Auckland’s Recladding
& Leaky Home Specialists

Recladding an Auckland home typically costs between $80,000 and $300,000, depending on house size, cladding system, and how much framing damage sits behind the cladding. A 150m² single-storey home in modern fibre cement averages $100,000–$150,000. A 250m² two-storey home in monolithic plaster replacement can run $180,000–$280,000. Extensive treated framing replacement adds 15–30% on top. We give a fixed price after the weathertightness investigation, not a rough estimate.

Recladding is needed when the existing cladding has failed to keep water out, when the framing behind has rotted, or when the cladding has reached the end of its serviceable life. Common signs include staining or bubbled paint at window junctions, soft spots in the wall, cracks wider than 1mm in monolithic plaster, musty smells inside, and visible decay on weatherboards. If your home is a 1990s or 2000s monolithic plaster build, it should be inspected even without visible damage — many homes from that era have known weathertightness failure rates.

Yes, recladding always requires building consent in Auckland. Auckland Council requires consent because recladding affects the building envelope, weathertightness, and structural performance of the home. We prepare and lodge the consent application including all required documentation — moisture reports, framing inspection records, cladding system specifications, LBP records, and producer statements. Consent typically takes 20 working days for residential alterations.

The best cladding depends on your home’s age, style, and budget. The three most common Auckland reclad choices in 2026 are fibre cement sheet systems like James Hardie Linea or Stria (popular for modern homes, low maintenance), cedar or composite weatherboard (best for villas, bungalows, and heritage-style homes), and modern plaster systems on a drained cavity (when you want to keep the original plaster look without the leaky-home risk). All three can deliver a 50+ year service life when installed correctly with cavity systems and treated framing.

A typical Auckland recladding project takes 4 to 6 months total — including 2 to 4 weeks for investigation and design, 6 to 10 weeks for consent and preparation, and 8 to 16 weeks on site for the actual recladding work. Larger homes, two-storey homes, and projects with extensive framing replacement sit at the longer end. Weather can extend timelines in winter.

When we strip the old cladding, we expose every section of the framing for inspection. Any timber framing that is wet, rotted, or shows signs of decay is replaced with H1.2 treated timber to current building code. We include a treated framing replacement allowance in the fixed price quote so you don’t get hit with a variation if more framing needs replacing than expected. We document every replaced framing member for the council inspection and your Code of Compliance Certificate.

Yes, in most cases you can live in your home during recladding. The work happens on the exterior, so the interior remains habitable. You will have some disruption from scaffolding around the home, noise during the strip-out and refixing days, and occasional power-off periods if joinery needs to be removed and refitted. We discuss this upfront in the design phase so you know what to expect.

Yes, every recladding project we deliver over $30,000 is covered by the Registered Master Builders 10-Year Guarantee. This is a third-party guarantee underwritten by the Master Builders Association, independent of Add Value Renovations. It covers two years of workmanship and materials, ten years of structural integrity, and ten years of weathertightness — which is the cover that matters most on a recladding project.

Yes, recladding typically returns 80 to 110% of its cost in added market value at sale — and often more in Auckland markets like Remuera, Ponsonby, and Devonport where weathertight, modernised exteriors command a strong premium. A home that has been professionally recladded with documented consent records sells faster and at a higher price than a comparable home with original failed cladding still in place. It also removes the major buyer-side risk that scares off renovators and investors.

Yes, we handle both targeted leaky-home repairs and full recladding. For minor weathertightness failures — a leaking window junction, a single rotted board — we can do localised remedial work. For systemic failures across multiple junctions or whole walls, full recladding is usually more cost-effective in the long run than chasing individual fixes. We tell you straight which approach is right for your home after the investigation.

Yes. A correctly consented and inspected recladding project will result in a new Code of Compliance Certificate (CCC) being issued by Auckland Council once all inspections pass. This is critical — many Auckland homes built between 1994 and 2004 with direct-fix monolithic plaster have either no CCC or a CCC that is effectively unsellable to most buyers and lenders. Recladding under a Building Consent restores the weathertightness performance, brings the home up to current Building Code (including E2/AS1 cavity systems), and gives you a fresh CCC that satisfies banks, insurers, and future buyers. We document every framing inspection, cladding system specification, and producer statement required for Council sign-off.

The original Financial Assistance Package (FAP) for leaky home claims under the Weathertight Homes Resolution Service closed for new claims in 2016 and has now largely wound up. As of 2026, most Auckland recladding projects are privately funded by the homeowner, often through a renovation top-up mortgage, equity release, or insurance claim if the original builder or developer is still trading. We can introduce you to lenders and brokers who specialise in renovation finance for weathertightness work, and we structure our fixed-price contract so you can present a clear, bank-ready cost figure when applying. Existing legacy WHRS claimants should check directly with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment for any remaining entitlements.