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S01:E06 - Justin and Mary

The House That 100K Built

Season 1 Episode 6 - Justin and Mary

2012 · 1 hr 2 min
TV-G
With house prices out of the reach of many people and banks refusing to lend, buying a home in the UK is becoming an impossible dream. So a few brave but ordinary souls are trailblazing what could be the solution for all of us – trying to build their own house from scratch. Architectural journalist and senior curator at the V&A, Kieran Long and award-winning architect (and experienced self-builder) Piers Taylor are following self-builders as they take on the biggest gamble of their lives. Kieran and Piers will try to help them create the house they’ve longed for. But all have less than £100k to spend, little or no experience and life savings on the line – it won’t be easy. The newly-engaged couple, Mary and Justin are desperate to build a life together in rural Devon where they and generations of both of their families are from. But with house prices soaring, the market for first-time buyers is desperately grim. They are left with one option if they want to stay where they know and love, they need to build their own house. They embark on building a £95,0000 house, but as Kieran discovers on his first visit to their plot of land, they only have £60,000 to their names - he is desperately worried that this young pair have taken on far too much. In their efforts to keep the build low cost, they have ended up with low aspiration – Kieran explores some of the UK’s greatest examples of low-cost housing to prove it’s possible to have a beautiful home on a budget. Meanwhile, Piers encourages them to be more adventurous with their vision and incorporate architectural features that are unique to them. But as they juggle the pressures of organizing their wedding and full-time jobs, the schedule for building the house falls behind and unexpected severe rain threatens to ruin their exposed timber frame. While the schedule slips, money is fast running out and Justin’s job on the farm ends at the worst possible time. Will this young couple have risked too much to get the first home that they dreamt of?
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