0:00:02 > 0:00:05We're all obsessed with having lovely houses.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08- Wow!- I know.- Oh, my goodness.
0:00:08 > 0:00:10It looks great. So bright in here.
0:00:10 > 0:00:12Ugh!
0:00:12 > 0:00:16But the road to perfection isn't an easy ride.
0:00:16 > 0:00:17Just let's do it in order.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19It's like dealing with the Three Stooges.
0:00:19 > 0:00:20Ooh, she's getting bossy.
0:00:20 > 0:00:22How do you choose the right builder for the job?
0:00:22 > 0:00:24- You love it. - JOHN LAUGHS
0:00:24 > 0:00:26We've scoured Britain...
0:00:26 > 0:00:28- Are you ready?- I'm ready, babe.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30..for pairs of builders...
0:00:30 > 0:00:33- Bit posher than your house, mate, isn't it?- I don't know, mate.
0:00:33 > 0:00:35..who think they've got what it takes...
0:00:35 > 0:00:38Well, they're out of it, anyway. So what are you doing?
0:00:38 > 0:00:40..to pitch against each other and win work.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Right, first question - is the kettle on?
0:00:43 > 0:00:45Only one pair will win each job.
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Yeah, baby!
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Number one in the bag, Micky boy.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52- But...- Oh!
0:00:52 > 0:00:55..they're going to be put through the ultimate wringer.
0:00:55 > 0:00:57- Ooh!- Oh!
0:00:57 > 0:00:58The losing pairs...
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- I'd love to be a househusband. - ..will be scrutinising their work.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04Can anyone else hear the sucking of builders' teeth?
0:01:04 > 0:01:07I don't like the idea of this at all. No.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08- Oh, my word!- Oh, my...
0:01:11 > 0:01:15We're kicking off in suburbia, in an area famous for football,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18which is a stone's throw from a thriving city centre where
0:01:18 > 0:01:22house prices are just under the national average.
0:01:22 > 0:01:25We're up north in Stretford, South Manchester.
0:01:28 > 0:01:33This three-bed Edwardian semi is home to drama teacher, Karen,
0:01:33 > 0:01:35and her ten-year-old son, Emerson.
0:01:35 > 0:01:38They moved into the property nine years ago.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41It was the first house I ever saw and I absolutely fell in love with
0:01:41 > 0:01:45it from outside, and knew this was the house I was going to live in.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Karen's renovated the house from top to bottom.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50So, what's left to do?
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Since I bought it, I've been kind of doing a room each year.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56And this year, it's the cellar.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59It's already been converted into two rooms, but it's basic
0:01:59 > 0:02:01to say the least.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05It's really cold down there and there's lots of breeze in there,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and drafts and spiders.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Careful, darling.
0:02:11 > 0:02:16So, Karen wants to evict the incy wincies and turn the bigger
0:02:16 > 0:02:19space into a playroom for her train-obsessed son, Emerson.
0:02:21 > 0:02:23I think it's about time he had his own space to play.
0:02:23 > 0:02:25He has autism and ADHD,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28and it's going to help him with his creativity.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31You know, he wants to be an inventor as well.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35So, I think it's going to help him with his inventions.
0:02:36 > 0:02:39So, just how much has Karen got to spend on her
0:02:39 > 0:02:41inventor's lab playroom?
0:02:41 > 0:02:44The budget for this is £1,500.
0:02:44 > 0:02:49However, if we do go over, we go over, the room needs doing.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Karen's work is merely cosmetic, but building work in cellars
0:02:53 > 0:02:54needs careful planning.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58If you're going to turn a dark basement into an extra room,
0:02:58 > 0:03:00think about lighting as it will really brighten it up.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Make sure you put some heating in if there's none there already.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06Finishing and furnishings are so important when you finish a project.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08The more homely you can make it,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10the more times you'll end up spending there.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14So, let's see which builders are bidding for this job.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20They all know they're pitching to transform a draughty cellar to
0:03:20 > 0:03:24a vibrant playroom. But it's their designs that will set them apart.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27First up are young guns Faiz and Tom.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Just check if you've got any...
0:03:31 > 0:03:33..ketchup on you today, our kid, yeah.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36They've been working up ideas in the cafe.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39- Hi!- Morning, Karen. You OK? Faiz. Nice to meet you.
0:03:39 > 0:03:40- Please, come in.- Thank you.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Mind your head when you come down here, Tom.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48Time to size up that cellar.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51It'd be fun working down here.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53- You can't even put your hard hat on, can you?- No.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56You're nearly going through the ceiling!
0:03:57 > 0:04:01Fortunately, these two are ready for any job.
