0:00:02 > 0:00:07When you have children, you want the very best for them and their future.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10But sometimes life takes an unexpected turn.
0:00:10 > 0:00:14To have your little girl in front of you, crying and saying,
0:00:14 > 0:00:17' "Daddy, please help me," it is horrible. '
0:00:17 > 0:00:18I asked the doctor
0:00:18 > 0:00:20if she was going to die.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22And she said, "I don't know."
0:00:24 > 0:00:28This is a family coming to terms with a devastating illness
0:00:28 > 0:00:30and they're living on a construction site
0:00:30 > 0:00:32that is tearing them away from each other.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37She's trapped. She can't...
0:00:37 > 0:00:40she can't get out and do what she needs to do and that's our fault.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42I'm trying to slowly chip away.
0:00:42 > 0:00:46It just seems to be such a long process to get...to get it done.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50It's too long. We need to be spending this time with her.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53That's why we're here.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58We're going to build a home for a little girl
0:00:58 > 0:01:01and bring this family back together.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04This week, we have the wonderful, fragrant and creative
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07There are, of course, the usual suspects
0:01:07 > 0:01:10but we've only got nine days so we need a lot more people.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11Can we find them?
0:01:11 > 0:01:13CHEERING
0:01:14 > 0:01:17It appears we can. This is DIY SOS: The Big Build.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19CHEERING
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Bury, near Manchester, is home to the Malone family.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34There's dad Rod, little Maddie, mum Michelle,
0:01:34 > 0:01:37Anais and Keelea,
0:01:37 > 0:01:39and they live here, in this three-bedroom house.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Their lives were turned upside down four years ago.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48At two and a half years old, Maddie was a happy and healthy little girl.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52But the family started noticing signs that something was
0:01:52 > 0:01:53seriously wrong.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Her right foot started to turn in
0:01:59 > 0:02:02and she couldn't really walk properly.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Then her right arm suddenly went up.
0:02:05 > 0:02:07So then there was...
0:02:07 > 0:02:10Really worried then cos it was all down the right-hand side.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15She couldn't walk, she couldn't talk, she couldn't feed.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19It was just a massive uncertainty and it happened so quickly.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Consultants were extremely worried.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25They performed tests but what concerned them most
0:02:25 > 0:02:27were the results of a brain scan.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31The doctor, at the time, showed us a normal brain scan
0:02:31 > 0:02:33and then showed us Maddie's scan,
0:02:33 > 0:02:37the issues were, which indicated damage in the brain...
0:02:37 > 0:02:40and wasn't very optimistic, really.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43The comment was, "I'm very worried.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47"I've never seen one as bad as this before." It really upset me.
0:02:47 > 0:02:48Really upset me.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- What's the deal? What do you want me to do?- Put it there.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Put this on here.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Doctors have done every imaginable test on Maddie
0:02:56 > 0:02:58and they still don't know what it is.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02But what is clear is that she has some sort of brain disease
0:03:02 > 0:03:03and it's spreading.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05I asked the doctor if she was going to die.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09And she said, "I don't know."
0:03:09 > 0:03:11At the moment, we haven't really got
0:03:11 > 0:03:16any answers except she's gradually getting worse as time goes on.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18We know that.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Every aspect of family life has had to change dramatically to
0:03:21 > 0:03:24deal with Maddie's illness.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26She struggles to talk.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28Some days she's better than others,
0:03:28 > 0:03:33some days her mouth'll droop to one side, her throat will become tight.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36We've got all the feeding problems with her.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39We have to use a wheelchair or a buggy if we take her out.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42She doesn't sleep very well.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45She needs us with her all the time.
0:03:47 > 0:03:50You know, she'll probably never...
0:03:50 > 0:03:53go to college, probably never have a family of her own.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56You know, little things like...
0:03:56 > 0:03:58never pass a driving test.
0:03:58 > 0:04:01Just things that, you know, the other girls will probably do.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Maddie never will.
0:04:06 > 0:04:07Look at the lights.
0:04:08 > 0:04:15It's just the uncertainty of her life span, really. How long...
0:04:19 > 0:04:21Four years on from being told by doctors
0:04:21 > 0:04:23to enjoy the next six months,
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Maddie is still fighting.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29I want to play.
0:04:29 > 0:04:31And her family are also fighting for her,
0:04:31 > 0:04:35from researching her condition to taking on all her care.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Maddie's a big responsibility.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40We've never been out, we've never left her, ever.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43But if she is going to be poorly, it's going to be
0:04:43 > 0:04:46when she's with me cos it's our responsibility.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Michelle and Rod were determined to prepare for Maddie's future.
0:04:51 > 0:04:5415 months ago, they bought a new house they could adapt
0:04:54 > 0:04:55and care for her in.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01The idea was to get on and renovate the house.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04We got the money, we got that together,
0:05:04 > 0:05:05but we hit so many problems.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Dad Rod is a heating engineer and planned to build
0:05:09 > 0:05:12a wheelchair-friendly two-storey extension
0:05:12 > 0:05:15but unforeseen and incredibly expensive ground works
0:05:15 > 0:05:19coupled with prolonged stays in London to see hospital consultants
0:05:19 > 0:05:22sent their finances spiralling out of control.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24As the scale of the project became clear,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27the family lost all hope of ever completing the build.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33The house itself, at the moment, is open to the elements
0:05:33 > 0:05:36cos it's not finished so it's making it cold for the kids.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39You know, everybody's suffering.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42There's no kitchen and no family space.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Everybody is forced to live in their bedrooms.
0:05:44 > 0:05:47The older girls spend all their time sat on their beds,
0:05:47 > 0:05:49in cramped conditions.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Recently, I think it's just brought a massive drift in us all.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Like, it's just hard on us all, to be honest.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01I don't think we're as close as we should be.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05I wish it would just be done, quickly.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10The ground floor is a building site and unsafe.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12There's just one room downstairs with a floor
0:06:12 > 0:06:16and it's freezing cold and acts as a temporary kitchen.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20This house, at the moment, it's not safe. I can't do anything.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22I can't cook, I can't clean.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Their only source of running water is the family bathroom.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Food is microwaved and eaten upstairs in the bedrooms.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31Mum, Dad and Maddie also share a room.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37She can't go to the toilet. She has to be carried to the toilet.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40You know, there's no room for a wheelchair
0:06:40 > 0:06:44so she's just really restricted in her mobility.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47I think anybody can live like this for a couple of weeks but with
0:06:47 > 0:06:50the added problem of having a special needs child as well,
0:06:50 > 0:06:51you can't do it.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55This family is fractured, forced to live in their own bedrooms
0:06:55 > 0:06:58with no cooking facilities, no proper running water
0:06:58 > 0:07:02and nowhere for the family to be together like they used to be.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04We're so separated
0:07:04 > 0:07:08and it's not fair on her to be sat in one room all the time.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12So once we get other things for her to do I think it'll just
0:07:12 > 0:07:14benefit everyone, not just Maddie.
0:07:14 > 0:07:15Everyone.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21They've tried to soldier on without asking help from anyone but they've
0:07:21 > 0:07:25become cut off from friends and from each other in their own home.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28We need to bring this family back together.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32It's amazing. I mean, you've got a lot of space out there.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34This is actually going to be a great house.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37Well, you know, that was the idea, presumably.
0:07:37 > 0:07:40The plan was to have everything on one level with all the doorways
0:07:40 > 0:07:44widened so Madeline could get through quite easily in a wheelchair
0:07:44 > 0:07:47so she would have the use of the full length of the downstairs.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49You know, we talked about Maddie's situation.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51It must be very frustrating for you
0:07:51 > 0:07:53cos you actually went about things the right way.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55You planned things out, planned the money ahead,
0:07:55 > 0:07:58you bought the house to do the work and you had the money set out
0:07:58 > 0:08:00to do it and yet now you find yourself in this situation.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Do you get frustrated that things have sort of drifted away from you?
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Yeah. Cos obviously time is very important for us
0:08:06 > 0:08:08as a family with Madeline's illness.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10It's just not worked out how we planned.
0:08:10 > 0:08:12So you need us to sort of level it all out,
0:08:12 > 0:08:15make access to all the rooms and have some space presumably
0:08:15 > 0:08:17where you can be a family cos at the moment you're all separated.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Yeah, we are, yeah. That would be fantastic, yeah.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23As much as Maddie needs things on one level to aid her,
0:08:23 > 0:08:25the kids themselves are being pushed out
0:08:25 > 0:08:27cos they're just left in their own bedrooms
0:08:27 > 0:08:31and they're getting no family time as well, so it's difficult for all of us.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34- The other kids as well. - Where are the other two, by the way?
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- One's at work and one's at school. - Is that right?- Yeah.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39What does Maddie need? What do you want?
0:08:39 > 0:08:42What sort of things would you like to have in this house?
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- Dollies.- You like dollies and...?
0:08:46 > 0:08:47Teddies.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- And teddies.- And teddies.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Right, so we've got to have room for dollies and teddies.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54That's the main thing. We'll do our best here.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57We'll get you on your way. We'll get as much done as possible to get you
0:08:57 > 0:08:59back in charge of the house even if you have to do
0:08:59 > 0:09:02- a little bit of decorating at the end.- Fantastic.- Cool.- Thank you.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Although this family have done their very best to complete this
0:09:04 > 0:09:07house themselves, there are a few local tradesmen that thought
0:09:07 > 0:09:09they could do with some help.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12It's a bit intimidating, this.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Suddenly, this huge crowd has turned up.
0:09:14 > 0:09:16- But come and say hello to everybody. - Hello, you.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18Look, all these people are here to help you.
