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If "against all odds"
is one of the leitmotifs
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If "against all odds"
is one of the leitmotifs
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of this programme,
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of this programme,
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then there is one episode from 2021
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then there is one episode from 2021
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that perhaps is...
riskier than all others.
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that perhaps is...
riskier than all others.
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that perhaps is...
riskier than all others.
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It involves a decrepit old building
that was in dire need of repair.
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It involves a decrepit old building
that was in dire need of repair.
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It involves a decrepit old building
that was in dire need of repair.
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A young married couple
whose relationship
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A young married couple
whose relationship
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had been forged amidst
serious illness
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had been forged amidst
serious illness
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and for whom, they felt at least,
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time was short.
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And a young fledgling self-builder
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And a young fledgling self-builder
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who wanted to build a refuge
for his wife.
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who wanted to build a refuge
for his wife.
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It is one of the most poignant
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It is one of the most poignant
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and powerful stories
we've ever told.
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and powerful stories
we've ever told.
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Newlyweds Greg and Georgie
had grand plans...
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Newlyweds Greg and Georgie
had grand plans...
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Oh, it's big!
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..for this dilapidated barn
in Georgie's parents' garden.
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..for this dilapidated barn
in Georgie's parents' garden.
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This is now our forever home,
isn't it?
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But there were some serious health
challenges
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But there were some serious health
challenges
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for both of them to contend with.
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for both of them to contend with.
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Having a brain tumour was one of
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the best kick up the arses
I've ever had.
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the best kick up the arses
I've ever had.
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I was diagnosed with a malignant
brain tumour when I was ten,
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I was diagnosed with a malignant
brain tumour when I was ten,
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and since then, I've had
about 90 skin cancers.
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and since then, I've had
about 90 skin cancers.
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Problems lurked at every turn...
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Problems lurked at every turn...
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Not even budging.
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..as they wrestled the barn
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into something beautiful
and inspiring.
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into something beautiful
and inspiring.
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We're 50 mil out. Flippin' heck.
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We've had a real, real crisis with
the pitch of the roof.
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We've had a real, real crisis with
the pitch of the roof.
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And it was barely finished
when they moved in.
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And it was barely finished
when they moved in.
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Greg and Georgie's project
was extraordinary
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Greg and Georgie's project
was extraordinary
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and I'm very keen
to get back and see how life
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and I'm very keen
to get back and see how life
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in the barn has been treating them.
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But first, here's their wonderful
story.
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But first, here's their wonderful
story.
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So what are you boys
doing Christmas?
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Greg, from Kent, is a pub landlord.
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Greg, from Kent, is a pub landlord.
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My father and I,
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we basically took over
the local pub.
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Um, it had been derelict
for a little while and we felt
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Um, it had been derelict
for a little while and we felt
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it was right to save
it from developers.
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it was right to save
it from developers.
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He project managed the renovation
of his local five years ago.
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He project managed the renovation
of his local five years ago.
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And it was a real
pleasure actually restoring
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And it was a real
pleasure actually restoring
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and bringing the pub
back to its former glory.
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and bringing the pub
back to its former glory.
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I mean, this place wouldn't have
worked
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or existed if it wasn't
for the customers who come through.
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or existed if it wasn't
for the customers who come through.
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And we have such a great crowd
in here.
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And we have such a great crowd
in here.
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Nine years ago, Greg had a brain
tumour
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Nine years ago, Greg had a brain
tumour
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from which he thankfully recovered,
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from which he thankfully recovered,
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and it was through his illness
that he also met his
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and it was through his illness
that he also met his
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partner, Georgie, on
a charity sailing trip.
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partner, Georgie, on
a charity sailing trip.
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The couple married last year after
a pretty
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The couple married last year after
a pretty
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high adrenaline proposal 100m up.
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high adrenaline proposal 100m up.
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Greg was sponsored to do a abseil
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Greg was sponsored to do a abseil
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down the Spinnaker Tower
in Portsmouth.
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I was going to go along
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and sort of support him
and take some photos above.
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and sort of support him
and take some photos above.
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I just got down on one knee and...
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I just got down on one knee and...
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..asked her to marry me.
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..asked her to marry me.
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And she said to the guy,
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And she said to the guy,
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"Harness me up, I'm going to abseil
down the tower."
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"Harness me up, I'm going to abseil
down the tower."
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THEY CHUCKLE
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So we did it in tandem.
Complete adrenaline.
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So we did it in tandem.
Complete adrenaline.
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For the past year, the newlyweds
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have been living
with Georgie's folks,
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Julie and Tom,
in the Kent countryside.
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Julie and Tom,
in the Kent countryside.
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When Greg and I got married,
Greg moved into this annexe with me,
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When Greg and I got married,
Greg moved into this annexe with me,
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When Greg and I got married,
Greg moved into this annexe with me,
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which is attached
to my parents house.
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It has been nice to be able
to live near my parents
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It has been nice to be able
to live near my parents
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and to have support
when I haven't felt well enough,
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and to have support
when I haven't felt well enough,
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which has been amazing.
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Georgie, who's an artist,
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has been in treatment
for most of her life.
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has been in treatment
for most of her life.
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I was diagnosed with a malignant
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brain tumour when I was ten.
Then when I was 20,
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brain tumour when I was ten.
Then when I was 20,
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I had thyroid cancer as well,
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and since then I've
had about 90 skin cancers.
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and since then I've
had about 90 skin cancers.
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which are ongoing.
So it's a quite a long,
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which are ongoing.
So it's a quite a long,
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long road of about 23 years, really.
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long road of about 23 years, really.
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Meeting Greg was amazing
because we had this
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Meeting Greg was amazing
because we had this
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lovely connection
and we both had an understanding of
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lovely connection
and we both had an understanding of
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what it's like to,
you know, to be really unwell.
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what it's like to,
you know, to be really unwell.
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Now Greg and Georgie are about
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to begin an exciting new chapter
of their lives together.
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to begin an exciting new chapter
of their lives together.
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By giving this run-down barn
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in Georgie's parents' garden
a new and ambitious lease of life.
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in Georgie's parents' garden
a new and ambitious lease of life.
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in Georgie's parents' garden
a new and ambitious lease of life.
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Now I just feel, OK,
I've beaten cancer,
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Now I just feel, OK,
I've beaten cancer,
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I can do anything. I can, really...
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I can do anything. I can, really...
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I can... I can build a house.
That's fine.
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I can... I can build a house.
That's fine.
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Easy. Yeah. You know?
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And actually be a little
bit further away
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And actually be a little
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from the in-laws, possibly.
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THEY LAUGH
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THEY LAUGH
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Hello.Hello! Georgie,
Kevin, how are you?
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Hello.Hello! Georgie,
Kevin, how are you?
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Hello. Nice to meet you, hello.
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It's a fine old timber building.
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It reminds me a little bit of farms
that you see
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in the Alps or rural France.
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My grandparents had it built
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35 years ago for their dairy herd.
Like these doors.
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35 years ago for their dairy herd.
Like these doors.
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Do these stay?Yeah,
we're going to keep them.
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Do these stay?Yeah,
we're going to keep them.
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Seriously?Yeah. What, with a big
glazed wall behind them?
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Seriously?Yeah. What, with a big
glazed wall behind them?
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Yep. Oh, yeah.
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Oh. Oh, it's big, isn't it?
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Oh. Oh, it's big, isn't it?
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So do you keep this timber frame?
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So do you keep this timber frame?
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Yeah. So we're going
to strip all the cladding off.
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Yeah. So we're going
to strip all the cladding off.
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And what's the big idea?
We're doing split levels.
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And what's the big idea?
We're doing split levels.
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Yep. So we've got like a big cube
in the middle. Nice.
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Yep. So we've got like a big cube
in the middle. Nice.
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So all the bedrooms would be - got
four bedrooms - all on the side.
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So all the bedrooms would be - got
four bedrooms - all on the side.
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And then in the middle is going
to be a cube which is dug down.
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And then in the middle is going
to be a cube which is dug down.
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Are you doing a lot of
this yourselves?
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Yeah. Yeah, Greg's going to do a
lot...
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Majority of it, I would say.
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Anybody who self-builds discovers
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Anybody who self-builds discovers
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how extraordinarily demanding it is.
Much more so than they
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how extraordinarily demanding it is.
Much more so than they
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ever thought it would be.
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How emotionally draining it is
and how physically tiring.Mm.
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How emotionally draining it is
and how physically tiring.Mm.
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How emotionally draining it is
and how physically tiring.Mm.
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So I look at you guys and, you know,
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So I look at you guys and, you know,
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you've got your regime
of hospital visits
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and treatments and side-effects
and so on.
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I'm just thinking...
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..you've got to surely have some
kind of way of being able
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..you've got to surely have some
kind of way of being able
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to deal with this, because otherwise
it's going to get on top of you.
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to deal with this, because otherwise
it's going to get on top of you.
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Well, we're hoping to do it
in a year. Mm-hm.
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Well, we're hoping to do it
in a year. Mm-hm.
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So if we can do it in a year...
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That's one way of dealing with it,
is to get it over and done with.
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That's one way of dealing with it,
is to get it over and done with.
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My pub, we had to do quite a lot
of work there,
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My pub, we had to do quite a lot
of work there,
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take the whole roof off and
everything, and I coped with that.
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take the whole roof off and
everything, and I coped with that.
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So that's maybe the first
stepping stone.
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So that's maybe the first
stepping stone.
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And this is now...
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..our forever home, isn't it?
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Yeah. It's an incredible thing.
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Yeah. It's an incredible thing.
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It's a very special building,
actually.
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There were times
when I was so ill that the goal
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There were times
when I was so ill that the goal
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of the day would be to walk
down here
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and to sit outside the barn
and sort of...
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and to sit outside the barn
and sort of...
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That's the only energy I had,
really.
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That's the only energy I had,
really.
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Um, so it has a lovely atmosphere
in it,
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Um, so it has a lovely atmosphere
in it,
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and it's sort of lovely being able
to look over the fields and, um...
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and it's sort of lovely being able
to look over the fields and, um...
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and it's sort of lovely being able
to look over the fields and, um...
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Wow.And I'm very lucky
to be invited into it.
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Wow.And I'm very lucky
to be invited into it.
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And you also have a tremendous
responsibility here.Mm-hm.
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And you also have a tremendous
responsibility here.Mm-hm.
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And you also have a tremendous
responsibility here.Mm-hm.
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What Georgie's just described is
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What Georgie's just described is
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a very powerful, personal
relationship with
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a very powerful, personal
relationship with
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a building and a corner of this
place.
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a building and a corner of this
place.
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And what you've got to do
is somehow deliver an enlarged,
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And what you've got to do
is somehow deliver an enlarged,
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And what you've got to do
is somehow deliver an enlarged,
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kind of richer version of it,
almost. Yeah?
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kind of richer version of it,
almost. Yeah?
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Yeah. No pressure then.
SHE LAUGHS
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Yeah. No pressure then.
SHE LAUGHS
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A local architect, Mike Kaner,
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A local architect, Mike Kaner,
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has drawn up Greg
and Georgie's vision for the barn.
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has drawn up Greg
and Georgie's vision for the barn.
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It's only 35 years old,
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but bizarrely, planning says they
can't replace it.
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but bizarrely, planning says they
can't replace it.
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It's in a conservation area,
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so it has to be conserved
as if it were ancient.
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so it has to be conserved
as if it were ancient.
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Starting with the timber frame,
which has
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Starting with the timber frame,
which has
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to remain standing right through
the construction.
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to remain standing right through
the construction.
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Their first task will be
to carefully strip off the cladding,
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Their first task will be
to carefully strip off the cladding,
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number each piece
and store it safely on site
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number each piece
and store it safely on site
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to be refitted
all over again later on.
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to be refitted
all over again later on.
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Then the existing thin concrete
floor
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Then the existing thin concrete
floor
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will need to be removed and
excavations dug.
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will need to be removed and
excavations dug.
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At this point,
if they're really unlucky,
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At this point,
if they're really unlucky,
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they may need to underpin,
reinforce the concrete
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they may need to underpin,
reinforce the concrete
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supports of the existing
timber posts
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supports of the existing
timber posts
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before they can then pour
a web of foundations for a new slab.
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before they can then pour
a web of foundations for a new slab.
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before they can then pour
a web of foundations for a new slab.
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Even then, the building
won't be structurally sound
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Even then, the building
won't be structurally sound
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until Greg figures out how to repair
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all the timber posts
that are rotten at the bottom.
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all the timber posts
that are rotten at the bottom.
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Next, a new steel roof
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that will incorporate
new roof lights will go on,
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that will incorporate
new roof lights will go on,
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followed by thick insulation,
and then the original
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followed by thick insulation,
and then the original
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cladding reapplied to the barn.
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There'll be an eco heating system
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There'll be an eco heating system
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and on top a huge solar array
for clean electricity.
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and on top a huge solar array
for clean electricity.
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On the inside, a small hall
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will lead to a somewhat
cavernous room,
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will lead to a somewhat
cavernous room,
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a vaulted single story living space
with bifold doors
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a vaulted single story living space
with bifold doors
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that will offer organised views of
the fields and countryside beyond.
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that will offer organised views of
the fields and countryside beyond.
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that will offer organised views of
the fields and countryside beyond.
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Incorporated at one end will be
the kitchen and table,
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Incorporated at one end will be
the kitchen and table,
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each accompanied by a specifically
shaped window
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each accompanied by a specifically
shaped window
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to deliver a particular view from
that place.
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to deliver a particular view from
that place.
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In the heart of the building,
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They'll fit a semienclosed
volume they're calling the cube.
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They'll fit a semienclosed
volume they're calling the cube.
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A steel framed, split-level
structure with a snug
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A steel framed, split-level
structure with a snug
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sunk below floor level
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in order to accommodate a mezzanine
space above,
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in order to accommodate a mezzanine
space above,
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which will serve
as Georgie's Craft workshop.
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which will serve
as Georgie's Craft workshop.
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You'll get up there via a steel
staircase,
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You'll get up there via a steel
staircase,
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designed and, for that matter,
welded by Greg.
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designed and, for that matter,
welded by Greg.
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A U-shaped corridor will surround
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A U-shaped corridor will surround
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the cube and give on to a variety
of smaller, enclosed rooms.
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the cube and give on to a variety
of smaller, enclosed rooms.
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Two generous bedrooms and one
for Greg and Georgie.
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Two generous bedrooms and one
for Greg and Georgie.
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A bathroom, a guest bedroom
and a utility room.
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A bathroom, a guest bedroom
and a utility room.
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These are two inexperienced
self-builders
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These are two inexperienced
self-builders
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with health issues going it alone.
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with health issues going it alone.
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And this is a mighty big space which
is going to demand huge inputs
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And this is a mighty big space which
is going to demand huge inputs
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of energy,
imagination and ingenuity.
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of energy,
imagination and ingenuity.
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For starters, just look
at the state of the timber posts.
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For starters, just look
at the state of the timber posts.
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Not much left of it.
No, actually there isn't, is there?
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Not much left of it.
No, actually there isn't, is there?
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How soft is it?
