet streets, in quiet suburbs, no way near public transport or anything. In Auckland they are putting as many as they can on tiny sites.
These types of townhouses are popping up everywhere in Auckland. With the new rules that allow no garage or offstreet parking, all the berms and residential streets are turning into parking lots. These neighborhoods weren't designed for this increase in density either. The infrastructure, roads, schools, shops, GPs, etc all can't keep up. Not only that, but in south/east Auckland, these infill projects have been linking their storm water drainage into the sewerage system. So whenever there's heavy rain, people's backyards fill with sewerage and Watercare doesn't seem to want to do anything about it. What's even worse is that it doesn't seem to be making housing any cheaper. The only people benefiting seem to be the building industry and developers who get to pocket extra.
South Auckland is unfortunately the wild Wild West of property development. Everyone needs to make money to make this work but I can guarantee there’s first home buyers and first time investors purchasing properties at very affordable prices. Unfortunately NZ has a boom bust property cycle - we need to change that to get better designed affordable housing with the wider community considered & projects that integrate well.
also is pretty shit when people manage to get a house and then one of these pops up next door then you have to put up with noise and what not while there being built and no one will want to buy your house at a good price with them next door
I would subscribe but I prefer builders who promote progressive building methods and not telling me the current 4x2 gib box methods are something we should carry on in future.
Affordability is the key issue for me. I don't wat to be a slave to owning a house. It's life choice. Fun is as important as keeping up with the jones.
But the govt is conditioning young people to accept high intensity housing, ultimately no private transport and reliance on state transport. You're hardly going to have your 3.2 kids or what ever in one of those properties. Each to their own, personally prefer some space around me. That incidentally was one of the big positives of Upper Hutt only a few years ago, hence the sections large enough for these projects.
Why don´t you build some nice apartment buildings with a nice big balcony or terrace and at the top lovely roof terraces instead of these ugly high maintenance wooden buildings with ugly wooden fences around them? At the beginning they are not ugly when new but will be fast if not painted every 2 years! These wooden houses and the fences constantly have to be painted, there is no view. If the Kiwis had the common sense to build up instead of sprawling everyone would have a low maintenance apartment with a view.! And the distances to travel would not be so far cos it would not be a sprawling city.
Parking is a problem when cars are being parked on both sides of the road, two lane raods are now becoming single lane.. there is no need for these houses being built in peoples back yard. There is so much land as far as the eyes can see with nothing on it but cows, sheep or trees but we are not allowed to build a home upon this l;and due to land is been restricted into residential land only.. They'll have you believe it's due to infrastructure restrictions yet most who live outside of towns are already self sufficient being on rain water & spitic tanks etc.. At the end of the day it's nothing but greed.. those who have the land & homes & those who have not.. the fact in order to keep home/land prices high they limit what's available to buy & build upon.
One of a kind builder we need more builders that are like you, pride in their work, thinks about the neighbour hood etc. It’s thos property developers that give everyone a bad name.
I HATE THESE THINGS! The gov should never removed minimum parking requirments for new builds, streets that werent designed to have 4-8 cars parked on the side ofd the road become super dangerous
Great when they are new, sadly they turn into crime hubs over time and are badly neglected once the developers leave. Streets clogged with cars blocking wheelchair or pedestrian users as they have 0 or 1 parking spaces. I understand they are needed however.
You are supplying homes to people who do not have a nice play to lay their head. Your style is not new but it is serving the demand. If people and councils complain then maybe you should work to get on councils so get nominated and get busy buddy. Fight the good fight and kia Kaha and god bless.
You aren't the villain. Our population has massively increased over the last 50-70 years since those quarter acre sections were developed, cities can't keep expanding forever.
I think this is better than converting forests to residential housing
They're not forests. They're trees grown specifically for the purpose of making wood products.
@@TonyRule"They're not forrests" implies a type of forrest was specified which it wasn't. A pine plantation forrest is still a forrest despite it being planted specifically for harvesting. I had assumed OP was referring to native forrests but it's highly unlikely in 2024 that these are being felled for residential housing in New Zealand.