0:09:18 > 0:09:19- All these people.- Big wave.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Come on, we better get you under way so we can get started.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26- Thanks very much, everybody. Thanks very much.- Time to get cracking.
0:09:29 > 0:09:31And, as usual, we've got just nine days
0:09:31 > 0:09:34to rebuild this two-storey house.
0:09:34 > 0:09:35CRASH!
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Nothing going on in there.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41That's being repainted. All the coping is staying.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Chris, leader of the slowest conga in the world,
0:09:44 > 0:09:46is showing the boys what needs doing.
0:09:46 > 0:09:47And there's a lot.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49MUSIC: "Do The Conga" by Black Lace
0:09:49 > 0:09:51# Doo, doo, doo Come on and do the conga
0:09:51 > 0:09:54# Doo, doo, doo It's conga night for sure. #
0:09:54 > 0:09:55It might be half-built
0:09:55 > 0:09:58but we're rethinking the whole of the building.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02It's quite exciting, really. Cos it's a building site now.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04At the end of the week it's going to look lovely!
0:10:04 > 0:10:08And speaking of lovely, our designer this week is none other
0:10:08 > 0:10:10than Mr Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15He of the bespoke set, the boutique brigade,
0:10:15 > 0:10:18and four years ago we even let him loose on a DIY SOS.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23And, as you'd expect, he mucked right in and got his hands dirty.
0:10:23 > 0:10:25That's it. Look at that.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29Don't tell anyone, OK? Don't tell anyone.
0:10:29 > 0:10:31Despite looking like a vampire slayer
0:10:31 > 0:10:33who had a fight with a bagpipe - and lost -
0:10:33 > 0:10:36we are expecting great things from Laurence.
0:10:36 > 0:10:37What has he come as?!
0:10:40 > 0:10:41We're not going to do one of those
0:10:41 > 0:10:44- lime green and silver things, are we?- We're not using lime green!
0:10:44 > 0:10:46In fact, we are using lime green. And purple.
0:10:46 > 0:10:50And silver. Isn't that weird? It's like we're going back into my...
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- HE CLEARS THROAT - Sorry.- You all right there?
0:10:53 > 0:10:56This building environment's not good for you, really, is it?
0:10:56 > 0:10:58I feel quite Dickensian.
0:10:58 > 0:11:01It's kind of... This was meant to be their sort of dream home
0:11:01 > 0:11:04and has turned into this dank, dark cave and something of
0:11:04 > 0:11:07a prison for them, really, living in just two rooms of the house,
0:11:07 > 0:11:10when it was supposed to be the place they could all be together and...
0:11:10 > 0:11:13I think it's particularly sad because there's that sense of,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16you know, trying to make everything work for them
0:11:16 > 0:11:19and then just having the brakes put on it.
0:11:19 > 0:11:24So what we are doing now, which is just to take them that last step.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Laurence's design provides a house that works for the family
0:11:28 > 0:11:31and it's in his own inimitable style.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33The whole of the ground floor will be levelled
0:11:33 > 0:11:36so that it's wheelchair-friendly for Maddie.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39On the ground-floor extension, there will be two new bedrooms.
0:11:39 > 0:11:44One for Mum and Dad and one for Maddie, with a shared wet room.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47There is a brand-new open plan kitchen and a comfortable family
0:11:47 > 0:11:52lounge so that finally they'll be able to eat and spend time together.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Moving upstairs, we've kept the family bathroom
0:11:55 > 0:11:58and created a spare room.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Anais gets a much bigger grown-up bedroom
0:12:00 > 0:12:04and her old box room is being turned into a pamper room for the girls.
0:12:05 > 0:12:08In the extension, there's a bedroom, dressing area
0:12:08 > 0:12:10and ensuite bathroom for Keelea.
0:12:12 > 0:12:13The thing that amuses me is that
0:12:13 > 0:12:16an hour ago, this place looked a lot better.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Yes, well, that does happen any time we walk into a place.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22I think there's an unstoppable tide of testosterone, which has meant
0:12:22 > 0:12:24that everyone's decided they can't make an omelette without
0:12:24 > 0:12:27breaking eggs so let's break something!
0:12:27 > 0:12:29Excellent suggestion.
0:12:29 > 0:12:31And, with over 80 people on site,
0:12:31 > 0:12:35they're all over it like a rather nasty rash.
0:12:35 > 0:12:38These guys are steaming ahead. Even Billy looks happy.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40He should do - all the electrics are already in.
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Whoever's done all this wiring has done it right, it's proper,
0:12:43 > 0:12:46but there's so many changes, I've asked the boys
0:12:46 > 0:12:47and we all put our heads together
0:12:47 > 0:12:50and we're going to take everything out and restart again
0:12:50 > 0:12:53so there's no confusion and at least we'll know what's gone on.
0:12:53 > 0:12:57- Are we all for it, boys? ALL:- Yes.- There you go.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00See, that's my idea.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03Yes, typically, Billy's idea is to make an easy job more difficult.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06Redoing all the electrics might mean that, for the first time ever,
0:13:06 > 0:13:08we could miss our deadline
0:13:08 > 0:13:12as this is going to push back every other trade.
0:13:12 > 0:13:14Things can't be as bad on the outside, surely.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17It turns out that all the drainage was wrong.
0:13:17 > 0:13:18I stand corrected.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21That's how they done the connection for the upstairs loo.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24They've just put a pipe into the top of the manhole and dropped in.
0:13:24 > 0:13:28So that's got to come out. I thought it was all done, the drainage.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31That's another day's work, day and half's work.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35OK, so we've barely started and that's a day behind on the drainage
0:13:35 > 0:13:37and Billy's put us behind on the inside
0:13:37 > 0:13:40but at least he's cracking on with stripping out the electrics.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Outside, Jules has more problems than he has mud.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47And that's because we've got ambitious designs for the garden.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51The entire area needs landscaping and decking and there will be
0:13:51 > 0:13:53a Nordic cabin and Hydropool
0:13:53 > 0:13:56so that Maddie can exercise her muscles.
0:13:56 > 0:13:57It's crucial.
0:13:57 > 0:13:59Hold on a minute, Kev, hold on.
0:13:59 > 0:14:03'Yeah, hold on, Kev. We have more issues now.'
0:14:03 > 0:14:05What's the problem with this extension roof?
0:14:05 > 0:14:07It's been felt and battened wrong
0:14:07 > 0:14:09so it's all pooling with water across the front above the gutter.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13- So we've got to get all the tiles down.- Everything down.
0:14:13 > 0:14:15Tiles down, roof stripped, re-laid.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Well, we kind of need this set by tomorrow
0:14:17 > 0:14:19cos it's going to absolutely throw it down.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22OK, so apart from the roof, the drainage and the electrics,
0:14:22 > 0:14:24- we're doing really well. - Well, it's not bad.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26'You can't rebuild an entire house
0:14:26 > 0:14:29'without coming across a few problems. And we found a few.'
0:14:29 > 0:14:32- I have a question for you, sir. - Yes, go on, go on.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Ooh. Oh, I just stepped... Look at that.- Get your foot out of my moat.
0:14:35 > 0:14:37This very nature of this drainage issue we're dealing with
0:14:37 > 0:14:39- at the moment...- It's very soggy.
0:14:39 > 0:14:41It is. And the land falls from here to here.
0:14:41 > 0:14:45- At the moment, on our plans, we have the...- Hydrotherapy pool over there.
0:14:45 > 0:14:49- Over in that corner.- Yeah.- We'd like to move it over to that corner.
0:14:49 > 0:14:51- Definitely. Take it over there. - Beautiful. That's nice.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54- Spoil yourselves.- That's the kind of decision-making we like.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Also it'll look nice under that tree.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58How have you managed to survive on building sites
0:14:58 > 0:15:00dressed like that without ending up...like me?
0:15:00 > 0:15:01I have absolutely no idea
0:15:01 > 0:15:04and I think I'm into my 30th year of surviving on building sites
0:15:04 > 0:15:06dressed like this as well, but it just seems to work.
0:15:06 > 0:15:07It's the way I roll. I don't know.
0:15:07 > 0:15:10And you've gone a bit silver fox in the intervening years.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12- I have. Oh, my God, I know. - Is the missus enjoying that?
0:15:12 > 0:15:14I'm having that put in.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16It's actually mink.
0:15:16 > 0:15:17THEY LAUGH
0:15:19 > 0:15:22Mink? Mink - isn't that a small ferrety animal?
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Either way, I don't see Laurence liberating himself
0:15:24 > 0:15:28out of the leather and getting down and dirty with this lot.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30I used to get down and dirty all the time.
0:15:30 > 0:15:31'Now it's mostly just weekends
0:15:31 > 0:15:35'but I still occasionally do it when my knees allow it.'
0:15:35 > 0:15:37We have a different viewpoint but we get to the same place.
0:15:37 > 0:15:39You go the rough way, I go the smooth way.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41Yes, "I go the smooth way."
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Nothing smooth, however, about removing
0:15:43 > 0:15:47over 1,500 metres of electric cables or the fact that Billy's team
0:15:47 > 0:15:50will have to replace every single bit of it.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52Still, he's taking it in his narrow stride.
0:15:52 > 0:15:56Unlike Mark, who is still coming to terms with how difficult this
0:15:56 > 0:15:58house is turning out to be.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02So, what's going on here is we were going to have some scaffolding
0:16:02 > 0:16:05up so the roofers could get up and felt and batten the roof.
