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CAN YOU STILL RENOVATE YOUR HOME OR GARDEN FOR THIS SUMMER? With the property market continuing to gain momentum, favourable interest rates and an abundance of great deals almost everywhere you look, there has possibly never been a better time to invest in your home. While many sectors and industries are just treading water to stay afloat during these challenging market environments, builders and tradespeople are still in high demand. It’s been said that some trades people are booked six months in advance and that builders who specialise in new builds are already booked out for a year or longer. But what if your project is a little smaller? Is it possible to get a project underway this summer? If the bathroom floor in your villa is about to give way to rot will there be someone who can help? The answer varies but like many questions lately the answer is coming back to keeping things local.
The teams operate with precision efficiency, and Eddie is a master of production schedules which include specialist painters, gib stoppers electricians, plumbers and builders.
Reid Property Services, under the careful management of Eddie Reid, has evolved from a specialist local painting service to a wide ranging property service company. While like many people, Eddie has had to play catch up to complete work interrupted by the various lockdowns, he has taken the proactive step to increase the sizes and capacity of his specialist teams. By adding more craftsmen and experts and keeping his focus on the local community, Eddie is now ready to take on more local work.
The key to getting any new kitchen, bathroom or deck project underway this summer is getting someone out there to take a look, provide a quote and get the job booked in.”
“When we could see the workloads were getting heavy across all parts of our business, I knew we had to expand our teams so that we could ensure our regular clients would continue to enjoy our same high level of service and quality.”
With a focus on new decks and outdoor living spaces, Reid Property Services is ready to help make locals make the most of their staycations this season.
Eddie says that when it comes to large new builds, some tradespeople are indeed booked up for a year or so in advance but Reid Property Services has a niche in small to medium sized projects. Even though they are heavily booked leading up to Christmas there are still some slots available. “I am currently building up our crews with talented people so that we can have the flexibility to still take on some additional projects before the end of the year,” explains Eddie.
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“We really try to look after locals first and foremost,” says Eddie. “This is where we live and it’s our community, so it’s important to us to make sure we have the capacity to take on local work first. For instance if you have a bathroom floor that needs replacing our aim is to assess the job, quote and from that point aim to have it completed within a four week turnaround.
Eddie explains, “the sooner projects are scoped out and quoted on, the more likely they can be booked in. We do have a few spaces for new projects before Christmas but the summer is already looking like a busy one.”
While Eddie’s teams focus on the home, another local, Dave Paddy of Nikau Landscapes, has been busy fielding calls from people wanting to make the most of their outdoor spaces this summer. Dave explains that people have been spending a lot of time looking at their backyards this year and are full of ideas about how to improve them. “Everyone wants a pool, especially in this heat. And spa pools are having a resurgence. The spa pool companies are having trouble keeping up with huge orders,” says Dave. PUBLISHED FIRST FRIDAY EACH MONTH (except January)
