Transforming a Bungalow - The House That £100K Built - S03 EP1 - Home Design

In this episode of The House That £100k Built, Alastair and Karen embark on transforming a rural bungalow into a modern, functional home. Despite initial setbacks, they persevere, integrating a stunning glass linking piece, and creatively using materials to align with their budget. The couple manages to overcome the challenges of self-building, including health concerns and planning restrictions, to create a house that beautifully blends with its natural setting. With bespoke interior features and clever design elements, they successfully turn their vision into a reality, crafting a space that's both contemporary and deeply personal.
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The House That £100K Built follows daring individuals taking a risky yet rewarding challenge: building their dream homes with limited budgets under £100k. Architectural journalist Kieran Long and architect Piers Taylor guide these first-time self-builders through financial constraints and inexperience, striving to create remarkable homes. Each episode highlights a unique project, encapsulating the struggle and triumph of turning a dream into reality against all odds.
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[@hollyhold562]

Piers Taylor, architect and Kieran Long, architectural writer/historian have literally changed lives for the better. Wonderful series, delightful, relatable people all.

[@Sandy-lj2lo]

This looks like a wonderful home. Absolutely beautiful. What a great job you did. You should be so proud. I hope you're very happy here. Brilliant idea to come home to such a home. I do still think the architect was right that the bedroom wing in dark grey or even the grey of the other surrounding buildings would make it fit in even better. If it's painted, you might consider that the next time it needs a coat. If it's rendered, you might look into dark grey limewash. it's very inexpensive, something that's done on agricultural barns all the time, but I don't know how it holds up.

[@denise42n]

I like how they took advice from the professionals and followed through with so much of their ideas. It really added character to the finished product! Beautiful!

[@arlenehutchinson9259]

This was fantastic, the location just by that stream was beyond idilic I would just sit by a window every evening counting my lucky stars. Both the Kieran and the Piers were so genuine and their ideas were not so far fetched, the curve and saving the glass atrium from expensive uselessness was advice worth its weight. Many thanks to the couple I wish them long life, health and happiness in their beautiful home.

[@deathofcommonsense]

Love all episodes but this is a fav. What always gobsmacks me is when Kieran & Piers come up with all their ideas and put them on paper I can never see in my head what it will look like until it´s finished :) That skill, education and experience they bring is priceless, they have my sincere admiration! So glad they helped Alistair and Karen, so deserving.

[@stevencowles8419]

One of my favourite espisodes so far, I think the couple listened to advice and adapted their plans to make the best of it, its a pity that the cladding could not happen but you can't wait forever. Particularly like the curved wall.

[@janel4582]

I was about to make a comment but you said EVERYTHING I was thinking! Simple and unfussy. Timeless.

[@k-studio8112]

It really impressed me that the couple really trusted the professional architects in their design instead of doing it on their own way. As an architecture student, I hope I will have clients like them in the future.

[@leahwalker9868]

I love the fact they incorporated many of Pierce’s ideas. So refreshing!

[@Amal_hope11]

I really liked this episode and how open-minded and creative this couple are. I hope they live happily and healthy in their beautiful home.

[@anshulbhardwaj4038]

A good wife is a blessing the why she supported him is heart touching

[@Madfattdeeb]

What a nice couple. I am glad they could get something that makes them happy. Also, they did a lot of it themselves. Which makes it even better. I, myself, did not like the look of the outside at all, but loved everything they did inside. However, it's not my house. So it doesn't matter what I think. LOL! I was really surprised how good the pegboard looked in the end. I wasn't keen on the idea. Glad to be wrong. All my love to this family, and I wish the husband well in his fight with health issues. ❤

[@andreaandrea6716]

Lovely couple. I wish them well, and good health to Alistair. Beautiful house! Well done!!

[@falafeland]

I really like how receptive this couple was to the advice they were given. And the choices they made for completion of their home were on point. Beautifully done.

