Room to Improve (v2)

We have 25 year old wood framed ones which are still grand. Replaced the patio door with a Munster joinery triple glazed aluclad one and the quality is definitely a serious step up from the pvc.

Thought it was a good job but if they had of started out with the intention of spending a million they would have gotten a lot more house for their money.

On the windows have read an engineer before saying that aluclad and salt air from the sea is a bad combination that could end up rusting the windows and its use should be avoided in coastal areas. Could be a very expensive mistake further down the line

I thought I was watching Hoarding: Buried Alive at the start.

Give her a year and this wan will have the pristine new gaff packed full of shyte.

Mr Sam disappointed not to see the finished man cave.

Also, was there a utility room?

Received a lump sum on being made redundant, and probably went straight into a new (presumably good) job. Could’ve been made redundant because employing company was sold. Maybe he had shares in the company too. We’ve really no idea. Depending on the sector you work in, being made redundant can be a good thing.

Look around. Most second hand houses that are bought are completely revamped.

Re the magically increaced budget trope: I would imagine that (and maybe I’m wrong) that its a bit like the negotiation process on Dragon’s Den – DD pitchers declare a low-ball figure on the percentage of equity they’ll give away but in reality have a far higher ceiling...producers of RtI get the house owners to declare a maximum budget for the cameras that is significantly less than they have and are willing to spend, for the drame, like. I’d also imagine the bare-bones mentions of work backgrounds etc don’t tell much, as we don’t know details of incomes over the years, savings etc, possible inheritances etc.

Would have been made redundant from MSD Swords with a long closure notice in 2016 and moved straight to Amgen.

Back in MSD

the most interesting bit was the 1 minute interview where the QS was talking about grants and heat pumps and budget. could have done with more of that.

and the recliner sofa in the front room was 5k cos I was looking at one 2 years ago i ended up with a cheaper one.

I have to agree, show has gone ridiculous. Like if you watch UK ones it all about house, suppliers go through all steps but for some reason we fluff it up with crap that no one I'd interested in.

Also used to be mainly about improving one room for maybe 40-50k, needs to go back to that format.

I did like the window but overall it's not a good functional kitchen for a family with 4 kids. No island to bake or do crafts on. She'll have it full of crap in no time. The house was ok but doesn't meet the needs of a family of 6 - there didn't seem to be much space at all. Take away the decor and the light and all they got is rooms similar to what they had before.

msny people take redundancy on Friday and start a new job on Monday

No sign of a change of employer over the duration of the build.

When the QS Patricia was part of the show, the QS featured much more, her character and personality were very much part of the format; the replacement QS (Lisa I think her name was) didn't go down as well and since that they seem to have removed the 'personality' and airtime of the QS. There was no way an hour of 'content' in that program, all filler stuff that had nothing to do with the renovation/rebuild of their home. Very poor stuff

The house was lovely but for a million spend I'd want something bigger. If the house went to market today I doubt they'd get a million for it.

They had a massive garage Ikea is literally down the road so I really can't understand why the guest toilet was being used for storage, especially considering the two other toilets don't work properly. The garage could easily have been organized alot better.

I liked the kitchen presses but I would have liked to see them opened....even if they showed them at the installation stage.

Again the finished result was a quick glimpse into each room. Less time in the G hotel and more time on finished product would be welcome.