Christchurch home services, compared properly.
Start with the job, not the directory. Each Christchurch guide tells you which service model fits, what it usually costs, and who to contact first, with the council rules that change the real price.
Guides
Plumber
Emergency callouts, drain unblocking, hot water and gasfitting. Real Christchurch rates, eastern-suburb drain damage, and Canterbury frost realities.
Read the guide → GuideElectrician
Emergency faults, switchboard upgrades, rewiring, EV chargers and heat pumps. Christchurch rates, frosty-winter heat pump sizing, and licensing rules.
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New builds, renovations, decks and repairs. Post-quake building done properly: TC land, EQC legacy, LBP licensing and CCC consents.
Read the guide → GuideRubbish removal
Full-service vs skip bins vs EcoDrop’s free list: from-$124 pickups, published skip prices, and the transfer station fees that make sorting your biggest cost decision.
Read the guide → GuideLawn mowing & garden maintenance
Regular runs vs one-off cleanups vs hourly garden work: mows from ~$25, gardeners $35–$75/hr, and the CCC green-bin rules that catch people out.
Read the guide → GuideExterior house washing
Soft wash vs water blasting: published fixed menus from $319, and why nor’westers plus plaster cladding make high pressure a bad idea.
Read the guide → GuideGutter cleaning
Dry clean vs wash-through: fixed prices from $159, spouting repair specialists, and post-quake roofline realities.
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Economy vs standard vs deluxe packages: published prices from $98, pure-water pole for two storeys, and when per-window pricing beats packages.
Read the guide → GuideCarpet cleaning
Steam vs low-moisture: $30–$60 per room, packages from $180, end-of-lease rules, and Canterbury flood restoration done properly.
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Regular vs deep vs bond cleans: $30–$55/hr, fixed-price move-out packages from $129, and the bond standard that’s on your side.
Read the guide → GuidePest control
Wasps $100–$175, ant maintenance plans, and borer guarantees, plus the council rule that private land is your job.
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