The Personal Cost and Reward of Self building
Nothing comes easy, and while you will reap the joy of your self build it comes at a high physical and emotional cost. These are…
Month: August 2011
Building a garden by hand: Part 3
The natural beauty and texture of natural stone never fails to impress and our current project, which has progressed very well demonstrates even at this…
Building a garden by hand: Part 2
When the garden had been cleared, excavations dug and foundations laid we began the fitting the shiplap timber wall cladding. Both the upper and lower…
Everybody be damned when it comes to property values…
I ask people about the value of their homes all of the time in the course of my work and the most common response I…
Building a garden by hand: Part 1
Some say, design is 90% perspiration and 10% inspiration, but when it comes to building a garden without the help of any mechanical means, the…
Kerry tops the poll as favourite holiday destination
The results of part II of MyHome.ie’s holiday survey released today shows that Kerry is head and shoulders above all other counties when it comes…
Kerry: Ireland’s favourite holiday destination
Friday August 19th 2011. Kerry is head and shoulders above all other counties when it comes to favourite holiday destinations with over 24% of…
Free money!? Why debt forgiveness is a good idea
Nothing seems to inspire as much ire as a talk about debt forgiveness. I say that as a person who once described it as 'Madness!'…
USI warn students of rogue landlords
Ahead of Leaving Cert /CAO points being released and the upcoming academic year, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) yesterday warned students to be…
Urban Garden Landscaping Project : Part 4
Once we had all the construction and the patio work finished, the final aspect ahead of planting, was the installation of the roll turf lawn.…