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Oh, man alive!
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Oh, no. It's just like blancmange.
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Oh, wow. So this is X timber,
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Oh, wow. So this is X timber,
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and is now just adding
an amazing amount of expense
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and is now just adding
an amazing amount of expense
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and difficulty to the project,
isn't it?
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It's totally bonkers.
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Greg might have cut his teeth
project managing a pub renovation,
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Greg might have cut his teeth
project managing a pub renovation,
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but that is nothing
compared to this.
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but that is nothing
compared to this.
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What is your budget?
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250,000.
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It's pretty tight. It's very tight.
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It's pretty tight. It's very tight.
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Where's the cash come from?
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I'm financing it with some savings
and a family loan.
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I'm financing it with some savings
and a family loan.
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I'm financing it with some savings
and a family loan.
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The barn itself is actually on my
parents land,
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The barn itself is actually on my
parents land,
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so they're very kindly... Great.
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It's a wedding gift, really. Yes.
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It's a wedding gift, really. Yes.
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What happens if you realise,
actually,
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What happens if you realise,
actually,
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you haven't got enough to finish?
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you haven't got enough to finish?
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What's the backup plan?
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The backup plan. Yeah.
What is the backup plan?
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The backup plan. Yeah.
What is the backup plan?
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Is there a...? Um...
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There isn't actually completely a
plan B yet.
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There isn't actually completely a
plan B yet.
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Yeah.
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Greg and Georgie have £250,000
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Greg and Georgie have £250,000
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Greg and Georgie have £250,000
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to convert a building measuring
roughly 250 square metres.
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to convert a building measuring
roughly 250 square metres.
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to convert a building measuring
roughly 250 square metres.
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Now, by anybody's scale,
it's not enough.
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Now, by anybody's scale,
it's not enough.
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The average self builder
would need twice
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or three times that to do
what they want to do.
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or three times that to do
what they want to do.
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So what's going to happen?
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Well, either they're going to go
bust...
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Well, either they're going to go
bust...
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or the building's not going
to get finished...
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or the building's not going
to get finished...
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..or both, or...
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..or both, or...
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..they're going to have
to be amazingly resourceful.
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..they're going to have
to be amazingly resourceful.
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00:11:02,320 --> 00:11:04,320
Of course, it would have been a lot
easier to simply knock
410
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Of course, it would have been a lot
easier to simply knock
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the existing barn
down and start again from scratch.
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the existing barn
down and start again from scratch.
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Instead, the painstaking
conservation of the timber frame
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Instead, the painstaking
conservation of the timber frame
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starts with the removal of
1,500 sections of pine cladding
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starts with the removal of
1,500 sections of pine cladding
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starts with the removal of
1,500 sections of pine cladding
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that Greg must carefully number up,
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store safely on site and reapply
to the building later on.
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store safely on site and reapply
to the building later on.
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store safely on site and reapply
to the building later on.
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Unfortunately, it would be nice just
to leave it as is,
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but we have to take it all off
because we've got to insulate.
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but we have to take it all off
because we've got to insulate.
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but we have to take it all off
because we've got to insulate.
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Also, we have to get a digger in
between the main
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Also, we have to get a digger in
between the main
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uprights to excavate
the new foundations.
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uprights to excavate
the new foundations.
430
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Thankfully, there is enough
in the budget to pay just one man,
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Thankfully, there is enough
in the budget to pay just one man,
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Greg's mate Sam, a former
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shepherd who'll be helping out
for the duration of the project.
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shepherd who'll be helping out
for the duration of the project.
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Nice to be involved
with it from start to finish.
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Nice to be involved
with it from start to finish.
437
00:11:48,520 --> 00:11:49,560
Going to be interesting.
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00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:51,600
I know I'm going
to learn a lot from Greg as well.
439
00:11:51,640 --> 00:11:51,920
I know I'm going
to learn a lot from Greg as well.
440
00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:53,680
It's really helpful having Sam
to help.
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00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:55,720
You do need all hands on deck
for this to work.
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You do need all hands on deck
for this to work.
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And I've been helping where I can.
Wish I could do a bit more,
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And I've been helping where I can.
Wish I could do a bit more,
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but energy wise I have to be a bit
careful.
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but energy wise I have to be a bit
careful.
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But the view is incredible now,
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sort of seeing the panoramic view.
449
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I'm getting very excited now.
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Greg and Sam's next task
is less straightforward.
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Greg and Sam's next task
is less straightforward.
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They have to remove
the barn's concrete floor
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They have to remove
the barn's concrete floor
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so new foundations can be dug.
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Greg is a rookie digger driver,
but a highly inventive one
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Greg is a rookie digger driver,
but a highly inventive one
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who has devised a new concrete
busting technique...
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who has devised a new concrete
busting technique...
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Hoo! ..rodeo digging.
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Hoo! ..rodeo digging.
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Not even budging.
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Maybe you're right, Sam. Maybe we
need a smaller bucket.
463
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Maybe you're right, Sam. Maybe we
need a smaller bucket.
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With a smaller bucket attached
and Sam at the controls...
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With a smaller bucket attached
and Sam at the controls...
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Yeah, that's coming on.
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..they can refine the art
of cowboy building.
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..they can refine the art
of cowboy building.
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It's a very big job
for just two of us,
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It's a very big job
for just two of us,
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but we seem to be doing all right.
Both me and Greg work well together,
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but we seem to be doing all right.
Both me and Greg work well together,
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so that always makes it
a bit easier as well.
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so that always makes it
a bit easier as well.
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Once the old concrete's cleared,
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Greg can hand over to
a specialist ground worker,
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Greg can hand over to
a specialist ground worker,
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Paul, who has to install much deeper
and reinforced foundations.
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Paul, who has to install much deeper
and reinforced foundations.
480
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Paul, who has to install much deeper
and reinforced foundations.
481
00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:03,120
New footings on an empty plot
482
00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,160
for a building
this size might cost 20 or 30 grand.
483
00:13:05,200 --> 00:13:05,800
for a building
this size might cost 20 or 30 grand.
484
00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:07,840
Here, delicately working around
and reinforcing the base
485
00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:09,720
Here, delicately working around
and reinforcing the base
486
00:13:09,760 --> 00:13:11,760
for this existing structure
while keeping it
487
00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:12,040
for this existing structure
while keeping it
488
00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,080
all up will cost a lot more.
489
00:13:14,120 --> 00:13:14,440
all up will cost a lot more.
490
00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:16,480
It's coming in at about £80,000.
491
00:13:16,520 --> 00:13:17,520
It's coming in at about £80,000.
492
00:13:18,920 --> 00:13:20,920
It's a lot of money
and it's a big hit, really.
493
00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:22,040
It's a lot of money
and it's a big hit, really.
494
00:13:23,240 --> 00:13:25,240
80 grand is a third
of Greg's entire budget,
495
00:13:25,280 --> 00:13:27,160
80 grand is a third
of Greg's entire budget,
496
00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,200
and the foundations could end
up costing even more,
497
00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,040
and the foundations could end
up costing even more,
498
00:13:31,080 --> 00:13:33,080
depending on the depth of
the concrete pads
499
00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:33,480
depending on the depth of
the concrete pads
500
00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:35,520
that support each timber column.
501
00:13:35,560 --> 00:13:35,960
that support each timber column.
502
00:13:36,000 --> 00:13:37,920
The worst case scenario is actually
503
00:13:37,960 --> 00:13:39,960
that we have to underpin all of
the main pillars,
504
00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:40,920
that we have to underpin all of
the main pillars,
505
00:13:40,960 --> 00:13:42,960
which is where we actually have to
dig under the existing pads,
506
00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:44,320
which is where we actually have to
dig under the existing pads,
507
00:13:44,360 --> 00:13:46,360
which aren't big enough,
and join them and put steel
508
00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:48,400
which aren't big enough,
and join them and put steel
509
00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:49,160
which aren't big enough,
and join them and put steel
510
00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:51,200
and concrete in, in a very slow,
tedious process.
511
00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,040
and concrete in, in a very slow,
tedious process.
512
00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:55,080
Which is a lot of hard work
and costs a lot of money.
513
00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:56,280
Which is a lot of hard work
and costs a lot of money.
514
00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:58,280
Their structural engineer Ben Tubb,
515
00:13:58,320 --> 00:14:00,320
is on site to assess the depth of
the concrete
516
00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:00,640
is on site to assess the depth of
the concrete
517
00:14:00,680 --> 00:14:02,680
that sits beneath the
timber columns.
518
00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:02,960
that sits beneath the
timber columns.
519
00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,000
So our best result is that Ben says,
520
00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:05,280
So our best result is that Ben says,
521
00:14:05,320 --> 00:14:07,320
"Look, we don't have to underpin any
of the pre-existing pads."
522
00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:08,680
"Look, we don't have to underpin any
of the pre-existing pads."
523
00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:11,920
The following day,
they head off to find out
524
00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:12,240
The following day,
they head off to find out
525
00:14:12,280 --> 00:14:14,280
whether they'll have to spend
an extra 20 grand on underpinning.
526
00:14:14,320 --> 00:14:16,120
whether they'll have to spend
an extra 20 grand on underpinning.
527
00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:17,440
I'm quite confident that we're going
528
00:14:17,480 --> 00:14:19,480
to get a good result,
but you never quite know.
529
00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:20,760
to get a good result,
but you never quite know.
530
00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:22,040
Hi, guys.
531
00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:23,880
Um...
532
00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:25,920
So the pads. Yep. Um...
533
00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:27,840
So the pads. Yep. Um...
534
00:14:27,880 --> 00:14:29,880
..you've got to underpin those.
Um...
535
00:14:29,920 --> 00:14:30,200
..you've got to underpin those.
Um...
536
00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,240
Is that underpinning under some
of them or is that all of them?
537
00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:33,560
Is that underpinning under some
of them or is that all of them?
538
00:14:33,600 --> 00:14:35,280
In most cases I would imagine.
539
00:14:36,440 --> 00:14:38,200
Yeah. Yeah.
540
00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:42,280
This is awful.
541
00:14:43,520 --> 00:14:45,520
It's, uh, not good news.
Uh, we've got to underpin.
542
00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:46,280
It's, uh, not good news.
Uh, we've got to underpin.
543
00:14:46,320 --> 00:14:48,320
It's going to make a big difference
to the time and cost as well.
544
00:14:48,360 --> 00:14:50,360
It's going to make a big difference
to the time and cost as well.
545
00:14:50,400 --> 00:14:50,640
It's going to make a big difference
to the time and cost as well.
546
00:14:50,680 --> 00:14:52,680
Greg and Georgie have hardly begun.
547
00:14:52,720 --> 00:14:53,440
Greg and Georgie have hardly begun.
548
00:14:53,480 --> 00:14:55,480
And yet the planning
requirement to keep
549
00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:55,800
And yet the planning
requirement to keep
550
00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:57,840
the frame standing means their
foundations alone
551
00:14:57,880 --> 00:14:58,400
the frame standing means their
foundations alone
552
00:14:58,440 --> 00:15:00,440
are swallowing nearly
half their budget.
553
00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:01,160
are swallowing nearly
half their budget.
554
00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,200
How on earth are they going
to get out of this hole?
555
00:15:03,240 --> 00:15:03,440
How on earth are they going
to get out of this hole?
556
00:15:15,160 --> 00:15:17,160
Greg and Georgie have
only been going for six weeks,
557
00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:18,280
Greg and Georgie have
only been going for six weeks,
558
00:15:18,320 --> 00:15:20,320
and already their groundwork
costs have escalated
559
00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:20,800
and already their groundwork
costs have escalated
560
00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:22,840
to around £100,000
561
00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:23,080
to around £100,000
562
00:15:23,120 --> 00:15:25,120
on a 250 grand budget.
563
00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:25,360
on a 250 grand budget.
564
00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:27,400
Got any more buckets? No.
565
00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:27,840
Got any more buckets? No.
566
00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:29,880
So Greg's made the unenviable
and perilous decision
567
00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:30,840
So Greg's made the unenviable
and perilous decision
568
00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:32,880
to part ways with the professional
ground workers
569
00:15:32,920 --> 00:15:33,600
to part ways with the professional
ground workers
570
00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:35,640
and do the job himself.
571
00:15:35,680 --> 00:15:37,360
Could have done without the rain
today.
572
00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,400
With his mate Sam and Georgie's
help, of course.
573
00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:40,440
With his mate Sam and Georgie's
help, of course.
574
00:15:40,480 --> 00:15:42,480
Sam, how much would you pay
for a machine that could do this.
575
00:15:42,520 --> 00:15:43,080
Sam, how much would you pay
for a machine that could do this.
576
00:15:43,120 --> 00:15:44,320
A lot.
577
00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:46,120
We're actually a couple
of weeks behind.
578
00:15:46,160 --> 00:15:47,920
I haven't done this kind
of work before.
579
00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:49,960
Yeah, it's just a lot
of pressure on my shoulders, really.
580
00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:51,720
Yeah, it's just a lot
of pressure on my shoulders, really.
581
00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:53,760
I don't think anybody quite prepares
you for how stressful it can be.
582
00:15:53,800 --> 00:15:55,800
I don't think anybody quite prepares
you for how stressful it can be.
583
00:15:55,840 --> 00:15:56,040
I don't think anybody quite prepares
you for how stressful it can be.
584
00:15:57,080 --> 00:15:59,040
We're having to underpin and put
lots
585
00:15:59,080 --> 00:16:01,080
of these big metal 20 mil dowels
in underneath the pads,
586
00:16:01,120 --> 00:16:03,120
of these big metal 20 mil dowels
in underneath the pads,
587
00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:03,480
of these big metal 20 mil dowels
in underneath the pads,
588
00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,520
and then we're digging in from each
side to meet in the middle.
589
00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:06,960
and then we're digging in from each
side to meet in the middle.
590
00:16:07,000 --> 00:16:09,000
And it's been a nightmare.
It's just pure flint.
591
00:16:09,040 --> 00:16:09,320
And it's been a nightmare.
It's just pure flint.
592
00:16:09,360 --> 00:16:11,360
We've spent two days just trying
to dig one of these.
593
00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:12,160
We've spent two days just trying
to dig one of these.
594
00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:13,240
Yeah, it's been frustrating,
595
00:16:13,280 --> 00:16:15,280
and it feels like it's dragging
a bit now.
596
00:16:15,320 --> 00:16:15,520
and it feels like it's dragging
a bit now.
597
00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,280
If only planning
had let them demolish
598
00:16:20,320 --> 00:16:20,720
If only planning
had let them demolish
599
00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:22,760
the 35-year-old structure
and rebuild it from scratch,
600
00:16:22,800 --> 00:16:23,880
the 35-year-old structure
and rebuild it from scratch,
601
00:16:23,920 --> 00:16:25,920
they could have avoided all this.
602
00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:27,960
But if this is what Greg needs to do
603
00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:28,240
But if this is what Greg needs to do
604
00:16:28,280 --> 00:16:30,280
in order to craft a new home
for his beloved wife, then so be it.
605
00:16:30,320 --> 00:16:32,320
in order to craft a new home
for his beloved wife, then so be it.
