Did you not read my response? WE ASKED IF THE HOUSE HAD ANY PROBLEMS, such as the roof needing work, etc. We did not ask if the roof had asbestos, but we DID ask if it needed work - which would include removing any asbestos! And the estate agent said there were only minor cosmetic problems with the house. He LIED to us. I am not a contractor and neither is my husband; I cannot simply look at photos of the roof and tell whether it has asbestos in it or not. And we were far from the stage in which the property gets professionally inspected, so we had to depend on our research and the word of the estate agent. The property looks SO MUCH WORSE in person than it does in either the original listing photos or, especially, in the news article's photos; the whole thing was a bait & switch. I personally believe they used photos from several years ago for the original listing photos, because the house looked far, far worse in person. I encourage you to go see it for yourself.
Been a while since we've had a crying chair
I think it is a pretty cool idea, and it makes it seem a lot bigger, but an extension at the back might have given a better result. I like it, just not sure I €250,000 like it.
Looks like someone ran out of money
wow!
Peig Sayers meets hipster. It's like 2 houses in one.
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I like it, but I'd have expected underfloor heating rather than radiators.
Also, I'd take issue with the area where the dining table is - things like the floor finish and the light fitting above kinda 'nail' the dining table to that location, and in my fever dreams where I actually have the wherewithal to consider buying any property, I might want it elsewhere.
I lived near there my first while in Ireland, over 20 years ago now and yearned to come back and here I am .. and love the winters and the gales.
No measurement details but it would be ideal for hobbits.
The photographer who did this one should win an award for all the effort they put in.
Love it! Perfection!
I used to live in a similar row of coastguard houses in Blacksod in Mayo when I was doing fieldwork in college.
At the time the tower on the left was the 'Garda Station' - it has a handle you could pull and speak to someone in Belmullet. On dole day they used it in lieu of driving into Belmullet to sign on. In 1996 (it was a long tome ago) I could have bought one of the smaller 2 bedroom houses for IRL£17k. It would have been a great investment as a holiday home as the beach to the front of the houses is lovely. It was bleak in Winter though. I still have a real soft spot for that part of the country.
That's a lovely conversion, not sure I would want to live there in the winter but it would make a great holiday home.
Fantastic place.
There is something appealing about the Sandymount house - it needs complete redecoration but looks to be in good condition.
Here is another one for you albeit a bit pricier and not as well maintained: https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/terraced-house-17-sandymount-green-sandymount-dublin-4/4076431
That was on here before and described in the same way! 😁
Nothing quirky about this, it's lovely. Modern, yet feels cosy and the garden space is gorgeous:
https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-evergreen-tara-hill-tara-hill-co-wexford/4042806
Apparently, house prices are ridiculous in Toronto at the moment. And on top of that, this seems like a fairly bespoke building method, and needed a lot of planning and permissions to get it done.
my issue is more with the price. over a million is just ridiculous.
Yeah, shipping containers. I'm not against shipping containers being used like this, but i just think it didn't suit this constrained site, and could have been designed better.
https://containerhomehub.com/the-toronto-container-house/
As mentioned, it's nice to see an older house that's been well maintained. Seeing a VCR was gas, it highlights just who owned this house. Along with the wallpaper, lino in the kitchen and multi-colour bathroom fixtures :)
To be honest, the photos look like there's a decent chance of it being asbestos. So just ask the estate agent what the roof is made of to confirm.
There's lots of issues visible in the photos, that should have any potential purchaser asking questions before thinking about a viewing.
I hadnt even noticed that. It is 3 shipping containers that somebody has stacked next to their house.
It's a shipping container, so 8ft wide as standard. And then for conversion, you need to insulate the inside, so you won't get full use of that full width.
Take out the carpet throughout and sand down some floorboards and strip wallpaper, and the place would be class. I wouldn't pay 1.1m for it, but I have to say I do really like the smoked-glass shower cubicle and cherry-coloured ceramics in the bathroom, just the right kind of kitsch
Hi there! I'm the wife in question. We looked at all the listing photos multiple times, looked at Google images of the property, etc. - we did as much research from the US as we could before we then spoke with the agent on the phone (paying international fees, might I add), AND WE SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE PROPERTY before we agreed to meet with him. We even mentioned things like the property needing work, what the actual land was like, and so forth: We only had a short time in Ireland and we didn't want to waste time seeing a house we weren't interested in. The listing agent is a liar and we wasted an entire day on this BS thanks to him. This was not our fault, it was his. But thank you for assuming that we're blithering idiots. No doubt we are in some ways, but we at least know to look at the listing photos before viewing a property in person.
Interestingly, while we were touring the place, it was devoid of any furnishings and was falling apart in many respects, and it looked as though it hadn't been cleaned in donkey's years. They have either prettied it up to attract buyers, or they are using older photographs; the interior looks pretty run-down at present. I suppose it's possible they've invested in extensive renovations that were completed in the last 3 months, but I doubt it. The agent said the owners were looking to sell as-is, but we all know what his word is worth.
Heavens that's dismal. A toilet and shower in the bedroom? You'd think building regs would have something to say about that! The whole thing can't be more than 15 feet wide.
The toilet space - not ideal when you have guests over and definitely no overnight guests 😂
