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Help-to-Buy scheme opens for applications today
An income tax rebate incentive is being introduced to assist first time buyers of new homes to fund the deposit required under the Central Bank macro-prudential rules. A More
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The €45k Sligo Holiday Home Refurb
This self-built refurbished home in Co Sligo is a refuge for Dublin-based Derek Treneman. In this series of Irish Designer Homes, we bring you the homes Irish architects, engineers and other house building designers live in. This issue we take a peek inside architect Derek Treneman’s holiday home. Anything unusual? My holiday home is 100% […] More
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ROI’s Budget 2017 measures favour self-builds
An income tax rebate incentive is being introduced to assist first time buyers of new homes to fund the deposit required under the Central Bank macro-prudential rules. A More
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in Block, Bungalow, Case Studies, Extensions & Renovations, Featured, Munster, Projects, Self-build ProjectsCounty Clare Holiday Home
Showing signs of age after just 25 years, this self build home nestling in a Co Clare housing estate was the last place Niall and Sinead O’Connell expected to find their future holiday home. But the views and location were too good to pass up in an area where houses are hard to find… More
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Mark’s County Down Extension – Irish designer homes
23 years ago Mark designed and built his own home and in the process vowing he’d never extend it, but as the family grew in size he reversed that decision and added an open plan living area with a vaulted ceiling to the newly County Down extension… More
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in Bungalow, Connacht, Featured, Getting started on site, Living Arrangements, New Build, Projects, Self-build Projects, Timber FrameHouse on stilts in Co Leitrim
Woodturner Max Brosi dreamt of building his own abode for most of his life but it wasn’t until he met his now-wife Anna Marie that the decision to self-build was made. More
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Irish Designer Homes – Barry Fletcher
This house in Co Down was built on the footprint of an old stone cottage set on a sloping site with coastline views. The concept was to combine the ‘old and new’ traditions of local vernacular architecture – sleeping quarters in keeping with the original cottage style, living areas contemporary. More
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in Cost 200-300, Featured, Leinster, New Build, Projects, Self-build Projects, Timber Frame, Two StoreyIreland’s first timber kit house?
Offsite construction may seem like a modern building method but in Ireland it dates back to at least 1895, the year in which Ken and Patrice Brennan’s unusual bungalow was built. X More
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Zero energy self-build
A few months into their project Sinead and Jonathan Willox of Co Tyrone decided to go zero energy with their self-build, but was the low carb diet worth it? In this article we cover: Plot size: 4 acres, house set in ¾ acresHouse size: 3,500 sqft + 500 sqft garageEPC: 97 (A)Airtightness result: 1.7m3/h.sqmBuild cost: £278,000Total […] More
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Building control regulations for self-builders: full details published
If you’re self-building your home in ROI, you may wish to know that the new building control regulations have been relaxed starting the 1st of September 2015. As we’ve covered previously you will now have the choice to opt out of statutory certification – but you will have to show by ‘alternative means’ that you […] More
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Make Your Utility Room Functional….But Still Fabulous!
Inner City living means that every inch of space has to be carefully allocated to a particular function. For that reason your utility room has to serve as many functions as possible: from storage for cleaning items, to laundry, to housing our little canine or feline friends. Urban life can often mean that your utility […] More
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in Block, Extension/Renovation Projects, Extensions & Renovations, Featured, Podcast, Projects, Two Storey, UlsterFamily ties
Strengthening bonds within a family often involves gatherings for special events, perhaps even a joint holiday or two. Brothers-in-law Ryan Livendale and Callum Scott cemented their relationship with a slightly more unconventional approach… In this article Ryan and Callum share how they tackled the semi-detached replacement house to live in side by side, including: House […] More
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