606
00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:33,520
in order to craft a new home
for his beloved wife, then so be it.
607
00:16:33,560 --> 00:16:35,560
His remarkable drive comes from
the toughest of life experiences.
608
00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:37,600
His remarkable drive comes from
the toughest of life experiences.
609
00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:37,920
His remarkable drive comes from
the toughest of life experiences.
610
00:16:37,960 --> 00:16:39,960
Having a brain tumour was one of
the best
611
00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:40,280
Having a brain tumour was one of
the best
612
00:16:40,320 --> 00:16:42,320
kick up the arse as I've ever had.
You know?
613
00:16:42,360 --> 00:16:42,640
kick up the arse as I've ever had.
You know?
614
00:16:42,680 --> 00:16:44,680
I just remember
in that hospital bed,
615
00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:45,200
I just remember
in that hospital bed,
616
00:16:45,240 --> 00:16:47,240
I was just weighing up all the...
617
00:16:47,280 --> 00:16:47,920
I was just weighing up all the...
618
00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:49,880
..things that I hadn't done...
619
00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:53,880
..erm, in life, and how I wanted
to cross them all off.
620
00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:55,920
..erm, in life, and how I wanted
to cross them all off.
621
00:16:55,960 --> 00:16:57,320
..erm, in life, and how I wanted
to cross them all off.
622
00:16:57,360 --> 00:16:59,360
And one of them was to...
623
00:16:59,400 --> 00:16:59,800
And one of them was to...
624
00:16:59,840 --> 00:17:01,240
..build a dream home.
625
00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:03,280
There's no way I'd be here doing
what I'm doing now
626
00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:04,920
There's no way I'd be here doing
what I'm doing now
627
00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:06,960
if I hadn't got ill and hadn't met
George.
628
00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:08,640
if I hadn't got ill and hadn't met
George.
629
00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:11,720
And I just want to show people...
630
00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:12,640
And I just want to show people...
631
00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:15,880
..that I'm well again,
you know, and I'm able to do this.
632
00:17:15,920 --> 00:17:17,600
..that I'm well again,
you know, and I'm able to do this.
633
00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:22,320
Thanks to Greg's extraordinary
634
00:17:22,360 --> 00:17:24,360
energy and drive, two months into
the project...
635
00:17:24,400 --> 00:17:25,760
energy and drive, two months into
the project...
636
00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:27,800
I think I can see it coming
down the road.
637
00:17:27,840 --> 00:17:28,440
I think I can see it coming
down the road.
638
00:17:28,480 --> 00:17:30,480
..the trenches are finally ready
to be filled with concrete.
639
00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:31,720
..the trenches are finally ready
to be filled with concrete.
640
00:17:32,800 --> 00:17:34,520
And having completed so much
641
00:17:34,560 --> 00:17:36,560
of the groundworks themselves,
miraculously,
642
00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:37,240
of the groundworks themselves,
miraculously,
643
00:17:37,280 --> 00:17:39,280
they've spent not a penny more than
the original 80 grand they budgeted.
644
00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,320
they've spent not a penny more than
the original 80 grand they budgeted.
645
00:17:41,360 --> 00:17:41,600
they've spent not a penny more than
the original 80 grand they budgeted.
646
00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:43,600
It's a remarkable achievement.
647
00:17:43,640 --> 00:17:45,640
But Greg's already moved on to
the next challenge,
648
00:17:45,680 --> 00:17:46,480
But Greg's already moved on to
the next challenge,
649
00:17:46,520 --> 00:17:48,520
getting a rotten oak tree next to
the barn felled.
650
00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:49,200
getting a rotten oak tree next to
the barn felled.
651
00:17:49,240 --> 00:17:51,240
He'll use the timber to craft some
furniture for the new house.
652
00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:52,400
He'll use the timber to craft some
furniture for the new house.
653
00:17:54,960 --> 00:17:56,120
Wow!
654
00:17:56,160 --> 00:17:58,160
Given just how much
Georgie and Greg have been through,
655
00:17:58,200 --> 00:17:59,240
Given just how much
Georgie and Greg have been through,
656
00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:01,200
it's comforting for them
to know their new home
657
00:18:01,240 --> 00:18:03,240
will be next door to Georgie's
parents, Tom and Julie.
658
00:18:03,280 --> 00:18:05,240
will be next door to Georgie's
parents, Tom and Julie.
659
00:18:05,280 --> 00:18:07,280
We are sort of here on hand,
if ever,
660
00:18:07,320 --> 00:18:08,520
We are sort of here on hand,
if ever,
661
00:18:08,560 --> 00:18:10,560
God forbid, there was a hiccup
on the health front.
662
00:18:10,600 --> 00:18:10,880
God forbid, there was a hiccup
on the health front.
663
00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:12,920
Well, we're sort of here to,
you know, to rally around.
664
00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:13,320
Well, we're sort of here to,
you know, to rally around.
665
00:18:13,360 --> 00:18:15,360
Do you fret for their health,
as it were,
666
00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:16,040
Do you fret for their health,
as it were,
667
00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:18,080
for the for the stress levels
of the project as you go through?
668
00:18:18,120 --> 00:18:18,960
for the for the stress levels
of the project as you go through?
669
00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,000
Of course, anything can happen
to either of them.
670
00:18:21,040 --> 00:18:22,400
Of course, anything can happen
to either of them.
671
00:18:22,440 --> 00:18:24,440
We've had months and years and,
you know,
672
00:18:24,480 --> 00:18:25,000
We've had months and years and,
you know,
673
00:18:25,040 --> 00:18:27,040
heartache and tears
and terrible times,
674
00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:27,800
heartache and tears
and terrible times,
675
00:18:27,840 --> 00:18:29,840
real anxiety about the future
for Georgie particularly.
676
00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:31,120
real anxiety about the future
for Georgie particularly.
677
00:18:31,160 --> 00:18:32,920
And it will always be like that.
678
00:18:32,960 --> 00:18:34,440
Greg can be quite gung-ho,
679
00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,480
but that's one of the joys of
seeing someone who's beaten...
680
00:18:36,520 --> 00:18:38,480
but that's one of the joys of
seeing someone who's beaten...
681
00:18:38,520 --> 00:18:40,520
You know where he's come from
and what he's doing now.
682
00:18:40,560 --> 00:18:40,840
You know where he's come from
and what he's doing now.
683
00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:42,880
Um, but they've got to be
very careful about what they do.
684
00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:43,840
Um, but they've got to be
very careful about what they do.
685
00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:49,800
Careful, yes.
And extremely resourceful.
686
00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:51,400
Careful, yes.
And extremely resourceful.
687
00:18:51,440 --> 00:18:53,440
There's £170,000 left,
688
00:18:53,480 --> 00:18:54,000
There's £170,000 left,
689
00:18:54,040 --> 00:18:56,040
yet the barn's still not
structurally sound,
690
00:18:56,080 --> 00:18:56,440
yet the barn's still not
structurally sound,
691
00:18:56,480 --> 00:18:58,480
thanks to ten badly
rotten timber posts
692
00:18:58,520 --> 00:18:58,960
thanks to ten badly
rotten timber posts
693
00:18:59,000 --> 00:19:01,000
that need repairing, as ever,
cheaply.
694
00:19:01,040 --> 00:19:01,520
that need repairing, as ever,
cheaply.
695
00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:04,880
But wait, Greg's already come
up with a solution.
696
00:19:04,920 --> 00:19:06,520
But wait, Greg's already come
up with a solution.
697
00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:08,560
I think this is great.
A massive collar
698
00:19:08,600 --> 00:19:09,000
I think this is great.
A massive collar
699
00:19:09,040 --> 00:19:11,040
in two pieces which fits around
the post.
700
00:19:11,080 --> 00:19:11,320
in two pieces which fits around
the post.
701
00:19:11,360 --> 00:19:12,960
Means you don't have to cut these.
702
00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:15,000
It's great. I mean, it's a huge cost
saving.
703
00:19:15,040 --> 00:19:16,040
It's great. I mean, it's a huge cost
saving.
704
00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,080
It's a nice, straightforward
solution, and it's all from you,
705
00:19:18,120 --> 00:19:19,080
It's a nice, straightforward
solution, and it's all from you,
706
00:19:19,120 --> 00:19:20,680
so it better work.
707
00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:22,600
Yeah. I love it. It's a proper,
self-build,
708
00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:24,640
self-designed, self engineer. Great.
709
00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:26,200
self-designed, self engineer. Great.
710
00:19:26,240 --> 00:19:28,240
Greg never shies away from
a challenge.
711
00:19:28,280 --> 00:19:28,560
Greg never shies away from
a challenge.
712
00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:31,560
The next one being laying
713
00:19:31,600 --> 00:19:33,600
a 250 square metre block
and beam floor.
714
00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:35,520
a 250 square metre block
and beam floor.
715
00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:37,360
And there's some serious confusion
716
00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:39,400
as to which of
the 70 concrete beams goes where.
717
00:19:39,440 --> 00:19:41,360
as to which of
the 70 concrete beams goes where.
718
00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:43,400
It's like Where's Wally. 18?
Oh, yeah.
719
00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:43,720
It's like Where's Wally. 18?
Oh, yeah.
720
00:19:43,760 --> 00:19:45,760
So that goes along
that far edge of the snug.
721
00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:47,040
So that goes along
that far edge of the snug.
722
00:19:47,080 --> 00:19:49,080
Nothing's numbered up or labelled
to how it is on the floor plan.
723
00:19:49,120 --> 00:19:51,120
Nothing's numbered up or labelled
to how it is on the floor plan.
724
00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:51,560
Nothing's numbered up or labelled
to how it is on the floor plan.
725
00:19:51,600 --> 00:19:53,600
Um, and I've never laid a floor
before.
726
00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:54,120
Um, and I've never laid a floor
before.
727
00:19:54,160 --> 00:19:56,120
It just seems crazy.
728
00:19:56,160 --> 00:19:58,160
They all seem to be cut slightly
differently as well.
729
00:19:58,200 --> 00:19:59,200
They all seem to be cut slightly
differently as well.
730
00:19:59,240 --> 00:20:00,960
God! It would have been so much
easier if they just
731
00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:02,720
labelled them up properly.
732
00:20:02,760 --> 00:20:04,760
We're just having to scratch our
head over it at the moment and...
733
00:20:04,800 --> 00:20:05,880
We're just having to scratch our
head over it at the moment and...
734
00:20:05,920 --> 00:20:07,920
..try and decipher the plans.
735
00:20:07,960 --> 00:20:08,200
..try and decipher the plans.
736
00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:10,240
They do eventually figure out
the positioning of the beams,
737
00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:11,200
They do eventually figure out
the positioning of the beams,
738
00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,240
but Greg's inexperience is leading
to more problems.
739
00:20:13,280 --> 00:20:14,480
but Greg's inexperience is leading
to more problems.
740
00:20:14,520 --> 00:20:16,440
Sod's law.
When we're doing the drainage,
741
00:20:16,480 --> 00:20:18,480
we didn't know that this beam was
going to be quite so far over here.
742
00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,520
we didn't know that this beam was
going to be quite so far over here.
743
00:20:20,560 --> 00:20:20,920
we didn't know that this beam was
going to be quite so far over here.
744
00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:22,960
There's a soil pipe in the way, but
Greg has an unorthodox solution...
745
00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:24,720
There's a soil pipe in the way, but
Greg has an unorthodox solution...
746
00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:30,680
..with the merciless swathe of
the angle grinder.
747
00:20:30,720 --> 00:20:31,040
..with the merciless swathe of
the angle grinder.
748
00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,000
A week later,
the concrete subfloor is in.
749
00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:35,880
A week later,
the concrete subfloor is in.
750
00:20:37,840 --> 00:20:39,840
That is a big achievement.
Feet on solid ground now.
751
00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:41,040
That is a big achievement.
Feet on solid ground now.
752
00:20:44,240 --> 00:20:46,240
But some challenges
just can't be overcome.
753
00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:47,680
But some challenges
just can't be overcome.
754
00:20:47,720 --> 00:20:49,560
Looming large over this project is
755
00:20:49,600 --> 00:20:51,600
the ongoing health of Georgie,
who has some unsettling news.
756
00:20:51,640 --> 00:20:53,640
the ongoing health of Georgie,
who has some unsettling news.
757
00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:53,880
the ongoing health of Georgie,
who has some unsettling news.
758
00:20:58,360 --> 00:20:59,600
I found skin cancers.
759
00:21:00,880 --> 00:21:02,880
I think it's probably about seven
or eight at the minute.
760
00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:03,360
I think it's probably about seven
or eight at the minute.
761
00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:04,560
You sort of think you're doing...
762
00:21:04,600 --> 00:21:06,600
Yeah, in a quite good phase
of everything going just about OK.
763
00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,160
Yeah, in a quite good phase
of everything going just about OK.
764
00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:10,200
And then you get another sort of
hit really.
765
00:21:10,240 --> 00:21:10,520
And then you get another sort of
hit really.
766
00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:12,560
So it's quite tiring.
You have to dig deep.
767
00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:14,120
So it's quite tiring.
You have to dig deep.
768
00:21:14,160 --> 00:21:16,160
One day at a time and sort of just
so thankful,
769
00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:17,640
One day at a time and sort of just
so thankful,
770
00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:18,880
yeah, for every day
771
00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:20,920
and my time with Greg
and things and,
772
00:21:20,960 --> 00:21:21,280
and my time with Greg
and things and,
773
00:21:21,320 --> 00:21:23,320
um, I think that just keeps...
774
00:21:23,360 --> 00:21:23,840
um, I think that just keeps...
775
00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:26,520
Keeps you going, and having a really
776
00:21:26,560 --> 00:21:28,560
supportive family,
it really does help.
777
00:21:28,600 --> 00:21:29,680
supportive family,
it really does help.
778
00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:31,720
Georgie will need to go
for more treatment,
779
00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:32,160
Georgie will need to go
for more treatment,
780
00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:34,200
which only adds
to Greg's determination
781
00:21:34,240 --> 00:21:34,880
which only adds
to Greg's determination
782
00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:36,920
to get this house built quickly.
783
00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:37,160
to get this house built quickly.
784
00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:39,200
The sooner we complete this project,
785
00:21:39,240 --> 00:21:40,280
The sooner we complete this project,
786
00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:42,320
the sooner we can kind of
start enjoying
787
00:21:42,360 --> 00:21:42,640
the sooner we can kind of
start enjoying
788
00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:44,040
the precious time
that we have together.
789
00:21:46,400 --> 00:21:48,400
Four months in,
and Greg's steel shoes
790
00:21:48,440 --> 00:21:49,080
Four months in,
and Greg's steel shoes
791
00:21:49,120 --> 00:21:51,120
are being fitted snugly to
the rotten timber columns.
792
00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:52,360
are being fitted snugly to
the rotten timber columns.
793
00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,400
He's now ready to begin work on
the central showpiece of this home.
794
00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:55,800
He's now ready to begin work on
the central showpiece of this home.
