Architectural input defines dormer home

BUILT within the last two years is Firview, a 2,600 sq ft dormer home, with extra wood trimmings, on the Forest Road outside Carrigaline in Cork.

Not only is the house a decent size for a family, its three-quarters of an acre site at Shanagraigue also allows room to breathe. Designed with an architect’s input, its features include a south-facing decked balcony with French door access off the large 17’ by 14’ master bedroom.

This bedroom, one of five, also has a high cathedral-syle pine-sheeted ceiling and Velux windows as well as the French doors.

Room sizes are grand and big: how about a 32’ by 17’ lounge which, like the hall, family room and breakfast room, has Canadian maple floors. It also has a marble fireplace and dining area in a raised section with French doors to the gardens and double doors to the 17’ by 21’ kitchen/dining room.

The quality wood continues in the kitchen, where units are handmade in spalted beech, with black granite worktop. Sale includes De Dietrich appliances, with a five ring stainless steel range cooker in a timber and tiled Inglenook niche. Ground floor accommodation also has a family room, large utility and guest WC.

The stairs are is another fine piece of joinery, in ash, and the rest of the joinery has a pine flavour. Apart from the master bedroom’s en suite with corner Jacuzzi bath, there’s a shower room, fully tiled. The landing, like the bedrooms, has secret nailed pine floors with a dormer window for country views.

Estate agent Roy Dennehy in Carrigaline says this house, five minutes from the town by car, has a uniformly high standard of finish inside and out. Entrance gates are electronic.

There’s a detached garage with loft area, lawns and a half acre of paddock.

The property, with part stone facade, has a €420,000 guide price.