0:16:05 > 0:16:08We can get all that done but we can't do that cos
0:16:08 > 0:16:13the scaffolding will block off the dig for the drainage being put in.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17This is day one. What's day two going to be like?
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Let's go to Trevor Brooking stating the obvious -
0:16:19 > 0:16:22we know we're in trouble, let's just get on with it.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25Soon we'll need to plaster, but first, plasterboard -
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- all 320 square metres of it. - HE LAUGHS
0:16:28 > 0:16:30We could just have built the downstairs -
0:16:30 > 0:16:32that would have addressed Maddie's needs.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34But we need everyone to benefit from this house
0:16:34 > 0:16:36and that includes the older girls.
0:16:36 > 0:16:40In a family like this, where you've got one child with such,
0:16:40 > 0:16:42you know, huge needs, there is
0:16:42 > 0:16:45always a worry about other children, other siblings.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48About them feeling slightly disenfranchised, slightly left out.
0:16:48 > 0:16:51But, you know, there is guilt attendant to all of this.
0:16:51 > 0:16:55So it's really, really important that, actually, for Anais
0:16:55 > 0:17:00and for Keelea that they feel as if they are, you know, as much part
0:17:00 > 0:17:02of the build, as much part of the project as Maddie is, which I think
0:17:02 > 0:17:06is, you know, par for the course - that's what we're here for.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07He's got it, hasn't he?
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Dealing with a serious illness can be a very isolating experience.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13Everyone on site wants to show this family
0:17:13 > 0:17:17they needn't go through things alone. Including the gas guys.
0:17:17 > 0:17:21Dad Rod is a heating engineer and would be mucking in himself,
0:17:21 > 0:17:22if we let him.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24Luckily, his workmates have stepped in for him.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30- Now, you're Rod's boss, aren't you? - I am, yeah.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32To what extent has he talked about the difficulties that
0:17:32 > 0:17:33he's been going through?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36- It's obviously been really tough over the last year or so.- Not a lot.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Very private person, Rod. Keeps it to himself.
0:17:39 > 0:17:41The lads knew nothing, if anything, about it.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45How he's done what he does... We work long hours for the job he does.
0:17:45 > 0:17:49He's coming home and he's torn between spending time with Maddie
0:17:49 > 0:17:50or finishing off.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53He's going to spend time with Maddie and, you know, that's why,
0:17:53 > 0:17:54you know, it's like it is.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59'Rod has taken on the entire burden of this build himself
0:17:59 > 0:18:02'and I can't help feeling that's how he approaches everything.
0:18:02 > 0:18:04'Including Maddie's illness.'
0:18:05 > 0:18:07You've got a hell of a lot on your shoulders.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10Are you not worried that, because you take it all on yourself
0:18:10 > 0:18:11and want to deal with it yourself,
0:18:11 > 0:18:14you're separating yourself from friends and family
0:18:14 > 0:18:15who might want to help out?
0:18:15 > 0:18:19Absolutely, yeah. Absolutely. But everyone looks at things differently.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22I just believe that everybody in their own life,
0:18:22 > 0:18:25they've got their own competitions, their own...
0:18:25 > 0:18:26their own stresses and strains
0:18:26 > 0:18:29and I try not to burden anybody with my situation.
0:18:29 > 0:18:34I just try to get in from work, get on with the house
0:18:34 > 0:18:38and chip away, hoping I get to the light at the end of the tunnel.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41As a dad, you want to protect your children, that's your job.
0:18:41 > 0:18:43It must be very hard, then,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46to lose some of that control in hospitals and places.
0:18:46 > 0:18:50To have your little girl in front of you, crying and saying,
0:18:50 > 0:18:55"Daddy, please help me," it's... Yeah, there's nothing...
0:18:55 > 0:18:57There's not many words that can describe that.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Each time she's been down for a certain test, I said,
0:19:00 > 0:19:04"Given the opportunity, I would take that test tenfold times myself
0:19:04 > 0:19:06"rather than put her in that situation."
0:19:06 > 0:19:09Do you get that where you ever just want to, like...
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Rip something up. Break something.
0:19:11 > 0:19:14When I sit and think about the way she is and the way she was and
0:19:14 > 0:19:16then I watch stuff back, I think, "Wow."
0:19:16 > 0:19:18I feel she's been absolutely robbed.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21'After four years of uncertainty and struggle,'
0:19:21 > 0:19:24this family still won't ask for help.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27But we think it's about time they had some.
0:19:29 > 0:19:30And this lot are happy to do it.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33In fact, they'll be working well into the night to catch up
0:19:33 > 0:19:36on our schedule. And that should please Mark.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Now we're going to get on with the roof,
0:19:39 > 0:19:42cos those big things we just carried in are our fall arrest bags
0:19:42 > 0:19:44so if someone falls off the roof,
0:19:44 > 0:19:46they can have a little rest when they land.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48'He looks a little happier, doesn't he?'
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Like a rugby...rugby tackle bag, isn't it? Ever play rugby?
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- Want to go for a tackle? - Go on, Mark.
0:19:57 > 0:19:59THEY LAUGH AND SHOUT
0:19:59 > 0:20:00Well, they work.
0:20:00 > 0:20:01MARK SCREAMS
0:20:01 > 0:20:03When Mark stops screaming...
0:20:03 > 0:20:05No? OK.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Well, when we've scraped him off the floor,
0:20:07 > 0:20:10we need to get these safety bags in place so we can get to the roof.
0:20:10 > 0:20:12It takes a couple of hours to make the house waterproof
0:20:12 > 0:20:15but they've about ten minutes, as the weather is about to turn.
0:20:15 > 0:20:18I thought, cos we had an extension already built, this would be easy,
0:20:18 > 0:20:20but it hasn't really worked out that way, has it?
0:20:20 > 0:20:22HE LAUGHS No way.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24The trouble is unpicking other people's work.
0:20:24 > 0:20:27We always spend a day or two going backwards before we start
0:20:27 > 0:20:28- going forwards, don't we? - Yeah.- Generally.
0:20:28 > 0:20:32But this is probably....we've unpicked all we need to unpick. Pretty much.
0:20:32 > 0:20:33We've done a fair bit of unpicking,
0:20:33 > 0:20:35- now it's time to start stitching up again.- Yeah.
0:20:35 > 0:20:37So tomorrow's go to be a brighter day.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40And I have a feeling the sun's going to shine.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45Ah. Maybe not.
0:20:45 > 0:20:48It's day two. There is no sun.
0:20:48 > 0:20:50Just a lot of mud.
0:20:50 > 0:20:51It's funny, really, isn't it?
0:20:51 > 0:20:54When we arrived two days ago, that was quite a pleasant garden.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Do you like what we've done with it?
0:20:56 > 0:20:59And with more due later, we've still got to finish the roof
0:20:59 > 0:21:03and get all the windows in place to stop the wet outside getting in.
0:21:03 > 0:21:07Today is about as busy as I've ever seen a DIY SOS. Like this.
0:21:07 > 0:21:11The room's full of electricians and plasterers and chippies
0:21:11 > 0:21:14and we've got a concrete pour going on here later today as well.
0:21:14 > 0:21:15It's really manic.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20There you go. Have a little look in there. Say good morning.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23- Morning, everybody.- All right?- We've got decorators working in here.
0:21:23 > 0:21:24Look. Plastering.
0:21:26 > 0:21:27Hello.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29What are you doing up there?
0:21:29 > 0:21:30New boiler.
0:21:30 > 0:21:32What do you make of this, looking round?
0:21:32 > 0:21:35So many people in the place and working and all trying to get
0:21:35 > 0:21:37- the thing done.- What can you say?
0:21:37 > 0:21:38It's incredible, isn't it, really?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41If you give people a chance, human nature will shine through and people
0:21:41 > 0:21:46are prepared to give up their time and do the right thing, basically.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48And Laurence is also doing the right thing.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50He's found himself an artist's man cave.
0:21:50 > 0:21:52No danger of muddy boots in here.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55He might have the colour palette of a preening peacock
0:21:55 > 0:21:59but I've a feeling that this family will love his ideas.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- This is very lovely.- Thank you. - Do you know, this reminds me
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- a little of Chinese paintings of blossoms?- Exactly. Exactly.
0:22:08 > 0:22:10And, in fact, that's a bit of a starting point
0:22:10 > 0:22:14but also Art Deco, they did a lot of this kind of thing.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18This is to go above Michelle and Rod's bed
0:22:18 > 0:22:21as a kind of a fine art focus.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24It's sort of going to look like a distressed mirror.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26It's called verre eglomise.
0:22:26 > 0:22:27You seem very engaged with this.
0:22:27 > 0:22:29My mother was disabled.
0:22:29 > 0:22:33She had MS for many, many years so basically, all the way
0:22:33 > 0:22:37through my teenage years, and latterly, she was in a wheelchair.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40My father died when I was very young as well.
0:22:40 > 0:22:45And so, yes, it was something that I...you know, I had very,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47very first-hand experience with.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51I really, really like to do something for the parents.
0:22:51 > 0:22:56As a parent, your empathy just goes so strongly to them
0:22:56 > 0:22:59and I really want to make sure that there's some beautiful,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02beautiful things for Michelle as a way of, you know, saying,
0:23:02 > 0:23:03"For goodness' sake,
0:23:03 > 0:23:06"you are incredible with what you're coping with."
0:23:08 > 0:23:10He's a lovely man, isn't he? And we're not alone.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13We've got 92 lovely builders who all think the same thing.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Inside, the rewiring has delayed Chris and the plastering and
0:23:18 > 0:23:20nothing winds him up more.
0:23:20 > 0:23:22So he's staying well out of the way of Billy.
