Grand Designs - New Series
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An interesting build, impressed they increased the space to that extent, think they said from 42m sq to 150 sq m?
I work in ft but that certainly didn't look 1600 sq ft big in the end.
Like the consensus, I liked the design but not the sauna interior and some fixtures were overly spartan for my taste eg sofa
adn weird how the entrance steps turned into a very sloped mound of turf, lethal in the wet I would have thought
I work in ft but that certainly didn't look 1600 sq ft big in the end.
Like the consensus, I liked the design but not the sauna interior and some fixtures were overly spartan for my taste eg sofa
adn weird how the entrance steps turned into a very sloped mound of turf, lethal in the wet I would have thought
smn159 said:
Adam B said:
weird how the entrance steps turned into a very sloped mound of turf, lethal in the wet I would have thought
Yep, didn't look very child friendly for a couple of 3 year olds. Liked it overall though and good to see a 'budget' build occasionally.
The entrance steps were at the rear, the lethal grassy knoll was through the "patio" doors at the front..
Let's remember this was a budget build and hats off to the guy for doing so much with his bare hands come rain or shine, mainly rain sadly.
I agree over the lack of finishing touches but there was no shame in that considering how much had been done before filming had to finish.
This is what home building should be about, not subbing out to main contractors, sub contractors and their mate to then have to put the wife out on the streets to pay for the OTT mortgage.
I think he could have achieved a better engineered solution with stick built studs and I beams for a little less money but he seemed to be obsessed with using the thick walls with big screws.
I agree over the lack of finishing touches but there was no shame in that considering how much had been done before filming had to finish.
This is what home building should be about, not subbing out to main contractors, sub contractors and their mate to then have to put the wife out on the streets to pay for the OTT mortgage.
I think he could have achieved a better engineered solution with stick built studs and I beams for a little less money but he seemed to be obsessed with using the thick walls with big screws.
That would make a lovely holiday home, but I can't see it working well for a family with two young daughters (and, by the looks of it, another on the way).
The bedrooms were absolutely tiny. Might be ok while the girls are small, but as they grow up I just don't see how that is going to work.
He won't get much work done in his mezanine office with wife and kids running round below.
The bedrooms were absolutely tiny. Might be ok while the girls are small, but as they grow up I just don't see how that is going to work.
He won't get much work done in his mezanine office with wife and kids running round below.
I've just caught up with this week's. Really liked it - the downstairs does look unfinished, and I can only assume it is, but that's pretty easy to fix. There's a bit too much bare wood but again a bit of paint in well chosen places would alter the effect.
The original plan was for 2 bedrooms and a bathroom downstairs, and I think the entrance was down there too. I'm not sure whether they squeezed a third bedroom in by moving the entrance to the living floor upstairs.
Kevin constantly talking about accidents led me to expect the worst; glad he didn't lose a limb!
The original plan was for 2 bedrooms and a bathroom downstairs, and I think the entrance was down there too. I'm not sure whether they squeezed a third bedroom in by moving the entrance to the living floor upstairs.
Kevin constantly talking about accidents led me to expect the worst; glad he didn't lose a limb!
I doubt they will paint - the bare wood is what they wanted and obviously what they like.
I remember the couple on GD some time ago (fee series back) who had to sell a barn conversion to do their project in London. The barn they sold, also a self build, was full of OSB walls, furniture and even beds. I hated it but they loved it.
I guess it takes all sorts and the beauty of self-build is you can get exactly what floats your boat, not the developers
I remember the couple on GD some time ago (fee series back) who had to sell a barn conversion to do their project in London. The barn they sold, also a self build, was full of OSB walls, furniture and even beds. I hated it but they loved it.
I guess it takes all sorts and the beauty of self-build is you can get exactly what floats your boat, not the developers
Inkyfingers said:
That would make a lovely holiday home, but I can't see it working well for a family with two young daughters (and, by the looks of it, another on the way).
Me and the OH said exactly the same. It would be lovely for a couple of weeks but I couldn't live in it. If she was pregnant (which she looked) then how on earth are they going to cope in there?I didn't mind the wood, but I'd have to get the Sikkens out to give it a bit of colour!
There seemed to be quite a lot of water ingress in some corners of the building, where the walls sat on the wooden floor. I assume it must have been sealed over afterwards, but I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned - Kevin usually has some glee in pointing these things out. I also wondered about them needing another bedroom soon by the look of it, but at least they covered the problem of where to put all their stuff, with built-in cupboards and so on. Also - we're on a deadline, we've got to get the base walls sorted out and get the concrete plinth sorted out for the large and heavy wooden structure to sit on, and it's coming in ten days, but we have got time to all trek over to Germany to watch them making it. All in the edit, presumably.
Good view, though, apart from those electricity cables going across the front. And for whoever lived in that house next to her parents, who used to look out over a single storey old farm building to the landscape beyond.
Good view, though, apart from those electricity cables going across the front. And for whoever lived in that house next to her parents, who used to look out over a single storey old farm building to the landscape beyond.
Jobbo said:
Kevin constantly talking about accidents led me to expect the worst; glad he didn't lose a limb!
Watched it last night and when he was doing the roof stuff in the rain & dark the music was getting more dramatic. I was wondering if we were watching a snuff house build!No idea what he was thinking of lifting the first piece on that tiny bolt. Truly scary.
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