Region · West Cork
West Cork houses restored and furnished while you are five hours behind.
West Cork draws American buyers for the same reasons it draws everyone else — harbours, islands, food and a long coastline of houses that need work. We take on the whole project, from the condition report before you bid to the made beds on the day you land.
Houses we work on here
What West Cork houses usually need.
- Harbour and village houses
- Narrow period houses reworked room by room so they live far larger than the footprint suggests.
- Farmhouses with land
- Rambling houses rationalised into a plan that works for a family and for guests.
- Island and peninsula cottages
- Remote sites where logistics, deliveries and trades need managing as carefully as the design.
- Contemporary coastal builds
- Glazed modern houses furnished for the light and the weather rather than for a photograph.
Local knowledge
What owners abroad get caught out by in West Cork.
Protected structures and village character
Many West Cork village houses are protected or sit in an architectural conservation area. Windows, render and colour are all controlled, and we prepare the application accordingly.
Access and delivery on peninsulas
Sites down boreens and out on the peninsulas limit what can be delivered and when. We size joinery and furniture to the access before anything is ordered.
Letting between family visits
A lot of West Cork owners let the house for part of the season. Where that is the plan we specify finishes and furniture that survive changeover weeks.
Where we work
Towns and villages across West Cork.
- Kinsale
- Clonakilty
- Skibbereen
- Schull
- Baltimore
- Bantry
- Glandore
- Union Hall
- Castletownshend
- Durrus
Questions from US owners
Renovating in West Cork, answered.
- Can you view a West Cork house before I bid on it?
- Yes. We visit before contracts are signed, report honestly on roof, damp, wiring and heating, and give a renovation scope so you know what you are taking on before bidding.
- Do you work with local West Cork builders?
- We tender to builders we have worked with in the region, compare three prices for you in plain language and manage them on site week by week.
- Can the house be let when we are not using it?
- Yes. We can specify and furnish to a letting standard and coordinate with a local management agent for changeovers and keyholding.
Next step
Tell us about the house.
Send the address or the listing and we will tell you honestly what the house needs, what the process looks like from the United States, and how we would run it. You can also read the full renovation service or the guide to buying in Ireland.