0:23:22 > 0:23:24Instead, he's watching paint dry.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28You missed a bit there, mate.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31- Good team?- Yeah, brilliant.- Well, you know, as much as painters...
0:23:31 > 0:23:32Here we go. Billy's at it again.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35Excellent.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37LAUGHTER
0:23:37 > 0:23:41- It is extraordinary, isn't it? - He is.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Bill says that he used to be a scuba diver,
0:23:45 > 0:23:47working on submarines in Plymouth.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51What do you reckon the chances are that he's actually a scuba diver?
0:23:51 > 0:23:54- None.- He was saying, "Well, you'll never find anywhere to go scuba
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- "diving around here." I've found somewhere.- Have you?
0:23:56 > 0:23:58Tell me something painful's involved.
0:23:58 > 0:24:02Something that's going to, I don't know, bite him or squish him.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05- Might be.- Really? Oh, mate.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08I'm not vindictive, I just like giving people what they want.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11You know what they say - be careful what you wish for.
0:24:11 > 0:24:15Downstairs, the guys are cracking on with what will be the kitchen -
0:24:15 > 0:24:18something this family have been sadly lacking for months now.
0:24:18 > 0:24:21So this area will make a huge difference to them.
0:24:23 > 0:24:24Over on the extension side,
0:24:24 > 0:24:27the plans are particularly important for Maddie.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29She's been sharing a bed with her mum and dad,
0:24:29 > 0:24:31which hasn't been great for her spine.
0:24:31 > 0:24:33She also needs a wheelchair-friendly bathroom.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38One of the things I do like about the way that the plan has
0:24:38 > 0:24:40come together, and it's something we've actually inherited,
0:24:40 > 0:24:43is the fact that you've got Mum and Dad there,
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Maddie there and they're sharing this bathroom space.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48I think that's really nice. I think it's very social.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50I think, a lot of the time, I get a bit worried
0:24:50 > 0:24:53cos, if you've got a severely disabled child, they feel as
0:24:53 > 0:24:55if they're pushed to the periphery of the family or they're
0:24:55 > 0:24:58pushed into a very, very special area.
0:24:58 > 0:25:02Actually, Maddie is still very much part of the heart of the home.
0:25:02 > 0:25:06- You're under-lit here. - Do I look a bit spooky?
0:25:06 > 0:25:07HE LAUGHS CREEPILY
0:25:07 > 0:25:09A little bit more Gothic than...
0:25:09 > 0:25:11Yeah. Let's go to a different room.
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Shall we move on where the lighting's better?
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Really? Better lighting from Billy?
0:25:16 > 0:25:18I wouldn't hold your breath.
0:25:18 > 0:25:21Where are we at, gentlemen? How are the electrics doing?
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Cos obviously we had the setback of having to take all the wiring out
0:25:24 > 0:25:26and rewire it but we're day two now. How close are we?
0:25:26 > 0:25:30- We're ahead again. It's nearly finished.- Is it?- Yes.
0:25:30 > 0:25:31We've done very...
0:25:31 > 0:25:32And then something's...
0:25:32 > 0:25:34LAUGHTER
0:25:34 > 0:25:35Then I spoke.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Amazing. Every time, it's you.
0:25:40 > 0:25:43Despite the electrics delay, the upstairs is plastered.
0:25:43 > 0:25:46Now, Chris can smell the need for it downstairs.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48I want to get them in here in the morning
0:25:48 > 0:25:50cos the kitchen's being fitted on Saturday so we can board
0:25:50 > 0:25:53and skim and work our way that way, that way and into there.
0:25:53 > 0:25:57The floor, here, is being concreted tonight in there
0:25:57 > 0:26:00and in the other side so we can get on it first thing in the morning.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02It's taken the entire day
0:26:02 > 0:26:05but work on the back garden has progressed amazingly.
0:26:05 > 0:26:07They've cleared an area ready for the concrete.
0:26:08 > 0:26:11Maddie needs constant physio to strengthen her muscles
0:26:11 > 0:26:16so we're installing a Nordic cabin and Hydropool so she can exercise.
0:26:16 > 0:26:19And it's concrete-tastic today as the concrete is also
0:26:19 > 0:26:23going down on the inside, which means there are now level floors
0:26:23 > 0:26:26and that's exactly what Maddie needs to be able to move freely
0:26:26 > 0:26:30around the ground floor, something she's never been able to do.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33So in the morning it'll be like a concrete snooker table?
0:26:33 > 0:26:34- Yeah.- Lovely job.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37A concrete snooker table?
0:26:40 > 0:26:43It's our third day on site. It might be grey skies
0:26:43 > 0:26:46but we've started to break the back of this build.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51Getting a whole house like this rebuilt in just nine days
0:26:51 > 0:26:54requires elbow grease from absolutely everyone.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56Well, all right, not everyone.
0:26:56 > 0:26:59I'm hoping that the house is as fine as I feel.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04Um...I hope you had a lot to drink last night.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07- Right.- I'll see you in there. - You will.
0:27:09 > 0:27:10See, I can talk builder!
0:27:11 > 0:27:12Yeah.
0:27:12 > 0:27:15The concrete on the inside has also set
0:27:15 > 0:27:18but we're still behind schedule so we need everybody we can get
0:27:18 > 0:27:21because Laurence doesn't really do part-finished.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25Actually, you can start beginning to see rooms taking shape
0:27:25 > 0:27:28now, which is really, really good. It's feeling less like Armageddon
0:27:28 > 0:27:30and more like... more like a house again.
0:27:30 > 0:27:34The rooms are beginning to develop their own personality.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38As long as that personality is not Billy, I think we'll be fine.
0:27:38 > 0:27:39With all the concrete set,
0:27:39 > 0:27:42it's Chris's team that takes centre stage.
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Considering that the floor only went down at seven o'clock last night,
0:27:46 > 0:27:48it's coming on tremendously.
0:27:48 > 0:27:51- All rewired in two days and a new floor down.- And plumbed.
0:27:51 > 0:27:54- And plumbed.- New doorway. - And doors and windows.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56That's pretty impressive, actually, isn't it, to be fair?
0:27:56 > 0:27:58- Yeah.- These boys are throwing it on, aren't they?
0:27:58 > 0:28:01It's what they do every day. We are actually in there...
0:28:01 > 0:28:04- Anthony, you're being polite now. - I know.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06THEY LAUGH
0:28:08 > 0:28:11How come his is bigger than yours?
0:28:11 > 0:28:12THEY ALL GROAN
0:28:12 > 0:28:15Oh! Don't come that - that's personal!
0:28:15 > 0:28:18You can't beat a big tool. Talking of which...
0:28:18 > 0:28:19It's like ascending...
0:28:19 > 0:28:22ascending into an environment that's a little bit more civilised.
0:28:22 > 0:28:24Look at this. This is great.
0:28:24 > 0:28:28Keelea's room looks as if it's almost there.
0:28:28 > 0:28:31One of the problems we've got is that there's a lot of new
0:28:31 > 0:28:37plaster happening, onto which I need to...I want to paint or paper.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40He's certainly got the wafting down to a fine art, hasn't he?
0:28:40 > 0:28:43But do the trade think he cuts the mustard?
0:28:43 > 0:28:46Can we get Laurence to come and do a bedroom for you perhaps?
0:28:46 > 0:28:50- Design something for you? - Yeah, yeah. I would.- Would you?- Yeah.
0:28:50 > 0:28:53- Would you, really? - He's got good...fashion.
0:28:53 > 0:28:55What do you make of Laurence? Have you seen him so far?
0:28:55 > 0:28:57- Not chatted with him. Seen him. - And what do you make of him?
0:28:57 > 0:28:59Seems all right. Nice guy.
0:28:59 > 0:29:02We've come across him before on telly and we know what he does.
0:29:02 > 0:29:04Let's see what it looks like. I bet it'll look good.
0:29:04 > 0:29:08A bit of appreciation for the Bowen there. Very nice, too.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10So this is Anais's room.
0:29:10 > 0:29:16This is going to be a wonderful kind of soft greens and blues palette.
0:29:16 > 0:29:19- So there we are. Mouth watering yet, gentlemen?- Oh, yes.
0:29:19 > 0:29:24- I'm feeling hungry already. - Yes. Yes. Carry on. Carry on.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26Top of the class.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29There is only one Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen...
0:29:29 > 0:29:30thankfully.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35You know, this house hasn't been a proper home for a long time, now.
0:29:35 > 0:29:39Maddie's so seriously ill, she needs her loving family around her.
0:29:39 > 0:29:41Instead, her home is forcing them apart.
0:29:44 > 0:29:48It's very, very stressful, because we're all in our bedrooms.
0:29:48 > 0:29:51And the children don't want to bring any friends home.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53They can't bring any friends home.
0:29:53 > 0:29:57Noise brings on violent seizures in Maddie, so every night,
0:29:57 > 0:29:59the house must fall into complete silence
0:29:59 > 0:30:01as soon as she goes to bed.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04They can't bring friends into their bedrooms,
0:30:04 > 0:30:06cos they can't make noise after eight o'clock,
0:30:06 > 0:30:08cos that will keep Maddie awake.
0:30:09 > 0:30:13They're living the life they're living for their sister.
0:30:13 > 0:30:15And it's been like this for four years,
0:30:15 > 0:30:17where we've split the family in half.
0:30:19 > 0:30:21Tell me all about the house -
0:30:21 > 0:30:24do you actually like living there as it is at the moment?
0:30:24 > 0:30:28- No.- No. Why?- No. I just go straight to my room.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31That's what we've literally been doing - just in our rooms.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33My mum and Maddie and Dad are in theirs,
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Anais's in hers and I'm either just out anywhere...
