Since their time in the national spotlight on The Block, Pete and Andy have been down to Southland and back.
"We kind of live a little bit on a whim," said Pete.
"We don't make a lot of plans as to the future - it kind of just happens."
Joining another reality television show such as The Block Allstars wasn't on the cards, however.
"I don't think it's something you can do twice," said Pete.
"Not unless there was a big incentive to do it."
Andy said it would be hard to push themselves into doing it again, knowing how much work it was. "I'd just go to bed," he said.
The brothers had to take a two-hour psych test before the show to make sure they could handle the stress.
"Andy really struggled with the feelings questions," noted Pete.
It was easy to unwind while on the show: "Everyone at times felt like they would have liked to have left, but never seriously considered it."
Andy said all the contestants were "too competitive to throw in the towel".
The months after the show weren't smooth sailing either. The publicity hadn't been quite to their liking.
"We get noticed a lot," said Pete. "Two to three months after the show it was real bad ... now it's not so bad."
He was happy life could "get back to being what it was".
They are now home, working for Matthew Holden Building.
They'd just had to find "the best builder in the Rangitikei" and ask for a job.
"We're definitely still who we were before the show," said Pete.
"It's opened us up to a lot more opportunities. Potentially in 20 years' time people could remember us and it might still open doors for us."
But for now?
"If anyone in the Rangitikei wants the best two builders in the region to build them a new home, we're here."
