The Corkman

Ducon prize will be a solid addition to couple’s new home

- Sheila FITZGERALD

IN recent years more house owners are using precast hollowcore slabs as a cost effective solution in house constructi­on. With this in mind Ducon Concrete Ltd based in Kanturk launched a competitio­n last year offering the winner a chance to win back the cost of floor slabs installed in their house, up to the value of €4,000.

The competitio­n saw entrants from far and wide and the winner was drawn recently at Ducon’s offices in Ballymaqui­rk.

The winner, Darren Rooney, a native of Portlaoise, and his wife Mary Bridget from Coachford are in the process of constructi­ng their new house in Coachford. They are currently living in Portlaoise with their young children and commuting as often as possible to Coachford to oversee completion of the project and they hope to move in this summer.

The decision to put concrete floors and concrete stairs in their new house, according to the couple, was an easy one. They both work shift-work and with their young family they wanted to put underfloor heating and block walls at ground and first floor levels; sound-proofing their house to a high standard. Ducon Concrete, in the provision of CE approved precast concrete products, provided the solutions to meet these requiremen­ts.

Darren and Mary Bridget employed the services of Crowley Constructi­on (Bandon) Ltd. to build their house. Crowley’s have been building houses to an extremely high standard for years.

Indeed, Crowley’s have a close working relationsh­ip with Ducon Concrete and have had precast concrete floors and stairs fitted on their jobs for a long number of years.

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 ??  ?? Pictured at the presentati­on of a €4000 cheque from Ducon Concrete Ltd. to Darren Rooney were, from left to right: John Crowley (Crowley Constructi­on (Bandon) Ltd.), Frank Healy Jnr. (Managing Director Ducon Concrete Ltd.), Mary Bridget Rooney, Darren...
Pictured at the presentati­on of a €4000 cheque from Ducon Concrete Ltd. to Darren Rooney were, from left to right: John Crowley (Crowley Constructi­on (Bandon) Ltd.), Frank Healy Jnr. (Managing Director Ducon Concrete Ltd.), Mary Bridget Rooney, Darren...

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