Special Publications: June 29, 2023

home & leisure | 70
The home is divided into two separate
wings with the living space on one side
and bedrooms and bathrooms on the
other.
When Amy and Gavin Jones decided
to buy their first home, the original
plan was to find a section and have
a new home built on it. But, as Amy
explains, they struggled to find land
anywhere, so the alternative was to go
for a house and land package.
“We started looking at house and land
packages on TradeMe, and we really
liked the look of one of the Freedom
Built designs. We had talked about
what type of design we would like
and this one was pretty much what we
wanted, so we approached them.
“They were really lovely to deal with.
We had a lot of questions and we sent
them many emails, which they always
answered quickly.
“We also liked the fact that they were
a local company. They build a lot of
houses in the Selwyn district so it was
good to have a local builder that knew
the area. The whole process went very
smoothly – they were very on to it.”
Amy says at the time there was a
shortage of building supplies, with
many people experiencing long waiting
times, but for them, there were no such
issues.
“We were super surprised that there
were no delays, and that really stood
out for us. We were having cedar
cladding and no one could get it, but
Freedom Built had already ordered it so
we didn’t have to wait.”