grand designs: why?

[MousyMouse]

are there (almost) never polish builders shown?

Chloe is lovely :)

I fear this episode may need to be a two parter to do justice!

He's a leetle bit pseuds corner isn't he. It is a grand design though, amazing

Moral of the story is don't build a wonky house!

Surely if they had a proper survey they wouldn't have half these issues ...

Ply, cement countertops, bodge jobs - at a knockdown £600k ....

Not sure about the boxy bedrooms. I'm sure they'll be fine on the inside when finished, but I don't find them very attractive on the outside.

We think they are over complicating it somewhat. Most houses are a bit wonky. The bigger it is, the more you should be able to deal with uneven dimensions smoothly over a distance. I am short of sympathy on this one...

Agree with you AndIf. I don't think they're handling this very well at all.

Looks like a library .... Awful

It's like living in ikea.

Oh no

I don't like it at all

It's impressive, but I don't love it.
Also think they could/should have run the project better.

HATE her stupid smug face.

Would get very dusty on top of those bedrooms.

no, not like ikea. ikea is nice.

This is just horrible- like a giant cowshed .

They are irritating aren't they.

I'd be scared to have red wine near that worktop.
I'd better stick with gin I think.

Ick

ooh the dust, yes. I was wondering about cleaning that lantern window earlier. The outside can be self cleaning pilkington but the inside is going to need you going up in a cherrypicker...

It's a film set!
Can't believe you can see the loo from the dining table!

toilet behind glass

How warm would it be in the winter and how noisy when it rains?