Room to Improve

In the ten years since they first met, Avril and Andrew Wilson-Rankin have been dreaming of owning their own home. Now they've bought a property in Dun Laoghaire, but it's as far from being a home, or even a house, as you could imagine.

Jean Robinson and Daithi Elliffe have bought themselves what they hope will be an ideal family home in a unique location - a listed 19th century former schoolhouse at Kilternan with spectacular views of the Dublin mountains.

Struggling with a tight schedule, a limited budget and the traditionalist taste of his clients, can Dermot balance their love of classic farmhouse design with his own vision of clean urban functionality?

This week, Dermot wants to create a wheelchair friendly house in Malahide that's also a welcoming family home.

Dermot has the challenge of blending 70s chic with modern design - can he deliver the wow factor his clients are insisting on?

Couple Mark and Sabina hope that, despite its rotting floorboards and 'unorthodox' foundations, Dermot can transform their 'fixer-upper' in north Dublin into a new family home.

Pat and Marita plan to renovate and extend the 1950s 3-bed bungalow where Pat grew up - a tiny, dark house currently occupied by Pat's 93-year-old mother Mary.

A 1960s three-bed semi, an imminent baby arrival, a limited budget, a builder who was a contestant on The Apprentice and Dermot Bannon - what could possibly go wrong?