Room to Improve (v2)

the first clip of the mound out the back showed all the dirt piled up against where the grotto was. didnt look like it was going to be kept. could be put away for safe keeping but i doubt it

As it happens, there's an ad for a similar cottage in Dublin 7 featured in the Irish Times today - was a 3 bed, now a 2 bed, extended and made over. Asking price is 695k

Ive no idea why anyone would go on it bar publicity.

Bannon is a condescending know it all. A snob.

He is all fur coat and no knickers. Telling the structural engineer guy to know to stay in his lane, what an obnoxious man.

Its their money and their house, he is only a paid hand at the end of the day and shouldnt be trying to railroad in his half baked ideas.

Surely a structural engineer could redesign the house himself and then have an architect finalise the design, I dont understand why people let Bannon have carte blanche.

Surely a structural engineer could redesign the house himself 

I know they said he was an 'engineer' but did they specify 'structural'?

Either way, he bought a house that had major issues and even after living in it for 2 years, he still had no concept of the problems that were lurking beneath the surface, so I wouldn't say he has the necessary qualifications.

Yes he is a structural engineer, it said it in all the press releases.

You get free advice and architechts plans from dermot

I got the impression it was time constraints rather than budgets that had the house unfinished. Dermot, the clients and the builder all referred to the house being completed "in a few weeks"

This is 100% the case. Wouldn't be suprised if some builders/suppliers are only breaking even. I looked for a quote from a builder who was on room to improve last season and the quote for what I wanted which was significantly less work than what they did for the show was still way more. If you didn't mind being on TV and could get through the coco television selection process it's well worth it financially I reckon.

That's incredibly bitter. People don't get to control the market, they only get to participate. They need houses to live in and sadly have to accept the costs of them. If someone has to spend 600k to get a house and make it livable then thats what they have to do.

Construction work, particularly the type that's on this show is pure robbery in Dublin. If there ever was a reason to go on this show is that contractors seem to price "keenly" to get on it and at least don't drive the boot in on extras.

With your amazing ability to guarantee the future, I'd have thought that you'd be too busy buying lotto tickets and investing in the markets to be posting here?

You're speculating mate.

He's a demon for spending everyone else's money. He gets a raging hard-on when budgets go bang, as long as it's not his own money.

Each episode would be about 10 mins shorter if he just STFU and stopped trying to force his BS ideas on those who are splashing the cash and paying his fees. The nonsense about the upstairs fireplace last night is a prime example.

"I think it looks great, are you keeping it?

No, probably not (read: definitely not), it takes up too much room and we'd never use it, house is already tight for space as it is

Ah, but it looks great……..

Yeah, but it's pretty impractical and we'd never use it and….

C'mon…..just look at it…….

I'd rather look at a wardrobe for all my clothes, thanks"

Edit to add: The sheer irony of him telling others to 'stay in their lanes' had me wiping coffee up off the floor. The chap is a walking, talking lane shifter who thinks he knows everything about everything.

they spent alot of money removing tonnes of earth and hiring skips to deal with drainage problems and improve the stability of the walls this is the exception to most programs eg they had massive problems to deal with before they could start building the extension and the kitchen

i wonder did they get a survey before they bought the house

He is indeed a demon for spending other peoples money. He is compassionless when there are budget concerns.

He never tries to think outside the box like George Clarke or other tv architects.

That black kitchen was horrific and the idea to have the kitchen take up two floors in such a small house was ridiculous.