About us
With over 13 years’ experience in building – the team at Barry Illsley Building will work with you to achieve your dream – whether it’s a beach bach, a lifestyle homestead, a city house build or an alteration.
Barry will project manage your build, renovation or alteration from start to finish – removing the stress from the process. Now all you have to worry about is moving in to your dream home or enjoying your newly renovated space!
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Barry Illsley Building first began in 2012 in Palmerston North and has grown to include a strong trade team who thrive on quality work and precision of their craft.
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Ready to achieve your dream build or renovation? Contact us today.
Award Winning Team - House of the Year
We are very proud of our hard-working team who have been named Gold and Regional Award Winners at the Master Builders House of the Year Awards 2019, 2022 and 2023.
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What our clients say...
“Barry recently built a new home for us in June 2023. I couldn’t recommend him or his team more highly.
That we were dealing with someone that has huge integrity became evident very quickly.
Barry had great patience from the very beginning as we designed the home. He offered suggestions and solutions that addressed any wants or needs we had.
His communication skills are excellent and he was always available throughout the entire project.
I can vouch for his reliability and perfectionist high standards. It was an absolute pleasure dealing with him and his team. Something that really impressed us was how well the build was organised. Everything seemed to arrive on the planned due date and the building site was immaculate.
When we needed to move into the house before the agreed completion date, Barry pulled out all the stops to make sure this happened. We have ended up with a home to love and be proud of - to be handed the keys before the expected due date and still have the house built to such a high standard is testament to his work ethic and skills.
I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Barry if you are thinking of building. I personally wouldn’t consider engaging anyone else should we build again.”
Steve and Lyn Dooley
“Barry and his team made our first time new build ,the most easiest stressless experience right to the very end. We are totally in love with our forever home.”
Kelly and Jared Duffy
“We have used Barry Illsley building to construct our new House at our Farm just out of Feilding.
Barry and his team have been first class from our very first Meeting with them and right through the entire process. The timelines he gave us have been rigidly adhered to despite Covid, inclement weather and supply issues.
We are absolutely delighted with our new House and the workmanship of the team could not be faulted. They worked in all weathers and the worksite was always clean and tidy. All the Tradesmen involved in this build by Barry were really good guys and took pride in their work. I would recommend them all.
Our whole Build has been completed with no hassles or drama or cost overruns. It has been a pleasurable process and we had great delight in having all the Tradies and Builders here to celebrate the finished product. I would wholeheartedly endorse using Barry and his team to anyone considering a Building project.”
Pru and Hugh Lilburn
“Barry is a man of complete integrity and many talents, these being, extremely high standards and attention to detail, exceptional organisational skills, and forward thinking, coupled with the ability to communicate at all levels and across numerous fields while keeping me well informed throughout the complete build. Master builder clearly defines Barry and his brilliant committed team, he has selected and surround himself with excellent sub-tradesmen who all produce exception standards and outcomes. I cannot speak highly enough about Barry, all this equites to enjoyable and completely stress free build delivering my brilliant high quality turn-key home that I love.”
Stan Utiger
“Barry has been an absolute pleasure to build with from start to finish.
His ability to deliver on budget and even ahead of time, along with his friendly and approachable attitude made the whole process stress free. Once he got a feel for our goals for the house he made suggestions, and built on our original concepts. This demonstrated to us the thought and care he takes in understanding what his clients are after, and a willingness to help them achieve these.
Now that we have moved in, the attention to detail and high level of workmanship is evident, and several visitors have mentioned the quality of the finishing is much higher than other new builds they have seen.
We would not hesitate to recommend him and his team to anyone considering building.”