Prices and how we work
Prices in NZ dollars. Nothing here is a starting bid.
Per-door prices include supply and install. The survey and written quote cost nothing inside the Auckland urban area.
Every rate we charge, on one page, so a committee can put a number in the minutes before anyone has to ask us anything.
| Item | Unit | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Survey | |||
| Site survey and written quote | per visit | No charge | Auckland urban area |
| Survey travel | per visit | $150 | North of Ōrewa or south of Pukekohe |
| Letterbox banks, supplied and installed | |||
| Powder-coated steel | per door | $185 | 3 to 5 weeks |
| Anodised aluminium | per door | $225 | 3 to 5 weeks |
| Laminated timber-look fascia | per door | $260 | 8 to 10 weeks, custom colours the same |
| Removal and disposal of old bank | per door | $22 | Out the same morning |
| Minimum job, new bank | per job | 8 doors | Repairs and lock changes have no minimum |
| Parcel lockers, installed | |||
| Keyed locker, 12 compartments | each | from $9,800 | No power needed, about 6 weeks |
| Code-entry locker, 18 compartments | each | from $16,500 | Needs a power point, about 6 weeks |
| Locks and repairs | |||
| Call-out | per visit | $95 | Covers the first half hour |
| Cam lock replacement | per door | $38 | Plus the call-out |
| Repairs after a break-in | per hour | $78 | After the call-out, parts at cost plus 15 percent |
| Plates | |||
| Engraved number plates and directory strips | per plate | $14 | 'No junk mail' plates included |
| Travel | |||
| Waiheke Island | per job | $240 | Ferry and travel, minimum 16 doors |
| Hamilton and Whangārei | per job | Quoted | Jobs over 40 doors only |
Rough Numbers
Door estimator
Pick a finish and a door count. We add 10 percent to the top of the range, because some walls are awkward and we would rather say so now than on install day.
Minimum 8 doors for a new bank.
Estimate
$4,440 to $4,890
24 doors in powder-coated steel at $185 a door, with 10 percent on top for awkward walls.
The survey sets the real number. This is for the committee agenda, not the contract.
Timing
Lead times and install days
- Powder coat or anodised bank
- 3 to 5 weeks from deposit to install
- Timber-look fascia or custom colour
- 8 to 10 weeks
- Parcel locker, keyed or code-entry
- About 6 weeks
- 24-door bank on site
- One working day
- 60-door wall on site
- Two working days
- Old bank
- Out the same morning, so nobody's mail is homeless overnight
- Install hours
- 7:30am-3:30pm weekdays, inside most body corporate noise rules
The Fine Print, Printed Large
Terms
Deposit
40 percent on order. That orders your doors and starts the lead time.
Balance
Due within 14 days of completion.
Keys
3 per door, keyed to differ, plus a master key for the building manager if the committee wants one.
Guarantee
Hardware guaranteed for 5 years. Workmanship guaranteed for 2 years.
Wellsford to Pōkeno, plus Waiheke by ferry. Hamilton and Whangārei for jobs over 40 doors, with travel quoted separately.
Minimums
8 doors for a new bank, 16 doors on Waiheke. Repairs and lock changes have none.
Saying No
What we turn down
Six jobs we decline, each with the reason, so nobody waits a week for a polite refusal.
Letterboxes for single houses
Fence posts and gate pillars too. The hardware store does those well and more cheaply.
Subscription-app parcel lockers
Residents should not have to sign up to anything to open a door in their own building.
Repainting a failing bank
If the bodies are rusted through, a new face just hides the problem for a year.
Cutting keys without written say-so
Only with written permission from the building manager or the committee, every time.
Second-hand units bought online
We can't stand behind locks when we don't know where they've been.
Cutting into fire walls unsigned
The building's engineer signs off the penetration first. Then we cut.
Next
Send the door count, the rough age of the building and a photo of the old bank, and the first reply can be a survey date.
Next: Contact, what to send for a useful first reply