Agree with you. We need more forest not the pine ones but native ones. And making city compact will also help in getiing well connected with public transport.
Yes, forests, and also prime agricultural land like is happening in Greater Christchurch
NZ is way behind - apartment blocks, 5 / 6 stories, more in cities, underground parking, its going to happen eventually as pop grows - like you say - the 1/4 acre dream is long gone and a bunch of us don’t want it - good topical video - do more - you’re a good host and seem a GC tradesman - thanks 👍🏼
I own the place next to this. Why does this build keep failing its inspections? Sub Floor Drainage, Pre-Pour Floor, Drainage, Pre-Wrap, Pre-Clad, Fire rating... Genuinely curious, is that normal?
Commenting so this doesn't get lost in the comments
Not commenting on Josh's work. But as someone who has done some development and managed a BC and the inspection process before. This is very normal. Often the sequencing of the work and what's inspected in each inspection don't align.
For example, pre-wrap inspection failing because because the plumber hasn't been past to add penetrations for their pipes, or the bracing ply hasn't been installed yet because the inspections expect to to be applied to the exterior wall but often that makes cladding hard so it'll be added to the interior wall just before the pre-line inspection.
Or maybe the pre-pour floor fails because the engineer needs to submit documents for a SED because you're using a rib-raft foundation (specific-engineering-design which the council inspectors aren't qualified to check).
Or in renovations, failing because architects copy paste details relevant to new builds, and inspectors need to go away and have a think about if the way the work has been done is reasonable given the way things are in the actual building once it has been pulled apart.
Often photographic proof is provided later before continuing and/or the the details are checked when the next inspection comes around.
In my experience it's not been because everyone is a cowboy and needs a council babysitter to make sure they're not skipping steps.
@@akampjes thanks for the detailed response. That makes sense. I had overheard the subcontractors talking about taking their money and gtfo... Had to assume the worst haha.
A major issue not mentioned is that the party wall 2x layers of gib board between each unit DOES NOT provide adequate noise reduction! I can hear the TV next door, and the dam stereo 😡.
I lived in the Richmond development, in Auckland. It always puzzled me that the sound insulation was so poor. I could work out what the neighbours were watching. Also makes you wonder if there is a fire break in between.
I totally agree, many of the townhouses built here in Auckland have nothing more than 4x2" with some fibre cement sheets as a party wall, yes townhouses are by far the best form of medium density, cramming many standalone houses on a section like a popular campground in summer will lead to poorer standards, unfortunately in NZ this campground model sells better.
Unfortunately NZ seems to have lost all its bricklayers, and masonry guys, so listening to your neighbours tv will become the norm.
@@citation51power I have recently moved from my corner section (up the road) to a small in fill housing development by Jalcon in Auckland, modern warm and most of all functional for my tiny family they have used aerated concrete panels as the IT walls totally takes care of that problem.
I support what your clients and you are doing. And I also support that you are bringing these issues out in the public. Well done again.
NZ needs to learn how to build apartment blocks. Town houses are an temporary solution and won't solve the housing crisis. Also town houses still take up a lot of space. Something we are clearly running out of.
Logistically much more difficult to get hold of several lots next to each other to be able to do this.
@insertphrasehere15 True, but some of the subdivisions in Auckland are absolutely massive. Think stonefields and richmond. Not sure why they crammaed in houses and townhouses there.
Actually I dont mind town houses too much. At least they are efficeintly using materials and waste less power when heating (shared walls). I hate it when they cram in houses and there is only a meter between them and a pathetic exuse for a garden.
@@puffinjuice because you can only support apartment blocks in mixed use areas in or near the city centre, or else very near to train stations.
Unfortunately, empty land is not near train stations, and all the land near train stations is already developed into houses.
It's a chicken and egg situation.
New subdivisions are essentially forced to be car dependent, and people generally want single family homes if they have to be car dependent.
