For Sale by Private Treaty
“The Orchard”
“The Coach House”
Sylvanmount, Ballybride Rd, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin.
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Introduction
Sylvanmount is located within the ancient ecclesiastical parish
of Rathmichael, and in Dublin half barony of Rathdown. The
area occupies the eastern slope of the Carrickgollgon Mountain.
The site of Sylvanmount commands an extensive and beautiful
prospect along the coast from Dalkey Island to Bray Head and is
situated towards the northern end of Ballybride Road adjoining
‘’Chantilly’’ to the north, opposite ‘’Shankill Lodge’’ to the west
and ‘’Springfield’’ to the south.
The approach to the house, along Ballybride Road from the south,
gives an explanation to the name Sylvanmount. The setting is evidently
sylvan in character whilst the mount refers to the mount or slope on
which the house is situated.
We know that Sylvanmount House and Coach House existed prior
to 1838, as they show up in an OSI historical map of 1838, which
was published in 1840. What is clear is that these structures display
distinctly Georgian influence in the proportion of the windows and the
smaller scale windows at first floor level. The decorative porch and
the decorative soffit treatment, the bay windows and the decorative
timber work indicate a late Georgian or early Victorian influence in
contrast to the austere influence of the early Georgian period.
It is clear that the houses at Sylvanmount are spacious, stylish and
perfectly finished inside and out. What is not immediately discernible
is the superior fabric of each house where Durkan’s have incorporated
a number of passive house features together with controlled energy
saving mechanisms that greatly improve comfort and efficiency while
helping to significantly reduce running costs.
These are “A” Rated Premium Family Homes that are perfectly arranged
and finished inside and out to offer an exemplary home for every stage
of family life. These houses provide a blend of contemporary living with
a deep appreciation for traditional aesthetics, quality craftsmanship and
contemporary technologies.
These beautiful houses have been built by Brian M Durkan & Co. who
have been delivering quality housing since 1993. Brian M Durkan have
earned a reputation for exceptional attention to detail and a dedication
to their craft as Master Builders. Recently completed developments
include Fey Yerra Wood, Foxrock and Wingfield, Bray.
Specification for “The Orchard”, Sylvanmount,
Ballybride Rd, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin.
External Finishes
Painted smooth nap plaster finish with feature plaster bands to all
walls. Re-constituted granite stone to sills to all elevations.
All Windows and Doors are “A” rated triple glazed hardwood timber
high performance windows with low u-value (1.2W/m2K) for energy
efficiency. Large glazed patio doors are located to the rear.
Fascia, Soffit & Rainwater Goods
The fascia and soffit is painted ‘Durawood’ timber cladding. Powder
coated aluminium rainwater gutters and downpipes.
Roof Coverings
Gallegas Premier Spanish Natural Slate.
Roof Lights
A generous allowance of energy efficient remote controlled Velux roof
lights are provided to maximise the natural daylight.
Kitchen / Utility / Pantry / Laundry Room / Boot Room
Newcastle Design have custom designed and fitted these rooms to
the highest possible specification to include the following features:
• Handmade feature island
• 30mm thick stone work surfaces throughout
• Oak cabinet interior & dovetail soft close drawers
• Solid mahogany extra thick soft close cabinet doors
• Custom made cabinetry, doors and panel work
• On-site hand painted finish throughout
• Extra high cabinetry
• Antique mirror
• Handmade double pantry larder
• Under cabinet lighting
• Glass cabinet lighting
• Hand painted timber panelling
• Handmade wine cellar
Bathrooms & En Suites
The Bathrooms and En Suites have been completed with high quality
sanitary ware throughout supplied by Waterloo Bathrooms, complete
with chrome and glass shower doors and heated chrome towel rails.
Mirrors will have an integrated demister in the bathrooms. High quality
tiling is provided to all wet areas with feature recessed tiled areas. A
booster pump provides high pressure water to the bath and showers.
Wardrobes
The fitted wardrobes are exclusively designed to a contemporary style
by Cawleys Furniture.
Fireplace
The Living and Family rooms come complete with a feature stone
fireplace with a granite hearth and “A” Rated solid fuel sealed Stove.
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Internal Doors
All houses come with high quality contemporary painted finish doors
throughout complete with chrome ironmongery. Selected doors incorporate
feature glazing.
Internal Finishes
• High quality paint finish to walls and ceilings throughout.
• Hardwood treads and painted risers to staircase.
• Generous high specification wall and floor tiling to all wet areas.
• Double height skirting.
• Very high ceilings throughout.
• Painted timber panelling to selected areas.
Attic
The attic is fitted with an attic stairs and “A” rated sealed hatch and selected
area floored for storage space, complete with lighting.
Heating
A Dimplex Air to Water heat pump is the primary heat source for each house.
The heat generated is be used to warm the underfloor heating throughout
and provide hot water. The benefits of the heat pumps are as follows:
• Reduced energy cost and bills
• Reduced CO2 emissions.
