New Development Royal Canal Park D15

Bandana boy · 18-07-2017 2:57pm

Chumpski wrote: »

Hey, anybody know if there has been any developments on finishing the train station ?

As far as I know , there is Planing permission but no Budget or current plans to actually build it.

Chumpski · 18-07-2017 3:10pm

Bandana boy wrote: »

As far as I know , there is Planing permission but no Budget or current plans to actually build it.

No movement then since I last heard. Thanks.

Is this a problem on Irish Rail's side (they do have budget issues ongoing for a few years now) or the development company who built it (I assume that was Ballymore)?

Keithchap · 18-07-2017 5:43pm

Chumpski wrote: »

No movement then since I last heard. Thanks.

Is this a problem on Irish Rail's side (they do have budget issues ongoing for a few years now) or the development company who built it (I assume that was Ballymore)?

I think you might be confusing the empty retail unit/sport equipment storage on the north side of the canal for the train station? The haven't broken ground on the train station which will be on the south side of the canal.

Chumpski · 18-07-2017 7:19pm

Keithchap wrote: »

I think you might be confusing the empty retail unit/sport equipment storage on the north side of the canal for the train station? The haven't broken ground on the train station which will be on the south side of the canal.

Ah I am confused.

griffdlk · 19-07-2017 2:48pm

Hi, intending to lay laminates but Munster Joinery going on holiday so they've said it'll be at least two weeks before they could assess whether they can raise the doors to account for the 8mm floors and 3mm underlay. I don't really fancy plaining these myself as not something I've done before. Has anyone else laid their own laminate floor and what do you do about the doors?

cronos · 19-07-2017 2:51pm

griffdlk wrote: »

Hi, intending to lay laminates but Munster Joinery going on holiday so they've said it'll be at least two weeks before they could assess whether they can raise the doors to account for the 8mm floors and 3mm underlay. I don't really fancy plaining these myself as not something I've done before. Has anyone else laid their own laminate floor and what do you do about the doors?

It's not Munster Joinery who would do this anyway I don't think. It's the guys who do the internal doors. Although Munster Joinery would be responsible for the front and back doors.

I'll pm you a number of someone to contact for the internal doors at least.

fret_wimp2 · 19-07-2017 2:58pm

griffdlk wrote: »

Hi, intending to lay laminates but Munster Joinery going on holiday so they've said it'll be at least two weeks before they could assess whether they can raise the doors to account for the 8mm floors and 3mm underlay. I don't really fancy plaining these myself as not something I've done before. Has anyone else laid their own laminate floor and what do you do about the doors?

The chap who laid our laminate flooring done all the doors and door frames himself. He was very good.

Keithchap · 20-07-2017 11:56am

Keithchap wrote: »

Does anyone know what type of wood the floorboards are? Looking to get a quote to get them sanded and varnished.

Ballymore have informed me that the wood is Deal wood which is a softwood:

https://www.quora.com/What-is-deal-wood
"“Deal” is a word, used mostly in the UK, to refer to unspecified inexpensive softwood, usually pine. There are no real characteristics that define deal; anything that is cheap, soft, and generally nondescript would qualify as deal."

mikehene · 21-07-2017 8:36pm

Hi,

I'm interested in buying one of the four bed houses in phase 3 (most likely the willows but maybe something else). I was wondering if anyone minded sharing what price they paid in phase 1 or 2. I spoke with the agency today and they were quoting me 435,000 but looking at the property price register and i can see that the most expensive house sold in the area in the last year is 405,000 which means they have hicked the price up 30,000 in just 6 months. Sounds like a bit too high of a jump.

Any feedback would be appreciated, if you don't want to publicise then feel free to pm me.

