fret_wimp2 wrote: » Good information here. Its really not recommended to fill the vent however. If people are in the room much, then it will start to accumulate moisture and can lead to damp and mould issues. if you want to test for yourself, get one of the cheap unibond moisture absorbers and put it in your bedroom, one night with a blocked vent, one night without. Notice the difference in quantity of moisture it collects when the vent is covered. You can get baffled vents that help prevent a straight through draught, and also help dampen the noise.
dmcc123456 wrote: » Hi everyone. Thanks for all the posts, all very helpful. I’m hopefully moving into one of the Ash houses and have a quick question I hope someone might help me with. Does anyone have the internal dimensions of the family room/snug? Thanks
andreionut wrote: » It was the same for us until we stopped the main sources of draft. If you see an opening between the windowsill and the window, or underneath the windowsill use some caulk to cover it (The cracks are normal as the house settles), and close the "vent". the latter won't do that much as those plastic flimsy things are not great for keeping the draft. You can put in a roll of toilet paper to fill the whole in the wall that is called a vent. I forgot to post this, but the plumber mentioned that the radiator valves in the rooms (be big white ones with `eres`on the top) are actually thermostatic valves, which means that each number corresponds to a temperature. Once the room has the set temperature it shuts down the valve and does not get more hot water. I found what the gradations mean: Temperature Settings: * 0: Fully Off Position * Star: Frost Position (7°C) * 1: 12°C * 2: 16°C * 3: 20°C * 4: 24°C * 5: 28°C I keep the main bedroom (I'm in a Heron) a bit above 3 and the thermostat at 22 and I can see from a room thermometer that the temperature is 20-21 most of the time. This is useful as the heat goes up and you could end-up with a hot bedroom at night.
dovetail wrote: » Has anyone noticed that the 'family' room in the Heron is quite a cold room. i appreciate its stuck out into the garden without any neighbouring rooms and would expect it so be a little cooler than the main part of the house...but it seems so cold...almost as if it had no insulation!
dovetail wrote: » same here. I expected warmer for BER A rating. .....I guess if other are experiencing the same i guess that's just how how it is.....was getting worried that somebody forgot to put insulation in that room at the time of building the house
slayerking wrote: » Defo. Coldest room in the house. Honestly wonder how well it's actually insulated.
slayerking wrote: » dovetail wrote: » Has anyone noticed that the 'family' room in the Heron is quite a cold room. i appreciate its stuck out into the garden without any neighbouring rooms and would expect it so be a little cooler than the main part of the house...but it seems so cold...almost as if it had no insulation! Defo. Coldest room in the house. Honestly wonder how well it's actually insulated.
bluemc wrote: » We had awful trouble with Eir. They sent out the KG Engineer to do our fibre install, he arrived 5 hours late and left in less than 3 minutes as there was no copper or fibre in the roadway to physically connect to the house. We spent the best part of a month ringing Eir to try and get it sorted. The message we kept getting was that there would be no fibre in our area for a number of months, but they couldn't specify when it would be. Spotted the Eir engineer splicing and laying fibre in the road one day, confirmed with him that the entire street at Royal Canal Avenue would be done within 2 days. Contacted Eir and they still maintained it would be months away. Told them about the guy laying the fibre in the road and they said they had no record, that would be handled by a different department. They would need to send an engineer to verify that the fibre was in the road but couldn't send an engineer out to verify that until another engineer (who also couldn’t be sent out unless confirmed) verified that it was already there. Absolutely ridiculous.. In the end I spoke to a KG engineer one evening I saw him on the street, confirmed that the fibre was in the roadway and hinted at one or two houses that were connected to the fibre. Called Eir again, spoke to a manager who was somewhat reasonable, said I wasn’t looking for personal details etc but could they confirm to their own satisfaction that specific houses on the street had indeed got fibre connections. We had the fibre installed within the week, getting 80+Mb/s There is a quirk that the fibre is being ran from multiple cabinets along the street so it is possible that the house next to you can be connected to one cabinet, and the cabinet that you’ll be connect to isn’t yet wired up. If you want to try the same tact feel free to PM me for house no.
