PhoneWatch Ask An Expert Hub
For home owners planning to extend, renovate or build a new home, or take on any kind of home improvement project, the first port of call is to talk to industry professionals from representatives of professional bodies and trade associations. That is why the ‘PhoneWatch Ask An Expert Hub’ at the PTSB Ideal Home Show is always a crowd favourite.
Experts include:
- Energy Saving
- Garden Design & Landscaping
- Interior Design
- Sustainable Home Energy
- Architectural Advice
- Extending & Building
Book your Free 15 Minute Professional Advice Consultation at the Show
If you are looking for ways to save on your energy bills, planning to build, extend or renovate or take on any kind of home décor or interior design project the PhoneWatch Ask An Expert Hub needs to be your first port of call.
With a range of independent experts on hand including architects, garden designers, interior designers, retrofit and energy saving experts, this is your opportunity to get a one-on-one Free 15-minute non-bias consultation with representatives of the relevent professional bodies or trade associations.
HOW TO BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT
Booking for each expert can be made at the PhoneWatch Ask An Expert Hub just inside the main entrance of the RDS Simmonscourt on a first come, first served basis. Visitors are asked to check back at the registration desk five minutes before their appointment time.
Visitors who avail of an Expert Advice Consultaion are invited to donate €10 to a very worthy charity -Dublin Simon Community, who are committed to preventing and addressing homelessness.
| Interior Design Advice - iA | |||
| Noelle O Donoghue | Noelle Interiors | Friday 12.45 - 2.30 | www.noelleinteriors.ie |
| Eleanor Clarke | Cobelis Design Studio | Friday 11.00 - 12.45 | www.cobelis.ie |
| Susannah Love | Susannah Love Design | Sunday 12.00 - 2.00 | |
| Rosemarie Carroll | RCD Design | Friday 4.15 - 6.00 | www.rcddesign.ie |
| Denise Smith | Denise Smith Interiors | Saturday 10.00 - 12.00 | www.denisesmithinteriors.com |
| Sarah Marry | Hestia Design | Saturday 12.00 - 2.00 | www.hestiadesign.ie |
| Rory Kelly | Rory Kelly Interiors | Saturday 2.00 - 4.00 | www.rorykelly.ie |
| Monica Daly | MD Designs | Saturday 4.00 - 6.00 | www.mddesigns.ie |
| Elizabeth Cording | EC Interior Designs | Sunday 10.00 - 12.00 | www.ECInteriorDesugns.ie |
| Linda McNally | Clontarf Interiors | Friday 2.30-4.15 | www.clontarfinteriors.ie |
| Aimee Hartshorn | Anima Lunar Collective | Sunday 2.00 - 4.00 | www.animalunarcollective.com |
| Dawn Bradfield | Carton Interiors | Sunday 4.00 - 6.00 | www.cartoninteriors.ie |
| Interior Design Advice - IDI | |||
| Emma Rossiter | Emma Rossiter Design | Saturday 10.00 - 2.00 | www.emmarossiter.ie |
| Monica Daly | MD Designs | Sunday 10.00 - 2.00 | www.mddesigns.ie |
| Angela Connolly | Conbu Interior Design | Friday 11.00 - 2.00 | www.conbudesign.com |
| Suzanne Fanning | Suzanne Fanning Interior Design | Sunday 2.00 - 6.00 | www.sfid.ie |
| Sadhbh O'Gorman | Provenance | Friday 2.00 - 6.00 | www.provenance-interior.ie |
| Jane Higgins | Jane Higgins Interior Design | Saturday 2.00 - 6.00 | www.janehigginshomedesign.com |
| Architectural & Planning Advice | |||
| Rachel Moore | Archaus Architecture + Interior Design | Saturday 10.00 - 2.00 Sunday 10.00 - 2.00 | www.archaus.ie |
| Mark Costello | Strand Architects | Friday 11.00 - 1.00 / 2.00 - 6.00 | www.strandarchitects.eu |
| Brian O’Brien | Solearth Design | Friday 1.00 - 6.00 Saturday 2.00 - 6.00 Sunday 10.00 - 1.00 / 2.00 - 6.00 | www.Solearth.ie |
| Francesca Ryan | CPR Architects | Saturday 10.00 - 2.00 | www.cprarchitects.ie |
| Home Energy Upgrades | |||
| Experts | Electric Ireland Superhomes | Friday 11.00 - 2.00 / 2.00 - 6.00 Saturday 10.00 - 2.00 / 2.00 - 6.00 Sunday 10.00 - 2.00 / 2.00 - 6.00 | www.electricirelandsuperhomes.ie |
| Garden & Landscape Design - GLDA | |||
| Patricia Tyrrell | Living Landscapes | Friday 11.00 - 2.00 | www.living-landscapes.com |
| Ingrid Smyth | Ingrid Smyth Garden Design | Friday 2.00 - 6.00 | www.ingridsmythgardendesign.com |
| Kinta Oakes | Kinta Oakes Landscape Design | Saturday 10.00 - 2.00 | www.kintaoakes.ie |
| John Smith | Globe Garden Designs | Saturday 2.00 - 6.00 | www.globegardendesign.ie |
| Marion Keogh | Marion Keogh Garden Design | Sunday 10.00 - 2.00 | www.marionkeogh@gardendesign.ie |
| Kathryn Feeley | Kathryn Feeley Garden Design | Sunday 2.00 - 6.00 | www.dublingardendesigns.ie |
Interior Design Advice
Interior Design is critical to the final look of your home. The Institute of Designers in Ireland and the Interiors Association will both have some of Ireland’s top interior designers available to give you their expert advice.
