Room to Improve.

Galego

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Did we get a final figure?

Last figure they mentioned was 180k.

Lisha

cocoman wrote: »

Any mention of the final cost?

Nope Lisa just said Christine paid for what she got.

It turned out nice, best wishes to Christine in it.

James 007

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Did we get a final figure?

Id take a guess at 200K

PauloMN

cocoman wrote: »

Any mention of the final cost?

No, annoyingly. It had gone from the initial 130k to 180k earlier though.... prob ended up a few quid more in the end. Not much change from 200k I reckon.

jos28

Did the QS state the final cost ?

bilbot79

She reminds me of the dietician on Operation Transformation that's always crying but with dark hair. Totally gorgeous

ShamoBuc

mfceiling wrote: »

Jesus nobody at the party...builder never even turned up.

He wasnt chique enough.

Turned out quite nice.

I really hope her and her cats enjoy it.

She wanted a lot, but to be fair she got it for around 180k, not bad, she seemed pleased.

Penn

I think the layout worked well by the end, not sure about the actual decor for most of it. The brick wall was the best feature of it.

zl1whqvjs75cdy

Wasn't mad on it. Think it would have been much nicer without the polished concrete floors.

donkeykong5

mfceiling wrote: »

Jesus nobody at the party...builder never even turned up.

Loads of women. And just 2 men.

trishasaffron

I hate the fashion for kitchen in the middle of the house.....I had to fight my architect on that & my kitchen & dining room stretch along the bright, warm south facing rear......the living area is to the front of the open plan area where it is a bit darker but then I only spend the evenings there so it makes perfect sense.

CiarraiAbu2

mfceiling wrote: »

Jesus nobody at the party...builder never even turned up.

Probably still crying in the fetal position

Franz Von Peppercorn

PauloMN wrote: »

No, annoyingly. It had gone from the initial 130k to 180k earlier though.... prob ended up a few quid more in the end. Not much change from 200k I reckon.

Don’t think much went wrong after that.

Of course she’s going to paint those bricks red.

BabysCoffee

What's the story with Ciaran Devine in the credits? Does Dermot outsource the drawings?

ShamoBuc

jos28 wrote: »

Did the QS state the final cost ?

It's really is annoying when SO much if the show is dependant on the budget and then a final figure is not given,.

hollymartins

So the entire show pivots on budget conflict yet they don't bother saying what the final amount was. Annoying.

gammygils

Is there any black hair dye left in Clontarf?

BabysCoffee

Was this this the episode that was held over from last season?

Galego

Garden wanst done right?

cocoman

No contractor at the party. Wonder if there's a row going on over extras, etc?

Penn

BabysCoffee wrote: »

What's the story with Ciaran Devine in the credits? Does Dermot outsource the drawings?

Likely works for Dermot and does the full tender/construction drawings.

BabysCoffee

Penn wrote: »

Likely works for Dermot and does the full tender/construction drawings.

No mention of him here http://www.dermotbannonarchitects.ie/practice/the-team/

meeeeh

I like the house but I am not mad about the brick wall. Those sort of fake period features are a bit meh. She has some great furniture pieces and some of the lights are great. I also loved the mustard carpet. It's a small house but it looks nice and bright and it gives the impression there is more space than it actually is.

Penn

BabysCoffee wrote: »

No mention of him here http://www.dermotbannonarchitects.ie/practice/the-team/

That's interesting. Always just assumed he worked for Dermot.

Aravo

BabysCoffee wrote:

What's the story with Ciaran Devine in the credits? Does Dermot outsource the drawings?

Penn wrote:

That's interesting. Always just assumed he worked for Dermot.

Ciaran Devine is credited with the arch drawings on coco TV. Dermot must only do the tracing paper stuff.

freshpopcorn

This was the first episode in a long time that I couldn't imagine living in. It was to quirky for me but it was clearly what she wanted.

ted1

trishasaffron wrote: »

I hate the fashion for kitchen in the middle of the house.....I had to fight my architect on that & my kitchen & dining room stretch along the bright, warm south facing rear......the living area is to the front of the open plan area where it is a bit darker but then I only spend the evenings there so it makes perfect sense.

I prefer it, its what we are planning. It means that when the kids have friend over or we go the kitchen acts as a buffer between the two living rooms.

sideswipe

mfceiling wrote: »

I work in construction and this one is maddening me...a lot of things can NOT be done and must be sacrificed no matter how much you whinge and cry.

Except she stuck to her guns and got what she wanted. i have worked in construction too, often see men talking down to women saying they don't understand, using words like 'whinge and cry' rather than listening to what the client wants regardless of gender.

James 007

sideswipe wrote: »

Except she stuck to here guns and got what she wanted. i have worked in construction too, often see men talking down to women saying they don't understand, using words like 'whinge and cry' rather than listening to what the client wants regardless of gender.

Id have to agree, you only have one chance to do it right, and she did well to stick to her guns. The drainage issue should be an obvious one had dermot taken on an engineer to do a quick check on it before work commenced, likewise the woodworm in the floor boards could of been picked up.

Minister

Dermots comments to camera at the end appeared as if he wasn't overly enamoured with his client e.g. His use of the words "notions" and "aspirations" etc. etc....