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Who'd live in a house like this? Part 2

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    #2702
    -=al=-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,328 ✭✭✭-=al=-


    I wonder what sort of humming noise it makes


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    #2703
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 31,828 ✭✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    -=al=- wrote: »
    I wonder what sort of humming noise it makes
    I don't know, but my freezer sometimes sounds like Darth Vader taking a dump!


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    #2704
    inforfun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,860 ✭✭✭✭inforfun


    HildaOgdenx wrote: »
    I cried laughing at this post last night! Brilliant.

    It also reminded me of a post from way back where an owner occupier was renting out a room, in an apartment, somewhere around Dublin.

    There was a library, and all sorts... a book or two. And a 'balcony' or something.

    And the lucky person was just about allowed to use the bedroom that they were expected to pay a lot of money for.

    That one was in Lucan.
    If you want to have a walk down memory lane.


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    #2705
    HildaOgdenx
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 9,049 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    inforfun wrote: »
    That one was in Lucan.
    If you want to have a walk down memory lane.

    Thanks, there was a great discussion about it at the time, I've just reread it. Very funny comments :D


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    #2706
    MyStubbleItches
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,571 ✭✭✭MyStubbleItches


    That house in Rathkeale even comes with a tank for your oil. They’ve even nicely moved your oil into it beforehand for you.


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    #2707
    ohnonotgmail
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 41,367 ✭✭✭✭ohnonotgmail


    Did we have this one before? I recall a house with mannequins in it recently. Pics 11-17

    https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3695-Primrose-Rd-South-Lake-Tahoe-CA-96150/195374618_zpid/?

    1de65fdb022298b70f72d1ba9e870f25-uncropped_scaled_within_1344_1008.webp


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    #2708
    The Nal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,753 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    Assume 600k is a typo?

    https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/59-threadneedle-road-salthill-co-galway/4487241


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    #2709
    2ndcoming
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,605 ✭✭✭2ndcoming


    MyStubbleItches wrote: »
    That house in Rathkeale even comes with a tank for your oil. They’ve even nicely moved your oil into it beforehand for you.

    Wouldn't rule out them moving it out again either :pac:


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    #2710
    Gremlinertia
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Regional West Moderators Posts: 63,351 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gremlinertia


    The Nal wrote: »
    Assume 600k is a typo?

    https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/59-threadneedle-road-salthill-co-galway/4487241

    Depressingly I'd say that price is indeed correct. Extremely desirable location..


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    #2711
    BattleCorp
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,867 ✭✭✭✭BattleCorp


    The Nal wrote: »
    Assume 600k is a typo?

    https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/59-threadneedle-road-salthill-co-galway/4487241

    You'd want to be off your fookin rocker to pay that for it.

    Property price register says that number 55 on that road went for €255k back in May 2019.


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    #2712
    Cheshire Cat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭Cheshire Cat


    BattleCorp wrote: »
    You'd want to be off your fookin rocker to pay that for it.

    Property price register says that number 55 on that road went for €255k back in May 2019.

    Number 55 is an end of terrace with a stamp sized garden. I'm afraid the house will go for the money they are asking. As mentioned before, it's a desirable location. Having said that I would be put off by the close vicinity of 2 Secondary schools and the chaos they bring.


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    #2713
    Rows Grower
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,575 ✭✭✭Rows Grower


    Cheshire Cat wrote: »
    Number 55 is an end of terrace with a stamp sized garden. I'm afraid the house will go for the money they are asking. As mentioned before, it's a desirable location. Having said that I would be put off by the close vicinity of 2 Secondary schools and the chaos they bring.

    It just might, and whoever pays it will be off their rocker.

    Galway and Salthill are beautiful places but 600k for that is off the scale in all fairness.

    "Very soon we are going to Mars. You wouldn't have been going to Mars if my opponent won, that I can tell you. You wouldn't even be thinking about it."

    Donald Trump, March 13th 2018.



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    #2714
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 16,132 ✭✭✭✭josip


    The Nal wrote: »
    Assume 600k is a typo?

    https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/59-threadneedle-road-salthill-co-galway/4487241


    2nd photo shows 4 modern units built on the adjacent property.
    I'd imagine €600k is developer pricing.
    They didn't need to bother with any photos of the inside, it'll be knocked.


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    #2715
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,303 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Looks like somebody ran out of money.
    I certainly would change the front door.

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    https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/kilkeeran-house-only-ballinrobe-mayo/4363158


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    #2716
    PommieBast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 3,039 ✭✭✭PommieBast


    josip wrote: »
    2nd photo shows 4 modern units built on the adjacent property.
    I'd imagine €600k is developer pricing.
    They didn't need to bother with any photos of the inside, it'll be knocked.
    Has to be pretty bad to have central heating and still have a 'G' rating.


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    #2717
    beggars_bush
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,477 ✭✭✭beggars_bush


    freshpopcorn wrote: »
    Looks like somebody ran out of money.
    I certainly would change the front door.