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Plastering, tiling, joinery, plumbing.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07They say Jack of all trades and master of none, but for me,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10it's the other way round - master of them all.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14So, what's the plan for the playroom?
0:04:14 > 0:04:18If we can do some sort of train-track theme in here,
0:04:18 > 0:04:21that would be nice. We want to offer the customer something
0:04:21 > 0:04:23that she's getting most for her money.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25Faiz and Tom are on track with the design,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29but they've got to convince Karen they've got the winning idea.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30We're going to make a train track
0:04:30 > 0:04:32and it's going to go through the wall
0:04:32 > 0:04:34and make the wall into a bridge.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36And then it's going to return back through the wall
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- and come back into the room.- Wow.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Shelving systems on that side for books, toys.
0:04:41 > 0:04:44- We've spoke about any lights?- Yeah.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48Some sort of lighting system around the top.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- You know, LED strip lights.- Yes.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53So, whatever mood Emerson's in, he can change the colour and have
0:04:53 > 0:04:55- a chill out.- Great.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Faiz and Tom plan to box in Karen's washing machine,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01as well as lay carpet and build some under-stairs storage.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05But the jewel in the crown is a suspended train track
0:05:05 > 0:05:07that will travel through the wall.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09So, what's the cost?
0:05:09 > 0:05:12All in, Karen, we're going to have £1,000 on materials
0:05:12 > 0:05:14- and £500 labour.- OK.- We'll do
0:05:14 > 0:05:17- as much as we can within the couple of days.- Brilliant, lovely.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19So, just remember whoever you choo-choo choose...
0:05:19 > 0:05:21we're going to do that!
0:05:21 > 0:05:23I love it, I love it, Tom, I love it.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Ah, Tom, what a comedian.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29But they've not won the job yet.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Up against Faiz and Tom are family firm, Tracey and Daryll.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Sorry, but you need to wake up this morning.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39And I think we know who's in charge.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42- It needs to be done cos they're moving in.- Yes, I'm doing it.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Right, I'll just go and check something in the bathroom.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49I do most of the work and my mother gets most of the money.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51I'd describe you as being multi-skilled.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53I'm going to have to take these off, then, aren't I?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55I need to clone you, that's what I need to do.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58You don't half get weird sometimes.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01With five children and three grandchildren...
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Don't you knock yourself out. Whoa!
0:06:03 > 0:06:06..Tracy knows a thing or two about playrooms.
0:06:06 > 0:06:07What a great space.
0:06:07 > 0:06:11What I'm thinking of doing here is making this like a train station,
0:06:11 > 0:06:12paint it so it looks like a tunnel.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- And then the outside, make it look like brickwork.- Yeah.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17And across the top, put his name in, like,
0:06:17 > 0:06:20as if you would have on a train station sign.
0:06:20 > 0:06:21Tracey's train station mural
0:06:21 > 0:06:23certainly sounds like it will appeal,
0:06:23 > 0:06:27but they've got to convince Karen it's better than Faiz and Tom's.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- That's your chimney breast in the cellar.- Uh-huh.
0:06:29 > 0:06:33We were thinking if we painted the centre of the chimney breast black.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36- Yeah.- And then brick wallpapered it up...- Uh-huh.
0:06:36 > 0:06:38..it would look like a train tunnel.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40- Ah!- So we just thought he might quite like that.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- I know I'd probably...- He would. - I'd probably quite like that.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44- In terms of the floor...- Yeah.
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- ..I reckon we go for that road map carpet.- Yeah, I do.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Road and trains, so everything's on it so that he can...
0:06:50 > 0:06:51So, it's a carpet to give warmth.
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Yeah, but he can play on the floor. - Play on it as well.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56You know when you get the little rolls of car mats you play on?
0:06:56 > 0:06:59- It's basically that, but it's the whole floor.- Oh, wow. OK.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02So, it's got trains, cars, all sorts of things on it, roads,
0:07:02 > 0:07:04that kind of thing.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07As well as a train tunnel mural and vehicles play carpet,
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Tracey and Daz plan to build some bench storage
0:07:10 > 0:07:12with a long shelf above.
0:07:12 > 0:07:16But can they do all this within Karen's £1,500 budget?
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Including everything, all the materials, we're coming in at 1,850.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21- Uh-huh.- OK?- Yeah.
0:07:21 > 0:07:28So, their quote is £350 over Faiz and Tom's, and Karen's budget.
