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

ohnonotgmail · 31-03-2021 9:23pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Maybe they had six to eight kids and kept on building extensions!

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-doon-east-ballybunion-co-kerry/1156700

grim

Leg End Reject · 31-03-2021 9:30pm

DopeTech wrote: »

Something slightly phallic and parochial about this house!

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-16-the-burrows-calverstown-co-kildare/3163069

The outside looks like an American church, just needs a mad evangelical preacher.

freshpopcorn · 31-03-2021 9:33pm

DopeTech wrote: »

Something slightly phallic and parochial about this house!

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-16-the-burrows-calverstown-co-kildare/3163069

There's an estate full of them. I was thinking it was one eccentric neighbor!

inforfun · 31-03-2021 11:03pm

That is where the Dycks live i suppose

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TcuPpgmoNo

humberklog · 01-04-2021 1:06am

Jesus, there's a full estate of gaffs with that window detail.

I had a wander around that estate on GoogleMaps and it looks like a Centre Parcs with Presbyterian Church themed chalets.

HildaOgdenx · 01-04-2021 1:38am

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Maybe they had six to eight kids and kept on building extensions!

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-doon-east-ballybunion-co-kerry/1156700

Where would anyone even begin... knock the whole thing maybe?

SineadSpears · 01-04-2021 10:01am

Deleted User wrote: »

Pine! My eyes!

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/terraced-house-14-the-groves-blarney-co-cork/3160405

tbf to that owner, the pine work is done to a very high standard. it's strange love for the wood, and total overkill but nice work all the same

Aglomerado · 01-04-2021 10:30am

SineadSpears wrote: »

tbf to that owner, the pine work is done to a very high standard. it's strange love for the wood, and total overkill but nice work all the same

I imagine it smells very nice in there!

It's not for me but it beats the "beauty board" (there's a misnomer if there ever was one) installations during the 70s / 80s hands down.

Noo · 01-04-2021 10:48am

https://www.domain.com.au/news/six-of-the-quirkiest-houses-for-sale-right-now-in-the-usa-1040901/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=link-newsfeed&utm_campaign=c-all-autopromo&fbclid=IwAR0A8Fy0tXDqVDb4xGZ07QkKNlvExA6ZrAre8NZzOrkowUXEQ-DRiXTPv1o

Thought you lovely folk would enjoy this feast of houses. Yes, the gothic death house is there too, but theres some more beauties.

ohnonotgmail · 01-04-2021 11:06am

Noo wrote: »

https://www.domain.com.au/news/six-of-the-quirkiest-houses-for-sale-right-now-in-the-usa-1040901/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=link-newsfeed&utm_campaign=c-all-autopromo&fbclid=IwAR0A8Fy0tXDqVDb4xGZ07QkKNlvExA6ZrAre8NZzOrkowUXEQ-DRiXTPv1o

Thought you lovely folk would enjoy this feast of houses. Yes, the gothic death house is there too, but theres some more beauties.

nothing wrong with the house in New jersey that a few tins of magnolia wouldn't fix.

Ubbquittious · 01-04-2021 11:16am

What do ye make of this place? https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-7-cul-ard-gallanes-clonakilty-co-cork/3154195

Fake stone attached to the wall
Corner taken out of the wall and replaced with glass as is all the go now
Bland interior
Site completely plucked bare
There is some sum of money already allocated to put in a kitchen which could improve it a bit
The obligatory air to water system because Eamonn Ryan insists
Bathroom is nicely done alright

Lots of houses like this being built now and it follows the Irish trend of having extensions built onto it from day 1. Maybe the pictures don't do it justice but I would be fairly scalded if I were to drop half a mil on a house as dull, barren and uncosy as this. Its still better than the €400k shoebox apartment of the tiger days but I still think it's way overpriced. You'd really want to love the colour grey and concrete to buy it

Leg End Reject · 01-04-2021 11:21am

Ubbquittious wrote: »

What do ye make of this place? https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-7-cul-ard-gallanes-clonakilty-co-cork/3154195

Fake stone attached to the wall
Corner taken out of the wall and replaced with glass as is all the go now
Bland interior
Site completely plucked bare
There is some sum of money already allocated to put in a kitchen which could improve it a bit
The obligatory air to water system because Eamonn Ryan insists
Bathroom is nicely done alright

Lots of houses like this being built now and it follows the Irish trend of having extensions built onto it from day 1. Maybe the pictures don't do it justice but I would be fairly scalded if I were to drop half a mil on a house as dull, barren and uncosy as this. Its still better than the €400k shoebox apartment of the tiger days but I still think it's way overpriced. You'd really want to love the colour grey and concrete to buy it

Very modern and bland, like something Dermot Bannon would design. Huge waste of space in the hall and the bedrooms look small in comparison.

