Maryland is a part of Dublin 8 that links Cork Street to James Street and Loreto Road, just off Marrowbone Lane, is a small street of former corporation homes.

Number 18 is owned by a builder, Shane Doherty of Ibis Construction, who specialises in residential renovations.

The large open space under the stairs is handy for storage.

His works on the property show off exactly how to smartly upgrade and extend a mid-terraced concrete-built home. The works have turned it from an unloved abode of 78sq m (840sq ft) with a BER of G into a pristine property of 107sq m (1,152sq ft) that now boasts a toasty B2 BER.

The home has a B2 BER.

Five years ago, he bought it for €225,000, according to the Property Price Register. It had been seeking €250,000.

Then a three-bedroom house, but with just one bathroom downstairs, one of the features that appealed was its 30m (100ft) north-west facing garden, which was in a sorry state.

The anthracite-coloured kitchen and black metro-tiled splashback was made by Carndonagh Kitchens.

Now, following extensive works that included a full insulation upgrade, new windows, floors, kitchen and bathrooms, it is back on the market seeking €475,000 through Sherry FitzGerald.

The living room extends into the kitchen in an open plan.

It is still listed as a three-bedroom house but the layout now sees two double bedrooms upstairs. The third bedroom has become a smart bathroom.

There are two double bedrooms upstairs.

What is being called the third bedroom is currently used as a second living space downstairs, a TV room/playroom to the front of the property.

The layout opens into a hall where under the stairs is now an open space to better accommodate bulky items such as a buggy and other children’s toys with a stylish panelling effect, painted a fashionable black, drawing the eye up the stairwell.

The garden has a paved dining terrace that steps up to a green area laid in artificial grass.

There’s an internal laundry room to the rear of the TV room and adjoining it is a downstairs shower room. This has a window that looks out to a small and sheltered courtyard where the family enjoys a cup of coffee on weekend mornings.

The artificial grass area of the garden, with garden room at the far end.

This design brings light into what would otherwise be an internal hall and makes the large, open-plan kitchen/dining/living room to the rear a dual-aspect space that opens out to the now-pristine garden.

The garden room is an office/bar.

The anthracite-coloured kitchen and black metro-tiled splashback was made by Carndonagh Kitchens.

The garden has a paved dining terrace that steps up to a green area laid in artificial grass so the kids can kick a ball about in peace.

This was a lockdown project and it is still a very decent length, about 17m, the owner estimates.

Looking down the garden to the 22sq m garden room.

Once it was completed, he started work on the rather cool garden room, which is an office/home bar, perfect for Friday evening drinks. There’s also an interior room and shower room. All told, it extends to 22sq m.

The flat-roofed house has off-street parking for one car and is a short walk to the red line Luas stop at Fatima.