795
00:21:57,600 --> 00:21:59,600
It's the cube,
a two story steel structure with
796
00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:00,560
It's the cube,
a two story steel structure with
797
00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,600
a sunken snug downstairs
798
00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:04,640
below floor level and a mezzanine
platform above for Georgie.
799
00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:06,680
below floor level and a mezzanine
platform above for Georgie.
800
00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:07,040
below floor level and a mezzanine
platform above for Georgie.
801
00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:10,720
It's not central.
802
00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:12,760
Sam's cousin is here to help,
and Sam's dad, Cullum,
803
00:22:12,800 --> 00:22:14,440
Sam's cousin is here to help,
and Sam's dad, Cullum,
804
00:22:14,480 --> 00:22:16,480
who fabricated the steel down
the road for £8,000.
805
00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,080
who fabricated the steel down
the road for £8,000.
806
00:22:18,120 --> 00:22:20,120
Slung...it's slung the wrong
way round, isn't it?
807
00:22:20,160 --> 00:22:20,880
Slung...it's slung the wrong
way round, isn't it?
808
00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:22,640
Thanks to Cullum's expertise,
809
00:22:22,680 --> 00:22:24,680
the steel structure springs up
in no time.
810
00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:25,640
the steel structure springs up
in no time.
811
00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:27,680
Yeah, I can get an idea
already of the height...
812
00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:27,960
Yeah, I can get an idea
already of the height...
813
00:22:28,000 --> 00:22:29,360
..the height of this new floor.
814
00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:31,400
So, this is our legal height
for building control.
815
00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:32,440
So, this is our legal height
for building control.
816
00:22:33,720 --> 00:22:35,720
It feels like our head-height
clearance is very tight
817
00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:36,360
It feels like our head-height
clearance is very tight
818
00:22:36,400 --> 00:22:37,680
on the top.
819
00:22:37,720 --> 00:22:39,720
Unless there's at least two metres
clearance from the first floor
820
00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:41,080
Unless there's at least two metres
clearance from the first floor
821
00:22:41,120 --> 00:22:42,360
to the ridge of the roof,
822
00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,400
building control will not sign off
Georgie's workshop upstairs
823
00:22:44,440 --> 00:22:45,520
building control will not sign off
Georgie's workshop upstairs
824
00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:47,360
as a habitable space.
825
00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:49,400
I don't know if I've got
my two-metre headroom
826
00:22:49,440 --> 00:22:50,040
I don't know if I've got
my two-metre headroom
827
00:22:50,080 --> 00:22:52,080
from the centre point.
828
00:22:52,120 --> 00:22:52,360
from the centre point.
829
00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:54,400
If it's not right, Cullum will
have to remake the steelwork,
830
00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:56,240
If it's not right, Cullum will
have to remake the steelwork,
831
00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,080
which, of course, will cost.
832
00:22:58,120 --> 00:23:00,120
No-one wants that.
833
00:23:00,160 --> 00:23:00,520
No-one wants that.
834
00:23:00,560 --> 00:23:02,560
And there is a problem.
835
00:23:02,600 --> 00:23:02,800
And there is a problem.
836
00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:04,400
So, we're 50 mil out.
837
00:23:04,440 --> 00:23:06,040
Flippin' heck.
838
00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:07,360
What a bitch.
839
00:23:16,800 --> 00:23:18,800
Four frantic and stressful months
840
00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:19,080
Four frantic and stressful months
841
00:23:19,120 --> 00:23:21,120
have passed in this sleepy
corner of Kent...
842
00:23:21,160 --> 00:23:21,680
have passed in this sleepy
corner of Kent...
843
00:23:21,720 --> 00:23:23,720
Which way is...up?
844
00:23:23,760 --> 00:23:24,160
Which way is...up?
845
00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,200
Err!
GREG LAUGHS
846
00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:26,520
Err!
GREG LAUGHS
847
00:23:26,560 --> 00:23:28,560
..and Greg and Georgie's steel frame
is annoyingly just too big
848
00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:30,160
..and Greg and Georgie's steel frame
is annoyingly just too big
849
00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:32,200
to allow the first floor
to be a habitable space.
850
00:23:32,240 --> 00:23:33,000
to allow the first floor
to be a habitable space.
851
00:23:34,680 --> 00:23:36,680
It's such a small area,
but it's just...
852
00:23:36,720 --> 00:23:37,040
It's such a small area,
but it's just...
853
00:23:38,160 --> 00:23:40,160
..where we won't hit regulation
head height on the top.
854
00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:41,800
..where we won't hit regulation
head height on the top.
855
00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:43,840
But Greg is unfazed.
856
00:23:43,880 --> 00:23:44,120
But Greg is unfazed.
857
00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:46,160
To meet building regs, he's going to
try a cheap and cheerful alternative
858
00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:48,120
To meet building regs, he's going to
try a cheap and cheerful alternative
859
00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,160
to remaking the steel frame -
by remaking the foundations instead.
860
00:23:50,200 --> 00:23:52,120
to remaking the steel frame -
by remaking the foundations instead.
861
00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:53,640
To take it all apart now,
862
00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:55,680
just so that we can peel back
this plastic, get to the pads,
863
00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:56,920
just so that we can peel back
this plastic, get to the pads,
864
00:23:56,960 --> 00:23:58,560
which it's going to go into,
865
00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:00,600
and we're going to have
to take 50 mil off them.
866
00:24:00,640 --> 00:24:01,240
and we're going to have
to take 50 mil off them.
867
00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:03,280
Still, we're not professionals.
We don't do this, and...
868
00:24:03,320 --> 00:24:04,400
Still, we're not professionals.
We don't do this, and...
869
00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,440
Wha...? Oh!
THEY LAUGH
870
00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:06,840
Wha...? Oh!
THEY LAUGH
871
00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:08,840
It's your job, mate.
872
00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:10,320
What am I doing? Er...
873
00:24:11,440 --> 00:24:13,440
Sometimes, I think Greg's
a little bit out of his depth.
874
00:24:13,480 --> 00:24:15,000
Sometimes, I think Greg's
a little bit out of his depth.
875
00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:17,040
Er, but he's the customer.
876
00:24:17,080 --> 00:24:17,520
Er, but he's the customer.
877
00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:19,160
You can advise, can't you?
878
00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:22,520
After just three hours of
grinding the pads down,
879
00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:23,920
After just three hours of
grinding the pads down,
880
00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:25,960
and another two hours
of reassembling the structure...
881
00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:27,320
and another two hours
of reassembling the structure...
882
00:24:27,360 --> 00:24:28,800
Oh, you little bastard.
883
00:24:28,840 --> 00:24:30,840
..the building control
moment of truth.
884
00:24:30,880 --> 00:24:31,120
..the building control
moment of truth.
885
00:24:31,160 --> 00:24:33,160
Woohoo! Four millimetres.
886
00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:33,400
Woohoo! Four millimetres.
887
00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:35,040
He got away with it by four mil.
888
00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:40,080
You've gotta hand it to Greg.
889
00:24:40,120 --> 00:24:42,160
He is entirely out of his depth,
890
00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:44,200
but he is so energetic
and so resourceful.
891
00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:44,840
but he is so energetic
and so resourceful.
892
00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:47,920
So, you've just made
the pads shorter?
893
00:24:47,960 --> 00:24:49,440
We just made the pad shorter, yeah.
894
00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:51,240
Given that you're a novice builder,
895
00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:52,840
I think you've gotta let you
have that one.Yeah.
896
00:24:52,880 --> 00:24:54,720
So, what happens next, then?
The whole roof is coming off.
897
00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:56,440
It's all coming off?Yeah. Yeah.
898
00:24:56,480 --> 00:24:58,480
I'm hoping you'll say you're going
to take it off in sections
899
00:24:58,520 --> 00:24:59,480
I'm hoping you'll say you're going
to take it off in sections
900
00:24:59,520 --> 00:25:01,520
and work across it, rather than
strip the whole thing...
901
00:25:01,560 --> 00:25:02,200
and work across it, rather than
strip the whole thing...
902
00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:04,000
HE INHALES SHARPLY
HE LAUGHS
903
00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:05,800
..and leave it all exposed.
904
00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:07,840
Well, it probably will be
going in one go.
905
00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:08,480
Well, it probably will be
going in one go.
906
00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:10,520
I-I want to keep the building as dry
as possible for as long as possible.
907
00:25:10,560 --> 00:25:11,880
I-I want to keep the building as dry
as possible for as long as possible.
908
00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:13,920
Well, I know what you mean, but...
909
00:25:13,960 --> 00:25:14,160
Well, I know what you mean, but...
910
00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:16,040
Yeah, we'll be fine. OK.
911
00:25:16,080 --> 00:25:17,480
It'll be a quick transition.
912
00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:20,160
I look forward to seeing that.
913
00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:23,440
But they don't start
to peel off the enormous roof
914
00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:24,360
But they don't start
to peel off the enormous roof
915
00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,400
until mid-September.
916
00:25:26,440 --> 00:25:26,800
until mid-September.
917
00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:28,280
Exposing a timber structure
918
00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:30,320
like this in the wetter,
colder months isn't ideal.
919
00:25:30,360 --> 00:25:31,720
like this in the wetter,
colder months isn't ideal.
920
00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:37,080
Just as well, Greg's brought
on board two mates,
921
00:25:37,120 --> 00:25:38,120
Just as well, Greg's brought
on board two mates,
922
00:25:38,160 --> 00:25:40,160
both carpenters, to help with
the installation of the new roof.
923
00:25:40,200 --> 00:25:41,240
both carpenters, to help with
the installation of the new roof.
924
00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:43,920
You're my human forklift.
925
00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:45,960
Of course, he can only afford
to keep Olly and Jez on
926
00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:46,440
Of course, he can only afford
to keep Olly and Jez on
927
00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:48,040
for a few days each -
928
00:25:48,080 --> 00:25:50,080
the idea being,
they teach Greg the ropes,
929
00:25:50,120 --> 00:25:50,400
the idea being,
they teach Greg the ropes,
930
00:25:50,440 --> 00:25:52,440
and then, he and Sam complete it
by themselves.
931
00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:53,360
and then, he and Sam complete it
by themselves.
932
00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:55,400
Yeah, when Greg first told me
about this project, I thought,
933
00:25:55,440 --> 00:25:56,400
Yeah, when Greg first told me
about this project, I thought,
934
00:25:56,440 --> 00:25:58,440
"OK, you're biting off more
than you can chew," or, you know,
935
00:25:58,480 --> 00:25:59,400
"OK, you're biting off more
than you can chew," or, you know,
936
00:25:59,440 --> 00:26:01,320
"How are you going to go about it?"
937
00:26:01,360 --> 00:26:03,120
And then, I saw the
plans and things,
938
00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:05,160
and it was exciting to see.
939
00:26:05,200 --> 00:26:05,400
and it was exciting to see.
940
00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:07,320
Greg's very into doing challenges,
941
00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:09,360
and testing himself
as much as he can.
942
00:26:09,400 --> 00:26:09,880
and testing himself
as much as he can.
943
00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:11,920
Erm, even if he doesn't have
a clue what he's doing,
944
00:26:11,960 --> 00:26:12,560
Erm, even if he doesn't have
a clue what he's doing,
945
00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:14,160
which is great fun to see.
946
00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:15,800
Oh, there goes a pencil.
947
00:26:15,840 --> 00:26:17,160
I think Greg was a little
bit optimistic.
948
00:26:17,200 --> 00:26:19,200
I don't know if he thought
3-4 weeks to get the roof on.
949
00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:19,600
I don't know if he thought
3-4 weeks to get the roof on.
950
00:26:19,640 --> 00:26:21,640
It's just a big area, a lot of
material to be bumped around.
951
00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:22,760
It's just a big area, a lot of
material to be bumped around.
952
00:26:22,800 --> 00:26:24,760
So, that's just going to take time.
953
00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,800
Ah, what a dream. Like a glove.
954
00:26:26,840 --> 00:26:27,120
Ah, what a dream. Like a glove.
955
00:26:30,920 --> 00:26:32,920
{\an8}But three weeks later,
as autumn sets in,
956
00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:34,040
{\an8}But three weeks later,
as autumn sets in,
957
00:26:34,080 --> 00:26:36,080
{\an8}Greg and Sam hit a problem.
958
00:26:36,120 --> 00:26:36,760
{\an8}Greg and Sam hit a problem.
959
00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:38,800
The roof isn't steep enough
to accommodate the skylights.
960
00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:40,240
The roof isn't steep enough
to accommodate the skylights.
961
00:26:41,760 --> 00:26:43,760
Er, as you can see, we're only
halfway there, really.
962
00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:44,520
Er, as you can see, we're only
halfway there, really.
963
00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:46,440
We've had a real, real crisis,
964
00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:48,200
with the pitch of the roof.
965
00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,240
The windows needed a 15-degree
pitch to be installed.
966
00:26:50,280 --> 00:26:51,760
The windows needed a 15-degree
pitch to be installed.
967
00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:53,640
It turns out we've only got
11 degrees,
968
00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:55,040
so we're four degrees off.
969
00:26:55,080 --> 00:26:57,080
Being able to install these windows
being the most stressful part of
970
00:26:57,120 --> 00:26:57,840
Being able to install these windows
being the most stressful part of
971
00:26:57,880 --> 00:26:59,880
the project so far,
thinking that we're going to have
972
00:26:59,920 --> 00:27:00,360
the project so far,
thinking that we're going to have
973
00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,000
to take apart the roof, really.
974
00:27:02,040 --> 00:27:04,040
Dismantling the entire roof
and rebuilding it at a steeper pitch
975
00:27:04,080 --> 00:27:05,480
Dismantling the entire roof
and rebuilding it at a steeper pitch
976
00:27:05,520 --> 00:27:07,520
will take months and cost
maybe £20,000 -
977
00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,560
will take months and cost
maybe £20,000 -
978
00:27:09,600 --> 00:27:09,880
will take months and cost
maybe £20,000 -
979
00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:11,920
terrible news on a project
where every penny counts.
980
00:27:11,960 --> 00:27:13,240
terrible news on a project
where every penny counts.
981
00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,280
I'd just like to kind of hand
this roof problem over to
982
00:27:15,320 --> 00:27:16,320
I'd just like to kind of hand
this roof problem over to
983
00:27:16,360 --> 00:27:17,720
a professional roofer.
984
00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:19,760
But then, I look at the budget,
and I just realise, I can't...
985
00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:20,960
But then, I look at the budget,
and I just realise, I can't...
986
00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:23,000
I can't even start
contemplating 10,000,
987
00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:24,320
I can't even start
contemplating 10,000,
988
00:27:24,360 --> 00:27:26,360
20,000 over to someone else.
989
00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:27,600
20,000 over to someone else.
990
00:27:27,640 --> 00:27:29,640
Greg has no choice but to doggedly
work through every problem.
991
00:27:29,680 --> 00:27:31,360
Greg has no choice but to doggedly
work through every problem.
992
00:27:37,360 --> 00:27:39,360
His determination is matched
by Georgie's dignity.
993
00:27:39,400 --> 00:27:41,400
His determination is matched
by Georgie's dignity.
