0:00:02 > 0:00:04We didn't get a lot of time.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07She just told me to make sure, no matter what,
0:00:07 > 0:00:09I do my best for the kids.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Hope I don't let her down, really.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16We're here to help a family who've suffered a devastating loss...
0:00:16 > 0:00:20They've lost Mummy and they're worrying about Daddy.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23They've had enough worry in their little lives.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26You'd have swapped places with her, wouldn't you?
0:00:26 > 0:00:28'..to build a brighter future
0:00:28 > 0:00:32'for a family who desperately need our help.'
0:00:32 > 0:00:36The house is just crazy, we just... we just can't move.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39It hasn't done my relationship with the kids much good, to be fair.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Today, Shannon had to tidy up the bedroom and did you tidy it?
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Don't think so, no.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48She's been naughty!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50I'm not saying Paul's bad off in the world of love
0:00:50 > 0:00:52because he loves his kids.
0:00:52 > 0:00:54But material things, he's got none.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56But it's the biggest home we've ever built,
0:00:56 > 0:00:59and it's going to test every single one of us.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00C'mon!
0:01:00 > 0:01:04- It's a two-way thought process. - You just need to...- I can't work out
0:01:04 > 0:01:05what's in your head.
0:01:05 > 0:01:06LAUGHTER
0:01:06 > 0:01:07They've had a terrible time.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10I want this house to be absolutely spot-on.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12We've got a lot to do and not much time to do it in.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14- How are you getting on? - Don't have a go at me.
0:01:14 > 0:01:16I'm just asking how you're getting on.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Not very well at the moment.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21We'll have to call it a day. We can't carry on in these conditions.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Guys, we'll have to pull you off over there.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26There's me, there's the usual suspects,
0:01:26 > 0:01:29but how many people answered our call for help?
0:01:29 > 0:01:32This many, because this is DIY SOS: The Big Build.
0:01:32 > 0:01:37CHEERING AND CLAPPING
0:01:46 > 0:01:50Misterton, near Doncaster, is home to the Makings family.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Dad Paul, step-son PJ,
0:01:53 > 0:01:57then there's Jake, Shannon, Katie, Sophie
0:01:57 > 0:02:00and little Emily.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04Paul and his wife, Roxanne, had always wanted a big family.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07I don't know if I had a say in all of them to be fair,
0:02:07 > 0:02:09but that's what she wanted, Roxanne.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Just a big family, which is why we kept having more kids.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13HE LAUGHS
0:02:13 > 0:02:17With six kids, Paul and Roxanne desperately needed a large house.
0:02:17 > 0:02:22In August 2011, they inherited a small two-bedroom property.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25It was cramped, but Paul's truck business was doing well,
0:02:25 > 0:02:29so they could afford to turn it into their dream home.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31We'd saved a bit of money, so basically what we did,
0:02:31 > 0:02:36we ploughed all of the money that we had into building an extension.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39The day-to-day organisation of six young children
0:02:39 > 0:02:42in a tiny cramped home was tough on everyone.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44Guys, dinner time!
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Come on, Emily. Dinner time!
0:02:46 > 0:02:48But it was only meant to be temporary.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- Daddy! - Nobody argue.
0:02:52 > 0:02:55We were only in here about a month
0:02:55 > 0:02:58and then it kind of all went wrong after that.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04During her last pregnancy, Roxanne experienced severe back pain.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08She ignored it, but shortly after giving birth to little Emily,
0:03:08 > 0:03:11she woke one morning and couldn't feel her legs.
0:03:11 > 0:03:13She was rushed into hospital
0:03:13 > 0:03:18where doctors discovered a large cancerous tumour on her spine.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Initially, the operation was a success,
0:03:21 > 0:03:24but, soon after, the cancer spread.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Roxanne told me not to tell the kids how ill she was,
0:03:31 > 0:03:33but they knew she wasn't very well.
0:03:34 > 0:03:40We got back into hospital and she had another operation on her spine,
0:03:40 > 0:03:43but she didn't recover from that.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54The doctor, he said to me, he says, "You need to tell the kids".
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I lined them all up and said,
0:04:00 > 0:04:02"Sorry, guys...
0:04:04 > 0:04:07"..but we couldn't fix mummy any more".
0:04:09 > 0:04:12And, erm, four hours later she died.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Paul gave up work
0:04:19 > 0:04:24and devoted all of his time to looking after his grieving children.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Basically, I just had to take a deep breath and carry on really.
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Kids were distraught and they still are.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Paul is now a stay-at-home dad, doing his best to cope
0:04:39 > 0:04:42and keep a semblance of normality.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44KIDS CHATTER
0:04:44 > 0:04:48The house that was once his and Roxanne's dream
0:04:48 > 0:04:51is now dragging him down.
0:04:52 > 0:04:56'The house is just crazy. Every space just seemed to be cramped
0:04:56 > 0:05:00'and stuff all over, and we just... We just can't move.'
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Just leave her!
0:05:03 > 0:05:07'It hasn't done my relationship with the kids much good, to be fair.'
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- He's mean. - Oh! He's not!
0:05:11 > 0:05:14- Daddy is.- No, he's not! - Sometimes.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16That's only cos you've been naughty.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Just the organisation of getting six children out of the house is a
0:05:19 > 0:05:22military operation, and that's what I feel like at times,
0:05:22 > 0:05:23like a sergeant major.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26Right, boys, c'mon. Bedtime.
0:05:26 > 0:05:27BOYS: AW!
0:05:27 > 0:05:31It's just a nightmare getting all the teeth cleaned,
0:05:31 > 0:05:35breakfasts, getting dressed, finding clothes,
0:05:35 > 0:05:37keep on top of me ironing.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Oh, God! I hate the ironing.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Life is just... Yeah, it's a little bit difficult at the minute.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46With only two bedrooms, Paul has spent the last year
0:05:46 > 0:05:48sleeping on the sofa.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51It's not very good. The front window leaks so it's really cold,
0:05:51 > 0:05:54can't afford to have the fire on too much cos that costs money.
0:05:54 > 0:05:57But, at the end of the day, the kids have got beds
0:05:57 > 0:05:59and that's what's important.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Night-night, Daddy.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04The two boys are in one room and all four girls share the other,
0:06:04 > 0:06:08making bedtimes especially difficult.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11I stay up all night cos I can't get to sleep.
0:06:11 > 0:06:15In the morning I'm like, "Go away, I'm trying to have a sleep".
0:06:15 > 0:06:19He says, "If you don't wake up, you don't get any breakfast".
0:06:19 > 0:06:20So I go...
0:06:20 > 0:06:23And today, she didn't get any breakfast.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25We didn't get a lot of time, you now.
0:06:25 > 0:06:29She just told me to make sure, no matter what,
0:06:29 > 0:06:33I'd do my best for the kids, and that's all the asked from me.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36I hope I don't let her down, really.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41And that's why the family need our help.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45We need to give them the space they need to heal
0:06:45 > 0:06:47and move on with their lives.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49- Thanks for inviting me into your bedroom.- Yes!
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Which is the bed and which is the sofa?
0:06:52 > 0:06:55That's the bed and that's the sofa.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58- Man, that's ridiculous!- Yeah.- Do you ever, like, wake up and think,
0:06:58 > 0:07:00"What the hell happened?"
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Yeah, I worked really hard all my life
0:07:03 > 0:07:04to get to that perfect point.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08And we was - me, Roxanne the kids, when we moved into here...
0:07:08 > 0:07:10That was the start of our lives.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12The rest of our lives were going to be here.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14I was going to carry on with the building work
0:07:14 > 0:07:17and get everything that Roxanne wanted, that I'd promised her.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19And then it just all seemed to go wrong.
0:07:19 > 0:07:22If we get this place sorted out, how does life change?
0:07:22 > 0:07:24I've been thinking a lot about it.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28It feels like now, I've... I've...
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I've got Roxanne to rest, and you guys have come here.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35It feels like my life now is starting to kind of start again,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38if you know what I mean? We can kind of take this as a stepping stone
0:07:38 > 0:07:40to move forward with our lives.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41Well, we'll do our best.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45You know, we'll do the best we possibly can to get that new start
0:07:45 > 0:07:47for you and the kids.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49They've had such a lot to deal with
0:07:49 > 0:07:52and rebuilding a house will not bring back what they've lost.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56No, this is about giving Paul and the children space, organisation
0:07:56 > 0:08:01and a chance to concentrate on their relationships whilst they heal.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05So, how do you get seven people comfortably
0:08:05 > 0:08:07into a two-bedroom house?
0:08:07 > 0:08:10By making it a lot bigger, that's how.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13But it is the middle of winter.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15It's a massive build. Just look at the space.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18We're basically doubling the size of the house,
0:08:18 > 0:08:23and that's a pretty big build even by DIY SOS: The Big Build standards.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25It's not us, it's all these boys here.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30We called upon local trades, suppliers and the community
0:08:30 > 0:08:33and just take a look who turned up. Amazing!
