The government finally scrapped the worst parts of this disaster and restored the right for people to build their own homes. The bureaucrats and the C.I.F. lost this fight because we refused to let them turn our families into cash cows. Stay sharp because we will be watching to ensure …
July 27, 2014
Final supporters
Ireland is a nation of Self Builders - little homes dot the countryside - they are what make Ireland 'Home' to millions of people - these homes are set to be NO MORE.
Our Forefathers constructed family homes with their bare hands & they fought for our Freedom. Now in 2014 - we, the citizens of Ireland have to fight once more - this time we are fighting for the right to be able to provide a home for our families.
Building Control (Amendment) Regulation S.I.9 came into force on Saturday, March 1st, 2014. These Regulations, known as S.I.9 prohibit a self builder from constructing their own home - they are even so extreme as to prohibit a self builder from employing their own sub-contractors. All construction of homes and extensions MUST go through a main Building Contractor! (from next year the Builder MUST be taken from the Construction Industry Federation Register - C.I.F is a private Company!)
We petition the Government of Ireland to hear our voice and restore the right for a family to build their own home without severe financial burden. What the Government have done is absurd, unjust and anti-social. They have taken the centuries old tradition of providing a home for one's family from us with a strict regime of building control and forcing us to pay thousands extra in professional fees when there is absolutely no need. We are all for regulation of the building sector but we want to be treated with fairness by setting up an independent building inspectorate.
We would welcome inspections at any stage of the build.
We implore the Government not to punish the self builder for the mistakes of the big developers and building contractors of the past.
BUILDING A HOME SHOULD NOT BE RESERVED FOR THE PRIVILEGED FEW.
We have NO OTHER WAY of owning our own family homes, we have enough money for materials and we were going to construct our homes with Blood, Sweat & Tears.
To the Government of Ireland - please listen to the pleas of the people of Ireland and revoke S. I. 9
For further information check out:
The Bregs Forum,
Irish Association of Self Builders website (iaosb.com)
or the information site for the S.I.9 (si9.ie)
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 4, 2014
March 19, 2014
The momentum behind this movement has become an unstoppable force that the government can no longer pretend to ignore. Elite bureaucrats at the CIF and their allies in office are clearly rattled by how many people are finally waking up to their blatant power grab. We have them on the run and we are not slowing down until these destructive regulations are completely dismantled.
Reached 100 supporters
March 17, 2014
138 Comments
This is all about a failure to properly resource building control authorities throughout the country. This act will do nothing to improve building quality and will only make building a pen pushing job instead of a skill.
My Great grandfather built his own house in Adregole to farm Hungry Hill. As long as building control does stage inspections the self build can be as good as a main builder
Well, have been saving for last 5 years to self build a new extention on to my 170 year old cottage in the country side my dream ios now on hold.I'm all for builing regulation and inspection but After seeing what cif registered home "buliders" done during the boom there is no way i'm hiring any to work on my home.
The right to build one's own home should not be removed. Rather a supporting legislative and educational infrastructure for those that wish to responsibly do their own / their family home that is properly cognisant of the rights of future purchasers needs to be developed.
Amendment S.I.9 which came to effect on 1st of March 2014 is unfair to the self builders of Ireland and should be reviewed again by the DECLG. The government of Ireland is punishing the self builders for the mistakes made in the past by developers
I believe everybody should have the right to self build.
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The government finally scrapped the worst parts of this disaster and restored the right for people to build their own homes. The bureaucrats and the C.I.F. lost this fight because we refused to let them turn our families into cash cows. Stay sharp because we will be watching to ensure …
July 27, 2014
Final supporters
Ireland is a nation of Self Builders - little homes dot the countryside - they are what make Ireland 'Home' to millions of people - these homes are set to be NO MORE.
Our Forefathers constructed family homes with their bare hands & they fought for our Freedom. Now in 2014 - we, the citizens of Ireland have to fight once more - this time we are fighting for the right to be able to provide a home for our families.
Building Control (Amendment) Regulation S.I.9 came into force on Saturday, March 1st, 2014. These Regulations, known as S.I.9 prohibit a self builder from constructing their own home - they are even so extreme as to prohibit a self builder from employing their own sub-contractors. All construction of homes and extensions MUST go through a main Building Contractor! (from next year the Builder MUST be taken from the Construction Industry Federation Register - C.I.F is a private Company!)
We petition the Government of Ireland to hear our voice and restore the right for a family to build their own home without severe financial burden. What the Government have done is absurd, unjust and anti-social. They have taken the centuries old tradition of providing a home for one's family from us with a strict regime of building control and forcing us to pay thousands extra in professional fees when there is absolutely no need. We are all for regulation of the building sector but we want to be treated with fairness by setting up an independent building inspectorate.
We would welcome inspections at any stage of the build.
We implore the Government not to punish the self builder for the mistakes of the big developers and building contractors of the past.
BUILDING A HOME SHOULD NOT BE RESERVED FOR THE PRIVILEGED FEW.
We have NO OTHER WAY of owning our own family homes, we have enough money for materials and we were going to construct our homes with Blood, Sweat & Tears.
To the Government of Ireland - please listen to the pleas of the people of Ireland and revoke S. I. 9
For further information check out:
The Bregs Forum,
Irish Association of Self Builders website (iaosb.com)
or the information site for the S.I.9 (si9.ie)
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
May 4, 2014
March 19, 2014
The momentum behind this movement has become an unstoppable force that the government can no longer pretend to ignore. Elite bureaucrats at the CIF and their allies in office are clearly rattled by how many people are finally waking up to their blatant power grab. We have them on the run and we are not slowing down until these destructive regulations are completely dismantled.
Reached 100 supporters
March 17, 2014
138 Comments
i 100% back this petition. as an architectural technologist & a future self builder. if you need any help in your fight for change in the regulation contact me. ive been hit on the double. im self employer with a wife & 2 small kids & this regulation prevents me from gaining future work.
This is all about a failure to properly resource building control authorities throughout the country. This act will do nothing to improve building quality and will only make building a pen pushing job instead of a skill.
My Great grandfather built his own house in Adregole to farm Hungry Hill. As long as building control does stage inspections the self build can be as good as a main builder
Well, have been saving for last 5 years to self build a new extention on to my 170 year old cottage in the country side my dream ios now on hold.I'm all for builing regulation and inspection but After seeing what cif registered home "buliders" done during the boom there is no way i'm hiring any to work on my home.
The right to build one's own home should not be removed. Rather a supporting legislative and educational infrastructure for those that wish to responsibly do their own / their family home that is properly cognisant of the rights of future purchasers needs to be developed.
Amendment S.I.9 which came to effect on 1st of March 2014 is unfair to the self builders of Ireland and should be reviewed again by the DECLG. The government of Ireland is punishing the self builders for the mistakes made in the past by developers
I believe everybody should have the right to self build.
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i 100% back this petition. as an architectural technologist & a future self builder. if you need any help in your fight for change in the regulation contact me. ive been hit on the double. im self employer with a wife & 2 small kids & this regulation prevents me from gaining future work.