0:07:28 > 0:07:29Cor, blimey.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Finally, bidding against the other two are no-nonsense lads,
0:07:33 > 0:07:34Mark and Chris.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- Try and stand up properly. - Nearly, no.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41They've been joined at the hip for the last three years.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44- I call his mum, Mum.- Yeah. - That says it all.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46- And dad, Dad.- And his dad, Dad.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50OK, mate. Don't make me well up, Mark. It is.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55You dream it, we build it.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58They'll need to think big to beat the competitors in the pitch.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00So, storage.
0:08:01 > 0:08:05- Storage.- Paramount to a playroom, right?- Yeah.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Fun, vibrant, lots of storage.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12All the benching going all the way round as far as we can.
0:08:12 > 0:08:15- And seating going round.- They're going to make it fun and functional.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19But will Karen like it enough to hire them over the others?
0:08:19 > 0:08:23Full seating area to go round from the side wall, the back wall,
0:08:23 > 0:08:25and into the alcove.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28Your storage seating would all be carpet-lined inside,
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- so it will be all nice. - Oh, lovely, OK.- Yes.
0:08:31 > 0:08:33Joint some carpet. Even if we do
0:08:33 > 0:08:36one big colour, cut some sections out with some patterns,
0:08:36 > 0:08:41maybe circles, squares, a couple of different types of carpet,
0:08:41 > 0:08:43different textures, maybe,
0:08:43 > 0:08:45just to make the room look a little bit more interesting.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49- Stand out.- Yeah. - Yeah. And that's where we sit.
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Great, it sounds wonderful.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Mark and Chris plan to use funky
0:08:53 > 0:08:55covered patchwork and bundles
0:08:55 > 0:08:57of seating storage to create
0:08:57 > 0:08:59a fun and vibrant play area.
0:08:59 > 0:09:01But what's it going to cost?
0:09:02 > 0:09:03Price.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09- We're on top budget at £,1500. - OK, that's great, that's fine.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13I am going to try and make this as perfect as we can for you.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15Brilliant.
0:09:15 > 0:09:18- Thank you.- Thank you.- Thank you very much.- Nice to meet you.
0:09:18 > 0:09:22They've all pitched, but Karen doesn't have to go with any of them.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- How did everybody get on? - I thought it was good.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29- It wasn't just a child wanting some fancy bedroom.- Yeah.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32It was a real need for somebody that was really going to enjoy it.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36We did try to have a think if we could underpin it and take down
0:09:36 > 0:09:39the floor and everything within the £1,500 budget,
0:09:39 > 0:09:40but that was a bit too much!
0:09:40 > 0:09:43THEY LAUGH
0:09:43 > 0:09:44Keep it together, guys.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51The builders can't do any more. They just have to wait.
0:09:51 > 0:09:56Karen could go for Faiz and Tom's bang-on-budget train track idea.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Or Tracey and Daryll's pricier mural.
0:09:59 > 0:10:03Or Chris and Mark's carpet patchwork, also on budget.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11Only the winning team's phone will ring.
0:10:20 > 0:10:23PHONE RINGS
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Hm. Mm!
0:10:29 > 0:10:31- Hello.- Hi, is that Faiz?
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Speaking. Is it Karen?
0:10:33 > 0:10:35I'd love to give you the job.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38We're going to be absolutely wowed by it. It sounds great.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Brilliant, brilliant. That's good news.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42That's good news, definitely.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44Tom's doing a little dance for us now!
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Emerson's going to be absolutely made up with this.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49- Yeah, he will.- OK.- Bye-bye.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54- Yes!- Done. Sorted. Get in.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56- We're in!- We're in.
0:10:56 > 0:10:58That's made my day, that.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00- So, we've got something good to look forward to.- Yeah.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03It's a job in the bag for Faiz and Tom.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06Losers leave empty-handed.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09I dread to think what they'll say when they're watching on later.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12- Oh.- Oh.
0:11:12 > 0:11:14- That's a bit of a shame. - Bit disappointing, that.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17- Of course...- It was a job that everybody wanted.
0:11:17 > 0:11:18Of course. You know...
0:11:18 > 0:11:21Definitely, definitely a little bit gutted over this one.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- Yeah.- But, hey, onto the next one.
0:11:24 > 0:11:26- Onto the next one, mate. - Onto the next one.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31Karen's basement will soon become a playroom for her son, Emerson.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33If you're planning to get the builders in,
0:11:33 > 0:11:35here's a few things to consider.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39Make sure you have a big clear-out because a blank canvas
0:11:39 > 0:11:41means that we can get started straightaway.
0:11:41 > 0:11:45Order everything in advance if you can just to avoid any hold-ups.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47If you can give us a parking space outside the job,
0:11:47 > 0:11:50it would make our life a lot easier to get materials in and rubbish out.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57It's day one of the job. Karen's cleared the basement...