• Powerful performance with low noise
• Low maintenance
• Safe & reliable - proven technology
• Compact unit.
The living room is equipped with a high efficiency solid fuel Stove ideal for
the long winter nights.
Ventilation System
Ventilation is provided by the use of a Heat Recovery Ventilation. The system
is professionally designed by Delap and Waller Consulting Engineers. It
continuously supplies fresh air & extracts stale air. The system is designed to
• Continuously ventilate all the rooms in your house in a controlled manner to give a healthy environment.
• Remove moisture & odours thereby preventing condensation build-up, mould growth etc.
• Provide a draught free environment with the required amount of filtered fresh air for the occupants.
• Minimise the energy losses by recovering the heat from the extracted stale air & transferring up to 90% of this heat to the incoming fresh air.
Electrical
The electrical layout has generous allocation of light and power points
located throughout the house. Switches, sockets and Cat5e data wiring
throughout.
Media & Communications
A generous number of T.V. data and power points are provided throughout,
with all points wired back to an central hub.
Security
Each home is wired for an intruder alarm and CCTV.
Electronic gates, which can be opened by videocom providing added
security.
Gardens
The driveway to each house consists of decorative “Ballylusk” stone chippings
laid on ‘Nidagravel’ gravel stabiliser.
All rear gardens will include a feature paved patio area complete with external
socket and water tap. A low wall with reconstituted granite capping’s is
provided to the patio with elegant steps to the generous lawn at the lower
level.
Front and rear garden areas will include generous landscaping including
selected planting, “Prunus Luscitanica” hedge and post and rail fence to front.
Parking
Ample private car parking spaces located in the front driveway.
Guarantee
A 10 Year Homebond guarantee is provided.
Low Energy Design
All houses have been designed by Duignan Dooley Architects with energy
efficiency as a priority.
The houses have been designed to achieve an A3 energy rating ensuring that
the end user will have minimum heating and running costs. The A3 rating is
achieved through the use of the following features
• Excellent standard of wall, roof and floor insulation.
• Certified ‘A rated’ triple glazed windows with argon filled glazing.
• Heat Recovery Ventilation system will save you money and reduce your energy requirements for heating by re-using the heat that is normally lost via standard extract systems. A Heat Recovery Ventilation system is designed to operate continuously at a low rate to minimise electrical energy consumption. The heat recovered is up to twenty times the energy used to run the fans.
• Considerable attention has been given to the Air-tightness of the houses. Each house has an individual air tightness test and certificate undertaken (instead of a default value which can be given to housing developments after sample houses are tested). This gives confidence to each homeowner that each house is built to the highest standard and quality ensuring the minimum of heat losses through the envelope of the building.
The Dimplex air to water heat pump ensures the heat that is required is
produced efficiently and with reduced C02 emissions. The Stove allows the occupier to use a renewable energy as a heat source for the living room.
BER: A3
BER No: 109036319
Energy Performance Indicator:
53.8 kWh/m²/yr
Specification for “The Coach House”, Sylvanmount,
Ballybride Rd, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin.
External Finishes
Painted roughcast render finish to old section of the house and
smooth nap plaster finish to all other walls. Re-constituted granite
stone to sills to all elevations.
All Windows and Doors are “A” rated triple glazed hardwood timber
high performance windows with low u-value (1.2W/m2K) for energy
efficiency. Large glazed patio doors are located to the rear.
The original porch feature has been fully restored and the original
patress plates have also been restored and incorporated into the
existing coach house walls.
Fascia & Soffit
The fascia and soffit is painted ‘Durawood’ timber cladding. Alumasc
Apex Heritage Cast Iron Gutter and downpipes are provided to
replication of historic styles.
Roof Coverings
A generous allowance of energy efficient Velux heritage roof lights are
provided to maximise the natural daylight.
Roof Lights
A generous allowance of energy efficient Velux heritage roof lights are
provided to maximise the natural daylight.
Kitchen / Utility
Newcastle Design have custom designed and fitted these rooms to
the highest possible specification to include the following features:
• Handmade feature island
• 30mm thick stone work surfaces throughout
• Oak cabinet interior & dovetail soft close drawers
• Solid mahogany extra thick soft close cabinet doors
• Custom made cabinetry, doors and panel work
• On-site hand painted finish throughout
• Extra high cabinetry
• Antique mirror
• Handmade double pantry larder
• Under cabinet lighting
• Glass cabinet lighting
• Hand painted timber panelling
Bathrooms & En Suites
The Bathrooms and En Suites have been completed with high quality
sanitary ware throughout supplied by Waterloo Bathrooms, complete
with chrome and glass shower doors and heated chrome towel rails.
Mirrors will have an integrated demister in the bathrooms. High quality
tiling is provided to all wet areas with feature recessed tiled areas. A
booster pump provides high pressure water to the bath and showers.
