Our Services

Our Services

Design & Build Options

We have existing relationships with a variety of architects in Christchurch and will help you choose the appropriate architect for you based on your brief, budget, style and site. We streamline the process by being your point of call for all communication during your design process, engineering and council applications. This maintains a smooth process for you and keeps your project tracking consistently during the planning process.


During your build Stu Howard maintains hands on project management of your build with support from Janelle our super star office based Operations Manager who has all your answers immediately at her finger tips.


Clear design and specification process that ensures your build is stress-free as possible.

We maintain constant clear communication and any changes are confirmed in writing.

Large range of suppliers for you to make all your own choices for the specifications.

Master Build contract which gives you a clear confirmed cost prior to comment.

All builds are provided with a Master Build Guarantee at project completion.

All builds are carried out with our own team of excellent builders, and contractors.

Design & Build Options

We have existing relationships with a variety of architects in Christchurch and will help you choose the appropriate architect for you based on your brief, budget, style and site. We streamline the process by being your point of call for all communication during your design process, engineering and council applications. This maintains a smooth process for you and keeps your project tracking consistently during the planning process.


During your build Stu Howard maintains hands on project management of your build with support from Janelle our super star office based Operations Manager who has all your answers immediately at her finger tips.


Clear design and specification process that ensures your build is stress-free as possible.

We maintain constant clear communication and any changes are confirmed in writing.

Large range of suppliers for you to make all your own choices for the specifications.

Master Build contract which gives you a clear confirmed cost prior to comment.

All builds are provided with a Master Build Guarantee at project completion.

All builds are carried out with our own team of excellent builders, and contractors.

Architectural Homes

With over 20 years of experience building high-end homes in Christchurch, we have built up relationships with a variety of architects and engineers in Canterbury. We create an approachable, open working relationship on our architectural builds and find working together from the initial design phase creates the best product in terms of design vs practicality vs budget. If you have a dream project in mind we have the knowledge, creativity, and relationships to be able to see your vision through. We are also experienced with remote rural locations, hill builds as well as urban sites. If you already have your site secured and your plans ready we would love to work with you to carry out your dream.

Architectural Homes

With over 20 years of experience building high-end homes in Christchurch, we have built up relationships with a variety of architects and engineers in Canterbury. We create an approachable, open working relationship on our architectural builds and find working together from the initial design phase creates the best product in terms of design vs practicality vs budget. If you have a dream project in mind we have the knowledge, creativity, and relationships to be able to see your vision through. We are also experienced with remote rural locations, hill builds as well as urban sites. If you already have your site secured and your plans ready we would love to work with you to carry out your dream.

House and Land Packages

We purchase highly desirable sections throughout Christchurch for the prospect of house and land packages. We do not build cookie-cutter homes. All homes are individually designed with our clients brief and budget in mind. If you are wanting to design your dream home but haven’t found a section, get in touch with us as we may just have something to suit you.

House and Land Packages

We purchase highly desirable sections throughout Christchurch for the prospect of house and land packages. We do not build cookie-cutter homes. All homes are individually designed with our clients brief and budget in mind. If you are wanting to design your dream home but haven’t found a section, get in touch with us as we may just have something to suit you.

Commercial Fit Outs

In the last couple of years, we have been involved with the design and construction of a retail gym, and restaurant fit-outs. We can design the initial concept for you and then work through the variety of consents that may be required before carrying out all elements of the fit-out.

Commercial Fit Outs

In the last couple of years, we have been involved with the design and construction of a retail gym, and restaurant fit-outs. We can design the initial concept for you and then work through the variety of consents that may be required before carrying out all elements of the fit-out.

Project Management

We maintain a 100% hands-on approach throughout your build. We do not contract out our builds, all work is completed by our teams and we try to carry out as much of the sub-contractor work as possible also in order to obtain our consistently high quality of build standard. Each site has a friendly, experienced Foreman, and Project Management is carried out by director and licensed builder Stu Howard. We provide weekly site updates to all clients so you know how your build is progressing.

Project Management

We maintain a 100% hands-on approach throughout your build. We do not contract out our builds, all work is completed by our teams and we try to carry out as much of the sub-contractor work as possible also in order to obtain our consistently high quality of build standard. Each site has a friendly, experienced Foreman, and Project Management is carried out by director and licensed builder Stu Howard. We provide weekly site updates to all clients so you know how your build is progressing.

Quantity Surveying

Budget is a vital part of the building brief and it's important to everyone that your design comes in on budget. Stu handles all pricing himself so he knows exactly where each dollar is going. This allows him to also notice ways for you to save money or areas he feels you may be over capitalising on.

Quantity Surveying

Budget is a vital part of the building brief and it's important to everyone that your design comes in on budget. Stu handles all pricing himself so he knows exactly where each dollar is going. This allows him to also notice ways for you to save money or areas he feels you may be over capitalising on.

Spatial / Interior Design

Bobbie Howard is a qualified Spatial designer. She will guide you through the design phase of any new design project. She is available at any point throughout your journey to offer advice on anything from floorplan layouts to colour-schemes. Bobbie is also available for a complete interior design package if desired.

Spatial / Interior Design

Bobbie Howard is a qualified Spatial designer. She will guide you through the design phase of any new design project. She is available at any point throughout your journey to offer advice on anything from floorplan layouts to colour-schemes. Bobbie is also available for a complete interior design package if desired.

Contact us today for a free "no sales pitch" chat about your project.

