WE’VE GOT A LONG HISTORY

LouvreKit has been developed by Johnson and Couzins, New Zealand’s premium provider of outdoor living solutions. A 100% NZ owned company with a proud history of providing shelter to Kiwis for more than 150 years, the Johnson and Couzins name is synonymous with quality, innovation and style.

LouvreKit has evolved from Johnson and Couzins’ world-leading outdoor living solutions, offering the functionality and style of a premium opening and closing louvre system at an affordable price, without compromising on workmanship or quality.

ONLY THE BEST MATERIALS

LouvreKit is made from the finest quality aluminium extrusions and utilises the best mechanical componentry. It is manufactured right here in New Zealand at our Christchurch factory. You can have peace of mind knowing that your LouvreKit is of the finest quality – it’s reliable, functional and will enhance your home and your living for years to come.

Installation Details

LouvreKit has been designed with the home handyman in mind. With basic DIY skills and an extra pair of hands to help, you can install your LouvreKit with ease. Some customers prefer to hire power lifters to assist with positioning of the frame. Lifters can be hired from local hire outlets, if required.

Step-by-step installation instructions are available along with an installation video.

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SHIPPING DETAILS

Your LouvreKit will be dispatched from our Christchurch factory approximately 20 working days after your order is confirmed. Once we receive your order our team will be in touch with you directly with specific details of your delivery.

When your order is ready it will be shipped using Owens Transport to their nearest North or South Island Depot for your collection. Due to the size of the LouvreKit, ensure you bring a vehicle large enough!

 

Box 1 – length (m)Box 1 – weight (kg)Box 1 – width (mm)Box 1 – height (mm)Box 2 – length (m)Box 2 – weight (kg)Box 2 – width (mm)Box 2 – height (mm)
3 x 3m3m1505205603.2m100520560
4 x 3m4m2105205603.2m135520560
5 x 3m5m2605205603.2m170520560
Box 1 – length (m) : 3m
Box 1 – weight (kg) : 150
Box 1 – width (mm) : 520
Box 1 – height (mm) : 560
Box 2 – length (m) : 3.2m
Box 2 – weight (kg) : 100
Box 2 – width (mm) : 520
Box 2 – height (mm) : 560
Box 1 – length (m) : 3m
Box 1 – weight (kg) : 150
Box 1 – width (mm) : 520
Box 1 – height (mm) : 560
Box 2 – length (m) : 3.2m
Box 2 – weight (kg) : 100
Box 2 – width (mm) : 520
Box 2 – height (mm) : 560
Box 1 – length (m) : 3m
Box 1 – weight (kg) : 150
Box 1 – width (mm) : 520
Box 1 – height (mm) : 560
Box 2 – length (m) : 3.2m
Box 2 – weight (kg) : 100
Box 2 – width (mm) : 520
Box 2 – height (mm) : 560

FAQ

Yes, transport to your local North or South Island Mainfreight depot is included in the price.

Your LouvreKit will be dispatched from our Christchurch factory approximately 20 working days after your order is confirmed. Once we receive your order our team will be in touch with you directly with specific details of your delivery.

LouvreKit has built in gutters for drainage, the fins within the frame sit on an angle from high side to low side allowing for water drainage into the gutter. The external frame sits level.

Yes, LouvreKit can keep the rain out! The LouvreKit fins close tight together to form a watertight finish, they are fitted in the louvre with a slight fall to encourage rain run-off. LouvreKit comes with its own in-built gutter system and a dropper is supplied for you to fit at time of installation. You can then join this up with your existing downpipe.

While the LouvreKit system is basically waterproof please remember it is an outside product, so in severe/driving rain there can be water ingress via the gutters.
Our DIY LouvreKit comes prepacked with the four legs as this is the engineered installation solution offered. This makes for the simplest installation option for home DIY’ers. If you have additional trade skills it is possible to fix your LouvreKit to an existing structure.

Most likely you won’t as LouvreKit louvres don’t exceed 20sqm. The louvre still needs to comply with your local council planning regulations such as site coverage, recession planes, etc.

We are not able to custom-make a LouvreKit. To keep the price as low as possible we manufacture our LouvreKits in three set sizes – 3 x 3m, 3 x 4m and 3 x 5m. To cover a larger space you can join two LouvreKit together. Instructions for how to do that are available with our technical downloads. If you want a custom-made louvre we suggest you chat to our friends over at Johnson and Couzins who will be able to help.

Yes we can help you with that! When you place your LouvreKit order just let us know what height you need the legs and we can cut them to your required length in our factory – so that when it’s delivered to you it’s ready for you to put up and enjoy.

The LouvreKit fins rotate round approximately 130 degrees.

LouvreKit is only available with a manual winder for opening and closing the fins. If you are wanting a motorised system you would be best to see our friends over at Johnson and Couzins who specialise in custom-made louvres.

We’re proud to say right here in NZ! We use high quality aluminium extruded and powder coated in Hamilton, then cut, assembled and packed at our factory in Christchurch.

No – we’re using better quality materials. LouvreKit is manufactured using the highest quality NZ extruded aluminium and quality NZ-made parts. This is not a light-weight overseas import. Our LouvreKit meets NZ standards for wind and snow loadings and are powder coated with Dulux Powder Coat, by an approved powder coat applicator. In short, our LouvreKits are made to last – designed and manufactured right here in NZ for our conditions.

To keep costs down for our customers we don’t have a showroom. If you are in Christchurch you can visit our J&C Showroom, where we have a LouvreKit installed.
It takes between half a day to a full day to put up a LouvreKit – depending on how many friends you have helping! There’s an instructional video on our website which shows you the process and many people find it really helpful to hire a lifter (you’ll see that in the video). If you have some basic knowledge of DIY and a few friends to help, you will be fine!