The Selfbuild Podcast

At Selfbuild Extend & Renovate Connacht 2026, self-build advisor John Corless talks through various scenarios at the following stages:
Buying or being gifted a site
Design stage
Planning permission
Building control and building regulations
Clarity on legal roles of owner and builder
Health & Safety
Risks on self-build sites
Opting in and opting out
Contracts: what to check for
Cost overruns

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At Selfbuild Extend & Renovate Live Leinster 2026, quantity surveyor Keith Kelliher chats about kitchen and bathroom costs with a special focus on interior design.

Chatting through how to save on the interior finishes are: Thomas Treacy of Treacy Décor, Julie Burke of Dampmaster and Anna from Interio Sylists.

Covering questions like: how much more do you need to budget for integrated appliances? What is the biggest upsell on a kitchen? What’s the real difference between best quality paints and budget ones? What are the best options for lighting? Should you install a bath? How much does paint, tiles and other interior finishes cost today? How about labour?

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At Selfbuild Extend & Renovate Live Leinster 2026, quantity surveyor Keith Kelliher hosts a talk around the practicalities of building an energy efficient home, with a special focus on:
- Plant rooms: optimal sizes and what you need to include in them; optimal layouts and how to make sure systems don’t interfere with one another
- Common mistakes: from solar panels and heat pumps to insulation and windows, learn from other projects

Chatting through the ins and outs of energy efficient homes are: Scott McMurray from Epitome Living, Gerry Sheridan from GMS Insulations, Keith Scully from Grant Engineering, Andrew Acheson from Internorm, and Mark Farrell from New Energy Ireland.

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The interior design tips and pitfalls to avoid as shared by Stephen Blakely of Blakely Interiors, including how to prevent mistakes and how to make your house flow while keeping practicality in mind.
Topics include access, natural and artificial lighting, kitchens, colour and more with real life examples.
Excerpts from his presentation at Selfbuild Extend & Renovate Ulster.
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Quantity surveyor Keith Kelliher asks the experts to guide you through your project. The panel consists of Health & Safety advisor Helena Ryan of Cooga Safety Services, financial advisor Rachel Uí Bhaoill of SPREAG, serial self-builder Julie Burke of Dampmaster and Joe McBride of Walk Your Plans.
He looks at ways to save on your house build that most people don’t factor in, from your health and safety obligations to learning from the mistakes of serial self-builders.

This episode was recorded at Selfbuild Extend & Renovate Live Leinster 2026.
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