Working with your Architect 1: Choosing an Architect
You are about to embark on that long-postponed project and to avail of the Home Renovation Incentive Scheme. You know your project will benefit from the skills and expertise of an architect. But how to choose the right one? We answer the questions people ask about choosing an right architect for your project… 1. My […]
Home Extensions & Renovations: Health & Safety at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013.
Home Extensions & Renovations: Regulatory Context 10 January 2014 The Home Renovation Incentive Scheme offers homeowners the opportunity to avail of tax credits in respect of Home Extensions & Renovations to their home. In the thrill of finally being able to start that long postponed-work, it is important to remember the planning and regulatory issues […]
Home Renovation Incentive Scheme
Tax Relief for Work to your Home… Tax relief is now available for qualifying home owners who carry out improvement works to their home over the next few years. This is great news for those who have been planning work for some time! It’s the Home Renovation Incentive Scheme. Here’s our 10 part Q+A summarising […]
RTÉ The Design Doctors & Making the most of your Home.
The Design Doctors are now showing on RTÉ 1 television every Thursday evening at 8.30pm. Presenters Denise O’Connor and Catherine Crowe of Optimise Design show how minimal changes, skillfully handled, can make an enormous difference to your home. Need your own Design Doctor? Here at houseology, architect Eva Byrne has been making house calls to peoples’ homes […]
Will we be able to understand architects drawings? The Irish Independent 07.06.2013
Q. “We plan to engage an architect to help alter and extend our home. We have no experience of drawings and worry about whether we will understand what is being proposed at each different stage. Any advice?” Irish Independent, 7 June 2013 Drawing is the language of architects, the means by which ideas are […]
Should we make our home completely open plan? Irish Independent, 24.05.2013.
Should we make our home completely open plan? Eva Byrne 24/05/2013 | 05:00. Read the original article here… “We’re really short of space and are planning to build a small extension to create a kitchen, dining and family area to the back of the house. We’re tempted to remove the wall between the living area and stairs […]
Summer’s here…so here’s how to make the most of it. Irish Independent, 10.05.13
“Like a lot of people, we’ll be holidaying at home this year. How can we make the most of the precious sun we do get and embrace summer at home?” Eva Byrne, published 10/5/2013. Read the original article here… The recent sunshine has got us all thinking about how to tweak our homes and outdoor […]
I dread the hassle and stress of building an extension. Irish Independent, 12.04.2013
“We are a couple with two pre-teen children. Our architect has drawn up plans for a beautiful extension that would transform our home for the teenage years but we dread the hassle and stress involved in getting it built. Any tips for making the process bearable?” Eva Byrne, Published 12.04.2013. Read the original article here… […]
The Problem Room, Irish Independent. 30.11.12
Q: We are really happy with our home but don’t seem to be able to get to grips with our living room. It feels uninviting and is rarely used. Any tips? The Irish Independent, 30 November 2012 A: There is always at least one reason why a room is unloved and underused. Typical reasons include […]
Tips for working with an Architect. Irish Independent, 05.10.2012
“An Architect is the Magic Wand in your Building Project… “ Learn how to work that wand to its full potential with these Tips for Working with an Architect on your home building project… Word of mouth is always the best source for any professional. Choose an architect based on their previous work (ask to see […]