Retrofit & Energy Saving
The Electric Ireland Superhomes will provide you with all you need to know to make an informed decision when looking for ways to reduce energy costs or make a plan to retrofit your home.
Garden Design & Landscape
Having your garden professionally designed and built will be one of the most important investment decisions you will ever make.
Ask an Architect
Working with an architect is an investment that will help bring your project to life while ensuring you get the best value for money.
PhoneWatch are Ireland’s most trusted provider of 24/7 monitored home security system. With over 33 years’ experience protecting over 119,000 Irish homes from burglary and smoke incidents, you’ll have complete peace of mind knowing your home is protected by PhoneWatch. We respond to all alarm activations through our Alarm Receiving Centre in Dublin within 15 seconds.
PhoneWatch employs a reliable and knowledgeable team across Ireland, all dedicated to making Irish homes safer and advising you on the best security options to suit you and your homes’ needs and your budget. Therefore, we have a customer satisfaction rating of 96% and an excellent service rating on Trustpilot.
The PhoneWatch home security system includes a variety of products that all have different safety functions, which work together to protect your entire home 24/7. Our products include:
- Smoke detectors which are monitored 24/7, unlike our competitors, this is even monitored when your alarm is off.
- Camera motion detectors for rooms and hallways, which trigger your alarm when someone is detected.
- Contact and shock detectors for doors and windows, they respond by sounding your alarm when they are opened or touched.
- A smartphone app enabling you to arm / disarm your system remotely and to check the status of your system and much more.
- A PhoneWatch bellbox, fitted to an external wall of your home to let people know your home is secured by Ireland’s most trusted alarm provider.
- A keypad to arm and disarm your alarm.
- Personalised keytags, which are security keys that can be given to trusted family members and friends, who can quickly arm and disarm your alarm without a security code.
- You can choose to add on smart plugs, and turn appliances on and off via our app.
- You can choose to add on indoor and outdoor video cameras which are also monitored, and you can view live footage via your app. They also have a two-way audio communication mechanism.
As Ireland’s leading security provider, we will also provide free callout services, so once you have your alarm system installed, we’ll still always be here to help.
Come visit PhoneWatch, located at stands Q55 and K1 (Facing PhoneWatch Ask An Expert) to avail of fantastic home security offers.
Charity Partner for Ask An Expert Hub
Founded in 1969, Dublin Simon Community is one of Ireland’s oldest and most well-known homelessness charities, providing services across Dublin, Wicklow, Kildare, Meath, Louth, Cavan and Monaghan.
Dublin Simon delivers services at all points of homelessness, from street outreach through to the provision of independent housing. We are also the largest provider of healthcare and treatment to people experiencing homelessness and are currently constructing a 100-bed medical facility in Dublin city.
We rely on fundraising to operate many of our services and have a range of funding stakeholders for selected services including the Department of Housing, Dublin Region Homeless Executive, other local authorities and the HSE. As of July 2023, there are more than 12,000 availing of emergency accommodation in Ireland.
For more information about Dublin Simon Community, see www.dubsimon.ie
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