0:08:33 > 0:08:35We've done plenty of one-storey extensions,
0:08:35 > 0:08:40but this is a two-storey extension, making a total of 10 rooms,
0:08:40 > 0:08:42and a huge garden out back.
0:08:42 > 0:08:47It means we're going to need every single one-and-a-half of them.
0:08:47 > 0:08:51- Are you all the plasterers? - Yes! Yes!- Any gas plumbers?
0:08:51 > 0:08:54- Yeah? - They can do everything, this lot!
0:08:54 > 0:08:59It might be the mammoth of jobs, but there's a lot of love going round.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Although some of us are getting a bit more loving than others.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Look, Bill! Somebody loves you.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Oh, isn't that beautiful?!
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Look at that! That's going in the back wall.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11You'll be forever built into the building,
0:09:11 > 0:09:13something we've tried to do on several occasions!
0:09:13 > 0:09:16Right, let's get the tea on. Shall we get the tea on?
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Tea, Billy? Tea?! Really, with the whole house to do?
0:09:19 > 0:09:21Actually, he's right.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27Speaking of which, we need a plan. Cue our design diva.
0:09:27 > 0:09:30It's an interesting one, isn't it? What's the main problem?
0:09:30 > 0:09:31The house is too small.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34This family are just living on top of each other.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37And that, I suppose, causes stress.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Yeah, it's been really, really stressful.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Paul's trying to get the kids organised and to school every day
0:09:42 > 0:09:44and there's just no room for anything.
0:09:46 > 0:09:50Gabrielle's design for our biggest home build yet means we are
0:09:50 > 0:09:55going to make this house twice as big with a two-storey extension.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59The existing ground floor will have the living space downstairs
0:09:59 > 0:10:02knocked through, so it's open plan with new patio doors to the back.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08We'll also add a toilet and a utility area.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11The extension will create space for two new bedrooms.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13One for PJ, the other for Paul,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16who will no longer have to sleep on the family couch.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19He also gets his own bathroom, which is very nice.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22Upstairs, we've kept the original layout.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24The bedrooms up here will just need a lick of paint.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27The bathroom, once spruced up, will look fine.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29But the extension will make the real difference,
0:10:29 > 0:10:32giving us the floor area for two more bedrooms,
0:10:32 > 0:10:33making six - the magic number.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36This is gigantic, but everything has been designed
0:10:36 > 0:10:38so that Paul can be more organised,
0:10:38 > 0:10:42and the house allows for more, what designers call "flow".
0:10:42 > 0:10:45When you say, "We need to sort out the flow", what does it mean?
0:10:45 > 0:10:49You get all nostril flary! I'm not talking about people wafting around
0:10:49 > 0:10:52in kaftans, but six children not crashing into each other
0:10:52 > 0:10:54and this space really working for them.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- OK, that kind of makes sense. - Is that- OK? Yeah, no, no. Yeah.
0:10:57 > 0:10:59You're quite feisty this week!
0:10:59 > 0:11:01No, I just feel really strongly about this build.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Paul's been sleeping on the sofa for a year,
0:11:04 > 0:11:05and they've had a terrible time.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09I just want this house to be absolutely spot-on the first time,
0:11:09 > 0:11:11We've got a lot to do and not very much time to do it in.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14That's right, we don't get it right second time round.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16First time round every time.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18The 90 people have attacked the old house.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20I tell you, this lot do not hang around.
0:11:20 > 0:11:24If you walk through, you'll see how ridiculous it is in there.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27Within 15 minutes, we've practically stripped the place out.
0:11:28 > 0:11:30- Let's get this outside.- Tea?
0:11:30 > 0:11:33With the scale of the task, it's just as well that everyone on-site
0:11:33 > 0:11:38is young, fit and as lean as a butcher's dog.
0:11:39 > 0:11:40What were you like?
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Well, I was like a greyhound.
0:11:42 > 0:11:44I was like a whippet when I was that age.
0:11:44 > 0:11:48When I was 18, I found a pub and I've been obese ever since.
0:11:48 > 0:11:52- Not obese.- I am, I'm technically morbidly obese.- No, you're not!
0:11:52 > 0:11:56Judging by the Wii Fit, I'm morbidly obese. I'm about to die.
0:11:56 > 0:12:02You know that, right, I haven't been on it for 1,136 days apparently,
0:12:02 > 0:12:05- and it tells you your comparison to age?- Yes.
0:12:05 > 0:12:09My comparison age, 63.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14I tell you, I can get this at home.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16I don't need it from you two!
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Bless! He doesn't look a day over 60, does he?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21What's important here is brawn not beauty.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Unless you're a designer, like ours, of course, who's beautiful,
0:12:24 > 0:12:26you know... I'm digging a hole!
0:12:26 > 0:12:30Erm... In fact, that's what's going on outside - digging foundations.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33They're using a super-fast system and it needs to be because
0:12:33 > 0:12:37by the end of the day we need to have built a two-storey extension.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40We came in yesterday and we put a few piles down
0:12:40 > 0:12:43and sort of just made sure we had a head-start.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46We've seen Harvey before, but unfortunately his creative
0:12:46 > 0:12:50explanation of how it all works has gained him a reputation.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54The difference between a conventional foundation,
0:12:54 > 0:12:58which is sort of a spread load, which was sort of like a Dutch clog,
0:12:58 > 0:13:02and our piles, which are sort of more of a point load, more of a stiletto.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04Now, where that analogy came from...?
0:13:04 > 0:13:08- I don't know, but it was about 2½ years ago?- A while ago, yeah.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- How much stick have you had for that since?- 2½ years' worth.
0:13:11 > 0:13:13And ongoing on a daily basis.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15So, I don't put piles in any more.
0:13:15 > 0:13:19- We put stilettos in on a regular basis.- Nice!
0:13:19 > 0:13:21# Hello, hello...#
0:13:21 > 0:13:23It's not fair to give him jip, Stiletto boy!
0:13:23 > 0:13:25You don't have to call him that!
0:13:25 > 0:13:28Around the back is a 32m garden we're working on,
0:13:28 > 0:13:32but you can't cut corners here and stilettos just aren't practical.
0:13:32 > 0:13:34Well, you'd sink into the mud, wouldn't you?
0:13:34 > 0:13:36The weather is on our side.
0:13:36 > 0:13:38It's a beautiful day for pushing the guys to the edge.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40Have you noticed the music?
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Because, this bloke...there's something familiar about him.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Justin, how are you doing? - How are you?
0:13:45 > 0:13:49There's a hint, with those glasses on, of the Bono about you.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52- Can't sing, though! - Can you not, nothing at all?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54No, no. No, not a word.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57The plan for this colossal garden from Bono and his mates
0:13:57 > 0:13:58is pretty ambitious.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01We'll split it into three separate parts -
0:14:01 > 0:14:04decking, a play area and, to top it off,
0:14:04 > 0:14:06a football pitch at the back. Ha-ha!
0:14:06 > 0:14:09Heading up the team is the unfathomably optimistic Karl.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14- Nice to meet you, Karl.- And you. - Big old garden!
0:14:14 > 0:14:17- Very big, isn't it? Lots of work to do.- And it will snow tomorrow.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21- We don't mind snow, it's rain we don't want.- Is that right, really?
0:14:21 > 0:14:23Yes, we can move snow, we can't move rain.
0:14:23 > 0:14:26- Man, how many people have you got on this job?- We've got 10.
0:14:26 > 0:14:29Of course, you could be somewhere else earning a living.
0:14:29 > 0:14:31We could, but...good cause.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34The story you told this morning about the guy,
0:14:34 > 0:14:37if he can sit there and relax and know where his kids are,
0:14:37 > 0:14:40and watch them having a bit of fun growing up, that's fine.
0:14:40 > 0:14:41I'm happy with that.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Don't we get the most fabulous people on these jobs?
0:14:44 > 0:14:46To give us a chance of keeping the schedule,
0:14:46 > 0:14:50the two-storey extension is going to have to arrive as whole panels.
0:14:50 > 0:14:53We need to get the assembled panels in by the end of the day,
0:14:53 > 0:14:55so we're calling in the big boys.
0:14:55 > 0:14:58And when I say big, I'm talking international rescue,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00I'm talking Thunderbirds.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03MUSIC: "Beautiful Day" by U2
0:15:03 > 0:15:04Cuckoo!
0:15:07 > 0:15:09It doesn't matter how old you get,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12you see a crane and a piece of kit like this,
0:15:12 > 0:15:14it's just the most wonderful thing.
0:15:14 > 0:15:15Look at the size of it. Look!
0:15:15 > 0:15:17For context, look at it.
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Look at this giant thing happening behind me. Isn't that wonderful?
