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Everyone felt sorry for this couple's disastrous house on Room to Improve last night

What lurks beneath.

Feb 29th 2016, 9:23 AM 29,247 Views 8 Comments

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LAST NIGHT’S ROOM to Improve focused on a lovely house in Maynooth – with a dark secret hiding behind the walls.

Yes, it was that dramatic.

It was Sinéad and George’s dream home

room1 Source: RTÉ

And Dermot thought it looked class when he arrived in the car

room2 Source: RTÉ

But when he walked in the front door, the first thing he saw was a shower in the… hall

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Lads

A shower in the hallway... Excellent start! #RoomToImprove
— Aoife Somers (@aoifesomers) February 28, 2016

Source: Aoife Somers/Twitter

Jaysus shower in the hall. "We need a shower, ara put it there it'll b grand" #RoomToImprove
— Alan Moran (@AlanMoran7) February 28, 2016

Source: Alan Moran/Twitter

It might look nice on the outside, but Dermot quickly finds out that “none of the rooms really work” when he gets in

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Next, they head on into the bedroom

room5 Source: RTE

Mattress on the floor 🙈 #RoomToImprove
— Matthew D (@europerson) February 28, 2016

Source: Matthew D/Twitter

But they saved the best until last with this tour, as they head into the final room – to discover some serious wet rot

room6 Source: RTE

Which is the “worst thing that could happen to a house”

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^that face

This had horror film written all over it

There's something sinister and alive growing behind those walls . This could get messy #RoomToImprove
— Declanhamill (@dechamcork) February 28, 2016

Source: Declanhamill/Twitter

But there was still hope

Despite Dermot scaring us all from the rot monster living upstairs I've a feeling this will be a good one! 🙏🏻 #RoomToImprove #rotmonster
— Beth O'Sullivan (@beth_os4) February 28, 2016

Source: Beth O'Sullivan/Twitter

Turns out, a serious chunk of the budget is going to go on just fixing the place up

room8 Source: RTE

Feel sorry for that couple, the budget is going to go through the roof #RoomToImprove
— Joe Barrett (@Joe_Barrett81) February 28, 2016

Source: Joe Barrett/Twitter

There were worries that they might have to just wrap this one up early

Will this weeks episode of #RoomToImprove continue after the break? The budget has been swallowed up before the kettle was boiled. Poor guys
— Michael Corcoran (@mc_so_me) February 28, 2016

Source: Michael Corcoran/Twitter

The house is “fundamentally compromised” ffs

room9 Source: RTÉ

Anything to be said for another mass? #RoomToImprove
— Aoife Somers (@aoifesomers) February 28, 2016

Source: Aoife Somers/Twitter

There's a horror movie on @RTEOne where a lovely couple are being haunted this #RoomToImprove makes #ParanormalActivity look tame.
— Gavin Duffy (@GavinDuffy) February 28, 2016

Source: Gavin Duffy/Twitter

There was one line that kept popping up

"They bought the house with their heart, not their head" would be quite the drinking game this week. #RoomToImprove
— Bernard O'Toole (@BernardOToole) February 28, 2016

Source: Bernard O'Toole/Twitter

Fears of mould spread across the country

'what lurks beneath' the usual Sunday night fear is now the idea of parasitic mould in my flat #RoomToImprove
— Nina (@nlapot) February 28, 2016

Source: Nina Lapot/Twitter

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This was quickly turning into one of the all-time Room to Improve disasters

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Can't deal with #RoomToImprove tonight. So gutted for them☹
— Sinéad (@SineadG73) February 28, 2016

Source: Sinéad Greene/Twitter

“It’s like it’s been hit bu a cruise missile” says the builder

room11 Source: RTÉ

Sinead and George were staying seriously calm

Sinead is so composed. ..I'd be swearing so much the beep machine would be gone up in smoke! #RoomToImprove
— Aoife Kelly (@kells_a83) February 28, 2016

Source: Aoife Kelly/Twitter

They had to replace the whole damn roof

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Things weren’t looking great

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Dermot was throwing out some unique measurements

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And using Hollywood as inspiration

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The pair of them struggled on the decision about the colour of the window frames

Oh lord these two couldn't make a decision on what to eat for breakfast. Just pick a feckin' colour #RoomToImprove
— James O'Brien (@bioteacher101) February 28, 2016

Source: J O'Brien/Twitter

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Great!

And a few quick edits later, we suddenly had the house finished

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But everyone was just glad it was over

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And the response to the completed job was near universal approval

WOW!! Stunning result #RoomToImprove
— Jen Searle (@Jen_Srl) February 28, 2016

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Only gorgeous

My god it's gorgeous! I love it. Nicest one so far. #RoomToImprove
— Eimear (@MissEims) February 28, 2016

Source: Eims/Twitter

George’s white cardigan was the final talking point

Dermot's sorted the house, now get Brendan to do something about that cardy #RoomToImprove 🙈 pic.twitter.com/TsIUBTlkO3
— Declan McNamee (@DeclanMcNamee) February 28, 2016

Source: Declan McNamee/Twitter

We’re just surprised he settled on a colour in the end

That white cardigan tho....... Or maybe he should have gotten a grey one 🤔 #RoomToImprove
— Denis Stack™ (@denisstack) February 28, 2016

Source: Denis Stack™/Twitter

What a journey that was.

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Everyone felt sorry for this couple's disastrous house on Room to Improve last night

What lurks beneath.

It was Sinéad and George’s dream home

And Dermot thought it looked class when he arrived in the car

But when he walked in the front door, the first thing he saw was a shower in the… hall

Lads

It might look nice on the outside, but Dermot quickly finds out that “none of the rooms really work” when he gets in

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Next, they head on into the bedroom

But they saved the best until last with this tour, as they head into the final room – to discover some serious wet rot

Which is the “worst thing that could happen to a house”

This had horror film written all over it

But there was still hope

Turns out, a serious chunk of the budget is going to go on just fixing the place up

There were worries that they might have to just wrap this one up early

The house is “fundamentally compromised” ffs

There was one line that kept popping up

Fears of mould spread across the country

This was quickly turning into one of the all-time Room to Improve disasters

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

“It’s like it’s been hit bu a cruise missile” says the builder

Sinead and George were staying seriously calm

They had to replace the whole damn roof

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Things weren’t looking great

Dermot was throwing out some unique measurements

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

And using Hollywood as inspiration

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

The pair of them struggled on the decision about the colour of the window frames

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

And a few quick edits later, we suddenly had the house finished

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

But everyone was just glad it was over

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

And the response to the completed job was near universal approval

Whoops!

We couldn't find this Tweet

Only gorgeous

George’s white cardigan was the final talking point

We’re just surprised he settled on a colour in the end

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