@@andrewpmcm09 Thank you for your reply. I could see the envy in the husbands eyes when she mentioned her 2nd book. I hope she has found someone who likes her joy for life.
I would have loved to see this house now 22 years later. I absolutely love this couple and this is a really wonderful house that has true architecture to it and is a pure unadulterated Eclectic style. I was very annoyed and at some point angry at the host and his very inappropriate questions regarding the strength of their marriage. at some point I even felt he was trying to start trouble. He has been hosting the show for the past quarter of a century and I know he definitely has become better at it with time. In my opinion this house is spectacular on the inside as well as on the outside and even though some of their color choices might not be too my personal taste I love love love how cozy and homey and personal it is
The video image quality between season 1 and 2 is insane. I was watching season one last night and felt like I was watching something from before I was born (I was born in '94 so I would have been like 4 in 1999) Guess that song hit the spot, the 21st century is much better for a girl like me. A girl who is glued to her TV 😂
One of Kevin's more patronising efforts, no wonder Willem didn't seem to much like him. I was amazed at how well Helen held onto her temper with some of Kevin's remarks about the bath and so on. The decor was a tiny bit more crunchy than I would personally prefer, but it was lovely and individual and perfectly suited them. As opposed to the white and beige fridgelike interior of the first episode that Kevin seemed to be so in love with. That Brit builder was a pleasant enough guy, but was obviously the wrong person for the job. It was crystal clear to me that the Americans said that it'd take 4 weeks to build the frame, exterior and roof to watertightness. If I could understand that from a 45 minute doco that featured the Americans for less than 10 minutes, I don't what that builder was hearing. And then the chippies using their hammers for the entire job! Yes, what a surprise - not - that the deck guys got that huge deck done in 2 days. They had nail guns! Didn't Mr Eeyore "oh well, I have to absorb the extra cost" Builder think for 5 minutes about spending a few hundred quid on nail guns for most of the gang rather than all the weeks of additional labour cost? It takes an hour or two to learn to use one, max. (Actually, it takes about 15 minutes for something like that, where all the panelwork has been prefabbed.) It took *at least* three times longer to drive in those nails with their bang-bang-bang-bang technique for each nail rather than the single BANG! of a nail gun. They could have nailed one entire side of those panels in the time it took to drive in two nails. Yes, I know that nailing it together is not the entire job, but they would have been much closer to the 4-week watertight schedule, at least. Also with a larger gang as the Americans implied, although maybe they didn't state that part up front, so that's not so great on their side. But definitely those Brit contractors didn't do themselves any favours. One of the more irritating shows, and it's frustrating because for once it wasn't some arrogant couple with massive amounts of hubris and over-building.
Agree. Americans also use a large coterie of workers, not just two or three at a time bang nails (as you said). I'm wondering if the animosity is just some Brit hubris, and dislike of the Yanks.
this is a reality show, so sometimes kevin will create conflict where there isn't one in order to make it more appealing to the audience. I found the builder to be more annoying, complaining of the american builders and preferring to delay the build for many weeks and losing money while at it instead of just buying some nail guns.
I downloaded a nudie pic on the internet once. It took 5 minutes to load, one bar at a time. At least, it feels like 5 minutes if you're a horny teenager. It was probably more like a minute and half. (not counting booting your "system").
Such a beautiful house for a lovely couple. The presenter was being continuously sarcastic about the American house. I am from Canada and our houses are pretty much identical to these. Both countries have so many trees that it is the most cost effective way to build in North America. The interior design was very nice as well.
What a great house! They pulled off building it, and managed to stay together in the process. The construction crew would have done well to invest in nail guns early on - it would have significantly speeded up the construction. I love all the different roof lines.
I think it's shortsighted of people to think that a traditional way of building in ONE COUNTRY, is going to translate to another country seamlessly. I really feel for the chap who contracted to do the work and now is over his head and having to pay out of his own pocket. And, really, they should have invested in nail guns for everyone having to work with nails.