0:15:25 > 0:15:28Get over it, it's a crane! I don't know why they get so excited.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30- It's beautiful, isn't it? - It's all right.
0:15:30 > 0:15:34- It's better than a tractor.- How can that be better than a tractor?
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Look at it! It's a vast, massive, erect thing.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40It's a man thing, isn't it?
0:15:40 > 0:15:42- You wouldn't go inside, would you? - No.
0:15:42 > 0:15:44You'd need to find things to lift up all day.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47What did you say earlier? I'll get myself one of them,
0:15:47 > 0:15:51- get rid of the Mrs, it's probably cheaper.- I didn't say that, no!
0:15:53 > 0:15:56That's a man reversing at high speed if ever I've seen one.
0:15:56 > 0:16:00No! Get off! No really, get off!
0:16:00 > 0:16:02NICK LAUGHS
0:16:02 > 0:16:05She's feisty! I just wanted to give her a better view
0:16:05 > 0:16:07of the lovely foundations put up by John.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- That's us done.- You done? - Yes, all done.
0:16:09 > 0:16:11Thank you, John, ready for the walls.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13We need the extension up tonight
0:16:13 > 0:16:15so it's ready to take the roof tomorrow.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Normally they'd spend a couple of days on this. They have to push on.
0:16:18 > 0:16:22He is repeating himself! But then we are impressed with what's going on.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Explain how this works. I see plug sockets but no cabling.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- So what's the deal? - We put a floor cassette on top.
0:16:28 > 0:16:30It allows you to pop wires down through, conduits in,
0:16:30 > 0:16:34saves on time and effort, it's all pre-insulated in the factory.
0:16:34 > 0:16:36All he's got to do is pop his cables down through.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40- Once that's done, we can plaster it up and job's done.- Clever, innit?
0:16:42 > 0:16:45With all this heavy lifting going on, we're often asked
0:16:45 > 0:16:47if television has made us soft.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51Well, no. But to prove it, well, here's an easy way to show.
0:16:51 > 0:16:54One, two, three,
0:16:54 > 0:16:58four, five,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00six, seven!
0:17:04 > 0:17:06They're going!
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Seven, eight.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09ALL: Nine, ten!
0:17:10 > 0:17:12One, two...
0:17:12 > 0:17:15LAUGHTER
0:17:15 > 0:17:1722, 23...
0:17:17 > 0:17:19Hang in there!
0:17:19 > 0:17:21Dig in! Go on!
0:17:23 > 0:17:2524!
0:17:25 > 0:17:26That's very impressive!
0:17:26 > 0:17:28He's a man mountain, isn't he? A man mountain.
0:17:28 > 0:17:30Look at the view from up there.
0:17:30 > 0:17:34This crane is wonderful and they're swinging panels in faster than...
0:17:34 > 0:17:37a crane swinging panels in, really!
0:17:37 > 0:17:39The speed of the build is phenomenal.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42A few hours in but, thanks to fine weather and hard work,
0:17:42 > 0:17:44the extension is already halfway up.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Inside the existing house,
0:17:47 > 0:17:51the steel supports for the open plan kitchen are going in.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54But it's not just the trades who have turned up to give us a hand,
0:17:54 > 0:17:56friends are also keen to get involved,
0:17:56 > 0:18:02including Paul's best friend, Joel, whose family wrote in on his behalf.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04He's always put the kids first.
0:18:04 > 0:18:08I know I couldn't be able to deal with the stuff he's gone through.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11It's a... Yeah, it's surprising how well he's done.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13He's dealt with it all.
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Do you think this might give him a new start?
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- Oh, definitely.- What do you make of it all?- Oh, fantastic.
0:18:18 > 0:18:20It'll be brilliant!
0:18:20 > 0:18:22Can't wait to see his face.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27It's been tough for the whole family, dealing with their grief.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30They need the time and space to remember Roxanne,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33but at the same time move on with life.
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Music is part of that process, something the family love
0:18:38 > 0:18:40and that Paul is keen to encourage.
0:18:43 > 0:18:47HE PLAYS DIY SOS THEME TUNE
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- Where did you learn that?- YouTube. - And, learnt it yourself?- Yeah.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53That's very good! How long have you been playing?
0:18:53 > 0:18:56- Er, how long have I been playing? - I'd say about a year in total.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59It's been on and off. It's started again recent.
0:18:59 > 0:19:01He'd have a little bit of a go and then...
0:19:01 > 0:19:03A little bit of a go and then stuff happened.
0:19:03 > 0:19:06- So you just started up with it again?- Yeah.
0:19:06 > 0:19:09If you can learn something from YouTube like that,
0:19:09 > 0:19:10you're pretty good.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13They're all very talented.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15They've all got their own talents.
0:19:15 > 0:19:17That's the trick, finding what they want to do,
0:19:17 > 0:19:20- and encouraging them in those areas as well.- Yeah.
0:19:20 > 0:19:24It will be nice to have them all back in one place with some space.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- Yeah, yeah.- And for you to get off the sofa would be nice?
0:19:27 > 0:19:31Oh, yeah. Yeah. I've been dying to get off there for a while, so...
0:19:31 > 0:19:34Sometimes I sleep on the floor just to mix it up,
0:19:34 > 0:19:36just to live life on the edge!
0:19:36 > 0:19:39- Who does all the cooking? Do you do the cooking?- Oh, yeah.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42What's Dad's cooking like? Is it any good?
0:19:42 > 0:19:45- It's OK.- What's his best dish?
0:19:45 > 0:19:48- Probably the macaroni cheese. - What about sausage surprise?
0:19:48 > 0:19:51- What's the surprise? - There's sausages in it!
0:19:52 > 0:19:55- What's your favourite meal then? - Sunday dinner.
0:19:55 > 0:19:56Do you do a roast, do you?
0:19:56 > 0:19:59Oh, yeah. I've learnt, but, yeah, Sunday dinner is my special thing.
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Christmas dinner, I like cooking that.
0:20:02 > 0:20:05There's that thing about getting everybody around the table,
0:20:05 > 0:20:07having Sunday lunch and things.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12So, to give them the home that Roxanne wanted is just fantastic.
0:20:12 > 0:20:15- What are you looking forward to most, PJ?- Bedroom.
0:20:15 > 0:20:16- Really?- Yeah.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20- What are you hoping for when you come back?- Drums.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24But, about the house, what do you want most in the house?
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Drums.
0:20:26 > 0:20:27LAUGHTER
0:20:27 > 0:20:31Right. We'll start looking in the local press for a second-hand set!
0:20:32 > 0:20:35MUSIC
0:20:35 > 0:20:38Back on the build, it's like working in a close-knit pack,
0:20:38 > 0:20:40so if one of the pride go down,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43it's important we're on hand to support him.
0:20:45 > 0:20:46What's happened?
0:20:46 > 0:20:50I'm a bit embarrassed really. I've just popped down to the lavatory,
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- and I went to get up and I couldn't. - Your back's gone?- My back is gone.
0:20:54 > 0:20:58So, it's just taken me 20 minutes to walk, what, 500 yards.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00- His back's gone. - You're not looking too good, mate!
0:21:00 > 0:21:02I'm not feeling too clever, mate.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05No? Did you have a number one or a number two?
0:21:05 > 0:21:09Look, what he did in the toilet has got no relevance all right.
0:21:09 > 0:21:10Don't make me laugh!
0:21:11 > 0:21:15You see, you can do yourself some damage if you strain too hard.
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Anyway, the extension has started to take on a magnificent shape.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20Even Gabby is suitably impressed.
0:21:22 > 0:21:23So this is Paul's bedroom.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26It's going to be the head of his bed here, lovely window,
0:21:26 > 0:21:31walk-in wardrobe here, having had no-where to keep his clothes at all.
0:21:31 > 0:21:34Very exciting. Here is going to be en suite shower room.
0:21:34 > 0:21:37- Have you got the tiles for the bathroom?- No.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39They're ready to tile the bathroom.
0:21:39 > 0:21:42I don't have any bath, I don't have any appliances, tiles or bathroom.
0:21:42 > 0:21:46- Is this being wallpapered? - No, just paint.- Paint, what colour?
0:21:46 > 0:21:48It might be very dark grey.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49Oh!
0:21:51 > 0:21:52How do you plead?
0:21:52 > 0:21:54Not guilty, your honour.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59One thing we're certainly not guilty of is standing around.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01We're leaning on the edge.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03We've had big builds before, but the scale here means
0:22:03 > 0:22:06we need everything working in our favour.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09So, whilst the weather is good, cold but good, the best thing to do
0:22:09 > 0:22:13is chuck as many man hours in as we can possibly muster.
0:22:13 > 0:22:17We've concentrated on this extension today because it's really
0:22:17 > 0:22:18important to get it done.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21Obviously we lose the crane so we need to get on with it.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23But there's only 25 people working on this.
