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The walls up and finished next stage in the revamp of the home pod was to start freshening the bare wooden walls with some paint. Over the years the wood had darkened by sunlight and where furniture had previously been placed the colours were all wrong. So a coat of paint was the solution.
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Once the floor was done we had a sketched plan of how to divide the floor space and make a proper bedroom and turn the stairs around from their original position. This gave a more homely feel to the floor space and even though obviously the one space now becomes two the living area steel feels spacious due to all the natural light that floods in through the windows.
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So twelve years on from building the grass roofed visitors “shed” we decided to do a revamp and create a crafted comfortable chalet style accommodation for four people. Initially it was a complete empty of the building and then grinding down the concrete floor to get a polished concrete floor rather than the screed painted finish that we had for the last twelve years. The contractor who put the floor in all those years ago could have done a better job. So this was the place to start.
We hired a concrete grinder and spent a day running over and over the floor, cleaning up the dust each time. It was a hard day, but the 24 hour hire period was non negotiable so we worked hard.
We are very happy with the finish, and went on to use a floor sealer “smartseal” product to give the concrete a deep sheen finish, it’s very nice.
So we now have a clean flat and sealed floor, very happy with it and a nice platform to work from.
Watch a short film made whilst we were sealing the floor
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Arkipod started a long time ago, germinating in the mind. Previous builds on the West Coast of Ireland date back ten years plus with 25 square meter buildings including bedrooms, showers and toilets. The 25 m² rule applies a lot in Ireland and it is a good size for spare space. The building below was built over ten years ago, sleeps four at ease and has a shower and sink.
This one has three separate downstairs rooms, one is the kitchen and living room and then a smaller bedroom and shower toilet room. With a mezzanine upstairs it housed three people for two years. It is now rented out on Air BnB.
the inside shot showing nice woodwork finish, but this is a consumer choice any finish is possible.
Preparation for the grass roof, Arkipod do many roof styles, Grass, Metal, wood and slates are all possible, it is down to personal choice and price.
A very small pod with a double bed downstairs and upstairs too, but nothing else.
A studio build cheaper materials to keep the price down.
Get in touch to talk about our 25m² options.
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