Room to Improve (v2)

Ridiculous.

I can't see really where all that money went.

ince inside but a bit lacking in charicter and cosyness.

front extention is not to my taste at all. i dont understand why the bike shed is so small compared to the size of the bit sticking out.

28k over isnt too bad considering .

that garden must be 20k judging by last weeks costing for a few trees.

that garden gym must be 40k minium. ceder cladding, rubber roof with lantern, huge window/ door. etc

I actually missed the start just watched it there on plus one.

Actually welling up there when she was saying why she wouldn't move🥲.

Just hope her sister never moves!

Ah give over, of course the child lives there!

How to blow 700k on a house.

Utter madness.

Retention! That's the name of the game.

Build it and ask for forgivness>

I totally got why they wanted to stay in the house. stuff like childminding, babysitting etc is sorted. They know all the neighbours, she knows her commute*.

I didn't like the way the house stuck out in front of the other houses, no idea how people get PP for that. They'll all start doing it now.

I liked the garden and the gym solution. They're not gardeners, so it suits them. I grew up for a while on an estate like that and as a child and teenager, you spend a lot of time playing on the green, or in other people's gardens. He'll probably spend a lot of time with his cousins next door playing there which solves another issue as well.

They scaled back on the kitchen from the original plans as well as on the counter top. It was supposed to be granite. I loved the kitchen/garden in the show house, but the bench thing looked uncomfortable.

Overall I liked a lot of it, but I don't think it solved their issues. There's no ensuite for the granny flat area, and the downstairs toilet doesn't look like the minimum size to be converted to a disabled one.

We didn't get a proper walkthrough at the end I fell, but I'll watch it back later.

Thought he was soft at times, especially when he wasn't insistent on the motorbike fitting in his garage, He'll change his tune if it's nicked.

They seemed happy with it, they are obviously happy with his work. There was a bit of a 'Dear Leader' worshiping vibes for Dermot, the bit at the end where the kid runs up and says to Dermot that he loves the house was so planted and scripted it was funny.

Seem to be a nice couple (her sister is a bit of a ride IMO), hope they are happy in it.

*Off topic, but people driving from Santry-Mater (as an example) is the reason why traffic in Dublin is so bad. Could go on a rant but I won't.

700 k to do up a relatively small semi D in a housing estate…

They are a lovely couple and obviously adore their child who they had later in life, I think that's part of reason why family and been near them means everything to them.

on your last point I'd say if you're waiting for your surgeon to turn up and operate on a tumour in your colon you'd prefer if they weren't waiting on Dublin Bus!

I'd like to get a better look at the house for sale just down the street. It may have had a bigger site.

I'm sure they could have bought a bigger site house in that same street / adjacent Street over the years.

She’s the surgeon. And a typical

Neurodivergent one. She wants it her way simple as that

Was it a proper bathroom or just a WC? You would hope/expect there was at least a shower down there for the mother.

He made a bit of an unresolved mess of the front.

Inside was a triumph tbh.

They have an Eames chair, most comfortable thing I ever sat in.

In fairness , he’s giving a brief. He delivers in that. If the budget doesn’t stretch then you start cutting back.

the overall design including garden is in his brief. It’s what windows look out on