Life can be complicated and a little messy. Building a house doesn’t need to be.

Newly separated, soon to be homeless, Joanne Welch needed a new home in Waitarere Beach – and she needed it quickly.

She had the land and approached a conventional builder, was happy with the design, and even got as far as a quote to build it.

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Joanne Welch has built a house with a beach bach feel for under $200,000 at Waitarere Beach, near Levin.

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