Interesting how this is referred to as timber framed. In North America, this is stick framing. Timber framing would be the type of framing in a barn or a Tudor building. My brother and his wife had a factory built house made for them. It arrived in two complete pieces, each on a trailer. Lift the roof and brace it, lower each half on the foundation, cover the joint between the two pieces, hook up the plumbing, electrics, and furnace. Move in once the Building Inspector was happy with the window installation. The factory had to send someone to fix them before the Occupancy Permit was issued. I would dearly love to see where these wall panel houses are. On site stick construction is the norm here. They are using it for terraces and even blocks of flats up to 5 floors tall! Insanity in my book, but that's what they are doing. Not even masonry between units. Some even have common attics.
I pity whoever owns this house when it gets to be the age the old bungalow got to. They will be faced with one of two choices: tear it down or MAJOR repair to replace the sill plates. There was no gasket between the concrete slab and the spruce/pine/fir new growth soft wood in the framing. Sills will rot for sure. The wall studs may as well. When it comes to living in this house, I have to hope that the climate is very temperate. No vestibule at the front door endures blasts of outside whenever the door is opened. Keeping heat on the ground floor in cold weather will be a nightmare. Keeping the loft cool enough for comfort in cold weather will be a nightmare. Basically, this house is everything I hate in a home, both from a practical perspective and an aesthetic perspective. I would sooner have fixed the bungalow they razed.
my goodness you guys get some power nail guns! this is ridiculous! and he sure don't know how to put up gypse. oh my God. I use to sell Canadian prefab houses even in Africa and I always made sure there was a generator and power tools.
We built a 5 bed 4 bath 4,500 sq ft home in Texas and from the day they poured the slab to the day the house was water tight was six weeks. It took a total of six months to build before we moved in. The difference? Mexican construction workers and nail guns.
The sober Yankee structure, stuffed with Moroccan exoticism and wild color, sits uneasily in its undulating green Sussex landscape. Dissonant but with a juicy dissonance.
When it comes to building homes the Pomes are to set in their ways, being incapable of working outside the box. The little things upset their equilibrium. William is not very energetic. We would not last long on building the house. The pomes are very slow at most things.
I'm not a fan of American architecture (I have to look at it every day)... but I absolutely wouldn't look at those roof tiles and think they were concrete! Seriously. They look nothing like concrete.
@@richardwebb2348 Generally speaking, houses in the UK are made of stone and brick. In America, mostly wood. Of course there isn't only one type of architecture in either country but, upon returning to the States from France, looking at American houses depressed the hell out of me; 1950s bungalows, suburban contractors houses... Of course, Britain has it's own version; brick (NEW/ugly brick) estate housing (equally depressing). This is more of a conversation than a comment, I now realize! So, you're right. But it's interesting how countries vary. Infinitely interesting.
It's too bad the neighbor's house is so close. I have a degree in interior design with architecture and find the interior very discombobulated. Not relaxing at all. Jane, Philadelphia
Am I the only one who remembers another illustrious member of Kevin's family, Captain Scott McCloud aka the Space Angel? th-cam.com/video/_gKEt_lpjfE/w-d-xo.html
I had to laugh about the different countries building habits. I worked with some construction guys in the US who had visited Asia, and I could hear a lot of their criticisms there sounding through from the guy here.
If it does't have a huge island, the kitchen is not a large, luxurious open plan American kitchen...🤣 Sooo...huge glass extreme modern-style homes and additions don't look "odd" and out of place, but an American style house does? Weird take.
The builder should've been up to date with all the techniques rather than blaming the Americans. The builder should have had nail guns just like the guy who. built. the deck.
I agree that the house looks odd. Not for the same reasons given by Kevin McCloud, but because I don't like all the different levels of the roof. I prefer a single roof and one box-shaped house or a geodesic dome or even a 12 or more-sided Simi-roundhouse with a radiant style roof.
From reading below,theyve since split up and sold,someone ripped out that awful fireplace and i bet the bathroom has been ripped out as well,,to tell the truth,it really doesnt belong in Sussex
Interesting how many comments are about Kevin. Clearly he was finding his style in the early seasons, and let’s face it, 22-23 years ago the world spoke a lot less carefully than today. I do enjoy him more these days but appreciate these old episodes. Crazy happy house. The new buyers no doubt did lots of toning down of colours etc.
i’m so happy that you guys are giving us these episodes. it’s not possible for me to see them anywhere else.