0:22:23 > 0:22:2665 people have been making a huge difference to the inside
0:22:26 > 0:22:27of the old house.
0:22:27 > 0:22:30We can't ask any more of people, except we'll have to.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33We'll have to ask them to stay on and keep working here
0:22:33 > 0:22:35because we've got to get this finished.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Trust me, tomorrow we'll have a two-storey building here.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52Morning, world! Last night I told you that we'd have a two-storey
0:22:52 > 0:22:56extension by the end of the day, and lo and behold, there it is!
0:22:56 > 0:22:58It took us until 10.15 last night,
0:22:58 > 0:23:00but we got it done and look at this!
0:23:00 > 0:23:04Fencing down the garden, fence posts in the bottom gone, the shed's gone.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07They've been working like lunatics yesterday and this morning.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10The inside's going mad. it's going to be another busy day.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13But they forecast snow, which is not so good.
0:23:14 > 0:23:16Day two is all about the roof.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19If the forecast IS right and the weather turns bad,
0:23:19 > 0:23:21we're going to need one up as soon as possible.
0:23:23 > 0:23:24Will it go through the gate?
0:23:24 > 0:23:26'But it's not an easy or quick job,
0:23:26 > 0:23:29'and the temperature is making it worse.'
0:23:31 > 0:23:33This is the weather for roofing, innit?
0:23:33 > 0:23:34Lovely, isn't it?!
0:23:34 > 0:23:38Middle of winter, bit of a gale blowing, snow in the air.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41That's why it's important to get this covered today, if we can.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43It's not a straightforward roof.
0:23:43 > 0:23:47We've got two teams of chippies on it. Just got to get it in today.
0:23:49 > 0:23:50The pressure is on.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54A roof like this would usually take more than a day to construct,
0:23:54 > 0:23:56but that's all we've got time for.
0:23:56 > 0:23:59These boys are all poised. You just need a roof to put it on.
0:23:59 > 0:24:00Like coiled springs.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03You look like athletes. You can see, can't you?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05We've given a lot of love and attention to the outside,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07the roof especially,
0:24:07 > 0:24:11but inside we've got teams working their fingers to the bone.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14It's come on quite a bit inside - ceiling going in.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17I tell you, the big interesting change is if you follow me,
0:24:17 > 0:24:19we can now walk through into the extension.
0:24:19 > 0:24:22They've knocked a hole through and this is a bedroom,
0:24:22 > 0:24:25with a big window looking out onto the back garden.
0:24:25 > 0:24:27It's all bundling along, isn't it?
0:24:28 > 0:24:32And, of course, this is no happy accident. There's a plan,
0:24:32 > 0:24:36and that's down to Gabby, who does a cracking job...most of the time.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38But every now and again we have to have a little word.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Gabbers is having a look at the kitchen and she wanted to lose
0:24:42 > 0:24:43that space in there.
0:24:43 > 0:24:46I know exactly what you're going to say - that is a waste of space.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49We spend the whole time talking about how space is important
0:24:49 > 0:24:50and storage.
0:24:50 > 0:24:54He's got six kids to look after, and then we block off an area
0:24:54 > 0:24:56and lose a flipping great hole in the house.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58- Gabrielle! - Run, Gabbers. Run!
0:24:58 > 0:25:00BOTH: Run!
0:25:00 > 0:25:01What's the matter?
0:25:01 > 0:25:03Right, can I just ask a question?
0:25:03 > 0:25:07What do we think about losing this much space in a building this size?
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Redonkilous!
0:25:09 > 0:25:12You see there are... There must be, I would think,
0:25:12 > 0:25:15getting on for about 150 years of building experience
0:25:15 > 0:25:18stood there, saying it's ridiculous and that's just him!
0:25:18 > 0:25:20LAUGHTER
0:25:20 > 0:25:23No, Nick, we've got a huge lovely opening here.
0:25:23 > 0:25:26The line of the kitchen unit will flow right the way down
0:25:26 > 0:25:29- so it's a fantastic opening. - Like a corridor!
0:25:29 > 0:25:31It's supposed to look like a lovely big open space.
0:25:31 > 0:25:34I want it to look like there's nothing in the way.
0:25:34 > 0:25:36The kids can just run round...
0:25:36 > 0:25:39The only thing that will get in the way is a lovely big table.
0:25:39 > 0:25:43I know where you're coming from, and I know what Gabby's trying to say
0:25:43 > 0:25:44about line and flow.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Never mind that! Who's right?
0:25:47 > 0:25:48Well, you're both right.
0:25:48 > 0:25:51Guys, this is how it'll be, the kitchen is ordered,
0:25:51 > 0:25:53it's going to look great. That's it.
0:25:53 > 0:25:54Democracy's dead!
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Just to demonstrate my point slightly more graphically,
0:25:58 > 0:26:00this is how much space we're actually losing.
0:26:00 > 0:26:03One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight...
0:26:07 > 0:26:08Nine!
0:26:08 > 0:26:09Nine builders' worth.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11Oh, stop!
0:26:11 > 0:26:13LAUGHTER
0:26:15 > 0:26:18There's always one, isn't there? And, here there were nine.
0:26:18 > 0:26:22Outside, the boys have their work cut out for them because the trusses
0:26:22 > 0:26:25are only partially constructed and the snow is now here in full force.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29- How are we doing?- Pardon? - How are we doing?
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Oh, just lovely.- Well, the weather has got even worse.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34It's getting ridiculous and blizzard-like.
0:26:34 > 0:26:39- Look at this guy. Are you enjoying yourself?- I'm being a snowman.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41The trouble is, if we don't do this, we'll end up with
0:26:41 > 0:26:43more and more snow inside the building.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47Two snowmen standing in a field,
0:26:47 > 0:26:51one snowman said to the other snowman, "Can you smell carrots?"
0:26:51 > 0:26:54- Is that as good as it gets? - Can you smell carrots?!
0:26:54 > 0:26:55Yeah, we got it, Bill!
0:26:55 > 0:27:00Just a bit of a tumbleweed moment really, wasn't it?
0:27:00 > 0:27:03It's amazing that even though these guys are freezing cold
0:27:03 > 0:27:06they're still determined to work.
0:27:06 > 0:27:09And it's for this reason we called in Nigel, our safety advisor,
0:27:09 > 0:27:14because this lot... Well, they'd just carry on and we can't let them.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Just for people to understand, how bad are the working conditions?
0:27:18 > 0:27:23It is, it's ever so cold, the wind is roaring in across the flats,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26it's very slippery underfoot now.
0:27:26 > 0:27:30The guys are using boards, and we've got air bags down underneath.
0:27:30 > 0:27:32Although we've got bags, they're a last resort.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36We don't want people falling down at all. To be honest, it's getting...
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- It's close to calling it a day? - ..to the edge, yeah.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43There's a reason the guys are busting a gut to work
0:27:43 > 0:27:46in freezing conditions, and that's Paul and his young family.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53The house might be in pieces right now, but Gabby is keen
0:27:53 > 0:27:57that the kids have an input with the decor in their rooms.
0:27:57 > 0:28:01She needn't have worried. They had it all planned out already.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03I'm having a bunk bed in my bedroom.
0:28:03 > 0:28:06A bunk bed! That would be amazing, wouldn't it?
0:28:06 > 0:28:09- And who's that a picture of, Jake? - Mummy.
0:28:09 > 0:28:12That's lovely. And what's that there?
0:28:12 > 0:28:15- Guitar. - Oh, that's really, really lovely.
0:28:15 > 0:28:19I'd really like to put that on the wall. Would you like that?
0:28:19 > 0:28:21And what's yours a picture of, my darling?
0:28:21 > 0:28:23Erm, the house.
0:28:23 > 0:28:26You know, that is pretty much what the house looks like now.
0:28:26 > 0:28:30How did you know that that's what the house looks like at the moment?
0:28:30 > 0:28:34Before it was a building site, did you like the house then?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36- No.- Why not?
0:28:36 > 0:28:39Cos I didn't get to play anywhere.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41Is there anything else that you think
0:28:41 > 0:28:46would be really nice for the other people in the house?
0:28:46 > 0:28:49- Well, PJ to have a pink bedroom. - No thanks!
0:28:49 > 0:28:52- That's done. Is that OK, PJ? - No.
0:28:52 > 0:28:54MORE GIGGLING
0:28:54 > 0:28:58I get the feeling the girls are ganging up on the boys a bit here!
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Whilst work goes on at the house, Paul and the kids
0:29:00 > 0:29:02are staying with his mum, Maggie.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Since Roxanne died,
0:29:04 > 0:29:07she's seen first-hand the impact it's had on the family.
0:29:07 > 0:29:11I don't know how he does it. I don't know how he's coped.
0:29:11 > 0:29:14to try and grieve as well as look after them,
0:29:14 > 0:29:16it's been very hard for him.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19I think he's done marvellous and everybody says
0:29:19 > 0:29:20he's done a marvellous job.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22So proud of them, I tell you.
