Room to Improve.

Penn

Badger2009 wrote: »

Very true but in this case she had the her architect, QS and engineer all telling her she had to lose the underfloor heating and she was quite validly pointing out that one of them should have picked up on this issue at design stage. It seemed to me they were putting it on her when really they should have spotted the issue before commencement.

Not always. Houses of that age in many cases have the drainage for the whole row of houses in the back garden, however sometimes you won't be able to determine the level or location of the drainage until you start digging up the garden, which isn't done during design.

Franz Von Peppercorn

Juan Dead Handshake wrote: »

I would agree but she would have to accept that costs could change. I'm surprised that she is working in IT, I work in software development and experience has taught me if there is opportunity for something to go wrong it will and more will go wrong that you didn't envisage.

Something went wrong and she wanted a solution.

meeeeh

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

Lots of fairly personal comments here.

I tend to agree with her. If underfloor heating is agreed to then she has a right to say - can you go back and try with it out.

The last thing you want to do is say ok straight away. It might not be workable but you at least want them to be trying to solve the issue.

Mars Bar

Sheesh

trishasaffron

She has the look of the Kardashians.....& not in a good way. Sad...

iamwhoiam

Dermot is chuffed with himself now with his wall . " i won , i won "

Baron Kurtz

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

Lots of fairly personal comments here.

I tend to agree with her. If underfloor heating is agreed to then she has a right to say - can you go back and try with it out.

True, on both counts there. The vitriol is pathetic.

amdublin

Mod:

Ok lay off the personal comments please

/mod

Ralph Paton

She was lucky to get away with 8k to solve the structural issues, could have been a lot more serious.

amdublin

I want a day bed!

honeybear

amdublin wrote: »

I want a day bed!

Not in the kitchen!

hollymartins

How is shocked with the overrun when the QS has been warning her over the previous weeks?

She'll probably find the money somewhere and it'll look great in the end.

fmpisces

amdublin wrote: »

I want a day bed!

I want a day bed with Dermot Bannon in it :D:D:D

mfceiling

amdublin wrote: »

I want a day bed!

I'd be happy with a day in bed.

Badger2009

Penn wrote: »

Not always. Houses of that age in many cases have the drainage for the whole row of houses in the back garden, however sometimes you won't be able to determine the level or location of the drainage until you start digging up the garden, which isn't done during design.

Yes in a lot of cases they will be served by a backyard sewer. When you are planning to build over that sewer the engineer should have confirmed the depth so as to at least confirm foundation depths etc.

Usually there will be a manhole in a neighbouring property that will give you an idea of depth. I think the engineer should have picked it up.

RobertKK

But where is the money for it coming from?

honeybear

Naughty Dermot

donkeykong5

downwesht wrote: »

She'll be on First Dates next!!!

Copying Dermot. He was on something like that years ago.

James 007

I think she should of put another roof light over the dining table area, i may be wrong but lets look at the light at the end.

bloodless_coup

Dermot changing stuff on the sly. I wouldn't be happy if I was employing him.

BabysCoffee

Why did Dermot change the colour of the cupboard without telling her?

mfceiling

I need this island for my prep work. Taking the plastic off the M+S meal for one.

BettePorter

In fairness you can't go over someone's head when it comes to what colour that want their kitchen

honeybear

Mad eyes Dermot

ShamoBuc

Dermot really is picking the colours for her, she's not happy, but I reckon he's right.

Atlantic Dawn

BabysCoffee wrote: »

Why did Dermot change the colour of the cupboard without telling her?

I think he should leave colours to the clients.

Zhane

mfceiling wrote: »

I need this island for my prep work. Taking the plastic off the M+S meal for one.

Uncalled for. You do know it’s ok for someone to actually want to be single right?

jos28

mfceiling wrote: »

So it's a Scandi, New York loft feel in a 2 up 2 down in Clontarf?

Riiiggghhhttt.

Don't forget the Urban look, I mean pretty blue, I mean ......

James 007

Badger2009 wrote: »

Yes in a lot of cases they will be served by a backyard sewer. When you are planning to build over that sewer the engineer should have confirmed the depth so as to at least confirm foundation depths etc.

Usually there will be a manhole in a neighbouring property that will give you an idea of depth. I think the engineer should have picked it up.

Dermot does not have an engineer at the start of the project, this my undertsanding

matrim

Dermots argument about the press is good but he shouldn't have changed it without consultation