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Describe the job in plain English and Toolie gives you an indicative NZ price range in seconds — grounded in a real NZ pricebook and your site’s NZS 3604 zones, not a made-up rate. No signup.
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Describe your job — get an instant NZ price range
Type any job in plain English (“30m² kwila deck, Mount Maunganui” or “re-roof a 120m² house, Christchurch”). Toolie works out the job type, reads your site’s NZS 3604 wind, coastal and H1 zones from the address, and gives an indicative price range off a real NZ pricebook. No signup, no credit card.
What should my job cost? →How the ballpark works
1. Describe it
Plain English — the trade, the size, the material, the town. No plan upload, no pricebook setup.
2. Toolie reads it
It detects the job type, parses the dimensions, and pulls your site’s NZS 3604 wind / coastal / H1 zones straight from the address.
3. See the range
An indicative NZ price band off a real pricebook — not a single made-up rate. Turn it into a full itemised, code-referenced quote whenever you’re ready.
Indicative NZ costs by job (2026)
Rough starting ranges for common jobs — every job is different, so Toolie prices your exact job off the description and site. Use these as a sanity-check, not a quote.
- Deck — ~$250–$650/m² installed (treated pine lower, kwila/composite higher)
- Re-roof, long-run Colorsteel — ~$90–$180/m²
- New house build — ~$2,500–$4,500+/m² by spec & region
- Retaining wall — varies sharply by height, material & drainage
- Concrete driveway — ~$120–$180/m² plain, more for exposed aggregate
- Carport / single garage — a wide band by size, cladding & slab
- Bathroom renovation — driven by size, tiling & fit-out, not a per-m² rate
- Pile & bearer foundation — scales with pile count, bracing & ground
Ranges are indicative NZ figures for 2026 and move with region, site, materials and supplier prices — they are a starting point, not a fixed quote. Toolie builds the real NZS 3604 take-off and prices it for the actual job.
Get the real number, not a guess
The ballpark is a starting point. When you want the itemised, NZ-code-referenced quote — materials, labour, GST and a send-ready PDF — it’s free to try, no card.
Try the ballpark free →Common questions
How much does a deck cost in NZ?
A professionally built deck in NZ is typically around $250-$650 per square metre installed (2026), with treated pine at the lower end and kwila or composite higher; height off the ground, foundations and the site move it most. Toolie prices your exact deck off the description and a real NZ pricebook rather than a flat rate.
How much does it cost to re-roof a house in NZ?
A long-run Colorsteel re-roof is broadly in the ~$90-$180 per square metre range in 2026 depending on strip-and-dispose, underlay, flashings, pitch and access; Toolie sets the coastal zone and fixings from the address and prices the actual roof.
Is the ballpark a real quote?
No - it's an indicative range to sanity-check a job, generated from a real NZ pricebook and your site's NZS 3604 zones. When you want the real number, Toolie builds the full itemised, code-referenced take-off with materials, labour, GST and a PDF - free to try, no card.
Do I need to sign up to get a price?
No. The ballpark tool needs no signup and no credit card - just describe the job. You only create an account when you want to save the quote or turn it into a full itemised, send-ready quote.
What jobs can Toolie price?
48 NZ job types and counting - decks, re-roofs, fences, carports, garages, sleepouts, bathroom and kitchen renovations, recladding, new builds, and the full foundation set (pile & bearer, re-pile, rib-raft slab, strip footing, pole shed, underpinning, house relocation, driveways and more).
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