Double Your House For Half The Money! | Series 2 Episode 7 - FULL EPISODE

[@renaepetersen2393]

I'm very cost sensitive because we have always had limited funds. I love that this show really does make the budget priority. Yet they work hard to achieve the end results within the budget.

[@niknabeelah7084]

This is more like it. When you dont have the money, you really think of whats necessary as opposed to wish list. A renovation that heavily considers clients capacity.

[@terrydeamicis1632]

Great show! No plastic grass though! Have the garden sodded.

[@jackfrosty4674]

and the kids developed sickness and they wondered why. The dog died. Chemicals

[@coppervixen33]

Wait! Things to consider before buying playground substrate is that bark mulch is sliver central and the black rubber turns everything black , including sweaty hands and faces. staining most fabric. Also, The rubber pellets I'm familiar with is void of the metal threads... It appears the featured shredded tires still contain the metal. Food for thought while buying playground substrate

[@frankherrmann8919]

Hello from Berlin. Brilliant show! Nothing like this on German TV, unfortunately. Can anyone provide a link or source of those thin granite countertops? I would be very gratefull

[@AgentAO7]

I kindda agree with Jason relocating the stairs. But I understand Sarah’s advice that it would be very costly. But they removed their only existing bathroom in the ground floor & I didn’t see any powder room in the new plan. So visitors would need to go up just to use the toilet? They need to rethink on that & I hope it’s not too late. The 2nd house looks amazing. Very bright & spacious. I’m glad they listened to Sarah’s advice on the light sources & space planning. I like this episode because I love the challenges of making the most out of small spaces.

[@inesolujic2534]

The Victorian terraced house with the skylights is really lovely. What a beautiful home to have in the city!

[@suztours]

Just starting to watch, but in the one that includes a child's playroom between the living room and kitchen-diner, I'd put a pocket door (with a large glass insert) on the kitchen-side wall, opening from the side wall that is the outside of the toilet room. That way, light will enter the playroom from the brighter, kitchen-diner through the glass insert in the pocket door, AND the door can be easily opened as well, providing easy access to the toilet from the kitchen-diner. I'd also put a few can-lights in the ceiling of the playroom and make an interesting wall design with different coloured LED lights on the outside wall. Plus the door into the playroom from the hallway should also have a glass insert bringing light in that way. I'll be interested to find out exactly what they do in the end!

[@kzhemh]

When they finish the master bedroom upstairs, will there be a door? Are people going to have to go into the master bedroom to get to the family bathroom? That is what it looks like in the drawing. That would be a deal breaker for me.

[@gigialoshias2357]

I love these house renovation programmes, but don't encourage plastic options please...

[@fjklfdasdf]

indeed, that fake grass it terrible

[@kristinatidwell6563]

What's the name of the crushed stone that's set within the glue? I've been looking for a place in the UK so my parents can visit their relatives who live there.

[@Stangya888]

Black granite, I have it. It sucks the light out of everything. It’s outdated. Also, hard and you can see dust and stains just minutes after you clean the surface.

[@Anya21084]

Lovely people, the last couple

[@bluebear6570]

De-clutter - it saves money!

[@dharding5510]

When I watch these house programmes, it's the first thing that occurs to me!

[@EruvwuObuaya]

Loved it!

[@cheskydivision]

You can tell who has been raised with money who not.

[@cappsginny699]

Who not?

[@Iloathsnow]

Artificial grass?????????? The craziest idea ever.

[@caseyflorida]

Agreed! I was horrified at that suggestion.

[@memunayansaneh4088]

Thank you for your good job

[@StarMonkies]

I usually like Sarah's suggestions but sometimes I feel like she makes them for the sake the show. The fake grass suggestion was so weird to me. I am not sure what the point of that was. I also happen to agree that the stairs should be moved. It would block the flow for the kitchen to the extension. Better to do it now than later.

[@kittysmithy7049]

It’s product placement

[@brilloobrill1846]

Sarah could sour milk just glancing at it.

[@jameskepley8459]

Children and rain fake grass.hello!

[@paulomontero12]

Cricket club executive? Interesting indeed.

[@Sorcli]

All that wood he was going to bun in the field along with the timber from the roof would have lasted 2 years in his wood burner. The money he saved on logs he could have moved the stairs out of the kitchen!

[@hisimagenme]

Love this series! It does strike me every time the intro comes on its ironic humor. England (European states in general) all have tiny size homes. So that everyone says - space - is the main issue is a no brainer. Though I've seen a few spaces in England in standard rentals that are the exception, meaning the bathroom in this one was untypically large... or the living/ sitting room or a kitchen... most are just plain tiny compared to US living. Hallways alone tend to be at least a foot wider by code requirement here in the States, though we can have small bathrooms, it's still typically larger than even a "large" bathroom there, and bedrooms! We, here, in NM USA have closets that are the same size as "bedrooms" in UK. Keep in mind 90% of bedrooms in UK don't have closets built into the rooms. My daughter's 4 "bedroom" rental is really only 2 bedrooms with two walk in closets as bedrooms. Works great for a baby, but baby doesn't stay tiny long enough to call it a bedroom after 3 years of age. Most kitchens come with laundry machines in them, usually a washer/ dryer combo unit and small at that. Though I do like the way they have found ways to utilize space where Americans waste it. Yes, count on every single one of these homeowners needing more space!

[@cathyblackhall3448]

Most British houses were built either in Victorian days for workers in the industrial revolution or 1930s .My terrace has a disproportionately big bathroom because it was originally a bedroom.It was built in 1871 so wasn’t built with indoor bathrooms.