994
00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:41,720
His determination is matched
by Georgie's dignity.
995
00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:43,760
She stoically suffers
the treatment for her skin cancers.
996
00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:44,760
She stoically suffers
the treatment for her skin cancers.
997
00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:46,800
For her, delays on site are just
part of a bigger picture.
998
00:27:46,840 --> 00:27:48,480
For her, delays on site are just
part of a bigger picture.
999
00:27:48,520 --> 00:27:50,520
Originally we hoped we'd be
in by about March,
1000
00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:50,840
Originally we hoped we'd be
in by about March,
1001
00:27:50,880 --> 00:27:52,880
but it's probably going
to be sort of summertime now.
1002
00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:54,920
but it's probably going
to be sort of summertime now.
1003
00:27:54,960 --> 00:27:55,240
but it's probably going
to be sort of summertime now.
1004
00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:57,280
You know, we don't want to push
ourselves to the extreme,
1005
00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:58,560
You know, we don't want to push
ourselves to the extreme,
1006
00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:00,600
and not sort of completely
going to burn out.
1007
00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:01,800
and not sort of completely
going to burn out.
1008
00:28:01,840 --> 00:28:03,840
And that's, you know, we both have
to look after our health.
1009
00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:04,400
And that's, you know, we both have
to look after our health.
1010
00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:06,440
And some of the treatment I'm having
at the minute is quite painful,
1011
00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:07,200
And some of the treatment I'm having
at the minute is quite painful,
1012
00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:09,240
as well, so, there are days when
it's quite a struggle, really,
1013
00:28:09,280 --> 00:28:10,880
as well, so, there are days when
it's quite a struggle, really,
1014
00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:12,920
with all the health things
that we're both dealing with.
1015
00:28:12,960 --> 00:28:14,160
with all the health things
that we're both dealing with.
1016
00:28:14,200 --> 00:28:16,200
And Greg's juggling a lot
with the pub, as well,
1017
00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:16,680
And Greg's juggling a lot
with the pub, as well,
1018
00:28:16,720 --> 00:28:18,720
so, he's doing two jobs, really,
at once, at the minute.
1019
00:28:18,760 --> 00:28:20,760
so, he's doing two jobs, really,
at once, at the minute.
1020
00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:21,040
so, he's doing two jobs, really,
at once, at the minute.
1021
00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:22,600
And he's working really hard.
1022
00:28:22,640 --> 00:28:24,600
And I'm very, very proud of him.
1023
00:28:27,320 --> 00:28:29,320
Four weeks on -
and Greg, the master improviser,
1024
00:28:29,360 --> 00:28:30,360
Four weeks on -
and Greg, the master improviser,
1025
00:28:30,400 --> 00:28:32,400
has at last figured out a way of
not rebuilding the entire roof.
1026
00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:33,680
has at last figured out a way of
not rebuilding the entire roof.
1027
00:28:34,840 --> 00:28:36,840
He's only going to rebuild
the top third of it,
1028
00:28:36,880 --> 00:28:37,120
He's only going to rebuild
the top third of it,
1029
00:28:37,160 --> 00:28:38,520
where the roof lights sit.
1030
00:28:39,800 --> 00:28:41,800
So, I spent almost a day ripping
down bits of six-inch timber
1031
00:28:41,840 --> 00:28:43,840
So, I spent almost a day ripping
down bits of six-inch timber
1032
00:28:43,880 --> 00:28:45,080
So, I spent almost a day ripping
down bits of six-inch timber
1033
00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:47,120
into firring strips to give us
the extra four degrees
1034
00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,160
into firring strips to give us
the extra four degrees
1035
00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:49,440
into firring strips to give us
the extra four degrees
1036
00:28:49,480 --> 00:28:51,160
on the pitch of the roof.
1037
00:28:51,200 --> 00:28:53,200
So, we've now got our windows in
at 15 degrees.
1038
00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:54,480
So, we've now got our windows in
at 15 degrees.
1039
00:28:54,520 --> 00:28:56,120
Just quite a bit more work.
1040
00:28:58,040 --> 00:29:00,040
{\an8}Oh, it's a nice piece.
1041
00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:00,400
{\an8}Oh, it's a nice piece.
1042
00:29:00,440 --> 00:29:02,360
{\an8}Amazing, you just take off
a few layers,
1043
00:29:02,400 --> 00:29:04,200
and it's just beautiful.
1044
00:29:04,240 --> 00:29:06,240
Come the new year, the big picture
windows have been installed,
1045
00:29:06,280 --> 00:29:08,040
Come the new year, the big picture
windows have been installed,
1046
00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:10,080
and Greg and Georgie are ready
to start refitting the original
1047
00:29:10,120 --> 00:29:11,520
and Greg and Georgie are ready
to start refitting the original
1048
00:29:11,560 --> 00:29:13,560
pine cladding on the barn.
1049
00:29:13,600 --> 00:29:13,840
pine cladding on the barn.
1050
00:29:13,880 --> 00:29:15,880
It's painstaking -
each of the 1,500 planks has to be
1051
00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:16,880
It's painstaking -
each of the 1,500 planks has to be
1052
00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:18,920
scraped and sanded and,
after being fitted,
1053
00:29:18,960 --> 00:29:19,920
scraped and sanded and,
after being fitted,
1054
00:29:19,960 --> 00:29:21,960
stained, and oiled several times.
1055
00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:22,880
stained, and oiled several times.
1056
00:29:22,920 --> 00:29:24,920
Already, you can just see...
how beautiful this wood is. Gosh.
1057
00:29:24,960 --> 00:29:26,960
Already, you can just see...
how beautiful this wood is. Gosh.
1058
00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:27,760
Already, you can just see...
how beautiful this wood is. Gosh.
1059
00:29:29,200 --> 00:29:31,200
Stunning, beautiful grain
coming through.
1060
00:29:31,240 --> 00:29:31,560
Stunning, beautiful grain
coming through.
1061
00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:33,600
It's actually quite an important
job, because this will be here
1062
00:29:33,640 --> 00:29:34,040
It's actually quite an important
job, because this will be here
1063
00:29:34,080 --> 00:29:36,080
for the next however many years
we are going to be here for.
1064
00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,120
for the next however many years
we are going to be here for.
1065
00:29:38,160 --> 00:29:38,560
for the next however many years
we are going to be here for.
1066
00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:40,000
For the rest of our lives.
1067
00:29:41,520 --> 00:29:43,520
Never in my wildest dreams believed
1068
00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:43,800
Never in my wildest dreams believed
1069
00:29:43,840 --> 00:29:45,840
the timber was going to be
as nice as it is.
1070
00:29:45,880 --> 00:29:46,640
the timber was going to be
as nice as it is.
1071
00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:48,680
It's looking better than
I remember, actually.
1072
00:29:48,720 --> 00:29:50,200
It's looking better than
I remember, actually.
1073
00:29:50,240 --> 00:29:52,240
Really, really happy.
It's beautiful.
1074
00:29:52,280 --> 00:29:52,600
Really, really happy.
It's beautiful.
1075
00:29:52,640 --> 00:29:53,960
OK, and then...
1076
00:29:56,120 --> 00:29:58,120
Yet, miraculously,
given all they've been through,
1077
00:29:58,160 --> 00:29:59,720
Yet, miraculously,
given all they've been through,
1078
00:29:59,760 --> 00:30:01,760
they've been able to still clutch
onto £80,000 to transform
1079
00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:03,800
they've been able to still clutch
onto £80,000 to transform
1080
00:30:03,840 --> 00:30:04,360
they've been able to still clutch
onto £80,000 to transform
1081
00:30:04,400 --> 00:30:06,400
this basic shell into
their new home.
1082
00:30:06,440 --> 00:30:06,640
this basic shell into
their new home.
1083
00:30:13,360 --> 00:30:14,640
Or so they thought.
1084
00:30:17,120 --> 00:30:19,120
Just as the project appeared
to be turning a corner,
1085
00:30:19,160 --> 00:30:20,080
Just as the project appeared
to be turning a corner,
1086
00:30:20,120 --> 00:30:22,120
Greg and Georgie learned some
shocking news about the company
1087
00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:23,280
Greg and Georgie learned some
shocking news about the company
1088
00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:25,320
supplying their eco-heating systems.
1089
00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:26,000
supplying their eco-heating systems.
1090
00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:28,040
I got a phone call saying that...
1091
00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:28,360
I got a phone call saying that...
1092
00:30:28,400 --> 00:30:30,400
..our renewable energy company
has actually gone under.
1093
00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:32,440
..our renewable energy company
has actually gone under.
1094
00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:32,720
..our renewable energy company
has actually gone under.
1095
00:30:32,760 --> 00:30:34,240
Erm...
1096
00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:36,280
..and it's very alarming,
1097
00:30:36,320 --> 00:30:36,680
..and it's very alarming,
1098
00:30:36,720 --> 00:30:38,720
because we've got huge deposits,
actually, with them.
1099
00:30:38,760 --> 00:30:40,760
because we've got huge deposits,
actually, with them.
1100
00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:41,080
because we've got huge deposits,
actually, with them.
1101
00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:43,120
So, it's just over about...
over £5,000 that we've lost.
1102
00:30:43,160 --> 00:30:45,000
So, it's just over about...
over £5,000 that we've lost.
1103
00:30:45,040 --> 00:30:47,040
I think we're going to have
to claw back a bit, because of this.
1104
00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:48,800
I think we're going to have
to claw back a bit, because of this.
1105
00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:50,840
It is a lot, a lot of money
with our small budget,
1106
00:30:50,880 --> 00:30:51,320
It is a lot, a lot of money
with our small budget,
1107
00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,360
you know, with this, so...
yeah, a really big blow.
1108
00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:55,000
you know, with this, so...
yeah, a really big blow.
1109
00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:58,480
Their new home isn't going to have
the air-source heating they wanted.
1110
00:30:58,520 --> 00:31:00,520
Their new home isn't going to have
the air-source heating they wanted.
1111
00:31:00,560 --> 00:31:00,840
Their new home isn't going to have
the air-source heating they wanted.
1112
00:31:00,880 --> 00:31:02,720
They'll have to find
a more modest solution.
1113
00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:06,080
Regardless, Greg starts boarding out
1114
00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:06,400
Regardless, Greg starts boarding out
1115
00:31:06,440 --> 00:31:08,440
the vast interior with timber
1116
00:31:08,480 --> 00:31:08,880
the vast interior with timber
1117
00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:10,920
a year since they set out
on this project -
1118
00:31:10,960 --> 00:31:11,520
a year since they set out
on this project -
1119
00:31:11,560 --> 00:31:13,560
a point at which they were
supposed to be moving in.
1120
00:31:13,600 --> 00:31:14,000
a point at which they were
supposed to be moving in.
1121
00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:17,640
But then, as the coronavirus crisis
threatens further delays,
1122
00:31:17,680 --> 00:31:19,680
But then, as the coronavirus crisis
threatens further delays,
1123
00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:21,000
But then, as the coronavirus crisis
threatens further delays,
1124
00:31:21,040 --> 00:31:23,040
what Greg's most anxious about,
it turns out, is Georgie.
1125
00:31:23,080 --> 00:31:24,920
what Greg's most anxious about,
it turns out, is Georgie.
1126
00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:26,960
I'm really, really worried
for our safety,
1127
00:31:27,000 --> 00:31:28,840
I'm really, really worried
for our safety,
1128
00:31:28,880 --> 00:31:30,520
but mainly Georgie's,
1129
00:31:30,560 --> 00:31:32,560
due to the fact,
her past medical history,
1130
00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:33,600
due to the fact,
her past medical history,
1131
00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:35,640
the weak immune system and
respiratory problems she's had.
1132
00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:37,680
the weak immune system and
respiratory problems she's had.
1133
00:31:37,720 --> 00:31:38,240
the weak immune system and
respiratory problems she's had.
1134
00:31:38,280 --> 00:31:39,560
I'm really...
1135
00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:42,680
Yeah, terrified.
1136
00:31:42,720 --> 00:31:42,920
Yeah, terrified.
1137
00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:44,960
It was a nerve-racking time,
1138
00:31:45,000 --> 00:31:45,200
It was a nerve-racking time,
1139
00:31:45,240 --> 00:31:47,240
especially for Greg and Georgie.
1140
00:31:47,280 --> 00:31:48,080
especially for Greg and Georgie.
1141
00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:50,120
So, it was an enormous relief
a few months later
1142
00:31:50,160 --> 00:31:51,320
So, it was an enormous relief
a few months later
1143
00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:53,360
to see where they'd got to with
the transformation of
1144
00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:54,280
to see where they'd got to with
the transformation of
1145
00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:55,560
the former dairy barn.
1146
00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:59,080
Oh! That is wonderful.
1147
00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:00,360
Oh! That is wonderful.
1148
00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:03,840
Greg and Georgie had,
thank goodness...
1149
00:32:03,880 --> 00:32:04,520
Greg and Georgie had,
thank goodness...
1150
00:32:04,560 --> 00:32:06,560
Hello.Hi!
This is extraordinary!
1151
00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:07,200
Hello.Hi!
This is extraordinary!
1152
00:32:07,240 --> 00:32:09,240
..moved into their safe haven.
1153
00:32:09,280 --> 00:32:09,480
..moved into their safe haven.
1154
00:32:09,520 --> 00:32:10,560
We've actually accomplished it.
1155
00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:12,600
And I'm amazed that
we've managed to do it, really.
1156
00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:13,080
And I'm amazed that
we've managed to do it, really.
1157
00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:15,080
The once-tired pine cladding
1158
00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:17,120
had been lovingly oiled
and finessed.
1159
00:32:17,160 --> 00:32:17,720
had been lovingly oiled
and finessed.
1160
00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:19,760
The new steel roof that caused
Greg so much stress
1161
00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:21,080
The new steel roof that caused
Greg so much stress
1162
00:32:21,120 --> 00:32:23,120
also seemed so slick.
1163
00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:23,400
also seemed so slick.
1164
00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:25,440
And inside, the double-height living
space was something of a revelation.
1165
00:32:25,480 --> 00:32:27,480
And inside, the double-height living
space was something of a revelation.
1166
00:32:27,520 --> 00:32:28,520
And inside, the double-height living
space was something of a revelation.
1167
00:32:28,560 --> 00:32:30,280
This is very beautiful.
1168
00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:32,320
Exquisite set of spaces.
1169
00:32:32,360 --> 00:32:32,800
Exquisite set of spaces.
1170
00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:34,840
There may have been bedrooms
still to complete,
1171
00:32:34,880 --> 00:32:35,240
There may have been bedrooms
still to complete,
1172
00:32:35,280 --> 00:32:37,280
an all-important utility
room to install,
1173
00:32:37,320 --> 00:32:38,040
an all-important utility
room to install,
1174
00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:40,080
as well as a load of landscaping
to figure out in the garden...
1175
00:32:40,120 --> 00:32:41,880
as well as a load of landscaping
to figure out in the garden...
1176
00:32:41,920 --> 00:32:43,920
..but at least they were in.
1177
00:32:43,960 --> 00:32:44,320
..but at least they were in.