[@sharlawilliamson9609]

I love this show - giving options, ideas and cost effective alternatives. It's so nice to see a supportive, helpful show, where they can have pride that they have made decisions that make it unique, and perfect for them, and their possible future lifestyle.

[@Goldchee]

I like this idea of saving money on their dreamhouse whilst having an architect nearby offering tips and tricks

[@007vsMagua]

And the idea about lighting kind of sucked:(

[@danapertile106]

One thing I would avoid (unless you live in the Caribbean, Florida, or Southern Europe) are high ceilings. On the British Islands, it will be difficult to heat up all the space, and it will be costly. I would opt for lower or normal-height ceilings, triple-glassed window panes, and good insulation of the walls and roof. I would also incorporate at least two sources of heating. A fireplace or a fire stove would be the first option and maybe gas or electric heating. A friend of mine has built a house with just electric heating. Then there was a hurricane and he was left not only without light and cooking possibility but also without heating. So he was sitting in his dark, cold house, eating just sandwiches. So I guess it is wise to think of natural disasters too, as they become more and more frequent. Always have at least two sources of heating (a fireplace or a fire stove is the best option) and if you want to use electricity for cooking, then have some other means of cooking ready, too. You can have two electric burners and two gas burners - anything is possible nowadays. Or you can cook on your fire stove. Don't rely solely on electricity for heating and cooking.

[@anshulbhardwaj4038]

I prefer wooden windown instead of glass windows

[@3lightsteps]

Very good advice!

[@sunnygoldwyn1]

This was an excellent video that illustrated practical but creative and beautiful ideas in architecture. The family was flexible and open minded to new concepts. Best wishes to the lovely family.

[@jackieperkins691]

As someone who loves to work in the kitchen, I love the pegboard idea!

[@RuthShultz47]

I really love the glass link and the yellow touch outside. I love the way they use the colour yellow and the glass interior windows are really lovely. The pegboard and open storage is brilliant. I love the little yellow links all around.

[@pamelabonaparte9383]

Best episode......open to ideas and the outcome is amazing family home .

[@Eleivana777]

God bless this couple. Glad they could achieve their dreams.

[@bronivicegerent6376]

Couples with big heart and openness to exploration. Best episode 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@suzannepatterson307]

We had to change our build plans to single story wheelchair accessible and hardwood floors. We went with a cement slab also. We have a few cracks over the years. (Not bad)All doors are wide enough for stretchers (ambulance) except for the most important one! We still don’t know how we screwed that up, massively, but we did. My Mother lived almost 10 years since the build. We lost her last year. This was “her house”. Congrats on your new home. It’s just lovely

[@idearumah]

Great design

[@TheKinderdoc]

I think the planning commission has been negligent and inconsiderate regarding approval of their plans. I think they should plan to eventually add the slate siding.

[@sandybarry6370]

Nancy Carroll bureaucracies and too much planning control. They should be able to do what they what It’s their house and property.

[@b_uppy]

@@sandybarry6370 Especially since it is something other than building safety...

[@23redcomet]

Right EXACTLY!I AGREE!🎯💯💯💯😔😒😤😡😠💪🙏💖✌👊😇

[@23redcomet]

@@sandybarry6370 Right EXACTLY!!I'm in full Agreement 1,000% with you on this!Smdh!🎯😔😒😠😡😬💯💯💯💪🙏💖✌👊👍👍👏👏

[@23redcomet]

@@b_uppy EXACTLY!!👍👍🎯👏👏

[@junkandcrapamen]

The yellow inside/outside wall is brilliant and the kitchen with the windows all around the counters makes me angry at my dark kitchen.

[@shawnfrye5987]

This little boy is so lucky. She gets to live in Paradise what a beautiful location

[@patboudotlamot]

ces gens sont formidables ! l'épisode est l'un des meilleurs ; entraide et humanité pour un beau résultat TOP !

[@Tastewithnewdrinks]

Awesome

[@grahamforbes5200]

Great transformation. Sad that the Local authorities tried to suppress there enthusiasm and originality. Typical!!

