Room to Improve.

homerjay2005

i assume Dermot does this for free for the people doing the build and they'd get alot of things for free also?

DeepBlue

Funniest Room to Improve in a long time.
Would be interested to know how much it costs to heat those houses with so much glass in them. Although I think they said the glass was triple glazed. The glass itself must have been fairly pricey.......unless Catherine got it on ebay. :pac:

homerjay2005

DeepBlue wrote: »

Funniest Room to Improve in a long time.
Would be interested to know how much it costs to heat those houses with so much glass in them. Although I think they said the glass was triple glazed. The glass itself must have been fairly pricey.......unless Catherine got it on ebay. :pac:

it came in 7k over budget/extra so that in itself tells you how much they windows cost!

amdublin

That Sarah Jane was a gas ticket.

Mars Bar

€35k the windows cost in total if I remember correctly.

Galwayguy35

Good episode all right, seems to be the same 2 or 3 builders that do all the houses I think, I remember that guy from previous series.

useless

MrsD007 wrote: »

I want to move into that house in Wexford.

http://aof.ie/projects/specific/fethard

Pretty spectacular site. Fabulous looking house. I imagine it cost an absolute fortune to build...

cee_jay

I thought there was an echo in that Wexford house when they were filming inside of it. That gave me the impression it was cold & empty? While it looks impressive, it really did not look homely to me.

Mars Bar

I'd say there was some amount of corners in that house. The location looks wonderful but imagine that many windows on a stormy night?
Personally, that house wouldn't have been my cup of tea.

Galwayguy35

Amazing that they always seem to be able to find 20 or 30 k extra when at the beginning there is a max amount of say like last night 260 k and it came to 309 k.

Twas a bit different when I was building me own house.

Kerrydude1981

Just watched it on the player,very good programme,great banter between mother and daughter.

Dermot loves his doors

DeepBlue

Kerrydude1981 wrote: »

Dermot loves his doors

For sure! Just how many doors did that house end up having. Really weird having an external door in a bedroom.

blondie29

Really enjoyed that episode..Sarah Jane was mighty craic well able for Dermot! She seemed like lovely girl & her mum too.

Genuinely wish them well in their new home..my dad isn't around anymore I was in tears watching it know exactly what they going through :-(

Would love love love that house!

Lady Chatterton

Programme Two - Clane

When Dublin born Eilín O'Carroll and her South African husband David Pansegrouw returned from the UK to live in Ireland - they couldn't have picked a better time.

With property prices bottomed out, they bought the austere Firmount House near Clane - complete with an adjoining, long-abandoned 1930s property called the Doctor's House, which they want to refurbish and move into with their 3 year-old identical twin sons.

With the unrelenting pressure of a tiny budget, a totally unrealistic schedule and two headstrong clients who want to manage the entire project themselves while holding down full time jobs, this is Dermot's most challenging and frustrating build to date.

http://www.rte.ie/tv/roomtoimprove/this_week.html

Lisha

Oh crap I'm wreaked but cannot miss this tonight

Chat later !

Lady Chatterton

Good Evening Everyone!

This looks like a very interesting project, I love the look of the house.

jos28

Ah Dermot got a new jacket

amdublin

Oh good luck! This is a project and a half.

Lady Chatterton

amdublin wrote: »

Oh good luck! This is a project and a half.

It is a money pit!

This property would suit a builder who could do a lot of the work himself.

BabysCoffee

Looks like it could be an interesting one this week!

amdublin

Fabulous fabulous house.

Money pit though

BabysCoffee

Delusional! €150,000 is a ridiculous budget

Lady Chatterton

I'm not feeling much love for this couple, they're coming across a tiny bit arrogant.

amdublin

MrsD007 wrote: »

It is a money pit!

This property would suit a builder who could do a lot of the work himself.

amdublin wrote: »

Fabulous fabulous house.

Money pit though

Great minds mrsD

amdublin

It's huuuuuuuugggggeeee!

BabysCoffee

They could save themselves 20%......or they could cost themselves 20% if they make a mess of it

jos28

Dying to see the bbq room

amdublin

Design is nice. Nothing really radical - prob because of the budget...

Kevwoody

Yea these 2 lads will get it done by August no bother!

BabysCoffee

I don't like the walkway around the balcony on the 2nd floor

Lisha

Dear god I would love that house
But I'd need the lotto too

Lady Chatterton

Oh God, she is beginning to drive me nuts.

Harry Angstrom

They'd be better off demolishing the whole thing.

jos28

MrsD007 wrote: »

Oh God, she is beginning to drive me nuts.

Agreed, she is very annoying

Lisha

This is what happens when you plan a house in a conversation

amdublin

I get the feeling that this a freebie and that Dermot is more just a consultant on this job...

Lisha

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

They'd be better off demolishing the whole thing.

Oh but it's so pretty

I love those old buildings

passremarkable

BRING BACK SARAH JANE!!

islanderre

Not too gone on tonights programme...... your one does not come across nice....... she is no Sarah Jane form last week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lady Chatterton

amdublin wrote: »

I get the feeling that this a freebie and that Dermot is more just a consultant on this job...

What do you mean am? Are you saying that the client have their own plan?

jjf1974

they will need another 150k for contingencies the way they are going.

Harry Angstrom

Lisha wrote: »

Oh but it's so pretty

I love those old buildings

I dunno. It looks a bit ugly to me

And by the time Dermot is finished with it, it'll have glass cubes all over the shop

Harry Angstrom

She works in the IFSC. That explains a lot.

Atlantic Dawn

Nice eye protection :cool:

amdublin

MrsD007 wrote: »

What do you mean am? Are you saying that the client have their own plan?

I think he's drawn broad plans. But not right down to the minutae. And I think the plan is up for change (by the builders and clients) throughout.

amdublin

Oh jeez this is a massive project

Lady Chatterton

amdublin wrote: »

I think he's drawn broad plans. But not right down to the minutae. And I think the plan is up for change (by the builders and clients) throughout.

Sounds like that you're more likely to go over budget when you're working like that?

jos28

Did they say why they have to be in by August ?

amdublin

This is Eileen...age two ond a hoff

amdublin

jos28 wrote: »

Did they say why they have to be in by August ?

Did I hear correctly, because they have a party organized