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Saunas & cold plunges in Praslin

Praslin is the second island and the second market: resorts, villas and a slower rhythm — plus a crossing that changes how every project is run.

Praslin, Seychelles

One shipment, packed to a checklist

Materials reach Praslin by barge or ferry on a schedule. We consolidate an entire project into a single load, pack it against a written checklist and include a deliberate margin of fixings and consumables, because a forgotten bracket is not a phone call, it is a week.

Cabins are dry-assembled at Providence first so nothing is found missing on an island where nothing can be bought.

Resorts that cannot close

Most of the commercial work here is phased around occupancy, with duplicated plant on critical items and a spares kit physically on the property. A part that takes two days to Mahé can take a fortnight to reach a Praslin resort in season.

Vallée de Mai and the interior

Inland Praslin is steep, forested and partly protected. Properties on the hillside have the same carry and drainage problems as Glacis with the added constraint of a crossing, so panel sizes are set by the barge first and the path second.

Questions

Praslin: what people ask

How much longer does a Praslin project take?

Ten to fourteen weeks rather than eight to twelve, almost all of it shipping rather than building.

Who services it afterwards?

We come in scheduled blocks so several properties share the crossing, and your team handles the routine work with the kit we leave.

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