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

[MousyMouse]

starts tomorrow.
sooo excited!

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

[BadgersNadgers]

So DH and I were discussing the obligatory pregnancy. He thinks that Kevin is getting his jollies with the wives, I think he's got some pheremonal power over women's ovaries.

[Karbea]

Ummm I'm doing ivf and having a large extension done at the same time, purely because everyone on GDs gets pregnant, I hope Kevin doesn't have anything to do with it because my plan will be scuppered as he's not involved in our build :/

[BadgersNadgers]

To be on the safe side you should probably get your gynae to wear a Kevin mask to get your womb revved up.

[WillThatComeOffEasily]

Just watching latest episode... Lovely couple but why are they talking about the bathroom being shared and having side by side showers because his disability makes that a 'solitary experience?'

Having a shower and a shit should be exactly that no?

[MousyMouse]

contingency plan?
just sell a painting that should be worth ££££££££££

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Can't believe he's doing the groundworks from the Internet.

[MousyMouse]

hope building control are having a proper look.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Bloody hell - it fitted!

[mousmous]

stunning design.
dh is making big eyes at the japanese bathtub!

[mousmous]

miniscule budget!

[sandyballs]

He's completely fecking nuts

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

I'm going to have a tree top bath tub one day. It's my new ambition!

[KatoPotato]

You should search on YouTube for Secret Bubble Bath Tree. My DH made it...

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Will do :)

£1.2 million?

Astonishing location though

[mashpot]

I noticed this house in RL the other week, said to DH, look at that Grand Designs house, and here it is!

[mashpot]

You only get an average 3/4 bed house in that area for a million though

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Impressed with your spotting it mashpot!

I guess, for the location it is probably priced fairly. Nice if you can afford it!

[wetaugust]

I've been a GD fan since the first series, but this latest series is leaving me stone cold.

There are none of the inspirational buildings that have featured in previous series. This series is just the same formula - throw tens of thousands at sonething to end up with a glassy, timber-clad modernistic box.

Where have the Bens in woods, the castle-savers, etc gone?

Come on Kev - there must be some interesting builds being done by people whose funds are more on the scale that the ordinary person can relate too?

You are losing me.

[mousmous]

grumble, have missed the floorplan.
anything outrageous apart from the planning issue?

[wetaugust]

Nah

The usual build-a-box for £1.2 million episode.

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Last weeks was a bit interesting. I liked the Japanese elements.

Tonight it's just a building program. So far.

[Allfurcoatandnoknickers]

I loved the first episode with the old cinema, nice couple too.
I agree though, the house in the wood has got to be one of the best GD ever....

[wetaugust]

But last week's was take one old house, take the roof off, timber cald it and turn it into modernist box.

This week's is so far.

[Echocave]

I think the odd episode here and there have been interesting but this pair tonight are arrogant tossers who are building poncily just for the sake of it. Awful.

Sorry they've really got my goat

[mousmous]

yea but today they hide the beautiful red bricks behind different bricks.