The Great House Revival

funkey_monkey · 22-03-2020 11:18pm

To much white not enough colour to make it look warm.

Glebee · 22-03-2020 11:19pm

Fcuking hell, and i complain to the wife when she turns on the heat in our humble abode...

Thargor · 22-03-2020 11:19pm

funkey_monkey wrote: »

To much white not enough colour to make it look warm.

Did she say theres no heating? All the pumps cracked and gave up?

Whestsidestory · 22-03-2020 11:19pm

Furniture and decor looks a bit cheap in fairness

bazermc · 22-03-2020 11:21pm

Christ some people have more money then sense.

Did they fix the heating and roof issue. Too many unanswered questions.

Funsterdelux · 22-03-2020 11:21pm

bamayang wrote: »

Very silly style of a show. Makes out like the 3 of them have restored the place on their own in 9 months.
They’re had to have been serious builders on site and not just the brother tackling the whole place with his little dewalt drill.

What style? The cat paintings?

Funsterdelux · 22-03-2020 11:23pm

bazermc wrote: »

Christ some people have more money then sense.

Did they fix the heating and roof issue. Too many unanswered questions.

I think they just painted over all the problems just to get on tv

funkey_monkey · 22-03-2020 11:25pm

That was less of a spend than I expected

Thargor · 22-03-2020 11:27pm

Jesus Christ that 3 Musketeers mural with their faces

Money cant buy taste.

ifElseThen · 22-03-2020 11:27pm

Their parents Monica and Joe used to own a hotel Harrington Hall on Harcourt St. I worked there at the turn of the century. She was a lovely lady to work for. One of the workers told me Henry was a Ford model back in the 80s. He was sound too.

False Prophet · 22-03-2020 11:33pm

funkey_monkey wrote: »

That was less of a spend than I expected

At least 250 spent, prob at least 100 grand more in reality.
Plus they haven't even half of the roof fixed plus heating problems remain

JDMC2 · 22-03-2020 11:51pm

“Christ some people have more money then sense“

......And others have no sense or money

That Carleeeee one would head wreck me....her accent.....”wish I was born in the States, raised in Lundin darling....and was def pals with the mummies in D4” &#55358;&#56622;

Two coats, no knickers

He’s a lecturer 40-50k p.a.? Maybe more &#55358;&#56631;*♀️
She actually admitted to being a dental hygienist (great job but not what I would’ve expected from someone who thinks they want to live in a 37 thousand square foot house)....50k p.a....Max?

Sorry but the figures (or accent/notions) just don’t add up

digzy · 22-03-2020 11:53pm

Funny set up. No house can be big enough if you’ve to live with an in law!!

recipio · 23-03-2020 12:10am

They are groping their way forward but they really need to get the fundamentals sorted or the rot will set in again. In the UK communal living has saved a lot of buildings but it is tricky to do.
That conservatory is magnificent though - wish it was attached to my gaff.:D

Idbatterim · 23-03-2020 2:05am

Yesh stopping water ingress very important! Might be able to do up some rooms in guest part and rent out on air bnb ( eventually ) etc

Idbatterim · 23-03-2020 2:08am

In faintness what would dermot banning deliver for 250k , a big white kitchen ? It’s great that some people take on these projects and stop the buildings going to rack and ruin

Standard Toaster · 23-03-2020 8:31am

Haha, Henry's voice. He should do voice over work for quads and powertools.

We'll probably see the house change hands again soon, everything about this setup is doomed.

It's like Del Boy had a go at the interior, the paintings are just awful/tacky.

The Turner conservatory is lovely though, may it survive this round of owners for another day.

The house has had a chequered past to say the least.
https://www.rte.ie/archives/2019/0208/1028309-middleton-park-house-raffle/

False Prophet · 24-03-2020 7:11pm

Idbatterim wrote: »

In faintness what would dermot banning deliver for 250k , a big white kitchen ? It’s great that some people take on these projects and stop the buildings going to rack and ruin

What have they done for 250k, remembering it's not including the builder costs which is where most of Bannon budget goes on.

Some electrics, a chandelier, paint job, maybe a fix to 10% of roof, empty drilled hole out the back, wasted money on fancy stoves, couple of tractor lawnmowers....

Place is still freezing and they have no clue on how to heat it.
look if you have the money and time to spend on it more luck to them, it will certainly keep them busy for the next 5 to 10 years

jogdish · 24-03-2020 7:15pm

The show left them at Feb 2020, great place to self isolate for three

But heating, my god. And have to agree with the posts above for what they spend they got nothing more than wallpaper over some very serious issues.

recipio · 24-03-2020 7:56pm

Eight grand to fill the Calor tank ? - they were right to ditch that anyway

I agree its hard to see where 250K went.

digzy · 24-03-2020 9:15pm

As often with this series, the people’s story is nearly more interesting!
Why on earth would you buy a monster like that. Fair enough if you’re a rich fcuker, who can throw money at it. There’s plenty Palladian mansions around the country for a fraction of what that cost to purchase. So many unanswered questions on that.

In general I was a bit disappointed that there’s not more focus on the actual construction. Lot of fluff but I guess it keeps the viewership up....look at bannons rubbish where it seems to focus mainly on him, the builders and the client.

Azatadine · 25-03-2020 12:00am

Yes, the first series was better I think. Much more focus in the construction jobs themselves.

Muahahaha · 25-03-2020 5:28pm

Bit of a mad epsiode. Still cant believe they gave up seaside living in Bray and swimming in it every day to go live in the back ass of nowhere. The house itself didnt seem to come with any decent bit of land either.

Have a funny feeling their main aim is to do it up and then flip it by selling to some Yank thinking of retiring to Ireland, seems they already know a lot of them. Not sure how thats going to work out without solving the heating problem, if geo thermal doesnt work there then they are screwed for bills. What do three people really need with a house that is 37,000 square feet anyway, its the size of 37 regular semi-Ds. You'd actually feeling lonely living in a house that big.

HeidiHeidi · 25-03-2020 5:31pm

I have to say, as mad as all the episodes were in this series, that last one just felt and looked like a spoof.

Or else, they were completely off their heads.

Radio5 · 04-08-2020 2:25pm

I enjoyed the renovation of the former Doctor's house in Borrisoleigh. They were a very determined couple who did an awful lot of the work themselves. Looking at the aerial shots, there seemed to be a lot of ground behind the houses- I presume they were part of the property. Potential for a decent garden, polytunnels etc.

ebayissues · 15-10-2020 3:15pm

Anyone watching the great house giveaway on 4. Full hoiserefurb being done for 20k or so tho it takes less than 6 months... Like this isnt realistc at all?