The Links, Skerries

hammy007 · 02-04-2018 8:23am

Is anyone willing to share what mobile service you use and how reception is in/outside of house? I'm finding Three almost unusable here (Even in our old house I saw a steady decline in Three starting around December, so not sure what the story is there).

Husband just switched to Eir with mixed results, although we're using them for mobile broadband and it works well enough. Anyone on Vodaphone? Once my credit runs out I'm hoping to switch off of Three and try something else.

Puddleduck1 · 11-04-2018 11:59am

Hi, could anyone tell me a bit about the P1 houses? Do the bathrooms have windows? I'm finding it hard to understand how the plans will work based on the orientation of the houses.

neonman · 11-04-2018 12:08pm

Puddleduck1 wrote: »

Hi, could anyone tell me a bit about the P1 houses? Do the bathrooms have windows? I'm finding it hard to understand how the plans will work based on the orientation of the houses.

Had a quick look at the plans and since these are semi-d or end of terrace houses the bathroom window will be facing out the same side that sitting room window is jutting out on the plans.

Hope that makes sense ?

Puddleduck1 · 11-04-2018 12:16pm

neonman wrote: »

Had a quick look at the plans and since these are semi-d or end of terrace houses the bathroom window will be facing out the same side that sitting room window is jutting out on the plans.

Hope that makes sense ?

I had a look from the outside at other P1 houses in the estate and the plans dont seem to match with windows etc but thanks for the reply.

neonman · 11-04-2018 12:23pm

Puddleduck1 wrote: »

I had a look from the outside at other P1 houses in the estate and the plans dont seem to match with windows etc but thanks for the reply.

They better be building the houses as per the plans or we'll all be in for a surprise when moving in

neonman · 28-05-2018 12:07pm

Hi all - just wondering what people are using in the development when it comes to TV? I'm thinking of going the FTA route myself with a satellite and soarview combo.

Thanks

hammy007 · 29-05-2018 9:28am

neonman wrote: »

Hi all - just wondering what people are using in the development when it comes to TV? I'm thinking of going the FTA route myself with a satellite and soarview combo.

Thanks

We went that route as well- Freesat/Saorview combo and are happy with it.

neonman · 29-05-2018 9:44am

hammy007 wrote: »

We went that route as well- Freesat/Saorview combo and are happy with it.

Do you have it going to multiple rooms or just to the main living room? Just wondering about cabling and how that was done.

hammy007 · 29-05-2018 10:09am

neonman wrote: »

Do you have it going to multiple rooms or just to the main living room? Just wondering about cabling and how that was done.

Just the main living room. The TV point wasn't put where we actually have the TV, so what they did was run the wire behind the drain pipe outside and drilled a hole through the wall to get the cables in that way. The alternative was getting a really long wire from the TV point and running it along the baseboard to the TV.

neonman · 04-06-2018 3:42pm

Have to ask the question. How are the houses holding up with this really hot weather since they're A rated houses? Are the keeping out the heat or are the houses like ovens?

Grawns · 04-06-2018 4:09pm

Hadn't noticed it but house is nice and cool. Haven't needed fans and we have some we brought from our old house where we froze or boiled.

neonman · 04-06-2018 4:37pm

Good to hear. Thanks Grawns.

Grawns · 04-06-2018 8:43pm

Another thing I noticed was condensation on the outside of my open bedroom window this morning. First time this happened to closed windows in winter I was very confused😂

Shebah · 05-06-2018 4:18am

We are in one of the terraced houses and must admit we are roasted. Thats with blinds down to keep the sun out too. But the way we figure it, irish weather isnt normally hot so for the few days a year it is worth it.

private · 15-06-2018 1:56pm

Last 14 houses phase 3b being released tomorrow, June 16th.

neonman · 18-06-2018 10:05am

I take it all have been sold? Was there still a lot of interest on the day?

private · 18-06-2018 10:10am

neonman wrote: »

I take it all have been sold? Was there still a lot of interest on the day?

I don't know what was sold but it was quiet. Here's the price list.

neonman · 18-06-2018 10:18am

private wrote: »

I don't know what was sold but it was quiet. Here's the price list.

At 25k increase in the 4 bed semi d in 3 months since the last release of 3A.

private · 18-06-2018 10:30am

The price of the 3 bed show house is crazy at €465

neonman · 18-06-2018 10:35am

30K extra because it is furnished already? ouch.

I see a completion date on it as the 19/10/18? Could you not move in tomorrow since everything is already done and there are no more houses to sell.

private · 18-06-2018 10:39am

True! I don't know what the story is with showhouses.

neonman · 18-06-2018 10:49am

While I'm here does anyone have any recommendations for companies that carry out snagging?

neonman · 25-07-2018 12:26pm

Got the keys to the house and also the Welcome Pack. We had planned down the line to get the attic floored for storage but to my amazement, it states in the welcome pack that the attic space shouldn't be used for storage?

Has anyone in the development queried this with the developer? They're on two weeks holidays now so while I wait for them to be back I thought I'd ask here.

iamjenko · 25-07-2018 1:54pm

As far as i can gather it may affect the BER rating, but we put floor boards down on some of it anyway - need somewhere to put the Christmas decoration after all.
I know a few other houses have done it too.

neonman · 14-08-2018 5:53pm

Good news for the houses waiting on broadband services. eir/KN are currently in the development running the sub-ducting needed for the fibre cables. They'll then need to blow the fibre through them. So hopefully in the next couple of weeks we should have broadband.

iamjenko · 15-08-2018 3:01pm

neonman wrote: »

Good news for the houses waiting on broadband services. eir/KN are currently in the development running the sub-ducting needed for the fibre cables. They'll then need to blow the fibre through them. So hopefully in the next couple of weeks we should have broadband.

Eir are gas altogether! There was a sales guy around a couple of weeks ago, told us the lines would be in within a couple of weeks (as it now seems) so we signed up with them. Then two weeks later we received a call to advise it would be 27th Oct before the lines would be in. And then, just yesterday, i received a call from them to say it would be the end of the year before lines were laid and that i was better off cancelling the account and contacting them when the lines were being laid. Low and behold, i arrive home to see the KN Network gang all over the place laying the ducting and it seems the sales guy had the correct info afterall!!

iamjenko · 27-08-2018 4:03pm

Eir technicians on site today laying the fiber cables!

neonman · 27-08-2018 4:31pm

iamjenko wrote: »

Eir technicians on site today laying the fiber cables![/quote

Yep. It will be another month until it is available to order. So the finishing line is in sight.

iamjenko · 28-08-2018 3:33pm

neonman wrote: »

iamjenko wrote: »

Eir technicians on site today laying the fiber cables![/quote

Yep. It will be another month until it is available to order. So the finishing line is in sight.

Been advised by Eir they will be calling to install this Thursday. This happened before so i'm not holding my breath just yet

neonman · 28-08-2018 4:06pm

iamjenko wrote: »

neonman wrote: »

Been advised by Eir they will be calling to install this Thursday. This happened before so i'm not holding my breath just yet

I'd be very surprised if that is the case. Eir has to give wholesale vendors (Vodafone, Sky) a months notice that the service will be available and only then can eir sell the service themselves.

Let us know if you do get it on Thursday.

Neon

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