Who'd live in a house like this? Part 2

gary550 · 04-03-2021 12:37pm

HildaOgdenx wrote: »

That house is depressing looking, 'incomplete'...it definitely sounds and looks like they ran out of money.

They must be a serious amount of money in the hole on it already if they haven't been able to put a few pennies together in 10 years to try and finish it

miamee · 04-03-2021 12:40pm

Is that...a gorilla...in pic 5? https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/bungalow-39-huntstown-court-mulhuddart-dublin-15/2936590?partner=anpost&utm_campaign=property_alert_email_residential_for_sale&utm_medium=email&ea=1&utm_source=property_alert

For Forks Sake · 04-03-2021 1:24pm

miamee wrote: »

Is that...a gorilla...in pic 5? https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/bungalow-39-huntstown-court-mulhuddart-dublin-15/2936590?partner=anpost&utm_campaign=property_alert_email_residential_for_sale&utm_medium=email&ea=1&utm_source=property_alert

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04-03-2021 4:12pm

no, it's this one - did someone shuffle the pictures?
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edit: Also having a boiler (possibly gas) in one of the bedrooms does not look like a good idea.

Gregor Samsa · 04-03-2021 4:22pm

Deleted User wrote: »

having a boiler (possibly gas) in one of the bedrooms does not look like a good idea.

But it doubles as a handy shelf for charging your phone.

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LaChatteGitane · 04-03-2021 6:16pm

The cat and teddy have already collapsed.

BattleCorp · 04-03-2021 6:31pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

https://www.myhome.ie/residential/brochure/kilkeeran-house-only-ballinrobe-mayo/4363158

It's a lot of house for the money. I doubt you'd buy that site, get planning permission and build what's there for €270k.

But then again, if I had €270k, I wouldn't build that house.

Rows Grower · 04-03-2021 6:45pm

[QUOTE=BattleCorp;116477894]It's a lot of house for the money. I doubt you'd buy that site, get planning permission and build what's there for €270k.

But then again, if I had €270k, I wouldn't build that house.[/QUOTE]

That was the first thing I thought when I saw it, there is a massive amount of work gone into what is there now and it looks like it's done to a very good standard.

A lash of tiles and timber floors alone would make a huge difference. It's not a location I'd fancy myself but for 270k someone could make a tidy profit finishing that house off.

humberklog · 04-03-2021 6:56pm

The orientation of that gaff on that plot of land is really grinding my Feng Shui gears.

Muahahaha · 04-03-2021 7:18pm

For Forks Sake wrote: »

I see their next door neighbour/relative managed to successfully finish the exact same house (minus the swimming pool bit)

From the drone shot I was wondering would you be stuck in the middle of two fueding brothers or something.

Also what is that pink/reddish discolouration on the concrete? Is it a west of Ireland thing, Ive seen it on a good few houses over that way, saw one estate in east Galway where all the houses suffered from it less than 10 years of having been built.

04-03-2021 7:21pm

Muahahaha wrote: »

Also what is that pink/reddish discolouration on the concrete? Is it a west of Ireland thing, Ive seen it on a good few houses over that way, saw one estate in east Galway where all the houses suffered from it less than 10 years of having been built.

That's from all the Blood, sweat and tears they put into it.

freshpopcorn · 04-03-2021 7:41pm

Muahahaha wrote: »

From the drone shot I was wondering would you be stuck in the middle of two fueding brothers or something.

Also what is that pink/reddish discolouration on the concrete? Is it a west of Ireland thing, Ive seen it on a good few houses over that way, saw one estate in east Galway where all the houses suffered from it less than 10 years of having been built.

I live in Cork and I see it a lot on a finish/render on houses built in the past 10/15 years.

KevRossi · 04-03-2021 7:41pm

For Forks Sake wrote: »

I see their next door neighbour/relative managed to successfully finish the exact same house (minus the swimming pool bit)

Finished the house after 12 years, but hasn't the time or money to get around to landscaping the place. Not even a basic lawn, or tree planted there.

humberklog wrote: »

The orientation of that gaff on that plot of land is really grinding my Feng Shui gears.

It's angled so you see the front when driving up to it. Which means all functions of living it it take 2nd spot. No thought given to being there in the evening when the sun is in the SW/W.

There's also one single patio door in the place to go outside; and then you're facing NE. No thought at all given to actually living there. Even the swimming pool has no windows. It's mad.

In this house is probably the 'oul couple who sold the sites, sitting there looking at Nationwide and thinking what a pack of bloody eejits. Looks like they sold 3 sites there.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.6192993,-9.2497163,3a,30y,284.76h,82.47t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-eqllbA1TA8CvK3BPaXVPA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Apart from that the area is good. About 40 mins to the outskirts of Galway, after that it's hit and miss as to how long it takes to get anywhere else.
Lough Mask on your doorstep, Lough Corrib very near. Great spot for cycling, hiking, fishing and none of the rat race of Dublin.