0:11:57 > 0:12:00- Here we go. - ..and the losers are all eyes.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02I'm looking forward to it.
0:12:03 > 0:12:07Faiz and Tom have a lot to do to convert the cold cellar into a warm,
0:12:07 > 0:12:09vibrant playroom.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12The main unique design was the train track that's going to be...
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Going through the wall and back through again.
0:12:14 > 0:12:16- So, we're looking forward to doing that.- Yeah.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18That's a way off yet, lads.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20- We should get cracking, then, shouldn't we?- Yeah.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22Can't stand around talking all day, can we, Tom?
0:12:22 > 0:12:23Not both of us, anyway.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28But before they can start work, Tom needs to get all the timber
0:12:28 > 0:12:30for the storage down to the basement.
0:12:32 > 0:12:35I wonder how many times you'll bang your head on this today, Tom.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37I had to turn round to get down there!
0:12:37 > 0:12:40We're going to struggle getting the long lengths down there.
0:12:40 > 0:12:41Mm.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43- Tight, that, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46- No chance of getting that wood down those stairs, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:12:46 > 0:12:47Last one.
0:12:47 > 0:12:51This is tricky access so Tom's come up with a nifty idea.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56- Chisel. Ooh!- Oh!
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Savage!
0:12:59 > 0:13:01You've not smashed through the window yet, Tom?
0:13:01 > 0:13:03Might have taken a slightly more delicate approach
0:13:03 > 0:13:04to taking the glass out.
0:13:06 > 0:13:09There we go. Saves us up and down the stairs all day.
0:13:09 > 0:13:11Easier for me cos I just tell you to do it.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17His quick thinking has saved them having to cut the wood outside.
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Genius.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21HE SINGS ANGELICALLY
0:13:21 > 0:13:23HE GROWLS
0:13:26 > 0:13:31Timber in, Tom cracks on with the boxing in of utilities,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33but there's a flaw in his design.
0:13:33 > 0:13:35Ah!
0:13:37 > 0:13:39That's going to be a bit of an issue.
0:13:43 > 0:13:46- Can't get the powder in.- He's trying to throw it in there.
0:13:46 > 0:13:47Throwing it in, yeah.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49We've got a big problem here.
0:13:49 > 0:13:52Well, not a big problem, but another couple of hours' work
0:13:52 > 0:13:55I've just caused myself by not thinking things through properly.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Tom, I'm sorry, mate.
0:13:59 > 0:14:01We're going to ridicule you now forever.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04Tom's got a plan, but it's not going to speed things up.
0:14:04 > 0:14:06I'm going to cut this timber,
0:14:06 > 0:14:09put a little hatch on here to be able to do that.
0:14:11 > 0:14:12Quick thinking.
0:14:15 > 0:14:17Got there in the end, Tom.
0:14:20 > 0:14:23The design idea that won Faiz and Tom the pitch
0:14:23 > 0:14:28was a suspended train track that will run through the wall of the basement
0:14:28 > 0:14:33- and back round in a loop.- We're going to put four by two timbers for the track to sit on to.
0:14:33 > 0:14:36We want the four by two to go straight through the wall.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- It was a good idea sending that through the wall.- Yeah.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43Having measured where they want the track to go,
0:14:43 > 0:14:45Faiz starts with making the hole for the tunnel.
0:14:48 > 0:14:52The lads have built the track up high so the space below
0:14:52 > 0:14:55can still be used by Emerson for his toys and seating.
0:14:58 > 0:15:02Putting our braces on the ceiling to hold up our track's
0:15:02 > 0:15:04going to be running along.
0:15:04 > 0:15:05They look like railway sleepers.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09The sleepers are in, but no sleep for us, unfortunately.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Yeah. No sleep, late night.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Least he's staying later to get done what he's got to do.
0:15:15 > 0:15:19- Bless him.- It's bespoke ideas like this that set you apart
0:15:19 > 0:15:20from your competitors.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24The seven metres of wood cost £80
0:15:24 > 0:15:27including brackets and, now it's fixed and sturdy,
0:15:27 > 0:15:29it's ready for the track.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32We'll be back with Faiz and Tom later.
0:15:39 > 0:15:43Next job today is in a commuter hot spot where the average
0:15:43 > 0:15:48detached house will set you back a wallet-clenching £750,000.
0:15:48 > 0:15:51We're down south in Woking, Surrey.
0:15:51 > 0:15:54In need of builders are Giovanna and Ross Hood,
0:15:54 > 0:15:58who moved into this three-bed detached with their two children,
0:15:58 > 0:16:01ten-month-old Noah and two-and-a-half-year-old Mia
0:16:01 > 0:16:02just two weeks ago.
