PROJECT / CO DUBLIN
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Project information Find out more about Glenna and Gerry's renovation and extension project in Co Dublin including the local companies involved... SIZE & COSTS
BUILDING SPECIFICATION Roof
Walls
100mm solid concrete block outer leaf with 18mm sand/cement render finish. 150mm cavity fully filled with EPS beads pumped in,100mm concrete block inner leaf with skim plaster finish on sand cement basecoat. U-value 0.2W/sqmK House before
Design and planning fees, furniture, landscaping, fencing, security, finishes & kitchen
105 sqm
House after
177 sqm
€100,000
Site cost
€157,000
Floor
150mm in situ concrete slab on100mm PIR underfloor insulation on IAB certified radon barrier, joints lapped and sealed on 50mm sand blinding on 225mm well consolidated hardcore. U-value 0.16W/sqmK
Market value (house only)
Build cost
€200,000
AFTER
SUPPLIERS ENSUITE
KITCHEN KITCHEN
EN SUITE
WARDROBE
SITTING SITTING BEDROOM 1
BEDROOM
DINING UTILITY/
UTILITY LAUNDRY
Glazing
Composite alu-clad windows, double glazed, U-value of units 1.2W/sqmK, solar factor (G value) 0.38
€350,000
WM
Composite roof tiles to match existing on treated on 35 x 50mm battens on IAB approved breathable roof felt (500mm 5U bitumen felt strip to eaves) on structural graded SW joists, 100mm PIR insulation between joists fitted flush to underside of rafter with 50mm spacer battens above 50mm PIR insulation to underside of rafter. Sealed joints in boards with foil tape and airtightness tape to joints with walls. 35mm battened wiring cavity. Plasterboard and skim plaster finish to ceiling. U-value 0.16W/sqmK
IT ROOM/ IT ROOM STORE
STORE
TD
DINING
ENTRANCE ENTRANCE
BEFORE
SHOWER SHOWER
KITCHEN KITCHEN
BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM LOUNGE LOUNGE SHOWER
STORE STORE
BEDROOM 1 BEDROOM
SITTING SITTING BEDROOM 2 BEDROOM
ELCB
PORCH
48 / SELFBUILD / SUMMER 2017
Calling from NI prefix with 00353(0)
Quantity Surveyor Appliances Patrick Shanley, Duleek, Powercity, powercity.ie Co Meath, Extractor fan tel. 041 982 3349, Falmec sourced from Kitchen pshanley@eircom.net Showtime, Dublin, Architect tel. 01 816 2101, sho.ie Fergal McGirl MRIAI, Dublin, External lighting tel. 01 873 5441, Illumination Swords, Dublin, fmgarchitects.ie tel. 01 890 3988, illumination.ie Builder Windows Rathcorbally Construction, Paul McDonald of Munster mobile 086 8060893, Joinery, EcoClad model, rathcorballyconstruct@gmail.com munsterjoinery.ie Wastewater system Carpets SIDE (WEST ELEVA O’Reilly Oakstown Ltd,(SOUTH ELEVATION) Gough’s Carpets of FRONT Trim, Co Meath, Ardcath, Dublin, tel. 01 835 4113 tel. 046 943 1389, Internal doors and fittings oreillyoakstown.com Eddies Hardware, Drogheda, Percolation testing engineer Co Louth, tel. 041 983 6292, Sean O’Connor of heitonbuckley.ie Enviropro Ltd., Bathroom mobile 087 220 8633, B&Q, diy.com enviropro@eircom.net Floor tiles Security System Tubs and Tiles Sandyford, Aztec Security Systems, Dublin, tubstiles.ie tel. 01 409 9222, Paint aztecsecurity.ie Colourtrend, colourtrend.ie Lighting consultant Insulation REAR (NORTH ELEVATION) SIDE (EAST ELEVA National Lighting, Dublin, EPS beads in walls: tel. 01 709 9070, EcoBead Platinum nationallighting.ie kingspanecobead.com; floor Kitchen design PIR: Xtratherm UF xtratherm. Darren Moore of JDM com; airtightness tape: Siga Woodworks, Naul, siga.ch Co Meath, mobile 086 353 Roof tiles 3351, jdmwoodworks.ie Tegral Thrutone, tegral.com Kitchen fittings Photography Flanagan’s Fittings, Dublin, BEDROOMDermot Byrne Photography BEDROOM 1 2 tel. 01 844 8400, fff.ie Brookhaven, Co. Wicklow Kitchen lighting tel: 01 282 9560 IKEA, ikea.ie dermotbyrnephoto.ie