3. Self-building: the good, the bad & the ugly with Alex Calder

Welcome to The Interiors Podcast. In this latest episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Alex Calder about self-building in Wicklow over 4+ years through the pandemic. Alex takes us through the timeline of the project, their biggest learnings, the experts that were invaluable and all the nitty gritty details of the planning permission process for a modernist home - from leveraging local politicians to re-building a bridge!   Connect with Alex: @caldalex for family life in Wicklow @ahouseinwicklow to follow her family’s self-build in real-time @betweentwoears for all things horsey   Follow us on Instragram @theinteriorspodcast   Resources & Professionals: RIAI (Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland) www.riai.ie/work-with-an-architect https://www.riai.ie/whats-on/news/riai_building_construction_cost_guidelines_2019 Architect: John McLaughlin Architects - http://johnmclaughlin.ie Contractor: Carew Construction  Planning consultant: HPDC - http://www.hpdc.ie Engineer: David Maher QS: Murray and Gillespie - https://www.murrayandgillespie.ie Energy consultant: Passivate https://www.passivate.ie Self-build mortgage broker: Helen at Rockwell Financial https://rockwellfinancial.ie/