Key Points To Note When Building Along The Beach Lines
In this episode of the master builder series, we take you through when you want to build your house or develop any commercial property along the beach line. Having property along the beach is a beautiful thing. It connotes luxury, pleasure, relaxation.
There are still some key points you must to take care of if you want to succeed with this coast line project.
FLOOD LINES: One of the very first things you’ll like to consider is your flood line. Before you conclude on purchasing the property, make sure you investigate the flood lines of the property. How high does the sea come when you have high tide? How low does it recede from your lot? When it rains, how close does it come? All these will help determine whether it’s a good purchase a good investment or not.
CHOICE OF MATERIALS: The sea is a very salty environment and so be careful the choice of your materials for your project. Consider materials that are anti corrosive like wood, if you have no choice, and you have to use metal, you have to give it a marine paint, you have to put anti-rust on it, but as much as possible use materials that are not affected by the corrosive nature of the sea. You can use Corian, plaster board, wood which does well with the weather. You can also go natural stone, granite, marble.
VIEWS: Moreover, you obviously bought your property along the beach for a good reason. You cannot develop a beach property and have small windows; you actually have to have large expanse uninterrupted expanse of windows. And as much as possible, try and position your building to capture the best views of the sea or the environment in which you find yourself.
EROSION CONTROL: Another thing to consider is erosion control. You may have checked your flood line and everything but sometimes you just have to make sure that, you are not caught unawares. By virtue of the fact that you are by the coast it means that the land naturally slopes towards the sea. Therefore, when it rains, you are going to have surface round water. So, make sure that when it rains, you control the flow of ground water from your lot. You can use greenery or retaining walls, you can use different types of landscaping treatment to ensure that you control erosion on your property.
You can also watch this video here.
There are still some key points you must to take care of if you want to succeed with this coast line project.
FLOOD LINES: One of the very first things you’ll like to consider is your flood line. Before you conclude on purchasing the property, make sure you investigate the flood lines of the property. How high does the sea come when you have high tide? How low does it recede from your lot? When it rains, how close does it come? All these will help determine whether it’s a good purchase a good investment or not.
CHOICE OF MATERIALS: The sea is a very salty environment and so be careful the choice of your materials for your project. Consider materials that are anti corrosive like wood, if you have no choice, and you have to use metal, you have to give it a marine paint, you have to put anti-rust on it, but as much as possible use materials that are not affected by the corrosive nature of the sea. You can use Corian, plaster board, wood which does well with the weather. You can also go natural stone, granite, marble.
VIEWS: Moreover, you obviously bought your property along the beach for a good reason. You cannot develop a beach property and have small windows; you actually have to have large expanse uninterrupted expanse of windows. And as much as possible, try and position your building to capture the best views of the sea or the environment in which you find yourself.
EROSION CONTROL: Another thing to consider is erosion control. You may have checked your flood line and everything but sometimes you just have to make sure that, you are not caught unawares. By virtue of the fact that you are by the coast it means that the land naturally slopes towards the sea. Therefore, when it rains, you are going to have surface round water. So, make sure that when it rains, you control the flow of ground water from your lot. You can use greenery or retaining walls, you can use different types of landscaping treatment to ensure that you control erosion on your property.
You can also watch this video here.