Residential work in Somers
Somers is one of the smaller, more exclusive pockets of the Peninsula, sitting on the Western Port side near HMAS Cerberus, with substantial blocks and a higher proportion of older, established homes than the newer estates further north. A meaningful share of Somers properties are used as holiday or weekend homes rather than full-time residences, which brings the same seasonal-occupancy considerations Hyde sees in Rye or Blairgowrie — systems that need to recover comfort quickly after being left idle, and controls simple enough for occasional visitors to use properly. Because Somers faces Western Port rather than the open ocean, salt exposure tends to be less severe than on the Bass Strait side of the Peninsula, but it's still a factor on properties close to the foreshore.
Commercial work in Somers
Somers has very little standalone commercial activity, being primarily residential with the naval base as its most significant nearby institution. Where commercial or small-business work does come up in or near Somers, it tends to be modest in scale, and the same practical, unfussy approach Hyde applies to its residential work carries through.