The Great House Revival

I think they will still end up with a large debt if they want to finish the house. They don't have the skills or experience to do the work themselves. Only way they will finish it is to pay for the work to be done by others

I think last week's couple demonstrated how important it is to have a trade behind you or some knowledge of construction. All of the houses I liked on the show have been done by guys that were able to do alot of the work themselves. People who don't have these skills or money are just wasting their time trying to renovate a wreck.

This fella is lovely

Right how's he qualifying for the grant if he's doing the work himself? That's not how it works

Visit to Kerry cottage was lovely

Tonight's lad is an absolute pet, and I love the way he is so passionate and emotional about the house. It's great. He did so well, a lot of thanks to his family and friends due for this!! Good for him 😊

That lad should be so proud of what he has done. Seems a very likeable fella.

He's a credit to his family and his village. I'm in awe of a young lad like that taking on that kind of job with essentially no skills. I hope he has any happy years there.

i think he proved you wrong on that front, a fantastic house and all down to his hard work, his diligence, his willingness to learn as he went along. One of the hardest working 26 year olds I have seen, fair play to him. Well deserved.

Loved the finished job. A credit to a nice young lad and all those that helped.

Really enjoyed tonight's episode!

Himself and his family did fantastic work. A very likeable bunch.

May he have many happy years in it. 💕

Amazing renovation in a stunning location. It'll cost you to stay though. About 3,000 for a 3 night weekend stay in the summer.

https://www.uniquehomestays.com/self-catering/ireland/county-kerry/glenbeigh/limehouse-cottage/#gallery

it’s great to see old houses being renovated and turned into affordable and comfortable homes. There are 5-6-7 bed monstrosities that are monuments to greed and lm better than my neighbour attitude on every back road in the country. People saddled with massive mortgages for houses that are far too extravagant for their needs.

Fantastic job and precisely what the grant should be for! He did himself proud but yet again, it does show that the only way to do a job like this on the tightest of budgets is to have some serious help. The brothers and cousins driving the machinery to dig out the floors would have saved him thousands and he'd better marry the girlfriend after her father gifted him tens of thousands worth of windows!

I loved his upcycling approach. It's something I've done a bit of myself when it came to our own fixer upper so I know first hand just how much can be saved by using second-hand kitchen units, sanitaryware etc. I've been of the opinion for quite some time that if you had the means to collect and store it (i.e. a lorry/van and a dry barn), you'd probably be able to scavenge enough free, or next to it, materials to do a full renovation from adverts, Facebook marketplace etc.

I'd love to see Hugh do a revisit on some of the projects that weren't finished for his final visit, particularly the stately home in Mayo that the Australian guy who specialised in restoring old windows was doing.

I see no point in appearing on this program if you are not going to listen to Hugh,s advice or think about in a serious manner .old stones can be given away or sold to be used by someone else . The vacant house Grant is very simple , wait and leave the house empty for 2 years before doing the work Employ builders who are tax compliant .Get receipts for everything to ou buy or pay for . If you are building new walls you,ll need planning permission