0:16:02 > 0:16:06I think what I really liked about the house was the space,
0:16:06 > 0:16:10a nice, big garden for the children. It really has some great potential.
0:16:10 > 0:16:11Potential, yeah.
0:16:11 > 0:16:13Are you going up the stairs?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15I tried to do as much painting as I could.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20- So I painted and decorated the kids' rooms.- But now there is the big,
0:16:20 > 0:16:22big work to be done.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25And that big work means starting with their bedroom.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28The master bedroom has been the same since the house was built.
0:16:28 > 0:16:35So, there is wallpaper all over it, which is a kind of '70s style.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38The wardrobes, they fall apart.
0:16:39 > 0:16:41It's just not functional.
0:16:41 > 0:16:42This is a forever home.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45We just want it to be a warm and comfortable place that we can go
0:16:45 > 0:16:49and relax in and go to sleep, and be at one with.
0:16:49 > 0:16:52So, just how much have Ross and Giovanna
0:16:52 > 0:16:54got to transform their bedroom?
0:16:54 > 0:16:57£2,000-£2,500 we would like to put in,
0:16:57 > 0:17:01which we hope will include the flooring, all the wall recovered,
0:17:01 > 0:17:05the refurbishment of the wardrobes, and plastering of the ceiling.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08That's quite a bit of work for the budget, but our builders
0:17:08 > 0:17:11are full of tips on keeping the price down.
0:17:12 > 0:17:13Use a specialised builder.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16They often have better contacts for the materials
0:17:16 > 0:17:19and because they do that job all the time, they're generally quicker -
0:17:19 > 0:17:21cuts down on labour costs.
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Ask your builder if he can get discount on materials
0:17:23 > 0:17:26as we often get trade discounts.
0:17:26 > 0:17:29It's a good idea to have a contingency plan on any budget,
0:17:29 > 0:17:31up to around 25%.
0:17:31 > 0:17:35So, let's see which builders are bidding for this job.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37They're all going to have to sort out the storage
0:17:37 > 0:17:39and give the room a major makeover.
0:17:39 > 0:17:42So, it's the ideas they have for those all-important
0:17:42 > 0:17:45finishing touches that will win over Ross and Giovanna.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50Fortunately, today's eager beavers are brimming with ideas.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53I really hope we get this job. Because we're nearly out of fuel!
0:17:53 > 0:17:56And they're all champing at the bit to win the job.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00- I like the job.- Yeah?- I think it's quite straightforward.- Yeah, yeah.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03First to quote are smooth operators Martin and Mick.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06Hello.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09They've spent more than an hour on the road so they don't want
0:18:09 > 0:18:11to walk away empty-handed.
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Oh, I quite like this wallpaper, Mick.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17It's easy to get carried away, especially in a bedroom with...
0:18:17 > 0:18:19LAUGHTER
0:18:19 > 0:18:24These two have been inseparable for the last six years.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27Yeah, I'd like to think I was a modern-day builder.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30I try to use technology to our advantage.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32I'm a carpenter, general builder,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35and I normally do all the horrible stuff.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38No, you get to do some nice stuff too.
0:18:38 > 0:18:39They'll need to come up with
0:18:39 > 0:18:42an eye-catching design to win the pitch.
0:18:42 > 0:18:443370.
0:18:44 > 0:18:452360.
0:18:45 > 0:18:49You can do anything with this room. I mean, it's a full makeover.
0:18:49 > 0:18:52It's a new floor. It's new wardrobes.
0:18:52 > 0:18:54What I'm thinking is we're going to have to...
0:18:54 > 0:18:56We're going to be able to bring that straight across.
0:18:56 > 0:18:58We're going to make this opening
0:18:58 > 0:19:01the right size to take three mirrored sliding doors.
0:19:01 > 0:19:04But now they've got to convince Giovanna and Ross.
0:19:04 > 0:19:07Right, guys, so essentially you've got the two wardrobes at the moment.
0:19:07 > 0:19:10We're thinking three mirrored wardrobe doors.
0:19:10 > 0:19:14These clearly aren't working the way they should be.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18So, I'm not sure we'll be saving anything, really.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20We would build them in so that whole space filled across there.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23Yeah, OK. So, from wall-to-wall, that would be completely full.
0:19:23 > 0:19:27Wall-to-wall, yeah. And then inside this bespoke wardrobe,
0:19:27 > 0:19:29we would want to split it into three.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32Hang on, one thing I haven't seen in here - a TV.
0:19:32 > 0:19:35Yeah, but perhaps they don't like watching telly in bed.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37Who doesn't like watching TV in bed?