0:29:22 > 0:29:26And, of course, our Paul at the beginning, after Roxanne, he went..
0:29:26 > 0:29:29I couldn't get him to talk, he went within himself
0:29:29 > 0:29:32and they were worried about Daddy, you know what I mean?
0:29:33 > 0:29:37You know, they lost Mummy and they're worrying about Daddy.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40They shouldn't be worrying about Daddy, should they,
0:29:40 > 0:29:42because of what they've been through?
0:29:42 > 0:29:46So they've had enough worry in their little lives without having any more.
0:29:46 > 0:29:50If you could wish one thing for the kids, what would it be?
0:29:51 > 0:29:55Space and separate rooms, just so where they can go away
0:29:55 > 0:30:00and think and have quiet moments to themselves, which they do need.
0:30:00 > 0:30:02That would be lovely, yeah.
0:30:02 > 0:30:05- That sounds like a good idea. - Yeah, yeah.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08Sounds like a great idea to me.
0:30:08 > 0:30:12Back at the coalface, the lads are fighting the weather and the light,
0:30:12 > 0:30:15trying to make some headway with the 32m garden.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Just coming to check, are you suffering frostbite yet?
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Yeah, we lost the feeling in our hands a while ago.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Have you? You're permanently cheerful, you lot.
0:30:23 > 0:30:26- It's unbelievable.- Yeah, we're from Worksop. We're mad.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29NICK LAUGHS
0:30:29 > 0:30:31There must be something in the water around there and here
0:30:31 > 0:30:34because the roof team is still hard at it.
0:30:34 > 0:30:39But enough is enough. It's freezing and the snow has forced our hand.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41That's it. We're going to have to call it a day. We can't carry on
0:30:41 > 0:30:45in these conditions. Guys, we'll have to pull you off over there.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48It's gutting and it's going to put us back at least half a day
0:30:48 > 0:30:50on an already-packed schedule.
0:30:50 > 0:30:53No-one wants to fall behind, but we have no choice.
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Watch your footing. It's really slippery on the way out, yeah?
0:30:57 > 0:31:01All we can do is hope that the gods smile on us tomorrow,
0:31:01 > 0:31:04we get better weather and we can make up for lost time.
0:31:09 > 0:31:11I told you the sun would shine
0:31:11 > 0:31:13and there it is, that big, orangey globe-y thing,
0:31:13 > 0:31:17which means that the white, horrible, fluffy, cold stuff
0:31:17 > 0:31:20has gone off the top of the roof which is nice and means we can get back on.
0:31:20 > 0:31:22Let's see if we can get there today.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27- How are we doing, gentlemen? How are we doing today?- All right.
0:31:27 > 0:31:30- It's a lot better.- It's not too bad. I'm glad the weather's died down.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34- It was ridiculous yesterday, wasn't it?- I'm proud of you, getting up there. Me and you,
0:31:34 > 0:31:36- we were up here like a pair of wet dogs.- Yeah.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39I think you're doing really well to keep it going the way you are.
0:31:39 > 0:31:43Well, it's... You know, you get 90 people a day turn up and help out,
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- stuff happens, doesn't it? - I meant with age.- Oh, me?
0:31:50 > 0:31:51That's nice, isn't it?
0:31:51 > 0:31:54I know we need the young guns on this job, but we're every bit
0:31:54 > 0:31:58as pumped up and primed as the next young fellow, you know?
0:31:58 > 0:32:01Yeah. Maybe not.
0:32:01 > 0:32:02Morning.
0:32:02 > 0:32:06Yes, feeling slightly delicate this morning. But I think it will be
0:32:06 > 0:32:09light duties only for me and we've got a whole house to do.
0:32:09 > 0:32:13That's a TENS machine on his back, used for pregnancy and pain.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15It's absolute bedlam here this morning.
0:32:15 > 0:32:19We've got about 20 plasterers turn up to start plastering,
0:32:19 > 0:32:21but there's no boarding done yet.
0:32:24 > 0:32:2725 years plastering and that's where you end up.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30But, Chris, size isn't everything. Well, no, I'll leave it.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36This build was already ambitious, but it's now behind schedule
0:32:36 > 0:32:37and the pressure's mounting.
0:32:39 > 0:32:42- How are you getting on today? - Well, I just believe everyone's
0:32:42 > 0:32:44plastering a day too early for us sparks.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47We have to pull the plasterers in now cos that's...
0:32:47 > 0:32:48Well, then don't have a go at me...
0:32:48 > 0:32:51I'm not having a go at you, I'm just asking you how you're getting on.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54- Not very well at the moment. - That's all right then.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57If you boys had come in and worked your butts off,
0:32:57 > 0:33:00do you think you should have come in a day later or half a day later?
0:33:00 > 0:33:05If you'd have worked faster, we'd have been all right.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07- I blame that guy. It's all his fault. - It's all my fault.
0:33:07 > 0:33:10- It's his fault!- Leave it there. It's all right.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13- Look, it's going well, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:33:13 > 0:33:18In such a tight space, it's easy for us all to get on top of one another,
0:33:18 > 0:33:21something the family know only too well.
0:33:21 > 0:33:25Losing Mum has been and is terribly traumatic for the children.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28Paul has to help them with that,
0:33:28 > 0:33:30while still grieving for the love of his life.
0:33:30 > 0:33:34How do you feel about talking about Roxanne? Is it still too raw for you talk about?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37It's not too raw. I can talk about Roxanne and all the good times
0:33:37 > 0:33:40that we had, not a problem. I talk to anybody about them.
0:33:40 > 0:33:45The difficult part, for me, to talk about is
0:33:45 > 0:33:48when she got ill and how much...
0:33:48 > 0:33:53how brave she was and the pain she was in.
0:33:53 > 0:33:57It's not that I get upset for myself, I get upset for her and the kids.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00- How long was she ill? - Just eight months.
0:34:00 > 0:34:04- It's not a lot of time to get your head around something, is it?- No.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07So, you haven't had any time to grieve?
0:34:07 > 0:34:12I promised Roxanne that when she went that I would...
0:34:12 > 0:34:14I would carry on,
0:34:14 > 0:34:17that I would try and not let it affect me too much,
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- that's what she wanted me to do so... - You had this conversation before she died?
0:34:20 > 0:34:24We had quite a few very hard conversations before she died.
0:34:24 > 0:34:30- About the children?- About the children, about me, about life.
0:34:30 > 0:34:32What did she make you promise?
0:34:32 > 0:34:37She made me...made me promise that I'd look after her children,
0:34:37 > 0:34:39I'd do the very best that I could by them.
0:34:39 > 0:34:43It was one of the things that she wanted, a big house for the kids,
0:34:43 > 0:34:46but what they lost is just irreplaceable.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Can I ask you something? Somebody said something to me
0:34:52 > 0:34:54that you wished it had been the other way around.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58I wished she was here looking after the kids.
0:34:58 > 0:35:02You'd have swapped places with her, wouldn't you?
0:35:05 > 0:35:08- Yeah.- You're doing a great job.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10I think you're a fantastic father.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13I think Roxanne knew that when she chose you.
0:35:13 > 0:35:16Your mate Joel was saying he couldn't do it,
0:35:16 > 0:35:18he couldn't have done it the way you've done it.
0:35:18 > 0:35:21- Everyone thinks you're doing a great job.- Yeah.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27What he needs is a house that helps, not hinders,
0:35:27 > 0:35:30in the job he's trying to carry on.
0:35:30 > 0:35:31Hopefully all the work,
0:35:31 > 0:35:36all the hours we're putting in on site will make that difference.
0:35:36 > 0:35:39You've got to say though, really,
0:35:39 > 0:35:43when you watch building shows, like big design building shows,
0:35:43 > 0:35:46where they say, "After eight months, the building still isn't watertight," look at that.
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Roofing on, watertight up the top now, windows going in.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52Don't mess about here, you know.
0:35:52 > 0:35:55And another pair that don't mess about are Gabby and Mark.
0:35:55 > 0:35:58I've had the units made off-site to fit in there
0:35:58 > 0:36:01and now there's a great big box in, so they now won't fit.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04It's a power struggle, you see, with design versus build
0:36:04 > 0:36:06and often they don't see eye to eye,
0:36:06 > 0:36:08although that could be about Mark's height.
0:36:08 > 0:36:12- It's a two-way thought process. - You just need...- I can't work out what's inside your head.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16- You can't work out what's inside my head.- Darling, everything's on the drawings, so you can just...
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Oh, what, the drawings that you told me to just ignore?
0:36:21 > 0:36:23You can't have it all your way, you know?
0:36:23 > 0:36:25There's a lot of work goes in behind the scenes
0:36:25 > 0:36:27and you just don't care about it.
0:36:27 > 0:36:31Watch you don't trip or fall or hurt yourself.
