Through hard work, Ciara and Seán Owens have created their forever home, nestled in the Fermanagh countryside
They bought the site near her family home in 2014. Planning permission had already been approved for a four-bedroom house, based on plans drawn up in 2009. She says the plans were “for a very straightforward design but a design that suited us completely. We never wanted to build a home that was outside our means. I thankfully love the style of our house. We tweaked the plans ever so slightly, but no major changes.
They found it difficult to get a mortgage because the project was so advanced, but after living at home with parents to save money, their self-build mortgage was approved in March 2020.“From the outside, it looked like everything was done. It was plastered, but inside it was just bare block.” After a flurry of work, they moved into the house just before Christmas 2020, when Ciara was eight months pregnant. “It was an amazing time, finally reaching the end after such a long build, but obviously also stressful,” she says. “I was heavily pregnant so there wasn’t much I could help with, except cleaning, but our families were great and everyone chipped in.”Today, they are well settled into their home and are now a family of four – their youngest is a busy little one-year-old.
“I would definitely recommend a self-build rather than contractor-led, but you do need to be very organised and on top of your trades. It will save you a lot of money in the long run that can go elsewhere in the build.”
España Últimas Noticias, España Titulares
Similar News:También puedes leer noticias similares a ésta que hemos recopilado de otras fuentes de noticias.
Matt Williams: The Wallabies’ catastrophic self destruction a cautionary tale for Irish rugbyRugby World Cup performances are the end result of years of failure by Australia’s high performance coaching system
Leer más »
‘Is it a little bit of a dog whistle?’ Newstalk Breakfast hosts swap conversations for clickbaitRadio: Shane Coleman and Ciara Kelly half-heartedly stir the pot, while Kieran Cuddihy enjoys some senatorial skirmishing
Leer más »
Sophie Hannah: ‘My mum normalised writing as a career, so it felt like a possibility for me’The British poet and novelist on writing crime novels, her latest movie project, The Mystery of Mr E, and being obsessed with self-help books
Leer más »
The Dangers of Ditching Self-Care: A Trip to the Dentist Reminded Me to Put Myself First AgainUp until last week, Amy Lynch didn’t consider going to the dental hygienist regularly as self-care. She does now.
Leer más »
US warns of large Serbian military build-up near KosovoThe United States has called on Belgrade to pull its forces back from the border with Kosovo after detecting what it called an unprecedented Serbian military build-up.
Leer más »