Guest Alphonsox Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Consider this either an opportunity or a warning (I'm tending towards the latter)http://buildoff.tv/ £125k up for grabs apparently - No baking or singing skills required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiking Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 That Tuuat from HUTH? He can jog on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I'm over his time limit already and I have little more than an empty shell, so I won't be applying. Let me guess, this is aimed at the "daytime tv" market? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Construction Channel Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 12 month timescale I don't think he is referring to what I consider a "self build" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptoe Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 mate of mine built his in 6 months, after land cleared, just him and a few mates, as and when he needed them, weekends mostly, BUT, he did have use of most plant from building firm he worked for when he needed it at weekends, so that doesnt really count as a normal self build, bloody luxury to have help like that for virtually free, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Is there a longest build competition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crofter Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Because self building isn't stressful enough... can't imagine wanting a bunch of cameras all over the place :0 The other thing is that there is no way of knowing how the judges will weight the various factors. Will the winning house have to be quirky, off the wall, and stuffed full of features that look great on TV but would actually drive you mad trying to live with them? I would hate to compromise my build by making it über trendy just to impress some people off the telly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I have not had a telly for over 20 years. Do you need one to look trendy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMitchells Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Ooh, he's going to the Self Build Centre on Friday - so am I.... Good job the OH isnt going. Fresh from his stint in the Celebrity Jungle, Martin will be joining us on Friday 27th January to open our show and explain more about his new TV show 'Build Off'. Martin Roberts is one of the UK's most respected Property, Travel and Lifestyle TV presenters and journalists. For nearly 14 years he has presented the popular property auction show "Homes under the Hammer" on BBC1, now in it's 21st series. He has also regularly appeared on BBC Radio, ITV, CNN and SKY TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Construction Channel Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Onoff said: Is there a longest build competition? your on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMitchells Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 Anyway - he must be okay if he has retrievers...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Construction Channel Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 56 minutes ago, SteamyTea said: I have not had a telly for over 20 years. Do you need one to look trendy? ideally it would be disguised as a mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptoe Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, TheMitchells said: Ooh, he's going to the Self Build Centre on Friday - so am I.... Good job the OH isnt going. Fresh from his stint in the Celebrity Jungle, Martin will be joining us on Friday 27th January to open our show and explain more about his new TV show 'Build Off'. Martin Roberts is one of the UK's most respected Property, Travel and Lifestyle TV presenters and journalists. For nearly 14 years he has presented the popular property auction show "Homes under the Hammer" on BBC1, now in it's 21st series. He has also regularly appeared on BBC Radio, ITV, CNN and SKY TV. by whom? may I ask.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 2 hours ago, Onoff said: Is there a longest build competition? A friend of mine started a steading (barn for the southerners) conversion in 2005. It quickly became a knock down and rebuild. It is still not finished thought they have been living in it for many years as they gradually add bits. I understand he has had some issues with BC over the length of time it is taking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 2 hours ago, Steptoe said: mate of mine built his in 6 months, after land cleared, just him and a few mates, as and when he needed them, weekends mostly, BUT, he did have use of most plant from building firm he worked for when he needed it at weekends, so that doesnt really count as a normal self build, bloody luxury to have help like that for virtually free, You know some remarkable people. In between working, it has taken me a year to roof and clad the exterior of my house on my own, install the drainage and landscape the site. Only in December did I start on the interior. Very minimum of another year but I expect the money to run out before then so I will then have a wait until early 2018 before some funds become available (unless of course by some miracle someone buys our present house) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steptoe Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 7 minutes ago, ProDave said: You know some remarkable people. In between working, it has taken me a year to roof and clad the exterior of my house on my own, install the drainage and landscape the site. Only in December did I start on the interior. Very minimum of another year but I expect the money to run out before then so I will then have a wait until early 2018 before some funds become available (unless of course by some miracle someone buys our present house) I think , @ProDave its still the intrinsic nature of how people in Ireland work, both North and South, everyone helps each other out, and friends are for life, jeez, the best man at my wedding (the guy that flew over and done my plastering) , whom Ive known for over 25years, is actually the son of one of the family that grew up next door to my mum when they were kids, maybe thats why I find living in England a very strange place, I've lived in quite a few places i the world, this is probably the only place Ive ever lived where I feel like a stranger in a strange land, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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