Those that don't want to be car dependent want to be near public transit (obviously), so we have to somehow convert a neighborhood of single family homes into an apartment block. Townhouse densification is a solution to this problem, allowing the generous lots of single family homes near train stations to be converted into higher density than it was previously, but without all the logistical hurdles of getting hold of enough adjacent lots of land to build a block of apartments.
@insertphrasehere15 You are probably right. Even if the council did consent apartment blocks anywhere in the city there still wouldnt be much demand for it. Auckland is very car dependent. I hope that changes soon.
We dont own a car, and wouldn't mind living in an apartment block or a town house as long as there is good sound isolation betweent the units. I usually try to live close to work so that I can cycle to work.
My biggest issue is the morons designing them. Put the living upstairs. Some skylights. All day sun in the living areas. Too many bedrooms with no living space. It's all about the $$$$
Definitely not the villain, but there are certainly plenty of others out there who employ dodgy tactics to get what they want. Is happening to my friend at the moment with his property and the area he lives in.
As a Gen Z in Wellington, I really like what you're doing. We desperately need more house.
Also I don't care if I have a backyard or not, I just want to put a roof over my head
My only problem with it is when there done were the existing services wouldn’t cope with the new additions - my nana and 6 neighbours(1950 & 60s houses) all now have no water as a builder built 12 back to back dwellings on the top block of land and now the water pressure is so bad the new houses get the water but everyone else gets nothing and they’ve now been told it’s going to cost upwards of 100k each to redo & upgrade the water infrastructure in the area so they can have the basics of water to there homes. They’ve been trucking water in. Builder not liable due to the local council making a deal about trunking services
corrupt councils at it again and they have the cheek to up the rates each year to pay for their pet projects oh and they use everyones properties as collateral for the loans they take out without informing let alone getting consent from the property owners
Tbh i think this is the most important type of housing to build. Densification as it's titled here is so important, my entire city has permitted that 3 dwellings can now build built on what used to be single family zoning without any special planning and it's great.
Definitely not a villan. Nice work. We need more quality housing. I think the ideal height is 3 levels, rather than 2 with the single garage and a downstairs bedroom on the ground floor. We're looking to build 4 floors, but the ground is soft and there's a high water table, so it's not going to be cheap. It's possible we will need piles drilled and cased, then concreted, but the structure only requires 9 piles because it's 5x5m rising up 4 floors. Our mini tower.
as a surveyor here, I get way more cold eyes from the neighbourhood than builders ever would. Once a site is up, whats done is done. But us surveyors always get picked on as if they can stop the project by making our work more difficult.
@@yulwu6758 That's sad. Its clearly not your fault. Its the planners and investors that are the problem. They hide in their super yachts and never make an appearance on the property 😅
In fill housing and the extra families it brings to wainuiomata has happened at the PERFECT time, it happened to coincide with a central business area revamp and it has completely turned the neighbourhood around, used to be considered a hole, now its a nice place to live for working families and somehow despite there being only 1 road in and out along with almost no public transport it still isn't causing traffic issues. tear down old cold rotting houses from the 50's and put up these new townhouses, completely rejuvenates an area when done right.
Sorry, but Wainuiomata is still a hole...
I wish that the public transit was something other than nonexistent; unfortunately not being attached to the train network really sucks for commuting.
TLDR: We need both the Housing and Infrastructure to keep up.
Being an Upper Hutt Local,
I do see the positives and negatives of this, there has been a lot of discussion especially with new developments (Silverstream Spur) but we do need new housing.
After seeing both Wallaceville estate and Riverstone Terrace get devopped it seemed like a good idea to continue expanding but has exposed a massive lack of investment in infrastructure. I think we only have 3 doctors practices in Upper Hutt, I know mine (Siverstream Medical) hasn't been taking new enrollments for around 3-5 years now.
I good to see that Wallaceville estate now has easier pedestrian access back to Wallaceville station, But there still isn't really any public transport links into to that estate. and is worse if you live at the racecourse end. We need both the Housing and Infrastructure to keep up, which in Upper Hutt it has been lagging behind a bit.
