New series of Grand Designs

[JD]

Rocksteadyeddie said:

It has the feeling of a solution looking for a problem.

Exactly my thoughts,

They spent all their money on a new toy, and want to justify using it for something!

[BliarOut]

garyhun said:

Bit worrying when the designers are not sure how the windows will be installed!!

I'm feeling benevolent, it's a prototype, the next one will have all the design issues ironed out, like building it under a ruddy great tarpaulin

[Codswallop]

House design looks nice, but I can't help but feel that the noise of a cutting machine going inside a metal shipping container for days on end would piss of the neighbours.

[V8mate]

Specially treated = torn into little bits

[KP328]

They seam to be very lucky with the weather, i'm sure if it had raind for weeks on end the ply would have warped and all the measurements would have been way out.

[V8mate]

The rear view looks like demountable classrooms.

[Laurel Green]

Oaklands? Should it not be called Plylands.

[anonymous-user]

Mmmmmm ...... I'm oot!!

[Oakey]

Are these two in the closet?

[Steamer]

The chimney was 'a feature' too right?!

...Looks like they nicked it off my boat!

[Irish]

I love it. Proper design.

[V8mate]

What happened to the seventy grand overspend?

[Steamer]

Crumbs thats a stunning job on the whole and a GREAT build price too.

[V8mate]

Steamer said:

Crumbs thats a stunning job on the whole and a GREAT build price too.

Plus £750k for the plot.

[Oakey]

V8mate said:

Plus £750k for the plot.

Hmm, kind of contradicts the "we've got a high end house for a low-mid end price" comment.

[BoRED S2upid]

Stunning design but just how long is a plywood house going to last?

[Laurel Green]

An acre plot in Hertfordshire is never going to be cheap but, it is not an overly large property. Mind, I do think it a splendid build! Worth the money? Just about I'd say.

[Piersman2]

I'll go against the grain here and say it looks like a £300K set of porta-cabins to me.

Awful.

[anonymous-user]

At the end of the day all that matters is that they are happy with it and it gives them years of pleasure.

[mattnunn]

Wow what a house, not much carpet to munch on though.

Sad thing is on a plot that size in that part of the country I'm guessing the next purchaser will knock it down and build 3 4 bed mock tudor jobs and make a fortune on the deal.