Room to Improve (v2)

The position of the children's bedrooms in the basement away from the parents bedroom is strange to me..especially when they are so young.

I liked the upstairs balcony, pity they lost that, you couldn't put a price on being able to drink some cans in the summer sun up there with the view.

I stand corrected, new balcony, summer is saved 😁

Looks like a giant portacabin from the outside.

Not mad on the livingroom ceiling either!

Would like to see the parents house!

No preview of next weeks show, boo.

Seems to be sheltered inside almost like another room wasn't shown for too long. I preferred the old.

Yea strange episode.

Looks like Dermot taking a step back.

Request at the end for new clients with no planning permission required is rather odd, really limits what Dermot can do with a place which is what I thought the idea of the show, pretty much same footprint and a rear extension it is.

I'm surprised they didn't cover the roof in solar panels.

I think we're going to see an emphasis on people making there houses more energy efficient!

So much filler in that episode. Once again I'd like to see more of the finished build.

House itself was gorgeous. Those views you'd never tire of.

As mentioned didn't like the children's rooms being so far away from the parents especially when they are so young.

The roof looked like a shed but I wouldn't worry too much about that.

I got the impression that his parents might be invited for extended stays now they have a spare room.

Personally I wouldn't like to live that close to parents/in laws. I would find it very claustrophobic.

I always wonder long-term when one child takes over and renovates the family home especially in this case where parents are building on the land. Nothing like a will to cause a split between siblings. You would want everything very watertight from a legal point of view.

Tonight's finished house looked awful from the outside. The inside though was finished really well - the living areas were roomy, comfortable and functional. The views were fab.

I agree with what others have said about where the kids bedrooms were positioned - this doesn't work when kids are small for the parents bedroom to be not close by.

Overall though they got a great house for the spend. Much better than last week's finished house which seemed tiny in comparison.

I think they need to find the right mix to honest.

I remember a few seasons ago thy had clients who were a tad tough going to make the show and they got a lot of abuse online.

They probably hammed it up to make the building process seem more dramatic than what actually it was. Doubt there was ever any issues with the grant

I really liked the finished house, it made the best of views which were stunning and space they already had, although I would agree entrance looked odd like portacabain.

The couple were lovely, very down to earth and well able to stick to their budget and ignore Dermots expensive ideas.

The show is getting a but if joke in sense that each week we are seeing less + less of actual build of house materials etc.

The bedroom extensions downstairs had already been built recently, so that's why Im presuming they kept them even if location not ideal for the kids, your not going to redo recent extension especially on their tight budget.