You may also find the building is listed and have the Corpo's heritage officer causing issues.
It isn't a protected structure
DCC heritage officiers are useless 😂
They are a very odd size, but whatever they are they are not chamber pots.
Are they not soup bowls?
You can get large soup bowls with handle/handles.
They seem to be half way between soup bowls and tureens? Having them on display beside the front door like that would mean you would have to wash them up every time you wanted to use them.
Might be just for display?
Where are you going with all this fancy stuff. I cook my dinner and empty it on the floor and then eat it.
Saw this pic online and made me think of that dalkey bungalow
Ah here.
That bungalow might be a bit bonkers (ok, a lot bonkers) but it has a bathroom I'd kill for.
That's a nice house but it's a bit sloppy when you look a little closer:
Pic 6 - You can see a sheen on the paint on the ceiling in the living room
Pic 9 - They painted the walls but it looks like they never used masking tape for a neat finish
Pic 11 - What on earth is that strap on the wall?
Pics 12/13 - Is that spots of mold above the bed?
Pic 14 - Broken smoke or carbon monoxide alarm by the light?
Minor enough stuff I know.
That strap in pic 11 is intriguing me
It's for anchoring a piece of furniture so a child can't pull it over.
Possibly for a cot, the bed in front of the pictures implies it's a recent addition.
That's a cobbled together bit of house dressing - who leaves an knee height mirror and pictures - why were they knee height in the first place? - and a strap loop in a child's bedroom?
yeah, you're probably right. i hadn't put that pic and pic 10 together as the same room. looks like it is the room of a child that grew out of a cot and was given a bed instead.
Unless there is a separate shower in the bathroom it's not o very practical, optically looks good but may not be functional.
That floor wouldnt be practical either - rough underfoot and a nightmare to clean.
Nice
Why would you put mirrors both ends of the dining and sitting rooms like that?
It's deeply unsettling, and I'd imagine very distracting.
Couldn't be dealing with no extractor fan. But at least there's a socket for one.
That house is badly lacking some colour... Mad to think you'll get that for 250k less than the 1 bed place... Something seriously wrong with Dublin prices. And no doubt this 6 bed would go for half that years ago. Mad times we live in.
Not sure if this was posted before... It's quite possibly the most unusual house I've ever seen. Lots of things to like and serious craftsmanship but you'd really have to be on board with the styling!
At €300,000 guide price for auction they are clearly under selling it, the land alone must be worth that. Potential planning issues too, reading between the lines.
Edit to add: the are some articles if you Google the property name. Built by a husband and wife architect couple for €1.2m and was last listed for sale in 2016 for €700k. At that time they estimated between 100k and 300k to complete depending on finish. It's 5 stories over a basement apparently. The architects are into something called "sacred geometry" which explains some of the more unusual design choices.
Yes, it was discussed recently. Auction guide prices are notoriously low, it could easily go for twice that or more, they are possibly thinking that the kind of people who might bid for that style of house are the kind that might get carried away with enthusiasm. If I had the energy to pull that place together as a b&B/basis for a holiday place - and the funds to buy and finish it - I'd give it a go myself, its interesting and quirky.
Ya, they're selling it as an investment opportunity, turn it into a yoga retreat or something along those lines. I agree they are under valuing it, but I'd be curious to see what it goes for considering it didn't sell last time.
I don’t think they are undervaluing it. It’s been on sale for a while and would cost nearly a million (IMO) to get it habitable
There’s very, very few people with that kind of money who want to spend it on other people’s flights of fancy
A pure vanity project.
How are they affording to keep it empty for so long? I presume there's a mortgage or some type of loan needing repaying.
They are obviously expecting to get more than 700k by auction.
I suppose it only takes two bidders really wanting it. However if they don't get the interest in it, I presume it could go for a lot less. (I haven't read the legal pack so maybe there's a hidden reserve price in that)
I had a look on the Laois Planning portal and on the cover of things, it does have planning permission.with quite detailed drawings. However, whether there are deviations from this or it largely just remains an unfinished project, I'm not sure myself. It doesn't even have proper road/driveway access (A friend recently drove up to it) and all it had was a mud track up to it. Certainly is one of the most unique houses I've seen for sale in this country (Or even anywhere for that matter).
There's certainly something a bit masonic with what (I assume it is a) bedroom..
Looks like a bit of a lash up. Note that few if any of the light switches or sockets have cables chased into the walls.
They aren’t affording to keep it empty. Being sold by BodX1 so more than likely the owners defaulted on the loan and banks took it back from them.
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