by Kieran McCarthy | Aug 29, 2023 | All Blog Posts, Design Advice, Site Surveys
This week in the Examiner, Kieran McCarthy of KMC Homes provides advice on building in an area that is prone to subsidence. Q. I am living in a city suburb that is regarded by insurance companies as an area of high level subsidence. I am fortunate to have a very large...
by Kieran McCarthy | Mar 27, 2023 | All Blog Posts, Design Advice, Site Surveys
This week in the Examiner, Kieran McCarthy of KMC Homes provides advice on what can strike fear into a would-be house buyer; rising damp, dry rot and of course our old archenemy, subsidence Q. I am interested in purchasing a home that was built in Cork in the 1970s. I...
by Kieran McCarthy | Dec 8, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Site Surveys
This week in the Examiner, Kieran McCarthy of KMC Homes provides advice on how suspect ‘DIY’ wall insulation may conceal a whole host of problems. Q. We have bought an older-era home in the country that the previous owners did some upgrade works on. It’s pretty well...
by Kieran McCarthy | Sep 2, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Site Surveys
This week in the Examiner, Kieran McCarthy of KMC Homes provides advice for fixing cracks in the foundation. Q. We’re looking to buy a home in a settled area near national schools in Cork City’s southside. Our choice is more confined to older houses. Lots that we have...
by Kieran McCarthy | Aug 17, 2022 | All Blog Posts, Site Surveys
This week in the Examiner, Kieran McCarthy of KMC Homes provides advice when building a home on an elevated site. Q. I want to build a new home on a greenfield site overlooking Cork Harbour. It has great views which is why I am considering buying it. However, the site...
by Kieran McCarthy | Jul 12, 2021 | All Blog Posts, Site Surveys
This week in the Examiner, Kieran McCarthy of KMC Homes discusses what is subsidence and what to do about it. Subsidence occurs in most ageing houses and will need some level of treatment, but don’t let that deter you writes building expert Kieran McCarthy...
