grand designs 2013 - will there be polish builders this time?

[MousyMouse]

starts tomorrow.
sooo excited!

how many pregnant ladies?
major building desasters?
blown budgets?

I need to watch it more carefully in future - thanks for the explanation (but excuse was that had kitten crawling over me throughout programme )

We use Ukrainian builders. They were awesome.

I didn't like all the concrete - I just know I'd have permanently grazed elbows if I lived with it :o

Watching it now - that's about the crossest I've seen Kev, when they told him they'd concreted over the beautiful reason for buying an old property 20s floor.

Basically, they bought a 20s facade and a big garden, then hid a completely standard concrete modern house behind. Which is fair enough, but I wouldn't fancy living in the Lyttleton Foyer myself.

Hangar door would be impossible in a gale or if snow blows up against it. Hope there is another door!

Do you have to keep the hangar door button pressed throughout the motion?

Imagine, 'Quick Gwyn, we need to leave NOW!'

here with and

oh wow. THAT'S what I call ambitious!

I missed the start. What sort of job do they do?

she's a sahm (former actress)

Missed that bit.

How on earth did they get 17 neighbours to agree to having a lovely old wall pulled down to build a really really expensive place whilst they lose their little green oasis?

the plot looks huge now that it's cleared.

Whereabouts in London is it do we know

camden I think.

ooh yeah that's Camden or Kentish Town somewhere I'd say. Can't believe they got 17 neighbours to agree to let them do anything like this. I'd say no just on the grounds that no one needs a lap-pool and they should just do without the basement. But then I'm mean.

They said Camden.

Big rows not good. He is very driven.

Thanks. Can't see how the neighbours would agree....

I really recognise her. What has she been in?

No :( so close.

and he seemed like a great builder - respect to him for taking on such a huge challenge and how awful for him and his family to lose their business.

Mull I was just going to ask the same thing.

We missed the beginning and I've been saying to my DH every two minutes "I know her- I'm sure she's an actress, what's she been in??"

EastEnders - Ashtray Saskia

Wasn't she Saskia in Eastenders, many years ago? The one that Steve Owen murdered?

Eastenders. Saskia. Came to a bad end.