MasterSun wrote: » Thanks for the info Keith. Hopefully we can have Fibre in 2 months. I've been calling Vodafone on this issue as well. I recall getting a call from them last year saying there will be doing a network upgrade this Feb, but when I called their tech support team this week, no-one can confirm this is going to happen. They keep referring to the Fibre Rollout site. The Fibra Rollout site is just bonkers, it doesn't list a contact number, and the rollout map shows the entire city has Fibre coverage. Going to email Openeir for an update. Guess we just have to keep chasing them. FYI, being doing some research on the alternative solution - A mobile broadband plan, 3 seems to have a sound deal, 750gb of 4G data @ 30 euro per month (a better option if you can afford to break out your current contract).http://www.three.ie/eshop/broadband-plans/bill-pay-broadband/ It appears 4G speed can reach between 8Mbs and 19Mbs with 3https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/revealed-which-irish-mobile-operators-offer-the-best-data-speeds-35600412.html
slayerking wrote: » I dont understand how they are doing the fiber rollout. How come some houses on a row are fiber enabled while others are not, or is it the space at the cabinet that is the problem.
RandomAccess wrote: » It took them about 4/5 months to get our line connected. It was a pain in the arse. At least we got a decent speed in the end.
Keithchap wrote: » Getting mixed messages, first time I called Vodafone they just said there was nothing they could do, only openeir could help, I contacted openEir and they said we were not within 1.5km of a fibre cabinet and that once the full fibrerollout was complete around the country only then would they be looking to add more cabinets around this area, in other words years from now, I replied to them to tell them we are within 1.5km of about 20 cabinets, several < 300 metres, no reply yet. I was then talking to Vodafone yesterday and they said it would be about 2 months and that some red tape needed to be gotten through with Vodafone and openEir. Hard to know what to believe, I'll keep pushing and will let you know if there is an update. In the mean time if anyone gets a new connection in the latest phases and gets fibre, i.e. > 6mbs please let us know.
fret_wimp2 wrote: » Service charges are for the upkeep of the area. Gym is included in this, as are the refuse collection and security services. In the houses, i think the front gardens are also covered by this. There is very little antisocial behavior. I think its a case that anything that happens is usually discussed openly which is why it seems like there is more than there really is. Theres just no discussion of 99.99% of the time when the area is quiet, clean & peaceful, if there was this thread would be very very long and boring! There is in fact less anti social behavior here than in south side areas like Dundrum & Sandyford ( I lived nearby before moving up to RCP). Along with that, there is much more engagement with the garda, the community garda regularly patrol the area, and are quick to respond to any calls (which are usually young lads taking bikes). In RCP, pretty much all of the houses are owner occupied by families, meaning residents are invested in the area and have motivation to ensure it is kept to a high standard, and improves. Socially, I think we could all do a bit better in getting to know eachother outside of facebook and boards but that will come in time. Its well serviced by Dublin Bus and the Luas is 10-15 min walk away, as is the train, with a new train stop planned in the next few years. There's talk of improvments to the river road, and improving the canal walk to the Luas which will make a big difference. There's also an Aldi under construction and units for a small number of shops and cafe's. Id like to see parking for residents improve but parking is a problem everywhere in Dublin so its not the end of the world.
Keithchap wrote: » You won't get one from Ballymore I don't think, same happened to us in the last phase, it is in the ESB's hands, all Ballymore can do is push them. There are a lot of new connections happening around the city so I'm sure the ESB are under pressure.
mooninite1 wrote: » I wasn't given a reason.
MasterSun wrote: » I am on the same boat too
Danny87 wrote: » They are currently snagging the ash houses on Ratoath road . Power is on etc. . I believe the ESB connection date for Hamilton walk is 19th . Perhaps someone has received a valid reason for delay ?
mooninite1 wrote: » Heard the same... was wondering if anyone else had got the same message.
Danny87 wrote: » mooninite1 wrote: » Has anyone moving into the final Ash houses from the last phase received a snagging date yet? Thanks We were told 19th Feb up until last week and are now told 'mid march' now for the 7nr houses on Hamilton walk. Very disappointing news for us to say the least .
mooninite1 wrote: » Has anyone moving into the final Ash houses from the last phase received a snagging date yet? Thanks
