Room to Improve.

freshpopcorn

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

I know you pay well for houses in Dublin but 436,000 and another 200 k on top of that to do it up is a lot of debt to be dealing with.

He'll need a lot more OT to pay that off.

She had s good job!

They hadn't an expensive/new car either!

Galwayguy35

freshpopcorn wrote: »

She had s good job!

They hadn't an expensive/new car either!

Best of luck to them, it's a lovely house all right.

Galwayguy35

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Wasn't £50k a lot of money back then?

When was that, the 1970s?

freshpopcorn

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

When was that, the 1970s?

Probably!

Galwayguy35

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Probably!

Lot of money back then.

The old man built the home house back in 1978 for 5,000 and he thought it was a huge loan.

freshpopcorn

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Lot of money back then.

The old man built the home house back in 1978 for 5,000 and he thought it was a huge loan.

That's what I thought!

maryishere

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Lot of money back then.

The old man built the home house back in 1978 for 5,000 and he thought it was a huge loan.

You would not have built a standard house in 1978 for 5,000. More like 3 times that anyway, depending on lots of variables.

Galwayguy35

maryishere wrote: »

You would not have built a standard house in 1978 for 5,000. More like 3 times that anyway, depending on lots of variables.

I'm telling you he did.

freshpopcorn

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

I'm telling you he did.

It wouldn't surprise me to be honest. Houses back then were different especially if they were self builds out the country,

dee_mc

My neighbours built a 3 or 4 bedroom bungalow with incorporated garage in 1983-4 for £16,000, and they have commented that if they'd built a couple of years earlier it would've been much cheaper. Wouldn't conform to building regs now I'm sure!

Galwayguy35

freshpopcorn wrote: »

It wouldn't surprise me to be honest. Houses back then were different especially if they were self builds out the country,

Yep he had his own site, family members were able to do a lot of the work and a local builder who did the rest at a reasonable rate.

ted1

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

I know you pay well for houses in Dublin but 436,000 and another 200 k on top of that to do it up is a lot of debt to be dealing with.

He'll need a lot more OT to pay that off.

I get the feeling she's an actuary. Money wouldn't be a real issue

ligerdub

Her status and salary is increasing with every page on this thread.

yosser hughes

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

Yep he had his own site, family members were able to do a lot of the work and a local builder who did the rest at a reasonable rate.

So, not typical for a build at the time at all.:rolleyes: Particularly not suburban Dublin
One of the biggest costs is the site for gods sake.Your old man got his for free. Can I hazard a guess that it was not in Dublin either?
It has about as much in common with their house as that house Dermot brought them to see in Mayo

maryishere

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

The old man built the home house back in 1978 for 5,000 and he thought it was a huge loan.

He done well, even if he had his own site, family members were able to do a lot of the work and a local builder who did the rest at a reasonable rate, as average house prices then were 25,700 in Dublin and 24k in the rest of the country. £5000 was not an unusual years wages in 1978, to be able to build a house for 1 years wages was good going.

So looking at Average house prices (including Apartments) ...

YEAR NEW HOUSES
Dublin area Whole country
€ €
1970 7,051 6,692
1971 7,913 7,523
1972 8,528 8,249
1973 9,206 9,009
1974 10,943 10,836
1975 13,137 13,254
1976 15,342 15,564
1977 19,055 18,754
1978 25,745 24,082
1979 32,005 29,387
1980 37,822 34,967
1981 44,456 40,167
1982 48,886 44,060
1983 48,169 44,448
1984 48,819 45,419
1985 49,166 46,542
1986 50,891 48,256
1987 50,864 48,151
1988 57,994 52,450
1989 68,393 58,178
1990 80,749 65,541
1991 78,715 66,914
1992 79,200 69,264
1993 75,539 69,883
1994 81,993 72,732
1995 86,671 77,994
1996 97,058 87,202
1997 122,036 102,222
1998 160,699 125,302
1999 193,526 148,521
2000 221,724 169,191
2001 243,095 182,863
2002 256,109 198,087
2003 291,646 224,567
2004 322,628 249,191
2005 350,891 276,221
2006 405,957 305,637
2007 416,225 322,634
2008 370,495 305,269

2008-Q1 397,697 311,113
2008-Q2 390,544 313,678
2008-Q3 347,233 301,680
2008-Q4 329,625 282,023

average_runner

Galwayguy35 wrote: »

I know you pay well for houses in Dublin but 436,000 and another 200 k on top of that to do it up is a lot of debt to be dealing with.

He'll need a lot more OT to pay that off.

Did they get a loan for the 200,000?

oppenheimer1

The one thing I don't understand about this programme is that people hire Dermot to do the design then battle him on his design solutions.

The way to hire an architect is to look at their portfolio first and of you like what they do, leave them at it.

If you're going to be changing things willy nilly then save yourself some money and don't bother with an architect.

hinault

maryishere wrote: »

He done well, even if he had his own site, family members were able to do a lot of the work and a local builder who did the rest at a reasonable rate, as average house prices then were 25,700 in Dublin and 24k in the rest of the country. £5000 was not an unusual years wages in 1978, to be able to build a house for 1 years wages was good going.

So looking at Average house prices (including Apartments) ...

