Room to Improve.

jjf1974

A load of outside doors again this week .

Atlantic Dawn

I think this would have cost far more than last weeks, can't see how it was done for €180ish.

Lady Chatterton

They're coming across a bit ungrateful.

amdublin

Builders did very well.

yop

amdublin wrote: »

Well done!

They did very well.


That did not cost 150k tho!

It didn't

I do like the house, though i couldn't warm to her at all.
No mention of heating or insulation, an old house like that with solid stone walls will cost a mint to heat, high ceilings and big windows!

Harry Angstrom

Catherine Zappone :rolleyes:

yop

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I think this would have cost far more than last weeks, can't see how it was done for €180ish.

Aye, still reckon 200k, them windows alone would swamp 20k

BabysCoffee

Oh I think I recognize next weeks participants

jos28

One of next weeks house owners is a Senator, just can't think of her name.

Edit http://senatorkatherinezappone.ie/

islanderre

Looking forward to nest weeks..... yer one tonight ruined it for me.......

Call me Al

I really like the house. Very good ideas for the renovation of that age and style of house.

Harry Angstrom

Being a senator, she'll have plenty of spare time to supervise the work.

DK man

I love this programme and I like and value architects even though they know how to charge...

Anyone here ever breadth a bit of life into a bungalow? I am the unfortunate owner of one and need to do some major surgery...

I phoned Dermots office and it was going to cost €600 for a visit to have a look around - albeit this is takin off the price of his services if u hired him. I also had two other local architects looking at house and one had just ok ideas and the other didn't have but was more interested in seeing what I was willing to spend...

So can anyone inspire me and offer hope that the humble bungalow can go from being a dull pupil to a star of the class!

What I hate about my house is the long narrow corridor with rooms off its long spine... I didn't build but bought because I love the area and I got to buy a nice field with the purchase and alway hoped to do something with the house...

Anyone else in a similar situation and how did u fix it?

amdublin

DK man wrote: »

I love this programme and I like and value architects even though they know how to charge...

Anyone here ever breadth a bit of life into a bungalow? I am the unfortunate owner of one and need to do some major surgery...

I phoned Dermots office and it was going to cost €600 for a visit to have a look around - albeit this is takin off the price of his services if u hired him. I also had two other local architects looking at house and one had just ok ideas and the other didn't have but was more interested in seeing what I was willing to spend...

So can anyone inspire me and offer hope that the humble bungalow can go from being a dull pupil to a star of the class!

What I hate about my house is the long narrow corridor with rooms off its long spine... I didn't build but bought because I love the area and I got to buy a nice field with the purchase and alway hoped to do something with the house...

Anyone else in a similar situation and how did u fix it?

Where's your bungalow based DKman?

DK man

Near dundalk

@ 1800sq foot . Built 2005red brick

Mars Bar

I'd recommend the construction and planning forum DK man. http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=876

amdublin

Sent you a pm

harr

Can't see how that only cost 180'000 ,we did a single story extension last year and we sent the guts of 40 grand.
Would that end price include kitchen,floors and the likes?

DeepBlue

BabysCoffee wrote: »

I wish they would take you through the rooms in a more indepth way like Grand Designs

For some reason the program producers seem to think that the viewers are not really interested in details of the build but are more intersested in the owners so they show the ownsers socialising, pictures of them growing up, their wedding photos etc. Like we give a f***. :rolleyes:

Unless of course the owner is Sarah Jane.

Galwayguy35

That ones accent would nearly burn the ears off me.

And the mother showing family pics, sure what had that to do with anything.

They must be planning on winning the Lotto if they want to do up the big house in the next few years.

Harry Angstrom

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

That ones accent would nearly burn the ears off me.

And the mother showing family pics, sure what had that to do with anything.

They must be planning on winning the Lotto if they want to do up the big house in the next few years.

Major delusions of grandeur on their part. Anybody would think they were the landed gentry, and their twins were Little Lords Fauntleroy.

pjordan

DK man wrote: »

I love this programme and I like and value architects even though they know how to charge...

Anyone here ever breadth a bit of life into a bungalow? I am the unfortunate owner of one and need to do some major surgery...

I phoned Dermots office and it was going to cost €600 for a visit to have a look around - albeit this is takin off the price of his services if u hired him. I also had two other local architects looking at house and one had just ok ideas and the other didn't have but was more interested in seeing what I was willing to spend...

So can anyone inspire me and offer hope that the humble bungalow can go from being a dull pupil to a star of the class!

What I hate about my house is the long narrow corridor with rooms off its long spine... I didn't build but bought because I love the area and I got to buy a nice field with the purchase and alway hoped to do something with the house...

Anyone else in a similar situation and how did u fix it?

Wait for the project the week after next (8th Dec). Hopefully it'll give you some ideas!

amdublin

Evening all!

Who's around?!


Ps. If anyone has suggestions for me re. my post in Interior Design forum please feel free to shout out over there:
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=87791561#post87791561

passremarkable

evening am im tuned in

amdublin

I'd say the senator one will be demanding...

passremarkable

big budget time?
lezzers??

islanderre

Looks like a good one tonight and at least the client so far is not burning the ears of me!!!!!!

amdublin

Wonder when they paid €57k for it?

I'd assume this needs demolishing!

islanderre

Has quite a rustic feel and the setting is class

amdublin

Beautiful garden!

It does not look like an Irish house!

Reminds me of swedish house I've stayed in. Plus american houses.