House boats!

ionah on April 30, 2025

Half of a pre-fabricated cottage loaded on the back of a tractor trailer that is all on a barge with a small section of dock visible in the lower left-hand corner

UGAMI is in the process of installing two new 4-bedroom cottages. These are modular units that are climate resilient and energy efficient. They were built in a facility in southwest GA, and then began their journey to Sapelo Island. Each cottage was constructed as two halves so that they could be transported on a tractor-trailer. Once they reached Meridian the trailers were loaded onto the barge and then brought over to the main dock at Marsh Landing. These were heavy loads for the barge, and so they had to be timed for spring high tide. We also worked with DNR to clear the vehicles from the parking lot. In the end we had 4 successful trips and the half-cottages are now at UGAMI awaiting installation in Magnolia Circle. We are hoping that they will be ready for occupancy in early summer.