A great idea; watching people bring their dream homes to life, building what they pondered over and worked for, often all of their lives. Watching every stage of a building; from architectural planning to execution. What a dream series that would be...
The reality is different. It turns out to be a systematic production with a strict time line. Meeting excited people who wish to build something that they can just about (not) afford. Their approach is new, they wish to be in by Christmas and there's no way they can go beyond their budget.
Then reality sets in; their unique approach doesn't work, it costs more than they budgeted for, but somehow find the additions 100's of 1000's of pounds... amazing!
Not much of the actual building process is shown, the emphasis is on how the (unrealistic) dream unravels. We see stressed out people who, had they ever watched so much as one episode of the program they are a part of, should have known they are not unique, nor smarter than any of their predecessors.
So, what could have been a program about design, building techniques, sustainability, creativity and the endurance of the human race becomes a mini drama that can scarcely be believed. It may once have been what I had hoped for, it is no longer... too bad.
Then reality sets in; their unique approach doesn't work, it costs more than they budgeted for, but somehow find the additions 100's of 1000's of pounds... amazing!
Not much of the actual building process is shown, the emphasis is on how the (unrealistic) dream unravels. We see stressed out people who, had they ever watched so much as one episode of the program they are a part of, should have known they are not unique, nor smarter than any of their predecessors.
So, what could have been a program about design, building techniques, sustainability, creativity and the endurance of the human race becomes a mini drama that can scarcely be believed. It may once have been what I had hoped for, it is no longer... too bad.