Residential and commercial glazing for Katikati, without the wait for someone from over the hill.
Showers, balustrades, splashbacks, mirrors, pet doors and general glass repairs for the mural town and the orchard blocks around it. First Glass Solutions is a family-owned Tauranga glazing company that folds Katikati into our regular SH2 runs, with a 24/7 line for glass that can't wait.
We're based in Tauranga, roughly 35 minutes down SH2, so we're upfront about how it works: we don't promise same-day for Katikati the way we can in town. Instead, we build Katikati jobs into our regular runs up the highway, so a shower screen measure, a balustrade install or a splashback fit gets scheduled efficiently rather than rushed. If glass is actually broken and exposed (a smashed window, a cracked shopfront pane), our 24/7 emergency line means we can get someone out to secure it promptly, even if the full repair follows on the next run.
For house and business glass (showers, balustrades, splashbacks, mirrors, window repairs), Katikati has usually meant calling someone in Tauranga, because the well-known local glass name here is set up around windscreens and auto glass. We're the other side of that: a residential and commercial glazier that treats Katikati as a proper part of our patch, not an afterthought. That covers the older weatherboard homes strung along the main road through town, the newer builds and retirement villages that have sprung up as Katikati's downsizer and retiree population grows, and the kiwifruit and avocado orchards that surround it in every direction.
The town itself is famous for its outdoor murals lining the main road, but the economy running behind them is horticulture: kiwifruit and avocado orchards stretch out in every direction, and packhouses, orchard sheds and rural outbuildings all need glass cut to size occasionally, whether that's a window in a converted shed or a pane in a farm office. Closer to the main road through town, a lot of the housing is older weatherboard stock, which tends to mean timber-framed windows, tired glazing rubbers and sashes worth reglazing rather than replacing outright. Retirement villages and downsizer units around Katikati are a steady source of work too, and that population is only growing: safety mirrors and shower screens sized for smaller bathrooms, robe mirrors for a new unit, and glass that's easy to clean and low-maintenance for an owner who doesn't want a repeat job in five years.
Whatever the job, it comes from a family-owned crew carrying 40+ years of glazing experience and a 5.0-star Google rating. Every Katikati job is measured and quoted free onsite, glazed to NZ safety standards, and left clean and tidy when we pack up. Plus, if it's an insurance claim, we deal directly with your insurer.
All replacement glass meets NZ safety standards (AS/NZS 2208).
Based in Tauranga, working right across the region.
Yes, regularly. We're based in Tauranga, so we fold Katikati jobs into our regular runs up SH2 rather than promising same-day service like we can in town. Installs and standard repairs get booked into the next run; if you've got urgent damage like a smashed window, call our 24/7 emergency line and we'll get it secured promptly.
No, we don't do windscreens or auto glass. We're a residential and commercial glazier: windows, showers, balustrades, splashbacks, mirrors and general house or business glass. House and business glass is the side of things Katikati has usually had to ring Tauranga for, and it's exactly what we're set up to make easy.
Yes. We do a lot of this work: safety mirrors sized for a smaller bathroom, easy-clean shower screens for a downsizer build, and full-length wardrobe mirrors for a new unit. We measure onsite, quote for free, and can talk through low-maintenance options that suit a village setting.
Yes. Sheds, packing areas and outbuildings around kiwifruit and avocado orchards often need glass cut to an odd size, and we do that as part of our standard glass repair work: bring us the measurements or we'll come out and take them ourselves.
Tell us what you need, we'll get back to you fast.
Book your job into our next SH2 run, or call our 24/7 line if it can't wait.
