Facebook Tweet Help Stories New Home Comfort and protection Share Tweet Help Anyone building a house wants to know their investment is sound. By using a certified builder, it's easier to feel confident your new home is built to last View of large home with terracotta coloured cladding and red tiled roofing. The largest financial investment most people will make in their lifetime is the purchase of a house and, with luck and a buoyant property market, it is one that pays off in the long term.When that investment is a brand new home built to individual specifications, the rewards can be even greater as can the risks.Unless a house is built to exacting standards it can become a financial liability, and that is a risk not worth taking says Derek Baxter, CEO of the Certified Builders Association of New Zealand Association (CBANZ). View of large home with terracotta coloured cladding and red tiled roofing. "We were set up as an association because we believe it is the consumer's right to know the builder is appropriately trained and has the skills and business ethics to do a good job."Certified carpenters and builders undertake rigorous training to become trade qualified and those skills help them establish good working relationships with clients and their architects, regulatory authorities and industry suppliers.And only a certified builder can offer peace of mind with a Homefirst Builders Guarantee. View of large home with terracotta coloured cladding and red tiled roofing. For more information, contact CBANZ Inc, PO Box 13405, Tauranga, phone 0800 Certified (0800 237 843). Website: www.certified.co.nz. Story by: Trendsideas 11 Oct, 2006 New Home Trendsideas Home kitchen bathroom commercial design Latest Post 'Something different' 15 Dec, 2024 Rounded perspective 15 Dec, 2024 Everyday opulence 15 Dec, 2024 We know the Specialists Related Book More Books > NZ2217 NZ2217 Read More Similar Stories