All hands will be on this deck

AFTER a summer like the one just ending, cynics and the merely dubious are converted to alfresco living — convertible cars and outdoor decking being objects of desire.

A house up for sale in Carrigaline in Co Cork has the latter lifestyle option already in place, so now all a new occupant needs to really enjoy the benefits of global warming is the soft-top car, and maybe a boat in nearby Crosshaven to complete the picture.

The vendors of 187 Dun Eoin, on the Cork city side of Carrigaline, made hay this summer past when the sun shone, enjoying their new 20’ by 12’ deck out the back of the house, which is elevated over the town of Carrigaline with distant rural views peering over the rooftops of the neighbouring estate homes.

It is on the market with Jennifer Bermingham of Noelle Morrison Properties, who seeks offers over €215,000 for the recently built three-bed semi detached house in a cul de sac setting.

It has a living room (16’ by 13’) to the front with chunky oak fireplace with cast iron insert, and double doors to the kitchen/dining behind, which comes with maple Shaker-style units and patio doors to the decking and the great outdoors behind. There’s a guest loo at ground floor level, and overhead are three bedrooms, all with built-ins, and one has an en suite shower room.

The house, in smart internal condition, has gas heating and double glazing, off-street parking in front, and wood-fenced back garden with shed and deck