Anyone see the program last night?

Guy rebuilding a Welsh 300year old cottage (Design visions I think the program was called)...

Noticed he has a Scooby and a 555 jumper..

Wondered if he was on here?

JGM

 

Yup i saw that



Iain

 

Guys name was Adrian..

He also had an old Silver Legacy.

I was impressed they got a mortgage on a part complete house that was a ruin previous to the work..

JGM

 

I was pretty shocked that they got the mortgage as well, still, they did a good job on it though

 

'twas called "Grand Designes - Revisited". The original programme was on last year IIRC...

 

That's the one...

Was built very well and looked lovely in the end..

Got me thinking about doing similar...

Then I had a reality check!

Very risky.. they were lucky to get the builders etc..

I thought the 1/2miles driveway to my Dad's place was bad, but their drive took the pee...

JGM

 

I think he got the £60k mortgage because by obtaining planning permission to rebuild the cottage it jumped in value from the £15k he paid to approx £150k, all without lifting a tool!

The bank had nothing to loose and could have easily reclaimed their money.

Note that planning permission took almost 5yrs to obtain and it's taken 2yrs to complete the house!

I admire the guy for his determination though, the builders too!

Mark

 

Didn't appreciate it took 5years to get planning permission!!

As I have found near where I live, if you just keep putting in for it modifying the plans slightly to address the reasons for objection you eventually get it, within reason.
Much to the annoyance to all us neighbours who objected from day one..

JGM

 

When that programme was originally screened there was a thread posted in non-scooby about it the next day as some other eagle-eyed anoraks (myself included) had spotted the scoobs and the 555 fleece. Adrian is a scoobynetter and replied on the thread. It'd be nice to hear from him again. Fabby place he's got

Sal

 

Cool....

He says heading for search!



JGM

 

Just done it JGM and it appears I was talking out of my bottom (which isn't unusual), I think I got my wires crossed.

 

Well I'm blowed if I can find it..



JGM

 

Oh no...

doh.....

JGM

 

Found the thread tho'!

I could've sworn he was on here and replied in that thread, or was it a friend of his and who is Rupert????

God the mind plays terrible tricks when you get old.....

 

Wasn't it another Scoobynet member (Rupert Upton I think) who had their house built - I think it was the one with the kitchen in the centre of the house. Wasn't the house cross shaped or something?

 

It is all in the thread Scoobychick has linked too..

just reading it now

Cheers Scoobychick..

JGM

 

It is possible that next weeks might be Rupertu's house then..

I'll have to try and remember to watch it..

JGM

 

watched it too and first time round as well last year.

Jon

 

Looks like I've got confused between Rupert and Adrian LOL. Anyway I knew that someone who had owned a scoob had been on that programme and posted on here

 

saw that too... my girlfriend told me i was sad...!!!

Dan

 

I liked what thay did with the corners