Buying in Maryborough portlaoise ISSUES

Oh very exciting! Thanks for the update. Hope it all goes smooth for you all.

Do you mind me asking, who you’re all getting to do the snag?

Hi Lynnie,

How did the snagging go? I'd assume we will all be in the same ball park when it comes to the total number of snags so I'd be interested to hear what that was for yourself.

What area is your house in?

My area is next after Lions Gate and they’re in the middle of second fix plumbing. They’ve said it’ll be a few weeks yet until snagging.

Would love to hear from the Lions Gate crew how they are getting on with snagging, if there were many items on the snag list etc.

We were late to the party and only paid our deposit at the start of 2023 when the kitchen colour had already been chosen.... But to put it in perspective, the kitchen was due for installation in our house at the start of March and we still haven't got snagging yet so there's more chance of them giving us all €100k refunds than that happening 😂

I'm going to be in Lions Gate and still haven't been notified about snagging as yet. Seemingly it's around 8 weeks from snagging starts to keys so we would all be lucky to get into Lions Gate by November

Have you been in the area in the recent days!? if you were around, what do you think? Does it look like they are finishing or yet a lot to do?

Surely one man can't fix all the issues? Plumber fix plumbing, carpenter fix wood etc?

I'm up there almost every day as I only live around the corner and I've no patience, love to see the progress 😁

Lions gate looks done from the outside, two cars parked there today and I saw a workman going into one of the houses on the right side. If anyone wants photos of certain areas let me know.

Can anyone give a idea of the types of big things that were part of the snag?

Quick visit today.

Lions Gate still has a gate on it so no one moved in yet. Few cars parked there today think the workers might be leaving them there.

Can't see up park lane, but all the larger houses leading up to it are up are at the 'blue' stage.

Still no contact from Hume about snagging for me unfortunately and we are off on our holidays tomorrow so will have to manage any requests with a 6 hour time difference!

Anyone else other than Lynnie get called yet?

I didn't get call for snagging .. positively we are coming to and end 🥳 cmon!!! ... 😊 I will email Hume next week to see where we at...

You are a hero! thank you..

There seem a couple of things to be done for 75 and 78 (looks like 4 weeks more in there). 74 is the only one seem to be done.

Usually side gates are not done - this is not a big deal.

Keep chasing them ..they're 2 laxadaisy tbh they need pushing

Any update re. movement on Lions Gate?

None for us yet. Still waiting.... i asked Joe last week and he said ours is being painted. Are you waiting on lions gate as well?

Yeah lions gate! Just got an email this morning.

Hi Folks,

It's me again 🤣

Has anyone considered installing a water softener into their house? If so, what did/are you going for?

For those of you not in the know, Laois has terrible lime water. While this is fine to drink, it's not good in the long run for your pipes etc. And while I know nothing about Air to Water heating systems, I imagine it has a long term effect on this too.

If anyone's installed something or planning to, or if anyone's in the know in general, do share your knowledge please 😄

Thanks!

Oh wow, really. That's super!

Do you know anything about the solar panels?

But you pay for the electricity to run that system, no?

May i ask what's the water temp and room temp that you set your heating on to get that bill? I heard it depends on your settings.

So, when you say you have one bill only - Does that mean there is nothing running on Gas ? - No Gas Boiler ?

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I got called for snagging in Lions Gate so that was completed Monday, however I believe there are still three or four houses haven't been called yet. Still moving at a snails pace....

We were all told that they were painting the interiors and that's what was delaying snagging. But in the snag report it suggests a full repaint of the interior of is so bad 😅 can't even make it up.

Only the 120 snags though.....

Kitchen has no appliance is correct. The upstairs bathrooms do come with full fittings and flooring but downstairs is left u floored.

Delays are an absolute certainty with the developer. If you read the comments on this thread some people have only gotten keys over a year after the initial completion date.

If you need the house to be ready by a certain date you need to avoid because they 100% will not have it ready on time.

You're grand, we were all in the same boat and I think we all took their word for granted.

What I would say is this - We viewed the Showhouse at the start of the year and John then took us outside and pointed to the house we would be placing a deposit on. It had a roof, windows and a front door. It's now 9-10 months down the line and we still don't have keys, so don't be fooled by how far along the house looks. If you know where in the estate it is being built, do take a drive over and see if you can get a look at the area to see how far along they are.

Last thing to get them to make clear is what comes with the house, I know there are a few people who bought in my area like 2 years ago and were told that hallway flooring and downstairs bathroom flooring came with the house. That has since changed / been clarified so make sure he is clear with what you are walking into.

With appliances I believe we have put our deposit down on €3k worth for the kitchen, that includes Washer/Dryer, Fridge, Oven, Microwave, Dishwasher and Hob. I was happy with the price but you can definitely go cheaper / more expensive depending on the financial situation.

Hope this helps!