Carrig Mill - Greystones

memuscles

We have a deposit down on one of the these new houses but there seems to be constant problems delaying their completion. I am curious to hear about other buyers experiences of dealing with Auctioneer/Builder. The houses do look very nice in fairness.

pixbyjohn

What problems have you been informed about? It is a very new development and the whole site is not quite finished yet

memuscles

pixbyjohn wrote: »

What problems have you been informed about? It is a very new development and the whole site is not quite finished yet

Connecting to services which has delayed completion by 4 months. Development is split over 3 phases. First phase was due to have been completed in April but there is still no end in sight.

cocker5

OP,

From the looks of it it looks like its going to big a big enough development so doing it in 3 phases wouldn't be unusual... with regard to being delayed by 4 months... i moved into a new house 6 years ago we were due to move in in June 2008, actually moved in December 2008 and we were the first people in the row to move in.

Contact the estate agents and let them know your concerns etc.

Best of luck in your new home

philster1980

Hi OP,

We're in the second phase, albeit one of the first. We've been told that we should be in by late Sept/Early October - I can confirm we've been told the same with regards to the cause of the delays.

Have you been in to snag yet?

loyatemu

didn't think these were even on sale yet - what are the prices? They're just listed as POA on MyHome.

Now that the "good times" are back, it might be interesting to have a thread to track new and planned developments around the area - there are a few that have been give permission, or are going through the process.

2011

memuscles wrote: »

Connecting to services which has delayed completion by 4 months. Development is split over 3 phases. First phase was due to have been completed in April but there is still no end in sight.

So the "constant issues" you are referring to is a slip in the schedule?
This is very normal for construction projects, timetables are frequently over ambitious in my experience.

memuscles

philster1980 wrote: »

Hi OP,

We're in the second phase, albeit one of the first. We've been told that we should be in by late Sept/Early October - I can confirm we've been told the same with regards to the cause of the delays.

Have you been in to snag yet?

We are second phase too. Last we were told was late aug/sept. Snag not done yet. Have you done your snag?

philster1980

hi memuscles,

nope not as yet - we were on site last weekend however, and its 90% complete - with only small jobs remaining.

I'm hoping that once everything is signed off things will start to accelerate!

Jimjay

loyatemu wrote: »

didn't think these were even on sale yet - what are the prices? They're just listed as POA on MyHome.

Now that the "good times" are back, it might be interesting to have a thread to track new and planned developments around the area - there are a few that have been give permission, or are going through the process.

i heard the whole development has sold already.

Annasopra

Are these the ones beside Aldi?

loyatemu

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

Are these the ones beside Aldi?

Yeah.

Blandpebbles

2011 wrote: »

So the "constant issues" you are referring to is a slip in the schedule?
This is very normal for construction projects, timetables are frequently over ambitious in my experience.

Err.... slippage is caused by something, mainly poor planning however you should be aware that builders will routinely delay the completion of builds so as not to trigger payback clauses in bank loans. They may be holding off until a number of houses are sold before stating completion for this reason.

Carrig Mill = Mill Stone...

2011

Blandpebbles wrote: »

however you should be aware that builders will routinely delay the completion of builds so as not to trigger payback clauses in bank loans.

So your point is that a slip in schedule is quite normal or not?

Carrig Mill = Mill Stone...

Are you aware of any issues apart from a scheduling?

I have only seen these houses from the road but they look good to me.
I think they will sell like hot cakes.

ActingDanClark

all sold already metinx

Mousemini

Im in the first phase. House snagged since early July and no moving date yet. Or closing date.Some excuse with council???? Asked auctioneer but nothing yet

jobless

how much are these houses going for?

Mousemini

Think they are all sold. They ranged in prices

jobless

Mousemini wrote: »

Think they are all sold. They ranged in prices

what was the range out of interest?

Mousemini

Im in the first phase. House snagged since early July and no moving date yet. Or closing date.Some excuse with council???? Asked auctioneer but nothing yet

philster1980

hi mousemini - we're in the second phase - hope you dont mind me asking - were there many issues in your snag?

Mousemini

Nothing major. Have u had an update from auctioneer to when your phase will be completed. We hoped to move end of August highly unlike now 😂

philster1980

that's good to hear. I spoke to them earlier in the week, probably now looking at October - and we're in one of the first second phase properties.

fingers crossed you can get in sooner rather than later.

ellejay

Can anyone tell me how much these houses went for?
Seem's to be top secret.

They're all wooden frame so I'd expect they're about 250k??

sulberto

From what I heard the 3 beds were going for approx €410k.

ellejay

sulberto wrote: »

From what I heard the 3 beds were going for approx €410k.

wow.
ok.

thanks for that.

can't believe they're sold out at 410k for timber frame.

Banta

Sounds about right to me when you factor in the G-tax*. ~€250k + G-tax = ~€400k od.


* the additional tax just for being in Greystones which makes everything that little bit more expensive, from a packet of crisps to houses.

