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6 Episodes 2013 - 2013
Episode 1
Fri, Nov 15, 2013
Dermot meets widow Catherine Bennett and her daughter Sarah Jane who want to move out of their huge 13 bedroom former B&B and move into another house they own, a 3 bedroom derelict bungalow that's been uninhabited for nine years since Catherine's husband died. Dermot is of the opinion that the house is in such poor condition a better option would be to demolish it and build a modern alternative.
Episode 2
When Dublin born Eilín O'Carroll and her South African husband David Pansegrouw moved to Ireland they were lucky enough to buy, at the bottom end of the property market, Firmount House near Clane - complete with an adjoining long-abandoned 1930s property called the Doctor's House, which they want to refurbish and move into with their twin sons. They also have 5 acres of land attached to Firmount House which they have grand plans for, but their immediate problem is getting the the Doctor's House back into good order on a limited budget and which they plan to project manage themselves whilst holding down full time jobs.
Episode 3
Dermot is in Brittas with Irish politician Katherine Zappone and her partner of 30 years Ann Louise Gilligan. The couple live in a now dilapidated 100 year old hunting lodge which hasn't seen a repair for 40 years. The challenge for Dermot will be to rehabilitate the old lodge and link it to an adjacent mews building, all within a limited budget of 160,000 Euros.
Episode 4
Peter Jordan and Anne Kerrigan together with their two young daughters have long since outgrown the tiny cottage where they live in Killawalla outside Westport which Peter bought as a single man four years ago. They need Dermot's help to reconfigure the interior of the bungalow, demolish an old shed and add an extension, which includes a special type of cladding Dermot calls 'agricultural' cladding to match the local rural landscape but Anne refuses to agree with him, preferring a white render instead. No matter how hard he tries to persuade her she will not change her mind, but they eventually agree to a compromise.
Episode 5
Jimmy and Ursula Frawley and their four children live in a large 15 room two storey property in Firhouse, Dublin. On the surface, this house is impressive, but when it comes down to the actual living space the family cannot seem to make use of all of the cramped space and the warren of disconnected rooms. Most of the house is never used and they want to maximise its potential so they ask Dermot to help turn their huge house into one big spacious fully functional dream home.
Episode 6
Rory and Clare Kelly live in a compact 1950's bungalow in the south Dublin suburb of Stillorgan. It's their first home but it's far from ideal. Little has changed in 60 years and the couple don't use most of the rooms as they should, as Dermot says, a jumble of small rooms that don't really work including a 1970s mouldy extension which used to be a garage. They have a limited budget of EUR90,000 and as well as a reorganisation of the house's cramped layout, former chef Rory has his heart set on a bespoke kitchen to match his culinary aspirations, and to help out Dermot calls on celebrity chef Paolo Tullio for advice.