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S9.E1 ∙ The Apprentice Store, Somerset

Tue, Jan 27, 2009

Ian and Sophie Cooper convert an industrial wreck in Somerset.

7.1 /10

S9.E2 ∙ The Chilterns Water Mill, Oxfordshire

Tue, Feb 03, 2009

Chris bought a hillside plot 20 years ago, not knowing what to build . After seeing a West Virginia old mill pictured on a yogurt package he decides to built it . He purchased a timber frame kit from New Hampshire USA which has sat idle in a barn for nine months. Fitting the seasoned timbers together proves to be a challenge. Finances and planning commission problems will be a hurdle.

7.1 /10

S9.E3 ∙ The Newport Folly, Newport, Wales

Tue, Feb 10, 2009

After 17 years living away from home, banker Dean Berry and his wife Sarah returned to Newport in South Wales to convert a Victorian Folly.

6.7 /10

S9.E4 ∙ The Eco Arch, Kent

Tue, Feb 17, 2009

Richard and Sophie plan to build an Eco house on a concrete slab, it will contain 4 bedrooms. The home will have a parabolic arch roof. They bought a lot in Kent for £350,000 which included a house which they will knock down. They will live in a caravan while they build.

6.9 /10

S9.E5 ∙ The Brittany Groundhouse, Brittany, France

Tue, Feb 24, 2009

Darren Howarth and his partner live in Brighton. They are selling their house to live in Brittany France. They are using as many recyclable products as possible mainly used car tires.

7.2 /10

S9.E6 ∙ The Marlborough Farm House, Wiltshire

Tue, Mar 03, 2009

Farmer Andrew Ainslie and his artist wife Meryl attempt to build a glass and engineered timber farmhouse that blends agricultural functionality with a modern flair in the middle of their 700 acre dairy farm located in the rolling caulk hills of Wiltshire.

7 /10

S9.E7 ∙ The Headcorn Minimalist House, Kent

Tue, Mar 10, 2009

A couple wish to build a modern minimalist large family home in Kent from components from several suppliers that built the parts off site.

7.4 /10

S9.E8 ∙ The 14th Century Castle: Revisited

Tue, Mar 17, 2009

A large home is being built in the Lake District. There is a courtyard in the centre with 3 bedrooms surrounding it. They run into huge debt, so end up deciding to open a B& B to help pay the debts back.

7.7 /10

S9.E9 ∙ The Cambridgeshire Eco Home: Revisited

Tue, Mar 24, 2009

7.5 /10

S9.E10 ∙ The Brighton Modern Mansion, Brighton

Tue, Apr 07, 2009

A Building Contractor and his wife who is a Nurse, build a large modern 6 bedroom house on a hill in Brighton. It has an amazing view and the owner has many ambitious design ideas including huge curved glass expansive windows. He lives next door and needs to renovate and sell the house on the other side of the plot. Everything starts out wonderfully, even though he has just had a double hip replacement. But other health problems loom, along with the housing market to deflate.

6.8 /10