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Advice articles written by experts based in Ireland about the cost of building, design and build tips, and garden and DIY.

Andrew Stanway

Do you need a project manager?

If you’re building a new house, do you need a project manager? What does the role entail? And how can…

Barry McCarron

Why Irish homes are overheating

Chances are if you’ve built new, your house can become uncomfortably warm in summer; here we look at why Irish…

Leslie O'Donnell

Cost effective ways to insulate

A bungalow renovation project provides an example of cost effective ways to insulate an existing home in Ireland today. In…

Keith Kelliher

Labour costs in Ireland 2024

We look at how much tradesmen are charging these days with our labour costs in Ireland 2024 analysis. In this…

Keith Kelliher: Quantity Surveyor / DJ Ramsdale: Builder and Cost Expert
Micah Jones: architect / Barry McCarron: Chairman of the Passive House Association of Ireland / Patrick Waterfield: energy assessor Andrew Stanway: project manager Les O’Donnell: structural Engineer and architectural technologist / Pete Cole: Clerk of Works and Building Surveyor
Anne Byrne: garden designer / Harrison Gardner: DIY self-build expert
Anne Byrne: garden designer / Harrison Gardner: DIY self-build expert
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