The Great House Revival

God the kitchen in that Gorey house is depressing. Berlin vibes indeed

They clearly just ran out of money.

I have a feeling that the latest house was more or less finished, or at least it won't look radically different to how it looked in the show - they made it clear that they were never going to want a "finished" look, it was going to be a project that evolved over time (a lot of time!). It's not a look or a finish I'd go for, but they got themselves a very solid house for a lot less than the houses in the nearby estates that Eoin quoted a price for.

They also have a big site so they can add on to that house in years to come when the kids get bigger if needs be.

I thought they were just the loveliest couple, their relaxed can-do attitude was great.

I'm very disappointed in the series as a whole, though - Hugh has slipped from the word go straight into a repeated formula, full of cliches and faux disputes/disagreements (very gentle ones), and then falls over himself oohing and aaahing over the finished product. At least Room to Improve got a couple of series of actual interesting, engaging programmes before falling into the formulaic schtick.

those schoolhouses always seem like a great idea but seem to end up been very difficult buildings to work with.

I would definitely have plastered that wall. that's like the stone on my house, I would never expose it.

How on earth did they cook anything? Pokey children's bedrooms.. Unless they extend in years to come.

that kitchen was not a functioning room for cooking or preparing food. Bare, exposed shelves and sink unit was grim looking.
kids rooms were minute and no guest room. The master bedroom was nice.

I like the series, the way it’s normal enough people.

Anyone know the road in Dublin 6 where he brought them?

is this series over already? Nothing scheduled for tonight on my tv.

Nothing listed for next week either.

Very disappointing all round, really.

Reminds me of the old show business adage.

"Always leave them wanting more" 🙂

Oh well, you can't win them all.

I thought it was a reasonable effort.

I could have wished for a few changes but overall worth a watch.

With the exception of the first house not one house was finished.

One house was basically an advertisement (a bad one at that) for their business.

The other was a pure stress inducing watch.

The final house spent more time talking about red tape than anything else.

At least two of the houses would have been better to wait until next year when the work was finished or at least 90% there.

I personally want to see the finished product, it's not about a 500k budget, home Rescue certainly doesn't have that.

It's about the start, the middle and the end of a project. We didnt get the end result for three properties. The architects were close but didn't get to see the downstairs loo or utility, the B&B will be lucky to be finished by 2030 😂 and I'm not convinced the school house had a working kitchen. So not exactly revived properties.