Extension of the main living space transformed this €525,000 Carrignavar home

Clamont is on a generous site with a large patio accessed via bi-fold doors

Sat, 10 Aug, 2024 - 17:00

Catherine Shanahan

Carrignavar, Co Cork
€525,000
Size	200 sq m (2153 sq ft)
Bedrooms	5
Bathrooms	3
BER	C2

The owners of this 200 sq m Carrignavar property have been tipping away at it over the years.

Built in 1991, it’s been extended, renovated, had windows replaced, a new patio laid, walls pumped, attic floored — the list goes on. The standout change was the extension/renovation of the main living space into an open plan kitchen, living, dining room with wall-to-wall bifold doors that open onto an expansive patio.

It’s an attractive, light-filled space with a good sprinkling of windows, including some roof lights, and a feature stone wall with solid fuel stove (and handy back boiler).

This spacious room is the star turn at Clamont, a two-storey, detached, five bedroom property within a stone’s throw of Carrignavar village.

Also impressive is the patio, a generous west-facing space. Accessible through the bi-fold doors, it’s perfect for accommodating any overspill from the main living area when entertaining is on a large scale. A retractable awning provides cover from the elements — shade in sunshine, shelter in a downpour.

The new living space and patio area were the result of upgrades in 2016 but there were several others. New sash windows were installed at the front of the house the same year. The front door was replaced by double French entrance doors.

In 2019, moves to improve energy efficiency led to the attic being floored and insulated. In addition, the walls were pumped. The upshot is a respectable C2 energy rating.

Tirza Hourihane, selling agent with Sherry FitzGerald, says a new bio cycle unit has just been installed.

“The house is very well done in fairness,” she says, adding that it’s on “a fine site” of c 0.35 acres.

“It’s very private too, with electric gates to the driveway, where there is parking for several cars,” Ms Hourihane says.

Out front is mainly hard landscaping, with hedging and trees along the boundaries.

To the rear is the patio, and beyond it, lawn. The area is fully enclosed by mature plants, trees and shrubbery, as well as raised flower beds.

Ms Hourihane says Clamont, in Laharn, is “100% a family home”. Shoring up this claim is its location, just down the road from a new state-of-the-art primary school, Scoil an Athar Tadhg, which after 50 years in prefabs, is now housed in a state-of-the-art building, set on four acres. The new school was officially opened just before the summer holidays. Carrignavar can also lay claim to one of the country’s few outdoor heated swimming pools, run by community volunteers.

Ms Hourihane says Clamont is just a 20 minute drive from Cork city centre.

She says there’s a good range of accommodation. As well as the large open plan area, there’s the option of a second ground floor reception room or a fifth bedroom.