Top 5 Feng Shui Tips
1. Keep entrances clear particularly around doors and hallways. Clutter gathered around…
Selfbuild Advice
Whether you’re a self builder, serial renovator or extending your current home, here’s what you need to know before taking the plunge.
10 basic steps for improving air quality in the home
1. Open windows on alternate sides of the house to purge the…
Surviving in a high tech world
A whole new set of skills and training are now…
Robert’s Ballyclare Self-build – Irish designer homes
Irish Designer: Robert Logan RSUA/RIBA. This Ballyclare self-build was a calculated…
Polished Concrete Floors
Concrete is much more than a building material but if…
The design brief for your dream house
Follow these 12 essential steps to make your house really…
Bathroom Design Explained
It may be the smallest room in the house but…
Detailed H&S obligations for extensions and new builds
Making sure the site is safe and the workers’ health…
How to create your own moonlit garden
Bask in the nocturnal majesty of a moonlit garden. Gardeners…
Designing your home interior
Designing your home is like writing your autobiography in three…
Alternative foundation types
Traditional types: pad and strip Raft Piles Rubble trench Earthbag…
Concrete chic on a budget
Concrete chic is popular among interior designers but, being rough…
Splashing out on a swimming pool
When building your dream home you’re likely to include some…
Lighting guide to lamps, bulbs and switches
Your guide to fixtures, fittings, switches and bulbs Choosing how…
Electricity supply for your self-build
You can’t do any electrical work yourself but whether you’re…
Building Control in ROI
How the Building Regulations are enforced in the Republic of…
Hiring direct labour
Once you’re clear that you’re the right person to manage…
Hiring a builder versus going direct labour
Project managing a construction project like a self-build or extension…
Project management checklist: on site
You will have to wear many hats on the job…
Project manager checklist: off site
Project managing your own self-build project will require juggling a…
ROI self-build mortgages
A comparison of what mortgage providers want in ROI. Remember…
Paint types
Due to its ability to instantly transform a room, paint…
Mark’s County Down Extension – Irish designer homes
23 years ago Mark designed and built his own home…
This wallpaper is killing me – one of us will have to go!
Walk the talk: terminology Get the basics right: wall preparation…