Thanks

PhoenixParker · 21-07-2017 8:39pm

mikehene wrote: »

Hi,

I'm interested in buying one of the four bed houses in phase 3 (most likely the willows but maybe something else). I was wondering if anyone minded sharing what price they paid in phase 1 or 2. I spoke with the agency today and they were quoting me 435,000 but looking at the property price register and i can see that the most expensive house sold in the area in the last year is 405,000 which means they have hicked the price up 30,000 in just 6 months. Sounds like a bit too high of a jump.

Any feedback would be appreciated, if you don't want to publicise then feel free to pm me.

Thanks

You should note that for new builds the ppr excludes VAT so the prices appear cheaper then what was paid. I think it's 13.5% less then actual price.

The prices for each phase are earlier in the thread. Try searching for the more unusual house styles and you should be able to find them fairly quickly. Add €10k for a second parking spot.

mikehene · 21-07-2017 8:43pm

Really? Ok that makes sense then. Many thanks PhoenixParker.

I'll search through now.

Cheers

slayerking · 21-07-2017 10:44pm

Are there phases still available? Where is phase 3?

fret_wimp2 · 22-07-2017 8:02am

mikehene wrote: »

Hi,

I'm interested in buying one of the four bed houses in phase 3 (most likely the willows but maybe something else). I was wondering if anyone minded sharing what price they paid in phase 1 or 2. I spoke with the agency today and they were quoting me 435,000 but looking at the property price register and i can see that the most expensive house sold in the area in the last year is 405,000 which means they have hicked the price up 30,000 in just 6 months. Sounds like a bit too high of a jump.

Any feedback would be appreciated, if you don't want to publicise then feel free to pm me.

Thanks

Specific location and garden size also play a role, i.e. new Heron's along the canal are quite a bit more expensive than ones without a canal view.

Price increases with:
Phase, later phases paying quite a bit more.
Extra car parking spot.
larger garden.
location, does it have a canal view.

HTB would not have been about for some of the earlier purchases either.

manufangirl · 22-07-2017 4:16pm

Hi all, for those that have already laid laminate floors, what did you choose for flooring in the kitchen, did you go for laminate throughout or so ceramic / vinyl / something else for the kitchen?

cronos · 23-07-2017 10:51am

manufangirl wrote: »

Hi all, for those that have already laid laminate floors, what did you choose for flooring in the kitchen, did you go for laminate throughout or so ceramic / vinyl / something else for the kitchen?

Tiles in hall and kitchen https://goo.gl/photos/2uEXk7iftXYiwf5TA
Cost was about 2k total to purchase and fit

High end laminate in the rest of the rooms https://goo.gl/photos/qBmTwCs2HYeLisHS8
Cost was a bit over 3k to purchase and fit

Haven't decided on the stairs and landing yet. Interested in seeing ideas from others. Curious to cost, brand of options etc...

Nhol78 · 24-07-2017 9:34am

We painted the stairs white and then did a carpet runner up the middle, runner costs about 900 or so for good quality carpet.

slayerking · 24-07-2017 9:44am

Nhol78 wrote: »

We painted the stairs white and then did a carpet runner up the middle, runner costs about 900 or so for good quality carpet.

This is something we've been considering also, would it be possible to get a picture of how this looks? Still not sure whether to go with full carpet like the show house or carpet runner.

fret_wimp2 · 24-07-2017 12:05pm

cronos wrote: »

Tiles in hall and kitchen https://goo.gl/photos/2uEXk7iftXYiwf5TA
Cost was about 2k total to purchase and fit

High end laminate in the rest of the rooms https://goo.gl/photos/qBmTwCs2HYeLisHS8
Cost was a bit over 3k to purchase and fit

Haven't decided on the stairs and landing yet. Interested in seeing ideas from others. Curious to cost, brand of options etc...

Front Hall: Square of patterned tiles inside the door, surrounded by laminate.
Kitchen: Laminate, with tiles around the island and kitchen area.
Utility: white tiles
Stairs: carpet
Landings & all other rooms: Laminate.

