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Pole sheds built for North Canterbury blocks

Phil and the team build pole sheds, garages and farm sheds from Rangiora and Kaiapoi to Oxford, Amberley and Christchurch, slab and all. Then we take them as far inside as you want: lined, carpeted and fitted out as a man cave.

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Pole sheds
Lifestyle, farm and garage sheds, slab and all
Fit-outs
Lined rooms, bars and man caves
Licensed
Phil is a Licensed Building Practitioner
25+ years
Building across Christchurch and Canterbury

… Phil and his team did everything right. … We are so thrilled with our new shed.

Kevin, Oxford · pole shed
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Plan your shed

Pick what it’s for, the bays, the finish and the site. Your picks go onto the quote form for Phil.

What’s going in it? Pick any

How many bays?

How far do we take it?

Where’s it going?

Pick above and the drawing builds your shed.

From the slab to the man cave

A shed doesn’t have to stop when the roof is on. Phil and the team pour the slab, stand the poles, clad it, and then keep going inside for as long as you want them to.

  1. Timber posts braced in a boxed slab area behind a house, with steel mesh laid before the concrete pour

    The slab

    Posts braced, the slab boxed and meshed, ready for the pour.

  2. Timber posts and rafters standing on a new concrete slab, with scaffolding, on a rural block with a shelterbelt behind

    Poles and frame

    Poles stood, bearers and rafters up, bracing in.

  3. A steel-clad shed with two open bays and a window, on a gravel pad beside a post-and-rail fence

    Clad and roofed

    Roof and walls on, roller doors and windows where you want them.

  4. Inside a finished shed room: plywood-lined walls and ceiling, dark carpet and a glazed door

    Lined inside

    Ply walls and ceiling, carpet down, a door you can lock.

  5. A garage fitted out as a bar: dark timber panelling, a long timber bar top, lit spirits shelves and a dartboard alcove

    Fitted out

    A bar, a games room or a place to watch the rugby.

What we build

A three-bay pole shed with round timber poles and open fronts, on a gravel pad below tussock hills
A pole shed on a hill block, the front bays left open for machinery.

Pole sheds

Two bays for the cars or five for the tractor, the caravan and the hay: round poles, timber framing and steel or cedar cladding, built on your block on a slab we pour.

Pole sheds in North Canterbury

Who you deal with

PhilPhil Richmond Builders

Phil has been building across Christchurch and Canterbury for more than 25 years, from architect-designed homes to one-off huts and games rooms. He is a Licensed Building Practitioner and a member of New Zealand Certified Builders.

Phil quotes every job himself and runs it with the team, bringing in electricians and joiners when a fit-out needs them, or doing the work himself.

About Phil and the team
  • LicensedBuilding Practitioner, carpentry
  • MemberNew Zealand Certified Builders
  • 25+ yearsBuilding in Canterbury

How a shed job runs

  1. Tell us about the shed

    Use the planner, call, or send the form with a few photos of the site.

  2. Phil comes out and quotes

    He walks the site with you, checks the zone and the ground, and quotes the job himself.

  3. Know what happens when

    You get a timeline for the build and staged payments that match your job, so you know what’s coming next.

  4. Slab, poles and frame

    The team boxes and pours the slab, stands the poles and puts the frame and roof up.

  5. Clad, closed in, fitted out

    Cladding, doors and windows go on, then the lining and fit-out if you want one.

Inside a pole shed: round timber poles, timber bearers and rafters, and steel cross-bracing behind the steel cladding
Round poles, timber rafters and steel bracing, before any lining goes in.

A pole shed or hay barn up to 110 m² on rural-zoned land can go up without a building consent when a Licensed Building Practitioner, like Phil, builds it and it meets the Schedule 1 conditions: no more than 4 m high, roof spans of 6 m or less, a wind zone no higher than High, and the shed set back at least its own height from boundaries, roads and houses.

Smaller sheds have their own rules. Up to 10 m² needs no consent and no boundary setback, and 10 to 30 m² can go up without one at least 1 m from boundaries and the house.

Adding a toilet, a shower, a kitchen or a bedroom takes a shed outside those exemptions, and the district plan still sets setbacks, height and site coverage. In the inland lee zone around Hanmer Springs, Culverden and Waikari the wind rating runs above High, so pole sheds there go through consent or get a site wind calculation.

Phil checks your section’s zone, wind and ground when he comes out to quote, so the shed is planned for the rules it sits under from day one.

A cedar weatherboard shed with a green corrugated roof, aluminium double doors and an open lean-to bay alongside
Cedar weatherboards, a green roof and an open lean-to bay for covered storage.

What sets the price

  • How big, and how many bays
  • Open bays, or closed in with roller doors and windows
  • Steel or cedar cladding, and the spouting
  • The slab: size, and the ground it sits on
  • Lining, insulation and how far the fit-out goes
  • The wind and snow your site is rated for
  • The way in for trucks and gear

Where we build

From Lyttelton and Christchurch up through Rangiora, Kaiapoi and Oxford to Amberley, Waipara, Hanmer Springs and Kaikōura.

Also covered: Ashley, Belfast, Brooklands, Cheviot, Clarkville, Culverden, Cust, Diamond Harbour, Eyrewell, Fernside, Governors Bay, Hawarden and more. All towns

Questions

Another question? Call 0800 001 297 or send it with your quote.

Do I need a building consent for a pole shed?

Not always. On rural-zoned land, a pole shed or hay barn up to 110 m² can be exempt when a Licensed Building Practitioner, like Phil, builds it and it meets the Schedule 1 conditions. Bigger sheds, and sheds with a toilet, kitchen or bedroom, go through consent. Phil checks your zone when he quotes.

Do you pour the slab?

Yes. The team boxes, meshes and pours the slab as part of the shed, so you deal with one builder from bare ground to the finished building.

Can you fit the shed out inside?

Yes. Lining, insulation, carpet, doors and windows, and power through an electrician we bring in. A bar, a games room, a workshop or a den.

Which areas do you cover?

Christchurch and Lyttelton, and North Canterbury from Rangiora, Kaiapoi and Oxford up to Amberley, Waipara, Hanmer Springs and Kaikōura, with the lifestyle blocks in between.

How much does a pole shed cost?

It comes down to the size, the bays, the cladding, the slab and how far the fit-out goes. Phil comes out, looks at the site and quotes the job.

Is Phil licensed?

Yes. Phil is a Licensed Building Practitioner (carpentry) and a member of New Zealand Certified Builders, with more than 25 years building in Canterbury.

Get a quote for your shed

Tell Phil what the shed is for, how big, and where it’s going. He’ll ring to talk it through and set a time to look at the site.

What to send Phil

  • Photos of the site, and the way in
  • A sketch or plan, if you have one
  • Roughly how big, or what it has to fit
  • Whether there’s a slab or pad already
  • Your town
  • When you’d like it built

What happens next: Phil rings you to talk the shed through, then comes out to see the site and quote the job. Rather talk now? Call 0800 001 297.

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