Tim and Rayana Kershaw

We engaged Jeremy at PHD to build the lower level of our house at Jacks Point in 2020. They’re great to work with and it’s fantastic product, the result is that we have an incredibly well – insulated lower level to use for entertaining as a media room and bar. In the peak of summer when parts of the house hit the mid or late 20’s the lower level sits a consistent temp around 20c regardless of how warm it is outside. In winter even with little or no heating to the area it sits in the late teens and in the afternoons hits around 20c which is perfect for us. Having a constant living temp without the need for much – or any – power input for all seasons is pretty awesome for Central Otago where it varies hugely between summer and winter. Another real benefit of the Nudura construction is the sound insulation, which is outstanding. We can be entertaining at a fairly high volume downstairs but that sound doesn’t carry upstairs or outside to neighbours, giving us a great place to enjoy after the kids are in bed without stirring them up. Bonus!

The construction period for the Nudura walls for the lower level, comprising around 1/3 of our footprint, was only a couple of weeks from start to finish, pretty impressive. It was our first time building so we were slightly reserved about using it across the entire build but seeing how it performs and the efficiency of it I don’t think we’d hesitate to use it again for a large portion of a build or recommend it to others. The solid look and feel it gives our lower level especially is worth it and we get comments about it often. The house received a gold award at the 2021 Master Builder’s awards which was a nice accolade to the construction team and Jeremy for giving us such a solid base to work up from.