Room to Improve.

Purple Mountain

Where's Colm from?
Munster accent.

appledrop

WTF? A dream view + block it up. Tonight's houses are all wacky!

Liamo08

Purple Mountain wrote: »

Where's Colm from?
Munster accent.

Waterford.

Sorry about that

This is a great progamme. Dermot's enthusiasm is great, showing us beautiful places, with none of the Room to Improve mini dramas. Really enjoying this.

Icsics

appledrop wrote: »

WTF? A dream view + block it up. Tonight's houses are all wacky!

All these mad houses are starting to look the same-bland

Charlie19

Definitely saved the best for last.

Spanish Eyes

Oh come on, how could his mid terrace house sell for 680k. If true I am baffled now. So many more houses out there for lower or nearer that price. Baffled.

680k WTF:eek:

appledrop

Icsics wrote: »

All these mad houses are starting to look the same-bland

Your right. Im not into these 'archtiture perfect 'house's Expensive houses yes but not these. There was another programme on rte billionaire b&b. Now they were jaw dropping hoises you would want. Tonights ones are not for me.

Andrew00

Fantastic show

Spanish Eyes

All you need is a kitchen that works for you, and a living space.

Bedrooms are just that really.

The dream becomes normal after a while, but costs a mint.

Thought this was brilliant. Such escapism

meeeeh

I think genuine interest, even love for architecture comes accross in the programme. And it is interesting. I wouldn't want to live in every house he visited but explaining the thinking and goals architects wanted to achieve are fascinating. Like the shaded bricks in last house to protect from the summer sun but opening the lover floors to let in winter sun.

Not quite the current show, but I've been back to the start, now that RTE have all the episodes online, as I never got to see the original ones.

I really like where the show started (€20k to spend on renovating downstairs) as it was much more realistic for the average Joe Soap to get on board with, and I find it interesting to see people trying to work around that kind of a budget and still make a difference.

Much prefer it to the current show he's doing (not to take anything away from it, I realise they're two very different kinds of TV show) but I'd rather live in a detached house in 'normal' Meath or Louth or Cavan than live on the edge of a cliff overlooking a rainforest etc. etc. does anyone else find many of these 'amazing' houses are amazing to look at, but you wouldn't really actually live there.

They seem more of a dick measuring contest at times. 'Just built this house to show people that I can' kind of vibe?

The Cush

Nationwide last Fri night (15th Feb), piece on the programme with Patricia Power, Room to Improve's QS for 5 years, she confirmed she's Dermot's QS for his own house renovation.

https://www.rte.ie/player/series/nationwide/SI0000001172?epguid=IH000367856

Lisha

Very eccentric houses in Melbourne

HeidiHeidi

Seeing this for the first time tonight.

Mother of God, I've a headache just watching this second house for five minutes :eek:

Sensory overload!

First one was aptly described as an airport hangar or terminal. Can't believe that's a family home with kids living there.

Lisha

Wow in Cairns

HeidiHeidi

No. 3..... all I can think of is.... the midges :eek:

Lisha

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

No. 3..... all I can think of is.... the midges :eek:

And what about the snakes n crocs n everything else in the lake !

BettePorter

I couldn't live in that John Henry house. Be like living in ikea.

Thargor

Seriously whats with being allowed to build private houses in the middle of virgin rainforest? Does Oz have worse planners than us even?

HeidiHeidi

Lisha wrote: »

And what about the snakes n crocs n everything else in the lake !

I just can't get past all that green water and the thought of the midges!

That's just a bizarre "house". No thanks.

HeidiHeidi

BettePorter wrote: »

I couldn't live in that John Henry house. Be like living in ikea.

On acid!

Lisha

Watching Dermo being afraid of spiders is just hilare

Mr.Crinklewood

I'll be having nightmares about that swan..

Sorry about that

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Not quite the current show, but I've been back to the start, now that RTE have all the episodes online, as I never got to see the original ones.

I really like where the show started (€20k to spend on renovating downstairs) as it was much more realistic for the average Joe Soap to get on board with, and I find it interesting to see people trying to work around that kind of a budget and still make a difference.

Much prefer it to the current show he's doing (not to take anything away from it, I realise they're two very different kinds of TV show) but I'd rather live in a detached house in 'normal' Meath or Louth or Cavan than live on the edge of a cliff overlooking a rainforest etc. etc. does anyone else find many of these 'amazing' houses are amazing to look at, but you wouldn't really actually live there.

They seem more of a dick measuring contest at times. 'Just built this house to show people that I can' kind of vibe?

I was disappointed when I realised this wasn't a regular room to improve, but I actually think it's more entertaining for a few reasons.

Dermot is completely enthusiastic throughout, and has no pressure from clients, to deliver the goods. I also find him really funny.

You get to see the most unusual places in stunning locations, with his expertise to break it down. Love it.

Charlie19

Looked cool from the outside but overall its a large meh.

HeidiHeidi

That fecking plastic swan floating around in the background all the time is just plain creepy!

Does that house actually have no walls at all? I don't care how hot it is, that would just freak me out.

honeybear

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

I'll be having nightmares about that swan..

I loved it

freshpopcorn

I watched a few of the earlier episodes of room to improve.
Dermot didn't make as big of an issue out of kitchen finishes/etc as he does now. They were sort of more affordable. (Apart from that woman in Catleknock)