Grace Park Wood Development, Drumcondra

DavidKeane · 05-06-2019 4:43pm

Caillte wrote: »

I received mine last thursday.

Apparently mine was too but I haven't heard from my solicitor yet.

dubber · 28-06-2019 7:24am

Did anyone get to witness the the houses being constructed, presumably on site workmanship is important for air tightness? Also, is there a services stud, or will you put a nail through the membrane in external walls?

Caillte · 28-06-2019 9:20am

dubber wrote: »

Did anyone get to witness the the houses being constructed, presumably on site workmanship is important for air tightness? Also, is there a services stud, or will you put a nail through the membrane in external walls?

Construction quality on houses these days is 1000 times better now than was 10 - 15 years ago. You wouldn't have to worry about air tightness particularly with timber frame.

As for the second part of your question... that's a good question something id also like to know.

Gumbo · 28-06-2019 9:45am

dubber wrote: »

Did anyone get to witness the the houses being constructed, presumably on site workmanship is important for air tightness? Also, is there a services stud, or will you put a nail through the membrane in external walls?

Remember the AT layer is around the external walls only, so hanging pictures on the internal walls should be ok.

dubber · 29-06-2019 6:50am

kceire wrote: »

Remember the AT layer is around the external walls only, so hanging pictures on the internal walls should be ok.

Is that a cold bridge between the attic and external wall !?

Gumbo · 29-06-2019 9:25am

dubber wrote: »

Is that a cold bridge between the attic and external wall !?

It would appear that way but these drawings are part of the BCMS upload and this particular drawing is a crop of a full section and they specifically said to see detail x which is a blown up 1:5 section. I haven’t got access to that drawing unfortunately so couldn’t upload that.

dubber · 29-06-2019 9:55pm

Does anyone know what timber frame system they used, bog standard Kingspan?

Gumbo · 29-06-2019 11:16pm

dubber wrote: »

Does anyone know what timber frame system they used, bog standard Kingspan?

What would a bog standard kingspan frame not have that another timber frame would?

They both have to meet The same regulations.

dubber · 30-06-2019 9:46am

kceire wrote: »

What would a bog standard kingspan frame not have that another timber frame would?

They both have to meet The same regulations.

I'm not an expert, but presumably insulation etc. done off site is one of the main advantages of timber frame. Kingspan seem to have 3 ranges, completely closed cell for passive house applications, their "standard" one where alot of work is done on site and the Ultima range which appears to be somewhere in the middle. As you say, I'm sure even the standard one can meet building regs, however, the engineer in me will feel better about my potential new purchase if they used one of the other systems as in my mind would reduce the chances of buying a "lemon".

Gumbo · 30-06-2019 1:48pm

dubber wrote: »

I'm not an expert, but presumably insulation etc. done off site is one of the main advantages of timber frame. Kingspan seem to have 3 ranges, completely closed cell for passive house applications, their "standard" one where alot of work is done on site and the Ultima range which appears to be somewhere in the middle. As you say, I'm sure even the standard one can meet building regs, however, the engineer in me will feel better about my potential new purchase if they used one of the other systems as in my mind would reduce the chances of buying a "lemon".

The standard one meets the regs.
These are A3 rated houses, the bare minimum to be honest. The same as dwellings being built in ballymun etc

The prices reflect location rather that house size and build in my opinion.

dubber · 01-07-2019 10:41am

kceire wrote: »

The prices reflect location rather that house size and build in my opinion.

I'm starting to realise that. After reading a bit further it appears that the membrane is on the cold side of the insulation, preventing external moisture, presumably then the rigid insulation is taped to the frame, so in theory moisture in the void behind the plasterboard should be ok as it will dry out assuming the insulation is contiguous and any gaps well taped?

Ronney · 02-07-2019 7:59am

kceire wrote: »

The standard one meets the regs.
These are A3 rated houses, the bare minimum to be honest. The same as dwellings being built in ballymun etc

The prices reflect location rather that house size and build in my opinion.