Yep, me too
Yes, I LOVE these older ones!
Yes, always good to see two new vampires moving into rural England...
His father (The Count) putting up the money for the decking outside too.
@@stcairny831 He's a kiwi - not so many vampires there.
My aunt and uncle bought this house years ago! Have now sold it recently again. The fireplace did not last long when they moved in, ripped right out 🤣
That fireplace was odd, good to know that it's gone! I did like the rest of the house, for the most part.
Did your Aunt and Uncle know if the couple were still together? I agree about the fireplace though.
@Suzanne Todaro no they split up I think then the house went for sale
@@andrewpmcm09 Thank you for your reply. I could see the envy in the husbands eyes when she mentioned her 2nd book. I hope she has found someone who likes her joy for life.
@@suzannetodaro5494 Schadenfreude much you sad cunts ^
I would have loved to see this house now 22 years later. I absolutely love this couple and this is a really wonderful house that has true architecture to it and is a pure unadulterated Eclectic style. I was very annoyed and at some point angry at the host and his very inappropriate questions regarding the strength of their marriage. at some point I even felt he was trying to start trouble. He has been hosting the show for the past quarter of a century and I know he definitely has become better at it with time.
In my opinion this house is spectacular on the inside as well as on the outside and even though some of their color choices might not be too my personal taste I love love love how cozy and homey and personal it is
I love watching these old episodes. Probably seen them before but at my age I don't remember.
The video image quality between season 1 and 2 is insane. I was watching season one last night and felt like I was watching something from before I was born (I was born in '94 so I would have been like 4 in 1999)
Guess that song hit the spot, the 21st century is much better for a girl like me. A girl who is glued to her TV 😂
One of Kevin's more patronising efforts, no wonder Willem didn't seem to much like him. I was amazed at how well Helen held onto her temper with some of Kevin's remarks about the bath and so on. The decor was a tiny bit more crunchy than I would personally prefer, but it was lovely and individual and perfectly suited them. As opposed to the white and beige fridgelike interior of the first episode that Kevin seemed to be so in love with.
That Brit builder was a pleasant enough guy, but was obviously the wrong person for the job. It was crystal clear to me that the Americans said that it'd take 4 weeks to build the frame, exterior and roof to watertightness. If I could understand that from a 45 minute doco that featured the Americans for less than 10 minutes, I don't what that builder was hearing.
And then the chippies using their hammers for the entire job! Yes, what a surprise - not - that the deck guys got that huge deck done in 2 days. They had nail guns! Didn't Mr Eeyore "oh well, I have to absorb the extra cost" Builder think for 5 minutes about spending a few hundred quid on nail guns for most of the gang rather than all the weeks of additional labour cost? It takes an hour or two to learn to use one, max. (Actually, it takes about 15 minutes for something like that, where all the panelwork has been prefabbed.)
It took *at least* three times longer to drive in those nails with their bang-bang-bang-bang technique for each nail rather than the single BANG! of a nail gun. They could have nailed one entire side of those panels in the time it took to drive in two nails. Yes, I know that nailing it together is not the entire job, but they would have been much closer to the 4-week watertight schedule, at least. Also with a larger gang as the Americans implied, although maybe they didn't state that part up front, so that's not so great on their side. But definitely those Brit contractors didn't do themselves any favours.
One of the more irritating shows, and it's frustrating because for once it wasn't some arrogant couple with massive amounts of hubris and over-building.
Agree. Americans also use a large coterie of workers, not just two or three at a time bang nails (as you said).
I'm wondering if the animosity is just some Brit hubris, and dislike of the Yanks.
@@rosehavenfarm2969 The yanks has access to a huge illegal, underpaid workforce of immigrants.
I suspect Kevin was into her, and didnt feel that Willem was worthy
this is a reality show, so sometimes kevin will create conflict where there isn't one in order to make it more appealing to the audience. I found the builder to be more annoying, complaining of the american builders and preferring to delay the build for many weeks and losing money while at it instead of just buying some nail guns.
"On the Internet", back when that phrase would have been weird and exciting!
I downloaded a nudie pic on the internet once. It took 5 minutes to load, one bar at a time.
At least, it feels like 5 minutes if you're a horny teenager. It was probably more like a minute and half. (not counting booting your "system").
