Room to Improve.

Samsgirl

I liked the couple at the start but by the end I just thought they were very condecending towards Dermot. Maybe it was their humour, I duno but I went off them.
House looks too white and too cold!!

sunbabe08

final price?? anyone?

HeidiHeidi

"Dessie and Kelly came to embrace design"

Really???

All I saw was them trying to best Dermot the whole time, and her banging on about a utility room! (I was a fan at the start but it wore thin on even me by the end)

topmanamillion

Lisha wrote: »

Ah Freya is a lovely name. Nice she got a mention p

Nice name but every little girl in the country seems to be called Freya.
Getting a bit like the way Journeys Don't Stop Believing is a great song but completely overplayed.

freshpopcorn

If you've a teacher in the family you'd take no notice of the couple!

Red Kev

sunbabe08 wrote: »

final price?? anyone?

Wasn't mentioned, which was noticeable. Went well over €300,000 for the build I reckon with all the changes and add ons.

Atlantic Dawn

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

No. Best show EVER - remember Sarah-Jane? the lovely Sarah-Jane? - they had a new-build.

Who'll ever forget Sarah-Jane?

Yes how could we forget, here she is next to Rob Kearney in an Aer Lingus ad...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B_71KK02mM

TheRiverman

A bit of trivia, the housing estate beside them used to be the Moate Cattle Mart years ago.

Icsics

Is it not a bit impractical with young kids...white walls, open stairs, glass wall on a height? No QS & no final price. That utility is very narrow, she'll hardly have space for the ironing board!

HeidiHeidi

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Yes how could we forget, here she is next to Rob Kearney in an Aer Lingus ad...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5B_71KK02mM

I never copped that as being her!!! She looked FAR better in her pink wellies and hard hat

(Too distracted by the delectable Tommy Bowe, if the truth be told!)

Car99

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I'd say it broke the €300k mark.

300k plus furnishings I'd say

HeidiHeidi

Red Kev wrote: »

Wasn't mentioned, which was noticeable. Went well over €300,000 for the build I reckon with all the changes and add ons.

I think final price should be compulsory, otherwise it's a cod.

They mentioned budget at the start, they should have to say how much they wound up spending. If they went way over because the upped the spec or expanded the build or whatever, then fair enough, but they should have to give some indication of final spend.

freshpopcorn

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I think final price should be compulsory, otherwise it's a cod.

They mentioned budget at the start, they should have to say how much they wound up spending. If they went way over because the upped the spec or expanded the build or whatever, then fair enough, but they should have to give some indication of final spend.

You never know with room to Improve because some weeks you think the house is finished with very good quality furniture. When in reality they've only a lend of them and they'd be lucky to have bean bags!

TheRiverman

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I think final price should be compulsory, otherwise it's a cod.

They mentioned budget at the start, they should have to say how much they wound up spending. If they went way over because the upped the spec or expanded the build or whatever, then fair enough, but they should have to give some indication of final spend.

They went to London to look at cladding,perhaps they should have taken note of similar type UK TV programmes that always give the final spend at the end.

Red Kev

TheRiverman wrote: »

A bit of trivia, the housing estate beside them used to be the Moate Cattle Mart years ago.

And most of the cattle sold there back in the day went on the train to Broadstone station in Dublin. They were sold again at the mart in Dublin which is beside Hanlon's Corner today (Drumalee estate).

They would also run several hundred cattle along the quays and down to the docks to go to the UK on boats every night as well.

Different times.

liam7831

Car99 wrote: »

300k plus furnishings I'd say

How much was original house and site ?

HeidiHeidi

TheRiverman wrote: »

They went to London to look at cladding,perhaps they should have taken note of similar type Uk TV programmes that always give the final spend at the end.

In fairness I thought they always did give the final price - Patricia usually said it at the wrap party. Poor new QS isn't getting a look-in in this series!

And I've heard it said about furniture being lent for the wrap party - especially the rattan patio furniture which seems to be a staple of the shows! Although since they had (apparently) moved in with a new baby imminent I'd hope that all the furniture was their own :eek:

HeidiHeidi

liam7831 wrote: »

How much was original house and site ?

50K.

And 250 (or was it 270) of a budget to do it up.

3 the square

did they show what they are doing in the next show?
cant remember seeing it.

freshpopcorn

liam7831 wrote: »

How much was original house and site ?

€50,000!

HeidiHeidi

3 the square wrote: »

did they show what they are doing in the next show?
cant remember seeing it.

I was so sick of seeing the ads for this one, I'm quite glad that I haven't seen a promo for next week's one! (yet!)

Red Kev

freshpopcorn wrote: »

You never know with room to Improve because some weeks you think the house is finished with very good quality furniture. When in reality they've only a lend of them and they'd be lucky to have bean bags!

We saw very little of the house, so I presume it's only the couple of rooms that were finished and furnished. But getting in there is 90% of the battle.

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

50K.

And 250 (or was it 270) of a budget to do it up.

House and site €50K

Plan was to renovate for €250K, but they decided to knock it as it would be €20K cheaper (€230K). But new plans went up to €275K.

I reckon it's over €300K for the build, some expensive finishing in it.

freshpopcorn

3 the square wrote: »

did they show what they are doing in the next show?
cant remember seeing it.

A woman returning to the house she grew up in. It's a 1960's house in Sutton!

meeeeh

The final spend can be very different depending on what material you use, how many gadgets you go with, heating system, type of windows and so on. So it's a bit pointless anyway.

I bet the furniture wasn't theirs, there were way too many designer prices for their budget.

I like the house but I think it's very hard to maintain. Not just the inside with small kids but also outside. Those houses look wrong if the paint is not kept in totally pristine condition.

TheRiverman

Red Kev wrote: »

And most of the cattle sold there back in the day went on the train to Broadstone station in Dublin. They were sold again at the mart in Dublin which is beside Hanlon's Corner today (Drumalee estate).

They would also run several hundred cattle along the quays and down to the docks to go to the UK on boats every night as well.

Different times.

Yes indeed and before they got to the trains and boats,farmers in the Moate Mart catchment area used to walk/run cattle from their farms along the roads to the mart in the days when there were very few or no cattle lorries or tractors and trailers.
I remember being out of bed at 5-6am on Monday morning when I was a child helping to get cattle to the Moate mart.Sunday evening bring them to a pre-arranged safe area on a farm half way to Moate,Monday morning complete the journey.Different times indeed.

Sunny Dayz

They referred to Moate as a village on the show?! Eh is it not a town?

liam7831

Hope they like the sound of the train

HeidiHeidi

liam7831 wrote: »

Hope they like the sound of the train

Apparently there hasn't been one since about 1962

TheRiverman

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

They referred to Moate as a village on the show?! Eh is it not a town?

It is a small town,population 3000 approx.

TheRiverman

liam7831 wrote: »

Hope they like the sound of the train

Not reading some of the previous posts?:rolleyes: