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what ever happened to the guy that tried to build his own house, but took on the role of site manager, project manager, basically everything but never got anything down. Its the one when the roof was installed with the vineer already applied to the underside and the rainy months destoryed it before the walls were ever put up.
kneedowndeano said:
what ever happened to the guy that tried to build his own house, but took on the role of site manager, project manager, basically everything but never got anything down. Its the one when the roof was installed with the vineer already applied to the underside and the rainy months destoryed it before the walls were ever put up.
Often wondered about that too - it's only a few miles down the road so might nip along for a peek...
Tonights one certainly impressed - amazing build...
kneedowndeano said:
what ever happened to the guy that tried to build his own house, but took on the role of site manager, project manager, basically everything but never got anything down. Its the one when the roof was installed with the vineer already applied to the underside and the rainy months destoryed it before the walls were ever put up.
Is that the same guy that broke his arm on site, or was that another one?
Ferg said:
One of the largest and most spectacular houses for less than £350k, incredible.
Houses don't cost a lot to build, it's the site where all the money is.
True, what we don't know is how much they paid for the original site, how much they spent on doing up the original house or how much they sold it for (if they did)
Cheers
Paul
The ground floor was fantastic, they did a great job getting it all done, but the upper floor just didn't work for me. Too much flat roof right outside the bedroom windows. Kind of wasted the full height windows methinks. Of course you could lie back on the bed, then you can't see it 
They should have made the roof into a terrace affair.
Great program though!
They should have made the roof into a terrace affair. Great program though!
i love this program, 'tis truely the stuff of dreams!
i have to admit, that even though i admired the way thay ran the site, the house itself kind of left me cold.
even the couple building it seemed to lack a bit of passion about the project,coming accross as a bit "we're building it big because we can", and didn't quite seem to know what to do with all the space (i know, lets have 2 dining rooms, and 2 living rooms).
still it was nice to see a build where it went to program, instead of the usual months of delays, and kevin mc clouds passion for the subject always makes it a joy to watch.
>> Edited by eccles on Thursday 3rd November 08:54
i have to admit, that even though i admired the way thay ran the site, the house itself kind of left me cold.
even the couple building it seemed to lack a bit of passion about the project,coming accross as a bit "we're building it big because we can", and didn't quite seem to know what to do with all the space (i know, lets have 2 dining rooms, and 2 living rooms).
still it was nice to see a build where it went to program, instead of the usual months of delays, and kevin mc clouds passion for the subject always makes it a joy to watch.
>> Edited by eccles on Thursday 3rd November 08:54
I liked the one from a while ago with the guy that lived in the forest and produced a beautiful home using his own trees and techniques from a bygone age. Wooden A frames, straw bale insulation, wattle and daub. Lovely.
He was almost completely self sufficient (wind/solar/veggie plot etc) but even managed time to find a wife and a newborn son.
I'm not normally envious of other people's lives but.....
He was almost completely self sufficient (wind/solar/veggie plot etc) but even managed time to find a wife and a newborn son.
I'm not normally envious of other people's lives but.....
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the building was really good but they had one massive room on one side and 4 little ones on the other.... bit too compromised i thought.
last nights was a good effort - amazing how there were no issues with the architect designing his own house...! it annoyed the hell out of me how he kept winging on bout the amount of conctrete in it - but at least they weren't hypocrites unlike fella with the concreete 'eco' house a couple of years ago..!
have you seen the one with the south africans building in spain - they made a right horlicks - that was my favourite episode!
GKP said:
I liked the one from a while ago with the guy that lived in the forest and produced a beautiful home using his own trees and techniques from a bygone age. Wooden A frames, straw bale insulation, wattle and daub. Lovely.
He was almost completely self sufficient (wind/solar/veggie plot etc) but even managed time to find a wife and a newborn son.
I'm not normally envious of other people's lives but.....
Yup that was one of my faves as well, he can't ever sell the house though and only got permission to build due to his job in the forest.
I pass one of the builds from the first series every morning coming into work, a very strange straw and sandbagged place on stilts with a viewing tower, on the side of the railway near Finsbury Park. Certainly not to my taste.
My 2 faves have to be - the old barn on a mountainside in the French Alps and also the old water works, just shows what can be done with only a little money and a huge amount of determination.
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