A lot would depend on how it's finished internally, and what landscaping (if any) is completed outside.

I prefer more character in a home, but I'm sure many will love it.

ETA: The utility off the hall would annoy me.

Trigger Happy · 01-04-2021 11:25am

I would be happy enough taking that house as a blank canvas. Sign me up. Except its a bit far away with it been cork and all.

josip · 01-04-2021 11:36am

Are most of the photos out of focus or do I need new glasses?

seamus · 01-04-2021 11:37am

Fair heft of a price, but Clonakilty is a pretty desirable location. Could certainly do a lot worse. It is bland, but it's clean and it's new. Plenty of scope there for personalising it.

If I was looking for some place to retire to, that would be high on my list.

Gregor Samsa · 01-04-2021 11:46am

Ubbquittious wrote: »

Bland interior

Leg End Reject wrote: »

Very modern and bland

Not sure if you can really judge the character of a new build that just has a base coat of white paint slapped on it and isn't furnished or landscaped. Surely that's the point - that you then add the "you" yourself. I bet that Dutch explosion of colour from a few days ago looked bland when it was first built.

AlmightyCushion · 01-04-2021 11:46am

Ubbquittious wrote: »

What do ye make of this place? https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/detached-house-7-cul-ard-gallanes-clonakilty-co-cork/3154195

Fake stone attached to the wall
Corner taken out of the wall and replaced with glass as is all the go now
Bland interior
Site completely plucked bare
There is some sum of money already allocated to put in a kitchen which could improve it a bit
The obligatory air to water system because Eamonn Ryan insists
Bathroom is nicely done alright

Lots of houses like this being built now and it follows the Irish trend of having extensions built onto it from day 1. Maybe the pictures don't do it justice but I would be fairly scalded if I were to drop half a mil on a house as dull, barren and uncosy as this. Its still better than the €400k shoebox apartment of the tiger days but I still think it's way overpriced. You'd really want to love the colour grey and concrete to buy it

I don't mind the modern grey design. You can always give it a lick of paint if you want. The layout is pretty awful though. Plus, upstairs has loads of angled ceilings. I hate them, it is a pain trying to get furniture to work with and also a chance you'll crack your head off it. You can't avoid it with an attic conversion but on a new build like this why would you do it. Just look at the bath with the angled roof above it. How many times will you bit your head getting out of that.

01-04-2021 11:53am

HildaOgdenx wrote: »

Where would anyone even begin... knock the whole thing maybe?

"bungalow gobbling" is a trend that occurred in the UK since the 1960's, when building in the countryside outside of designated areas was banned.
With local needs required for new builds in many areas, that trend is now over here.
Will almost certainly be replaced.

Cilldara_2000 · 01-04-2021 12:08pm

AlmightyCushion wrote: »

I don't mind the modern grey design. You can always give it a lick of paint if you want. The layout is pretty awful though. Plus, upstairs has loads of angled ceilings. I hate them, it is a pain trying to get furniture to work with and also a chance you'll crack your head off it. You can't avoid it with an attic conversion but on a new build like this why would you do it. Just look at the bath with the angled roof above it. How many times will you bit your head getting out of that.

This. These architects always go for form over function. The only thing from the ****e modern architect that never works in practice checklist they didn't go for was open plan kitchen/dining/sitting room.

And it's a bad layout too as well as the space wasted between the hall and the landing. Who wants the utility room right beside the sitting room? It would be great fun listening to the washing machine spinning when you're watching TV of an evening.

Leg End Reject · 01-04-2021 12:21pm

Gregor Samsa wrote: »

Not sure if you can really judge the character of a new build that just has a base coat of white paint slapped on it and isn't furnished or landscaped. Surely that's the point - that you then add the "you" yourself. I bet that Dutch explosion of colour from a few days ago looked bland when it was first built.

I meant the design is modern and bland, rather than the finish.

Taste is very personal though so I've acknowledged that aesthetic will appeal to many.

AlmightyCushion · 01-04-2021 12:32pm

Cilldara_2000 wrote: »

This. These architects always go for form over function. The only thing from the ****e modern architect that never works in practice checklist they didn't go for was open plan kitchen/dining/sitting room.

And it's a bad layout too as well as the space wasted between the hall and the landing. Who wants the utility room right beside the sitting room? It would be great fun listening to the washing machine spinning when you're watching TV of an evening.

