The holiday season has well and truly begun - and just as well, as the mercury hit 46 degrees last week in Cyprus with 98% humidity in Larnaca and poor visibility – which is not pleasant when working on a building site. Luckily for the construction workers the site is closed from 7th to 16th August with most businesses across Cyprus taking a full 3 weeks holiday till the end of August.
The team in Liverpool is also taking the opportunity to squeeze in a few days holiday before the handover season begins in September. The office will remain open for the first time this year in the run up to completion but with a reduced staff till the end of the month as we rotate through holidays.
In the final month before completion the last details are being finished across the site.
The finishing touches are being made to the external areas with the wooden decking being laid around the pool areas and the pathways being finished off.
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| Wooden decking is laid around the pools |
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| Central path is laid in front of E block | Finishing the pathways and landscaping |
The Spa building in on track with further work done on the reception area with feature tiling and the floor to ceiling glazing in the gym is being installed, providing a great view of the resort while doing a cardio workout.
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| The glazing in the gym is installed |
The work on the public roads surrounding the development has begun. This is great news as this work is often subject to delay in Cyprus as it is generally not within the control of the developer. However the utility companies have started to lay the cables and pipes necessary to connect the development to the main services. Once this work is finished the public pathways surrounding the development will then be completed.
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| Trenches are dug for utilities beneath the public pathways around the development |
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| Work on the public roads begin |
The interior fit out of the hydrotherapy area continues and the mosaic feature wall of the hydrotherapy pool is finished as is most of the tiling in the pool, Jacuzzi, plunge pool and showers. The wooden walls and seating of the sauna have been installed and construction of the barrelled ceiling of the steam room is underway.
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| The tiling of the hydrotherapy pool is completed |
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| The seating is installed in the sauna |
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The cold plunge pool – brrr! | The steam room takes shape with a barrelled ceiling to avoid drips |
The private apartments are virtually finished and are now being systematically cleaned and snagged prior to the formal handover from the construction company on 1st September. Our own staff will then do another snagging inspection of each property before the owners begin to take possession over the coming months.
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Balcony of Apartment in G Block with access to private roof terrace | Private roof terrace on G Block |
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Constantinos the architect inspects the external staircase between A and H block with Yiannos the site engineer |
The construction site is closed until 16th August then it’s all hands on deck to finish plot A by 1st September and plot B by 30th September. The next progress meeting will be on Tuesday 7th September.