Her eyes! Wow!
Such a beautiful house for a lovely couple. The presenter was being continuously sarcastic about the American house. I am from Canada and our houses are pretty much identical to these. Both countries have so many trees that it is the most cost effective way to build in North America. The interior design was very nice as well.
Thank you so much for posting these!!! What a delight! I am very grateful.
I also thank you for giving these episodes. I live in Australia so I can only get what I can see on TH-cam.
What a great house! They pulled off building it, and managed to stay together in the process. The construction crew would have done well to invest in nail guns early on - it would have significantly speeded up the construction. I love all the different roof lines.
this couple looks like brother and sister.. bouth had the same amazing lovely eyes..
I hope this couple have continued to celebrate over 25 years of marriage
Very inspiring, beautiful couple
Yes, always good to see two new vampires moving into rural England...
His father (The Count) putting up the money for the decking outside too.
@@stcairny831why are you calling them vampires
I think it's shortsighted of people to think that a traditional way of building in ONE COUNTRY, is going to translate to another country seamlessly. I really feel for the chap who contracted to do the work and now is over his head and having to pay out of his own pocket. And, really, they should have invested in nail guns for everyone having to work with nails.
So awesome u guys r posting it here, all of us from overseas r very grateful
Amazing house. And a lovely spot to place it.
A very enjoyable episode. Looks like one from a bygone era.
I've never seen American faceless suburbia so thoroughly misunderstood
😅😂🤣
I LOVE her, their vision and in England... lovely lovely house.
a house that large...with just two bedrooms..? Impressive woman, very classy. Hope she's found someone good and is happy these days....
I can’t decide which of these two is more attractive………
Simply perfect - love the dream realized -
What a truly bizarre floorplan. Jane has incredibly piercing eyes, though.
right? lmao... literally a fuck trash home, compared to anything else on GD. But she is quite charming. and a nice face
It's a very nice-looking house.
💚 Good colors and decoration
Kevin is wrong, the house does not look odd it looks amazing!! Such a negative statement!
Jane's very own McMansion!
What a beautiful couple ❤
Kevin had a sparkle in his eye in this episode 😉
that's because he sensed the "hot chick" had a dud for a husband. and he wasn't wrong
Interesting how this is referred to as timber framed. In North America, this is stick framing. Timber framing would be the type of framing in a barn or a Tudor building.
My brother and his wife had a factory built house made for them. It arrived in two complete pieces, each on a trailer. Lift the roof and brace it, lower each half on the foundation, cover the joint between the two pieces, hook up the plumbing, electrics, and furnace. Move in once the Building Inspector was happy with the window installation. The factory had to send someone to fix them before the Occupancy Permit was issued.
I would dearly love to see where these wall panel houses are. On site stick construction is the norm here. They are using it for terraces and even blocks of flats up to 5 floors tall! Insanity in my book, but that's what they are doing. Not even masonry between units. Some even have common attics.
I pity whoever owns this house when it gets to be the age the old bungalow got to. They will be faced with one of two choices: tear it down or MAJOR repair to replace the sill plates. There was no gasket between the concrete slab and the spruce/pine/fir new growth soft wood in the framing. Sills will rot for sure. The wall studs may as well.
When it comes to living in this house, I have to hope that the climate is very temperate. No vestibule at the front door endures blasts of outside whenever the door is opened. Keeping heat on the ground floor in cold weather will be a nightmare. Keeping the loft cool enough for comfort in cold weather will be a nightmare. Basically, this house is everything I hate in a home, both from a practical perspective and an aesthetic perspective. I would sooner have fixed the bungalow they razed.
my goodness you guys get some power nail guns! this is ridiculous! and he sure don't know how to put up gypse. oh my God. I use to sell Canadian prefab houses even in Africa and I always made sure there was a generator and power tools.
Where in East Sussex just wondering 😊
We built a 5 bed 4 bath 4,500 sq ft home in Texas and from the day they poured the slab to the day the house was water tight was six weeks. It took a total of six months to build before we moved in. The difference? Mexican construction workers and nail guns.
The sober Yankee structure, stuffed with Moroccan exoticism and wild color, sits uneasily in its undulating green Sussex landscape. Dissonant but with a juicy dissonance.
