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Series following some of the 20,000 British people who self-build their own home each year. One couple builds a Georgian-style home in an old beer garden in Barnet.

New series following some of the 20,000 British people who self-build their own home each year.

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.

On today's programme, will Barry and Gill Deeks be toasting their self-build success or be drowning their sorrows as they build a Georgian-style home on an old beer garden in Barnet? Plus the young mum in Cambridgeshire who juggled building her country cottage with raising a family. Plus presenter Simon O'Brien hits the roof at building college to learn how to tile.

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Mon 4 Feb 2013 17:15

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Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Simon O'Brien
Series Producer Christian Hills
Executive Producer Jess Fowle

Broadcasts

  • Mon 5 Sep 2011 11:00
  • Mon 10 Oct 2011 18:00
  • Mon 30 Jan 2012 16:30
  • Mon 4 Feb 2013 17:15