Tag: Advice

  • March 15, 2021
    To go to tender, or tendering, is the most common selection process to find a main building contractor. Most self-builders…

  • March 1, 2021
    RTÉ’s Cheap Irish Homes co-hosts Maggie Malloy and Kieran McCarthy are on a quest to help renovators find the dream…

  • February 18, 2021
    We just finished our own self-build in the past 12 months and I would say it is completely feasible but…

  • February 15, 2021
    The contribution made by self-build tradespeople is essential to the success of any self-build project, so who does what and…

  • February 1, 2021
    ‘First’ and ‘Second fix’ are terms widely used in all kinds of building work. But what do they mean and…

  • January 4, 2021
    Seed saving is fun and yes, frugal, but above all it is a fundamental way to both connect with the…

  • December 21, 2020
    As the average human spends about 25 years sleeping, or attempting to sleep, bedroom design is all about creating a…