Fraemohs Homes

Our fraemoh home was built 40+ years ago and we've lived in it for the last 5 years. We love it and if we were young enough to build a new fraemoh (we're old) we would. Our home is warm and inviting and the interior walls are as good as new. I love coming back to our timber walls. Folk come in and go wow, this feels good. The home feels strong and sturdy.

Having built on previous occasions we knew how important it is to be specific with regards to costings because things can snowball if they’re not managed closely. We already had a concept and floor plan in mind and Fraemohs were very fast and accurate on costings right from the very first rough estimate, which unlike any other company we had approached came back within a few days as a figure to the nearest dollar. This gave us the confidence about budget we needed. On completion they were right on the money so there were no surprises. As we were building on lifestyle bare land we also liked their experience building outside of the usual urban area. We had approached a couple of building companies who simply weren't interested in us, it was pleasing that with Fraemohs nothing we wanted to do appeared to be a problem, they were interested, engaged and flexible right from the start. We also had a very specific brief and wanted to do quite a few things ourselves – like the decking and access points. For whatever reason other companies we spoke with had reservations about allowing us to manage anything ourselves but with Fraemohs it just wasn’t an issue, our builder and project manager were great and nothing was ever a problem. – Phil, Swannanoa

So happy with our house! This is the first new build for us. The whole team at Fraemohs were friendly, knowledgeable and great at guiding us through the process. Nothing was a problem and any glitches were quickly sorted.

I searched for many years after the major quake in Canterbury for an affordable yet strong house for my family and I. After all the in's and out's, hidden costs, items not included items, etc I found Fraemohs. I knew about them before but never in my wildest dreams thought of them as an option I could afford. Yet, after talking with the friendly sales staff about my needs and wants in a house, plus finding I could build it myself, I was hooked. The process was by most standards easy and straight forward. I selected a plan I liked (fantail 88), tweaked it a bit to my likes, then is was all go. Any issues I encountered along the way, I had the team from Fraemohs to put me straight. I now have a Solid timber home that I can take pride in the knowledge that I Built It. Solid, warm, and not a "cookie cutter" house like most. I get nothing but awesome feedback from all who visit which only proves to me I Did Good in going with Fraemohs. If you doubt your own ability fear not. It is totally do-able.

Fraemohs built our new home in Rolleston which was completed in 2015. They have a great selection of plans that really stood out from the crowd. They also dealt with our special requests including underfloor central heating. The build was right on schedule and everything went very smoothly. Highly recommend.

We built a 3 bedroom Fraemohs kitset home about 30 years ago, and then added another bedroom and bathrrom not long after. If you want warmth in the winter, and cool in the summer, there's nothing better than natural timber. Friends we sceptical of the wood finish, but we never tired of the lovely pine knots and grain. Sadly we sold and moved away, but have always wanted to do it again, although next time we wouldn't build ourselves... getting too old for that. They were a great company to deal. I note their latest designs look great too.