0:36:31 > 0:36:32Think I've upset her.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36So, let me tell you how to handle Gabrielle.
0:36:36 > 0:36:40She's very airy fairy, she floats around, makes up drawings and then tells you to ignore them.
0:36:40 > 0:36:43If you left it to her devices, she'd have the whole place
0:36:43 > 0:36:44covered in cushions and wallpaper.
0:36:44 > 0:36:47She doesn't understand that a house has veins
0:36:47 > 0:36:48and it's got electric cables
0:36:48 > 0:36:50and pipes, it's got sewerage,
0:36:50 > 0:36:53it's got all those practical things and...
0:36:53 > 0:36:56LAUGHTER
0:37:01 > 0:37:03Can I draw on her face?
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Get off!
0:37:05 > 0:37:07- SHE YELPS - No! He really is!
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Now, that's the way to sort out a difference on site.
0:37:12 > 0:37:14Well, it's always worked for me and Jules.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23It's another glorious morning in South Yorkshire.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27Less glorious is the schedule. We're not where we should be
0:37:27 > 0:37:30and it's making the team slightly nervy.
0:37:30 > 0:37:32This morning we've loads of people here
0:37:32 > 0:37:35and there's lots got to be done, like roofers want to finish today,
0:37:35 > 0:37:38the landscapers want to get all the turf down today,
0:37:38 > 0:37:40there's loads of decorators in there.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42It's going to be a busy one. Bit scary, really.
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Jules might be bricking it, but the guys on the roof are just happy
0:37:47 > 0:37:50to work away until the job is finished.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52- Got to be done tomorrow, haven't we? - Yeah, I know.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55- Well, I say happy... - Victor Meldrew.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57Harold Steptoe.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01Speaking of which...
0:38:04 > 0:38:09I was 29 when we started this. We were young, we were fit.
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Now, he's wrecked, I'm wrecked.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15You look about 70 today.
0:38:15 > 0:38:18That's all right. We're not complaining.
0:38:18 > 0:38:19Not much!
0:38:19 > 0:38:22But there is one thing that is bound to put a smile
0:38:22 > 0:38:23on even the grumpiest of faces.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Look. Hot sausage rolls and hot pork pies.
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- I'll take them off you, my friend. - There you go.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32- Well done for all your hard work. - Thank you very much.
0:38:33 > 0:38:37It's nice to show a bit of love here and there, isn't it?
0:38:37 > 0:38:41And these lads probably need it, the rate they've been working.
0:38:41 > 0:38:43Gentlemen.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45We've broken the back of the big construction jobs.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47Sorry about the back reference, Chris.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51But there's still a hell of a lot of work to do.
0:38:51 > 0:38:54Luckily, Gabby hasn't overlooked any details.
0:38:54 > 0:38:57She wants the home to have a heart. Little Katy loves elephants
0:38:57 > 0:39:00because her mum used to buy them for her.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04Hopefully, this will make one little girl very happy.
0:39:04 > 0:39:07- We've had the wallpaper made especially for her. - You've had it made for her?!
0:39:07 > 0:39:10Yeah, a lovely lady designed it especially.
0:39:10 > 0:39:12You must be pleased with the whole building though
0:39:12 > 0:39:14cos it has doubled the size of the space for the family.
0:39:14 > 0:39:19- It's incredible.- Yeah, it looks fab. When I stop freaking out, I'll be pleased.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Freaking out? I don't think freaking out is fair.
0:39:22 > 0:39:24Mind you, Gabby is a hard taskmaster.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Didn't we discuss this, guys?
0:39:26 > 0:39:29We tried to talk her out of it, but she wasn't having any of it.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32Whether it's bespoke wallpaper or crazy tiling,
0:39:32 > 0:39:34they just keep delivering.
0:39:34 > 0:39:37What I love so much about these projects is
0:39:37 > 0:39:40I ask lovely Steve here to just put a couple of hanging rails up
0:39:40 > 0:39:43and maybe some shelves for Paul's shoes,
0:39:43 > 0:39:45look what he's done.
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Cupboards are the source of all happiness.
0:39:47 > 0:39:51He's looking really bashful now and trying to run away.
0:39:51 > 0:39:55All right, my darlings. Favourite tilers in the world.
0:39:55 > 0:39:58- How's it going?- Nearly there and it looks awesome.
0:39:58 > 0:40:00It does look really good, doesn't it?
0:40:01 > 0:40:04These guys just don't know the meaning of nine-to-five,
0:40:04 > 0:40:08which is just as well as there's only one more day to go.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12And the garden boys, well, they're certainly not work-shy.
0:40:13 > 0:40:17They deserve medals, all of them. They've just been unstoppable
0:40:17 > 0:40:20out the back. Now they're being unstoppable out the front.
0:40:20 > 0:40:24- You've got a bit of a frenzy on at the moment. - Yeah, really wet. Sweating.
0:40:24 > 0:40:27Just got to keep going till it's done. We'll probably be here
0:40:27 > 0:40:31till eight tonight and the same again tomorrow, but we'll have it done.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36It's the final day on the build.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39We always knew this job would push us, push us to the limit,
0:40:39 > 0:40:43we knew it was big and that we needed every bit of help that came our way.
0:40:43 > 0:40:46But we're still behind.
0:40:46 > 0:40:50It's flipping chaos. We haven't quite got the garden finished.
0:40:50 > 0:40:53I feel like we need another day on this. There's so much
0:40:53 > 0:40:57on this job to do. I just hope we don't run over time. It'd be really disappointing
0:40:57 > 0:41:00cos everyone has put their heart and soul into this here.
0:41:00 > 0:41:03I wouldn't say this job has totally broken us,
0:41:03 > 0:41:05but it's come pretty close.
0:41:05 > 0:41:10# Everybody hurts... #
0:41:10 > 0:41:13That looks like Chris, actually. Although, to be honest,
0:41:13 > 0:41:16this is not quite as stiff as Chris is at the moment.
0:41:18 > 0:41:22I think I need stretching, that's what I need. I need racking.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23Good old stretch.
0:41:23 > 0:41:25HE GASPS
0:41:25 > 0:41:27You have a go.
0:41:27 > 0:41:31- Go on. Go on!- Did you hear my elbow? - Yeah, go on. Go on.
0:41:31 > 0:41:35Push your bum down and your back up. Come on. Come on.
0:41:35 > 0:41:38Come on. Come on.
0:41:40 > 0:41:43- Got to breathe out.- I'm up. - Breathe out.- I'm up.
0:41:43 > 0:41:47Um, I feel like I'm interrupting something personal. What's...?
0:41:47 > 0:41:49No, no. We came in and put the floor covering down
0:41:49 > 0:41:53and I said, "I'll just show the exercises she told me to do."
0:41:53 > 0:41:56- How's your back? - It's, erm, broken, I think.
0:41:58 > 0:42:02Yes, can I just point out, the BBC don't recommend these exercises.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04I definitely wouldn't try these at home.
0:42:06 > 0:42:10Our driving goal is to give Paul the new home his family needs.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12With six kids, he's a pretty busy dad
0:42:12 > 0:42:15and he doesn't get much time to himself,
0:42:15 > 0:42:17but when he does, he's coaching the local under-eights
0:42:17 > 0:42:23with his friend Alex. And where there's football, there's a Billy.
0:42:26 > 0:42:31CHANTING: DIY SOS! DIY SOS!
0:42:34 > 0:42:38We both know absolutely nothing about football.
0:42:38 > 0:42:41We haven't got a Scooby-Doo. But we both just love having the crack
0:42:41 > 0:42:44and if you look at the kids, they love it as well.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46I know his passion is his children,
0:42:46 > 0:42:50but yet he seems to really be enjoying himself in this football.
0:42:50 > 0:42:54Hopefully, what we're doing will just take a big enormous amount
0:42:54 > 0:42:58- of stress away from him.- I think it'll take an enormous amount
0:42:58 > 0:43:00of stress from the whole family.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03They're living in a two-bedroomed house and there's six people
0:43:03 > 0:43:07and they've got limited budgets. I mean, it's going to feel stressful.
0:43:07 > 0:43:12He's got six kids, hardly any life and he still smiles.
0:43:13 > 0:43:17Kick on, brother. Give us five. I'll give you a fiver later. Well done.
0:43:17 > 0:43:19I scored first!
0:43:19 > 0:43:22People in this world, some people are very unfortunate
0:43:22 > 0:43:24and some are really fortunate. I'm not saying Paul's bad off
0:43:24 > 0:43:27in the world of love because he loves his kids,
0:43:27 > 0:43:31the kids love him. But material things, he's got none
0:43:31 > 0:43:33and he copes and he smiles,
0:43:33 > 0:43:34so, top man, really.
0:43:37 > 0:43:38Well done!
0:43:38 > 0:43:40It's amazing. You're looking at the future and the past,
0:43:40 > 0:43:42Stanley Matthews in full flow.