Josh can you do a video on what you think about the Governments plans to allow builders to certify their own workmanship like Electricians do please?
I can understand both sides. Personally I agree with you Josh. With good forward planing and design it's worth while. Look at the terrace housing in the UK and when they where built with the propose of developing affordable accommodation for the workers during the industrial revolution. The only main issues I have is the lack of the off street parking and storage space e.g. cardboards for vacuum cleaners, mops etc... but again these can both solved with a big design. Another issue is the cost but branz and the government start to allow more alternatives and important products that's not likely to change.
On ya mate, building up the country 👍
We need to do more with the land we have, most of the housing stock is aging out and in need of replacement. This perfect way to do it 👌
It doesnt ruin the character of a neighbourhood. These crammed places are not good for mental well being. Humans need open spaces to feel good. Build apartment blocks with larger shared gardens.
BTW, you're not a villain. You are just doing your job. Capitalism is driving this whole thing.
@@puffinjuice I own and live in one of these. Thanks for your concern and to let you know my mental wellbeing is fine. I have a roof over my head that is warm, dry, and low maintenance. Couldn't be happier.
Japan have a lot of these types of houses close together. Some people like it, some people don't.
@jodylane222 I am happy its worked out for you.
People need homes and I am glad that the NIMBIES are not able to block developments such as this. I like what I am seeing.
My biggest issue is building 4 bedroom homes with no garage and 1 off street park. Screw not having a descent garage
highly needed in NZ. But also underground carparking.
Keep it up Josh. We need the housing and it is way better and cheaper in the long run to make use of existing services. More activity in the street, great, means more people get to know their neighbour's and builds communities. Keep up the good work and the vids.
You & your clients are not villains nor heroes. But the councils need to have much much better long term plan, otherwise all the urban suburbs will be teared apart. Infrastructures, green field, schools, GPs, etc all cannot catch up with the infill approach.
how much of a strain does it cause to existing systems? water, waste, power etc
Not the villain. NZ has a supply shortage contributing to high cost of living and homelessness. To hell with people complaining about the 'character' of the neighborhood while people are sleeping in cars to protect those wealthy enough to afford the luxury of a freehold home on 800sqft. For NZ to get ahead we need to ignore these nimby and tallpoppy gardener complainers.
Of course you aren't a villain, but the local home owners concerns are valid. Property prices will take a modest hit. If they are rentals- a bigger hit.
NZ needs to get more creative, allowing mini-houses, condo complexes, and even trailer parks. With a little care, all of those can be done well, even nice, and will actually help new buyers get on the real estate ladder. More rentals won't.
I can hear my neighbors take a 💩 when im also taking a 💩 because we share the same so-called sound proof wall . - in auckland glendowie
Na mate you’re not the villain, from seeing your videos you seem to be open and honest about what you’re doing, to the neighbours as well, and that’s commendable.
I personally am not a fan of infill/high intensity housing, I prefer to have a bit of space around me. But I get it, it is needed in some places, and does suit those people who don’t need much of a backyard, or don’t need carparking space.
I somewhat disagree with your comment on how the effects on the neighbourhood are only short-term. More housing added to existing properties usually only adds to the strain on the local infrastructure, like utilities power/water, roading (because let’s face it, here in NZ cars aren’t going away anytime soon). In an existing suburb, none of that infrastructure will get upgraded to suit all these extra infill houses that are being built. That may only come years or even decades later, if anything even gets done at all, it’s usually reactive rather than proactive.
I do feel for those who have bought say a 140sqm single level home on a 700sqm section, in a suburb where all the sections were of a decent size (eg 600sqm or more) - they may have chosen that particular street/suburb for that reason, but now their neighbouring properties are being subdivided into 4,5,6 dwellings, 2 or in some areas 3-storeys high, and less than a couple metres from the boundary. I’m sure there are a lot of homeowners in that position, something they didn’t sign up for.
Regardless, councils also need to start doing a better job of future-proofing the local infrastructure for all housing intensification.
