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Gosh we’ve been slack to say the least on the social media game of late. 🤦♀️ Apologies ... Getting the girls back into school, after school activities and all their sports has definitely taken more of my time than I thought! Dabbling with the idea of going back teaching has also kept me busy ... but this was too good not to share... Our 2nd daughter is in year 2 this year and as part of their identity unit they were asked to draw their ‘Wharenui’ ... as you can see in the zoomed out picture most of the class drew their family inside their house .... our child ... well she designed a house 😂😂 Spot the builders child 😁 clearly she does all her colouring and art on the back of old plans 😆 Dad’s proud of you Laurie and thinks your ‘Wharenui’ is on point 💙 P.S I promise to share some updates on all of our actual projects soon!! 🏡 #vdvbuilders #nobusinesslikefamilybusiness #teamvdv #builderschild #shedesignedthehouseforthefamily #drawingherwharenui #slowlygettingbackintoourliferoutine
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Great to see Laurie has the eye already...great design...tradie in the making or architecture as a career to help dad...awesome work Laurie...😁
Love it! 🏠
That's fricken awesome 👌
Always stoked to support our Hot Water Beach Lifeguards! If you’re lucky enough to visit our beaches, or even luckier and live here, you’ll know how important these people are and how much they do for us all! Keeping us all safe, and teaching the next generation of surf lifeguards what it’s all about! ❤️ we can’t wait to get back into it .... our girls are missing their surf Sundays for sure 🥺🥰 thank you guys for all you do to keep so many safe 💙⭐️
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Great to see you training too Jamie...😁😁😁
My Insta has been playing games ..... this post was meant to upload on Friday ... turns out it had already clocked off for the long weekend!!! 🤦♀️ so here is my ‘meant to be Friday’ post! ⭐️ Finally got to do a real life site visit and catch up with some of our awesome team 💙 this beautiful Design Build home in Wharekaho is coming along swimmingly ... with windows and doors in, and cladding going up ... she’s ticking away nicely! Walking through this house its great to see the well designed layout - every area has been thoughtfully designed - even the mezzanine/attic above the garage is an awesome use of otherwise ‘wasted’ space! And those views .... 😍😍 #vdvbuilders #whitiangabuilders #wharekaho #whitianga #designbuildwaikato #contractors #nzbuilder #nzcertifiedbuilders #builtbylocallads #thevdvteam #anothergreatdesign #useofeveryspace #viewsfordays
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looking awesome🤘
Each time our guys send me pictures of this build I get excited to see it’s progress. 🤩With the girls on school holidays I haven’t ventured out to see it in person in a while - but these pictures have me hanging out for my next visit! 😊This build is coming along nicely and looking even more impressive at each stage! How beautiful are those windows .... the views 🌅 💁♀️ The scaffolding came down today .. and she’s a beauty! (Thanks Paul for the pictures - full time builder/ part time photographer 😆😉) Beautifully designed and thought out - the excitement is still there watching this one unfold 🤩 #vdvbuilders #vandevenbuilders #whitiangabuilders #whitianga #whenuakite #silverstream #peninsulascaffolding #nzwindows #nzbuilders #certifiedbuildersnz #builtbylocallads #viewsfordays #tairuahill #studio77design
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Certainly impressive 👍
The girly side of VdV builders 💕even manage to get some sneaky site visits in during the school holidays! We were stoked to see these profiles up ... this new build belongs to one of our own .... 💙@thesaltybartender and his gorgeous girlfriend are finally seeing the shape of their dream home 🏡 .... plus we happened to be there at the same time as ‘the digger guy’ ... I think Nudge might just have a little sidekick on his hands - our little Gracey was pretty chuffed with your new machine Nudge 🤩 looking forward to watching this build unfold #vdvbuilders #kuaotunu #whitiangabuilders #newbuild #nzcertifiedbuilders #builtbylocallads #schoolholidsysitevisits #wealmosthaveawalkerontheteam #kyleandnickys #buildingoneforourown #thediggerguy #kabota #builderswithdaughters
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Awesome 👍👍👍
Murray Lambert 🤩🤩
First full week back in action for the VdV team! ⭐️ Each morning is getting easier to get back into the work routine again ... but the holiday feeling is still lingering! 🌊 With jobs spread from Whangapoua through to Whenuakite our team sure are busy - and more of our signs are being spotted here, there and everywhere 💙 - including this new build on Navigation Drive on cooks beach ... 2 weeks in and she’s just about ready for her roof 🏠 our team have started 2021 with a sprint - we’re grateful for our top team! 🤩 This year is going to be a busy one .... #vdvbuilders #thebestteamofbuilders #whitiangabuilders #navigationdrive #cooksbeach #whitianga #certifiedbuildersnz #builtbylocallads #2021crazy #newbuilds #teamvdv #startedoffsprinting #peninsulascaffolding #backtoworkworkwork
