Deebles McBeebles wrote: » That was my first thought too. Some lonely old dear living there on her own. Think happy thoughts, think happy thoughts.
DrPhilG wrote: » My father was like that. Had a 40 year old kitchen that most people would cringe at, but he saw nothing wrong with it and wouldn't hear of changing it. Same with his horrendous brown bathroom suite. He gave in after years of nagging to upgrade the windows to double glazed and had a decent TV and stove (that we bought him). The rest of the house looked awfully dated but he thought it was fine.
skooterblue2 wrote: » Yeah seen that story with my Uncles. I had to convince them at the last minute to get a SAORview TV and told one uncle the other uncle was going to freeze to death unless they got insulation and replace the open fire with a Stanley stove. They refused and the pipes burst, carpet shrunk and the back boiler fell out. Then they got it replaced. Now they are all happy with SAORview, Ground to air, insulation and 19kW stove hooked into the direct central heating.
gozunda wrote: » Sounds like a Myles na gCopaleen story line lol. How did people survive before us without modern conveniences I wonder ....
mikhail wrote: » https://www.daft.ie/tipperary/houses-for-sale/clonmel/croan-cottage-kilganey-clonmel-tipperary-1897831/ Kudos to the agent who decided that one of the key selling points of this property is "mature boundaries". The bathroom looks like a biohazard. The side view of the house shows the staged development, like the tiers of a depressing grey wedding cake that's fallen on its side. The settee faces the stove so you can huddle near the only warm spot in the whole place during the winter.
DrPhilG wrote: » The happy thought is that there's a fairly big flat screen TV there. Yes it may be 10 years old, but it's not something the average old dear would go and buy. Not all decrepit old houses like that have seen a miserable lonely end for the occupant. Strikes me more as a stubborn older person who lived alone while their family made little improvements here and there, probably to great resistance. My father was like that. Had a 40 year old kitchen that most people would cringe at, but he saw nothing wrong with it and wouldn't hear of changing it. Same with his horrendous brown bathroom suite. He gave in after years of nagging to upgrade the windows to double glazed and had a decent TV and stove (that we bought him). The rest of the house looked awfully dated but he thought it was fine. And he would never have given in to moving in with his kids either. He was mobile, driving, and stubbornly independent right up until the stroke that incapacitated him.
M5 wrote: » They survived with a lower life expectancy.,with 50% infant mortality rates etc. Sure it was all sunshine and lollipops
gozunda wrote: » 50%? What year was that?
M5 wrote: » It's called hyperbole...
gozunda wrote: » No **** sherlock What you replied to was a humorous aside re. people being just possibly able to survive without such things as SAORview and Ground to Air. Capice? Among the number of fallacies engaged in that very strange rant was the use hasty generalisations, straw men and a bizarre appeal to extremes A big bualadh bos there ...
M5 wrote: » Fair enough No need for the sark though
CASH SALE ONLY / PYRITE CONFIRMED DNG McKenna Healy are delighted to bring to the market this three bedroom detached family home. This property is very attractive with its red brick front and tucked away in quiet cul de sac within the development, located just a short distance from the Castle Mills Shopping Centre and Balbriggan Main Street.
Grayson wrote: » https://www.daft.ie/dublin/houses-for-sale/balbriggan/8-chieftains-close-balbriggan-dublin-1651846/ Has the full description that they put a lot of effort/crap into. It's kinda ruined by the first line
fritzelly wrote: » How would anyone get a mortgage or insurance for that??? Nice house barring that
wonski wrote: » Is there a responsible party when it comes to pyrite, or is it a random thing? 150k for such a house in Dublin. Does it mean it is a complete wreck and needs to be knocked down?
Removing the contaminated pyrite backfill is an expensive operation and in most cases will involve supporting the existing first floor, roof structure, removing the ground floor concrete floor, partition walls, replacement and removal of all plumbing fixtures, heating and electrical systems in the affected area, before the contaminated pyrite backfill can be removed
IS THERE A Government SUBSIDY TO HELP HOMEOWNERS who have pyrite damaged houses? There is currently no government initiative to assist or subsidise home owners to repair their pyrite damaged homes
Should I take my builder or insurance company to court? It is advisable to seek legal advice before thinking about taking legal action. In a number of high profile cases which have already gone to the courts it would appear that the courts are taking the side of home owners if contaminated pyrite backfill has been found under their floor slabs. Unfortunately as we can see from recent cases, that the Homebond insurance policy and most builders are not in a financial position to carry out these repairs even if you were to win your case.
Purple Mountain wrote: » Can estate agents for once deviate from the copy and paste "are delighted to bring X to the market"?
Grayson wrote: » That's what I found so weird about it. It's the whole blurb but none of it matters because of the pyrite.
JohnCleary wrote: » I don't think even a cash buyer would be interested in that (I certainly wouldn't). That said, hard to know the extent of the damage, but if it's bad, i'd be surprised if it would even be rentable (is that a word?)
Grayson wrote: » Maybe it's worth it just for the site?
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