1178
00:32:44,360 --> 00:32:46,360
We've both been given
a second chance in life,
1179
00:32:46,400 --> 00:32:47,160
We've both been given
a second chance in life,
1180
00:32:47,200 --> 00:32:49,080
and what we've both been through.
1181
00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:51,120
This building will hopefully
improve our new life,
1182
00:32:51,160 --> 00:32:51,440
This building will hopefully
improve our new life,
1183
00:32:51,480 --> 00:32:53,480
and we start the next chapter,
really.
1184
00:32:53,520 --> 00:32:53,760
and we start the next chapter,
really.
1185
00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:55,800
{\an8}It was all so promising.
1186
00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:56,520
{\an8}It was all so promising.
1187
00:32:56,560 --> 00:32:58,560
But how did
that next chapter turn out?
1188
00:32:58,600 --> 00:32:59,480
But how did
that next chapter turn out?
1189
00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:01,520
I had to come back to find out.
1190
00:33:01,560 --> 00:33:01,720
I had to come back to find out.
1191
00:33:02,960 --> 00:33:04,960
Greg and Georgie just about got over
the finishing line five years ago,
1192
00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:06,960
Greg and Georgie just about got over
the finishing line five years ago,
1193
00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,000
so it's going to be
very exciting to go back
1194
00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:09,960
so it's going to be
very exciting to go back
1195
00:33:10,000 --> 00:33:12,000
and to see the building matured
1196
00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:12,320
and to see the building matured
1197
00:33:12,360 --> 00:33:14,360
and settled into that corner
of the field there.
1198
00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:15,800
and settled into that corner
of the field there.
1199
00:33:15,840 --> 00:33:17,840
But there was some
bigger questions, too.
1200
00:33:17,880 --> 00:33:18,160
But there was some
bigger questions, too.
1201
00:33:18,200 --> 00:33:20,200
I mean, has that building
nurtured them?
1202
00:33:20,240 --> 00:33:21,240
I mean, has that building
nurtured them?
1203
00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:23,280
Has it provided everything
they'd hoped for,
1204
00:33:23,320 --> 00:33:24,720
Has it provided everything
they'd hoped for,
1205
00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:26,600
particularly for their health?
1206
00:33:26,640 --> 00:33:28,640
And of course, has the excitement
of living next to the in-laws
1207
00:33:28,680 --> 00:33:29,880
And of course, has the excitement
of living next to the in-laws
1208
00:33:29,920 --> 00:33:31,160
rubbed off yet?
1209
00:33:43,520 --> 00:33:45,520
{\an8}In this idyllic corner of the Kent
countryside, near Sevenoaks,
1210
00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:47,560
{\an8}In this idyllic corner of the Kent
countryside, near Sevenoaks,
1211
00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:47,880
{\an8}In this idyllic corner of the Kent
countryside, near Sevenoaks,
1212
00:33:47,920 --> 00:33:49,920
It's five years since Greg and
Georgie moved into their new home.
1213
00:33:49,960 --> 00:33:51,960
It's five years since Greg and
Georgie moved into their new home.
1214
00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:52,400
It's five years since Greg and
Georgie moved into their new home.
1215
00:33:52,440 --> 00:33:54,440
So, how's that formerly-dilapidated
dairy barn in Georgie's
1216
00:33:54,480 --> 00:33:56,480
So, how's that formerly-dilapidated
dairy barn in Georgie's
1217
00:33:56,520 --> 00:33:56,840
So, how's that formerly-dilapidated
dairy barn in Georgie's
1218
00:33:56,880 --> 00:33:58,880
parents' garden looking now,
I wonder?
1219
00:33:58,920 --> 00:34:00,080
parents' garden looking now,
I wonder?
1220
00:34:00,120 --> 00:34:02,120
This is all reassuringly familiar.
1221
00:34:02,160 --> 00:34:02,400
This is all reassuringly familiar.
1222
00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:04,440
There's the red brick house of
Georgie's parents, Tom and Julie.
1223
00:34:04,480 --> 00:34:06,480
There's the red brick house of
Georgie's parents, Tom and Julie.
1224
00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:07,000
There's the red brick house of
Georgie's parents, Tom and Julie.
1225
00:34:07,040 --> 00:34:09,040
The grey annexe - which actually,
that's a new colour,
1226
00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:09,720
The grey annexe - which actually,
that's a new colour,
1227
00:34:09,760 --> 00:34:11,760
that's been rebuilt and added to,
heavens!
1228
00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:12,040
that's been rebuilt and added to,
heavens!
1229
00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:13,360
There's change there.
1230
00:34:13,400 --> 00:34:15,400
That's where Greg and
Georgie used to live.
1231
00:34:15,440 --> 00:34:16,040
That's where Greg and
Georgie used to live.
1232
00:34:16,080 --> 00:34:18,080
And then, there it is!
1233
00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:18,600
And then, there it is!
1234
00:34:18,640 --> 00:34:20,640
That is really good.
1235
00:34:20,680 --> 00:34:20,840
That is really good.
1236
00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:26,960
Thanks to some clever planting,
1237
00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:27,240
Thanks to some clever planting,
1238
00:34:27,280 --> 00:34:29,280
the barn's properly tucked into
the landscape now.
1239
00:34:29,320 --> 00:34:30,000
the barn's properly tucked into
the landscape now.
1240
00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:33,960
The maturing trees and lawn
suggest a cleared woodland glade.
1241
00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:36,000
The maturing trees and lawn
suggest a cleared woodland glade.
1242
00:34:36,040 --> 00:34:36,960
The maturing trees and lawn
suggest a cleared woodland glade.
1243
00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:39,000
The building itself is, of course,
still the star of the show...
1244
00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:40,640
The building itself is, of course,
still the star of the show...
1245
00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:43,800
..with the welcome addition of
a solar panel array.
1246
00:34:43,840 --> 00:34:44,960
..with the welcome addition of
a solar panel array.
1247
00:34:46,960 --> 00:34:48,960
It doesn't really look like
an agricultural barn any more,
1248
00:34:49,000 --> 00:34:49,560
It doesn't really look like
an agricultural barn any more,
1249
00:34:49,600 --> 00:34:51,600
more like a really well-considered
single-storey house.
1250
00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:53,360
more like a really well-considered
single-storey house.
1251
00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:57,320
It's really grown into
something quite special.
1252
00:34:57,360 --> 00:34:58,800
It's really grown into
something quite special.
1253
00:34:59,960 --> 00:35:01,960
But what I really want to know is
how Greg and Georgie are doing.
1254
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:04,000
But what I really want to know is
how Greg and Georgie are doing.
1255
00:35:04,040 --> 00:35:04,920
But what I really want to know is
how Greg and Georgie are doing.
1256
00:35:04,960 --> 00:35:06,960
Oh, hi!Hi, Kevin! Hello!
How are you doing?
1257
00:35:07,000 --> 00:35:07,840
Oh, hi!Hi, Kevin! Hello!
How are you doing?
1258
00:35:07,880 --> 00:35:09,880
How are you doing? I'm really good.
Good to see you, mate.
1259
00:35:09,920 --> 00:35:10,200
How are you doing? I'm really good.
Good to see you, mate.
1260
00:35:10,240 --> 00:35:12,120
And you, Greg, how are you?
Oh, very well. Hey, Georgie.
1261
00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:13,880
Good to see you! Nice to see you.
How are you doing?
1262
00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:15,840
You look amazing.
Thank you very much!
1263
00:35:15,880 --> 00:35:17,840
I've been given this
lovely new hair,
1264
00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:19,880
which is from a wonderful charity.
No!
1265
00:35:19,920 --> 00:35:20,160
which is from a wonderful charity.
No!
1266
00:35:20,200 --> 00:35:21,960
Yes, so my hair all fell out.
1267
00:35:22,000 --> 00:35:24,000
It's amazing, the piece, isn't it?
Thank you! It's actually been a...
1268
00:35:24,040 --> 00:35:25,480
It's amazing, the piece, isn't it?
Thank you! It's actually been a...
1269
00:35:25,520 --> 00:35:27,520
Yeah, a bit of a tough time,
hasn't it, really? It has.
1270
00:35:27,560 --> 00:35:27,840
Yeah, a bit of a tough time,
hasn't it, really? It has.
1271
00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:29,880
Cos I've had quite a major operation
since I last saw you five years ago,
1272
00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:31,240
Cos I've had quite a major operation
since I last saw you five years ago,
1273
00:35:31,280 --> 00:35:33,280
and back on a lot of
chemotherapy treatment, so...
1274
00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:33,920
and back on a lot of
chemotherapy treatment, so...
1275
00:35:33,960 --> 00:35:35,960
What, right now?
Yes, I'm on it in a minute.
1276
00:35:36,000 --> 00:35:38,000
Quite a strong dose of it, so...
So, that's a heavy load.
1277
00:35:38,040 --> 00:35:39,240
Quite a strong dose of it, so...
So, that's a heavy load.
1278
00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:41,280
It's a heavy load. Well, that's
something, coming from you,
1279
00:35:41,320 --> 00:35:42,280
It's a heavy load. Well, that's
something, coming from you,
1280
00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:44,320
because the one thing that
this entire project has exuded
1281
00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:45,200
because the one thing that
this entire project has exuded
1282
00:35:45,240 --> 00:35:47,240
is this amazing kind of energy and
positivity.
1283
00:35:47,280 --> 00:35:47,560
is this amazing kind of energy and
positivity.
1284
00:35:47,600 --> 00:35:49,600
So, for you to say that
it's been tough is...
1285
00:35:49,640 --> 00:35:50,200
So, for you to say that
it's been tough is...
1286
00:35:50,240 --> 00:35:52,240
That's...that means it's been tough.
Mm. It has, yeah.
1287
00:35:52,280 --> 00:35:53,560
That's...that means it's been tough.
Mm. It has, yeah.
1288
00:35:53,600 --> 00:35:55,600
But there's something incredibly
restful and peaceful
1289
00:35:55,640 --> 00:35:55,920
But there's something incredibly
restful and peaceful
1290
00:35:55,960 --> 00:35:57,960
about this building. Mm.
I don't know what it is, but...
1291
00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:58,520
about this building. Mm.
I don't know what it is, but...
1292
00:35:58,560 --> 00:36:00,080
..you can just shut the world away,
1293
00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:02,120
and just enjoy the building
for what it is. Yeah.
1294
00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:02,600
and just enjoy the building
for what it is. Yeah.
1295
00:36:02,640 --> 00:36:04,240
Can we go around the front?Yeah!
1296
00:36:04,280 --> 00:36:06,280
Given how tough things have been,
1297
00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:06,560
Given how tough things have been,
1298
00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:08,600
thank goodness Georgie and Greg
have had this safe haven
1299
00:36:08,640 --> 00:36:09,600
thank goodness Georgie and Greg
have had this safe haven
1300
00:36:09,640 --> 00:36:11,480
for rest and comfort.
1301
00:36:11,520 --> 00:36:13,520
Oh! It is as I remember.
1302
00:36:13,560 --> 00:36:15,320
Oh! It is as I remember.
1303
00:36:15,360 --> 00:36:17,360
It's just as sharp.
1304
00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:17,640
It's just as sharp.
1305
00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:19,680
It's actually beautiful.
At every turn...
1306
00:36:19,720 --> 00:36:20,720
It's actually beautiful.
At every turn...
1307
00:36:20,760 --> 00:36:22,760
..there's you guys.
It's really nicely done.
1308
00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:24,360
..there's you guys.
It's really nicely done.
1309
00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:26,400
The double-height living space
still packs quite a punch.
1310
00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:28,360
The double-height living space
still packs quite a punch.
1311
00:36:28,400 --> 00:36:30,120
The kitchen is spacious.
1312
00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:32,160
Openings connect to landscape.
1313
00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:33,360
Openings connect to landscape.
1314
00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:35,400
The board-marked concrete
fireplace is terrific,
1315
00:36:35,440 --> 00:36:37,080
The board-marked concrete
fireplace is terrific,
1316
00:36:37,120 --> 00:36:39,120
as is the furniture crafted from
the felled oak outside -
1317
00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:41,160
as is the furniture crafted from
the felled oak outside -
1318
00:36:41,200 --> 00:36:41,520
as is the furniture crafted from
the felled oak outside -
1319
00:36:41,560 --> 00:36:43,320
all by Greg,
1320
00:36:43,360 --> 00:36:45,360
who's never stopped working
on the project.
1321
00:36:45,400 --> 00:36:46,480
who's never stopped working
on the project.
1322
00:36:46,520 --> 00:36:48,520
So, this room here is...
1323
00:36:48,560 --> 00:36:49,480
So, this room here is...
1324
00:36:49,520 --> 00:36:51,520
..accessible toilet?Yep.
Wheelchair-friendly.
1325
00:36:51,560 --> 00:36:52,560
..accessible toilet?Yep.
Wheelchair-friendly.
1326
00:36:52,600 --> 00:36:54,600
And we've got a utility room.
1327
00:36:54,640 --> 00:36:56,640
Oh.
1328
00:36:56,680 --> 00:36:58,400
It's nicely done.
1329
00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:00,440
It's a proper utility.
Really, really good.
1330
00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:02,240
It's a proper utility.
Really, really good.
1331
00:37:02,280 --> 00:37:04,280
He's now also fabricated
a new steel handrail
1332
00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:05,600
He's now also fabricated
a new steel handrail
1333
00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:07,640
up to Georgie's craft space.
1334
00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:07,920
up to Georgie's craft space.
1335
00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:09,960
I think it's wonderful that you
pick up the tools, you have a go.
1336
00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:10,920
I think it's wonderful that you
pick up the tools, you have a go.
1337
00:37:10,960 --> 00:37:12,960
And that's the only way you
improve, isn't it?
1338
00:37:13,000 --> 00:37:13,280
And that's the only way you
improve, isn't it?
1339
00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:15,320
I mean, you know,
when you did that fireplace,
1340
00:37:15,360 --> 00:37:15,640
I mean, you know,
when you did that fireplace,
1341
00:37:15,680 --> 00:37:17,680
that was the first time you'd cast
concrete, wasn't it?It was, yeah.
1342
00:37:17,720 --> 00:37:18,360
that was the first time you'd cast
concrete, wasn't it?It was, yeah.
1343
00:37:18,400 --> 00:37:19,840
First time a board-marked...
1344
00:37:19,880 --> 00:37:21,880
Just amazing, to be able to then
stretch it and push it, and learn.
1345
00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:23,640
Just amazing, to be able to then
stretch it and push it, and learn.
1346
00:37:23,680 --> 00:37:25,680
And then, before you know it,
you've become an expert.Mm. Hmm.
1347
00:37:25,720 --> 00:37:26,680
And then, before you know it,
you've become an expert.Mm. Hmm.
1348
00:37:26,720 --> 00:37:28,720
And that's what this whole
building speaks of, you know?
1349
00:37:28,760 --> 00:37:29,000
And that's what this whole
building speaks of, you know?