YEAR NEW HOUSES
Dublin area Whole country
€ €
1970 7,051 6,692
1971 7,913 7,523
1972 8,528 8,249
1973 9,206 9,009
1974 10,943 10,836
1975 13,137 13,254
1976 15,342 15,564
1977 19,055 18,754
1978 25,745 24,082
1979 32,005 29,387
1980 37,822 34,967
1981 44,456 40,167
1982 48,886 44,060
1983 48,169 44,448
1984 48,819 45,419
1985 49,166 46,542
1986 50,891 48,256
1987 50,864 48,151
1988 57,994 52,450
1989 68,393 58,178
1990 80,749 65,541
1991 78,715 66,914
1992 79,200 69,264
1993 75,539 69,883
1994 81,993 72,732
1995 86,671 77,994
1996 97,058 87,202
1997 122,036 102,222
1998 160,699 125,302
1999 193,526 148,521
2000 221,724 169,191
2001 243,095 182,863
2002 256,109 198,087
2003 291,646 224,567
2004 322,628 249,191
2005 350,891 276,221
2006 405,957 305,637
2007 416,225 322,634
2008 370,495 305,269

2008-Q1 397,697 311,113
2008-Q2 390,544 313,678
2008-Q3 347,233 301,680
2008-Q4 329,625 282,023

Thanks : Glendown was built in early 1980's, which approximates to the average price per your listing.

Dublinstiofán

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

Oh was that it? That's grand, to me they just showed him getting a work phone call, I assumed it was an emergency.

I'm amazed they left that overtime call, and all the talk about overtime in DFB in the final cut. If i took a call like that from my employer and it was all over National television I know my employer would have something to say about that!

House turned out lovely, was going to drive around by it on the way home but common sense prevailed. Wouldn't be able to see much of it from the front anyway.

meeeeh

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

The one thing I don't understand about this programme is that people hire Dermot to do the design then battle him on his design solutions.

The way to hire an architect is to look at their portfolio first and of you like what they do, leave them at it.

If you're going to be changing things willy nilly then save yourself some money and don't bother with an architect.

What is wrong with challenging the architect? They won't be living in there. Every design should be tailored to the desires of the customer. It's massive investment and I think people should involve themselves in the process.

oppenheimer1

meeeeh wrote: »

What is wrong with challenging the architect? They won't be living in there. Every design should be tailored to the desires of the customer. It's massive investment and I think people should involve themselves in the process.

They should involve themselves in the process of course but when I hire an expert I defer to expert opinion. The tailoring should happen during the brief, not late in the day when the job is on site. What may seem like small changes can break the flow of a well thought out design.

I don't pay a doctor for a diagnosis then go home and think I know better. It's the same with architecture or any other professional service.

meeeeh

I would guess majority of unique designs need certain discussions when they are being built.

Saw this on twitter! So funny!!

https://twitter.com/_somedad/status/838518934697562115

This is really just a light entertainment show now.
It tells us nothing about the builds really, nothing important, just throws in the complication in the middle then everything works out ok.

They know all these things before, like the septic tank issue last week.
When you apply to RTE, they need the 'angle' , you like old your partner wants modern. The house used to belong to granny, she's staying.
Your a little bit 'famous'
If there's no angle, there's no chance of getting on.
So, not about building really at all.
I watch on the app now, watch up to the little model part, then skip through fast, till the finished product.
I don't care about the people.

IrishBelle

Lol Reminds me of how Donald Trump gets his kid to fast forward through all the dialogue and exposition in Bloodsport. I mean who has the time!

Seriously though, I would agree with what your saying, it is purely light entertainment... but sometimes you need that late on a Sunday night.

bubblypop wrote: »

This is really just a light entertainment show now.
It tells us nothing about the builds really, nothing important, just throws in the complication in the middle then everything works out ok.

They know all these things before, like the septic tank issue last week.
When you apply to RTE, they need the 'angle' , you like old your partner wants modern. The house used to belong to granny, she's staying.
Your a little bit 'famous'
If there's no angle, there's no chance of getting on.
So, not about building really at all.
I watch on the app now, watch up to the little model part, then skip through fast, till the finished product.
I don't care about the people.

yosser hughes

bubblypop wrote: »

This is really just a light entertainment show now.
It tells us nothing about the builds really, nothing important, just throws in the complication in the middle then everything works out ok.

They know all these things before, like the septic tank issue last week.
When you apply to RTE, they need the 'angle' , you like old your partner wants modern. The house used to belong to granny, she's staying.
Your a little bit 'famous'
If there's no angle, there's no chance of getting on.
So, not about building really at all.
I watch on the app now, watch up to the little model part, then skip through fast, till the finished product.
I don't care about the people.

It's a property pimping show. Bank of Ireland have Dermot speaking at mortgage events.
It's bubble times again and nobody cares...again

Galwayguy35

yosser hughes wrote: »

So, not typical for a build at the time at all.:rolleyes: Particularly not suburban Dublin
One of the biggest costs is the site for gods sake.Your old man got his for free. Can I hazard a guess that it was not in Dublin either?
It has about as much in common with their house as that house Dermot brought them to see in Mayo

I was just saying in general the price of houses in my area at the time, so no need for the eye roll and if you opened them you might see my location and username.

Galwayguy35

average_runner wrote: »

Did they get a loan for the 200,000?

It didn't say but I assume is was a loan.

Radio5

No new episode tonight. I think the Tipperary teachers' house is the repeat they are showing.

Atlantic Dawn

Radio5 wrote: »

No new episode tonight. I think the Tipperary teachers' house is the repeat they are showing.

Yes and no episode at all for next week, wonder will they just add the final episode on to the next series or what?