St Joseph Affordable Homes will provide trade apprenticeships in a range of construction areas, gained through an in-house apprenticeship and life-coaching scheme.
The social and affordable home building programs of CatholicCare Tasmania and Centacare Evolve Housing will provide the building projects for St Joseph Affordable Homes.
Below is an overview of projects as at November 1st, 2021:
This allows regular intakes of apprentices to support the construction of more than 100 homes every year. Below are the first projects of St Joseph Affordable Homes.
All homes constructed by St Joseph Affordable Homes have an energy rating of at least 7 stars, ensuring comfort year round as well as reduced energy and living costs.
All works including water connection is now completed. Handover to the client has been finalised this month
Bricked up and cladding and eaves underway. Plastering commencing next.
Units 1, 6, 7 ready for roof, wrapped and windows in. Unit 1 and 7 plumbing rough in.
Handover completed to the owner after a short media event.
Painting underway. Tiler onsite doing walls to wet areas. Driveway works to commence.
Fit outs commencing. Plastering completed and sanded. All sealed out. Brickwork concluding.
Eaves complete and cladding installed. Plastering commenced.
Cladding complete. Brickwork done and roller doors being installed. Plastering commenced.
Units are now complete including landscaping, driveway and fences.
Plumbing works underway. All underslabs and external drains complete. Brickwork commenced. Ready for concrete works.
Brickwork in progress. Hot and Cold complete and wiring commenced.
External works are completed. Units have completed fit out including floor coverings. Blinds being installed and cleaners booked by the end of the month ready for practical completion.
Half of the cladding and three quarters eaves complete.
Outside plumping in progress. NBN and mains both completed.
Rough-In completed. Plastering last units and painters working on soffit. Works on the high decks underway. Excavators levelling out back yards and driveways. 4 x Kitchen installs this week. All units to be fit out by the end of the month.
