Selfbuild Ireland

The house the fireman built
Total cost including kit, fit-out and furnishings: €296,000
Take a look at the build journey here https://selfbuild.ie/case-stud…/the-hou se-the-fireman-built/
... Get inspiration & advice at Selfbuild Live Dublin, 14-16 September 2018 in the Citywest Convention Centre. Tickets are €10 but clicking on this link will give you 100% off https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/selfbuild- live-dublin-2018-t…
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Insulated concrete formwork (ICF) is the closest thing to building a house out of Lego, and almost as simple. But as Sinead and John Coules of Co Cork found out, if you’re going to be one of the first to go mainstream with a modern method of construction, then you’ll have to learn a lot, and fast! Because not everyone will know what you’re talking about…
Build & excavation cost (excludes fit-out): €250,000
Read more here https://selfbuild.ie/case-studies/childs- play/
... Get inspiration & advice at Selfbuild Live Dublin, 14-16 September 2018 in the Citywest Convention Centre. Tickets are €10 but clicking on this link will give you 100% off https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/selfbuild- live-dublin-2018-t…
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It’s nearly impossible to tick all the boxes but Michael and Paula O’Neill of Co Wexford tried and in every way that matters, succeeded.
Total cost: €330,000
Read more here https://selfbuild.ie/case-studies/a-mount ain-to-climb/
... Get inspiration & advice at Selfbuild Live Dublin, 14-16 September 2018 in the Citywest Convention Centre. Tickets are €10 but clicking on this link will give you 100% off https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/selfbuild- live-dublin-2018-t…
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A few months into their project Sinead and Jonathan Willox of Co Tyrone decided to go zero energy selfbuild, but was it worth it?
Build cost: £278,000
Take a closer look here https://selfbuild.ie/featured/no-pain-no- gain/
... Get inspiration & advice at Selfbuild Live Dublin, 14-16 September 2018 in the Citywest Convention Centre. Tickets are €10 but clicking on this link will give you 100% off https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/selfbuild- live-dublin-2018-t…
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A countryside carbon neutral home
Build cost: £400,000
Take a closer look at this beautiful home here https://selfbuild.ie/pro…/a-countryside -carbon-neutral-home/
... Get inspiration & advice at Selfbuild Live Dublin, 14-16 September 2018 in the Citywest Convention Centre. Tickets are €10 but clicking on this link will give you 100% off https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/selfbuild- live-dublin-2018-t…
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**Breaking News
The worlds first ever 3D-Printed home is now complete after 54hours work.
The four-bedroom property is a prototype for bigger projects which aim to make housebuilding quicker and cheaper.
... See more here https://selfbuild.ie/news/we-live-in-a-3d -printed-home/
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Going native
House cost: €635,000
Total build cost: €465,000
... Including total cost of bathrooms at €12,000, kitchen with appliances at €33,000, plumbing and heating at €26,000 and electrician at €13,000
Plot size: 650 sqm
House size: 240 sqm + 42 sqm attic for storage
BER: A3
Airtightness: 6.2ACH@50PA
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When Dan Runyon of Co Offaly emigrated two decades ago, he knew it wasn’t forever. What’s more, he also knew that when he did return it would be to Self-build his own home.
House size: 2,600 sqft Build cost: €250,000
... Build Spec: 8 inch (200mm) cavity block wall filled with EPS beads; certified breathable spray foam insulation on 7 inch (175mm) rafters with 2 inch (50mm) insulated plasterboard above, floor 6 inch (150mm) PIR board. U-values of walls and floor no more than 0.2 W/sqmK, walls 0.27 W/sqmK.
https://selfbuild.ie/case-studies/selfbui ld-grounded/
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Sloping house with a view
It’s one thing to holiday in a seaside home, and quite another to live in one! Linda and Steve Mitchell were lucky to find a home in their ideal location of Co Antrim but to make this house their dream home, they had to both extend and renovate.
Read their story here https://selfbuild.ie/project/sloping-hous e-with-a-view/

By knocking down an internal wall and reconfiguring her living space, Mary Johnston of Co Derry transformed her day-to-day life for the better
Project Cost: £27,000

Enjoying the nice weather? ☀️🍦
This Irish self-build certainly has an international feel https://selfbuild.ie/featured/la-dolce-vi ta/

BEFORE/AFTER 200 Year Old Cottage
Joe Fallon and his wife Deirdre moved to County Wexford in 2006 to start a family, build a house and further develop Joe’s architectural practice. Talk about new beginnings! Their first step was to buy a 200 year old cottage in the heart of the Blackstairs Mountains, leaving behind them the hustle and bustle of city life…
Read about their journey here https://selfbuild.ie/project/winds-of-cha nge/

DIY self-build in Carlow
House size: 95 sqm. Site size: 193 sqm. Build cost: €35,000... House value: €250,000
https://selfbuild.ie/project/diy-self-bui ld-in-carlow/
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The Contemporary Bungalow
- House size: 2,400 sqft - Cost: £160,000 + £10,000 in solicitor and designer fees - Value: £230,000... - EPC (SAP rating): B (89)
For Rodney and Emma McKay of Co Down, building a ‘traditional’ bungalow was out of the question. And the result is very different indeed to what you’d expect a one and half storey house to look like… https://selfbuild.ie/project/the-contempo rary-bungalow/
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Window seat extension
Fostering a sense of fun was at the heart of this renovation, balanced by functionality
“It’s not every day you get an opportunity to transform your house and in this instance, the internal layout warranted a complete overhaul. It often makes for a much more successful extension to reconfigure the entire building,” explains architect Shane Cotter of Architectural Farm

News**
Seaside Dublin house bags construction award

Grants in Ireland
Here is a list of grants available for self-builders and home improvers who are looking for financial help building their home or upgrading it

A countryside carbon neutral home
Build cost: £400,000