0:30:35 > 0:30:39How do you think it is for Maddie, what she's having to deal with?
0:30:39 > 0:30:41She can't...she can't walk anywhere.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45She needs her own space to do things or play out in the garden, or...
0:30:45 > 0:30:49Just to have, like, a normal experience, just...play out,
0:30:49 > 0:30:50if she wanted to, or...
0:30:50 > 0:30:54She can't do anything, she's just stuck in her bedroom.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56My mum doesn't really tell me anything about it,
0:30:56 > 0:30:59because I try and be happy with her and try and ignore it
0:30:59 > 0:31:02- and try and make her feel better, but...- Hm.
0:31:02 > 0:31:05I don't know, I don't know how to deal with it, to be honest.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07I think we just both get on with it.
0:31:07 > 0:31:09- Yeah.- Why should we complain when it's her who's got...?
0:31:09 > 0:31:12Why should we...? We don't have the right to complain
0:31:12 > 0:31:14when it's her who's going through that.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16We've got nothing to complain about, really.
0:31:16 > 0:31:17Despite the brave words,
0:31:17 > 0:31:21we want these girls to get their family time back.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23We can't make Maddie's disease disappear,
0:31:23 > 0:31:25but we can build a house that will ensure
0:31:25 > 0:31:30nobody has to lock themselves in their room ever again.
0:31:30 > 0:31:31Inside, the floor fitters are in
0:31:31 > 0:31:35and we've widened the door so a wheelchair can fit through easily.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38At the front of the house,
0:31:38 > 0:31:40we're installing a brand-new drive with ramp
0:31:40 > 0:31:42and the boys are pushing hard to get the job done
0:31:42 > 0:31:44while the weather holds out.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Jules and his gang have been working in the back garden,
0:31:50 > 0:31:53shovelling and levelling off a huge 25 tonnes of gravel.
0:31:55 > 0:31:56We're out of the mud.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59We've scraped all the mud out, put it in the skip,
0:31:59 > 0:32:03hardcored everything, and we've got it clean to walk on -
0:32:03 > 0:32:06it's such a wonderful feeling.
0:32:06 > 0:32:10And it's wonderful to see his little face smiling, at last,
0:32:10 > 0:32:11and know that others are smiling
0:32:11 > 0:32:15as we make it to the end of another busy day on a Big Build.
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Having started this job, we hit a number of problems,
0:32:21 > 0:32:25and just over halfway through, we're just beginning to catch up.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27The drainage at the back has now been replaced
0:32:27 > 0:32:29and the new roof is felted and retiled.
0:32:31 > 0:32:32Looking good, uh?
0:32:32 > 0:32:34- Beautiful. Looking good, innit? - We're getting there.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36I just said that.
0:32:36 > 0:32:38Inside, Billy's delivered, as promised.
0:32:38 > 0:32:42He and his boys have replaced all the electric cabling,
0:32:42 > 0:32:45but can he deliver on his promise to scuba dive?
0:32:45 > 0:32:47I've got a plan to flush old Bill out.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55Of course, you did say that you had been a scuba diver,
0:32:55 > 0:32:57working on submarines.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Yeah - gospel. I was down there, out there,
0:32:59 > 0:33:01clearing all the barnacles off the submarines at sea.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03That's why they called me Barnacle Bill.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06If you want to pull out, and you were actually not telling the truth,
0:33:06 > 0:33:08you can pull out at this stage, now.
0:33:08 > 0:33:09Would I lie to you?
0:33:09 > 0:33:11'For your sake, Bill, I hope not.'
0:33:13 > 0:33:17Oh, he's a natural - I'm sure that kind lady is just helping him
0:33:17 > 0:33:18because it's slippy.
0:33:20 > 0:33:23Hello. How you doing? Nice to see you all. Are you enjoying it?
0:33:23 > 0:33:25- Yeah, fantastic. - Great place, isn't it?
0:33:25 > 0:33:28I thought we'd wander down - there's a tunnel you can walk through.
0:33:28 > 0:33:31Don't know if you've been yet, but shall we go through the tunnel
0:33:31 > 0:33:33and see what we can see?
0:33:33 > 0:33:34How are we feeling at the moment?
0:33:34 > 0:33:37Obviously, we're getting close to letting you have your house back.
0:33:37 > 0:33:41What's the thing you're most hoping will be in the house?
0:33:41 > 0:33:47- The floor being level downstairs. And Maddie's room.- Right.- Really.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49The kitchen, so I can cook for the family -
0:33:49 > 0:33:51it's the most important room for me.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54- The living room.- Really? Why's that?
0:33:54 > 0:33:58Cos, like, we can all just, like, watch TV together.
0:33:58 > 0:34:01Just to do stuff together - has that been the toughest thing,
0:34:01 > 0:34:04- that you've all had to be in different parts of the house?- Yeah.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08- Aw!- Such a nice thing to say, that. So nice. It really is.
0:34:08 > 0:34:10- It's lovely, that.- Very cool.
0:34:10 > 0:34:14'Talking of cool, Billy must be feeling pretty cool, about now.'
0:34:14 > 0:34:17- Oh, wow!- Look who's in here! Do you know who that is?
0:34:18 > 0:34:21- That's Billy, our electrician. - It is.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Billy told me that he was a scuba diver
0:34:25 > 0:34:28and he wanted to go scuba diving to prove it.
0:34:28 > 0:34:29The thing I didn't tell him...
0:34:29 > 0:34:32I didn't tell him there are sharks in there.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34MUFFLED YELLING
0:34:35 > 0:34:38As long as he doesn't make any noise, he'll be fine.
0:34:38 > 0:34:40THEME FROM "JAWS" PLAYS
0:34:42 > 0:34:44GURGLING
0:34:48 > 0:34:49LAUGHTER
0:34:49 > 0:34:52Well, I really think we should probably get Billy some help,
0:34:52 > 0:34:53he's looking quite frightened.
0:34:53 > 0:34:56Why don't we go and have some dinner in the cafe first?
0:34:56 > 0:34:58Then we can tell people later.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03BILLY GURGLES ANXIOUSLY
0:35:03 > 0:35:06He really did go in the tank with a shark, I promise.
0:35:06 > 0:35:08NICK LAUGHS
0:35:08 > 0:35:14The Jacuzzi's here. If I had my way, it'd be steaming, now.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17It'd be steaming, and I'd be lying in it,
0:35:17 > 0:35:19stretched out in the bubble bath.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21- You use bubble bath? - Yeah. Don't you?
0:35:21 > 0:35:23No. I shower, mate. Don't do baths.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Well, I only have a bath once or twice a year,
0:35:25 > 0:35:28- But when I do, I like to bubble. - Do you?- Yeah, in the bath.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31Interesting. I know what to get you for Christmas, now.
0:35:31 > 0:35:32Strawberry bubble bath.
0:35:34 > 0:35:38There we are, a rare glimpse into the fragrant world of Mr Perryman.
0:35:38 > 0:35:40Once they've chopped up all this wood,
0:35:40 > 0:35:43they'll need to deck the entire area for our Nordic cabin
0:35:43 > 0:35:46and that will house our Hydropool.
0:35:47 > 0:35:49Inside, the kitchen is coming together
0:35:49 > 0:35:51and Billy's back on site - and dry.
0:35:51 > 0:35:53I wish I can say the same for the house.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55We've got a wee bit of a problem up the stairs.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57We've, eh, put a nail through a pipe
0:35:57 > 0:35:59and we've got to try and discover where it is.
0:35:59 > 0:36:03Jim and a couple of plumbers have gone up the stairs to try and rip the floor up.
0:36:03 > 0:36:04Fingers crossed, we find it,
0:36:04 > 0:36:06cos there's a lot of water coming through.
0:36:06 > 0:36:08Doesn't look good.
0:36:08 > 0:36:10With only three days to go, this is bad news.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12If it's soaked through the walls,
0:36:12 > 0:36:14it's going to unstick the plastering,
0:36:14 > 0:36:16which would be, well...frankly, a disaster.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23Yeah, it's a lot of water coming in there, eh?
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Meanwhile, in Design World...
0:36:26 > 0:36:29CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS
0:36:29 > 0:36:33I think today feels as if we've turned a massive corner.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35- It's a bit lilac, innit? - Ha! Not lilac.
0:36:35 > 0:36:38That's lilac, innit? Isn't that...? That's purple.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41- That's heather. That's heather... - That's lilac.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42'This may take a while.'
0:36:42 > 0:36:47Heather. Heather to heavy purple to black purple...
0:36:47 > 0:36:48- Do you know what puce is?- Yes.
0:36:48 > 0:36:49They're all shades of purple,
0:36:49 > 0:36:51they're all from the purple spectrum.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54- Lilac's much colder than that. - Heather's bluer than that.
0:36:54 > 0:36:55No, no, no - heather...
0:36:55 > 0:36:57Lilac is almost pink.
0:36:57 > 0:37:00- That's definitely heather. - That is kind of pink.
0:37:00 > 0:37:01It's that little, designer..
0:37:01 > 0:37:03What are you doing with your pants?
0:37:03 > 0:37:05Checking to see if they're purple,
0:37:05 > 0:37:07because everything's turned purple since I last looked.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09Purple tiles in the kitchen.
0:37:09 > 0:37:11How can you not know what colour your pants are?
0:37:11 > 0:37:13I stagger out of bed, I grab whatever's first.
0:37:13 > 0:37:14You achieved that look in the dark?
