Room to Improve (v2)

Barns are all it's fit for. Budget material that's not good enough for any dwelling house. The lads a couple of generations ago used it to replace thatch and then replaced that with slate when they could afford it.

I wonder how they got on climbing or driving up there in the frosty weather. I noticed a drop at one side, reverse over that and you'd probably end up in the lake.

Yeah that slope isnt great for elderly people - especially given the lady had knee problems. In years to come as they age they wont even be able to walk down to their daughters house.

As you say driving that slope in cold weather wouldnt be great.

She (Carmel) kept using his name in every sentence that came from her mouth - that is a pet hate of mine. Know a few people that do that when talking to me and it annoys me - I know my own name 🤦‍♀️

was more of a downsizing project rather than one that will suit their future needs. Didn’t like the black tarmac driveway

I hate that too. I find it very patronizing. I also find it an attempt to intimidate and belittle a person. Very school ma'amish!

Quite a few aspects about that build bugged me...

Their view was not a patch on the original house, trees to the left blocked by far the most spectacular part of the view. This may have been a planning permission thing

No outdoor space to sit in

It really needed a terrace to the front. The lovely sliding doors just opened to a big... drop🤣. Daughters house had a lovely terrace.

Some nice aspects also though, it's some site!

This house needs a serious declutter. The best thing Dermot could do for them is pile all the stuff into the back garden and set it alight.

Yes most of the 3/4 bed built housing estates in the 90's are pretty much like designs picked from the Bungalow Bliss book.

190k seems crazy for what looks like a 25sqm extension and renovation downstairs only

Cinema room.. wept

Dermot isn't talking about a dryer, he is talking about a drying room. They are all over Norway and Sweden. Best thing ever if you have the space. They use the heat from the boiler or heat pump, full of slatted shelves and hanging space.

Here Dermot is again with his s##te kitchen taste.

Both of those ' show houses' were actually horrible as far as I'm concerned.

The first one was like a dentist surgery, cold and horrible cheap looking kitchen and second one was wood overload. Bookshelves were horrible as the main feature in your living room looked so cheap.

Well she’s wearing spots & check and he’s wearing stripes & tweed Who knows where this could end up

ooops I was wrong! Its not a drying room, but some kind of walk in unit? I wonder how much they cost to run??

Just switched this on now but how many kids do they have? A utility wall instead of a room! If I was to build my house again I'd make a utility room in the middle of our house that would be big enough for all laundry related things. Wasing and drying...a washing machine in a press just is not practical!!