1350
00:37:29,040 --> 00:37:31,040
Using the oak from the garden,
1351
00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:31,480
Using the oak from the garden,
1352
00:37:31,520 --> 00:37:33,520
I've now built a nice little
bench down there, and,
1353
00:37:33,560 --> 00:37:34,360
I've now built a nice little
bench down there, and,
1354
00:37:34,400 --> 00:37:36,400
yeah, we've truly made it our own.
Yeah.
1355
00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:37,520
yeah, we've truly made it our own.
Yeah.
1356
00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:39,560
That...that painting
wasn't here last time.
1357
00:37:39,600 --> 00:37:40,160
That...that painting
wasn't here last time.
1358
00:37:40,200 --> 00:37:42,200
No, that's actually me.
I had an exhibition a month ago.
1359
00:37:42,240 --> 00:37:43,160
No, that's actually me.
I had an exhibition a month ago.
1360
00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:45,000
Lots of acrylic and colours.
1361
00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:47,040
This is beautiful!Oh!
1362
00:37:47,080 --> 00:37:47,280
This is beautiful!Oh!
1363
00:37:47,320 --> 00:37:49,320
It's like looking into a dream.
1364
00:37:49,360 --> 00:37:49,600
It's like looking into a dream.
1365
00:37:49,640 --> 00:37:51,480
You can tell my favourite colour
is blue, you know?
1366
00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:53,520
Love working with blues
and golds, and whites.
1367
00:37:53,560 --> 00:37:53,840
Love working with blues
and golds, and whites.
1368
00:37:53,880 --> 00:37:55,880
Amazing!Thank you. So, this is
something you've taken up...
1369
00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:57,320
Amazing!Thank you. So, this is
something you've taken up...
1370
00:37:57,360 --> 00:37:59,280
It's very different to the craft
work you were doing.
1371
00:37:59,320 --> 00:38:01,320
Yeah, so I was doing like
needle felting before,
1372
00:38:01,360 --> 00:38:01,640
Yeah, so I was doing like
needle felting before,
1373
00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:03,480
and all sorts of other
crafty things.
1374
00:38:03,520 --> 00:38:05,520
But then, I just got really into
canvases and acrylics.
1375
00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:07,560
But then, I just got really into
canvases and acrylics.
1376
00:38:07,600 --> 00:38:07,880
But then, I just got really into
canvases and acrylics.
1377
00:38:07,920 --> 00:38:09,920
That's a development
I hadn't seen coming -
1378
00:38:09,960 --> 00:38:10,640
That's a development
I hadn't seen coming -
1379
00:38:10,680 --> 00:38:12,680
that, through illness and treatment,
and everything else,
1380
00:38:12,720 --> 00:38:14,320
that, through illness and treatment,
and everything else,
1381
00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:16,360
the barn has nurtured in Georgie
a passion for painting.
1382
00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:17,360
the barn has nurtured in Georgie
a passion for painting.
1383
00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:20,600
But nurturing is what
this home's all about.
1384
00:38:20,640 --> 00:38:21,840
But nurturing is what
this home's all about.
1385
00:38:21,880 --> 00:38:23,880
It turns out one of the previously
unfinished en suite bedrooms...
1386
00:38:23,920 --> 00:38:25,560
It turns out one of the previously
unfinished en suite bedrooms...
1387
00:38:25,600 --> 00:38:27,120
I love the bathroom!
1388
00:38:27,160 --> 00:38:28,720
That's all wheelchair-accessible,
yeah?
1389
00:38:28,760 --> 00:38:30,760
..Greg has transformed into
a retreat for their friends
1390
00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:31,760
..Greg has transformed into
a retreat for their friends
1391
00:38:31,800 --> 00:38:33,360
going through serious illness.
1392
00:38:34,720 --> 00:38:36,720
Just having a space where people
can call their own for a weekend,
1393
00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:38,160
Just having a space where people
can call their own for a weekend,
1394
00:38:38,200 --> 00:38:40,200
and just come and do whatever
they want - or do nothing at all.
1395
00:38:40,240 --> 00:38:41,200
and just come and do whatever
they want - or do nothing at all.
1396
00:38:41,240 --> 00:38:43,240
And actually, the opportunity
to come away and simply be
1397
00:38:43,280 --> 00:38:45,160
And actually, the opportunity
to come away and simply be
1398
00:38:45,200 --> 00:38:46,720
is a really important one.Mm.
1399
00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:48,760
If you're going through
treatment or therapy,
1400
00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:49,080
If you're going through
treatment or therapy,
1401
00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:51,120
and you just need some quiet time,
that's magical.
1402
00:38:51,160 --> 00:38:52,200
and you just need some quiet time,
that's magical.
1403
00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:54,240
We know what it's like
when you're recovering,
1404
00:38:54,280 --> 00:38:54,520
We know what it's like
when you're recovering,
1405
00:38:54,560 --> 00:38:56,480
and we like to look after people,
1406
00:38:56,520 --> 00:38:58,520
cos we know how awful it can be,
and how rough times are.
1407
00:38:58,560 --> 00:39:00,400
cos we know how awful it can be,
and how rough times are.
1408
00:39:00,440 --> 00:39:02,440
So, that was always a thought,
to sort of be able to,
1409
00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:03,440
So, that was always a thought,
to sort of be able to,
1410
00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:05,360
you know, help host for people,
1411
00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:07,400
and look after other people like
we've been looked after.
1412
00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:08,400
and look after other people like
we've been looked after.
1413
00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:12,080
Staying here proved a lifeline
for Jodie and Satch a few years ago,
1414
00:39:12,120 --> 00:39:14,120
Staying here proved a lifeline
for Jodie and Satch a few years ago,
1415
00:39:14,160 --> 00:39:14,680
Staying here proved a lifeline
for Jodie and Satch a few years ago,
1416
00:39:14,720 --> 00:39:16,720
when Jodie was seriously ill.
1417
00:39:16,760 --> 00:39:17,360
when Jodie was seriously ill.
1418
00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:19,280
It was quite a scary time.
1419
00:39:19,320 --> 00:39:21,320
So, coming here was
a real escape for us. Yeah.
1420
00:39:21,360 --> 00:39:23,320
So, coming here was
a real escape for us. Yeah.
1421
00:39:23,360 --> 00:39:25,360
It provided the respite
that we needed.
1422
00:39:25,400 --> 00:39:25,920
It provided the respite
that we needed.
1423
00:39:25,960 --> 00:39:27,960
I think, just mentally and
physically, we were exhausted.
1424
00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:29,320
I think, just mentally and
physically, we were exhausted.
1425
00:39:29,360 --> 00:39:31,360
Just, there's this calmness
that speaks "Greg and Georgie"
1426
00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:32,840
Just, there's this calmness
that speaks "Greg and Georgie"
1427
00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:34,880
all over it when you walk
into the house,
1428
00:39:34,920 --> 00:39:35,200
all over it when you walk
into the house,
1429
00:39:35,240 --> 00:39:37,200
and when we stayed in
the room in particular.
1430
00:39:37,240 --> 00:39:39,240
It's an amazing thing, that you
could sort of palpably sense that.
1431
00:39:39,280 --> 00:39:40,200
It's an amazing thing, that you
could sort of palpably sense that.
1432
00:39:40,240 --> 00:39:42,240
Absolutely. And I think it's even
more extraordinary that Georgie's
1433
00:39:42,280 --> 00:39:44,280
Absolutely. And I think it's even
more extraordinary that Georgie's
1434
00:39:44,320 --> 00:39:44,560
Absolutely. And I think it's even
more extraordinary that Georgie's
1435
00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:46,000
still undergoing treatment.
1436
00:39:46,040 --> 00:39:47,960
She's still doing all
of these things -
1437
00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:50,000
yet they've still opened up this
space to others who need it. Mm.
1438
00:39:50,040 --> 00:39:51,400
yet they've still opened up this
space to others who need it. Mm.
1439
00:39:53,720 --> 00:39:55,720
Other big changes have happened
since I was last here.
1440
00:39:55,760 --> 00:39:57,200
Other big changes have happened
since I was last here.
1441
00:39:57,240 --> 00:39:58,840
After completing the barn,
1442
00:39:58,880 --> 00:40:00,880
Greg's next project was up
at the main house -
1443
00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:01,960
Greg's next project was up
at the main house -
1444
00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:04,000
separating off the annexe and
extending it for Georgie's parents,
1445
00:40:04,040 --> 00:40:05,560
separating off the annexe and
extending it for Georgie's parents,
1446
00:40:05,600 --> 00:40:06,880
who were downsizing.
1447
00:40:08,200 --> 00:40:10,200
So, you probably don't
even recognise it, Kevin,
1448
00:40:10,240 --> 00:40:10,600
So, you probably don't
even recognise it, Kevin,
1449
00:40:10,640 --> 00:40:12,640
but this is our old flat.
1450
00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:12,920
but this is our old flat.
1451
00:40:12,960 --> 00:40:14,440
It was all one space, wasn't it?
It was, yeah.
1452
00:40:14,480 --> 00:40:15,880
And then, a bedroom at the back.
1453
00:40:15,920 --> 00:40:17,920
You didn't have any bifold doors
then?No, no.
1454
00:40:17,960 --> 00:40:18,240
You didn't have any bifold doors
then?No, no.
1455
00:40:18,280 --> 00:40:20,280
And this wall, you've taken out,
then?Yep, that's all, erm, new.
1456
00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:21,360
And this wall, you've taken out,
then?Yep, that's all, erm, new.
1457
00:40:21,400 --> 00:40:23,400
And then, infill and blockwork.
1458
00:40:23,440 --> 00:40:23,680
And then, infill and blockwork.
1459
00:40:23,720 --> 00:40:25,720
There's actually a lot of masonry
and knock-throughs,
1460
00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:26,080
There's actually a lot of masonry
and knock-throughs,
1461
00:40:26,120 --> 00:40:28,120
and supporting stuff,
which I never had to do on mine.
1462
00:40:28,160 --> 00:40:28,600
and supporting stuff,
which I never had to do on mine.
1463
00:40:28,640 --> 00:40:30,640
Given that you've divided the house
that was here into two...Yeah.
1464
00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:32,160
Given that you've divided the house
that was here into two...Yeah.
1465
00:40:32,200 --> 00:40:33,560
..properly now...Yeah.
1466
00:40:33,600 --> 00:40:35,440
..have you had to move
services over?
1467
00:40:35,480 --> 00:40:37,280
Yeah, services had to be split.
1468
00:40:37,320 --> 00:40:39,320
And we've had to do four separate
block-ups to the main house
1469
00:40:39,360 --> 00:40:41,080
And we've had to do four separate
block-ups to the main house
1470
00:40:41,120 --> 00:40:42,960
in order to rejig it.
1471
00:40:43,000 --> 00:40:45,000
And I think we're on about
six different levels,
1472
00:40:45,040 --> 00:40:45,320
And I think we're on about
six different levels,
1473
00:40:45,360 --> 00:40:46,960
if you go through the building.
1474
00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:49,000
It's good quality. This is lovely!
How long did it take?
1475
00:40:49,040 --> 00:40:49,800
It's good quality. This is lovely!
How long did it take?
1476
00:40:49,840 --> 00:40:51,840
Erm, this project took about
a year, actually.
1477
00:40:51,880 --> 00:40:53,400
Erm, this project took about
a year, actually.
1478
00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:55,440
There's a lot of work here, though.
A lot of puzzling.Yeah.
1479
00:40:55,480 --> 00:40:56,040
There's a lot of work here, though.
A lot of puzzling.Yeah.
1480
00:40:56,080 --> 00:40:58,080
A lot of head-scratching
to get it right.Yeah.
1481
00:40:58,120 --> 00:40:58,600
A lot of head-scratching
to get it right.Yeah.
1482
00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:00,640
So, you've done that.
You've done this. What next?
1483
00:41:00,680 --> 00:41:01,880
So, you've done that.
You've done this. What next?
1484
00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:03,920
Well, I actually start
my brother's extension on Monday,
1485
00:41:03,960 --> 00:41:04,800
Well, I actually start
my brother's extension on Monday,
1486
00:41:04,840 --> 00:41:06,840
so, you know, I keep it in
the family, friends and family.
1487
00:41:06,880 --> 00:41:08,000
so, you know, I keep it in
the family, friends and family.
1488
00:41:08,040 --> 00:41:10,040
Erm, but, yeah, I enjoy building.
1489
00:41:10,080 --> 00:41:10,760
Erm, but, yeah, I enjoy building.
1490
00:41:10,800 --> 00:41:12,800
I find it quite kind of therapeutic
and creative in the same way.
1491
00:41:12,840 --> 00:41:14,840
I find it quite kind of therapeutic
and creative in the same way.
1492
00:41:14,880 --> 00:41:15,280
I find it quite kind of therapeutic
and creative in the same way.
1493
00:41:15,320 --> 00:41:16,800
So, yeah.
1494
00:41:16,840 --> 00:41:18,840
Naturally, the in-laws,
Tom and Julie,
1495
00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:19,440
Naturally, the in-laws,
Tom and Julie,
1496
00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:21,480
are delighted with the results.
1497
00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:21,760
are delighted with the results.
1498
00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:23,800
Greg, we had absolute faith in,
and has delivered, you know,
1499
00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:25,720
Greg, we had absolute faith in,
and has delivered, you know,
1500
00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:27,760
better than we thought,
to be honest.
1501
00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:28,040
better than we thought,
to be honest.
1502
00:41:28,080 --> 00:41:30,080
We've loved having them next door.
1503
00:41:30,120 --> 00:41:30,440
We've loved having them next door.
1504
00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:32,480
We've got our other daughter
and son-in-law living outside,
1505
00:41:32,520 --> 00:41:34,400
We've got our other daughter
and son-in-law living outside,
1506
00:41:34,440 --> 00:41:36,440
so we're sandwiched in between
the two of them.
1507
00:41:36,480 --> 00:41:37,520
so we're sandwiched in between
the two of them.
1508
00:41:37,560 --> 00:41:39,560
Every single day,
I look out and I think,
1509
00:41:39,600 --> 00:41:40,560
Every single day,
I look out and I think,
1510
00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:42,600
"This couldn't get better, really,"
you know, to have them all so near.
1511
00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:44,520
"This couldn't get better, really,"
you know, to have them all so near.
1512
00:41:44,560 --> 00:41:46,560
And I suppose it's a reassurance,
too, if Georgie is there alone,
1513
00:41:46,600 --> 00:41:47,760
And I suppose it's a reassurance,
too, if Georgie is there alone,
1514
00:41:47,800 --> 00:41:49,560
you know, she can see our lights on,
1515
00:41:49,600 --> 00:41:51,600
and it just means that
we're connected in a way
1516
00:41:51,640 --> 00:41:52,360
and it just means that
we're connected in a way
1517
00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:54,400
that's sort of natural,
but comforting, as well.
1518
00:41:54,440 --> 00:41:55,160
that's sort of natural,
but comforting, as well.
1519
00:41:56,800 --> 00:41:58,800
Familial bliss clearly
is attainable.
1520
00:41:58,840 --> 00:42:00,280
Familial bliss clearly
is attainable.
1521
00:42:00,320 --> 00:42:02,320
You just have to build your
in-laws a new home.