[@23redcomet]

EXACTLY!I AGREE !Smdh!👎😡😠😬😤😒😔🎯💯💯💯💪🙏💖✌👊😇

[@007vsMagua]

I think the hallway needs some ceiling molding, get rid of the lights, and add some wall torches.

[@dinahsalim8934]

Detail, material, space and light.

[@melaniadomingo8157]

This building is extraordinary . Practical use of it as you get older being on one floor building which is age friendly .

[@sabineladwig5721]

well done

[@drwatsonca6945]

4 years for planning permission before the could start to build shows there is a real problem in the approval process. This was a new build and should and not very exciting to boot. This should have taken no more than 1 year if that. This just shows that someone does not think much of future voters or any voters for that matter. There needs to be a time limit on how long the city or town can string things along.

[@honestlyme4247]

4 years is a lot of time lost for someone with a progressive health condition. Sad for sure.

[@23redcomet]

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[@gordsaid]

I’m from Canada and building permits take 1 month. I can’t stand the idea of some bureaucrat sitting in an office telling me what colour my house will be and why it has to be identical to the other houses on the street

[@timward3116]

@@gordsaid I agree with you completely. Unfortunately, where I live in Arizona (the Phoenix area), the developers paint all of the homes one of three shades of brown (one-hour-old shite, six-hour-old shite, and 24-hour-old shite). Homeowners buying anything built in the last 30 years MUST buy a brown home - and even the trim color and shrubs must be approved by the homeowners association (HOA). This way, the neighborhoods are never completely ugly, never beautiful, and always boring. Creativity and artistry is simply not allowed by the developers, the politicians they purchase, or the HOAs (which function as unpaid government surrogates). And since the government isn't directly telling us what colors our homes can be, we call it freedom.

[@sherunswithscissors]

@@gordsaid - And though it’s a pain when building, I like our rigorous building permit and inspection process per codes. I live on the wet coast and had never heard of damp or subsidence till I watched British shows. I will also never have to worry about city sewer pipes running through my lot, or any such nightmare.

[@lorikorstanje2964]

incredible build, love the design! way to go!

[@khalnamodi8599]

This is a beautiful home..great they got to finish it well..

[@karlkamal2047]

Stunning.. Amazing..

[@malgaa3655]

Good Luck to Alistair, Karen and to their son in their beautiful home. Kieran and piers are such a blessing to them in the process of build. Wish Alistair good health and a long life. Alistair must listen to Dr. Joe dispenza's teaching and read the book "You are the Placebo". We all have an amazing power within us to heal ourselves. Alistair has such enthusiasm to build and bring the same to live a life that is more than the build of a house. Do not even talk about a wheel chair....

[@cedyy1]

understated yet elegant and modern

[@whitneylake2107]

Superb !

[@paulc1352]

Great design..

[@hutoxipatel3610]

Excellent job

[@elizabeths4371]

I LIKE IT A LOT!

[@magdalenasz.7593]

"The House That £ 100K Built" is a really great channel. I have only one request - please add subtitles under the videos - some of your guests speak with an accent very difficult to understand for foreigners.

[@gracenjuguna7292]

Absolutely lovely!

[@anshulbhardwaj4038]

I saw (on you tube )an American guy made his house in 20k USD it was beautiful and I loved it .

[@tigerhorse5420]

link?please

[@amoctn]

Oh my God, Agent Coulson !

[@sandybarry6370]

I love it, great job

[@sandybarry6370]

Great! Only one suggestion maybe put the dining table in the living/kitchen area.

[@TheHebrew]

Great house guys.

[@GeordieBoy1955]

Beautiful home but I have to ask why the window in the washing-up area of the kitchen is so low.

[@sirfrydryk360]

I could live in a house like this, I approve of this design.

[@lindamarin6290]

I would have moved the kitchen table back into the kitchen where the game machines are and put the game machines in the hallway where the kitchen table was. It just doesn't make sense to have the table so far away from the real living area. It looks like it was put there as an afterthought.