0:19:37 > 0:19:40- I don't.- Really? Well, that don't surprise me, to be fair, mate.
0:19:40 > 0:19:42I can imagine you sitting in silence.
0:19:42 > 0:19:45I have to after working with you all day, talking all the time.
0:19:45 > 0:19:47In the middle, if you wanted to slide that wardrobe door open,
0:19:47 > 0:19:49you can watch some TV and if you don't want it on show,
0:19:49 > 0:19:52- you put it away again.- That's quite a cool idea.- So that's
0:19:52 > 0:19:54quite a cool idea. And then lay your laminate floor for you,
0:19:54 > 0:19:58- and fit your skirting board as well, and decorate everything.- Yeah.
0:19:58 > 0:20:03Martin and Mick's big idea is a bespoke fitted wardrobe with three
0:20:03 > 0:20:07mirrored sliding doors, a built-in TV and a new floor.
0:20:07 > 0:20:10But can they do it for the £2,500 budget?
0:20:12 > 0:20:14So, the price we've got...
0:20:16 > 0:20:18..is 4,480.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22That is almost double the budget.
0:20:22 > 0:20:25We're definitely going to have to think about that cos that is
0:20:25 > 0:20:26quite a bit more than we expected.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29But we didn't quite know what to expect when we came out,
0:20:29 > 0:20:31so it's good to know.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33But their rivals are still to pitch.
0:20:37 > 0:20:41Hoping to beat Martin and Mick are burly bears Simon and John.
0:20:41 > 0:20:43- Hello, how are you doing?- Hiya.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46They'll need a cracking plan to get the job.
0:20:47 > 0:20:49- It's a nice size. - Yeah, it's a good size, mate.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57There's someone in there trying to get out. Stay in there!
0:20:57 > 0:21:02These two building buddies each bring their own unique set of skills
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- to every job.- Yeah, my main skills are making a cup of tea.
0:21:06 > 0:21:07Cup of tea!
0:21:07 > 0:21:11I do all the brickwork, you do plastering.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- You lend your hand to most things, don't you?- Yeah.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16I take plumbing and chippy work.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20We'd like to get it bang up-to-date, modern-looking bedroom.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24I supposed, to some degree, minimalistic, really.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Now they've got to persuade Ross and Giovanna
0:21:27 > 0:21:30their minimalist bedroom idea is better
0:21:30 > 0:21:32than Martin and Mick's with a hidden TV.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36We'd like to bring it up to modern times, replaster the ceiling,
0:21:36 > 0:21:38we'll take all of the carpets up, obviously,
0:21:38 > 0:21:40we'll fix all the floorboards that you said are squeaking.
0:21:40 > 0:21:44- Yeah.- Sort that all out. - MDF doors floor-to-ceiling.
0:21:44 > 0:21:46Yeah, yeah. I'll go along with that.
0:21:46 > 0:21:49I thought of just doing a nice simple picture rail frame
0:21:49 > 0:21:52all the way round. If you pick the colour and then we can do it
0:21:52 > 0:21:55to match the room, I don't know what sort of colours you had in mind.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57Probably some kind of greys, neutrals,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00maybe some darker blues or greens.
0:22:00 > 0:22:03We'd like to drag it kicking and screaming into the 21st-century.
0:22:03 > 0:22:06- OK.- And hopefully everyone will be happy.
0:22:08 > 0:22:12Simon and John's sleek modern look will include a built-in wardrobe,
0:22:12 > 0:22:16a replastered ceiling and a new laminate floor.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19It's a complete makeover. But what's the cost?
0:22:19 > 0:22:22So, our price for all of that is...
0:22:25 > 0:22:26..£6,000.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28- Yeah.- OK, wow.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29- Yeah.- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:22:29 > 0:22:32- Wow.- Exactly.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Those modern bespoke wardrobes have pushed the price a whopping
0:22:36 > 0:22:39three-and-a-half-grand over budget.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41Do you think there is anything
0:22:41 > 0:22:44you can do to try to keep the price a bit lower?
0:22:44 > 0:22:48The best way would be obviously to take away the bespoke wardrobes.
0:22:48 > 0:22:53If we did that, we could get the price down to 2,500...
0:22:53 > 0:22:57- OK.- ..and also that includes you purchasing the wardrobe doors
0:22:57 > 0:23:00- and the wooden floor.- OK.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03With a bit of quick thinking, Simon and John
0:23:03 > 0:23:06have smashed their price down to match Giovanna and Ross's budget
0:23:06 > 0:23:08of two-and-a-half grand.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13Finally, bidding against the other builders are diamond geezers
0:23:13 > 0:23:16- Elliot and Paul.- It's very dated. It's going to take a lot more work
0:23:16 > 0:23:18than they think it's going to take.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21They'll need a sharp design to beat their rivals.