Anyway, thanks for the video Josh, keep up the good work!
Sprawl is bad. Density is good. Its also better for the tax base. New subdivisions are expensive in both the short and long term and dont add much revenue, but they add a ton of infrastructure to maintain.
I knew my dose-of-honesty post wouldn't get past the Sen-sawship Industrial Complex. It can only be seen if you sort comments by 'NEWEST'.
That's interesting, yea it doesn't show up in top comments but does in newest and the comment tally doesn't change.
@garethkirby3904 It's complete stupidity.
I don't care for the character in a big city, how ever the problem I see is they only allow for one car expecting people to use public transport. That doesn't happen though and so you end up with a family of 4 with 2 cars in these.. councils should be allowing/building more apartment buildings inside cities if they want people living without a vehicle.. every house should have a minimum of 2 parks..
Hi Builder Josh Thanks for your programs I watch them all and appreciate the comments you make thums up.
Awsome innovation and the housing looks high quality
"We are experiencing a shortage of housing." Yes, but currently they are out of reach! $5,000 per SQM in construction costs, on average. Over $700,000 for less than 100 SQM, without any land or even off-street parking. I have been searching for a place to live since the separation. Having two children, substantial savings, receive a decent salary and have few expenses! These extensive urban infill projects, although effectively utilizing the land, have now become profit-generating land-banking enterprises.
Let's squeeze 17 units into 1,000 SQM of land, providing no room or even a parking spot. Next, we burden the nearby streets with parking and waste collection, along with the expansion of the network infrastructure.
My parents were prohibited from linking their 1940s house to the storm water system since they were told, "It's already overloaded, and we cannot add anything else." Now how that has Changed with all these new builds!
The aspiration for an uncomplicated three-bedroom house has vanished in NZ. It's now cramped, inhaling the scents of your neighbors, leaving no space for tranquility.
Wish NZ would sort their public transport out. Infill housing on transport corridors and train lines is the answer to car parking woes but we love our suvs and utes too much in NZ. Highest per capita car ownership. One of the comments above mentioned build underground parking - we would love to however the 100k per car park isn’t going anywhere but to the customer.
Awesome Channel as always!
That’s capitalism in full view, great work Josh.
you're doing desperately important work Josh!
I personally think they look horrible, Auckland is now full of them, the ones in Howick just look terrible, they do ruin the look and ruin a small village like Howick...they literally squeeze them between a couple of houses down a quiet culdesac, not at all in the locations you describe, they are putting them everywhere. I personally think a couple of apartment blocks would be nicer, on main roads, near bus lines, I've lived in three story apartments in Canada, they look nice, they have their place and the apartments are nice, so much nicer than these and house a lot more people on a same size site as these. I just hate these being squeezed in between ordinary houses, down quiet streets, in quiet suburbs, no way near public transport or anything. In Auckland they are putting as many as they can on tiny sites.
These types of townhouses are popping up everywhere in Auckland. With the new rules that allow no garage or offstreet parking, all the berms and residential streets are turning into parking lots.
These neighborhoods weren't designed for this increase in density either. The infrastructure, roads, schools, shops, GPs, etc all can't keep up.
Not only that, but in south/east Auckland, these infill projects have been linking their storm water drainage into the sewerage system. So whenever there's heavy rain, people's backyards fill with sewerage and Watercare doesn't seem to want to do anything about it.
What's even worse is that it doesn't seem to be making housing any cheaper. The only people benefiting seem to be the building industry and developers who get to pocket extra.
South Auckland is unfortunately the wild Wild West of property development. Everyone needs to make money to make this work but I can guarantee there’s first home buyers and first time investors purchasing properties at very affordable prices. Unfortunately NZ has a boom bust property cycle - we need to change that to get better designed affordable housing with the wider community considered & projects that integrate well.
also is pretty shit when people manage to get a house and then one of these pops up next door then you have to put up with noise and what not while there being built and no one will want to buy your house at a good price with them next door
More higher quality houses is always good.We need more houses.