0:37:14 > 0:37:16NICK LAUGHS
0:37:16 > 0:37:19My job is obviously to take the edge...
0:37:19 > 0:37:20What is your job, exactly?
0:37:20 > 0:37:24It's to take the edge off Maddie's needs,
0:37:24 > 0:37:28so that the whole scheme doesn't look as if it's a hospital ward.
0:37:28 > 0:37:29He's right, you know.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32And of course, there's been no place for luxury over the past year or so,
0:37:32 > 0:37:35with Maddie's illness and the desperate state of the house.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40One person who knows exactly how that's impacted everyone
0:37:40 > 0:37:42is Michelle's sister, Cheryl.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46As you can see, the place is still a bit of a mess,
0:37:46 > 0:37:49but you can start to see the house that they need coming out of it.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52It's fantastic. It's like a dream come true for the family.
0:37:52 > 0:37:54- It's lovely. - It's seems to me that,
0:37:54 > 0:37:57at a time when they needed the help of people around them,
0:37:57 > 0:38:01they've actually got more and more closed in and kept it to themselves.
0:38:01 > 0:38:02You know what I mean?
0:38:02 > 0:38:05They've taken themselves away from their support network
0:38:05 > 0:38:07because they're both people
0:38:07 > 0:38:09who believe they need to get on with it themselves, but...
0:38:09 > 0:38:12They could have done with, like, talking to people.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Well, I suppose with an illness as serious as that,
0:38:15 > 0:38:18you shut yourself off from the world and you think, "I'll get on with it."
0:38:18 > 0:38:22We all tried to help and wanted to be there to support, but it's so serious
0:38:22 > 0:38:26and upsetting that you just try and do the day-to-day
0:38:26 > 0:38:27and get on with it.
0:38:29 > 0:38:33It's that very determination to deal with problems on their own
0:38:33 > 0:38:36that is so isolating for the family.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38We're told Maddie is currently the only child in the world
0:38:38 > 0:38:40with this brain disease,
0:38:40 > 0:38:42so doctors can only manage her symptoms
0:38:42 > 0:38:45whilst they try and identify her illness.
0:38:45 > 0:38:47'I wonder how mum Michelle copes with it.'
0:38:47 > 0:38:49It's pressure from so many different angles,
0:38:49 > 0:38:52there's so many demands on you.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Do you ever just get angry about it?
0:38:54 > 0:38:57I'm not angry, because I'm a positive person,
0:38:57 > 0:39:00but we have to make the best of the situation we're in,
0:39:00 > 0:39:02because if you're not positive,
0:39:02 > 0:39:05you couldn't get out of bed every day, you couldn't function.
0:39:05 > 0:39:07If you get up every morning, thinking,
0:39:07 > 0:39:10"My child's got a brain disease. What if it keeps growing?
0:39:10 > 0:39:11"What if she keeps deteriorating?
0:39:11 > 0:39:13"What if she can't even speak tomorrow?"
0:39:13 > 0:39:17You do have days where you're really bad and you say,
0:39:17 > 0:39:19"I'm not going out today, I can't cope."
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Then you have days when you think, "I just have to get on with it."
0:39:22 > 0:39:25You know - where does the future lie for any of us?
0:39:25 > 0:39:28You are so strong, but do you ever think that maybe,
0:39:28 > 0:39:31by refusing help from others...you know,
0:39:31 > 0:39:34that you're missing out on an opportunity for someone else
0:39:34 > 0:39:35to shoulder that burden?
0:39:35 > 0:39:37We don't ask for any help,
0:39:37 > 0:39:41because...that responsibility is mine and Rod's.
0:39:41 > 0:39:45Maddie is a massive responsibility, so we don't ever...
0:39:45 > 0:39:47Why does it have to be only yours?
0:39:47 > 0:39:51Because if anything happens to her, it's going to be when she's with me.
0:39:51 > 0:39:53And not with someone else. I'm strong for us all.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56I'm the one that keeps it all together.
0:39:56 > 0:39:58I just let Rod be him.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01He doesn't really like to see her deteriorating the way she is,
0:40:01 > 0:40:04so he tries to prop her up and help her walk.
0:40:04 > 0:40:06You see that by the way he holds her - he doesn't just hold her...
0:40:06 > 0:40:09Best friends, yeah. Best friends. But I take her to theatre.
0:40:09 > 0:40:11I do the gas induction, not the doctor.
0:40:11 > 0:40:14The face that she's going to see before she goes to sleep is me.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18TEARFULLY: I can't have a doctor do that. I have to do it.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22So I do it.
0:40:22 > 0:40:23It is a hell of a burden.
0:40:23 > 0:40:27Yeah, but you get used to whatever situation you're in.
0:40:27 > 0:40:30As bad as it is, you do...you get used to it.
0:40:30 > 0:40:34You just adapt to live with whatever situation you're put in.
0:40:35 > 0:40:38What this family are dealing with takes a huge amount of courage.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Somewhere near site, Laurence is working hard to provide the family
0:40:44 > 0:40:49with a design that works for them without it feeling overly medical,
0:40:49 > 0:40:52and, in true Laurence style, it doesn't involve working outside.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54I don't mind getting my hands dirty at all - don't forget,
0:40:54 > 0:40:59I've got a classical fine art training, so...don't, uh...
0:41:02 > 0:41:05Don't be seduced by the foppery.
0:41:05 > 0:41:07I can roll my sleeves up
0:41:07 > 0:41:11and cover a ceiling with cherubs like the best of them.
0:41:11 > 0:41:13The best cherub ceiling-coverers, presumably.
0:41:13 > 0:41:16But do we still have ceilings? That's the question.
0:41:16 > 0:41:19For all the work that's gone into this house...
0:41:19 > 0:41:25It's pretty amazing that we've had 93 guys in here -
0:41:25 > 0:41:28all the plumbers, electricians, plasterers, boarders,
0:41:28 > 0:41:32all the carpenters, the floor layers, the kitchen fitters, everything -
0:41:32 > 0:41:34and we've had one little leak.
0:41:34 > 0:41:36That's not bad going, really, is it?
0:41:39 > 0:41:41That means we're working with professional people.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43But there's one idiot who put a screw through a pipe.
0:41:45 > 0:41:46I think that idiot was probably Mark.
0:41:46 > 0:41:49With the leak finally fixed, we're out of the guts of the building
0:41:49 > 0:41:50and into the details.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52It's kinda getting there. I'm excited.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54And we've got 24 hours to go to polish it off.
0:41:54 > 0:41:56As long as the weather's nice.
0:41:56 > 0:41:58- I think it will be.- If we have a dry day, it will be fine.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00You've been good outside here, haven't you?
0:42:00 > 0:42:02You're the man for outside,
0:42:02 > 0:42:04because you've got that extra thermal blanket.
0:42:04 > 0:42:05- Like a seal.- Yes.
0:42:07 > 0:42:08Ever blown a seal?
0:42:08 > 0:42:11Yeah, I had an old, um...Aston...
0:42:11 > 0:42:14- Really?- ..that blew a seal. Very expensive to fix.- Dreadful.
0:42:16 > 0:42:17'I think we'll leave it there, shall we?'
0:42:22 > 0:42:24Another new day. The last, in fact.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Not of the world - of this particular job.
0:42:26 > 0:42:29And these guys just pick up where they left off.
0:42:29 > 0:42:30They'd sleep here, if we let 'em.
0:42:30 > 0:42:32Just take a look around.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35This is probably four weeks of solid working, ordinarily.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37These guys have eight hours
0:42:37 > 0:42:39and there's not an unhappy face amongst them,
0:42:39 > 0:42:43even though this house keeps spitting problems at us.
0:42:43 > 0:42:46First day, we discovered that the roof on the back extension
0:42:46 > 0:42:48was wrong and we had to redo it.
0:42:48 > 0:42:51We only just noticed the roof on the front extension is wrong as well,
0:42:51 > 0:42:54so we've had to take all that off and retile that.
0:42:54 > 0:42:57A bit of a pain at this stage, but I'm sure we'll get on top of it.
0:42:57 > 0:43:01However, it is going to take everyone for one final push
0:43:01 > 0:43:03to get over the finishing line...
0:43:03 > 0:43:05You have got to be kidding me!
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Garden's looking nice.
0:43:09 > 0:43:11WHISTLING AND CHEERING
0:43:13 > 0:43:15And how exactly is this helping?
0:43:24 > 0:43:28- What are you doing?!- Just making sure it's all right for the family.
0:43:28 > 0:43:30We have to drain it now, and clean it.
0:43:30 > 0:43:32We had showers this morning.
0:43:32 > 0:43:34These bubbles are all mine.
0:43:35 > 0:43:36- Oh, it's not switched on?- No.
0:43:36 > 0:43:38LAUGHTER
0:43:39 > 0:43:41Seriously - get out!
0:43:41 > 0:43:45'I get no respect around here at all.'
0:43:45 > 0:43:47At least someone's getting on with it.
0:43:47 > 0:43:49Every inch of wall has been plastered
0:43:49 > 0:43:51so it's the decorators' turn to buzz around.
0:43:51 > 0:43:54There might be a lot to do, but they're still smiling.
0:43:54 > 0:43:58As if Sean Connery and Bruce Forsyth had a love child.
0:43:59 > 0:44:00Price is right.
0:44:00 > 0:44:01HE IMITATES BRUCE FORSYTH
0:44:01 > 0:44:03LAUGHTER
0:44:04 > 0:44:08I have to say, I think Laurence has done a sterling job, here.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11Maddie's wallpaper is bespoke, and the colours bold.
