Our work

The team at Chethams & Co Drainlaying have the skill, expertise and knowledge to deliver exceptional quality drainage projects that both meet and exceed industry standards and client expectations, whilst remaining on time and within budget.

With experience working on jobs of all sizes, we have built a reputation based on our efficiency, reliability and high quality workmanship. From providing innovative drainage solutions for tiny homes, installing drains and tanks on a wide range of residential and rural properties, right through to navigating the complexity and demands of large tendered commercial projects, you can get a glimpse into our diverse portfolio of work below.

  • Drone view of Berryfields and The Meadows subdivision group of housing in Richmond

    Berryfields & The Meadows

    We have spent a significant amount of time in the Berryfields & The Meadows subdivisions over the past few years, installing sewer and stormwater drains for more than 285 residential properties. That’s a whole lot of pipe!

  • Sunset photo of an architectural property on the side of a hill

    Tresillian Ave | Bruce Builders

    Perched on a hillside in Marybank, this site was technically challenging for our digger operator, but the view was totally worth it. We installed sewer and stormwater drains, stormwater mains as well as retaining wall and driveway sumps to facilitate excess water collection.

  • A construction site in the early stages overlooking a coastal environment of golden sand beaches

    Sandy Bay | Jennian Homes

    We couldn’t get digger access to this technically challenging site, so there was a lot of shovel work required to install sewer and stormwater drains here. But with views like this over golden sands, who’s complaining?

  • Luxury lodge in Motueka showcasing a fire pit at dusk with the property in the background

    Stonefly Lodge | Gardiner Builders

    This award-winning luxury fishing lodge perched in the hills overlooking the Motueka River was one of our large commercial jobs. We took care of all of their sewer and stormwater needs, as well as installing a grease trap for the lodge kitchen.

  • Drone view of townhouses and villas in a retirement village in Richmond, with a large field and entertainment area

    Arvida Waimea Plains | Coman

    Over the past 4.5 years, our team have been working with Coman Construction on the Arvida Retirement Village. We have installed sewer and stormwater, main drains, manholes, double sumps and cable trenching for 175 villas and townhouses across this six-stage commercial project.

  • Residential home with a starry night sky and galaxy in the background

    Showhome | Milestone Homes

    Milestone Home’s newest showhome on Summersfield Boulevard has had sewer and stormwater drains installed recently by the Chethams & Co team.

  • Kobelco digger excavating a trench in Elaine Bay overlooking the water and forest of the Marlborough Sounds

    Elaine Bay

    The team spent some time over in Marlborough Sounds working on neighbouring baches in Elaine Bay. The baches needed septic tanks and aes effluent fields, and the resource consent also required a sampling trough for council testing.

  • Two story apartment with lots of carparks out the front of the building

    Muritai Street | Jennian Homes

    Nelson Tasman Housing Trust’s five unit subdivision in Tahunanui included sewer and stormwater drains, sumps and detention water tanks to comply with council requirements for stormwater management. We also installed a Cirtex soakpit with enviropods and separate cable trenches.

  • An architectural property with green lawn, an outdoor entertainment area and pink sunset

    Hoddy's Road | Salter Builders

    This stunning property perched on the edge of the estuary required sewer and stormwater drains, a retention tank for water storage, firefighting couplings and connections to an existing septic tank. We also installed connections for strip drains to prevent water entering their level entry home.

  • Construction site showcasing the drains being laid on a two story home in Kaiteriteri

    Kahu Close | J Lewis Building

    This stunning property in Kaiteriteri required sewer and stormwater drains. Our team love working in Kaiteriteri, not just because we can enjoy lunch by the beach but also because the soil composition is so much softer here making for easy digging!

  • Drone view of a white rural property with a black roof, green hills and blue sky in the background

    Stringers Road | Jennian Homes

    At this rural property in Redwood Valley, we installed sewer and stormwater drains, four concrete buried water tanks and a first flush diverter to allow for potable water use. We also installed a septic tank discharging into a dripper line effluent disposal field.

  • Looking through the frames on a rural construction site out at a Kobelco digger at sunrise

    Teapot Valley | GC Builders

    This was one of our larger rural jobs, requiring sewer and stormwater drains, an extension of pipes to a future shed, water tanks, firefighting couplings, a 5000L septic tank, a 3200L reed bed and a flout chamber. This was then gravity fed into a pressure compenstated dripper pipe with the overflow going to a natural water course.

  • Three drainlayers installing an effluent disposal field on a rural property

    Wakapuaka | Jennian Homes

    Out in rural Wakapuaka, we took care of this clients sewer, stormwater and wastewater needs, laying sewer and stormwater drains, installing a septic tank, and feeding waste via gravity into an effluent disposal field. A sampling port was also added for testing as part of resource consent.

  • Drone view of a large recently built home with fresh landscaping

    Ridgeview Road | Milestone Homes

    We installed the sewer and stormwater drains and connected an eOne wastewater pump station to the mains at this stunning property in the Appleby Hills subdivision.

  • Commercial building with a large concrete pad that has recently been poured

    Compass Fruit | Heartland

    The washdown area on this existing commercial property was backing up, so we replaced the blocked and broken stormwater pipe, fixed an existing sump and then renewed and reinstated the area back to its original condition with new concrete.

  • Four black architectural townhouses in the central city with outdoor entertainment areas and green lawn

    Ajax Townhouses | Salter Builders

    Our team installed sewer and stormwater drains for these four central city apartments on Ajax Ave, just a stones throw from the Maitai River.

  • Drone view of an existing property and construction site during the earthworks process

    Suncrest Drive | Jennian Homes

    The clients on this rural property have been living in a temporary home throughout their build, so we had to be careful not to damage existing services and drainage. After locating the power, we installed sewer and stormwater for the new house and hooked into an existing septic tank.

  • Architectural two story townhouse with wooden features and a garage

    Townhouses | Jennian Homes

    These award-winning townhouses are located in The Meadows subdivision in Richmond, close to the food and beverage hub of Central Park. We took care of all sewer and stormwater drainage needs for these six two-storey properties.

Chethams & Co Drainlaying specialise in residential, rural and commercial drainlaying, and are the trusted choice for hundreds of private clients and many of New Zealand’s best known building brands.

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