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Ep74 – The process of building your home: cost saving tips
Pete Finn, AKA Pete the builder, of RTÉ’s Home Rescue and advisory firm Let’s Talk Homes joins tiny house builder Paul Lawford of smallchange.ie to chat about the process of building your home in Ireland today with cost saving tips, including: Favourite More
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Ep73 – Kitchen design trends for 2024
Jonny Orr of Daniel George Kitchens and Caroline O’Neill of Digg Mama chat about Caroline’s kitchen design journey including how she went about it and what steps she would recommend self-builders taking. The chat also focused on: · Main things to consider when designing a kitchen; common mistakes to avoid. · Best time to involve kitchen designers […] More
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Ep72 – Bathroom design trends for 2024
Matt Kinloch of SONAS Bathrooms and Darrel McCauley of Spectrum Bathrooms joined us at Selfbuild Live Belfast to talk about what’s trending in bathroom designs and how to get the style on a budget, including Recorded at Selfbuild Live Belfast in October 2023. Favourite More
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Ep71 – Top 5 pitfalls to avoid when self-building
Pete Cole of Pete Cole Consulting shares the most common issues he comes across self-build sites, including: Recorded at Selfbuild Live Belfast in October 2023. Favourite More
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Ep70 – How much does it cost to build a house in Ireland?
DJ Ramsdale of DJ Build Estimations updates us on builds costs in Ireland at Selfbuild Extend & Renovate Live Limerick in January 2024. He covers: Favourite More
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Ep69 – How to get planning permission in Ireland
Architect Mark Stephens, who is based in Co Mayo, chats about how to get planning permission in ROI including: Favourite More
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Ep68 – Insulation for new builds and renovations
Francis Rilley of Unilin Insulation and Andrew Rennie of Energy Store chat about insulating your home in Ireland today. We caught up with them at Selfbuild Live Belfast 2023 to chat about: Favourite More
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Ep67 – Build costs in Ireland for 2023
Where are build costs heading? We look at the situation in Ireland today, in 2023 with DJ Ramsdale of DJ Build Estimations who tunes in to answer your questions about how much it costs to build in Ireland in 2023, from what method is cheapest to what to expect to pay overall. He covers: Favourite More
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Ep66 – Getting insurance for your self-build in Ireland
Kieran Dwyer of insurance broker SelfBuild Protect chats about: Favourite More
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Ep65 – Passive house retrofit in Co Monaghan
Barry McCarron, Chairman of the Passive House Association of Ireland, chats about doing up his family to make it energy efficient, including: More about the project here: selfbuildextendrenovate.co.uk/project/passive-house-retrofit-monaghan/ Favourite More
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Ep64 – Tiny house building and living
Paul Lawford explains how he built his tiny home on wheels from scratch, including: Favourite More
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Ep63 – Which energy grants should you invest in?
Rodger O’Connor of ROC Energy explains when it makes sense to apply for an energy grant from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, including: Favourite More