wish i had 205,000 euros to spare..

flanum · Post by **flanum** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:33 pm

Found this on http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?sear ... e&id=42546

Look at the potential. Imagine the ceilis and partys you could have here!

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:43 pm

Doesn't say how much land comes with it. The house seems to butt directly onto the road. "For sale by private Treaty". Must belong to a native.

djm

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:32 pm

Somebody explain what that middle picture is, please.

Is that window on the floor? Why? And what's that white thing on the wall?

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:37 pm

That aint' a window, that's a dog flap for the Wolfhound.

The white thing is just there to cover up a damp patch.

Slan,
D.

s1m0n · Post by **s1m0n** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:04 pm

Lambchop wrote: And what's that white thing on the wall?

Looks like a radiator to me. For southerners, that's a kind of heating system.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:56 pm

I'm sure it's a radiator.
And while I confess to knowing nothing about the cost of living in Ireland,
doesn't 205K seem steep for that cottage?

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:11 pm

emmline wrote:And while I confess to knowing nothing about the cost of living in Ireland,
doesn't 205K seem steep for that cottage?

Yes, but isn't it quisn't?

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:20 pm

emmline wrote:I'm sure it's a radiator.
And while I confess to knowing nothing about the cost of living in Ireland,
doesn't 205K seem steep for that cottage?

Don't bet on it,

http://www.rte.ie/business/2006/0124/houses.html

Slan,
D.

Jerry Freeman · Post by **Jerry Freeman** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:52 pm

Isn't that Peter's house?

Best wishes,
Jerry

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:43 am

I always wondered something about those roofs. Is there some kind of material under that thatch to protect against hail and such?

djm · Post by **djm** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 8:41 am

Originally, no. Terms like "its raining cats and dogs" were quite literal, as the thatch would be full of insects and vermin and animals that hunt them. Modern thatch is an imitation over a solid roof. Its done to look quaint. Another variation you might like to look into is called a turf roof, where an actual sod is planted and grown over a solid roof. This is often vaunted for its insulating properties as well as aesthetics.

djm

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:20 am

I'm trying to think of a good sod quip following that. Any offers?

Steve

djm · Post by **djm** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 9:21 am

SteveShaw wrote:I'm trying to think of a good sod quip following that. Any offers?

Are you feeling lucky?

djm

flanum · Post by **flanum** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:31 pm

emmline wrote:I'm sure it's a radiator.
And while I confess to knowing nothing about the cost of living in Ireland,
doesn't 205K seem steep for that cottage?

HA HA (this one going for 850k)
! http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?sear ... e&id=29308

quote:
Is that window on the floor? Why? And what's that white thing on the wall?

The window is in the converted roof-space.
yes the other thing is a radiator.

But if you happen to have a cool 3 million euro.. yo can get this rather drab looking detached house(in a housing estate!).
http://www.daft.ie/searchsale.daft?sear ... e&id=45026

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:30 am

djm wrote:Originally, no. Terms like "its raining cats and dogs" were quite literal, as the thatch would be full of insects and vermin and animals that hunt them. Modern thatch is an imitation over a solid roof. Its done to look quaint. Another variation you might like to look into is called a turf roof, where an actual sod is planted and grown over a solid roof. This is often vaunted for its insulating properties as well as aesthetics.

djm

Thanks for the explanation. Now I can sleep at night.