[@NancyEly]

I disagree. They have a family eating area at the kitchen island, which is practical, especially having a young child. The dining area, for more special occasions, provides an elegant space, with gorgeous views, for entertaining and festive family dinners.

[@joannahampton3808]

Lovely family, house is great but not sold on the dining table so close to the front door in the foyer

[@sandybarry6370]

Agree

[@k-studio8112]

Same here. The dining area should have a little bit of privacy compared to the living room. Also, it would be awkward since it was close to the utility room. For me it would be better if they put the living area in that space since it was adjacent to the entrance of the house and it would create a good impression for their guests.

[@andrewhurst6360]

The architect reminds me of Ralph Fiennes - M from the Bond series and Voldemort from the HP series.

[@mangovectors8148]

Great watch. Please add subtitles. Some accents are quite difficult to understand.

[@evibertolait8262]

I would be concernt about the not existing overhang of the roof protecting the walls and windows from rain. I know trad. irish buildings miss that too. Isn't this a problem?

[@katrinascreationscrafting]

Instead of the pegboard in the kitchen, I would have built open shelving using metal plumbing pipe and painting the shelving the same yellow that was suggested for the wall.

[@persebra]

".....open shelving using metal plumbing ...." nice, but that's been done a million times already.

[@talishashaye5510]

Not for me. Metal shelving looks cheap and open shelving looks cluttered.Nah-ah..Everything goes inside the cupboard if it wer me.

[@mollymorgan8652]

I hope Alistair is doing well in his battle against MS. I worry about the size of the house and length of the corridor being a burden if he does end up in a wheelchair. MS isn't like being a parapalegic with strong arms. It seems to me that the original architect thought about accessibility only in terms of corridor and door widths, not the full experience of living in the house. The open living area is about twice the size it needs to be, as shown by their furniture. They could have had two bedrooms instead of 3, a smaller living area, and probably met their budget aim, or much closer to it.

[@joanbell1248]

The 3 bedroom might be if they want a guest bedroom plus a bedroom for a health helper to live there

[@mollymorgan8652]

@@joanbell1248 Having a space for alive-in health helper to stay might be worth stretching the budget in way that I don't think simply wanting a guest bedroom is, when one knows the expenses related to one's condition are bound to mount as one's condition worsens and one's ability to earn decreases. I don't know what the options are for homebased nursing where they are in Ireland. My grandmother has 24 hour care where she lives, but her nurses go to their own homes at the end of their shifts.

[@LadyReddK]

I'm in love with the pen he uses to draw out the revisions over the floor plan sheet. Anybody know what it is??

[@lizh1988]

Could be a rapidograph.

[@ramose83]

But, the costs of the architect are not included in the costs .... That is an important point. ...

[@melissasueferrin3409]

That's why they are on a reality TV show.

[@TapelessDrywallFinishing]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@tokyowarfare6729]

Love it, but utilities are taking premium location space.

[@HansDelbruck53]

I'm glad they finally got the place finished, but it's a shame they had to go 40,000 over budget.

[@monaarchy2367]

what is in the curve room ???

[@AB2B]

Laundry room

[@monaarchy2367]

100k pounds is a huge money in my country . you can construct lovely house here

[@johnrogers2826]

And, where I am, 100k will get you next to nothing. I cannot believe these places are getting built for that.

[@getin3949]

I've seen several builds like this now in the UK and I do not understand why the kitchen/living room area is divided off with a big door in the middle. Why? What purpose does it serve?

[@gtv6chuck]

I agree. It was unnecessary.

[@getin3949]

@@gtv6chuck Thanks Chuck, great minds do think alike.

[@k-studio8112]

As an architecture student, my guess is that, the door will signify the termination between each segment of the house. Another thing is to separate the public spaces (dining, living, kitchen, utility) from the private spaces on the other segment of the house which contains the private areas such as the master bedroom, other bedroom and family room.

[@redbirdacres]

Not a fan of this modern architecture. I'm glad they're happy with it. :) I guess everybody's version of beauty differs.

