Drumcondra Photographs & Supplier List
Room to Improve | Series 12 | Episode 5 | Aired Sunday 13th October 2019 | 9:30pm | RTÉ One
Glenn Keating and Gustav van der Westhuizen live in Grace Park, Drumcondra, with their 5-year-old son Noah and two pet Weimaraner dogs.
They live in an Edwardian terraced three story house. The terrace was originally built for officers of the British Army, between 1897 and 1902.
Glenn is a youth worker for LGBTI+ young people in the city centre and Gustav is a banker. They have rented and lived all over from South Africa (where Gustav is originally from) to Kilkenny but finally found their dream house in May 2017.
Glenn tried to spearhead works in Grace Park Gardens but came across a major stumbling block when he couldn’t tie down a builder. They have been in the property 19 months and have never unpacked.
The house comes with it’s own difficulties; previously owned by siblings the property was carved into two separate living spaces and is filled with quirky features alongside it’s original features and separate heating systems.
With a very tight budget of 150k, QS Divashni Mathura is on hand to oversee the delicate negotiations.
Gustav has big style and wants to bring light to the property with neon flamingo lights and eclectic sculptures and Glenn has dreams of polished concrete and Crittall windows.
SUPPLIER LIST
MAIN CONTRACTOR
Name: JW Construction
Address: Unit 3 Dunshaughlin Business Park, Dunshaughlin, County Meath
Ph: 01 8019868
Web: http://www.jwconstruction.ie
ENGINEER
Name: SDS Design Engineers
Address: Unit No. 9, N5 Business Park, Moneenbradagh, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Ph: +353 (0)87 656 4319
Email: ckeane@structuraldesign.ie
QUANTITY SURVEYOR
Name: DASH Cost consultants
Ph: 087 3427590
Email: divashnimathura@gmail.com
ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS
Ciaran Devine
Ph: 01 6268038
Mobile: 086 8521911
Email: Ciaran.devinearch@gmail.com
WINDOWS
Name: Munster Joinery
Address: Ballymount Road Upper, Tallaght, Dublin
Ph: 064 775 1151
Email: info@munsterjoinery.ie
SHOWHOUSE
Architects: Lawrence and Long Architects
Address: 23 Mespil Road, Dublin 4
Ph: 01 661 9206
Email: info@lawrenceandlong.com
PAVING SUPPLIER
Name: OutHaus
Address: Unit 26 Airways Industrial, Turnapin Lane, Santry, Dublin 17, Ireland
Ph: +353 1 844 1200
Email: info@outhaus.ie
BUILDI|NG SUPPLIES
Name: Chadwicks
Address: Carriage Rd, Dillonsland, Navan, Co. Meath, C15 NW64
Ph: 046 9021999
MACHINERY HIRE
Name: Hire2k
Address: Dunshaughlin Industrial Estate, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath
Ph: 01 801 1827
FLOORING VARNISH, STAINS
Name: Morrells Wood Finishes
Address: J.F. Kennedy est. 12, Co. Dublin
Ph: 01 4505 187
FLOORING SUPPLIES
Name: Hermes Abrasives G.M.B.H
Address: Ardmore Pk, Kill Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin
Ph: 01 2802939
Email: n.delaney@hermes-abrasives.com
KITCHEN AND FITTED FURNITURE
Name: Karl Cullen Fitted Kitchens
Address: Monart East, Co. Wexford
Email: sales@karlcullen.ie
Ph: 086 331 3850
KITCHEN APPLIANCES 1
Name: Miele
Address: 2024 Bianconi Avenue, Citywest Business Park,
Dublin 24
Ph: 01 461 0710
Email: info@miele.ie
WORKTOPS
Name: Miller Brothers
Address: Charvey Lane, Rathnew Wicklow
Ph: 0404 32222
TILES
Name: Tile Style
Address: Ballymount Retail Centre, Ballymount Rd Upper, Ballymount Little, Dublin 24, D24 X39K, Ireland
Ph: +353 1 855 5200
Email: garrett@tilestyle.ie
WOODEN FLOOR RESTORATION, TILING, CARPENTRY
Name: Wood Masters DS
Ph: 089 20914
Email: woodmastersds@gmail.com
ARTWORK
Name: Stoney Road Press
Address: 11-13 Stoney Road, Dublin
Email: Mail@stoneyroadpress.com
LANDSCAPING
Name: Allium Landscapes
Address : 120 Larkhill Rd, Whitehall, Dublin 9, D09 W838, Ireland
Ph: +353 1 837 2917
Email: peter@alliumlandscapes.com
FURNITURE STORE
Name: Harvey Norman
Address: Tallaght
Ph: (01) 468 4500
Email: Siobhan.OReilly@ie.harveynorman.com