0:44:13 > 0:44:15This is not just any old job for Laurence.
0:44:15 > 0:44:17He's put his heart and soul into this design.
0:44:18 > 0:44:21One, two, three, go.
0:44:21 > 0:44:24And so, in homage, the entire build want to show a little love.
0:44:24 > 0:44:26LAUGHTER
0:44:26 > 0:44:30I really - I cannot say how touched I am that the entire site
0:44:30 > 0:44:33has turned into a temple to me.
0:44:33 > 0:44:34Je m'appelle Raquel.
0:44:34 > 0:44:37All right, don't build your part, lad.
0:44:37 > 0:44:38LAUGHTER
0:44:41 > 0:44:42HAMMER BANGS
0:44:44 > 0:44:47Laurence and his pointy phase, there - "I want this here, I want that there."
0:44:47 > 0:44:49Down, down, down...
0:44:49 > 0:44:51Done. Lovely.
0:44:51 > 0:44:54It's all coming together. Very colourful. Unusual for us -
0:44:54 > 0:44:55we do a lot of grey and green
0:44:55 > 0:44:58and this is going to be a very colourful...
0:44:58 > 0:44:59HE LAUGHS
0:44:59 > 0:45:00He barged me, then?
0:45:00 > 0:45:02ALL: Wahey!
0:45:02 > 0:45:04'I won't bother getting up, it'll take too long.'
0:45:08 > 0:45:11Just nine days ago, we arrived to find a broken family
0:45:11 > 0:45:13living on a building site.
0:45:14 > 0:45:17I'm trying to slowly chip away.
0:45:17 > 0:45:20It just seems to be such a long process to get it done.
0:45:20 > 0:45:22She was having to wash plates in the bath,
0:45:22 > 0:45:25and...it was just like a derelict campsite.
0:45:25 > 0:45:28I think anybody can live like this for a couple of weeks,
0:45:28 > 0:45:31but the added problem of having a special needs child as well...
0:45:32 > 0:45:37It's making it hard, because my little sister and my mum and dad,
0:45:37 > 0:45:38they have to share a room.
0:45:38 > 0:45:41Maddie's home had become like a prison.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44Worse still, it was damaging her health.
0:45:45 > 0:45:49She's really weak, she's got really poor muscle tone at the moment.
0:45:49 > 0:45:53She's trapped. She can't get out and do what she needs to do
0:45:53 > 0:45:54and that's our fault.
0:45:54 > 0:45:56She's just not independent at all.
0:45:58 > 0:46:01So she needs us with her all the time.
0:46:01 > 0:46:05This family were in crisis - dealing with a serious illness
0:46:05 > 0:46:08and living on a construction site.
0:46:08 > 0:46:10They were determined to cope alone,
0:46:10 > 0:46:13but in doing so, they were being torn apart.
0:46:13 > 0:46:14Ready?
0:46:14 > 0:46:17It's difficult for all of us - the older kids as well.
0:46:17 > 0:46:20They're just left in their bedrooms and getting no family time as well.
0:46:22 > 0:46:23I think we just both get on with it.
0:46:23 > 0:46:26Why should we complain when it's her who's going through that?
0:46:26 > 0:46:29We sent out a DIY SOS
0:46:29 > 0:46:33and Bury and the Greater Manchester area responded
0:46:33 > 0:46:37and just look at what they've built in just nine days.
0:46:38 > 0:46:41At the front, there's a new driveway with wheelchair ramps,
0:46:41 > 0:46:44so that Maddie no longer needs to be carried in and out of the house.
0:46:45 > 0:46:49Inside, there's a brand-new kitchen with dining area.
0:46:49 > 0:46:51This family will no longer have to eat in their bedrooms.
0:46:53 > 0:46:55There's also a family lounge,
0:46:55 > 0:46:58which means now they can spend time relaxing together.
0:46:59 > 0:47:03Laurence has used their favourite sofa as the colour inspiration
0:47:03 > 0:47:07and the whole space is bright, with luxurious pinks and purples.
0:47:09 > 0:47:12All the doors have been widened and the floors levelled
0:47:12 > 0:47:14so that Maddie can move more freely
0:47:14 > 0:47:15across the whole of the ground floor.
0:47:17 > 0:47:20Across in the extension, there are dramatic changes.
0:47:20 > 0:47:23We've created a brand-new room for Mum and Dad.
0:47:25 > 0:47:28And a stone's throw down the corridor is Maddie's room,
0:47:28 > 0:47:32designed specifically for her, with her needs in mind.
0:47:33 > 0:47:37And within easy reach, a superb wet room.
0:47:38 > 0:47:41Upstairs, there's no more washing up in the old bathroom.
0:47:41 > 0:47:44We've refreshed it and created a spare room.
0:47:44 > 0:47:46There's also a fabulous pamper room -
0:47:46 > 0:47:48something Michelle and the girls will love.
0:47:51 > 0:47:54Mum, Dad and Maddie's old room that doubled as a kitchen,
0:47:54 > 0:47:57is now a grown-up bedroom for Anais,
0:47:57 > 0:47:59decorated in her favourite colours.
0:48:02 > 0:48:04Across the hall, it's the extension
0:48:04 > 0:48:06that's undergone the biggest transformation.
0:48:08 > 0:48:12Where once there was just a shell, Keelea has her own bathroom,
0:48:12 > 0:48:14bedroom and dressing area.
0:48:17 > 0:48:20Outside no longer resembles a mud bath.
0:48:20 > 0:48:24Instead, there's a cabin-protected Hydropool and decking area,
0:48:24 > 0:48:27taking this house from a DIY disaster
0:48:27 > 0:48:30to a home where a family can embrace their future together.
0:48:36 > 0:48:37If you're ready...
0:48:38 > 0:48:40..open your eyes.
0:48:40 > 0:48:41- Oh!- Oh, my...
0:48:47 > 0:48:51- Not like the same place, at all. - GASPING: Purple!
0:48:51 > 0:48:54- It's brilliant, that. - Absolutely amazing.
0:48:54 > 0:48:57GASPING: Look at the lights!
0:48:57 > 0:49:00Pea's chair's set up there for a family meal - how nice.
0:49:00 > 0:49:02- Good, innit?- How nice. How nice.
0:49:02 > 0:49:05It's just lovely. It's just perfect. I just couldn't...
0:49:05 > 0:49:08- I couldn't have planned it better myself.- No, never.
0:49:08 > 0:49:11Also somewhere where the older girls can do some homework,
0:49:11 > 0:49:14if they need to, and be part of the family, still.
0:49:14 > 0:49:15Come through.
0:49:16 > 0:49:19- We kept your sofa, because that was the key thing, obviously.- Yeah.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22Oh, it's gorgeous. It's just so nice.
0:49:22 > 0:49:24Have a little seat on your lovely sofa.
0:49:24 > 0:49:27Everything just rolls through, just matches perfect.
0:49:27 > 0:49:29- Really nice.- Perfect. Just can't believe it.
0:49:31 > 0:49:32Was it what you were expecting?
0:49:32 > 0:49:36No. No, didn't think it'd be this nice.
0:49:36 > 0:49:37Thanks very much(!)
0:49:37 > 0:49:39LAUGHTER
0:49:40 > 0:49:43When we first opened our eyes, it didn't even -
0:49:43 > 0:49:45let alone looking like the same house -
0:49:45 > 0:49:48didn't even look the same room, the same space.
0:49:49 > 0:49:52- Want to see some more, then? - Yeah, fantastic, absolutely.
0:49:52 > 0:49:54Happy with just this.
0:49:57 > 0:49:58Oh, wow!
0:49:59 > 0:50:02All the colours, perfect for her.
0:50:05 > 0:50:09You are allowed to hug, by the way. You don't have to stand on ceremony.
0:50:09 > 0:50:11I...I'll get emotional, myself.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15You all right, love?
0:50:16 > 0:50:19- Can't believe it. She'll love it. - She will.
0:50:20 > 0:50:25I thought that when we showed you the kitchen and dining room and living room
0:50:25 > 0:50:27that you'd be emotional about it there,
0:50:27 > 0:50:29- but in fact, this is the room... - Yeah.- Why's that?
0:50:30 > 0:50:34Well, this is what it's all about. This is what she needs.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40She likes to have sleepovers, but she can't go anywhere else.
0:50:40 > 0:50:46- Yeah.- Well, there's a bed on here, so that she can now have sleepovers.
0:50:46 > 0:50:49- It's just lovely, isn't it? - It's perfect.- Just lovely.
0:50:49 > 0:50:52- Her little face, when she sees this. - She'll be...
0:50:53 > 0:50:54She'll be blown away.
0:50:54 > 0:50:58The trouble is that, so often, when you think about what she needs,
0:50:58 > 0:51:01- you forget that it can look beautiful, too.- Yeah.
0:51:01 > 0:51:04This is what she needs, but it's got all the fun built into it
0:51:04 > 0:51:08that you would hope any...sort of, perfect little girl's room
0:51:08 > 0:51:10- is going to have. - It is, yeah.
0:51:12 > 0:51:15So you need a bathroom to go with it, don't you? Obviously.
0:51:15 > 0:51:16So, let's go and have a look in here.
0:51:16 > 0:51:19- So... - Oh! Gosh!
0:51:19 > 0:51:22- Gorgeous!- Yeah. - Love it.
0:51:22 > 0:51:25I would say that not everybody would love this, with the colour, but...
0:51:25 > 0:51:27I love it. I love it, it's perfect.
0:51:27 > 0:51:29- Maddie will love this, as well. - I'd pick it.
0:51:29 > 0:51:32- So, happy with what we've done for Maddie's needs?- Yes.
