Wow. I admire this woman with four children, taking on such a huge house and debt. I wish her and her brood all the very best of luck in the future! Brava!! Well done!
@@elangaphant985 Great to know that you were inspired to do renovations yourselves. Your mother was remarkable in what she achieved. I hope the development in Poole sold well.
@@elangaphant985 Please…give the viewing world an update. What did the property sell for? How long after it was put on the market? Does you Mom still enjoy property development?
Thank you for all these lovely uploads!!!! Deeply grateful for the hours of entertainment ... and all that I learn from them, not just about houses and building, but about human nature and our innate thickheadedness and insistence on being right. Wow.
Plan of ground floor big house is at 4:33. Install ceiling height metal shelving in the return within the Garage. Lose the study and half the laundry and theres your full size garage for one car.
Simply starting such an important build just three weeks later would have been ideal, and saved unnecessary stress in the process. Not considerate to the contractors, which is counterproductive at this key development stage.
I think his wife would have killed him if they hadn't gone on holiday (which was an absurd thing to do). She was responsible for the lack of a downstairs toilet, a necessity that at first he seemed to think a good idea (which it was). I doubt they learned anything given that we're told at the end that the place sold for 10,000 pounds more than they'd initially anticipated.
Especially if there are as many children as Rebecca has. It's usually a necessity, and of course visitors much prefer a downstairs toilet, than trying to find the magic door upstairs!
That last month of hell and 20 hours days could have been avoided if they hadn't pissed off to the Caribbean for a fortnight, right the the very crucial beginning, when he had builders in.
Ha! No! (It's not Florida!) This is a cold, damp island... surrounded by a plethora of even tinier cold, damp islands! (Have a look on a globe. You'll see how Northern we are).
I cannot wait for people to begin investing in REAL ART again, as people did in the 50s and 60s. I find the plethora of soulless warehouse-made-in-a-factory rubbish thrown up on the walls (that people mistakenly think is Modern Art), appalling ... and heartbreaking. We used to love Art. It is AS important, if not more, than all those 'original features.' Support your local Artists! If you cannot afford to buy the Art, consider borrowing it for House Showing ... and there are always payment plans. (That's how I began my collection. And by being friends with other Artists).
I love the show I have been a fan of Sarah Beeny BUT...? Watched 50% of these shows when they first came out. Most of these guys are newcomers to House renovation and no one is perfect. We all have our varied ideas on finish and what they want to do. But most don't have massive deep pockets with money. If I was doing a project and had given my job up or went to a part time scale but was on £25k a year In my 1st project I wouldn't worry to much how much more I was going to make as a profit over my annual income. At the end of the day house re-value in my experience I was rushed into a sale of my house I was actually told house prices were heading for a decline in values yet what actually happened they went up in value I know I had health issues and struggled with mortgage payment but seriously Is a mortgage lender so ruthless they would repossess a property when property value was increasing steadily. All I really needed to do was increase my mortgage time and bring my payments to a realistic payment scheme plus I owned half the property. And my mortgage was just 12 years. In these changing times if a new property developer has bought somewhere they do have actual choices. Rental being one area of extra income. Some do it as a hobby to have an extra break or new car or pension plan. Why rush especially in London if a property in trendy London back in 1987 was worth roughly £400.000 I am sure 5 years on or even 15 years on those house prices would far far higher and more closer too £700.000 + and with sky high rents what's to lose..
Wow. I admire this woman with four children, taking on such a huge house and debt. I wish her and her brood all the very best of luck in the future! Brava!! Well done!
@@elangaphant985 Great to know that you were inspired to do renovations yourselves. Your mother was remarkable in what she achieved. I hope the development in Poole sold well.
@@elangaphant985 Please…give the viewing world an update. What did the property sell for? How long after it was put on the market? Does you Mom still enjoy property development?
Thank you for all these lovely uploads!!!! Deeply grateful for the hours of entertainment ... and all that I learn from them, not just about houses and building, but about human nature and our innate thickheadedness and insistence on being right. Wow.
