Grand Designs - full commitment again...

I couldn't help but feel that the building of the semi was some sort of inheritance tax fiddle just don't know how.

Building onto to music room built by her husband would have been nicer. They were over budget but went with a bespoke hand made kitchen and she would still have issues with the stairs which was the original issue.

The front was all to cock too. The roofline was level across both buildings but what the hell was happening with the window levels?

But again upstairs was too nicely specced to never be used by her just screams tax fiddle by the son.

I loved the red house. Really interesting use of space and shapes and colour. I did think there was very little storage though, so not sure how liveable it'd be.

The semi build was poor, apart from the interior which was lovely. That stairwell! A bit 1970s I suppose, but it looked incredible. I thought the PM was trying to influence her way through the project, Turkey Teeth and all. Felt sorry for the lady. I wasn't quite sure whether her kids got on.

The front was all to cock too. The roofline was level across both buildings but what the hell was happening with the window levels?

front was just ugly. The paneling around the front door looked weird. As did the timber below the bay. Window levels off. Just a mess. Weird as the back looked good and the interior was great. 

though way over budget. If your costs go up on one thing you scale back spend elsewhere.

I liked the look of the red house, but as mentioned there did seem to be a lack of storage. Intrigued by Kevins remark that there was a 'lack of cement in the concrete'.  Quite how they'd come up with that I don't know, I suspect the contractor just ordered the wrong concrete and Kevin got muddled up with the details.

Posted by: natrix

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Intrigued by Kevins remark that there was a 'lack of cement in the concrete'.

There are many grades of concrete. It seems like they used the wrong type, or, it was going off already when they poured it, or it was too wet / too dry when they poured it. Probably spotted later when dry and the shuttering is off, maybe crumbling in places, or voids etc. GD is skimming over such things, it’d take 30 seconds to say why it didnt meet the spec.

I remember they used to feature the heating systems and other parts of the buildings, but such things are rarely mentioned now, it seems to be all down to what it looks like rather than the way it has been built.