To Build Or Not To Build

All our self builders are aiming to build a dream home that's perfectly suited to their way of life and their wallets but each build is a rollercoaster ride packed full of trials and tribulations.

Peter and Anne Chalke are mad about everything Danish and they've sold their current home so they can build a Scandinavian-inspired house on the site of Anne's childhood home

will Michael Howlett succeed when it comes to building two eco-houses out of straw in Pembroke Dock or will this ambitious project be the final straw?

retired couple Dick and Irene Atkin are selling their spacious family home in Edwalton

we follow Becky and Steve Warboys as they battle against the planners, the weather and the views of the villagers to build their dream family home in York

can long distance lorry driver Andy Scott navigate a difficult road while self-building a new home?

John Barraclough has swapped top soil for cement as he single-handedly builds his own home in Northamptonshire

Scott Nichols is taking a busman's holiday to build an eco-cottage for himself and his partner Emma Robinson

we follow Raymond and Helen Humphrys as they build an eco-friendly country cottage in Cambridgeshire

Karl and Lesley Greaves' face a battle with the planners and their neighbours when attempting to build their dream family home near Leeds.

Chris McHale's got clearance to build a fabulous family home in Surrey and it's anything but a smooth flight

Wendy and Ray Black from Suffolk who are building a modern home in the style of a traditional country cottage

William Guthrie's dream to build his own home near Middlesbrough is proving to be a nightmare for his reluctant wife Velia

Tucker Finlayson and his daughter Kirstie hit the right note building a German kit-home in the heart of London's expensive West Hampstead?

Jason Thawley and his partner Sarah Russell aim to prove that size isn't everything when building a new home on a tiny triangular plot of land in Brighton.

diary farming family the Bloors swap the milking parlour for bricks and mortar to build a new farmhouse in Cheshire

building an art-deco style family home in Sheffield requires young architect David Cross to have some steely resolve when the project hits problems.

dentist Stephen Robinson and wife Rachel set out to build a stylish new home for their family in Marlow

Hilary Maddren and her partner John Robson build a brand new home inside the walls of a 200 year old derelict barn on Teeside