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Already started to go wrong with a dodgy concrete pump.


 
Posted : 19/10/2016 9:15 pm
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Did they just cut all that by hand?


 
Posted : 19/10/2016 9:23 pm
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Did they just cut all that by hand?

s'what i was just wondering. no sign of a circular or chop saw anywhere!!


 
Posted : 19/10/2016 9:25 pm
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they don't sound very ecited by the house....its almost that he just likes the process of building, what it is that is built is superfluous


 
Posted : 19/10/2016 9:29 pm
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Bridging loan with his experience, they are ****ed for the rest of their working life


 
Posted : 19/10/2016 9:41 pm
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400m2 for a couple!


 
Posted : 19/10/2016 9:46 pm
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I have no sympathy with the huuuuge and posh house owners who have over stretched themselves this week.

Bridging loan for £200k and they aren't at final fix? With his experience?


 
Posted : 19/10/2016 9:47 pm
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They reduced their old house to £795k yesterday!


 
Posted : 19/10/2016 9:59 pm
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A lot of house for the money. Whether it is too much is up to them to decide.

I liked the sloping stonework on the lower floor and the general scale of the place.


 
Posted : 20/10/2016 7:04 am
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When they did the tour of the finished build it looked like walking into one of these out of town furniture warehouses - amazing building but I reckon places of that scale suit more ultra-modern / Jackie Treehorn style furnishings 😐


 
Posted : 20/10/2016 9:23 am
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Seemed like a massive waste of space and time to me, I would well get a pair of Bauer Turbo's to get about indoors though.


 
Posted : 20/10/2016 12:19 pm
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Well bloody hell, I knew the property before the opening credits ran having recognised the path that Kev and dog were on.
Weirdly I never once saw a TV crew there, nor Kev, nor am I pregnant.


 
Posted : 20/10/2016 7:18 pm
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If someone kindly bought the property, they could furnish the new one.
Go on, you know you want to: [url= http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-36992241.html ]clicky[/url]


 
Posted : 21/10/2016 6:44 pm
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Captainsash, our mate lives on the corner of Little Stones/ Cox Green, so I must have drove past a thousand times, and never noticed anything myself, I'm gonna take a deeks now the next time I'm up there


 
Posted : 22/10/2016 3:35 pm
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Anyone catch last nights ?

Cant really make my mind up about the finished product, but the views were stunning. I did think however, that the programme brushed over the downsides to the story. It took over TWO years to complete!! The bloke had the proper thousand yard stare at the end too.


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 12:36 pm
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Is it back on?

Did Kev knock her up?
Over budget?
problems that could have been avoided by having a main contractor/project manager/architect/not doing the whole thing themselves while having no experience?

2 years isn't too bad, some of them don't get finished...


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 12:39 pm
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just another brown box in the countryside. Grand Designs need to up their game, or just be called Same Designs.

there was a weird conversation going on at the end with the couple sat together and they were talking about the overspend. looked like they'd done about 50 takes and he was just trotting out the same lines with a grimace on his face whilst his wife just nodded along.

they should talk about where they got the extra money from, how long it's going to take them to pay off the debt. who f***ed up and how.


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 12:42 pm
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Just started reading the thread from page 1, agreeing with some of the comments based on last nights episode, didn't realise the comments were from last year... could have been last nights 😆


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 12:45 pm
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I managed to count at least 4 "****s sake" eminating from kevin throughout the program and his contempt for the architect was very obvious throughout, the almighty cock-up with the utilities was just the perfect final touch.

The quote from kevin re : "Not buying from the internet" was priceless 😀


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 12:48 pm
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Watched last nights. Same old same old. Haven't watched it for years as it had just become an exercise in ticking boxes.

Windows imported from Germany? Tick!
Quarter/half a million over budget? Tick!
6 months behind schedule? Tick!
End result looks like a visitor centre? Tick!

I won't be watching any more for years either.

At least the guy had the honesty to admit at the end when asked if it was worth it...

No!

But you have to ask the question..... How many builders do you have to be knocked back by before you ask yourself if this maybe isn't the best idea you ever had? We decided that after 3 you'd be seriously reappraising things.

But 12?!!! Who gets knocked back by 12 builders, but comes to the conclusion "I know! Having absolutely no experience of this kind of thing, and as the people who do won't touch it with a barge-pole, I'll do it myself!"
😯


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 12:59 pm
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Kevin and the lady Dr really didn't like each other did they? There was a couple of times Kevin questioned the odd design decisions and she just muttered 'we are quite happy.'


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 1:07 pm
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Kevin and the lady Dr really didn't like each other did they? There was a couple of times Kevin questioned the odd design decisions and she just muttered 'we are quite happy.'

It was palpable 🙂 mind you Kevin pointed out the bleeding obvious; lounge looking at back garden rather than front view which was fantastic, removing that bedroom in the corner would have enhanced the front room.