1522
00:42:02,360 --> 00:42:03,680
You just have to build your
in-laws a new home.
1523
00:42:03,720 --> 00:42:05,720
So, you're super busy, you've got
the pub to run, you're building.
1524
00:42:05,760 --> 00:42:06,680
So, you're super busy, you've got
the pub to run, you're building.
1525
00:42:06,720 --> 00:42:08,640
You're having a treatment plan,
you're painting,
1526
00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:10,320
you're doing your craft.
1527
00:42:10,360 --> 00:42:12,360
I don't understand
where you find the energy,
1528
00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:12,640
I don't understand
where you find the energy,
1529
00:42:12,680 --> 00:42:14,600
the physical energy to do all this.
1530
00:42:14,640 --> 00:42:16,560
Because it's been
so many years for me.
1531
00:42:16,600 --> 00:42:18,600
It's been nearly 30 years of
treatment and operations.
1532
00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:20,000
It's been nearly 30 years of
treatment and operations.
1533
00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:22,040
You know, when you're right down in
the hole, and you just don't think
1534
00:42:22,080 --> 00:42:22,920
You know, when you're right down in
the hole, and you just don't think
1535
00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:24,960
you can scramble out again,
you sort of...
1536
00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:25,280
you can scramble out again,
you sort of...
1537
00:42:25,320 --> 00:42:27,320
You make the most of
all the opportunities.
1538
00:42:27,360 --> 00:42:27,600
You make the most of
all the opportunities.
1539
00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:29,640
And, you know, every day is special.
1540
00:42:29,680 --> 00:42:29,920
And, you know, every day is special.
1541
00:42:29,960 --> 00:42:31,960
You just have to just carry on,
really. Yeah.
1542
00:42:32,000 --> 00:42:32,400
You just have to just carry on,
really. Yeah.
1543
00:42:32,440 --> 00:42:34,440
And I think we're both just
very driven, as well. Mm.
1544
00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:35,600
And I think we're both just
very driven, as well. Mm.
1545
00:42:35,640 --> 00:42:37,640
So... Yeah. ..doing a lot of
things works well for us. Yeah.
1546
00:42:37,680 --> 00:42:39,200
So... Yeah. ..doing a lot of
things works well for us. Yeah.
1547
00:42:39,240 --> 00:42:41,240
Yeah. I suppose many of us take
a lot of things for granted -
1548
00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:42,480
Yeah. I suppose many of us take
a lot of things for granted -
1549
00:42:42,520 --> 00:42:44,520
health, wellbeing, time, energy.
1550
00:42:44,560 --> 00:42:46,520
health, wellbeing, time, energy.
1551
00:42:46,560 --> 00:42:48,560
You don't take it for granted,
because you know that it's precious.
1552
00:42:48,600 --> 00:42:50,600
You don't take it for granted,
because you know that it's precious.
1553
00:42:50,640 --> 00:42:51,120
You don't take it for granted,
because you know that it's precious.
1554
00:42:51,160 --> 00:42:53,160
Make a small difference,
maybe, in what you do,
1555
00:42:53,200 --> 00:42:53,720
Make a small difference,
maybe, in what you do,
1556
00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:55,760
and spread your time
kind of generously,
1557
00:42:55,800 --> 00:42:57,000
and spread your time
kind of generously,
1558
00:42:57,040 --> 00:42:59,040
and just offer something
to other people -
1559
00:42:59,080 --> 00:43:00,400
and just offer something
to other people -
1560
00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:02,440
that gives great joy. Mm.
1561
00:43:02,480 --> 00:43:02,920
that gives great joy. Mm.
1562
00:43:02,960 --> 00:43:04,960
Having a home where we can be
inclusive and just invite people,
1563
00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:07,000
Having a home where we can be
inclusive and just invite people,
1564
00:43:07,040 --> 00:43:07,640
Having a home where we can be
inclusive and just invite people,
1565
00:43:07,680 --> 00:43:09,680
and to enjoy the space, as well.
1566
00:43:09,720 --> 00:43:09,960
and to enjoy the space, as well.
1567
00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:12,000
So, it's not just for us,
it's for other people, as well.
1568
00:43:12,040 --> 00:43:13,760
So, it's not just for us,
it's for other people, as well.
1569
00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:15,800
Yeah. What are the functions
that it has served
1570
00:43:15,840 --> 00:43:17,200
Yeah. What are the functions
that it has served
1571
00:43:17,240 --> 00:43:19,240
other than as a house?
1572
00:43:19,280 --> 00:43:19,840
other than as a house?
1573
00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:21,880
So, we've hosted village
drinks parties here.
1574
00:43:21,920 --> 00:43:23,920
So, we've hosted village
drinks parties here.
1575
00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:24,200
So, we've hosted village
drinks parties here.
1576
00:43:24,240 --> 00:43:26,240
We've had big barbecue parties.
1577
00:43:26,280 --> 00:43:26,840
We've had big barbecue parties.
1578
00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:28,880
I had an exhibition with 130 people
that came to see my artwork.
1579
00:43:28,920 --> 00:43:30,920
I had an exhibition with 130 people
that came to see my artwork.
1580
00:43:30,960 --> 00:43:32,960
Anything else?
Oh, I run my art courses up there.
1581
00:43:33,000 --> 00:43:33,680
Anything else?
Oh, I run my art courses up there.
1582
00:43:33,720 --> 00:43:35,720
So, you run them upstairs here?
Yes, yeah.
1583
00:43:35,760 --> 00:43:36,040
So, you run them upstairs here?
Yes, yeah.
1584
00:43:36,080 --> 00:43:38,080
Respite centre?Yes.
Respite centre.
1585
00:43:38,120 --> 00:43:40,120
We're talking about hundreds
and hundreds of people who've been
1586
00:43:40,160 --> 00:43:40,640
We're talking about hundreds
and hundreds of people who've been
1587
00:43:40,680 --> 00:43:42,680
through this building for
one reason or another,
1588
00:43:42,720 --> 00:43:43,440
through this building for
one reason or another,
1589
00:43:43,480 --> 00:43:45,480
whether for health or
social reasons,
1590
00:43:45,520 --> 00:43:46,480
whether for health or
social reasons,
1591
00:43:46,520 --> 00:43:48,520
or educational reasons.
Mm. Mm-hm.
1592
00:43:48,560 --> 00:43:48,960
or educational reasons.
Mm. Mm-hm.
1593
00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:51,000
It's a very, very generous,
adaptable building, then, you know?
1594
00:43:51,040 --> 00:43:52,480
It's a very, very generous,
adaptable building, then, you know?
1595
00:43:52,520 --> 00:43:54,520
Mm. Mm-hm. That's remarkable.
1596
00:43:54,560 --> 00:43:54,960
Mm. Mm-hm. That's remarkable.
1597
00:43:56,080 --> 00:43:58,080
Because what you're doing
is slightly unusual,
1598
00:43:58,120 --> 00:43:58,400
Because what you're doing
is slightly unusual,
1599
00:43:58,440 --> 00:44:00,440
and because your circumstances
are slightly unusual,
1600
00:44:00,480 --> 00:44:01,120
and because your circumstances
are slightly unusual,
1601
00:44:01,160 --> 00:44:03,160
how do you figure out
where you're going next?
1602
00:44:03,200 --> 00:44:05,160
We definitely don't have it
mapped out.
1603
00:44:05,200 --> 00:44:07,200
Erm, I think it's probably a bit
like our building technique,
1604
00:44:07,240 --> 00:44:09,240
Erm, I think it's probably a bit
like our building technique,
1605
00:44:09,280 --> 00:44:10,400
Erm, I think it's probably a bit
like our building technique,
1606
00:44:10,440 --> 00:44:12,440
where we just try and do it
week by week, and month by month,
1607
00:44:12,480 --> 00:44:14,200
where we just try and do it
week by week, and month by month,
1608
00:44:14,240 --> 00:44:16,240
but we definitely haven't got
any long-term plans as such.
1609
00:44:16,280 --> 00:44:18,160
but we definitely haven't got
any long-term plans as such.
1610
00:44:18,200 --> 00:44:20,200
I think the only thing
we are certain on is that
1611
00:44:20,240 --> 00:44:21,280
I think the only thing
we are certain on is that
1612
00:44:21,320 --> 00:44:22,960
this is a home for life... Mm.
1613
00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:25,000
..and we will be here for evermore.
1614
00:44:25,040 --> 00:44:25,280
..and we will be here for evermore.
1615
00:44:25,320 --> 00:44:27,320
Yeah, we will. Yeah.
SHE CHUCKLES
1616
00:44:27,360 --> 00:44:28,720
Yeah, we will. Yeah.
SHE CHUCKLES
1617
00:44:28,760 --> 00:44:30,760
I don't think I've ever met a more
inspirational couple than these two,
1618
00:44:30,800 --> 00:44:32,800
I don't think I've ever met a more
inspirational couple than these two,
1619
00:44:32,840 --> 00:44:33,560
I don't think I've ever met a more
inspirational couple than these two,
1620
00:44:33,600 --> 00:44:35,600
who've built an inspiring
safe haven for the future here,
1621
00:44:35,640 --> 00:44:37,480
who've built an inspiring
safe haven for the future here,
1622
00:44:37,520 --> 00:44:39,520
against the greatest of odds.
1623
00:44:39,560 --> 00:44:40,000
against the greatest of odds.
1624
00:44:43,400 --> 00:44:45,400
I think there are
two qualities that we all want
1625
00:44:45,440 --> 00:44:47,440
I think there are
two qualities that we all want
1626
00:44:47,480 --> 00:44:47,800
I think there are
two qualities that we all want
1627
00:44:47,840 --> 00:44:49,840
for ourselves and for those we love.
1628
00:44:49,880 --> 00:44:50,080
for ourselves and for those we love.
1629
00:44:50,120 --> 00:44:52,120
One is health, one is happiness.
1630
00:44:52,160 --> 00:44:53,000
One is health, one is happiness.
1631
00:44:53,040 --> 00:44:55,040
And if you've ever had to deal
with a serious illness
1632
00:44:55,080 --> 00:44:55,800
And if you've ever had to deal
with a serious illness
1633
00:44:55,840 --> 00:44:57,840
or a prolonged programme
of medical treatment,
1634
00:44:57,880 --> 00:44:58,320
or a prolonged programme
of medical treatment,
1635
00:44:58,360 --> 00:45:00,360
you'll know how fragile health is.
1636
00:45:00,400 --> 00:45:01,160
you'll know how fragile health is.
1637
00:45:01,200 --> 00:45:03,200
If you've ever pinned all your hopes
1638
00:45:03,240 --> 00:45:03,920
If you've ever pinned all your hopes
1639
00:45:03,960 --> 00:45:05,960
and desires on some
kind of future event,
1640
00:45:06,000 --> 00:45:08,000
and desires on some
kind of future event,
1641
00:45:08,040 --> 00:45:08,360
and desires on some
kind of future event,
1642
00:45:08,400 --> 00:45:10,400
then you'll know also how fleeting
and fragile happiness is.
1643
00:45:10,440 --> 00:45:12,440
then you'll know also how fleeting
and fragile happiness is.
1644
00:45:12,480 --> 00:45:12,720
then you'll know also how fleeting
and fragile happiness is.
1645
00:45:14,400 --> 00:45:16,400
So, how do we find these
two qualities in the world?
1646
00:45:16,440 --> 00:45:17,560
So, how do we find these
two qualities in the world?
1647
00:45:17,600 --> 00:45:19,600
Well, I think Georgie and Greg,
I think they've cracked it.
1648
00:45:19,640 --> 00:45:21,400
Well, I think Georgie and Greg,
I think they've cracked it.
1649
00:45:23,160 --> 00:45:25,160
They've demonstrated that,
by creating and doing,
1650
00:45:25,200 --> 00:45:27,200
They've demonstrated that,
by creating and doing,
1651
00:45:27,240 --> 00:45:27,760
They've demonstrated that,
by creating and doing,
1652
00:45:27,800 --> 00:45:29,800
and making, and then, sharing
what they make with their friends
1653
00:45:29,840 --> 00:45:31,840
and making, and then, sharing
what they make with their friends
1654
00:45:31,880 --> 00:45:32,440
and making, and then, sharing
what they make with their friends
1655
00:45:32,480 --> 00:45:34,480
and their families,
and their loved ones,
1656
00:45:34,520 --> 00:45:35,000
and their families,
and their loved ones,
1657
00:45:35,040 --> 00:45:37,040
by being generous in spirit
1658
00:45:37,080 --> 00:45:37,800
by being generous in spirit
1659
00:45:37,840 --> 00:45:39,840
that that's where health and
certainly happiness lie.
1660
00:45:39,880 --> 00:45:41,880
that that's where health and
certainly happiness lie.
1661
00:45:41,920 --> 00:45:43,440
that that's where health and
certainly happiness lie.
1662
00:45:44,640 --> 00:45:46,640
And this building,
if it's anything, goodness me,
1663
00:45:46,680 --> 00:45:47,600
And this building,
if it's anything, goodness me,
1664
00:45:47,640 --> 00:45:49,640
it's an amplifier for
those qualities,
1665
00:45:49,680 --> 00:45:51,680
it's an amplifier for
those qualities,
1666
00:45:51,720 --> 00:45:52,000
it's an amplifier for
those qualities,
1667
00:45:52,040 --> 00:45:54,040
for the positivity of two
extraordinary people.
1668
00:45:54,080 --> 00:45:55,920
for the positivity of two
extraordinary people.
1669
00:46:05,280 --> 00:46:07,280
Next week - Grand Designs'
House of the Year returns.
1670
00:46:07,320 --> 00:46:09,320
Next week - Grand Designs'
House of the Year returns.
1671
00:46:09,360 --> 00:46:09,600
Next week - Grand Designs'
House of the Year returns.
1672
00:46:09,640 --> 00:46:11,640
Oh, heavens. Fantastic view!
1673
00:46:11,680 --> 00:46:13,320
That could be the Mediterranean.
1674
00:46:13,360 --> 00:46:15,240
It was like building
a ship in a bottle.
1675
00:46:15,280 --> 00:46:16,360
What is that?
1676
00:46:16,400 --> 00:46:18,200
It's like one of those kind of
things at the dentist.
1677
00:46:18,240 --> 00:46:20,240
We've come to lunar space module.
1678
00:46:20,280 --> 00:46:20,520
We've come to lunar space module.
1679
00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:22,560
It was a giant step for Suffolk.
THEY LAUGH
1680
00:46:22,600 --> 00:46:23,000
It was a giant step for Suffolk.
THEY LAUGH
1681
00:46:23,040 --> 00:46:25,040
Join us as we bring you
this year's pinnacle
1682
00:46:25,080 --> 00:46:26,840
Join us as we bring you
this year's pinnacle
1683
00:46:26,880 --> 00:46:28,880
of house-building evolution.
1684
00:46:28,920 --> 00:46:29,080
of house-building evolution.
1685
00:46:30,120 --> 00:46:32,120
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1686
00:46:32,160 --> 00:46:34,160
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1687
00:46:34,200 --> 00:46:34,760
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