Room to Improve (v2)

Omg the front of the house looks absolutely horrific. I'd be raging as a,neighbour if I had to look at that.

They have just skipped most of the second half of the build and gone straight to the finished house an undisclosed amount of time later. The body language between them and Dermot is really bad. I'd say there was a HUGE breakdown in the relationship for the second half of the build.

Edit. The body language was better at the end so maybe something else happened for them to drop the second half of the build.

Handrail police can stand down.

wow! how did that happen? Hey presto, someone waved a magic wand!

Yes looking at the satellite dish position on the back of the house the sun will be rising to the right (looking in at house) of the extention putting the neighbours house in the shadows until after noon each day.

The garden is fabulous and the end of kitchen looking out on it.

That extension to the front is vile. I'd be bulling if I was a neighbour

The kitchen cupboards look like he stuck some wardrobes into the kitchen. 🤮

I like the garden, very nice, but I feel the house has very little character. Their little fella is lovely

Very well done with limited space.

€620k excluding the room in the garden and the landscaping.

the outside front is a bit of a eyesore

Ugh a bit cringe at the end, tearful praise of Dermot as Dermot laughs his way to the bank! The builder should have got some praise, he actually built it!!

But they got the house of their dreams and they're a nice family.

Likely €700k by the time the garden and gym is included, is that a record spend for Room to Improve?

You would wonder how planning is granted to buildings that change the aesthetics of an area so much. On the back no problem, but not on the front.

What is the point of a budget when you’re gonna go 228k above!

Was the cooker on the island? if so was there an extraction fan above? If not, what was that on the island?

Didn't like the front, as per most others. Not really sure what they got for €650k. Looks nice, but apart from the garden nothing gave me a woah!

Was there any en-suite bathrooms ? Only got a glimpse of the main bathroom changed to a wet room.

Ridiculous.

I can't see really where all that money went.

ince inside but a bit lacking in charicter and cosyness.

front extention is not to my taste at all. i dont understand why the bike shed is so small compared to the size of the bit sticking out.

28k over isnt too bad considering .

that garden must be 20k judging by last weeks costing for a few trees.

that garden gym must be 40k minium. ceder cladding, rubber roof with lantern, huge window/ door. etc

I actually missed the start just watched it there on plus one.

Actually welling up there when she was saying why she wouldn't move🥲.

Just hope her sister never moves!

Ah give over, of course the child lives there!

How to blow 700k on a house.

Utter madness.

Retention! That's the name of the game.

Build it and ask for forgivness>

I totally got why they wanted to stay in the house. stuff like childminding, babysitting etc is sorted. They know all the neighbours, she knows her commute*.

I didn't like the way the house stuck out in front of the other houses, no idea how people get PP for that. They'll all start doing it now.

I liked the garden and the gym solution. They're not gardeners, so it suits them. I grew up for a while on an estate like that and as a child and teenager, you spend a lot of time playing on the green, or in other people's gardens. He'll probably spend a lot of time with his cousins next door playing there which solves another issue as well.

They scaled back on the kitchen from the original plans as well as on the counter top. It was supposed to be granite. I loved the kitchen/garden in the show house, but the bench thing looked uncomfortable.

Overall I liked a lot of it, but I don't think it solved their issues. There's no ensuite for the granny flat area, and the downstairs toilet doesn't look like the minimum size to be converted to a disabled one.

We didn't get a proper walkthrough at the end I fell, but I'll watch it back later.

Thought he was soft at times, especially when he wasn't insistent on the motorbike fitting in his garage, He'll change his tune if it's nicked.

They seemed happy with it, they are obviously happy with his work. There was a bit of a 'Dear Leader' worshiping vibes for Dermot, the bit at the end where the kid runs up and says to Dermot that he loves the house was so planted and scripted it was funny.

Seem to be a nice couple (her sister is a bit of a ride IMO), hope they are happy in it.

*Off topic, but people driving from Santry-Mater (as an example) is the reason why traffic in Dublin is so bad. Could go on a rant but I won't.

700 k to do up a relatively small semi D in a housing estate…