Ep57 - Dublin new build on laneway site

Laura and Ronan Campbell built themselves a house on Ronan’s parents’ laneway. Here they chat about:Difficulties with planning permission and why they had to leave a deposit with the local authority for three years. How they made a narrow site work with their design vision.Choice of steel frame construction and challenges building the house.Delays (due to windows and Covid) and how they affected the build. Choosing finishes that look the part and saved money.How much DIY they did and their top tips for others considering building a laneway house.Budget considerations and how they kept a lid on costs.Main headaches and what they would do differently.Read more about their project on https://selfbuild.ie/project/dublin-laneway-house/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.