Room to Improve (v2)

I never said that I never drunk a cup of tea or coffee upstairs in a house before.

There is a reason people do not build a kitchen on one level and their dining area on another level. And if there are steps for the unfortunate child or whoever, you do not put the corner of the table to impale them at the bottom of the unforseen steps.

Nice house otherwise, I wish them the best of luck.

It's amazing that there's always a convenient "scarred child" acquaintance to go along with these anecdotes; there's generations of us that survived steps/stairs/split level homes. We silently carry our survivor stories of our live & death upbringing.

I'm amazed some can go about their day without pointing out every potential hazard with such fervour. She saw the design, she liked it; the children aren't babies for very long and she's a long time before she has to think about her old age and wheelchairs etc.

My sister and brother-in-law built a beautiful house a good few years ago. Same as this, steps from the kitchen to the dining room, and also steps into the sitting room. My wife and I rarely visit them now as my wife uses a powerchair and can't access their dining room except from outside through the patio doors, and has no access to the sittingroom.

So if she needs to go to the loo, when over for dinner, she has to go out the patio doors, around the outside of the house and then in the front door. Far too much hassle especially when the outside doors have a lip that the powerchair has a problem getting over.

My sister has said that they regret building the house that way and that they hadn't thought of the future. It really dawned on her when she broke her leg and had so much trouble getting around her own home. They are now thinking of selling the house and redoing an old family home, this time fully on the level.

Tell me you've never been around someone in a power wheelchair without telling me that you've never been around someone in a power wheelchair.

The outrage over these steps is hilarious. I needed a good laugh.

*Someone who grew up in a 2 story house that also had 3 steps down to the backyard and never once fell down any stairs or steps.

Well done to Orla doing that project on her own. From a builders/designer point, I felt there was a lost oppurtunity not to increase roof height and prepare an upstaris (just insulation, wiring, plumbing, fooring) for an attic converstion later down the road. Bunglows from the 70's and 80's which dont have a high enough pitch to add rooms in the attic are such a waste of valuable space. Poor planning laws in Ireland .. again. I know it would cost money, but I,d spend it there rather than the mezziline for example.

it's a nothing show really isn't it? like some feature you'd see in a newspaper supplement. doesn't really go into enough detail or information for a lot of people who'd be watching, if you were interested in the architectural, building upgrades, interior design aspects your not getting the whole picture.

maybe that's why it works though. it's watchable but you wouldn't care if you missed it

Is tonight the last episode of the season then next January for the next season? For better or worse it is an entertaining show

Yes last one.

Does anyone know if tonights show was first discussed as a project some years back, maybe pre-Covid, could swear I heard about it before or perhaps Julian had another house he also did.

Missed the beginning - did they say where this is?

Holy **** - 250K??? What planet is he living on??

this should be a partnership with that charity show that does up houses like diy sos

So a charity spent €1.25 million on that???

Half of it borrowed?

Iwas going to say - time for a large Go Fund Me!