How can it be not be the right decision to put a bathroom downstairs ?
They're idiots.
Plan of ground floor big house is at 4:33. Install ceiling height metal shelving in the return within the Garage. Lose the study and half the laundry and theres your full size garage for one car.
Not too smart to take on a renovation job and then leave for vacation.
Simply starting such an important build just three weeks later would have been ideal, and saved unnecessary stress in the process. Not considerate to the contractors, which is counterproductive at this key development stage.
Amazing. I love it. Well done girl. Hope it sells well. X
Sarah backed down too readily about the fake double garage. But all's well that ends well. Happy to see some real talent for Sarah to work with.
No use beating her head against a brick wall. I would never buy a house with a garage door and no garage, but it seems someone did!
What!!!!!No job huge mortgage and go on 2 week holiday during 8 week reno?????
I think his wife would have killed him if they hadn't gone on holiday (which was an absurd thing to do). She was responsible for the lack of a downstairs toilet, a necessity that at first he seemed to think a good idea (which it was). I doubt they learned anything given that we're told at the end that the place sold for 10,000 pounds more than they'd initially anticipated.
Proper mid-life crisis stuff this
Wasn’t impressed. A family house needs down stairs loo. The finishing weren’t in keeping.
Agreed!
Especially if there are as many children as Rebecca has.
It's usually a necessity, and of course visitors much prefer a downstairs toilet, than trying to find the magic door upstairs!
Beeny not encouraging a loft conversion master bedroom? What parallel universe is this??
That last month of hell and 20 hours days could have been avoided if they hadn't pissed off to the Caribbean for a fortnight, right the the very crucial beginning, when he had builders in.
HOLY - - - - ! At 0:40:14?!!?!?! The house is so small!!!
??? The house with all the scaffolding?
Is central air conditioning common in the U.K.? Seldom see units.
Hi elizabeth, no it is not common. The weather is never too hot for long.
Ha! No! (It's not Florida!) This is a cold, damp island... surrounded by a plethora of even tinier cold, damp islands! (Have a look on a globe. You'll see how Northern we are).
I cannot wait for people to begin investing in REAL ART again, as people did in the 50s and 60s. I find the plethora of soulless warehouse-made-in-a-factory rubbish thrown up on the walls (that people mistakenly think is Modern Art), appalling ... and heartbreaking. We used to love Art. It is AS important, if not more, than all those 'original features.' Support your local Artists!
If you cannot afford to buy the Art, consider borrowing it for House Showing ... and there are always payment plans. (That's how I began my collection. And by being friends with other Artists).
Lavender coloured rooms; I want to heave-ho.
I can't watch this one. It's too stressful, seeing what she wants to do, with absolutely no clue.
I love the show I have been a fan of Sarah Beeny BUT...?
Watched 50% of these shows when they first came out.
Most of these guys are newcomers to House renovation and no one is perfect.
We all have our varied ideas on finish and what they want to do.
But most don't have massive deep pockets with money.
If I was doing a project and had given my job up or went to a part time scale but was on £25k a year In my 1st project I wouldn't worry to much how much more I was going to make as a profit over my annual income.
At the end of the day house re-value in my experience I was rushed into a sale of my house I was actually told house prices were heading for a decline in values yet what actually happened they went up in value I know I had health issues and struggled with mortgage payment but seriously Is a mortgage lender so ruthless they would repossess a property when property value was increasing steadily. All I really needed to do was increase my mortgage time and bring my payments to a realistic payment scheme plus I owned half the property. And my mortgage was just 12 years.
In these changing times if a new property developer has bought somewhere they do have actual choices. Rental being one area of extra income.
Some do it as a hobby to have an extra break or new car or pension plan. Why rush especially in London if a property in trendy London back in 1987 was worth roughly £400.000 I am sure 5 years on or even 15 years on those house prices would far far higher and more closer too £700.000 + and with sky high rents what's to lose..