All done at Dunmore East energy overhaul

Tommy Barker says Fernlea has been brought up the BER scale by its energy-aware owners.

A FULL energy efficiency overhaul on this Waterford home called Fernlea has brought it up to the top of the alphabet scale in term of its BER rating.

Bought just three years ago by a clued-in couple Dave Sheane and Simone Bublewitz, this 1970s bungalow home “in keeping with such properties built in the ‘70’s, had a leaking roof and the insulation qualities of a sieve!” they recall.