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Deirdre
from Galway
Our A rated house is now completed 14 months ago. Our fuel bill (oil)
is 40% of the total of our previous home, which was approx 40 m2
smaller. Fantastic saving
Posted October 21-2010
Mike
from Wexford
We recently finished a 2000 square feet part dormer part two storey
house. The total costs including all fees was €187500, which is
€94 / ft2.
Posted October 07-2010
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We love the underfloor heating which we installed in our newly
constructed house.
Magic
Posted May 05-2011
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January 26-2012
Inspection of Septic Tanks
How can the proposed scheme to inspect septic tanks throughout the
country be economically viable to administer when the fee is to be set
at €50.00 for each inspection
Mark from Cabinteely
December 22-2011
New
Septic Requirements Lane Planning &
Design (www.lpd.ie)
provide expert and professional advice in relation to the existing
requirements. A full planning application service is also available to
clients.
October 26-2011
Priory
Hall
The RIAI (Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland) states that it
works to ensure consumer protection through a range of services and the
provisions in the Building Control Act 2007. What consumer protection
have the residents of Priory Hall got, shame shame
John from Dublin
Priory
Hall
I want to know what sanctions/disciplinary measures have been taken, or
are planned, by the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland
(RIAI) against the one of it's members, which was responsible for the
Priory Hall Project
Gearóid from Baile Átha Cliath
October 5-2011
Planning
Permission were granted for 2599 houses
in the second quarter of 2011 and 3043 in the second quarter of 2010, a
decrease of 14.6%.
Planning permission were granted for 711 apartment units, compared
with 2335 units for the same period in 2010, a decrease of 69.6%.
One-off houses accounted for 34.0% of all new dwelling units granted
planning permission in this quarter.
The total number of planning permissions granted for all developments
was 4244. This compares with 4675 in the second quarter of 2010, a
decrease of 9.2%.
Source Central Statistics Office
August 31-2011
Building costs are now at heir lowest for circa
13 years.
Irish Self Builder would advise anyone considering a home improvement
project to take advantage of the current low construction costs.
Now is the time to build that Extension, Sun-Room , Porch,
Conservatory, Etc.
July 07-2011
Lane Planning &
Design (Planning application and planning permission in Wicklow
and south Dublin) and Xplan (Ireland's House Plans Provider) have
jointly introduced a unique initiative called Cad My House
With Cad My House clients can purchase a beautifully presented and
framed A4 or A3 printed cad version of their home
See for www.lpd
or www.xplan.ie for further details
June 22-2011
Construction Jobs .ie is one of
Ireland's leading web based portals detailing construction related job
vacancies.
See for www.construction-jobs.ie
further details
May 17-2011
Wicklow County Council has released
details of the decline in the number of planning applications from 2007
to 2010.
2007 No. of Applications = 2795
2008 No. of Applications = 2143
2009 No. of Applications =1359
2010 No. of Applications = 1147
Wicklow County Council estimates a total of 800 planning application
for the current year
May 05-2011
An excellent new book has
been published in e-book format detailing a step by step guide to
building an energy efficient house
The The Definitive Guide to Building
an Energy Efficient House is available to purchase at all good
e-book sellers
May 05-2011
An excellent new book has
been published in e-book format detailing the house plans available at www.elitehouseplans.com.
The Elite Book
of House Plans is available to purchase at all good e-book
sellers
March 31-2011
Irish Self Builder
is now on Facebook
See our page here
March 04-2011
A survey conducted by Engineers Ireland has found that 78%
of engineers surveyed believe that Ireland is not doing enough to boost
innovation and support economic recovery.
In excess of 50% of the engineering Chief Executive Officers believe
that a sustainable economic recovery will happen by 2013 and over 25%
believe that this will happen in 2012.
Further information is available here
February 15-2011
The Department of the Environment has
revealed the statistics for planning Applications submitted in 2009.
A total of 38,123 planning applications were submitted to planning
authorities including county councils and town councils. Of these
32,577 were granted permission, which is a percentage rate of over 85%.
A total of 7,162 applications failed to be validated, which represents
a percentage rate of over 18%.
Further information is available here
February 09-2011
The Department of the Environment has
revealed the statistics for house completions in Ireland for 2010. A
total of 14,602 units were completed last year.
This compares with 26,420 in 2009 and 51,724 in 2008.
Further information is available here
February 02-2011
Visit the The Self Build Exhibition
Location
Kings Hall, Belfast
Dates
February 18 19 & 20 2011
The SelfBuild Show will feature new products and technologies to
promote sustainable building practices throughout Ireland.
Valuable information will be available to the self-builder for new
houses and extensions.
Further information is available here
January 15-2011
StatCentral.ie, The portal for
Ireland's Official statistics provides an invaluable resource for
information in relation to the construction sector in Ireland.
Further details can be found here
January 14-2011
InsolvencyJournal.ie has revealed
over 470 construction related companies went bust in 2010.
This equates to approx 30% of the total number of 1500 companies that
ceased business last year.
Tragically it includes such well known names such as the McInerney
Group, the Fleming Group, Pierse Contracting and many many more. Irish Self Builder
hopes that 2011 will see a reversal to this trend and maybe with luck,
we can see more jobs added to the construction sector
Further details can be found here
January 4-2011
Irish Self Builder
wishes all its clients, readers, contributers, advertisers and
sponsors, a very happy, peaceful and prosperous new year
December 17-2010
Irish Self Builder
wishes all its clients, readers, contributers, advertisers and
sponsors, a very happy Christmas and a peaceful new year
A new web site, Elite House Plans,
selling modern and traditional house plans was introduced, today Friday
December 17-2010.
Further details can be found here.
December 15-2010
Radon is naturally
occurring gas which is colourless, odourless and tasteless. Radon has
been prooven to be a cause of cancer, specifically lung cancer Radon
gas can only be detected using specialist equipment.
Public awareness of radon gas is high throughout the country, however
the number of people getting their homes tested remains low, according
to research by the Radiological
Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII).
It costs approximately €50-60 to have your home tested
Further information is available here
November 15-2010
Farrell Grant
Sparks has been appointed as receivers to Michael McNamara
Construction, formerly one of Ireland's leading building contracting
firms
November 15-2010
Pierse
Construction one of the biggest constructions companies in
Ireland has gone into liquidation, with the loss of over than 100 jobs.
October 29-2010
Lane Planning &
Design a Wicklow based Planning & Design Consultancy has
introduced a unique No Planning - No Fee service for planning
applications for extensions, once-off houses and commercial
developments.
Further details can be found here
December 02-2010 15-2010
Irish Self Builder,
welcomes your comments on your self build experience. Thanks to Deirdre
(Galway), Ger (Cork), Mike (Wexford), Liam (Kilkenny), Mary (Dublin)
and MoJo (Limerick) and PJ (Donegal)
Please keep the comments coming.
October 07-2010
Visit the The SelfBuild Show
Location
Green Glens Arena, Millstreet, County Cork
Dates
November, 5, 6 and 7
The SelfBuild Show will feature new products and technologies to
promote sustainable building practices throughout Ireland. Engage with
suppliers and find out all you can about the latest products and
technologies that can help you with your self build project.
Further information is available here
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acknowledges and is grateful to all pages sponsors and advertisers,
which have made this web site possible Irish Self Builder
is dedicated to the self build market in Ireland and will expand the
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