A place to park your boys’ toys

IF mere sheds are the must-have toys, hide-outs and domestic dens for boys, then the garage at this house will have most males going into raptures — or so its selling agents hope.

Newly up for sale, No 116 Mervue in Cork city’s Ballyvolane is an extended three-bed semi-d, with a rear garage measuring over 30’ wide and 15’ deep — big enough for three cars, note agents DNG Kevin Condon, who seek offers around €255,000 for the lot.

That’s great news for a careful car owner, restoration enthusiast, or other hobbyist. It could be a gym, a home office, a play room — or just a garage.

The semi-detached house has main reception, kitchen/dining room, conservatory, three first-floor bedrooms and bathroom, plus an attic-level room with two veluxes, wardrobes and a bathroom, so there’s lots of space to play around with here for the price, say the agents.

It has a front garden, good side garden and drive, and enough space for four or five cars.

DNG’s sales pitch eulogises the garage, saying it has a wow factor — “something most of us dream about but never achieve,” though its plus points are more prosaic, listed as “ample power points, florescent light, concrete floor (painted) and windows facing the patio”.