Grand Designs
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Gromit
International Man of Misery
I'm quite speechless at tonight's. Not in a good way.
So often people on here say i'm going to manage it myself and somehow work a miracle against all odds. Not this time. Shot himself in the foot.
70% over budget. No turbine. Grim walls. Awful worktop. Pokey bedrooms. Annoyed locals.
I'm not convinced that concrete is going to be giving out warmth stored in the summer months later in cold March.
He made such a balls up that Kevin did a god bless trail blazers speech at the end in an attempt to ward off some of the discouragement the project will have sent to prospective innovators watching.
So often people on here say i'm going to manage it myself and somehow work a miracle against all odds. Not this time. Shot himself in the foot.
70% over budget. No turbine. Grim walls. Awful worktop. Pokey bedrooms. Annoyed locals.
I'm not convinced that concrete is going to be giving out warmth stored in the summer months later in cold March.
He made such a balls up that Kevin did a god bless trail blazers speech at the end in an attempt to ward off some of the discouragement the project will have sent to prospective innovators watching.
Looby
Well-Known Member
I hated it too. It really wound me up that they have 4 daughters and built 3 pokey bedrooms for them. Then they build a fuck off garage next door that was bigger than all their rooms put together.
The worktop was fucking crap wasn't it? I've made rock cakes with a smoother finish than that old toss.
Looby
Well-Known Member
I quite liked it
I guess I don't understand why you would make massive compromises with space (bedrooms etc) and style (breezeblocks) when you're building your own, dream home. Surely that's the whole point of doing it?
You can be Eco friendly without being totally fugly.
I felt sorry for the kids I guess.
dlx1
Well-Known Member
This Grand Designs Series is a bit wanky old one were better there home own built with there own hands like Ben Law the woodsman Kelly carpenter and wife Masako were built a staircase rounds a old tree& or a stylish house like Huf Haus most of this Series shit is dull and boarding.
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I play Grand Designs bingo
Eco
Light Air
Streamline
Clinical
so on ...................
madzone
Physically unfavourable
Another thing you're an expert in eh?
Gromit
International Man of Misery
Have you got a point with regards the thread or just sniping at me as per usual?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8454455.stm
teuchter
je suis teuchter
That's nonsense - I don't know anyone in that age group who lives with their parents. Most people just have to rent for longer before being able to buy, that's all.
madzone
Physically unfavourable
Fuck off you prick.
madzone
Physically unfavourable
Gromit
International Man of Misery
So sniping it is you sad pathetic stalker psycho.
Gromit
International Man of Misery
Its really common now honestly. I'd google some stats but can't be arsed.
It varys according to region. I knew a girl from Birmigham i think it was who said no one lived at home past 18 so she was surprised to see how many men in their mid 20's still lived at home in Cardiff.
Recession and house prices have pushed that up with the number of university students returning to home after graduation steadily increasing over the past few years.
I personally know 3 people living at home 2 of which are over 40.
I myself left home aged 26.
Gromit
International Man of Misery
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8000924.stm
2009 article.
3rd of men and a 5th of women between 20-34 living at home.
2009 article.
3rd of men and a 5th of women between 20-34 living at home.
madzone
Physically unfavourable
Externally it looked OK, but the infrastructure inside was a mess. The rooms were tiny "to preserve heat", but then they made them taller and put the elevated beds in, so all the hot air will go up to the ceiling. 
And the internal brickwork was so soulless. Plus why didn't Kev pry into why their garage was so huge?
And the internal brickwork was so soulless. Plus why didn't Kev pry into why their garage was so huge?
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Well, that's more than I would have thought, that's for sure.
I'm guessing that most of them will be in the lower bit of that age bracket though. You did say 26-35 earlier.
quimcunx
imprimeo, lamino, distribuo
But you live in london and, I'll wager, most of the people you know's parents aren't from london so they wouldn't be living with their parents, would they? Most of the rest will have gone to uni away from home which, although it doesn't preclude living with their parents afterwards, would reduce incidents of that. I'm surprised and dismayed at your apparent lack of intellectual rigour with regard to this matter, citing personal experience. tut.
madzone
Physically unfavourable
Was fab wasn't it? I loved her and loved the house.
There's no way you could get a house like that in Falmouth for less than 350-400k I reckon. The girl done good.
It was verging on boring as there were no dramas, no running out of money.....
trashpony
Hag
There's no way you could get a house like that in Falmouth for less than 350-400k I reckon. The girl done good.
It was verging on boring as there were no dramas, no running out of money.....
I do hate the way that Kevin tries to inject a bit of drama when there clearly isn't any. Oooh aren't you worried about all this rain on the wood? No, it's waterproof. Oh.
The access road stuff was quite exciting though - loved the skateboarding windowframe
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