Sandra (Clare Dunne) is a young Dublin mum struggling to provide her two young daughters with a warm, safe, happy home to grow up in, apart from her over-possessive and violent ex-husband. When the local council can’t meet her needs, she decides to build that home herself from scratch. With limited financial resources, Sandra musters all her ingenuity and a steely determination to make her ambitious dream a reality. It is her daughters’ love and the community of friends and acquaintances who muck in and support her that help build, not just a house, but her own strength and sense of self.