0:43:44 > 0:43:46Back on site, we're making headway,
0:43:46 > 0:43:50but with so many empty rooms, I couldn't resist a bit of interior design.
0:43:50 > 0:43:52What have you got? Oh, my goodness!
0:43:52 > 0:43:55I've got all kinds of other bits and pieces in there as well.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58- Did you buy it for them?- Yeah. - Nicholas!- It's nice, isn't it?
0:43:58 > 0:44:02Not really a heartless, shallow, horrible human being, are you?
0:44:02 > 0:44:03Let's not get carried away.
0:44:03 > 0:44:07- I managed to get a drum kit.- Really? - Like a proper drum kit.
0:44:07 > 0:44:10- What colour is it?- Black.- Oh. - What colour did you want it?
0:44:10 > 0:44:13- Red, for goodness' sake! - That's unbelievable, isn't it?
0:44:13 > 0:44:16- Isn't that unbelievable?- Honestly. - Properly unbelievable.
0:44:16 > 0:44:18'I think that conversation's over, don't you?'
0:44:21 > 0:44:23Inside, it's finally shaping up nicely,
0:44:23 > 0:44:26with the kitchen almost complete and the centrepiece has arrived,
0:44:26 > 0:44:32a hand-crafted oak table kindly donated by local craftsman Michael.
0:44:32 > 0:44:35- How long did it take you? - It took about three days to make.
0:44:35 > 0:44:38- I thought you might like to see this. This might cheer you up.- Hey!
0:44:38 > 0:44:41Oh, that looks ace.
0:44:41 > 0:44:43Give it up for Mike. Really good.
0:44:47 > 0:44:50I feel like we should give each and every person on this site
0:44:50 > 0:44:53a round of applause. They have all worked their socks off,
0:44:53 > 0:44:57in freezing conditions, for a family they barely know.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01- You enjoyed it, even though it's hard work?- Yeah. Slimming.
0:45:01 > 0:45:05- You're half the man you were at the start of the day. - I know and that's saying something.
0:45:05 > 0:45:09And do you know what? There's not a miserable face amongst them.
0:45:09 > 0:45:13They might be tired, but all round are just proud smiles.
0:45:14 > 0:45:17These boys have been extraordinary,
0:45:17 > 0:45:21absolutely flipping extraordinary. Your team are done.
0:45:21 > 0:45:22Finished. Completed.
0:45:22 > 0:45:25Isn't that amazing? And it's what, seven o'clock now?
0:45:25 > 0:45:28Exactly on time. We said we had to get out of here
0:45:28 > 0:45:31by seven o'clock on the last day and you've done it to the minute.
0:45:31 > 0:45:34- To the minute.- Genius. However, the rest of the people
0:45:34 > 0:45:36working in there are nowhere near finishing.
0:45:36 > 0:45:40We have to show this to them tomorrow morning, so they're going to have to be here until midnight,
0:45:40 > 0:45:42one o'clock, two o'clock in the morning,
0:45:42 > 0:45:45but at least the outside is done, we're not going to be making noise
0:45:45 > 0:45:48and disturbing the neighbours.
0:45:55 > 0:45:58Just nine days ago, we arrived to find Paul
0:45:58 > 0:46:00and his six young kids struggling to live
0:46:00 > 0:46:02in a cramped two-bedroomed house.
0:46:02 > 0:46:07The house is just crazy. We just can't move.
0:46:07 > 0:46:11It hasn't done my relationship with the kids much good, to be fair.
0:46:11 > 0:46:14The children were on top of one another, with nowhere to play
0:46:14 > 0:46:18or escape to for some alone time, time they desperately needed
0:46:18 > 0:46:21as they learnt to adjust to life without Mum.
0:46:21 > 0:46:24- Who's that a picture of, Jake? - Mummy.
0:46:24 > 0:46:27The kids were distraught, to be fair, and they still are.
0:46:32 > 0:46:35This is the biggest domestic job we've ever done.
0:46:36 > 0:46:39We sent out an SOS and people from the village
0:46:39 > 0:46:43and surrounding towns and cities responded as always with generosity,
0:46:43 > 0:46:47spirit and passion, moved by the family's story.
0:46:47 > 0:46:51This lot didn't just go the extra mile, they ran a marathon for us.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55And this is what they built.
0:46:55 > 0:46:58From the front, you can see our new extension has doubled
0:46:58 > 0:47:00the size of the home.
0:47:00 > 0:47:04Energy-saving solar panels span the old and new roof space,
0:47:04 > 0:47:08helping to reduce this family's household bills significantly.
0:47:12 > 0:47:13Inside, we've knocked through
0:47:13 > 0:47:16and opened up the whole of the downstairs,
0:47:16 > 0:47:21creating a streamlined living room, kitchen-come-dining area
0:47:21 > 0:47:25that allows Paul to keep an eye on everyone at all times
0:47:25 > 0:47:27and for them to see him.
0:47:29 > 0:47:33Upstairs, the original layout has had a gigantic overhaul.
0:47:35 > 0:47:36There's a family bathroom
0:47:36 > 0:47:39and Shannon and Katy get their own rooms.
0:47:45 > 0:47:49We've built a two-storey extension in just nine days.
0:47:49 > 0:47:53Now, the new downstairs floor area provides space for PJ
0:47:53 > 0:47:57to have his own room, a proper boy's room.
0:47:59 > 0:48:03And Paul, after a year on the sofa, will finally get to sleep
0:48:03 > 0:48:06in a proper bed in his own bedroom,
0:48:06 > 0:48:11complete with bathroom and walk-in wardrobe.
0:48:11 > 0:48:16Upstairs, the extension has created the space for another two bedrooms,
0:48:16 > 0:48:20one for Jake, in his favourite football colours,
0:48:20 > 0:48:24and the other for the two youngest girls, Sophie and Emily,
0:48:24 > 0:48:27taking this house from a two to a six-bedroom home.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31You ready? OK. Open your eyes.
0:48:35 > 0:48:37Wow.
0:48:37 > 0:48:38My God.
0:48:40 > 0:48:42Quite a change, isn't it?
0:48:42 > 0:48:44That is unbelievable.
0:48:44 > 0:48:47I could never have imagined it like this.
0:48:47 > 0:48:49I know how attached you were to your old sofa,
0:48:49 > 0:48:52but we had to get rid of it.
0:48:52 > 0:48:55Look, have a little seat and look down the room.
0:48:55 > 0:48:57That is just huge.
0:48:57 > 0:48:59It is absolutely stunning.
0:48:59 > 0:49:02- It's beautiful, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05And it's properly somewhere for you and the kids to be proud of.
0:49:05 > 0:49:06Feels so open.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09It felt very claustrophobic,
0:49:09 > 0:49:10especially in this room.
0:49:10 > 0:49:11Yeah, of course.
0:49:11 > 0:49:14- Shall we go through and have a look at the kitchen?- Yeah.
0:49:18 > 0:49:20You like your cooking
0:49:20 > 0:49:22but there's plenty of workspace to do your baking and stuff on.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24It's just changed.
0:49:24 > 0:49:26I just can't get my head round.
0:49:31 > 0:49:32What do you think?
0:49:32 > 0:49:33Brilliant, aren't they?
0:49:35 > 0:49:38Can't put a price on stuff like that, can you?
0:49:38 > 0:49:40This is Jake's, isn't it?
0:49:40 > 0:49:41Yeah, looks like his handiwork.
0:49:41 > 0:49:44And he's painted Mummy teaching him to play guitar.
0:49:50 > 0:49:53You know, it's a good thing that they continue to talk about Mum,
0:49:53 > 0:49:55and that Mum should continue to be part of,
0:49:55 > 0:49:58you know, part of their lives all the time.
0:49:58 > 0:49:59Oh, yeah. Yeah.
0:50:03 > 0:50:05We ought to go round and look round the rest of the house.
0:50:05 > 0:50:07This is for you.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11A bed.
0:50:11 > 0:50:13Yeah, a proper bed.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15- Can I?- Yes, mate, absolutely.
0:50:18 > 0:50:21Oh, wow. How long since you properly slept in a bed?
0:50:21 > 0:50:23It's about...
0:50:23 > 0:50:25It'll be about a year-ish.
0:50:25 > 0:50:26Pretty girl, wasn't she?
0:50:26 > 0:50:28Yeah.
0:50:28 > 0:50:31I don't really know what she saw in me, to be fair, so, yeah...
0:50:31 > 0:50:32Oh, I do.
0:50:32 > 0:50:35I think anybody who sees how you've managed...
0:50:35 > 0:50:36can see what she saw in you.
0:50:46 > 0:50:47What do you reckon?
0:50:47 > 0:50:49He's going to love this.
0:50:49 > 0:50:51To have somewhere nice and quiet to study,
0:50:51 > 0:50:54so he can get on without any hassle is proper fantastic.
