Cosy up and save a small fortune in Waterfall

SOME houses look their size, and shout their wares. Others are more subtle, and this Waterfall, Co Cork home fits that low-key description.

Even though it is pretty impressive from a drive-by or cursory glance, there’s so much more to it than meets the eye. Much of what sets it apart will never again be seen, but will repay its investment many times over.

Hard to think of insulation as buried treasure, but that, in effect, is what it is. This 4,800 sq ft, over-basement house on a half acre, has insulation to beat the band, in triplicate in fact, thanks in part to its Fusion steel frame build with integrated ‘waffle-like’ high density foams: with added cosying, it has a whopping 230 mm of insulation to its external walls, while all floors are concrete for thermal mass and sound insulation qualities.