[@yasserfizir1965]

04 years top get permation god damn

[@haylihunter9350]

i like it white just not the yellow

[@BobbyJett1]

Why didn't they work out the design details BEFORE they placed the foundations? Duh!

[@rustyiron]

No point in closing the barn after the horse escaped.

[@05cacaiplay]

Europe houses to me doesn’t make sense like this one. It has only 2 bathrooms with this huge house it should have 1/2 bath for the guests. Plus, it seems it will uses to much electricity to heat up the place.

[@kylejnicholson]

Why didn't they just paint the other part black...

[@3lightsteps]

Dark Charcoal. Also, why not faux paint the tiles on it until they could actually apply them. 3 stencils and graded paint mixes.

[@ziwer1]

because you need permission from the govt to change the color of the house. That was said in video.

[@gtv6chuck]

Watching episodes of this show and seeing how asinine and slow planning commissions are in the UK and, in this case Ireland, shows how profoundly stupid, nitpicking and capricious they can be.

[@stephenobrien5909]

I don't know where you are from, but there is a reason for it. Firstly there has to be time to allow for objections. Then it has to be in line with the local area. In the USA for instance, the overhead cables are horrendous. Would you like to wake up and look out to those horrible cables? Then the neighbours have to be taken into consideration. I built a house in Ireland and allowed 6 months for the planning. The trick is to try and get a repour with who is dealing with you before you submit the plans, and get to know what is and isn't OK.

[@gtv6chuck]

@@stephenobrien5909 I live in Colorado USA. I am planning on replacing a front panel on my house from white vinyl to vertically slatted stained cedar, and I don't need an OK from a planning commission. I can't imagine needing to get permission to change the color of my house, particularly in this episode's rural setting.

[@SarahRavenclaw]

Stephen O'Brien You realize we have those cables because our country is much much larger and running underground cables that length would be incredibly expensive? Even if we had some kind of body that made us do stuff with our houses we’d likely still have the cables except in affluent areas (which don’t have them) But I’d definitely take our cables over having some asshat tell me what I can do with the property I paid for. You guys basically live in a giant dysfunctional HOA.

[@sarahann530]

@@SarahRavenclaw Thats why your Country is ruined with mile after mile of strip malls and stick and stucco fake buildings . You cannot even see the beach in most of America because those with money build a house on it . That's not not allowed in Ireland and England

[@SarahRavenclaw]

@@sarahann530 Depends where you go, if you’re going to a tourist beachside town then sure, but a good part of US coastline is not residential, but rather city/state property and not built on (and even residential coastline homes do not own the beach, most bodies of water are considered public property) You have much less square footage of coastline, so sure, you have more reason to protect it from being developed. Also, we really don’t have that much as far as malls, not sure where you get the idea that america is just strip malls and shitty houses lol As far as stucco, maybe in some southern areas. I will say I wish our newer builds were done with heartier materials, but that’s just an effect of cost efficiency and being a newer country. Many of your homes there are much older and thereby use heartier materials (also much more expensive materials in the modern day) I’d wager your newer built homes are likely made with similar quality to ours.

[@carolleenkelmann3829]

Too much yellow. Cut the edge back a meter or so and it would be much better.

[@kamaljena9945]

Are you ever feel the presene of ghost in that old abandent houses ?

[@guidohabets]

he should read Medical Medium. also on sound cloud. could change his life conditions

[@carolinawren3594]

Shame on planning for making what could be seen as a cheap power play to discourage a supremely qualified recommendation for an approach to the exterior cladding. That said, black render could have been used on the bedroom wing to differentiate the two blocks? Spray painting the interior walls of the living room would have saved a couple of thousand quid over the plaster board and brought much need texture to the otherwise institutional space? The most discouraging thing as a designer working for people with no money is often that their expectations exceed even those of their most wealthy clients. Bringing excellent design to everyday projects has been an aspiration of some of our best architects. Frank Lloyd Wright and Frank Gehry come to mind. Michelangelo's may have been lost to history. Kudos to Piers and Kieran.