0:51:32 > 0:51:36Laurence was very keen that you had somewhere
0:51:36 > 0:51:37that felt like a little holiday
0:51:37 > 0:51:39every time you went into your bedroom -
0:51:39 > 0:51:42somewhere you'd relax and take five minutes to recharge.
0:51:42 > 0:51:43SHE GASPS
0:51:43 > 0:51:45Oh, it's gorgeous.
0:51:45 > 0:51:48- Oh, look - my girls. - Aw, that's nice.
0:51:48 > 0:51:51You know, this is like a boutique hotel.
0:51:51 > 0:51:52SHE GASPS
0:51:52 > 0:51:53(Look!)
0:51:53 > 0:51:56This is a specific type of French painting
0:51:56 > 0:51:58where you paint on the back of glass,
0:51:58 > 0:52:02and again, an original that Laurence did for you himself.
0:52:02 > 0:52:05I love it. I just love it.
0:52:05 > 0:52:08- We could never have done it, could we?- Never in a million years.
0:52:08 > 0:52:11Now, we can just concentrate on the family.
0:52:11 > 0:52:15- Just doing nice things together, as a family.- Which we used to do.
0:52:15 > 0:52:19Yeah, which we used to do a few years ago, but...
0:52:19 > 0:52:22Well, things changed. Her needs changed.
0:52:22 > 0:52:24So you have to adapt to that.
0:52:24 > 0:52:28At least, now, you won't have to work all weekend on the house
0:52:28 > 0:52:29and every night.
0:52:30 > 0:52:33- We can just spend time together. - Amazing. Yeah.
0:52:33 > 0:52:35That's what we wanted to do.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37That's what all the people in the area wanted to do.
0:52:37 > 0:52:38Right, we haven't finished, yet,
0:52:38 > 0:52:41cos we've only shown you the ground floor.
0:52:41 > 0:52:43'And upstairs is just as impressive.
0:52:43 > 0:52:47'Finally, the older girls get the space they deserve.'
0:52:47 > 0:52:50Aw, little Anais will love it, won't she?
0:52:50 > 0:52:53- So, she's grown up, hasn't she? - It's a very grown-up room for her.
0:52:53 > 0:52:55I think she'll feel that as well.
0:52:55 > 0:52:57She's the one, really, that's not had friends...
0:52:57 > 0:53:01I think she will really, really appreciate a nice bedroom.
0:53:01 > 0:53:03So, we've got Keelea to look after as well,
0:53:03 > 0:53:06- who, again, has been through a lot, hasn't she?- Yeah.
0:53:06 > 0:53:08So we wanted something properly grown up...
0:53:08 > 0:53:10I'll stop talking about it. Why don't we have a look?
0:53:10 > 0:53:13- Oh!- Wow!- Wow...
0:53:14 > 0:53:17Yeah - so, welcome to the first area, the dressing room.
0:53:17 > 0:53:19ROD LAUGHS Gosh!
0:53:20 > 0:53:22Nice, having a dressing room, when you're a young lady,
0:53:22 > 0:53:24an area where you can prepare yourself.
0:53:24 > 0:53:26- It's very Keelea. - Is it?- Yeah.
0:53:26 > 0:53:28Oh!
0:53:30 > 0:53:32Yeah, and they have missed out, the last few years.
0:53:32 > 0:53:34This is going to more than make up for it.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37We're OK. We can cope with it.
0:53:37 > 0:53:39It's just the other two girls...
0:53:39 > 0:53:41SHE SNIFFS
0:53:41 > 0:53:43You know, they've had to cope with it,
0:53:43 > 0:53:45with everything that we've gone through.
0:53:47 > 0:53:48So, at least now...
0:53:50 > 0:53:53..we can say, "You can have somewhere nice."
0:53:53 > 0:53:56Get to join in the fun, now.
0:53:56 > 0:53:57- You get to show the girls.- Yeah.
0:54:05 > 0:54:06What do you think?
0:54:06 > 0:54:09What can you see on the wallpaper?
0:54:09 > 0:54:12- Mermaids.- Mermaids. And what's this?
0:54:12 > 0:54:18- My bed.- Your new bed. You like it? - Big girl's bedroom now, Pea.
0:54:18 > 0:54:21- You're a big girl, now. - Your own room.
0:54:21 > 0:54:24- Which bit do you like best? - All of it.- You like all of it.
0:54:26 > 0:54:28Is this just how you imagined it, little Mads?
0:54:29 > 0:54:32- Yeah?- Yeah. - Do you love it?
0:54:41 > 0:54:42Oh, my gosh!
0:54:47 > 0:54:50- This is really nice. - Like the colours?- Yeah.
0:54:50 > 0:54:53You've spent a year in the box room, haven't you?
0:54:53 > 0:54:55Not really much of a bed.
0:54:55 > 0:54:57So now you can have your friends round, can't you?
0:54:57 > 0:54:59- You deserve it, don't you? - Mm-hm!
0:54:59 > 0:55:02Of your friends, who's got the coolest room now?
0:55:02 > 0:55:04- Me.- Honestly?
0:55:04 > 0:55:06- It's that good, is it?- Yeah.
0:55:10 > 0:55:12KEELEA LAUGHS
0:55:13 > 0:55:17- Oh, my goodness - it's just so nice. - It's amazing, isn't it?
0:55:17 > 0:55:19Just, I wanted you...
0:55:19 > 0:55:21This is - I'm happy that you've got your room,
0:55:21 > 0:55:24because...it's been quite hard, hasn't it?
0:55:29 > 0:55:32TEARFULLY: Yeah, we've had a hard few years, haven't we?
0:55:36 > 0:55:38We don't have to worry about the house, now, do we?
0:55:38 > 0:55:41At least we can spend time together now, can't we?
0:55:49 > 0:55:50- Did we do OK in here?- Yeah.
0:55:50 > 0:55:54- Thank you so much.- That's fine. You likely to be moving out, soon?
0:55:55 > 0:55:56No.
0:55:56 > 0:55:58LAUGHTER
0:55:58 > 0:55:59We didn't think so.
0:55:59 > 0:56:02- Happy with it all? Decent house?- Amazing.
0:56:02 > 0:56:03OK, that's everything.
0:56:03 > 0:56:04Well, it's not quite everything.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06We've done a little bit more out the back.
0:56:07 > 0:56:09Out you come. You can look up.
0:56:11 > 0:56:13GASPING
0:56:13 > 0:56:14Oh!
0:56:14 > 0:56:16- KEELEA, GASPING:- Oh, my God!
0:56:16 > 0:56:19This all-weather grass, artificial grass.
0:56:19 > 0:56:21Really good one, actually - it's a soft play area.
0:56:21 > 0:56:23Then obviously, we wanted the decking,
0:56:23 > 0:56:25so that if need to be in a wheelchair, or anything,
0:56:25 > 0:56:27you can go down the side of the building
0:56:27 > 0:56:29and get over to what we're calling the hobbit house.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31It's actually got a much posher name than that.
0:56:31 > 0:56:33Oh, my gosh!
0:56:33 > 0:56:35Oh!
0:56:35 > 0:56:39Wow - this is just, like, the best thing.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42It's unbelievable, isn't it?
0:56:42 > 0:56:43Would it be OK if we introduced you
0:56:43 > 0:56:46to some of the people - they can't all be here -
0:56:46 > 0:56:48that have made this happen over the last nine days?
0:56:48 > 0:56:50- Come and say a few words to them? - Yeah.
0:56:50 > 0:56:53Yeah? Don't be frightened - they might not look much,
0:56:53 > 0:56:55but they're the loveliest people.
0:56:55 > 0:56:57Yeah, they truly are.
0:56:57 > 0:56:59Here we go. Out you go.
0:57:00 > 0:57:03APPLAUSE
0:57:04 > 0:57:06SPEECH DROWNED OUT BY APPLAUSE
0:57:08 > 0:57:10This kind of thing doesn't happen every day, does it?
0:57:10 > 0:57:12No - it's just amazing.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16I'm just really overwhelmed. It's just perfect.
0:57:16 > 0:57:18It's an incredible transformation, it really is.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21Thank you so much for all your efforts.
0:57:21 > 0:57:23I'm totally humbled by the whole experience.
0:57:23 > 0:57:26I felt like I should be here myself, digging deep.
0:57:26 > 0:57:29We'll benefit from it so much, so, so much.
0:57:29 > 0:57:32It's...it's a miracle. It's a modern-day miracle.
0:57:32 > 0:57:34Go and say hello - come down, here you go.
0:57:34 > 0:57:37- Oh, thank you, Laurence, thank you. - Such a pleasure.
0:57:41 > 0:57:44This family decided they're going to be strong and determined
0:57:44 > 0:57:46and just get through.
0:57:46 > 0:57:47But that decision has put a shell up.
0:57:47 > 0:57:50You can't blame them, but it removed them, slightly,
0:57:50 > 0:57:53from the community around them - a community that was only too happy
0:57:53 > 0:57:55to come and help when we asked them.
0:57:55 > 0:57:58And now, they have a new home and a new future.
0:57:58 > 0:58:00Genuinely, it's that important -
0:58:00 > 0:58:03they can spend time together now, comfortably, as a family.
0:58:03 > 0:58:05The girls can invite their friends round.
0:58:05 > 0:58:07Maddie can have sleepovers
0:58:07 > 0:58:10and she has all the medical needs without it looking medical.
0:58:10 > 0:58:14The future's much brighter because of what these people have done.
0:58:14 > 0:58:17Maybe you know somebody who could do with some help.