Did a Snag list out there for someone and other units in progress at the time, Kingspan Ultima panels being used on all houses

Caillte · 02-07-2019 10:15am

Ronney wrote: »

Did a Snag list out there for someone and other units in progress at the time, Kingspan Ultima panels being used on all houses

What were the typical snags you came across?

jbnk · 07-09-2019 5:03pm

Has anyone from Phase 3 on Grace Park Close completed snagging yet? How long did it take? It looks like they are moving on swiftly with the road and will hopefully be calling everyone for snagging in the next couple of weeks 🤞🤞

sumptuousdrake · 09-09-2019 9:24pm

jbnk wrote: »

Has anyone from Phase 3 on Grace Park Close completed snagging yet? How long did it take? It looks like they are moving on swiftly with the road and will hopefully be calling everyone for snagging in the next couple of weeks 🤞🤞

Finished snagging last week on a unit in phase 3, no major issues it was all cosmetic. The list was turned around in a couple of days.

jbnk · 10-09-2019 8:01pm

sumptuousdrake wrote: »

Finished snagging last week on a unit in phase 3, no major issues it was all cosmetic. The list was turned around in a couple of days.

That's great news! Thanks, hope ours goes as smoothly as yours. Best of luck with the new house

fungie · 11-09-2019 9:12am

sumptuousdrake wrote: »

jbnk wrote: »

Has anyone from Phase 3 on Grace Park Close completed snagging yet? How long did it take? It looks like they are moving on swiftly with the road and will hopefully be calling everyone for snagging in the next couple of weeks ðŸ€žðŸ€ž

Finished snagging last week on a unit in phase 3, no major issues it was all cosmetic. The list was turned around in a couple of days.

Was this on Grace park close? We haven't heard anything yet.

sumptuousdrake · 13-09-2019 8:26am

Yes its on GP close. We don't expect to be called for keys any time soon. The phase isn't finished yet so not all of the paperwork is in place to start releasing units. We were told that we could be waiting another 3 weeks or more, I won't be counting on it.

fungie · 13-09-2019 8:46am

sumptuousdrake wrote: »

Yes its on GP close. We don't expect to be called for keys any time soon. The phase isn't finished yet so not all of the paperwork is in place to start releasing units. We were told that we could be waiting another 3 weeks or more, I won't be counting on it.

Do you have any recommendations for a snagger? Would be nice to use someone familiar with the development.

sumptuousdrake · 13-09-2019 4:55pm

Google - <SNIP>. I found them pleasant, through and professional. They found only cosmetic issues and advised not to call them out again as it would be an unnecessary cost. The site foreman at GPW is a top bloke so all should run smoothly, as it did for me.

sumptuousdrake · 13-09-2019 10:10pm

"Last edited by Graham; Today at 19:20. Reason: recommendations by PM please"

Just answering a question pal, I didn't give a link and I don't work for my home Dublin.

fungie · 14-09-2019 9:27am

Could you pm me the name?

fungie · 25-10-2019 6:56pm

I'm moving in very soon. Just wondering has anybody gotten Sky TV? I know the houses are already wired for Virgin and Eir but find their TV offerings pretty bad in comparison.

jack_frost_09 · 25-10-2019 9:13pm

fungie wrote: »

I'm moving in very soon. Just wondering has anybody gotten Sky TV? I know the houses are already wired for Virgin and Eir but find their TV offerings pretty bad in comparison.

Yes we have Sky. We had slight issue (more a hissy fit from installer at the fact we have a terraced house :rolleyes:) over getting the ladder to the back of the house to install the dish but it wasn't an issue once he had calmed down about it.

Katie9 · 31-01-2020 1:47am

Hi, hoping to view a property in Grace Park this weekend! Just wondering if those of you already settled in find your house quiet, is there much noise from adjacent houses or street?

fungie · 01-02-2020 4:23pm

Katie9 wrote: »

Hi, hoping to view a property in Grace Park this weekend! Just wondering if those of you already settled in find your house quiet, is there much noise from adjacent houses or street?

Moved in before Xmas. Haven't heard anything from houses next door. Builders are still around so some noise from them but it's only temporary.

jbnk · 30-03-2020 7:52am

Does anyone know if the GPW Facebook group for residents is still working? We sent a request to join a while ago, but it's been pending since. So we're not sure if the group is still active.

fungie · 08-04-2020 9:32am

jbnk wrote: »

Does anyone know if the GPW Facebook group for residents is still working? We sent a request to join a while ago, but it's been pending since. So we're not sure if the group is still active.

It's still active

cubatahavana · 16-07-2020 12:18pm

Hi,

will be looking at a hawthorn type next week. I have a couple of questions

- Is the development kids friendly?
- Is attic conversion possible?
- Any security issues?

Thanks!

corkgirl111 · 23-09-2020 2:53pm

cubatahavana wrote: »

Hi,

will be looking at a hawthorn type next week. I have a couple of questions

- Is the development kids friendly?
- Is attic conversion possible?
- Any security issues?

Thanks!

Did you get this house in the end? What was the house like?

Grace Park Wood Development, Drumcondra

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