I would never want a house like that, all the cleaning and heating bills would be insane. I also feel a bit for someone who put that much into a house, however tasteless IMO, to see it all gone for nothing. Probably caused them countless sleepless nights worrying about money.

KevRossi · 04-03-2021 7:44pm

The estate agent measured this room space as 86cm. Perfect fit for a single bed.

Apart from that it's a decent location, right beside Corkagh Park.

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/semi-detached-house-75-cherrywood-grove-clondalkin-dublin-22/2596823

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griffin100 · 04-03-2021 7:49pm

Muahahaha wrote: »

Also what is that pink/reddish discolouration on the concrete? Is it a west of Ireland thing, Ive seen it on a good few houses over that way, saw one estate in east Galway where all the houses suffered from it less than 10 years of having been built.

It’s a fungus. It’s easily removable using a fungicide and a power hose. We have to treat our house every few years.

seamus · 05-03-2021 10:57am

KevRossi wrote: »

The estate agent measured this room space as 86cm. Perfect fit for a single bed.

If it wasn't for the fact that there's a row of houses, I would have sworn blind that house was built by hand without and architect's help. There are so many little sticking out bits in rooms and nooks and crannies. Nobody in their right mind would design a house with such a terrible use of space.

I would have sworn blind that child's room had a big chunk taken out of it for a bathroom or something, but no it clearly wraps around the hallway.

I wonder was that 86cm space originally a toilet off the hall, but the owners have moved a load of internal walls around so now it's half a room + a toilet turned into a bedroom.

humberklog · 05-03-2021 11:33am

seamus wrote: »

If it wasn't for the fact that there's a row of houses, I would have sworn blind that house was built by hand without and architect's help. There are so many little sticking out bits in rooms and nooks and crannies. Nobody in their right mind would design a house with such a terrible use of space.

I'd say it was bought, gutted and reconfigured by someone with a head full of dreams, a locked and loaded nail gun and a flatbed of plaster board.

HildaOgdenx · 05-03-2021 11:49am

KevRossi wrote: »

I would never want a house like that, all the cleaning and heating bills would be insane. I also feel a bit for someone who put that much into a house, however tasteless IMO, to see it all gone for nothing. Probably caused them countless sleepless nights worrying about money.

That's very true. Started out I guess as someone's dream, and turned into a nightmare.

And I 100% agree as regards cleaning and heating it.

Kintarō Hattori · 05-03-2021 1:27pm

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/semi-detached-house-13-westbourne-park-clondalkin-dublin-22/2858861

Upstairs is a bit of a let-down when you look at downstairs.

Markitron · 05-03-2021 1:29pm

300k for a semi in Clondalkin?

Madness.

tallaghtjoe · 05-03-2021 1:43pm

Every inch of that house is a headache for me. odd layout on ground floor

For Forks Sake · 05-03-2021 1:50pm

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/semi-detached-house-13-westbourne-park-clondalkin-dublin-22/2858861

Surreptitious · 05-03-2021 2:41pm

Look at the size of the fridge! It is enormous.

05-03-2021 2:48pm

Surreptitious wrote: »

Look at the size of the fridge! It is enormous.

That camera lens would make Gwen Stefani look as wide as Nora Batty!

mikhail · 05-03-2021 4:40pm

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/semi-detached-house-13-westbourne-park-clondalkin-dublin-22/2858861

Upstairs is a bit of a let-down when you look at downstairs.

That table blocking half the foot of the stairs would wreck my head. Form over function.

Gregor Samsa · 05-03-2021 4:42pm

mikhail wrote: »

That table blocking half the foot of the stairs would wreck my head. Form over function.

Yeah, that's the space where we keep 4 kids' bikes in my house.

Frank Grimes · 05-03-2021 4:53pm

Markitron wrote: »

300k for a semi in Clondalkin?

Madness.

Houses in the older estates around the village can go for more.

Muahahaha · 05-03-2021 5:06pm

griffin100 wrote: »

It’s a fungus. It’s easily removable using a fungicide and a power hose. We have to treat our house every few years.

ah right, had thought it was something in the concrete blocks that made the walls go red. Do you know what fungus it is, it seems strange some houses suffer from it whereas others nearby do not.

mikhail wrote: »

That table blocking half the foot of the stairs would wreck my head. Form over function.

yeah you'd have to wiggle around the table to get up the stairs which is just stupid really. Those chrome/mirror finish tables are very footballers wives too. They look shiny in photos but I can only imagine the amount of fingerprints on them after a week or two.

flazio · 07-03-2021 8:16pm

Nice wallpaper

https://www.daft.ie/share/5-dun-briota-ballybrit-co-galway/2941629

It wasnt me123 · 07-03-2021 9:27pm

flazio wrote: »

Nice wallpaper

https://www.daft.ie/share/5-dun-briota-ballybrit-co-galway/2941629

Neighbours might be a bit noisy, 5 times a day

Who'd live in a house like this? Part 2

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