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Advice / News

  • Surge in one-off building starts

    …substantial yearly increase of 578 dwelling units approved, while Kildare and Kerry saw rises of 555 and 330 units respectively in Q1 2024. Apartments leading growth: Nearly 3,500 apartments received…

  • The Covid bounce back

    …build; the figures also include all types of construction from apartments to one-off houses. Within the UK total, 15,790 registrations were for detached homes, 14,022 were for semi-detached properties, 9,447…

  • New builds shun oil in favour of gas and heat pumps

    …of 60 per cent: In Ireland, in 2015, 7 per cent of people lived in apartments, the lowest share in the EU; the EU average was 33 per cent. That…

  • Heat emitters: Turning up the heat

    …than the heat is lost. The fabric of the home including wall and roof materials, type and size of windows, and whether it is detached, terraced or an apartment, are…

  • Mortgage Q&A

    …there certainly appears to be a bias in favour of Dublin and against rural locations. KD: Values differ, there are restrictions in lending when you have rural apartments versus urban…

  • Single home completions show resilience amid overall decline in 2024 – ROI

    …cent below the 2023 figure. The biggest dip was for apartments which fell by 24.1 per cent. The total annual figure falls well short of the 34,000 completions estimated by…

  • Supports for self-builders, as outlined in Election 2024 manifestos

    …applications.  Legacy and safety in housing  Concrete Block and Apartment Defects Schemes: Enhanced schemes to address structural defects.  Building Standards Regulator: An independent regulator to improve construction quality and safety. …

  • Public Choice Award 2024: Which house is your favourite?

    …Architects; Irish Architecture; Leeson Street Apartments; Dublin; Domestic Architecture; Urban residential; Irish design Lindsay House Ryan W. Kennihan Architects Dublin The character of this garden extension comes from the typical…

  • Heat Pumps in Munster

    …are mostly used in small homes or apartments. See an example of an air-to-air heat pump:   Daikin Altherma air-to-air heat pumps boast high energy efficiency and offer substantial savings on…

  • Development levy holiday for self-builders in ROI, derelict property grant now €70k

    …cost €2,272 for water and €3,929 for wastewater, representing a saving of over €6k for water charges alone. “All residential developments (Apartments, Scheme Housing and one-off homes) will be exempt…

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Projects

  • The multi-generational house

    …apartment could be both integrated into the design of the house but also a separate self-contained space away from the noise and chaos of a young family. One of the…

  • The case for building a tiny house

    …small homes. There is no set definition of how small tiny is but think in the region of around 100sqft to 450sqft or roughly 10sqm to 40sqm. The average apartment…

  • Sloping house with a view

    …in need of modernisation,” she says. “We had an apartment in the village, in which we stayed when on holidays, and we lived there for the better part of two…

  • Building the dream home to retire to

    …a house that’s less than 100sqm, our supplier had only installed them in apartments. The thinking is that with other apartments around you, you don’t lose as much heat as…

  • Family home built on a budget in Co Laois

    …and specification “Our only option, if we wanted to get the family home we needed, was to self-build,” says Ber. “We had bought a two bedroom apartment, before we had…

  • Kilkenny renovation and extension

    …for their first family home. Six years of apartment living in Australia had instilled a huge appreciation for single level, open plan living brightly illuminated with plenty of glass to…

  • Family home renovation

    …lots of potential there. It could be a retirement plan to convert it to a one-bed apartment for ourselves as our base to travel the world, and rent out the…

  • ICF extension in Co Kildare

    …hardware.” “The end result was a kitchen that felt bespoke but without the hefty price tag. We had previous experience with flat pack kitchens in a rental apartment we lived…

  • From kitchen extension to major renovation

    …one bathroom. “Having previously lived mostly in apartments, I yearned for more space and comfort. So, the primary goal for the extension was to create additional living space and improve…

  • Budget friendly renovation for semi-d

    …A2.” The reconfiguration “Before buying our home we’d been renting for years,” says Aoife. “Mainly apartments, spice boxes is the best way to describe them. And with two small children,…

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Companies

  • AM Acoustic Materials Ltd

    …apartment; or vibration controls for machinery, Acoustic Materials offer the best solutions from the best brands. We collaborate with architects, engineers, interior designers and end customers to offer simple solutions…