Modern washing machines can be pretty quiet. With a decent bit of sound proofing you probably wouldn't notice it but even still why do it. Also, cloakroom is nowhere near the front or back doors. Maybe it is just for general storage but if it is for storing jackets it should be near the front or back door.

humberklog · 01-04-2021 1:53pm

The architect* in Clonakilty got so excited at putting in 5 different roof elevations that he forgot to leave proper head space on the landing. He then lost interest in the project, stuck up some swingy lights in the ceiling and walked away.

*I doubt it was an architect.

miamee · 01-04-2021 2:39pm

The walls in this house are paining my eyes https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/end-of-terrace-house-9-ard-mor-avenue-tallaght-dublin-24/3162601

hots · 01-04-2021 2:45pm

miamee wrote: »

The walls in this house are paining my eyes https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/end-of-terrace-house-9-ard-mor-avenue-tallaght-dublin-24/3162601

it's like they left the paint with the kids for the weekend and let them at it! At least the EA acknowledges it.

Ronaldinho · 01-04-2021 2:50pm

hots wrote: »

it's like they left the paint with the kids for the weekend and let them at it! At least the EA acknowledges it.

Love the description. None of the pretentious shyte they normally run with.

cml387 · 01-04-2021 2:56pm

In a seller's market they can afford to be realistic:
"Commands outstanding views of a halting site and waste dump"
"Requires extensive renovation of a sort only a fool would undertake"
"Massively overpriced for what is a typical Celtic tiger thrown-together shack"

Gregor Samsa · 01-04-2021 4:31pm

Ronaldinho wrote: »

Love the description. None of the pretentious shyte they normally run with.

Pfff! Any real estate agent worth their salt would have made a feature of the "roof garden".

For Forks Sake · 01-04-2021 5:23pm

Ronaldinho wrote: »

Love the description. None of the pretentious shyte they normally run with.

Apart from calling it CityWest.

It's Fortunestown/Jobstown, the Lidl at the end of the road is the one that got looted and demolished in the snow a few years back.

blackwhite · 01-04-2021 5:40pm

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Apart from calling it CityWest.

It's Fortunestown/Jobstown, the Lidl at the end of the road is the one that got looted and demolished in the snow a few years back.

Clicking the google street view link in the ad brings up a gable wall, and the remains of a burnt-out wheelie bin lying in the road

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.2875731,-6.4174639,3a,89.9y,0.45h,89.84t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1si_qGu0Qb7nvI3coKp3ZjPw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Greentree_uk · 01-04-2021 6:34pm

love the painted sockets lol

AlejGuzman68 · 01-04-2021 6:38pm

I always wonder from looking at different houses, why there is sofas in the kitchen area. I know the kitchen is the heart of a home but a sofa is a bit extreme imo.

Gregor Samsa · 01-04-2021 6:53pm

AlejGuzman68 wrote: »

I always wonder from looking at different houses, why there is sofas in the kitchen area. I know the kitchen is the heart of a home but a sofa is a bit extreme imo.

My wife moved a sofa into our kitchen at one point. It ended up being a shelf for coats and bags. Moved it back out pretty quickly.

gary550 · 01-04-2021 7:07pm

miamee wrote: »

The walls in this house are paining my eyes https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/end-of-terrace-house-9-ard-mor-avenue-tallaght-dublin-24/3162601

I love the OSB board side gate, really gives the place that rustic feel

Gregor Samsa · 01-04-2021 7:23pm

This bit of grass outside would annoy me. It's not a front garden. It continues on along the side outside the wall of the property. The listing doesn't mention a front garden or driveway - just a "parking space" outside. And according to the land folio (below), it's not part of the property.

Yet it's in the exact place a front garden should be.

freshpopcorn · 01-04-2021 9:23pm

AlejGuzman68 wrote: »

I always wonder from looking at different houses, why there is sofas in the kitchen area. I know the kitchen is the heart of a home but a sofa is a bit extreme imo.

Any house I've been in that has a sofa in the kitchen they generally spend there day and evening in the kitchen and would rarely venture into the living room.

josip · 01-04-2021 10:50pm

I hope that they at least used marine ply in the side door.

gary550 · 02-04-2021 10:28am

josip wrote: »

I hope that they at least used marine ply in the side door.

That's OSB, if you look at the listing its held up about as well as you'd expect raw OSB to hold up in the outdoors, I.E its a gust of wind away from being open planned.

Mollyb60 · 02-04-2021 11:01am

AlejGuzman68 wrote: »

I always wonder from looking at different houses, why there is sofas in the kitchen area. I know the kitchen is the heart of a home but a sofa is a bit extreme imo.

