Room to Improve.

Wheeliebin30

Bit mad how they could afford to save so much through the years by possibly paying very little rent on a council house. Isn't it meant to be means tested and for people who can't afford to rent or buy privately, surely been able to save so much means they could afford to rent or buy privately?

Anyway they got what they wanted in the end so fair play to them, they got their dream.

Bullocks

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

Bit mad how they could afford to save so much through the years by possibly paying very little rent on a council house. Isn't it meant to be means tested and for people who can't afford to rent or buy privately, surely been able to save so much means they could afford to rent or buy privately?

Anyway they got what they wanted in the end so fair play to them, they got their dream.

Who said they were in a council house ?

maryishere

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

Bit mad how they could afford to save so much through the years by possibly paying very little rent on a council house. Isn't it meant to be means tested and for people who can't afford to rent or buy privately, surely been able to save so much means they could afford to rent or buy privately?

Anyway they got what they wanted in the end so fair play to them, they got their dream.

I suppose if they were both smokers they could go through €8,000 a year between them, and another child or 2 could cost another 8k a year easy...so if they had a modest lifestyle they could save, compared to people who smoke, gamble, drink, party.

Bullocks

Bullocks wrote: »

Who said they were in a council house ?

Fairly obvious by looking at their house in darndale

Mary63

They may have bought the council house but is that really what public housing should be about.

Surely if you have the means to buy a council house you have the means to get a mortgage and you should be required to hand the council house back to someone who genuinely needs it.

I dont understand how someone can save substantial amounts of money even if paying the maximum rent available on a council house or even how someone can buy a council house at a discounted price and have the means to buy a house for half a million euros.I think they said they lived in that council house for twenty years, this just seems daft to me and smacks of someone taking advantage of daft housing policy.

listermint

bubblypop wrote: »

Fairly obvious by looking at their house in darndale

Ah right so because council houses were never sold to people ever. Like vast schemes of private ownership over decades.


Ridiculous post.

DebDynamite

What I found a bit strange, was the holiday Robbie went on (where he broke his foot, or whatever it was) during the building work going on, of which he was heavily involved...who either has the time or the money to be going on a holiday when you have a massive building project going on?

Bullocks

bubblypop wrote: »

Fairly obvious by looking at their house in darndale

I wouldn't assume too much , I think its good to see people bettering themselves either way

listermint

DebDynamite wrote: »

What I found a bit strange, was the holiday Robbie went on (where he broke his foot, or whatever it was) during the building work going on, of which he was heavily involved...who either has the time or the money to be going on a holiday when you have a massive building project going on?

Sounded like a stags . Some times unavoidable but I agree it was silly to go on considering what he was building and the nature of his business.

dresden8

I don't know how anyone would hire Dermot after watching that show.

listermint

listermint wrote: »

Ah right so because council houses were never sold to people ever. Like vast schemes of private ownership over decades.


Ridiculous post.

I didn't say that they don't own the house. Even if they bought it, they bought it from the council

um7y1h83ge06nx

dresden8 wrote: »

I don't know how anyone would hire Dermot after watching that show.

I often wonder that too. Does he hurt his brand by being on this show? I suppose some would like the idea of a celebrity architect but I don't think I would. He can come across as a bit of a diva and doesn't appear to be good at working with client requirements.

He should challenge his clients to make them aware of alternatives for sure but also realise that the ultimate goal is to design something that satisfies them.

Now a lot is probably for the sake of TV but it still affects people's opinion of him.

PixelTrawler

PixelTrawler wrote: »

Id prefer one who listens to his client when your talking 6 figure projects. Granted its hard tell in the distorted view of an rte show with questionable direction but I wouldnt be taking the chance... some might be drawn to his "celebrity status"... but over the years he shows sign of being a bit too precious of his designs to want to work with.

Dermot gives me the opinion you should be delighted to live in his creation because of how great he his rather than how successful the build was for his clients.

Again I accept he could be a different animal off screen but I wouldnt pay to find out. Id certainly question his judgement on how the show presents him.

I'd say he's not too worried how the show presents him. He has a very high profile because of it and probably lots of income streams because of it .

This is a TV show . It makes for better ratings if there's is drama and hissy fits . I'm quite sure in real life he listens and sticks with the plans of the customer far more than on the show . These people are bound to be getting his services for a discount or the show wouldn't exist . So they have to put up with some of Dermot antics .

I have to say I'd be over the moon to be able to get Dermot Bannon to redesign a house for me . I'm a strong person anyway and no pushover so it wouldn't worry me at all. And I really doubt Dermot is worried either l
(no such thing as bad publicity anyway !)

dresden8

dresden8 wrote: »

I don't know how anyone would hire Dermot after watching that show.

Why ????

mrsdewinter

bubblypop wrote: »

Fairly obvious by looking at their house in darndale

Eh?? It's not obvious at all.

arkrow

Was looking at a repeat of an EP of Grand Designs the other night, for near same budget as the couple from last week on room to improve he ended up with a stunner of a 1 off home. A palace in comparison.

New build going up near me the last few months, the first in a long time and it's a sh1tty 2 storey 4 walls yoke, they've a wall with 3 small windows south facing....Caves is what these houses are. Thousands to heat every year.

Red Kev

I passed the house from Malahide a couple of times during the week. It looks well, you'd barely notice it as it's very subtle. It blends in very well. I'd be more than happy with it.

arkrow

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I used love Des Bishop. I went to see him live, got DVD's, watched his shows but for some reason can't stand him now.

Go and watch something decent, dragons den is on ina min.

recipio

arkrow wrote: »

Was looking at a repeat of an EP of Grand Designs the other night, for near same budget as the couple from last week on room to improve he ended up with a stunner of a 1 off home. A palace in comparison.

New build going up near me the last few months, the first in a long time and it's a sh1tty 2 storey 4 walls yoke, they've a wall with 3 small windows south facing....Caves is what these houses are. Thousands to heat every year.

Saw Dermot on the Late Late and if memory serves he said a 330k house will give about 125k back to the Government in tax.:eek: That is shocking and a rip off. I think we need a shake up in the building industry here. The new QS didn't get a look in in Malahide ?

honeybear

Farmer Dermot

small town girl

Brussels sprouts, wind, Dermot... A joke in there somewhere

honeybear

Some setup

RD10

great show

RobertKK

Dermot must be the only person who ranks Brussels sprouts as their favourite vegetable.

sunbabe08

i came to see room to improve.... um :pac:

Atlantic Dawn

honeybear wrote: »

Some setup

Imagine how much it would be worth with planning permission to build houses on

Atlantic Dawn

I like the car idea.

honeybear

This will be gas

Atlantic Dawn

The son should have made a model out of lego to show off to Dermot with.

tampopo

recipio wrote: »

Saw Dermot on the Late Late and if memory serves he said a 330k house will give about 125k back to the Government in tax.:eek: That is shocking and a rip off. I think we need a shake up in the building industry here. The new QS didn't get a look in in Malahide ?

Yeah, the interview at the start (hiviz jackets in a cafe/restaurant) and running the bath at the end. After bringing a bottle of bubbly to the party. Patricia's role cut out to give more screen time to Dermot, eh?

Saw it again yesterday, still can't figure out the windows in the bedroom. Noticed a radiator inside the bedroom door and not under a window as is normal.