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Go team VDV, looking forward to working alongside y'all again this year 👍😀
Merry Christmas Everyone 🎄❤️ huge thanks to all our builders, clients, subbies and suppliers! 2020 definitely had its ups and downs, but these last few months have been crazy busy! We are stoked to be ‘over and out’ for 2020! 🙌🏻 We’re looking forward to having a much needed break with our big/ little family 💙 bring on sun, good food, beach days and boat time! 🌊 for the final time in 2020 - thank you all 🤩 - have a wonderful festive season 🍻 🥂 #vdvbuilders #merrychristmas #clockedofffor2020 #overandout #thankyouall #bringon2021 #befestiveandmerry #muchneededfamilytime
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A very merry xmas to you all xxx
Merry Xmas vdv crew, managed to pull the plug at lunchtime aswell!! All the best from the Digger Guy and Diggeress 👍🍸😀😀😀
Have a wonderful Christmas
Merry Christmas
What a way to end the year for us! One of our wonderful clients - who happens to have her own massage business had me (Candice) over for a well needed massage - safe to say im in so much pain it’s just awesome! Healing hands by Erin Marshall is a must if you’re in Hahei! She is all set up in her home/air bnb built by the VdV team! It’s beautiful, a stones throw from the beach - and she is amazing! Every little niggle I have from lugging around our youngest daughter has been well rubbed down for 2020! What a way to end the year - I got to see inside one of our builds a year on, and got a massage 🤩🤩 not much more I could ask for! Here’s to 2021 🥂 #vdvbuilders #itsbeenabigyear #workrelatedtreats #inheaveninhahei #marshallhaven #healinghands #wehavethebestclients
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You deserve some pampering🥰
This so going to be a long one ...... 🤷♀️ I would love to say that’s wrap team ... but we’ve still got a few days of work next week! 💪🏻 but for now .... Thank you all for all your hard work, for being so loyal and sticking by us through all the ups and downs of 2020! 🙏 2021 is already lining up to be a big one! 👊🏼A definitely highlight of 2020 was seeing our first apprentice become fully qualified - well done again T-Roll! ⭐️ Thanks to all the wives, girlfriends, and children, for putting up with the long hours, dirty clothing, tired men and making the best smokos! 🤜🏻 We appreciate you all, and we’re stoked we got to hang out with some of you tonight - for our fav family food - Special home made Vandy Burgers - beef for the patties from the Van de Ven Family farm ... hand made by Mum Van de Ven (me 😅) and even accompanied by the best relish made by great Oma Van de Ven! Definitely creating the family vibe we pride ourselves in! Ending 2020 with a bang - 🔫- literally! Thank you @funzonewhiti for having us 😀 Top team of blokes ... we look forward to working with you all again in 2021. 🤩(Thanks for the surprise guest appearance from our former youngest team member @cullensengineering - it’s not a VdV party without ya 😂💙) #vdvbuilders #vandevenbuilders #goodbye2020 #seeingitoutwithabang #topteam #bunchoflegends #builtbylocallads #nobusinesslikefamilybusiness #homegrowngoodness #vandevenstyle #ifyaaintdutchyaaintmuch #weekofthankyousandappreciation #bringiton2021 #funzonewhitianga #happyholidays #whitianga
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Thanks doesn't cover it really guys...❤❤❤❤❤.....what an awesome team...it has been a challenging year for lots of reasons and a year none of us could have expected but with an awesome work family the support was amazing...love being part of the van de van gang...always included...always kept in the loop with whats happening...hope everyone enjoys a wonderful break whatever your all up to...here's to an amazing 2021 and many more adventures and awesome builds....happy holidays to all of you....from the Harris gang..( scotty, Denise & Alfie )
Thanks team! Those were some yummy burgers! Merry Christmas & happy holidays to you all! 🎄☀️🏖
Awesome, merry Xmas team 🌲
Denise Harris Paul Ferguson Nicola Mahoney
Thanks guys 👌😂
Looks like Torrell brought his own guns to the party!!!💪🏽
Definitely one of our favourite builds of 2020 - final completion and hand over just in time for Christmas 🎄 the very best clients, the funkiest little additions (how neat are the little porthole windows in the bathrooms 🤩) - designed by the talented Kirsten Castle @studio77 - built by our awesome team 🔨 and with a view that made even the non fishermen in our team long for the water .... 🌊 🎣 We hope you love your new home Liz snd Lloyd ❤️ thanks for entrusting us with your dream home - what an end result - we love it! 💙 #vdvbuilders #vandevenbuilders #OPITO #whitianga #whitiangabuilders #nzcertifiedbuilders #nzbuilder #studio77 #designbuild #batchstylehome #builtbylocallads #certifiedbuildersnz #buildingdreams #bestchristmaspresent #opitobeach