Grand Designs - New Series

[Laurel Green]

outnumbered said:

That's very interesting,,, thanks for posting, that's two "insiders" on this one !

Likewise.

[Megaflow]

I always loved this one, it only gets better with time.

[Halmyre]

At the end the guy's sitting playing the bloody guitar - where did he get the time to learn that?!? He probably learned it from a book as well...

[Sheepshanks]

Was gobsmacked when the woman said they planned to sell up and downsize!

[37Flipper]

Halmyre said:

At the end the guy's sitting playing the bloody guitar - where did he get the time to learn that?!? He probably learned it from a book as well...

If you read the blog on their websit, he made the guitar too!! Not really a surprise!

[Laurel Green]

Utter respect to this couple; the skills learned and used to such fantastic effect are astounding - I raise my hat to them!

[AyBee]

Laurel Green said:

Utter respect to this couple; the skills learned and used to such fantastic effect are astounding - I raise my hat to them!

Stunning house for the money, really made me want to check it out and go and stay there

[anonymous-user]

AyBee said:

Stunning house for the money, really made me want to check it out and go and stay there

A PH'er stayed there a year or so back iirc. They said it was a wonderful place.

[Roo]

garyhun said:

AyBee said:

Stunning house for the money, really made me want to check it out and go and stay there

A PH'er stayed there a year or so back iirc. They said it was a wonderful place.

Patrick (irocfan) travelled down there in his Mustang.

Lovely place when they had finished it.

I thought it had actually been for sale for a while.

[irocfan]

Roo said:

garyhun said:

AyBee said:

Stunning house for the money, really made me want to check it out and go and stay there

A PH'er stayed there a year or so back iirc. They said it was a wonderful place.

Patrick (irocfan) travelled down there in his Mustang.

Lovely place when they had finished it.

I thought it had actually been for sale for a while.

correct - lovely place, lovely hosts made for a great surprise birthday treat for mrs Irocfan

[Jasandjules]

Not seen the next one yet but the "Floating" house was absolutely awesome! You have to love the b***ls of this couple to even try it. So pleased that the house seems to have worked too.

[Funk]

The couple on this week's episode were amazing. What a fantastic thing to do and with such utter dedication, drive and unswerving belief. The property was stunning and it was wonderful to see it returned to its former glory. I've realised that having watched some of the 'revisiteds' recently, GD used to be a lot better than it is now though which is a real shame.

[Adam B]

Huge respect for that couple, him in particular - a truly talented and motivated man.

House is wonderful, interior taste is horrible (but my very personal opinion which I am sure they will hate), and the grounds have been beautifully restored.

I enjoyed going revisiting this one, although I fast forward the first 45 mins on these repeats/revisits

[JagLover]

Funk said:

The couple on this week's episode were amazing. What a fantastic thing to do and with such utter dedication, drive and unswerving belief. The property was stunning and it was wonderful to see it returned to its former glory. I've realised that having watched some of the 'revisiteds' recently, GD used to be a lot better than it is now though which is a real shame.

A few too many these days are just rich couples giving £0.5m-£1m or so to some trendy architect. We need more couples like that who are putting in their own efforts and are passionate about the build.

[Funk]

I'd really like to go and stay with them, listen to their stories and soak in the ambience of the place. There aren't many other GDers I'd say the same about.

[iiyama]

Stayed there twice now. Interesting place with an interesting history.

[AyBee]

iiyama said:

Stayed there twice now. Interesting place with an interesting history.

For those who have stayed there, did you go specifically to see that place or just stop one night on a long trip. I assume you drove there?

[droopsnoot]

Funk said:

I've realised that having watched some of the 'revisiteds' recently, GD used to be a lot better than it is now though which is a real shame.

I felt the same really - I've re-watched some of the older ones and there are some great ones, but I found I was able to fast-forward through a lot of the floating house build as it just wasn't holding my interest. Yet a recent re-run of the one where a couple bought a ruined castle on the top of a hill in Tuscany was really good, even though I've seen it several times.

[irocfan]

AyBee said:

iiyama said:

Stayed there twice now. Interesting place with an interesting history.

For those who have stayed there, did you go specifically to see that place or just stop one night on a long trip. I assume you drove there?

yup - drove there for a long weekend (2 nights) and it was a birthday surprise for mrs Irocfan, specifically for the Château




though we did visit Oradour-sur Glaine whilst there, which is a 'must-see' and a French boot sale where I was very tempted by the below (that would count as a frivolous purchase I suspect!)...

[iiyama]

Both times for us was a stop over, once on the way down to the Sud Ouest and once on the way back.

First time the barn/gites were only a twinkle, the second time they were finished. I think the last time we were there was around two years back, the first must have been around five or six years ago.