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Here’s what you need to know to build structural timber floors, starting with understanding the potential strength of this renewable material. In this article we cover: Building our homes up off the ground is standard practice in the majority of the world’s wet or humid countries. It protects us from rising damp and rainwater runoff […] More
In this episode, David Magnier chats about his self-build in Co Wicklow: Favourite More
NI was the worst performing region in the UK for workmanship on new builds while in ROI contractors that work with the energy grants continue to underperform, prompting the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) to provide further training and supports. In this article we cover: NI builders were found in breach of good practice […] More
Gavin Millar of BPC Ventilation chats through the benefits of heat pumps and MVHR, including: Favourite More
What floor screeds are, how they’re most commonly installed in Ireland today and what to watch out for on site. In this article we cover: The screed is the upper layer of the floor ‘sandwich’ upon which the flooring is laid, so it must be finished level, flat and dry. Incidentally (and I have seen […] More
A solid ground floor relies on the existing ground underneath to support it; this is how they’re made. In this article we cover: A solid ground floor should not be confused with the similar term solid floor which generally applies to any floor construction that does not contain hollow spaces or voids. Just to complicate […] More
By planting out your garden with winter in mind, the starkness of those shorter days won’t seem so bad. In this article we cover: Winter can be long, but it is not boring or still when you plant it with life. And if you bed out with seasonality in mind, you will have a sustainable […] More
Jonny Orr of Daniel George Kitchens chats about how to design your new kitchen in Ireland today: In this podcast we cover: Favourite More
In this Facebook Live, Jonny Orr of Daniel George Kitchens outlines what you need to know about kitchen design in Ireland today. Jonny Orr of Daniel George Kitchens chats about: Favourite More
Will the cost of building materials go up or down in 2023? In this article we analyse mybuildingsupplies.ie’s building materials price tracker including: Online builder’s merchant mybuildingsupplies.ie has been updating its building materials price tracker for the most common building materials used in Ireland today. The builder’s merchant has used figures on a per […] More
Eoin Ó Broin, a TD who’s written a book called Defects, chats through the issue of quality control when building a house in ROI. He talks about: Eoin was also rapporteur for the Oireachtais Joint Committee on Housing, Planning & Local Government’s report published in December 2017, entitled “Safe as Houses? A Report on Building Standards, […] More
How to finish for your external Insulating Concrete Formwork (ICF) wall. In this article we cover: Now that your ICF building is weathertight, the next step is to apply a finish to the external wall. ICF external render A traditional sand and cement render is a cost effective solution but it is not acceptable on […] More