[@hisimagenme]

@@cathyblackhall3448 yes, I forgot to Mentone the history of these buildings create a while different issue than American issues, even our 100 year old buildings!

[@annaforner5685]

8 think the point is look how big is usa and look how big are European countries and you get why our houses are smaller

[@cappsginny699]

To Mentone. To mention?

[@TheKaurK]

Yeah alright. To be fair, there are some pretty big cons attached to the big houses- Do you realize how much energy a house like that needs to either be heated or be cooled down? And just how incredibly awful that is for the climate? Not to forget how huge of an issue zoning is within US. You could live in a suburb and would have to drive at least half an hour out on average for basic entertainment and lifestyle facilities. So you add more car usage on top of it since the public transportation is already abysmal to say the least. A smaller, more efficient house in a denser area (not comparing it to UK necessarily) is honestly the way to go.

[@pman2916]

Fake grass..Noooooo! Grass can recover with a bit of work and nurturing and way better!! They must of been sponsored by a turf company to make such a recommendation. Dreadful!

[@ailmlvr5905]

fake grass? really? this lady is mad

[@ogaso36]

I just want to ask how on earth people can save all that money..

[@markkarm9253]

You can if you live a sad life... Working all the time, no social life, saving on every possible thing (no holidays, gadgets, clothes, cars, alcohol, good food etc..)....

[@kzhemh]

Especially when living in London! I think many people probably take out a bank loan.

[@cdogvlog5557]

I think most of the time people are pulling equity out of the house to do the work. If you stick to the principle that every dollar spent gives you 2 dollars return it's not so bad, the only problem is very hard to stick to that. I'd rather have a smaller unmodernised house with no debt.

[@fjklfdasdf]

@@markkarm9253 that's a very narrow minded and sort of jealous way of looking at it

[@AgentAO7]

Yeah, and to think houses in UK are soooo old!!!!

[@marota3065]

Jason was right. The staircase should have been moved.

[@nntflow7058]

They don't have the money. Have you not seen the video?

[@paulomontero12]

Cricket club executive? What are the qualifications i wonder? You gota be one with the cricket?

[@chrisseeharrison7787]

I thought she said, “credit card company”. LOL!

[@kzhemh]

Why do they have two front doors?

[@icdas7158]

They don’t , it’s the next doors

[@myoldvhstapes]

The animation right after the 5:40 mark shows which part of that building is their house. Both families in this episode started with one-room-wide rowhouses. They are called terraces or terraced houses.

[@agnesdupont958]

Too bad, the top floor master suit. I would have 4 bedroops so 3 children or 2 on the top floor + a guest/office room on the second

[@jamesmasters4255]

Keep the stairs at the front of the house!!!

[@living_water-]

They should have saved a little bit more to afford it.

[@jarrodbarkley9061]

The fridge seems to be in the living room.

[@b_uppy]

No, it's technically the kitchen, and that's the dining room next to it. The positioning does seem odd, though...

[@kzhemh]

Is that what the odd skinny silver thing is? I was wondering.

[@b_uppy]

@@kzhemh Yeah, theirs can look a bit different, across the pond.

[@dorotheaisserstedt9238]

Ich staune, dass nach Abschluss der Arbeiten immer in der Bilanz der Marktwert genannt wird. Das kenne ich sonst so nicht von solchen Dokumentationen.

[@nevets7152]

£650,000 for that house move north and be mortgage debt free and money in the bank . Steve in Thailand.

[@roni2977]

@Taylor not the adventurous type are you? You're talking to someone whose moved all the way to Thailand 🤣 you can always make new friends! 😁

[@Kevin-sm8pn]

Roni But you can't always get a new job, and you can't make a new family. lol Some people want to be close to their parents and siblings. They don't want to move 5000 thousand miles away.

[@b_uppy]

@@Kevin-sm8pn He said move north, Thailand isn't 'north'...

[@Kevin-sm8pn]

B uppy It doesn't matter where. They'll still be away from family. Plus, who the heck voluntarily moves to Northumberland or rural Scotland? No. Just no.

[@b_uppy]

@@Kevin-sm8pn You're *assuming* they'll be away from family, and who said you have to move that far north, either???

[@wendypennell9432]

You want a add on not a bad on

[@khushboosirova4273]

this show is so stubborn when couple disagree anything the extent they go to push theminto a decision they think is right

[@anniehovsepian6173]

Fake grass? Gross! Seed the original and let it grow.

[@yuntinglin6703]

in the London house the dining area is such a waste of space...

[@fjklfdasdf]

yep, and i dnt understand that playroom thing, is that a fad now?

[@SmallWonda]

Very upset to see so much time spent promoting 'astroturf' - I can see the benefits under kid's play equipment, but wood chips are better & honestly, as lawn - think of the planet - or at least your local environs - the poor blackbirds hunting for worms, the ecology of the soil, how plastic particles will end up in the soil beneath, not to mention your kid's tum - no fun, methinks!

[@itsbritneybby]

Yeh but wood chips don't look as tidy you can't walk barefoot they end up all over the place where you don't have woodchip not to mention neighbourhood cats love shitting in it which no normal person would like let alone if u have kids Rather keep the shit out and be able to walk barefoot in the summer as people can always put up a bird box

[@veronicaarellano-hernandez2209]

Gorgeous 😍remodels

[@kzhemh]

Where are the bedroom closets in the London house? There is only room for one dresser in the new big bedroom and only a hanging clothes rack in their original bedroom

[@inesolujic2534]

Built in closets are not too common in Europe. People buy wardrobes to hang clothes and dressers for folding items.