Most people understand the importance of minimising carbon emissions and climate change, reducing waste and generally reducing the impacts of our way of life. All these things come under the umbrella term of ‘sustainability’.While it’s easy to make changes to household...
"Exceptional Customer Service from Start to Finish”
February 15, 2024
“Our options were restrictive. We were keen to go with a prebuilt offsite home but every house we looked at was too wide to go through the Crofton Downs Bridge. Able Spaces was the only company that could deliver to our site in Makara, rural Wellington (between Johnsonvill...
Turning 20 Years of Dreams into a Home, Where Others Couldn't
January 24, 2024
Linda and Justin had already tried a number of builds and kitset options, including getting as far as the consent stage on one of these attempts. Disappointingly, after 20 years, they still didn’t have their dreamed-about brand new build to call home.Not prepared to give u...
Unmatched Customisation Meets Discerning Buyers Expectations
December 18, 2023
The Hunt for a Home Begins
When Katrina and Todd Wearne decided on a small home for themselves, they considered a range of tiny homes but found most of these were too small. The Wearnes were looking for a quality build, specifically they wanted a well finished house with quality fittings.They weren’...
Building Dreams One Home at a Time
November 7, 2023
Looking to create more living space on your section? Able Spaces has a quality new prefabricated home solution for you that is fully customisable, while remaining highly affordable. With full project management included from Able Spaces owner and managing director, Norma McC...
Our Story
December 11, 2019
Norma, the owner of Able Spaces started this journey in 2017. Studying Human Resources at Massey University, her career began in the corporate world. Working as a Management Consultant, an Accounts Manager and a personal life coach, Norma wanted to move beyond a hierarchical...
Renting vs. Buying Your First Home – What is Best?
May 23, 2019
As young Kiwis make their way toward independence, it can be hard to know when to move on from renting an apartment to buying a first home.
That caution is certainly warranted. As recently as two years ago, rates of home ownership were bottoming out in New Zealand, hitting a...
How to Turn a Portable Building into a Home
April 9, 2019
Portable buildings make wonderful ready-made living spaces thanks to the amenities that come already installed – meaning you don’t have to put in plumbing and electricity yourself.They’re perfect as a guest house, an office, or a home unto themselves – but ...
Looking for your first home is a daunting task. Not only are you deciding where to spend a significant portion of your life and potentially raise a family, but you’re likely making the biggest financial decision you’ll ever make.
Still, if you’re careful in your decisi...
7 benefits of living in a tiny home
March 15, 2018
Less clutter
By moving into a smaller home, whether it be tiny or smaller than your average New Zealand house, you’ll need to declutter and get rid of some of the stuff you may have accumulated over the years that you probably don’t actually need. That ‘stuff’ can be gifted, sold...
