13 budgeting mistakes to avoid
From rookie mistakes to scheduling mistakes, we’ve rounded up the 13 budgeting mistakes to avoid on your self-build project if…
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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.
Paying money upfront
Suppliers are asking self-builders to pay larger deposits than they used to, asking for large amounts of money upfront. We…
How to find the right builder
Finding the right builder isn’t as straightforward as you might hope; here are Andrew Stanway’s tips to get it right.…
Passive house myths
There’s a lot of talk around the passive house standard; here we bust the passive house myths that still linger.…
Anne Byrne
Garden Designer
Keith Kelliher
Quantity Surveyor
DJ Ramsdale
Builder and Cost Expert
Andrew Stanway
Project Manager
Barry McCarron
Chairman of the Passive House Association of Ireland
Harrison Gardner
DIY self-build expert
Les O'Donnell
Structural Engineer and Architectural Technologist
Pete Cole
Clerk of Works and Building Surveyor
Micah Jones
Architect
Patrick Waterfield
Energy Assessor
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