A huge bugbear of mine is sofas in the kitchen. It's in nearly every new development brochure I see these days and it just boggles my mind. There's never enough room in the kitchen for a sofa plus a dining table. If I'm in there I'm either cooking or eating, neither of which takes place on a sofa.

Mad_maxx · 02-04-2021 2:04pm

Mollyb60 wrote: »

A huge bugbear of mine is sofas in the kitchen. It's in nearly every new development brochure I see these days and it just boggles my mind. There's never enough room in the kitchen for a sofa plus a dining table. If I'm in there I'm either cooking or eating, neither of which takes place on a sofa.

definately a generational thing , we dont have one in our kitchen , my mother has one in her house and sits on it a lot more than the one in the living room

flazio · 02-04-2021 7:14pm

Loving the carpet in the sitting room.

https://www.daft.ie/share/dun-na-coiribe-headford-road-headford-road-co-galway/3165908

And this is a room share rent, not a buy so that carpet ain't going nowhere.

AlejGuzman68 · 02-04-2021 7:44pm

flazio wrote: »

Loving the carpet in the sitting room.

https://www.daft.ie/share/dun-na-coiribe-headford-road-headford-road-co-galway/3165908

And this is a room share rent, not a buy so that carpet ain't going nowhere.

Carpet and curtains are lovely. The rest of the house is meh.

02-04-2021 7:47pm

calfmuscle wrote: »

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/semi-detached-house-ojai-cottage-kilpedder-co-wicklow/3150888

Damp, needs gutting, no parking, no garden, really a 1 bed as the 2nd bedroom is a wardrobe with a water tank in it. The extension is self build, unfinished and needs pulling down. 230,000 euro.

That's lovely. A short drive to the Dart station, for easy access to Dublin. I'm not seeing the issue.

Maybe I lived in Dublin for too long.

calfmuscle · 03-04-2021 9:28am

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

That's lovely. A short drive to the Dart station, for easy access to Dublin. I'm not seeing the issue.

Maybe I lived in Dublin for too long.

To sort the damp and the extension and modernise is going to cost 80 to 100k approx. Then you're left with a property that has cost you 300k to 330k that has 1 bedroom, no parking and no garden.
Access to Dublin is 90 minutes each way door to door. 15min drive to the park and ride, 10 min from car to dart, 55 min on dart then walk to office.

300 to 330 you could get a bungalow in the same area that is modern and has garden front and back.

Yellow_Fern · 03-04-2021 9:41am

calfmuscle wrote: »

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/semi-detached-house-ojai-cottage-kilpedder-co-wicklow/3150888

Damp, needs gutting, no parking, no garden, really a 1 bed as the 2nd bedroom is a wardrobe with a water tank in it. The extension is self build, unfinished and needs pulling down. 230,000 euro.

Don't seem damp. A lot of damp can be solved by digging a trench around the perimeter and filling with gravel which can be done for free. I don't see why it needs gutting, aside from that extension which might be very fragile.

03-04-2021 10:08am

calfmuscle wrote: »

To sort the damp and the extension and modernise is going to cost 80 to 100k approx.

Ah I dunno. When I moved into my first house I discovered there was damp, and most of the back had no foundations. It didnt cost anywhere near 100k to fix, it was a small fraction of that.

I wouldn't mind, but it was an an aunt who sold it to me. Just goes to show, always get a surveyor in!

03-04-2021 5:47pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Any house I've been in that has a sofa in the kitchen they generally spend there day and evening in the kitchen and would rarely venture into the living room.

Of course not, that’s where they cook. :-p

freshpopcorn · 04-04-2021 12:13am

The fussy fascia on the outside is normally a good tell!

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https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/terraced-house-587-carnlough-road-cabra-west-cabra-dublin-7/3165525

BattleCorp · 04-04-2021 12:20am

freshpopcorn wrote: »

The fussy fascia on the outside is normally a good tell!

https://www.daft.ie/for-sale/terraced-house-587-carnlough-road-cabra-west-cabra-dublin-7/3165525

Where do you park the caravan trailer or keep the piebald?

HeidiHeidi · 04-04-2021 12:24am

I can't figure that house out at all.

Did they split the living room in two, creating what looks like an altar or something in one bit, and a telly room barely wider than the couch in the other?

No wonder they haven't provided a floor plan!

freshpopcorn · 04-04-2021 12:28am

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I can't figure that house out at all.

Did they split the living room in two, creating what looks like an altar or something in one bit, and a telly room barely wider than the couch in the other?

No wonder they haven't provided a floor plan!

One of the things does look like a strange baptism font.

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

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