0:50:58 > 0:50:59Shannon's room.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01Oh.
0:51:01 > 0:51:05That's stunning. She wanted her own room.
0:51:06 > 0:51:07Bless her.
0:51:07 > 0:51:08Well, she's got it now.
0:51:08 > 0:51:10It will make her very happy.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14Now who do you think this is?
0:51:14 > 0:51:16Katy, cos it's got an elephant.
0:51:16 > 0:51:20- And pink, that's like ultimate Katy, isn't it, pink elephants?- Yeah.
0:51:20 > 0:51:22Put two boys in here... It just...
0:51:22 > 0:51:24Each room just feels massive now.
0:51:26 > 0:51:29So this is the new building, so we thought it kind of made sense
0:51:29 > 0:51:31to have the two youngest in together.
0:51:31 > 0:51:33It is brilliant.
0:51:34 > 0:51:37If you'd like to make your way through to Jake's bedroom.
0:51:39 > 0:51:40Oh, he'll love this.
0:51:42 > 0:51:43I never expected him to have his own room.
0:51:46 > 0:51:49You kind of thought that we'd still end up making them share?
0:51:49 > 0:51:53Yeah, how you've managed to make so many bedrooms is untrue.
0:51:56 > 0:51:59You know everyone that's talked to you comes away with this impression
0:51:59 > 0:52:02that you don't think you're doing a good job,
0:52:02 > 0:52:04but you've done an amazing job.
0:52:04 > 0:52:07I just like to keep myself on my toes
0:52:07 > 0:52:10cos I want to make sure that what I promised Roxanne
0:52:10 > 0:52:14I'm going to do, so I do be quite tough on myself
0:52:14 > 0:52:18to make sure that I am going to fulfil that promise to her.
0:52:18 > 0:52:20What did you promise about the house?
0:52:20 > 0:52:22I promised I'd get it finished for the kids.
0:52:24 > 0:52:26- It's one you can tick off now, isn't it?- It's...
0:52:28 > 0:52:30I feel like, I've got the kids right
0:52:30 > 0:52:34and this is just like the final page in that book.
0:52:34 > 0:52:38You know, I've done everything else, this is just...
0:52:38 > 0:52:40Feels like my life is going to start again.
0:52:41 > 0:52:42It really does.
0:52:47 > 0:52:48Oh, wow!
0:52:48 > 0:52:50Hey, me!
0:52:50 > 0:52:52Wow!
0:52:52 > 0:52:54This is so good.
0:52:54 > 0:52:56Oh, wow!
0:52:56 > 0:52:57Do you like it, what do you think?
0:52:57 > 0:53:00- Cool! Cool! - Awesome. Fabulous.
0:53:01 > 0:53:04- Do you think they're excited? - Oh, just a little bit.
0:53:04 > 0:53:06Look at us there!
0:53:06 > 0:53:07Wow.
0:53:11 > 0:53:13Wow.
0:53:13 > 0:53:15So marks out of ten for the room then?
0:53:15 > 0:53:17- Ten.- It's all right, is it?- Yeah.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19You happy to have a room of your own?
0:53:19 > 0:53:20It's amazing.
0:53:24 > 0:53:25What do you think?
0:53:26 > 0:53:28I really, really, really like it.
0:53:30 > 0:53:32- You got what you wanted, didn't you? - Yeah.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39Whoa!
0:53:39 > 0:53:40Is this just my bedroom?
0:53:40 > 0:53:42Yeah, it's just your bedroom, mate.
0:53:42 > 0:53:43Cool.
0:53:46 > 0:53:48Have a look round and see what you can see.
0:53:48 > 0:53:50- Elephants. - Elephants, eh?
0:53:52 > 0:53:54- Excited? - Yeah.
0:53:54 > 0:53:57And go and sit on your bed and see how comfy that is.
0:53:59 > 0:54:01Really comfy.
0:54:01 > 0:54:02It's really comfy.
0:54:02 > 0:54:05What's the best thing about having your own room?
0:54:05 > 0:54:07So I can get to sleep.
0:54:07 > 0:54:09So you can get to sleep properly.
0:54:15 > 0:54:16A little bit overwhelmed.
0:54:21 > 0:54:22This is your room.
0:54:22 > 0:54:23What's this, Emily?
0:54:25 > 0:54:27Mine.
0:54:27 > 0:54:32Yes, it's yours, isn't it? Is it beautiful?
0:54:32 > 0:54:33SHE GIGGLES
0:54:35 > 0:54:36Bed.
0:54:36 > 0:54:37Your bed.
0:54:37 > 0:54:41You've watched Paul and the family go through such a tough time.
0:54:43 > 0:54:46Must be... Must be nice to finally see this side of things.
0:54:46 > 0:54:48It's wonderful, it really is, yep.
0:54:51 > 0:54:53I'm just speechless.
0:54:53 > 0:54:58What everybody's done, the village, you, the team, everybody.
0:54:58 > 0:55:00Just... Just can't thank you enough.
0:55:00 > 0:55:03It's just life-changing, isn't it? Let's face it.
0:55:03 > 0:55:05Well, we've got one more surprise for you,
0:55:05 > 0:55:07so let's get the coats on the kids
0:55:07 > 0:55:09- cos we're going to pop outside right?- Lovely.
0:55:13 > 0:55:15KIDS EXCLAIM
0:55:15 > 0:55:16Oh, my word!
0:55:19 > 0:55:21- Oh, look at this.- My gosh.
0:55:24 > 0:55:26KIDS EXCLAIM
0:55:34 > 0:55:36Are you kidding me?!
0:55:36 > 0:55:38Drums!
0:55:38 > 0:55:40We've got some drums.
0:55:40 > 0:55:42LAUGHING
0:55:43 > 0:55:44Ha-ha!
0:55:44 > 0:55:46That is awesome, Jake.
0:55:49 > 0:55:50This is amazing.
0:55:55 > 0:55:56Oh, wow!
0:55:56 > 0:55:57And then footie!
0:55:57 > 0:55:59- You're in goal.- Yay!
0:55:59 > 0:56:00PJ.
0:56:00 > 0:56:02Here, here!
0:56:02 > 0:56:04CHEERING
0:56:11 > 0:56:14I need you all to come outside so that we can go and say thank you
0:56:14 > 0:56:16to the people who've done all this work, OK?
0:56:16 > 0:56:17You ready? Come on, then.
0:56:24 > 0:56:26CHEERING AND APPLAUSE KIDS: Thank you.
0:56:28 > 0:56:29Wow.
0:56:35 > 0:56:38As you can see, it was quite a turnout to turn this around.
0:56:38 > 0:56:41Obviously I get to chat to you all through the week,
0:56:41 > 0:56:43can they hear it from you why this was such a big deal
0:56:43 > 0:56:45and why it was so important to do this?
0:56:45 > 0:56:49I just can't believe what you've all done for me, to be fair with you.
0:56:50 > 0:56:53Finishing this just helped us move on now.
0:56:55 > 0:56:56Yeah.
0:56:56 > 0:56:58Roxanne would have been so proud of you all.
0:56:58 > 0:57:00She really would have been.
0:57:01 > 0:57:05I just can't thank everybody enough, I think you're marvellous,
0:57:05 > 0:57:06absolutely marvellous.
0:57:08 > 0:57:09Daddy, look your bedroom.
0:57:09 > 0:57:12Yeah mine, I've got a bed, I've actually got a bed!
0:57:14 > 0:57:17Yeah, I just got given a little note by PJ as he was sat in his room.
0:57:17 > 0:57:21He made a little note saying, "Thank you to the DIY SOS team,"
0:57:21 > 0:57:23which is basically what you all are.
0:57:23 > 0:57:27"Thank you so much, you have given us the most amazing things
0:57:27 > 0:57:29"and you deserve much more than a card.
0:57:29 > 0:57:30"Thank you from PJ".
0:57:42 > 0:57:44OK, so go and say hello.
0:57:47 > 0:57:48Brilliant.
0:57:50 > 0:57:51Thanks ever so much. Thank you.
0:57:54 > 0:57:55We did the kitchen.
0:57:58 > 0:58:00At the end of the day what we've done is built a house
0:58:00 > 0:58:04and of course that in no way makes up for the loss of a mother.
0:58:04 > 0:58:06And as the children grow older they will get angry,
0:58:06 > 0:58:09probably in their teenage years when they reflect on that,
0:58:09 > 0:58:10and think that nobody cares,
0:58:10 > 0:58:12but it's very difficult to think that when you live in a house
0:58:12 > 0:58:15that was built by people who do.
0:58:15 > 0:58:17That's what this lot have done.
0:58:17 > 0:58:19They've made a different future for the children.
0:58:19 > 0:58:23Maybe you know someone in your street, in your village, in your town
0:58:23 > 0:58:25that you could lend a helping hand to.