Room to Improve (v2)

I loved it and think that they are a lovely couple, they seem to be very united after a long marriage , that's an achievement imo.

The wife was very gracious in the end, it really must have been a long project and stressful plus she probably wanted it finished before her surgery. I enjoyed watching an older couple for a change...have to say I'm now worried that my bathroom wont be suitable when I'm older.😁

Yeah I loved it too.

I could happily walk in and have my clutter destroying it in 2 seconds flat and live a peaceful life.

I hope they've many happy years together in it.

I definitely thought she said multitaskers.

The kitchen she wanted would have fitted in perfectly in the new house. It was beautiful - neutral and inoffensive.

Instead she got a tiny painted plywood kitchen shoe horned into the corner, as per usual Dermot designs. A tiny hob, a tiny sink - completely impractical for a lady who likes cooking. Also after complaining about overhead units he gave her.... short overhead units.

Its clear Dermot does not cook or he wouldnt skimp so much on the kitchens. I never like his kitchen designs. I think he thinks kitchens are just for putting cereal in a bowl every morning.

I dont agree. She said she enjoys cooking and retired people actually spend more time cooking because they have more free time. She also will have grandchildren up and down to her which Im sure she will be cooking for and baking with etc. Of course she has a dishwasher but not everything can be washed in a dishwasher - a large sink is very useful for cleaning large pots and pans etc. She wont have much room for storing an air fryer once she fills them presses with food, glassware, crockery, utensils, cookware etc.

She would struggle even to cook a roast dinner for the family in that kitchen and on that little hob. Its always the same with Dermot - he gives cheap lousy impractical kitchens. He should have listened to the woman and gave her a decent kitchen which she was hoping for. She will be ripping Dermots kitchen out before long because its not practical. He must think nobody cooks!

That's an absolute joke. Make a television episode about your life and house and not even pay the full fees.

I wonder how much the z listers are getting on dancing with the stars... RTE honestly.

I suppose I was basing it on the fact both the older parents and the younger parents with the kids share the same site so its not like travelling over to the parents so maybe the bigger house would be the house to host. Also judging by the lady's upcoming knee replacement and the fact that Hugh seemed a lot older and a bit more frail, since the initial episode, I felt the younger generation might do more of the hosting. It becomes more of a chore to people if they start to have health and joint problems, even arthritis makes food prep harder. But its only my opinion, it doesn't mean I am right.

Amazed nobody has mentioned the poor newborn baby's head flopping all over the place when they sat down for the staged cup of tea

I renovated all my barns with it about 20 years ago, and have had no issues with it.

I really like how it looks myself, but would probably go with a standing seam roof myself.

I saw a house recently is Roscommon with a corrugated roof, but think it was a particle cement board. Looked really nice.

No drama in it at all anymore, always enough money even when it goes over budget, no agruments with the builder and everything goes accoring to plan.

Was that big drop outside a sliding door? They seemed to be leaving the cars on the road outside from the drone shots. Nice couple I thought.

Just watching the episode there. I don't know why they didn't just go with the same roof finish as the renovation on their original house.

I skimmed through a lot of the episode, was there much discussion about the roof? Apart from when the went to view the other house by Tierney Haynes. But again, that one had standing seam. I know there's cost involved. But did they have their arm twisted by Dermot or something?

Just not buying the whole old couple in their 70’s with black kitchen presses etc. just so unhomely

There was a glass panel right in front of the sliding door on the outside. I got the impression they built it that way in order to potentially build a deck there in future which would be quite nice actually. Otherwise a big expensive sliding door doesn't really make sense, if you just wanted to be able open up that area on warm days then there are cheaper window options.

I love their filing system, similar to my own, everything is to hand immediately when needed 😁