Tracy NealOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Nelson-Marlborough·NZ Herald·4 Jul, 2026 05:00 AM5 mins to read‌An amateur builder has been ordered to pay a homeowner more than $6000 for breaches in an agreement over a poorly built sleepout with gaps in the roof and a sagging floor. File photo / 123rfAn amateur builder constructed a sleepout so poorly there were gaps in the roof and the floor sagged when it was walked on.

To make matters worse, the project, which was meant to have been completed mid last year, was still not finished after the builder’s uninsured tools were stolen