Mousemini

We are delayed another 3-4 weeks .... Really annoying

philster1980

Mousemini wrote: »

We are delayed another 3-4 weeks .... Really annoying

Did they tell you why you're delayed? Its frustrating that they're not been upfront as to why there are delays - especially as the houses have been complete for so long.

Mousemini

They said nothing to us, just another 3-4 weeks. Very very frustrating. No proper answer.

Mousemini

I say we will by end of sept.. Won't be any earlier

Honestly!

ellejay wrote: »

wow.
ok.

thanks for that.

can't believe they're sold out at 410k for timber frame.

Timber frame is a better job than blocks if done right. No real downside. Most houses in US are built like that.

ellejay

Honestly! wrote: »

Timber frame is a better job than blocks if done right. No real downside. Most houses in US are built like that.

So I've been told by every builder I know that's built them.
And not one of them live in a timber frame house themselves.

Zebbedee

ellejay wrote: »

So I've been told by every builder I know that's built them.
And not one of them live in a timber frame house themselves.

The cobblers children are the worst shod.

Johnny K

Sorry late to this thread, why do we think these are timber frame?

eointoomey

I'm also one of the first houses in Phase 2 and I've been getting the same info regarding delays. August became the start of October quite quickly. I drove in there today and saw that there were solar panels on the roofs (to my untrained eye!) for #9 to #14. I was told that, despite the drawings, the solar panels had been abandoned for a heat pump system (?)

Zoo4m8

That sounds a bit odd for a number of reasons..if part of your spec included solar panels I think I'd be pressing for a more detailed explanation...

eointoomey

Zoo4m8 wrote: »

That sounds a bit odd for a number of reasons..if part of your spec included solar panels I think I'd be pressing for a more detailed explanation...

It's a strange one. I have to say, I wasn't misled or anything. I was informed of this change from the original drawings since the day I first enquired about the houses. Just odd that a few houses have them while others don't. Will dig a bit deeper as to why they decided to discontinue the solar panel installation in favour of the heat pump

Mousemini

I'm phase one .. I don't know what's going on. Puzzling me now. Very frustrating. We are now settle for end of September

2011

eointoomey wrote: »

Will dig a bit deeper as to why they decided to discontinue the solar panel installation in favour of the heat pump

Me thinks this decision might just have a financial motivation :rolleyes:

eointoomey

Estate agent has let me know that all houses will have a solar panels plus a heat pump system. They are both necessary for the A2 rating to be a certainty in the case of these properties, apparently.

Zoo4m8

That's what I would have thought....dont know what they are using a heat pump with but here it's geothermal plus solar panels and it works like a dream, Solars provide all hot water during the summer and the geothermal backs them up in the winter, costly to set up from scratch but cheap to run..

If it works as well for you as it does for us I would think you will be very happy with it.

Charlie-Bravo

Heat pumps are cheap to run if you have the PV panels to support them. Otherwise electricity costs go through the roof (no pun intended) to run the heat pumps. You might ask if geo-thermal or air-to-heat? Like anything mechanical, maintenance would be the next thing to investigate. It does have a price, but should be still in your favour.

2011

astrofluff wrote: »

Heat pumps are cheap to run if you have the PV panels to support them.

That depends on many factors such as how much power the PV panels can generate which will depend on other factors such as how many panels, how efficient they are etc.....

Otherwise electricity costs go through the roof (no pun intended) to run the heat pumps. You might ask if geo-thermal or air-to-heat? Like anything mechanical, maintenance would be the next thing to investigate. It does have a price, but should be still in your favour.

Agreed.
I would strongly recommend carry out a cost benifit analysis calculation before installing a heat pump or buying a property that has one installed. I have seen people replace a medium sized heating bill with a far larger increase to their electricity bill. The unita need to be carefully selected, sized, installed and commissioned. If not it can go horribly wrong.

Charlie-Bravo

2011 wrote: »

That depends on many factors such as how much power the PV panels can generate which will depend on other factors such as how many panels, how efficient they are etc.....

Yes, but I would guess with an A2 rating it should be giving enough power from PV panels to supply the pump, in theory, and not taking our crappy summer weather into account :pac:.

recedite

I very much doubt that any solar PV will be synchonised with the heat pumps, which are probably air to water.
In other words, on a sunny July afternoon, the electricity produced will be exported to the grid or else dumped. If exported, there is no guarantee the ESB will pay you anything for it, even though they would be selling it on to someone else.
On a dark winters afternoon, when the heating is needed, the solar PV will be dormant, and the heat pump will be working from full cost "daytime tariff" electricity.
Hopefully they will have made allowances or left some space to install a gas condensing boiler, just in case. Have they brought the gas main into the estate?

Charlie-Bravo

Ooh, good question. Gas mains anyone?

Mousemini

Don't think there is gas mains.... Still no definite move in dates????? Very poor communication

Taltos

What I found weird is DAFT is showing them still for sale but when you contact the estate agent they tell you they are sold out...

commuter33

They've been digging up the road just outside and leading into the development for the last week or so.... any ideas what's been happening there?

Mousemini

Main water switched on last week . Repairing road and footpaths