[@richardmckrell4899]

Sounds like the smart decision would have been to rent.

[@hollyhold562]

Are Planners sadists? Deeper yellow on house wall. As deep as the a cessories in the lounge.

[@gauravjoshi2474]

That yellow wall outside is a big turn off sorry

[@b_uppy]

Government control and overreach thwarting beautiful design, once again...

[@timemachine9156]

That still no a 100% self-contained house. In tropical areas solar power is more than enough to power the house. But still, need water supply from lake or reservoir. And wastewater needs to completely recycle.

[@taliasya2273]

Kiran and Pierce, Please stop saying “cheap”! ‘Inexpensive’ sounds so much nicer. Perhaps it’s the difference between UK/Ireland and the U.S., but in the U.S. “cheap” often means not of quality, ‘less than’, easily broken, not long lasting, etc. On the other hand, ‘inexpensive’ can be of quality, beautiful yet still affordable, stylish without the high cost; use the imagination and keep your eyes open. (I think of IKEA, in addition to salvage yards and yard sales here). Just my U.S. opinion. I would love to know how this family is now. My hope is that they are loving their home and Allister is doing good. I have a cousin-in-law who was diagnosed in his late 20’s with MS. He is now almost 70 and slowing down some, and there have been weak times when the kids were young. He is still walking, not yet in a wheel chair. However, they did get a one level house as soon as possible, and, also are on on family land. So my hope is Allister lives and thrives for a long time to come. Building this house I hope gave him some sense of strength with the knowledge, he CAN do what he wants to for a long time.

[@charlo90952]

cheap in uk doesn't necessarily mean low quality.

[@MsFunology]

I don't understand. Can somebody explain why they need permission to build their building that they own? I mean, this is not a restoration of an old listed building, right? Do government always have a say in someone's building in UK?

[@callmecordelia7181]

I have a question. Right after it says that it took 4 years to get the approval the man throws a board up to someone putting in the framing for the roof. Then another man, maybe his brother, says something. Was he speaking English or Gaelic? What did he say?

[@shawnawiker9662]

The planning authority has way to much pull on someone else's plans.

[@monabale8263]

this and all the 100k episodes were actually done some years back. i wonder if Alistair has heard that hydroxychloroquine has been successfully used in treating m.s. ?

[@monaarchy2367]

caroline quentin is such a better presenter

[@flexiblebirdchannel]

Sorry, but every change the architect promoted did not made the house any cheaper, but some made it more expensive, like rooftop-windows. To build cheap, you have to use standard components, for windows, doors, rooftiles. Of course you will not get such an extravagant house like this one. The large living room with the kitchen is nearly unusable due to fat and odor, expensive to keep warm, inaccessible if you have to clean or repair lighting and rooftop windows, the long way from cooking place to dinner table will soon be annoying. The child will either be in the living room, the only room where you may do work, or be put in a small childs bedroom. Not a clever home.

[@team3383]

I still don't get why ALL architects don't just buy furniture and stage it in the great outdoors without anything around it. By taking walls away and opening up everything its effectively what they're up to. Taking out walls, putting in windows, getting light in. Allow them a small cabinet in the bathroom for their expensive designer glasses and hair gel of course.... They never show you dirty glass either. Imagine all the rubber squidgies and glass cleaner these houses use !!! LOL.

[@shicruisin7004]

So this is what Ireland calls "Luxury"........ :'D

[@fancybrooks3156]

No. They used the term "modest" very frequently.

[@b_uppy]

Luxury *bungalow...*

[@007vsMagua]

Do the Great Planners in the sky have creative minds with imagination? Nope, we need a whole new set of plans, Thank You.

[@ManMartin]

I dont get a Word of this man is saying.

[@annettevillain4352]

I'm out, i keep skipping ahead but the music is too annoying

[@Xander785]

This is about as petit-bourgeois as it gets.

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[@WAITWHUT-wl2uj]

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[@GeordieBoy1955]

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