Update on #Mayo #House Photos in progress
Below is a tiled mosaic of the photos of ‘Work in progress’ on this 2 & 1 storey one-off house in Co. Mayo, Ireland (first S.I.9 project on site):
S.I.No9 of 2014
3 new houses for 2015 : Are you looking for an architect in West Ireland? #Upturn?
Maybe (maybe) finally the economy is on the turn and it’s great news that the Government is looking into amending the Building Regulations (again) to allow self-builders to construct their own homes – which is incidentally a large percentage of Read More …
Planning Permission Granted on this County Mayo hipped cottage extension
We just heard that the project below was granted planning permission. It’s a flat roof and gabled extension to a 1950’s or so hipped single storey Irish cottage. What’s interesting is the process that it takes to get to a Read More …
I have an Assigned Certifier, why do I need an architect?
Since April this year, it is mandatory (for new houses & extensions >40m2) that the works are ‘signed-off by one of three registered professionals: 1. Registered Architect 2. Chartered Engineer or 3. Registered Building Surveyor. There has been much debate Read More …
House under construction update: Trusses arrive
Below is a mosaic of the photos from the site visit this morning on the first SI9 house we’re undertaking for a one-off house in County Mayo. The oak trusses come from Glenfort:
I wrote this post in 2011, it’s now updated for 2014 #SI9 and updated again for 2016
I wrote this post in 2011, it’s now updated for 2014 & S.I. No.9… What exactly is the difference between planning drawings and construction drawings suitable for Building Regulation compliance and submission with BCMS Planning Drawings The following are the Read More …
Are you renovating in Dublin or Galway & fancy being on TV? Please share/RT
Casting Notice: House Hunters International: Renovation is a one hour television show currently airing on the Home and Garden Television Network (HGTV) in America. The first half-hour of the series is designed to de-mystify the international home-buying process, by going Read More …
Work in progress photos of new house in Co. Mayo
Below are a selection of photos from the new house currently under construction in Co. Mayo where I am providing full architectural + Designer & Assigned Certifier under SI9:
90,000 houses in Ireland required by 2021 to Passivhaus standard? Is there work for me? @Damien_English mentioned
The recent ESRI report HERE forecasts that Ireland will need 90,000 new homes by 2021 and recently in the Nzeb conference last week Minister Damien English called for the passive house standard to be introduced in housing (link to BRegs Read More …
You need to think smaller…
I wrote this post in 2012 on why you need to think smaller when designing and building a house. Two years later and the situation has got worse, not better. With the banks requiring that you need a 20% deposit Read More …
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