Thirteen years ago Brian and Julie Keane found a location that suited them perfectly, but a house that didn’t.
Brian and Julie live in Dalkey, South County Dublin. Julie is an airhostess who has a passion for fashion. In their three-bedroom house she has run out of space for all her clothes, handbags and shoe collections. Her husband Brian is the head financial controller in a private hospital.
Since they moved in Julie has been planning an extensive renovation.
"I always felt this house was back to front.” says Julie. Their budget of €180,000 is generous, however their site is not.
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Clontarf
In 2003, Denise and Ben bought their 1940's house in Clontarf, North Dublin. When they bought the house it was in bedsits and they spent €50,000 converting it back into a 3 bedroom family home.
"We put in a kind of make shift kitchen that was thrown together because we had no money left". Now f...
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Dundalk
Yvonne and John live in a housing estate in Dundalk with their two children. Four years ago, they decided to buy their next-door neighbours house.
The house has been unoccupied since they bought it. Going against the norm, they have decided to knock two houses into one - a challenge Dermot's nev...
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Sutton
Jim and Siobhan Doyle live in a beautiful old house over looking Dublin Bay in Sutton. Siobhan grew up in the house and is very emotionally attached to it. So much so that ten years ago the couple bought the house from Siobhan's siblings.
They haven't done any renovation work..until now and the...