0:23:21 > 0:23:22I think we should keep them, though.
0:23:22 > 0:23:25- It's quite vintage.- Yeah.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28I'm the brains, he's the brawn.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30Hold on a minute, oi. That's right.
0:23:30 > 0:23:31Elliot, hurry up, mate.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34I wear the trousers, he just tells me what colour.
0:23:35 > 0:23:37Damp problems. A lot of paint build-up
0:23:37 > 0:23:41where it's obviously come off and stuff. A lot of making good.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44I think our unique part within this will actually be coming and spraying
0:23:44 > 0:23:47this with a sprayer because not a lot of people have seen it,
0:23:47 > 0:23:48not a lot of people use it.
0:23:49 > 0:23:52For the time it will take to spray it, you ain't going to do it
0:23:52 > 0:23:55- in half the time.- Yeah. - And obviously we know that...
0:23:55 > 0:23:57And we know it's going to be a perfect finish as well.
0:23:57 > 0:24:00- Yeah. It's seamless, isn't it, with that?- Yeah.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03So, Elliot and Paul plan to make a splash
0:24:03 > 0:24:05with their unusual paint sprayer.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08Time to sell their ideas to Ross and Giovanna.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11I think the main point for us is the finish.
0:24:11 > 0:24:13So, basically what we'll do is, once we've plastered,
0:24:13 > 0:24:16we spray all the fresh plaster.
0:24:16 > 0:24:19So we don't have to prime it out first.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21It's called an airless spray machine.
0:24:21 > 0:24:26It puts on three coats at once so the finish is seamless.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29You can't get a better finish than that. That's the best finish
0:24:29 > 0:24:30- you can get.- Sure. Yeah.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32The only issue is obviously these wardrobes.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36I think you're better off buying prepacked units that we can just
0:24:36 > 0:24:37put together, put them in.
0:24:37 > 0:24:40Otherwise, if they want that bespoke, you're looking at
0:24:40 > 0:24:44hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of pounds worth of cost.
0:24:44 > 0:24:47We were kind of thinking maybe something like this,
0:24:47 > 0:24:49- as a bifold door.- Yeah. - Two would be one size,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52- one would be another size. - That would be OK
0:24:52 > 0:24:55if they're a slightly different size. That's fine.
0:24:55 > 0:24:58So, as well as using a high-quality paint sprayer,
0:24:58 > 0:25:01Elliot and Paul plan to do all the plastering
0:25:01 > 0:25:05and fit prepacked wardrobe units with bifold doors.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08But what's all this going to cost?
0:25:08 > 0:25:10So, our price for that...
0:25:12 > 0:25:15..materials and labour, would be 6,100.
0:25:15 > 0:25:20- Right, OK.- Crikey. That's the highest of all three quotes,
0:25:20 > 0:25:23a whopping £3,600 over budget.
0:25:24 > 0:25:26How long would that take you to do?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28We've allowed six days.
0:25:28 > 0:25:29- Six days, OK.- That's it.
0:25:29 > 0:25:32They've all pitched. But Giovanna and Ross
0:25:32 > 0:25:35don't have to choose any of them.
0:25:36 > 0:25:40- How much are you charging, boys? - We went in at 6.1.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41- Yeah.- That was labour...
0:25:41 > 0:25:42LAUGHTER
0:25:42 > 0:25:44That was labour AND materials.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46I thought he said 6.1!
0:25:49 > 0:25:52We maybe understand that, if we want to do everything,
0:25:52 > 0:25:54we have to spend more than our original budget,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56or, if we want to spend our original budget,
0:25:56 > 0:25:57we have to compromise on the room.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00The builders can't do any more.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02They have to wait.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Will it be the cheapest of the three,
0:26:05 > 0:26:07John and Simon's modern design?
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Elliot and Paul's pricey paint spray?
0:26:10 > 0:26:13Or Martin and Mick's hidden TV design?
0:26:16 > 0:26:18Only the winner's phone will ring.
0:26:18 > 0:26:20PHONE RINGS OUT
0:26:23 > 0:26:25- Hello.- Hi, Simon.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27Hello. This is Simon, yeah, and John.
0:26:27 > 0:26:30We just wanted to give you a call to say we would love to accept.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33- Brilliant.- Yeah!- Thank you very much.- That's brilliant.
0:26:33 > 0:26:35- We're really excited.- Yeah. - Excellent. Thanks very much.
0:26:35 > 0:26:37Have a good evening, gents. Bye-bye.
0:26:37 > 0:26:39- Beautiful!- Beautiful!
