Room to Improve.

Red Kev

No blinds or curtains in that house? It'll look crap when they're covered up.

honeybear

210 is excellent

SEPT 23 1989

Granny had a few sherrys

harr

Kitchen area seems very small for the size of the room...

murpho999

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I like it except the window.

me_irl wrote: »

Feckin' terrible isn't it?

I actually thought it looked quite well.

Would be nice to sit there.

Autosport

I liked Paschal

sunbabe08

The grandmother doesn't loom impressed

dclifford

Did they really end up with only 2 bedrooms?

Yourself isit

That couple are a bit too nice. I'd love to see them just say "getting rid of the hobbit window for sure" at the end.

honeybear

Minister wrote: »

Hold on now......she still did one or two diva bits!!!!

She was lovely!

bee06

Ten Pin wrote: »

Is that an open fireplace?

Thought you couldn't have those any more, has to be a sealed stove or heat recovery unit

I'd say it's not a real chimney after all the drama. Just a fireplace and some candles.

Alf Veedersane

meeeeh wrote: »

It's not a big house but they did quite well. I would love exposed beans.

The neighbours would see your exposed beams through the hobbit window.

harr

bee06 wrote: »

I'd say it's not a real chimney after all the drama. Just a fireplace and some candles.

I would say it's real, didn't the builders have a fire going in it ?

Yourself isit

bee06 wrote: »

I'd say it's not a real chimney after all the drama. Just a fireplace and some candles.

Yeh it was just candles.

HeidiHeidi

Ten Pin wrote: »

Is that an open fireplace?

Thought you couldn't have those any more, has to be a sealed stove or heat recovery unit

It was filled with candles - obviously a false fireplace. Wonder how Granny will feel about that?

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

I like it except the window.

I cannot get over the sheer brazenness of Dermot in insisting that was his intention. It was completely ridiculous! Nearly worse than the stairs window debacle (although maybe not).

Mostly I liked the final outcome - although that giant glazed wall facing out to the front... I know it's down the end of a road with grass growing up it, but still.....

bee06

harr wrote: »

I would say it's real, didn't the builders have a fire going in it ?

True, I'd forgotten about that. Or was that the fireplace where the stove ended up?

It's a renovation anyway so current air tightness requirements wouldn't apply I would have thought.

Minister

honeybear wrote: »

She was lovely!

For a teacher she wasn't so bad at all. Quite pleasant!!!!!
(Says he grudgingly!!!) 😊

meeeeh

Yourself isit wrote: »

Yeh it was just candles.

I think upstairs had to be removed to make space for stairs. At least that is what I got from the whole chimney discussion.

Atlantic Dawn

murpho999 wrote: »

I actually thought it looked quite well.

Would be nice to sit there.

I think it would be nice if they had kids in that it would be at their level.

HeidiHeidi

dclifford wrote: »

Did they really end up with only 2 bedrooms?

3 - two upstairs, and the master one side of the hallway on the ground floor.

bee06

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

I cannot get over the sheer brazenness of Dermot in insisting that was his intention. It was completely ridiculous! Nearly worse than the stairs window debacle (although maybe not).

Mostly I liked the final outcome - although that giant glazed wall facing out to the front... I know it's down the end of a road with grass growing up it, but still.....

If I was in the market for an architect I definitely wouldn't be going with Dermot anyway. All the mistakes this series plus all the designs look the same. How many times has he done the kitchen, dining, sitting area in one long room?

I'm surprised no one has snapped and said "you know what Dermot, I'm paying for it so I'll pick the fecking colour I want!"

Ginger83

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

It was filled with candles - obviously a false fireplace. Wonder how Granny will feel about that?



I cannot get over the sheer brazenness of Dermot in insisting that was his intention. It was completely ridiculous! Nearly worse than the stairs window debacle (although maybe not).

Mostly I liked the final outcome - although that giant glazed wall facing out to the front... I know it's down the end of a road with grass growing up it, but still.....

I don't get your comment about the road? Some would adore the privacy of the location!

The Princess Bride

Just watched beginning again on +1 and the roof of cowshed is grey in Dermot's 3D plan and looks so much better than the red.
It blends in rather than sticks out.

freshpopcorn

bee06 wrote: »

If I was in the market for an architect I definitely wouldn't be going with Dermot anyway. All the mistakes this series plus all the designs look the same. How many times has he done the kitchen, dining, sitting area in one long room?

I'm surprised no one has snapped and said "you know what Dermot, I'm paying for it so I'll pick the fecking colour I want!"

That's what people go to Dermot for tough the big open plan kitchen/living room tough!

meeeeh

bee06 wrote: »

If I was in the market for an architect I definitely wouldn't be going with Dermot anyway. All the mistakes this series plus all the designs look the same. How many times has he done the kitchen, dining, sitting area in one long room?

I'm surprised no one has snapped and said "you know what Dermot, I'm paying for it so I'll pick the fecking colour I want!"

Does anyone nowadays not do open plan living area? Between friends and us we did about ten self builds in different countries and counties, all open plan living areas.

Samsgirl

Just saw on twitter there that someone asked Dermot about the utility room and he said they linked it to the hall so no going outside.

Mena Mitty

Autosport wrote: »

I prefer the reddy colour over the green

Well the colour will attract the Red Oxide Warriers come the summer when they roam the countryside looking for roofs to paint whether you want them painted or not. I preferred the green meself.

bee06

meeeeh wrote: »

Does anyone nowadays not do open plan living area? Between friends and us we did about ten self builds in different countries and counties, all open plan living areas.

I have no issue with the open plan, I have it myself. It's the positioning of the kitchen, sitting area etc in one long line that I just find boring.

HeidiHeidi

Ginger83 wrote: »

I don't get your comment about the road? Some would adore the privacy of the location!

The comment was aimed at the floor-to-ceiling wall windows facing out to the front of the house, not to slag the road.

It's down the end of a country lane (according to the owner at the start of the programme) so you're not likely to have too many people peering in at you, but I still wouldn't fancy it!

(and that's from someone with two road-facing windows, about 8 feet from the footpath, and no net curtains!)

Spanish Eyes

Just to mention, we have a totally separate kitchen area, small enough, but it's great. No one can see the chaos in the cooking area, and there is enough space for a table too.

I can see (obv lol) the trend for open plan reverting sometime. Well I would say that, wouldn't I!