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    https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/kilkeeran-house-only-ballinrobe-mayo/4363158

    There are 4/5 houses like that around here that were never finished and have never been put up for sale
    Huge monstrosities of houses


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    #2718
    HildaOgdenx
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Paid Member Posts: 9,049 Mod ✭✭✭✭HildaOgdenx


    freshpopcorn wrote: »
    Looks like somebody ran out of money.
    I certainly would change the front door.

    https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/kilkeeran-house-only-ballinrobe-mayo/4363158

    That house is depressing looking, 'incomplete'...it definitely sounds and looks like they ran out of money.


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    #2719
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    HildaOgdenx wrote: »
    That house is depressing looking, 'incomplete'...it definitely sounds and looks like they ran out of money.
    It bears all the hallmarks of a Celtic Tiger build that was abandoned in the banking crisis.


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    #2720
    Markitron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Markitron


    HildaOgdenx wrote: »
    That house is depressing looking, 'incomplete'...it definitely sounds and looks like they ran out of money.

    It looks like something out of the Blair witch project


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    #2721
    [Deleted User]
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    It bears all the hallmarks of a Celtic Tiger build that was abandoned in the banking crisis.

    Are the photos recent? I imagine if they are it's a more recent build than 10 years ago.

    The house looks to be 80 to 90% complete. Must be galling to give up on it and sell for a fraction of the cost they put into it.


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    #2722
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    This is rapidly turning into my favourite thread on Boards. What that says about me is another matter :D


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    #2723
    retalivity
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 15,873 ✭✭✭✭retalivity


    So its 'only' been sitting empty for the last decade or so.
    And they have either used really old photos for the first 4, or touched it up with paint recently to cover the pink crap, but didnt bother getting the lad with the drone back to take new photos.


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    #2724
    [Deleted User]
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Are the photos recent? I imagine if they are it's a more recent build than 10 years ago.

    The house looks to be 80 to 90% complete. Must be galling to give up on it and sell for a fraction of the cost they put into it.
    Google streetview from 2009 shows the building under construction, so it looks like is was abandoned for a decade or so, then some more money was found to advance it a but more.
    The blurb says that the electrics & plastering is recent.
    https://www.google.com/maps/@53.6193218,-9.2496984,3a,15y,66.6h,93.44t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sQyAc8DalWAAOCnp9YKCXTA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DQyAc8DalWAAOCnp9YKCXTA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D37.64786%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656


    Being cynical, I reckon that all that has happened is a fresh coat of paint bad been thrown on everything.


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    #2725
    [Deleted User]
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Google streetview from 2009 shows the building under construction

    Good detective work - close to the start of the clusterfcuk and it wasn't about to get prettier.


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    #2726
    seamus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 68,173 ✭✭✭✭seamus


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Google streetview from 2009 shows the building under construction, so it looks like is was abandoned for a decade or so, then some more money was found to advance it a but more.
    The blurb says that the electrics & plastering is recent.

    Being cynical, I reckon that all that has happened is a fresh coat of paint bad been thrown on everything.

    Probably five grand just tidying up the plasterwork and getting the electrics finished and certified, so it looks like something that you could just throw another €100k at to finish and decorate. If it was a ragged mess a buyer would be thinking that they'd need to tear the whole thing down.

    By the aerial photos, it looks like there are connections hanging out of the pool area, presumably where you need to build a pumphouse and provide your own hardware.

    I don't even want to think what that would cost.


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    #2727
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    seamus wrote: »
    Probably five grand just tidying up the plasterwork and getting the electrics finished and certified, so it looks like something that you could just throw another €100k at to finish and decorate. If it was a ragged mess a buyer would be thinking that they'd need to tear the whole thing down.

    By the aerial photos, it looks like there are connections hanging out of the pool area, presumably where you need to build a pumphouse and provide your own hardware.

    I don't even want to think what that would cost.
    I would add outdated insulation standards to the list.


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    #2728
    For Forks Sake
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,498 ✭✭✭✭For Forks Sake


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Google streetview from 2009 shows the building under construction, so it looks like is was abandoned for a decade or so, then some more money was found to advance it a but more.
    The blurb says that the electrics & plastering is recent.
    https://www.google.com/maps/@53.6193218,-9.2496984,3a,15y,66.6h,93.44t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sQyAc8DalWAAOCnp9YKCXTA!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DQyAc8DalWAAOCnp9YKCXTA%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D37.64786%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656


    Being cynical, I reckon that all that has happened is a fresh coat of paint bad been thrown on everything.

    I see their next door neighbour/relative managed to successfully finish the exact same house (minus the swimming pool bit)

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    #2729
    mojesius
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 4,431 ✭✭✭mojesius


    The room with the crying chair is so soulless and empty. Your tears would echo off the walls for eternity.


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    #2730
    Gregor Samsa
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,139 ✭✭✭Gregor Samsa


    mojesius wrote: »
    The room with the crying chair is so soulless and empty. Your tears would echo off the walls for eternity.

    I think the idea is that you use them to fill the drowning pool.


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    #2731
    gary550
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 642 ✭✭✭gary550


    HildaOgdenx wrote: »
    That house is depressing looking, 'incomplete'...it definitely sounds and looks like they ran out of money.

    They must be a serious amount of money in the hole on it already if they haven't been able to put a few pennies together in 10 years to try and finish it


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