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Room to Improve (v2)

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  • #92
    Thargor
    Registered Users Posts: 17,858 ✭✭✭✭Thargor


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    Roof would be €20k plus to redo I'd think.
    I cant believe the sub-10k prices they're throwing around tbh...


  • #93
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users Posts: 24,548 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    I am no expert but should a good architect not anticipate such problems?

    Not on their own. The potential stuff should have been picked up in a survey, which wouldn't be the architects bag.


  • #94
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 80,988 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    They should have told Dermot they had half the money they actually did.


  • #95
    lawred2
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    Et voila more money


  • #96
    ShamoBuc
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    He seems ok ish with an extra 18k

    Totally correct decision to do all of it now.

    Roof light is coming back!


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  • #97
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,759 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    They should have told Dermot they had half the money they actually did.
    They presumably did.


    That budget will have doubled by the time he's finished, you just watch.


  • #98
    lawred2
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    They should have told Dermot they had half the money they actually did.

    They did. Their budget was 150k. This will be 300k by the end.


  • #99
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    Not on their own. The potential stuff should have been picked up in a survey, which wouldn't be the architects bag.

    Even I would guess the house was old and the roof looked dodgy


  • #100
    LirW
    Registered Users Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭LirW


    Fair play to Gustav, he is some placid man.


  • #101
    Rockbeast2
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    Jayziz, money pit


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  • #102
    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users Posts: 7,505 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    its crazy that the chimney wasnt included. its very shook looking. it wasnt hidden in any way.


  • #103
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,759 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    They so didn't just make that decision in the car just like that.


    Why can't they just show the thing as it happens without staging stupid stuff like that? Drives me mad.


  • #104
    ShamoBuc
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    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    €2500 for the chimney redone ain't bad.

    It's very good but I suppose all the scaffold will be there already.


  • #105
    Beechwoodspark
    Registered Users Posts: 15,277 ✭✭✭✭Beechwoodspark


    This is why I can’t take to this show. Money and more money on tap every damn week.


  • #106
    Lisha
    Registered Users Posts: 8,693 ✭✭✭Lisha


    Oh God feeling fragile while meeting Dermot could be dodgy


  • #107
    Atlantic Dawn
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    Why would builders not have used RSJ's in house extensions about 40-50 years ago?


  • #108
    Alf Veedersane
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    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    Alf Veedersane wrote: »
    Not on their own. The potential stuff should have been picked up in a survey, which wouldn't be the architects bag.

    Even I would guess the house was old and the roof looked dodgy

    They don't know what the issue is with the roof or the extent of it yet. It has to be investigated.

    To be fair, it's easy to say you think the roof looks dodgy when it appears on screen when they flag a potential problem with it.

    I've seen some jobs that turned out to be structurally fine that looked like work was needed.


  • #109
    el Fenomeno
    Registered Users Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭el Fenomeno


    Beechwoodspark wrote: »
    This is why I can’t take to this show. Money and more money on tap every damn week.

    I wish there was some genuine thought and ingenuity, with some difficult decisions and sacrifices, in order to solve these problems.

    Feels like a cop out that these families and couples just add 50-100k to their budget to overcome them


  • #110
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users Posts: 16,066 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    No window that opens in the kitchen ? No way would I agree to that


  • #111
    Lisha
    Registered Users Posts: 8,693 ✭✭✭Lisha


    Dermot being shocked is funny :)


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  • #112
    ShamoBuc
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    The wallpaper is rather hideous. They say whacky but I'm not seeing it as that. Final product will be interesting.


  • #113
    appledrop
    Registered Users Posts: 5,770 ✭✭✭appledrop


    Dermot will not be impressed with these two.

    Going off buying their own stuff. Ha ha fair play to them. Dermot is an architect not an interior designer.

    Some of their taste seems wacky but each to their own.


  • #114
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,759 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    That wallpaper is brilliant! I love it.



    Dermot, they're the ones who are going to be looking at it, get over it ffs.


  • #115
    Mam of 4
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    Let them have their wallpaper !

    It's their house , their decorative decisions ffs !


  • #116
    LirW
    Registered Users Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭LirW


    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    No window that opens in the kitchen ? No way would I agree to that

    They have 2 windows right next to the pane that will open.


  • #117
    el Fenomeno
    Registered Users Posts: 3,097 ✭✭✭el Fenomeno


    Where is Dermot going to shoehorn timber slats in this week?


  • #118
    Cypher_sounds
    Registered Users Posts: 8,093 ✭✭✭Cypher_sounds


    Lads if ye don’t know by now all the budget malarkey is purely for entertainment on the show.

    Most of the clients are well able to afford whatever extra costs arise, no problem.


  • #119
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users Posts: 28,759 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    Does anyone actually live in that Monkstown house?


  • #120
    appledrop
    Registered Users Posts: 5,770 ✭✭✭appledrop


    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    No window that opens in the kitchen ? No way would I agree to that

    Absolute madness. I dont care what fancy extractor fan you have you need to open a window to let out cooking smells!


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  • #121
    LirW
    Registered Users Posts: 4,825 ✭✭✭LirW


    Yeah I think a wallpaper like that with the right fixtures can look rather cool. They strike me as people that know very well what they're doing with decoration.


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