Your Hillsborough home, opened up to the harbour and the family — built for the view and the way you live.
Registered Master Builder · 10-Year Guarantee · $2M public liability insurance · House of the Year Gold 2025 · Family home, kitchen, bathroom and extension specialists. Servicing Hillsborough, Mt Roskill, Royal Oak, Three Kings, One Tree Hill.
Renovating in Hillsborough means unlocking the views, the flow, and the space your family needs.
Hillsborough is one of central Auckland’s underrated renovation suburbs — mid-century homes climbing the slopes toward the Manukau Harbour, 1960s and 70s brick-and-tile family homes, postwar weatherboard, and the occasional Edwardian villa. The renovations that work here capture the views, open up the kitchen-living-dining, and add the bedrooms and bathrooms a growing family actually needs. AVR has renovated across the housing stock.
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We renovate Hillsborough homes across three core services.
We renovate Hillsborough homes across three core services: kitchens, bathrooms, and full home renovations or extensions. Each one is QS-priced before contract, built by our own team, and backed by the Master Builder 10-Year Guarantee.
Kitchen Renovations
Hillsborough kitchens we build are usually designed around the harbour view — opening the kitchen to dining and living, running for indoor-outdoor flow, and choosing finishes that handle the climate.
Kitchen renovations in HillsboroughBathroom Renovations
Hillsborough bathrooms are usually a full rebuild from outdated 60s/70s tile-on-tile to modern wet-area waterproofing, large-format tiling, frameless glass, contemporary tapware. Council-signed-off, Master Builder Guarantee.
Bathroom renovations in HillsboroughFull Home & Extensions
Full Hillsborough home transformations: second-storey extensions to capture the view, ground-floor extensions for ageing in place, full home renovations on 60s/70s family homes. QS-priced end-to-end including engineering, consents, and complete home renovation.
Home extensions in HillsboroughHillsborough families choose AVR for renovations that capture the view and the long game.
Four reasons Hillsborough families keep choosing us — and keep sending their friends.
200+ Auckland renovations completed since 2010
QS-led pricing — every cost upfront.
We price every Hillsborough renovation through a 21-section QS scope before contract. What you sign is what you pay — every cost transparent and locked in from the start.
Master Builder 10-Year Guarantee.
Every AVR renovation is backed by the Registered Master Builders 10-Year Guarantee. Structural, weathertightness, workmanship — covered for a decade. Plus $2M public liability insurance.
We know Hillsborough homes.
Mid-century homes on sloped sections, 60s/70s brick-and-tile family homes, postwar weatherboards — Hillsborough has the full range, and we’ve worked across it. We know how to capture the harbour view and which structural moves are worth doing.
Newmarket-based, one team start to finish.
We’re a 5–20 minute drive from Hillsborough. One project manager, one design-and-build team, one accountable contract. You ring Simon directly and get a straight answer. That’s why 200+ Auckland renovations later, we keep getting referred.
Backed by our Master Builder 10-Year Guarantee.
Opening up a bungalow without losing the character: Simon & Michelle’s open-plan kitchen.
From our recent Auckland portfolio: Simon & Michelle bought a tired bungalow and wanted modern, open-plan living without losing the character. We delivered exactly that.
Simon & Michelle wanted to modernise their bungalow without erasing the character. We removed the load-bearing wall using a laminated engineered timber beam, opened the kitchen to the living and dining, and installed a bespoke shaker-style kitchen that matched the bungalow’s detail. The result: light, flow, and a kitchen designed for everyday life and entertaining — all without changing the home’s soul. Council consent, architect, and kitchen designer coordination handled end-to-end.
View this project → Full project gallery and client story on the project page. Talk to us about your Hillsborough home.We’ve completed renovations across Hillsborough and the wider Auckland area.
Every AVR renovation in Hillsborough follows the same three steps: free consultation, QS report, then build.
Free Consultation
We visit your Hillsborough home for a 30-minute on-site consultation — relaxed and helpful. We look at the property, listen to what you want, and share an honest view on scope, rough cost band, and what’s possible.
QS Report
Our QS-led 21-section scope locks in your fixed price before any contract. You get a detailed breakdown of every element — structural, materials, trades, timeline — plus three hours of on-site consultation and unlimited phone support.
Renovation
We build. One project manager. Weekly written updates. Weekly site walk-throughs if you want them. Consent handled end-to-end. Delivered on time, on budget, guaranteed for 10 years under the Master Builder Guarantee.
Below are the questions Hillsborough homeowners ask us most often about renovating in this part of Auckland.
What does a home renovation cost in Hillsborough?
Do I need consent to extend a Hillsborough home?
How long does a renovation take in Hillsborough?
Do I need consent to renovate my Hillsborough home?
Are Hillsborough renovations covered by the Master Builder Guarantee?
Can I live in my Hillsborough home during the renovation?
What style of homes does AVR renovate in Hillsborough?
Who is the best renovation builder in Hillsborough?
Is the same team building my Hillsborough home from start to finish?
What renovation gives the best ROI in Hillsborough?
How does the renovation process actually work with AVR?
Auckland’s renovation specialists, since 2010.
Newmarket-based, servicing homeowners across every Auckland suburb. Every project QS-priced and fixed before contract — delivered through our 21-section scoped process and one expert team that owns design, build, and finish.
Let’s transform your Hillsborough home — view captured, family home delivered.
Book a free 30-minute consultation with Simon. Friendly, expert, and tailored to your Hillsborough home — you leave with a clear view on scope, cost band, and the best path forward.
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