Episode SIX, TALLAGHT | PHOTOGRAPHY & SUPPLIER LIST
Since they moved to Tallaght from the Liberties decades ago, Brigid and Chris have raised two sons but never had the time or the resources to make the most of their family home. When Chris was forced to take a sabbatical from the building trade, suffering from stress, the couple found their house filling with clutter and they’ve never managed to get on top of it.
As their youngest son Adam prepares to move out, the soon to be empty nesters are keen to enjoy a little space, but with three cramped ground floor rooms and a garden shed filled to the rafters, they need help.
Enter: Róisín, Peter and the crew with a plan to achieve the most ambitious home rescue to date. The goal will be to turn the entire ground floor into one united open plan living space but, with no space to pitch the sorting tent, the clutterbusters are relocated to a rented hall nearby.
After an extensive, noisy demolition, plans to install an exposed steel beam to replace a retaining wall are delayed when the engineer insists it has to be fireproofed first.
As Brigid and Chris tackle a massive sorting job offsite, son Adam is faced with the daunting prospect of decluttering his dad’s chaotic shed. None of which is straightforward as Brigid favours reuse over recycling and Chris remains emotionally attached to his parents’ old furniture.
As time runs out on the most ambitious project yet, it seems Róisín, Peter and the team may have bitten off more than they can chew.
SupplierS list
ARCHITECT AND DESIGNER:
Róisín Murphy
All queries to romurd9@gmail.com
Instagram; roisin_murphy_design
CONSTRUCTION WORKS:
MDS Construction
C/O Peter Finn
Unit 13 Inis House
Old Quarry Campus
Blanchardstown, Dublin 15
(01) 861 2218
www.mdsconstruction.ie
Instagram; pete_thebuilder
PAINTERS:
Michael Phillips & Sons
26 Kilakee Court
Firhouse
Dublin 24
Phone: 01 452 1300
ELECTRICIANS:
Epicus Electrical Services
Andy McCann
16 Esker Manor,
Lucan,
Co. Dublin
Phone: 086 394 7755
WASTE DISPOSAL:
Advanced Waste Recycling Ltd.
Glenowlen,
Church Road,
Saggart,
Co. Dublin
Phone: 01 401 1928
CHARITY SHOP DONATIONS:
St. Vincent de Paul Charity Shop
Main Street,
Tallaght Village,
Dublin 24
01 403 1383
RECYCLING CENTRES/ELECTRICAL RECYCLING:
Ballymount Civic Amenity
South Dublin County Council,
Ballymount Avenue
Off Walkinstown roundabout
01 4621251
FURNITURE AND FITTINGS:
IKEA
St. Margarets Road,
Ballymun,
Dublin 11
01 541 3300