Raglan welding services

20/04/2026

Another day, another floor section for Smart Housing Solutions

02/04/2026

Attention surfers ..

The best place to put your soggy wetsuit is in the boot.

The spare tyre well loves it when all that wet salty goodness oxidises the surface and turns it into rust. Which in turn creates more work for me.

The wing mirror is another awesome spot to hang your wetsuit, these are even more costly to fix and can also seep into the back side of the hinges and structural A pillar, which an even bigger job for me.

Thanks surfers and fellow wetsuit wearers, your bad wetsuit drying decisions keep my business afloat.
XOX

02/04/2026

Avoid costly council cabin consents. Custom cabin and tiny home trailers, many options available whether a simple single axle configuration for in a backyard to avoid council consents or braked multiple axles and registered for the road.

(Pictured Single axle, council compliant 8 x 1.8metre chassis to suit a sub 1 tonne 8 x 3 cabin, to be set on temporary posts onsite)

Enquiries welcome
Call 027-WELDING
0279353464

05/03/2026

A special acknowledgement to Asher and the team at Raglan Top Garage. Thank you for supporting local business, and your ongoing customer referrals.

4.7 ⭐ · Mechanic in Raglan, New Zealand

24/02/2026

Boat trailer suspension upgrade

Issue:
Boat trailer with a maximum GVW rating of 900KG carrying a weight of 1200KG

Solution:
Upgrade suspension from single leaf parabolic spring to 8 leaf 1750kg springs
Upgrade hubs to 1750kg hubs
Upgrade stub axles from 45mm to 55mm
Upgrade 50x5mm drop axle to 65x8mm gull wing axle
Upgrade tyres from 13inch (670Kg ea) to 14inch (850Kg ea)

Why the overkill of an extra 550kg?
With just the bare boat and trailer weighing in at over 1200kg, by time fuel containers, fishing gear, ice bins, and the days catch of fish it all starts to add up, also the client can now take extra items such as camping gear etc in the boat when they go away on holiday.

23/02/2026

Throwback....

19/02/2026

People often underestimate the work of panel beaters, but the true extent of damage is only revealed after the repair process begins.

Mechanics doing the WOF can only look but not do any destructive inspection, what appeared as a few small holes needing a couple of patches, ended up being a full boot/tyre well replacement.

The steel structure of the boot floor was barely held together by the rubberised under seal. It was so badly corroded I could literally poke my finger through it.

17/02/2026

It's our birthday

(Update: please be patient as this week the workflow has heavily increased and am collecting donated household items around Raglan town to support flood victims in the Otorohanga area)

A big thankyou to the community for the support Raglan welding services has received in our first year of business.... To celebrate we will be giving away a locally made cheesecake to one of our customers via random bucket pull.
There's no need to enter, if you have made a purchase or required our services in the past 12 months you're automatically in the draw, your invoice number is your designated ticket number.
Thanks again and good luck

02/02/2026

Boooo.... Well this is stink news, hopefully x espresso can set up again in Nau Mai, it was really handy having them across the road. Even though the pies were always sold out before lunchtime.

It is with a very sad heart to write this. As of yesterday afternoon we have been told to shut down and vacate the premises.
To ALL our absolutely beautiful customers we thank you for your love and support over the mere 2 months we were there, we were just getting started .
A special thank you to Adam , Daniel , there are so many of you i think i may run out of room to post, we will miss you all so much.
Please like, share and follow for future developments as we move forward.
Once again thank you all so much look forward to seeing you all again soon 😁❤️

Much love Charmaine Jason and Kali.

02/02/2026

Another day, another happy customer.....

14 x 4 metre home flooring frame and 4 axle subframe trailer ready to go for one of smart housing solutions new builds.

These guys are awesome to work with, check out their page for more of their high quality Smart Housing Solutions