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 1:12 pm
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You have to admit though the views of the terraced garden were spectacular. I was more interested in the cellular concrete construction.


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 1:19 pm
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I guess the spare bedroom was an afterthought, i imagine the Dr is now using it as her bedroom to get as far away from that **** wit of a partner


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 1:19 pm
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Gotta laugh when they didn't get a utilities report from the off though..

Turned into a pretty expensive £40 oversight..

Kevin and the lady Dr really didn't like each other did they? There was a couple of times Kevin questioned the odd design decisions and she just muttered 'we are quite happy.'

Yeah, I thought that too..


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 1:21 pm
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Kev seems to have upped his confrontational game... How long before he does a piece-to-camera with a black eye?

The program has some really jarring, lazy production too - inconsistent splicing of footage that was clearly shot in completely different seasons...


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 1:27 pm
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I don't watch it anymore because of Kevs self righteous delivery. Hes a gonk. I'd love to see him get chinned tbf.


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 1:30 pm
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They seemed like a nice enough couple, but he was a bit of a tool. I suspect she probably told him as much when she screamed "40 king grand??? You king tool!!!".

But I kinda like the way her hackles rose whenever Kev suggested as much! 😀


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 1:38 pm
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The staircase was very lovely


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 1:45 pm
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Oh, and has Kev had his teeth done? Looked very Hollywood..


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 1:54 pm
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the most telling bit was with the stone cladding and Kev suggested that the communications hadn't been all that from him to his wife. The chap muttered something about the send and receive not working properly. That's two weeks of off-camera barnstormers right there.


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 1:59 pm
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The chap muttered something about the send and receive not working properly

I physically winced at that point, he was going to get his face chewed off as soon as the cameras were away!


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 2:05 pm
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I felt sorry for the poor sod. Have you ever seen a more downtrodden looking bloke? I can just imagine the orders before filming...

"Now go on and tell them how it's all your fault, but you've now learnt the error of your ways!"

Makes you wonder if he had much say in taking on the project himself after 12 builders had knocked them back, or whether he was just following orders? He seemed to have considrably less enthusiasm for the project, but was the one who ended up doing all the work.

He was fairly unambiguous at the end that he definitely didn't think it was worth the stress. I reckon he was thinking Louise from accounts would probably have been a better option


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 2:05 pm
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I know where it is well and whilst the views from it, and towards it from across the field (especially by drone) are good, the view of 99% of people approaching it i.e from the lane is poor. I think that is an important consideration when spending big money. He did look pretty broken by it all poor chap.


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 2:17 pm
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All sounds hilarious, one for catch-up I think!


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 2:21 pm
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He did look pretty broken by it all poor chap.

He was broken before they started and no wonder. He had a job flying jets in the New Zealand Air Force, living in the hills and was forced to give it up to come back to Blighty because his sour faced missus was home sick. He then had to take the blame for everything that went wrong from that point on.

I felt for the bloke.


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 2:30 pm
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Going to watch this on catch up, it sounds great!

nice location. Old Hollow's a steep hill that's a pain in the arse in winter.

Overlooks bluebell wood (the place I'd get drunk as a teenager with my posh mates form west malvern, and a venue for the annual West Fest)

The Lamb has been demolished so no local local...

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Posted : 07/09/2017 5:06 pm
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He was broken before they started and no wonder. He had a job flying jets in the New Zealand Air Force, living in the hills and was forced to give it up to come back to Blighty because his sour faced missus was home sick. He then had to take the blame for everything that went wrong from that point on.

I felt for the bloke.

This.


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 5:07 pm
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Sounds like he should get his old job back.


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 5:10 pm
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Just watched on Catch up

[quote=franksinatra ]He did look pretty broken by it all poor chap.
He was broken before they started and no wonder. He had a job flying jets in the New Zealand Air Force, living in the hills and was forced to give it up to come back to Blighty because his sour faced missus was home sick. He then had to take the blame for everything that went wrong from that point on.
I felt for the bloke.

Yup ^^^


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 8:28 pm
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Does the presenter still ponder on the likelihood of the brown box 'being able to have a conversation' with it's surroundings?

Do me a favour.


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 8:53 pm
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He had a job flying jets in the New Zealand Air Force

The Kiwis don't have any fast jets

/pedantry


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 8:57 pm
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Was going to be engine pedantry.

But

She was a total PITA who didn't really care she was being unreasonable. I wondered if he'd he'd an affair and was destined to pay for it for the rest of his life.


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 9:14 pm
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It was Paul Whitehouse and Rebekah Brookes.

Nice build for a total of around £600k (if we can believe what he said at the end). But the rooms (especially the bedrooms) felt a bit small.


 
Posted : 07/09/2017 10:14 pm
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Im surprised by how critical some people are of this chap! He was a great guy, hard working, honest, he made some mistakes and faced up to them. I actually was impressed.


 
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