Building a new home is an exciting process but not something most of us do every day.
Like anything new, jumping into the unknown can be pretty nerve-wracking, so it’s important to get to know the team who’ll be taking care of your build. Clear communication, trust and an upfront approach set the foundations for a positive, stress-free, committed relationship with your building team.
Get to know Bobby Prajitno of EasyBuild Auckland Central, and find out why EasyBuild offers a smart solution to building new in the Auckland region.
Tell us about yourself
I’m an Indonesian-born Kiwi, married to my beautiful wife of 27 years, with 2 overseas-based kids. I have been a project manager for over 25 years, with 9 years of NZ construction industry experience under my belt.
Who makes up the EasyBuild Auckland Central team?
Ole (pronounced as Ollie) is my right hand man in the EasyBuild Auckland Central team. We are supported by our back office team Endro and Celeste who keep our operations running well, and Rio our senior LBP who runs our sites.
What makes EasyBuild a great choice for building in the Auckland region?
Auckland’s house building market has its ups and downs, not helped the past few years by a sub-trades shortage and now surplus builders, and materials swings too. Consenting and inspections can also contribute to the building process in the Auckland region being a less than smooth journey.
What makes EasyBuild a great choice is that with our MultiProof designs, consenting and inspections are much more simplified. And our high degree of off-site prefabrication including the prefinished modular panels from our NZ based factory, makes the building process itself faster and more easily repeatable, resulting in more predictable timeline and quality.
What EasyBuild home designs are your clients choosing for their Auckland builds, and why?
If you are building a on vacant section in the inner city, you would want to consider designs that are suitable for higher density use like our multi-units designs – the Totara urban duplex, or duplexing our smaller single level designs.
If your section has a small backyard or frontyard that you want to maximise living space on, such as a minor or secondary dwelling for your parents or adult children, many of our smaller 1 – 2 bedroom design would be worth considering. Check out our Oxford or Waihi designs for highly space efficient designs.
What’s your advice for anyone thinking about building new in the Auckland region?
Be clear on your why. Why you are building a new home? Is it for you? Is it for extended family members? Or is it to increase the investment yield of your section?
Consider factors such as location, budget, size, and the type of home you want. You should also think about any specific features you would like in your home, such as number of bathrooms, single or double storeys, deck and verandah.
Understanding your needs will help you narrow down the list of builders to consider. You would not want to spend high-spec budget on an investment property, and similarly you may not want to build a standard design home on a multi-million section in Remuera.
Choose your builder carefully. It is absolutely critical to choose a builder who you feel comfortable working with. Building a new home is a big step, and you may have worry or anxiety at points during the process – choosing a build partner you can communicate comfortably with will help alleviate some of this. Homeowners and builders must be able to work collaboratively as a team to achieve the best outcome.
What do you think makes EasyBuild Auckland Central stand out from other new home providers?
Our right size. We are not a volume builder, where deviation in build quality may vary greatly from one house to another. And we are not a small bespoke outfit where the operations is too highly dependent on just 1 or 2 key persons.
We are right-sized for smaller independent builds, up to smaller sub-division/development.
