Building at the Mount is its own discipline. Salt spray, driving rain and relentless UV will find every shortcut a builder ever took, which is why the homes that still look sharp after twenty summers were built properly the first time. Belco Homes has been building and renovating across Mount Maunganui and the wider Bay of Plenty for nearly 30 years, and we build for the coast we live on. Whether you are modernising an original Omanu bach, adding a second storey to capture the view, recladding a tired 1990s home or starting a brand new build, you get a Registered Master Builder and a team that knows what the Mount throws at a house.
From the beachfront streets of Mount Maunganui North through Omanu, Arataki and Bayfair to the Papamoa border, we deliver work that is designed to last in a coastal environment and finished to a standard worth the postcode.
We manage the full build, from design coordination and council consent through construction to handover, so you have one accountable team rather than a chain of subcontractors. Tailored to Mount Maunganui homes, our services include:
Architectural and custom homes specified for coastal exposure, from beachfront sites to infill sections.
Kitchens, bathrooms and full home transformations that bring older Mount homes up to a modern, warm and dry standard.
Second storeys to claim the view, extra bedrooms and reconfigured living, matched seamlessly to the existing home.
Our weathertightness specialty. We strip back failed cladding, repair structural framing and reclad with modern compliant systems.
Timber and composite decks, pergolas and covered areas built for salt air and the way the Bay lives outdoors.
Removing interior walls to open up older closed-off layouts to light and sea breeze.
Mount Maunganui has three broad types of home, and each needs a different hand. There are the 1960s and 70s baches and holiday homes that are ripe for modernisation, the high value beachfront properties where the finish has to match the address, and a growing stock of apartments and townhouses built for low maintenance coastal living. We work across all three.
The common thread is the environment. Salt-laden air and high UV punish cheap materials and fixings, so on a Mount build we specify high-grade aluminium joinery, Low-E double glazing, premium exterior fixings and the correct flashings, drainage and ventilation behind the cladding. Get those details right and the home shrugs off the coast. Get them wrong and you are looking at a reclad in fifteen years, which is exactly the work we are often called in to fix. Older coastal homes and some apartment and townhouse developments around the Mount have a history of weathertightness problems, and our remedial team handles that work properly, from investigation through to a durable, compliant result.
Mount Maunganui is not short of builders, so the question is who you trust with a high value coastal home. Belco brings nearly 30 years of building across the Bay of Plenty, Registered Master Builder status and multiple Registered Master Builders House of the Year awards. That track record matters most exactly where the stakes are highest. It means the option of a 10-Year Master Build Guarantee on your project, a team that has solved the problems your home will throw up before, and finishing that holds its value. One point of contact, one accountable team, one beautifully finished home.
Building and renovating across the Bay of Plenty since 1996 - depth of experience you can see in the finish.
Strict quality standards, a code of practice and the option of a 10-Year Master Build Guarantee on your project.
Multiple Registered Master Builders House of the Year awards for craftsmanship and client satisfaction.
From the first conversation to the final walk-through, one point of contact manages the whole build.
Mount Maunganui sits within Tauranga City Council, which is the building consent authority. Structural work, extensions, reclads, new bathrooms, any work that affects weathertightness, and larger decks and retaining walls generally need consent, while like-for-like replacements often do not. Coastal and harbour-side sites can also bring coastal hazard and inundation considerations into the picture, and the council can record hazard notes on a property title. We help you navigate the TCC consent process and check the LIM and coastal hazard information up front, so there are no surprises once the build is underway.
Indicative only: new builds in the Mount Maunganui area broadly run from around $2,700 to $4,000+ per square metre in 2026, excluding land, design and council fees, with site works often additional. Every project starts with a free on-site assessment so we can give you a realistic figure for your home.
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It depends on size, site and the level of finish, but as a 2026 guide new builds in the area broadly range from around $2,700 to $4,000 or more per square metre, excluding land, design and council fees. Coastal sites and higher specifications sit at the upper end. We always provide a realistic estimate after a free on-site assessment rather than a number off a price list.
Most structural work, extensions, new bathrooms, recladding and anything affecting weathertightness needs consent from Tauranga City Council. Like-for-like replacements and minor cosmetic work usually do not. We manage the whole consent process for you.
Yes. Weathertightness and remedial work is one of our specialties. We investigate the cause, strip back the failed cladding, repair any structural damage and reclad with a modern compliant system designed for coastal exposure.
Yes, and we specify accordingly. Coastal builds need corrosion-resistant fixings, high-grade joinery, double glazing and correct flashing and drainage detailing. We also help you work through any coastal hazard or inundation considerations on the title and LIM.
Yes. Belco Homes is a Registered Master Builder with multiple House of the Year awards, and we can offer the 10-Year Master Build Guarantee on your project.
A standard new home is often from around six months, while large multi-level beachfront builds can run longer. Kitchen or bathroom renovations typically take four to six weeks. We give you a realistic programme before work starts.
Belco Homes builds and renovates right across the Bay of Plenty. Beyond Mount Maunganui, explore the other areas we serve: