Tonights Grand Designs

Is it me, or has she suddenly become plastic and overly made up?

The architect just called it ‘a profound building’.

He’s not an architect!

“I came to the Isle of Wight for some escapism but now I’ve spent disgusting amounts of money I don’t really have so people can look at me while I’m here”

Idiot.

Absolutely no sympathy for these two whatsoever!

well it aint my thing but I’d be telling a lie if did not own up to hoping it goes less than easy.

They can’t budget and he’s a tax accountant.

I didn’t see the introductions. I assumed that was who he was. Could have been the chippy for all I know.

Only just watched last weeks. He was basically Rattie from Wind in the Willows.

Messing about on boats….

Madness bloody madness, they have lost the plot he nearly kicked the bucket and wanted escapism, all they have done is provided themselves with him having another heamorage. It looks like it will either never get finished or sold as soon as it has been, they cant afford it. Bloidy crackers.

Is the architect the bastard child of Alan Davies and Jamie Oliver?

Why and how was someone driving a boat up the beach!?!
Love Kevin’s footballers wives comment :

boxer dog in high viz, is this becoming a theme.

Twunt with a pinky ring…

Is the architect the bastard child of Alan Davies and Jamie Oliver?

He’s not an architect!

He’s an ‘architectural designer’, the difference being 7 years of training and a pretty comprehensive code of conduct. You could set up tomorrow as an ‘architectural designer’, and no-one could stop you. You couldn’t set up as an architect without the aforementioned 7 years of training, getting chartered, signing up to the code of conduct, and taking out some hefty PI insurance.

I’m pretty sure the “architect” is the chap who did the yoghurt covered tree house on the island few seasons ago. This whole project is one massive vanity project for the designer and Brahms and will end in tears.

he just said £1.8m.

That lass can spend it.

I like the house, but have zero sympathy for their ‘suffering’. Consumption so conspicuous really doesn’t sit right with me.

Borrowing money from friends…. Not desperate are they?

He’s not an architect!

I know that, it’s just fun watching you jump on every mention of him being an architect. I guess it pisses you off somewhat. 😆

Just tuned in for the “Money shot”, what have I missed?

Borrowing money from friends…. Not desperate are they

I was suprised they had friends…

Well tbat near death experience really brouvht them back down to earth

They will die !

How posh is that boat with wheels?

So an architect ( or architectural designer) who can’t manage client expectation and budget and a bloody accountant who can’t track budget and finance? Jesus wept. Incompetent the both of them on a personal and professional level.

he is taking the piss now.

Tacky watch and Bose speakers you can buy from Currys. 😆

£3.3 million !!!!!!!!

Make a note to self to avoid whoever design that building … 😆

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£3.3 million !!!!!!!!

Crikey, they must be spending future money? Ya?

I guessed 2 mil! Blimey!!!

Nice house, but now that I have finished wiping the tea from my keyboard, did he just say ‘3.2 – 3.3 million[/u] pounds’?!

You can buy a decent bike for that and still have change.

Was the term WTF invented for this evening’s episode?!

Amazing building…but fools for spending what they did. Next week.looks good too!

Money aside its a lovely looking place with some wonderful views but faaaaaaaaak how can anyone live with that amount of financial stress. Bonkers.

Next weeks looks fun 🙂

Electric BMW.

Natch.

Money aside its a lovely looking place with some wonderful views but faaaaaaaaak how can anyone live with that amount of financial stress. Bonkers.

Compared to the stress of nearly dying, money is nothing.

the house was nice, if a little like a posh forestry visitor centre.
but the notion that spending 3 million quid that you don’t really have is justified because you nearly died once is profoundly obscene.
she mentions that it was worth it because being able to go to sleep hearing the tide coming in gives them an amazing quality of life. buy a tent and go sleep on the beach then.
FFS.

Compared to the stress of nearly dying, money is nothing

I imagine the stress off paying off high interest bridging loans may be pretty high..

Agree with brakes. Yes nearly dying would be life changing but they seemed to have changed their lives for something that could put his health at risk again. Bonkers.

Life changing illness often makes us a bit mad, but limits often remain

I can only guess that you need have the experience to understand.

I didn’t much care for his smug attitude to having contractors haranguing him for payment of invoices. Compared to his own mortality, debt isn’t that important, but those invoices quite often represent the success or failure of people’s businesses & food on people’s tables.