Mariners Court Apartment Development

This project comprised the construction of 48no. apartments in two 3-storey apartment blocks on a brownfield site, just off the Belfast Road in Carrickfergus. The apartments comprise 2-bedrooms, built for the active over-55’s and constructed in line with the Clanmil Housing Association design specification.

Construction works involved:
Driven precast concrete piling; RC ground beams
RC columns; superstructure blockwork; precast concrete floor slabs to ground level and upper floors
Facing brickwork and sand/cement render with painted finish to building facade
Roofing works involved timber roof trusses on supporting steelwork; concrete roof tiles to pitched sections; Trocal to flat roof sections
Hardwood windows; PPC aluminium curtain walling and external doors

Internal works to the apartments and communal areas included:

• Complete M&E services installation incl. sanitaryware
• Passenger lift installation
• Internal plastering and screeds
• Internal joinery works
• Fitted kitchens
• Internal surface finishes – wall tiling, painting, floor finishes

External works included reconfiguration of The Shore Business Park road network ex. site boundary, undertaken in a phased sequence to maintain roads open; construction of access roads, footpaths & parking to the apartment development; foul & storm underground drainage; site utilities; hard & soft landscaping; fencing & bin stores/plant rooms