Fireplace
The living room comes complete with a feature stone fireplace with a
granite hearth and “A” Rated sealed solid fuel Stove.
Internal Doors
All houses come with high quality contemporary painted finish doors
throughout complete with chrome ironmongery. Selected doors
incorporate feature glazing.
Internal Finishes
• High quality paint finish to walls and ceilings throughout.
• Hardwood treads and painted risers to steps at change of level.
• Generous high specification wall and floor tiling to all wet areas.
• Double height skirting.
• Very high ceilings throughout.
• Exposed brick with feature alcoves and lighting to selected areas.
Attic
The attic is fitted with an attic stairs and “A” rated sealed hatch and
floored to maximise storage space, complete with lighting.
Heating
A Dimplex Air to Water heat pump is the primary heat source for each
house. The heat generated is be used to warm the underfloor heating
throughout and provide hot water. The benefits of the heat pumps are
as follows:
• Reduced energy cost and bills
• Reduced CO2 emissions.
• Powerful performance with low noise
• Low maintenance
• Safe & reliable - proven technology
• Compact unit.
The living room is equipped with a high efficiency solid fuel Stove ideal
for the long winter nights.
Ventilation System
Ventilation is provided by the use of a Heat Recovery Ventilation. The
system is professionally designed by Delap and Waller Consulting
Engineers. It continuously supplies fresh air & extracts stale air. The
system is designed to
• Continuously ventilate all the rooms in your house in a controlled manner to give a healthy environment.
• Remove moisture & odours thereby preventing condensation build-
up, mould growth etc.
• Provide a draught free environment with the required amount of filtered fresh air for the occupants.
• Minimise the energy losses by recovering the heat from the extracted stale air & transferring up to 90% of this heat to the incoming fresh air.
Electrical
The electrical layout has generous allocation of light and power points
located throughout the house. Switches, sockets and Cat5e data
wiring throughout.
Media & Communications
A generous number of T.V. data and power points are provided
throughout, with all points wired back to an central hub.
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Security
Each home is wired for an intruder alarm and CCTV. Electronic gates, which
can be opened by videocom providing added security.
Gardens
The driveway to each house consists of decorative “Ballylusk” stone chippings
laid on ‘Nidagravel’ gravel stabiliser.
All rear gardens will include a feature paved patio area complete with external
socket and water tap. A low wall with reconstituted granite capping’s is
provided to the patio with elegant steps to the generous lawn at the lower
level.
Front and rear garden areas will include generous landscaping including
selected planting, “Prunus Luscitanica” hedge and masonry wall to front.
Parking
Ample private car parking spaces located in the front driveway.
Low Energy Design
All houses have been designed by Duignan Dooley Architects with energy
efficiency as a priority.
The houses have been designed to achieve an A3 energy rating ensuring that
the end user will have minimum heating and running costs. The A3 rating is
achieved through the use of the following features
• Excellent standard of wall, roof and floor insulation.
• Certified ‘A rated’ triple glazed windows with argon filled glazing.
• Heat Recovery Ventilation system will save you money and reduce your energy requirements for heating by re-using the heat that is normally lost via standard extract systems. A Heat Recovery Ventilation system is designed to operate continuously at a low rate to minimise electrical energy consumption. The heat recovered is up to twenty times the energy used to run the fans.
• Considerable attention has been given to the Air-tightness of the houses. Each house has an individual air tightness test and certificate undertaken (instead of a default value which can be given to housing developments after sample houses are tested). This gives confidence to each homeowner that each house is built to the highest standard and quality ensuring the minimum of heat losses through the envelope of the building.
• The Dimplex air to water heat pump ensures the heat that is required is produced efficiently and with reduced C02 emissions. The Stove allows the occupier to use a renewable energy as a heat source for the living room.
BER: A3
BER No: 109036327
Energy Performance Indicator:
68.3 kWh/m²/yr
Layout of Ground Floor The Orchard
Layout of First Floor The Orchard
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Layout of The Coach House
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Sylvanmount, Ballybride Road, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin.
Professional Team
• Mechanical & Electrical Engineers
Delap & Waller
1st Floor, Bloomfield House
Bloomfield Avenue
Dublin 8
• Architect:
DDA Architects Ltd.
62 Brighton Square
Rathgar, Dublin 6
• Consulting Engineers
Kavanagh Burke
Unit G3, Calmount Park,
Ballymount,
Dublin 12
Sales
Lettings
Mortgages
Brian M. Durkan & Co Ltd,
Durkan House,
63 York Road,
Dunlaoghaire,
Co Dublin
Mortgage Advice
For Professional Advice talk to Peter Magee
on 086-8060917 or email: [email protected]
Negotiator
Viewing
Ronan O’Hara/Sonia Pallas
Sherry FitzGerald
1 Brighton Road Foxrock Dublin 18
Viewing by appointment.
T: 353 1 2894386 F: 353 1 2896936
E: [email protected]
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