Skylark - Portmarnock

marinaman90

Hi Everyone,

I have sale-agreed to one of the houses. I am considering to convert to Under Floor Heating, has anyone done this ? Any recommended vendors ?

Questions I have:

1. Would the builder be open to changes, like removing radiators from plan and reducing the cost accordingly?
2. Does underfloor heating offer better performance than traditional radiators?

I understand these are A2-rated homes, but the idea of warm floors is appealing, especially as an expat from a warmer climate.

I would appreciate feedback.

Thanks !

bilbot79

I don't think you'll be able to negotiate with the builders at all. This development has been very much 'you take what you're given'.

Underfloor heating sounds great but I wouldn't say essential as the houses are super warm anyway. When you come in you'll have to sort out your own flooring yourself. We had to pay a guy to level the floor because it wasnt flat enough for hardwood and the builders wouldn't touch it as it had been done to within regulation standard. If you put in underfloor heating you'll be sorting out the flooring as part of that anyway.

ChicoCannon

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122850159#Comment_122850159

I am not sure you need it to be honest.

Houses are very warm in general the way the radiators work is they never go roasting hot like traditional radiators they simply heat your room to the selected temp and try to maintain that. It depends what you are putting down as your floor but it isn't something that ever occurred to me in these houses. That said the only tiling we have down is in the pre-fab bathrooms.

Pipmae

Has anyone a contact for doing a snag list please? PM me if posting it here is against the rules.

veronikanick

Hi! I have a weird question but still :D

Does someone from Skylark place know if the colour of brick will be the same as the show houses have?

marinaman90

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122863019#Comment_122863019

I understand the brick work varies across different areas(Central, Skylark, Maynetown and Coastal), this link should give you the details https://www.pleanala.ie/publicaccess/EIAR-NIS/312112/BKD/Architectural%20Rationale.pdf

veronikanick

Wow, it helped a lot, thank you!

PMMMMMM

Hi all, random query but just checking to see if anyone has any recommendations for a company to measure and fit blinds?

I'm not handy myself so don't want to risk the self-install.

Pipmae

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122491519#Comment_122491519

Have you any more recent drone footage. Looking over from the Moyne Road direction they have flown up.

Tazium

The weather prevents me from using the drone at the moment.

veronikanick

Hi!

Does anyone have the updates on the phase which is supposed to be complete in Q1?

The agents have been ghosting me for a while 😅

UPD: got the email from the agents about upcoming call from Quintain regarding the snag within couple of weeks.

marinaman90

Same here, checked recently, no info. But took a sneak peak from the estate, seems atleast the exteriors are pretty much done.

veronikanick

@marinaman90 I've updated my comment above, would be great to get a call by the end of the month :)

Tazium

Next phase progress

https://youtu.be/xkMEHZN6vWY?feature=shared

Pipmae

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123073241#Comment_123073241

Amazing thanks.

I can't decide if I like those houses with the veranda type structure on the front. I'd love to see them in person.

veronikanick

Hi! Today we had a snag (Skylark place) so it looks like everything goes well within the promised timeframe :)

Dellboy2007

€860k for the 4-bed Tidings properties. Outrageous. You’re paying the guts of a million euro for a house in an estate. The rooms are all small, the kitchen is small, the island is small. Honestly, we have the money for this but I’d rather stay in an apartment for another while and get something else. Ironically the island in our apartment kitchen is about the same size as the one in the Skylark.

Pipmae

Yeah it's insane TBH. I bit the bullet and bought in Drumnigh in the end. I had an inkling the Tidings ones were going to increase substantially so we gambled to some extent because the location of Skylark probably edges Drumnigh due to the proximity to the train station. We wouldn't pay €860k so glad now we didn't wait. Mind you we still paid mad money but I suppose to be fair we got mad money for the one we sold - €90k over the asking.

Dellboy2007

when is this new phase supposed to be completed? Specifically those 3 bed units (the crest).

Tazium

https://youtu.be/e2n2zPo9TF0?feature=shared

show houses are open today. The ones with the balcony are lovely houses albeit very expensive for what they are.

Pipmae

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123151339#Comment_123151339

Agree 100% re the price.

Did I see you earlier with your drone and the really cute dashund dogs. 😁

Tazium

yup. Guilty! As much as I try I can’t deny the doggos.

Dellboy2007

Does anyone know how much of this phase has been built now? Looking at the drone footage above it seems to be largely complete but maybe I’m wrong.

Tazium

There will be almost 1k homes once the development is completed. Some are still at ground level but those nearer the show homes are well progressed

Dellboy2007

So how many houses remain to be built in this phase?

chinguetti

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123200986#Comment_123200986

So I was told by a woman working with the estate agents when at the viewing a couple of weeks ago, they had just received planning for 150 units and were in the prep stage for putting in planning for another 150 units. She looked and sounded like she knew what she was talking about on the day and had worked on the development.

antimatterx

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123194456#Comment_123194456

Great news. Lots of land, fantastic location.

Dellboy2007

Right, but those are later phases. I was asking about the current phase which obtained planning previously, hence the houses largely being built already. I was asking how many houses remains to be built in the current phase.

PMMMMMM

Hi, has anyone got their attic floored for storage? If so, any recommendations and ballpark price? thanks :)

antimatterx

Anyone live in the 2 bed units with a 3 bed above them. What's the sound like from above?

Something like this.

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/apartment-31-the-grove-saint-marnocks-bay-portmarnock-co-dublin/6022845