Priority Hall

brendankelly

Priority hall should come as no surprise to those of you that has been reading my posts on Boards.i.e. and Construct Ireland. One guy even Quoted the building regulations and said that 75 mm metal stud should be single slabbed while I was saying it should be double slabbed. At present they are only looking at the fire hazards but when those walls are opened up the health and safety issues will arise i.e. single coat skim painted with PVA which a first year apprentice labourer would spot and know this is a breading ground for mould.

When it comes to certification those of you that are reading my posts will have read my views on pesticide soaked chemical laden monoculture plantatitions been certified as SUSTAINABLE FORESTS.

AND I do believe I have mentioned mushroom builders in the past.

The architects should be held liable because it is their job to ensure the build is built to the specks and they should have had the best interests of the home owner as a priority not their pockets.

Birdnuts

I share your concerns at all levels - its clear this country has more cowboys than Texas:(

SeanW

It's probably the worst kept secret that Irish apartments are - as a rule - built to the lowest possible standards that allowed the developers to slap them up as cheaply as possible and sell them for half a million each. I've heard horror stories about Irish apartment blocks (mostly relating to noise, but there have been some with roofs that blow off in any wind, fire hazard violations, lack of communal facilities etc.) A friend of mine bought his house in 2006, but he had the presence of mind to check out some apartment buildings in Longford town, and realised they were made of ****e. I had been hearing horror stories about Irish apartments years before even that, however.

Which is a shame because a well built, nicely located apartment block would offer everyone the best of both worlds - the ability to live in the centre of town, have a nice secure place to keep their car, but hopefully rarely need it because facilities, pubs etc are nearby, as well as the quality of life (at home) matching or exceeding that of a similar house.

I find it quite telling (and disturbing) that in the U.S, inventors of "Suburbia" people are a lot more accepting of apartment living than here, especially in the main cities.

That's largely because American apartments/condominiums are built properly, generally speaking.