Basically laminate except where theres a high chance of water spillage (immediately around island in kitchen & utility). Carpet on stairs as it softens up the feel and is a lot quicker and cheaper than laminate on stairs.

cronos · 24-07-2017 12:07pm

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Front Hall: Square of patterned tiles inside the door, surrounded by laminate.
Kitchen: Laminate, with tiles around the island and kitchen area.
Utility: white tiles
Stairs: carpet
Landings & all other rooms: Laminate.

Basically laminate except where theres a high chance of water spillage (immediately around island in kitchen & utility). Carpet on stairs as it softens up the feel and is a lot quicker and cheaper than laminate on stairs.

What style of carpet? Where did you get it etc... Curious as I'm looking into it.

fret_wimp2 · 24-07-2017 12:18pm

cronos wrote: »

What style of carpet? Where did you get it etc... Curious as I'm looking into it.

Went to carpet right and picked the nicest color (to us, color is medium grey) that was on offer and met the requirements (suitable for stairs and can be cleaned easily).

Carpet right advised that they have a number of carpets on sale each week, and it changes weekly. Just pick the one in the color/pattern you like & meets the requirements. If its not on sale, wait a few weeks until it is on sale.
We visited until the one we wanted was on sale. 2 weeks later they fitted it.

fret_wimp2 · 24-07-2017 12:54pm

Anyone put shelving/storage in the attic and would you mind putting up a few pics?

Bandana boy · 24-07-2017 1:53pm

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Front Hall: Square of patterned tiles inside the door, surrounded by laminate.
Kitchen: Laminate, with tiles around the island and kitchen area.
Utility: white tiles
Stairs: carpet
Landings & all other rooms: Laminate.

Basically laminate except where theres a high chance of water spillage (immediately around island in kitchen & utility). Carpet on stairs as it softens up the feel and is a lot quicker and cheaper than laminate on stairs.

Have you pics you could share ? Sounds really interesting

fret_wimp2 · 24-07-2017 3:09pm

Bandana boy wrote: »

Have you pics you could share ? Sounds really interesting

Il put some up when its fully finished. tiling in there is on hold until modifications to the island are complete.

cronos · 25-07-2017 12:15am

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Il put some up when its fully finished. tiling in there is on hold until modifications to the island are complete.

Cool I'm interested to see the carpets

fret_wimp2 · 25-07-2017 9:16am

cronos wrote: »

Cool I'm interested to see the carpets

They're nothing fancy, similar to the show house, just plain grey carpet!

PhoenixRoyal · 25-07-2017 9:58am

Bandana boy wrote: »

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Front Hall: Square of patterned tiles inside the door, surrounded by laminate.
Kitchen: Laminate, with tiles around the island and kitchen area.
Utility: white tiles
Stairs: carpet
Landings & all other rooms: Laminate.

Basically laminate except where theres a high chance of water spillage (immediately around island in kitchen & utility). Carpet on stairs as it softens up the feel and is a lot quicker and cheaper than laminate on stairs.

Have you pics you could share ? Sounds really interesting

I'd be interested too in the pics. tks!

PhoenixRoyal · 25-07-2017 10:00am

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Anyone put shelving/storage in the attic and would you mind putting up a few pics?

hi, considering it too but haven't moved in yet so measurements will have to wait to get quotes.

PhoenixRoyal · 25-07-2017 10:00am

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Anyone put shelving/storage in the attic and would you mind putting up a few pics?

hi, considering it too but haven't moved in yet so measurements will have to wait to get quotes.

PhoenixRoyal · 25-07-2017 10:00am

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Anyone put shelving/storage in the attic and would you mind putting up a few pics?

hi, considering it too but haven't moved in yet so measurements will have to wait to get quotes.

PhoenixRoyal · 25-07-2017 10:00am

fret_wimp2 wrote: »

Anyone put shelving/storage in the attic and would you mind putting up a few pics?

hi, considering it too but haven't moved in yet so measurements will have to wait to get quotes.

New Development Royal Canal Park D15

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