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Seacove Homes Newsletter March 2010
Sent Friday, March 19, 2010
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Home of the Month - Alligator Creek, Mackay
Although still under construction, we thought we'd show how quickly a Seacove Home can be erected. This photo was taken after only TWO DAYS on site! As you can see, all flooring and roofing to the living areas has been completed.
 Another interesting feature that illustrates Seacove Homes' versatility is that the customer wanted to clad the exterior walls themselves. This reduces time in the factory and thus means a quicker delivery and allows a wider range of cladding.
This home is based on our popular Sarina plan but with an additional two modules that provide a large games/media room and a laundry with a separate W.C. The living area, master bedroom and games room all have ocean views.
You can look at the floor plan by clicking HERE.
We are hoping to have an Open Day at this property later in the year. Further details will be in a future newsletter.
Owner Builder Magazine
This national magazine recently published an article by Di Porter and her experiences Owner Building her Seacove Home.
 It is in issue 157 February/March 2010. To find out more about The Owner Builder magazine, visit their web site HERE.
Di has also set up Owner Builder Assist, a company dedicated to helping other Owner Builders on the Sunshine coast build their dream home. You can visit her site by clicking HERE.
New bushfire regulations
As reported in our last newsletter new Bushfire regulations came into force in QLD in Oct 2009. We have just started work in our factory on a large 2 storey home which has a high bushfire rating.
Being a steel based home the only additional requirements have been that all the glazing has had to be toughened glass (with metal screens on all opening windows), and claddings are now going to be a mix of custom orb and fibre cement sheet with aluminium cover battens to compliment the clear anodised windows. This home should be well underway on site in early June and we will hopefully feature some photos of this home later in the year.
Again, this illustrates the versatility of a Seacove Home.
It's About Time [ Part 2 ]
In a recent article in the Queensland Master Builders magazine, they showed the differences in building costs for various parts of the country.
You can see the Queensland section of the report by clicking HERE.
Whilst the report is based on a fairly standard 200m2 brick veneer house, the report shows that labour and materials make up the bulk of the costs. Freight costs are a close second, generally increasing the further north you go.
We have always said at Seacove that for any given home, the planning and design stage and the fit out times will be similar.
However, a Seacove Home scores in 2 areas:
Both of these innovations save you money in the long term.
Remember that the pre-fabricated buildings you see on the highway usually need escorts, pilots and outriggers - all of which contribute to the cost. In addition, a Seacove home will be able to be delivered to sites where these pre-fabricated ones will not.
(Missed previous issues of the Newsletter? Go HERE to catch up.)
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