Back to the future: How DIY retrofitting saved a Cork family house

Home Editor Eve Kelliher  finds out how Kieran McCarthy and Adam O'Brien gave a 1950s bungalow a new lease of life

Homeowner Adam O'Brien who renovated his grandparents’ 1950s bungalow.

An ambitious retrofit of his grandparents’ 1950s bungalow turned out to be a labour of love for Cork man Adam O’Brien. And the work ethic of the 39-year-old software engineer from Ballincollig impressed his fellow Cork native, building engineer Kieran McCarthy.

Kieran was on hand as Adam took on this personal project and carried out much of the work himself as he aimed to bring the Commons Road cottage from an F to a B2 BER rating.