I would subscribe but I prefer builders who promote progressive building methods and not telling me the current 4x2 gib box methods are something we should carry on in future.
What do you classify as 'progressive building methods'?
@@edw9623 Mud huts. Admittedly, these aren't that much better...
Affordability is the key issue for me. I don't wat to be a slave to owning a house. It's life choice. Fun is as important as keeping up with the jones.
But the govt is conditioning young people to accept high intensity housing, ultimately no private transport and reliance on state transport.
You're hardly going to have your 3.2 kids or what ever in one of those properties.
Each to their own, personally prefer some space around me. That incidentally was one of the big positives of Upper Hutt only a few years ago, hence the sections large enough for these projects.
And you suggest?
If it is allowed and regulated by the council, then you are not the bad guy.
thanks for taking my reply off...since I said nothing bad...I'm wondering why....
That's the TH-cam algorithm for you.
In 50 years, or sooner, we will know if this has worked.
These town houses are of such low quality that we will hate them in 50 years. Also we will run out of infill space. Then what?
That's being generous. We'll find out in less than half that time that these are going to just be ghettos and cesspits of crime.
I'd love to see you fit a door lock or scribe a colonial skirting.
it astonishes me how anyone could see you as a villain
OF COUIRSE YOU ( A BUILDER) THINKS WE SHOULD HAVE IT!!!!
Why don´t you build some nice apartment buildings with a nice big balcony or terrace and at the top lovely roof terraces instead of these ugly high maintenance wooden buildings with ugly wooden fences around them? At the beginning they are not ugly when new but will be fast if not painted every 2 years! These wooden houses and the fences constantly have to be painted, there is no view. If the Kiwis had the common sense to build up instead of sprawling everyone would have a low maintenance apartment with a view.! And the distances to travel would not be so far cos it would not be a sprawling city.
Crazy how we have this supposed housing shortage yet Kainga Ora can afford to put beneficiaries in $1.7million houses
Just North of Upper Hutt you say?
Parking is a problem when cars are being parked on both sides of the road, two lane raods are now becoming single lane.. there is no need for these houses being built in peoples back yard.
There is so much land as far as the eyes can see with nothing on it but cows, sheep or trees but we are not allowed to build a home upon this l;and due to land is been restricted into residential land only..
They'll have you believe it's due to infrastructure restrictions yet most who live outside of towns are already self sufficient being on rain water & spitic tanks etc..
At the end of the day it's nothing but greed.. those who have the land & homes & those who have not.. the fact in order to keep home/land prices high they limit what's available to buy & build upon.
One of a kind builder we need more builders that are like you, pride in their work, thinks about the neighbour hood etc. It’s thos property developers that give everyone a bad name.
That home you built on the busy road is fine - not a particularly attractive spot.
Your a hero for putting this video out. Infill development is esse tial to increase and improve NZ housing stock. It costs nothing to subscribe,
Needs must.
I HATE THESE THINGS! The gov should never removed minimum parking requirments for new builds, streets that werent designed to have 4-8 cars parked on the side ofd the road become super dangerous
Great when they are new, sadly they turn into crime hubs over time and are badly neglected once the developers leave. Streets clogged with cars blocking wheelchair or pedestrian users as they have 0 or 1 parking spaces. I understand they are needed however.
Have enjoyed your content for a few years now it's great cheers Josh.
How about reducing demand by reducing immigration. Progress isn't always for the best.
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You're an idiot
The Villains are the roading contractors that bid on installing speed pumps everywhere.
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You are supplying homes to people who do not have a nice play to lay their head. Your style is not new but it is serving the demand. If people and councils complain then maybe you should work to get on councils so get nominated and get busy buddy. Fight the good fight and kia Kaha and god bless.
Definitely is that's what it looks like
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You aren't the villain. Our population has massively increased over the last 50-70 years since those quarter acre sections were developed, cities can't keep expanding forever.
We need to expand up. Not squeeze in 2 storey buildings on every last square meter. We need tall aparment buildings with large, shared, green spaces.
The short answer is no your not
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