Room to Improve (v2)

Strange to see a step at the new main entrance, for a new building, when the building regs would clearly specify level entry. They won’t appreciate that step when they’re pushing a buggy or two, or bringing a granny in a wheelchair in. Dermot isn’t good for future proofing.

Apart from that, it turned out well. I’d say the builder got a sharp rap on the knuckles early on, which put manners on him. I can never understand why Dermot ends up flapping around on key details (fuse board, steel window thing, kitchen wiring) at the last minute.

So started summer 2021 then?? Budget would make sense in that context then I suppose

The roof on the extension is rotten !

weird that they have such a huge drive too and no garden (I know they prob have land around it)

Overall though they got a fine house for their budget

Didn't really like the interior, felt very soulless but I'm guessing that most likely it's not their own furniture.

Overall liked it but as was mentioned didn't like the roof of the extension, why go with corrugated iron that in 20 years will need replacement plus the head wrecking constant noise from rain, they should have matched it up with the new roof on the original house. They left enough condemmed kips of sheds on site to satisify the needs of anorak wearers adoring such kips.

I don't like the lack of motion as per usual of heating system installed, did they go with clean burning oil or lpg?

I thought there was 3! Downstairs bathroom on that bit of an extension on the back with an upstairs one directly above it as they were increasing that little extension to 2 story and another toilet in the spare bedroom at the end of the extension kitchen/sitting room. Didn't like that bedroom there but it will make a great playroom!

Overall I liked last nights house. I think they got value for money compared to last years episodes. I like that Dermot didnt ruin the look of the old house from the outside. A few observations though:

• In the initial plan showed by Dermot there was a guest bedroom next to the utility room and kitchen. This bedroom had no bathroom so anyone staying there would have to go through the kitchen to use the bathroom on the opposite end of this house. This would not be at all practical - in fact would be very annoying. Now it wasnt clear at the end if they went ahead with this bedroom or not.
• The large window on the kitchen - I would have had this looking out over the back of the house which had great views looking over the countryside. Instead they got views of the gravel driveway!
• The pillar things - I get why Dermot thinks they were needed but he could have designed it differently so that they were not needed. The end result of the pillars with the concrete top thing looked a bit silly. It looks like it can be taken down pretty easily and I think thats what the couple will be doing once the cameras left!
• The sitting room in the old house - I hated this. I felt they left no character of the old house here at all. I noticed at the start an old fireplace in the old house which I thought they would use in the new sittingroom but instead they put in a ugly cassette stove with no surround. I get its more practical but they could have made it a bit more in keeping with the age of the house. They did however put lovely fireplaces in the bedrooms which serves no purpose and actually takes up valuable wall space in the bedrooms.
• I agree with others that they will regret not putting in an ensuite. These are practicalities thats Dermot misses - these things make a house work better - he only thinks of here and now and not the future when they possibly have a few kids.
• 2 bedrooms downstairs and 2 bedrooms upstairs - bedrooms downstairs are not useful when you have young kids. They could end up with 3 kids having to share 1 bedroom upstairs beside the master bedroom. They would have been better off having another bedroom upstairs and 1 bedroom downstairs.

Claire was more of a co-host than in previous series; I like her. Must be a feature of the new series that she keeps on top of the budget and controls the overspend. TG Dermot has finally ditched the tracing paper for the plans.

Amy had an engagement ring on in the scene outside the Tullamore Library and it was a few scenes later when they mentioned the couple had just got engaged!.

Also in one of the first scenes of the salvage yard there was a rocking chair 'hanging up', this was one of the chairs that was on a SuperValu stamp-collection offer a (good) few years ago.

Conor's sister Aisling looked well older than him - not that its a crime!

I watch probably one episode per series at most, and its when Im visiting my parents house that I watch it.

I'd never watch it otherwise.

Very apt these

Why are so many people here thinking it was a corrugated iron roof?

Also someone mentioned why have the big windows facing the front and not the back. That's simple. They face the south where they get solar gain. Facing out to the shaded back, would mean they'd be a constant drain of heat all year round. Not everything is a design feature. In fact from a design perspective, Dermot would've much preferred to have the front blocked up to resemble the shed a lot more.

Those big windows are a scam. Sweatbox in the summer, fridge in the winter. Same with these double height spaces - disaster to try and keep them warm. Just common sense like

"A lovely view", all I saw out the window was a shed and a few houses.