"Thanks to Stu & his amazing band of trades people. We just love it & would recommend Stu Howard to the Queen. His eye for detail is Amazing. I remember him saying just leave the worries to me. And there wasn’t at any time a ….. not sure about that…… it was no problem team will sort that. Such a neat man. 


Cannot thank you all enough."



The Woodhams

A huge THANK YOU! We are delighted with our new home and couldn’t be happier with the outcome. Thank you for taking on us this wild journey and although we may have had some strange ideas and faltered a little at the start we have been impressed with the overall smoothness of the build and the team that have put everything together.


We are very, very pleased."


The Mansons

Without hesitation, we would build with Howard Construction again. The Howard Construction team made the complex and daunting process of building as smooth as possible – they were generous with their time and advice, were always friendly and happy to hear from us, and ensured the work was completed to the high standard that is the Howard Construction standard.


A friend recently commented that we’re the only people he knows who would happily build again with their builder, and it’s true! If we weren’t so in love with the Howard Construction built house that we’re in now, we’d build with them again in an instant.


Thank you Stu, Bobbie and Bex.


Eleanor & Jakub

We came to Stu with plans for our new home that we loved – but bore little resemblance to our original budget.


We consider ourselves incredibly fortunate to have found Stu and his team right at that point when the dream of building our new home was beginning to look like it might not be able to be realised. From the first conversation Stu was incredibly engaged with our project, our focus on energy efficiency and aesthetics as well as sensitive to our budget.

He seemed to genuinely relish the challenge of helping us to figure out how to make our plans a reality and never stopped looking for ways to bring efficiencies and possible cost-savings to our project. It quickly became apparent that Stu was more than just a safe pair of hands for our build – but the kind of guy we could really enjoy working with. Throughout the build, Stu impressed us with his patience, guidance, technical expertise, aesthetic understanding and proactive communication.


We’ve lived in our home for more than a year now and it’s already given us everything we were hoping for in terms of lifestyle, enjoyment and efficiency – so it’s a massive thanks from us to Stu and the Howard Construction team for delivering our vision.


George & Abby Wills

We would absolutely recommend Stu and his team. From the outset when we met with Stu and Bobby we were impressed by their ideas, friendliness, and commitment to excellence. They helped us create the home we wanted, and now almost a year later, their is nothing we would change about our house.


Stu maintained excellent communication throughout our build, with every detail a collaboration under his expert guidance. Every one of the team and subbies were friendly and helpful, and seemed really committed to ensuring that our build went smoothly and successfully. Furthermore despite attention to detail being top of their agenda, we got into our house early.


The Jansens

GW Houses Ltd has engaged Howard Construction to build numerous residential houses for us over the last three years. We have found Stu & his team deliver a show home quality product every time of which our purchasers all comment upon. Stu & his team are approachable on site which makes the building process more enjoyable and enables you to be more involved if you wish.


Inevitably there are changes during construction & Stu works hard to resolve them cost effectively and with solutions that meet the building code & good practice. This helps greatly when you are towards the end of the build and don’t need hold ups around the issue of the Code of Compliance Certificate from the local authority. Stu works hard to get builds within his quotation and will often put forward ideas & alterations which deliver the same result but more cost effectively. We have no problems recommending Howard Construction as long as it does not hold up our future builds with him.


Dean Gregory

"Thanks to Stu & his amazing band of tradespeople. We just love it & would recommend Stu Howard to the Queen. His eye for detail is Amazing. I remember him saying just leave the worries to me. And there wasn’t at any time a ….. not sure about that…… it was no problem team will sort that. Such a neat man. 


Cannot thank you all enough."


The Woodhams

A huge THANK YOU! We are delighted with our new home and couldn’t be happier with the outcome. Thank you for taking on us this wild journey and although we may have had some strange ideas and faltered a little at the start we have been impressed with the overall smoothness of the build and the team that have put everything together.


The Mansons

Without hesitation, we would build with Howard Construction again. The Howard Construction team made the complex and daunting process of building as smooth as possible – they were generous with their time and advice, were always friendly and happy to hear from us, and ensured the work was completed to the high standard that is the Howard Construction standard.

A friend recently commented that we’re the only people he knows who would happily build again with their builder, and it’s true! If we weren’t so in love with the Howard Construction built house that we’re in now, we’d build with them again in an instant. Thank you Stu, Bobbie


Eleanor & Jakub

We would absolutely recommend Stu and his team. From the outset when we met with Stu and Bobby we were impressed by their ideas, friendliness, and commitment to excellence. They helped us create the home we wanted, and now almost a year later, their is nothing we would change about our house.


Stu maintained excellent communication throughout our build, with every detail a collaboration under his expert guidance. Every one of the team and subbies were friendly and helpful, and seemed really committed to ensuring that our build went smoothly and successfully. Furthermore despite attention to detail being top of their agenda, we got into our house early.


The Jansens

GW Houses Ltd has engaged Howard Construction to build numerous residential houses for us over the last three years. We have found Stu & his team deliver a show home quality product every time of which our purchasers all comment upon. Stu & his team are approachable on site which makes the building process more enjoyable and enables you to be more involved if you wish.


Stu works hard to get builds within his quotation and will often put forward ideas & alterations which deliver the same result but more cost effectively. We have no problems recommending Howard Construction as long as it does not hold up our future builds with him.


Dean Gregory

View Details
- +
Sold Out