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  • Location
    Canterbury
  • Category
    Builder
  • Established
    2004
  • Specialties
    • Architectural
    • Design & Build
    • First Home
    • House & Land
  • Website
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    • Master Builder
    • Licensed Building Practitioner

Experience

Waddell homes have an enviable reputation for high quality work. Ferg has been established throughout the greater Christchurch area since 2004. Registered Master Builders and Licensed Building Practitioners, with 30 plus years of building experience. Fergus Waddell has decades of experience and a solid team behind him.

Quality

Unlike most building companies, at Waddell Builders you deal direct with the builder and not through a middle man or housing company representative. All costs and details of what you will and will not get in your build is fully disclosed to eliminate surprises.

Ferg is able to guide you through the building process to achieve a home that fits your requirements and budget, without compromising quality or integrity.

We have built many wonderful homes in Christchurch over the last decade for very satisfied customers. Contact us for testimonials and references.

Value

You can trust us to give value back to you, the homeowner, in everything we do. That’s why my name, Fergus Waddell, is attached to each home. It’s no secret that the New Zealand construction industry has a track record of being more focused on the cost of goods than the quality of the end product.

We don’t take anything for granted and constantly check to ensure everything done will result in a quality home that is built to last.
Ferg will go the extra mile to ensure his clients dreams and practical requirements are fully met. His own high standards, in depth knowledge of building regulations and love of the creative building process means you can trust him to build your home as if it was his own. Ferg is available for a no obligation chat about your plans. He offers advice on future proofing, section choice, designs, and explains the associated costs of building that others leave out.

Christchurch Region

We cover the great Christchurch area, Selwyn District, Hurunui District the Waimakariri District and Ashburton.

 

Your builder, Fergus Waddell

 

I’ve been building for over 30 years, but I still clearly remember something the foreman said to me on my first day. . . “The reason I’m a builder, is I can stand back at the end of the job, and have the satisfaction of admiring my own achievement”.

I have always felt that same way, and have also enjoyed being able to share my skills with my clients, building them a quality home that will last for generations. When I build a home and put my name on it, it’s because I would be happy to live there and pass it on to my own children and grandchildren, just like I expect my clients will.

My grandfather was a builder who inspired me from an early age. As a wee lad, born and raised on Auckland’s North Shore. Part of my childhood was spent on Lake Pupuke, Milford and Mairangi Bay. At 16, I started my building career with ‘Campbell Construction Ltd’ and served a 4 year building apprenticeship.

From there I gained valuable experience building on Australia’s Gold Coast. I moved back home to Auckland, where I contracted for other builders, including Mike Wrightson of Wrightson Construction Ltd.

Back home in New Zealand

 In 2003 I moved to Christchurch and started Waddell and Currie Builders Ltd, with Peter Currie. Everything we’ve learned and created together has been of particular pride to me, especially the help we gave in rebuilding Christchurch after the earthquakes.

It’s no small coincidence that we are still standing strong after the collapse of the construction industry in the mid 2010’s. It’s one thing to build a home, and another thing entirely to run a solid and successful company, although if you ask me they are very similar things: make triple sure the foundation is strong, spend time researching and checking your plans and products, never, ever skimp on quality, make sure you and your client fully understand each other, employ the best and treat them like the best, and stay organised.

After multiple successes, it’s time for a new course. Waddell Builders will allow me to fully and completely expand my creative building knowledge, and give me the freedom to pursue positive industry connections that will ultimately benefit my clients.

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