ICF build with DIY home automation
Building an airtight home with ICF didn’t cost Eimear and…
May 19, 2021
Projects
Whether you’re building your new home, are a serial renovator, or are extending your current home, here’s a selection of projects to read for some inspiration and advice...
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Underground new build in Fermanagh
For Paul and Anne Dyer, building in a conservation area…
April 27, 2021
Victorian renovation in Belfast
Gavin and Catherine Gracey took on a Victorian restoration in…
April 13, 2021
Thrifty renovation project in Kerry
For Mark and Elaine Coleman, this thrifty renovation project was…
April 6, 2021
Timber frame energy efficient home in Kilkenny
Kieran and Anita McGrath are a typical example of how…
March 30, 2021
Cast concrete home extension in Donegal
Even though Emma and Mark Smith were reluctant renovators, they…
March 23, 2021
Modernising a semi-detached house
How Jane Williams modernised her semi-detached house within budget thanks…
March 16, 2021
The two storey home in Co Mayo
A carpenter by trade, Ambrose Lynott had the skills and…
March 9, 2021
First time self-builders create dream home in County Down
From design vision to final finish, first-time self-builders Colin and…
March 2, 2021
L-shaped new build in Antrim
Paul and Diane Gates stumbled across an old hilltop farmhouse…
February 23, 2021
Built out of lengths of timber
Carpenter Chris Gillick constructed his family home with the “stick…
January 27, 2021
Lighthouse keeper’s renovation in Cork
Few people get to wave at the fishermen passing by…
January 27, 2021
Concrete interiors for new Co Cork home
The challenge for architects is to get the houses they…
January 27, 2021
The multi-generational house
Building a home is always an emotional process. And for…
January 27, 2021
Barrel roofed extension for derelict cottage
How Martin and Saoirse O’Dwyer renovated a derelict cottage on…
January 25, 2021
On the drawing board: Co Cork seaside home
A project in Sheepâs Head, Co Cork, awaiting planning permission…
November 25, 2020
Co Fermanagh self-build with cinema room
Orlean and Elton McCaffrey’s new build gave them more privacy,…
July 29, 2020
Belfast renovation partly funded by VAT rebate
Anthony Cash’s Belfast renovation project was partly funded by a…
July 7, 2020
Vernacular new build in Co Kildare
For John and Elaine Lawler, building themselves a new home…
July 6, 2020