Outside beautiful 💜 inside run 🏃
Great house, Kevins as rude as usual.
The fireplace was absolutely hideous!
It looked like a big purple nose.
What about the new season?
Very cool
When it comes to building homes the Pomes are to set in their ways, being incapable of working outside the box. The little things upset their equilibrium. William is not very energetic. We would not last long on building the house. The pomes are very slow at most things.
I'm not a fan of American architecture (I have to look at it every day)... but I absolutely wouldn't look at those roof tiles and think they were concrete! Seriously. They look nothing like concrete.
What is 'American' architecture, and how does it compare to 'British' architecture? Is there only one style in each country!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@richardwebb2348 Generally speaking, houses in the UK are made of stone and brick. In America, mostly wood. Of course there isn't only one type of architecture in either country but, upon returning to the States from France, looking at American houses depressed the hell out of me; 1950s bungalows, suburban contractors houses... Of course, Britain has it's own version; brick (NEW/ugly brick) estate housing (equally depressing).
This is more of a conversation than a comment, I now realize! So, you're right. But it's interesting how countries vary. Infinitely interesting.
Did he have to bring 🇺🇸 to 🏴
It's too bad the neighbor's house is so close. I have a degree in interior design with architecture and find the interior very discombobulated. Not relaxing at all. Jane, Philadelphia
Am I the only one who remembers another illustrious member of Kevin's family, Captain Scott McCloud aka the Space Angel? th-cam.com/video/_gKEt_lpjfE/w-d-xo.html
I had to laugh about the different countries building habits. I worked with some construction guys in the US who had visited Asia, and I could hear a lot of their criticisms there sounding through from the guy here.
If it does't have a huge island, the kitchen is not a large, luxurious open plan American kitchen...🤣
Sooo...huge glass extreme modern-style homes and additions don't look "odd" and out of place, but an American style house does? Weird take.
SHE HAS VERY BEAUTIFUL EYES .
The builder should've been up to date with all the techniques rather than blaming the Americans. The builder should have had nail guns just like the guy who. built. the deck.
Price in '99 - 250.000 pounds, price in '24 - 10 trillion.
a nest in a box....wow
I agree that the house looks odd. Not for the same reasons given by Kevin McCloud, but because I don't like all the different levels of the roof. I prefer a single roof and one box-shaped house or a geodesic dome or even a 12 or more-sided Simi-roundhouse with a radiant style roof.
From reading below,theyve since split up and sold,someone ripped out that awful fireplace and i bet the bathroom has been ripped out as well,,to tell the truth,it really doesnt belong in Sussex
TWO lorries, there were two lorries!
Hermosa arquitectura exterior, mientras el diseño interior esta desordenado y aparenta ser viejo, no me gusta
Damn Americans! 😂😂 Oh yeah that’s me!
A year later and you blame it on the "Americans". Who the hell were the ones using hammers instead of nail guns??
Sure blame it on the Americans lol a nail gun would of saved them hours overall if not days I still can’t believe they don’t use them
i can't see some american style in this house.. or a round..
£ 250'000..i want but on other £50'000..
Genetic lottery!
The house, not my cup of tea.
Hmm, he's not so into it
One of my favorite shows. But 360p? Way too low res. Unfortunately I won't be watching this channel.
It was filmed in 2000 for SDTV you muppet!
I live in the US and have not seen a home such as this. Not a fan
she went hunting for eyecandy, since she already had her money from being an author. And it shows, lmaooo
email designed 🤣😂😅🤣😂
21 years ago!
Probably divorced by now , He, G: She L.
Yes they split and house has been sold twice...the purple monster in the lounge was the first to be rippded out.
1960s Hippy style. That fireplace!!!! UGLY.
I'm sure they're no longer together.
they split up, and sold the house. the new owners, according to a comment on here, ripped the fireplace out lmaoooo
Interesting how many comments are about Kevin. Clearly he was finding his style in the early seasons, and let’s face it, 22-23 years ago the world spoke a lot less carefully than today. I do enjoy him more these days but appreciate these old episodes. Crazy happy house. The new buyers no doubt did lots of toning down of colours etc.