What timbers do you work with?

All Australian Native Hardwood timbers such as Blackbutt, Tallowwood, Tasmanian Oak and Spotted Gum. Cedar as a feature timber.

Do you charge by the job or by the hour?

It’s flexible. I like to assess each situation and work out what is best for the client.

Do you always work alone or can you work with a team?

Either. I am quite effective on my own, but also know when it's required to team up with others.

Why would I choose Build with Sno?

• Quality of construction

• Integrity

• Thinking outside the box 

• Co-operative, flexible approach with the client

• Capable of dealing with complex issues

What are your qualifications?

• Carpenter

• Licensed Builder
  Licence No 277762C

What type of experience do you have?

I've been on worksites since I has 14, having grown up in a family of builders, mainly carpenters, in my village in New Zealand. From there I came to Australia and did various manual jobs, labouring, mining construction, commercial work, resort building and office refurbishments as an employee.

In terms of residential work, since my 20's, I have built houses for family, friends and owner-builders, and worked with other builders on home constructions, often on the more challenging parts of the job. Many other jobs have been make-safe insurance work, refurbishments and renovations.

What have been some of the more challenging  jobs?

Some of the more challenging works have been building a deck over a 30 metre cliff, (20 square metres designed to carry 100 people), building bridges in McKay and the Parliament House tunnel, both as a member of a construction crew.

What have been some of the more meaningful jobs?

Some of the more meaningful works have been working on a clifftop residence (see feature home), fixing up my late brother's home for his family back in the village and an owner-builder job in Leura, where all the timber finishes were hand-crafted and it has some unusual elements to work with that made it interesting.

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