External windows and doors can go in immediately, external finishes started, and those involved in internal services can get straight to work on the first fix of carpentry, plumbing, and electrics ...

Minister for the Environment Eamon Ryan has said that the concrete levy introduced in the budget on Tuesday should lead to the building of more timber frame homes. The levy, from which it is expected ...

QUESTION: We own a concrete block house finished with stucco. We would like to extend our master bath. The builder suggested using 2-by-4 frame walls and stucco in the addition. Is this a good idea?

The glazing, set in robust hardwood frames, is screened with storey-high louvre shutters; they modify the quality of daylight entering the rooms, contribute to privacy and, with their fine detail and ...

Portuguese studio SAMI Arquitectos has slotted a modern concrete house behind the crumbling stone walls of a ruined building, located on an island in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. Pico ...