0:26:39 > 0:26:43They were able to come in and let us get something in budget that we
0:26:43 > 0:26:46wanted to do, so they were willing to help this compromise
0:26:46 > 0:26:50- on what we wanted.- The job's in the bag for Simon and John.
0:26:50 > 0:26:54I dread to think what the losers are going to say later.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56I'm actually looking forward to watching John and Simon,
0:26:56 > 0:26:58cos I hear one of them's ambidextrous
0:26:58 > 0:27:00and they're actually useless with both hands.
0:27:02 > 0:27:04A bit disappointed, but...
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Yeah, I suppose. You get what you pay for, at the end of the day.
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Now, Ross and Giovanna need to empty those wardrobes.
0:27:18 > 0:27:22But what else should you do ahead of your builders starting work?
0:27:22 > 0:27:24Ask if there's anything they need you to supply
0:27:24 > 0:27:27and then shop around to make sure you get the best deal.
0:27:27 > 0:27:31One paramount point to remember is communication
0:27:31 > 0:27:33with your builder is key.
0:27:33 > 0:27:35Be prepared for the unexpected.
0:27:35 > 0:27:38Things do go wrong and there are unforeseen challenges on the way.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44Simon arrives to start work on Ross and Giovanna's bedroom.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46But it appears he's a man down.
0:27:46 > 0:27:48John's running a bit late this morning.
0:27:48 > 0:27:50So I'm going to crack on.
0:27:50 > 0:27:55I've got the most important thing, my surrogate John, my radio.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59And the losers are all eyes watching him work alone.
0:27:59 > 0:28:02I might as well take all these old curtains down.
0:28:02 > 0:28:06Well, old Gok Wan might make a lovely floral dress out of it,
0:28:06 > 0:28:08I suppose. I look quite tall now.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11What do you think? Beautiful.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13I think that suits Simon, doesn't it?
0:28:13 > 0:28:15Yeah, I think he'll probably wear that out.
0:28:15 > 0:28:20Over the next five days, Simon and John, when he turns up,
0:28:20 > 0:28:23need to strip the wallpaper, pull the carpet up and fit new flooring,
0:28:23 > 0:28:25build two custom wardrobes,
0:28:25 > 0:28:27reboard and plaster the ceiling
0:28:27 > 0:28:29and give the whole room a lick of paint.
0:28:29 > 0:28:32That's a lot of work for one.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34You can tell it's quiet, John's not here, eh?
0:28:34 > 0:28:36No-one's laughing just yet.
0:28:37 > 0:28:39And Simon's not wasting any time.
0:28:39 > 0:28:41That wallpaper is coming off next.
0:28:41 > 0:28:45You see hot water dripping when you first pick it up, you see?
0:28:45 > 0:28:47If it drips on you, you'll know it.
0:28:47 > 0:28:49And you won't be going too beautiful after that.
0:28:49 > 0:28:51So what I would normally do is start at the top,
0:28:51 > 0:28:53keep this flat to the wall,
0:28:53 > 0:28:55and any drips that do come off it here
0:28:55 > 0:28:58will be running down the wall and not on you.
0:28:58 > 0:29:00Hence why you never steam above your head.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06But it's not long before there's a problem.
0:29:06 > 0:29:09For some reason, no power.
0:29:13 > 0:29:14Kaput, I think.
0:29:16 > 0:29:18With the steamer out of action,
0:29:18 > 0:29:21Simon goes into demolition mode with the wardrobes.
0:29:21 > 0:29:23I like the way Simon rips into stuff.
0:29:23 > 0:29:25He's like a man of my own nature.
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- He's like you, he likes to make a mess.- Yeah.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31- But then let somebody else tidy it up.- And then get out.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34The wardrobes are out and, as if by magic...
0:29:36 > 0:29:38There you go. Miracles do happen.
0:29:38 > 0:29:40The steamer's come back to life.
0:29:41 > 0:29:45And it's not long before the whole room is nearly stripped.
0:29:45 > 0:29:47But just as he's almost finished...
0:29:47 > 0:29:49That sounds like a van. Oh, here he is!
0:29:51 > 0:29:53- Oi, oi!- Oi, oi!
0:29:53 > 0:29:55- About time!- Better late than never.
0:29:57 > 0:30:00- Seeing as you're stripping...- Yeah. - I'll get you to do
0:30:00 > 0:30:02a bit of pole dancing.
0:30:02 > 0:30:04No, that's a whole different show, John, that is, mate.
0:30:09 > 0:30:11Keen to find out what all the noise is about,
0:30:11 > 0:30:14Giovanna comes up for a snoop.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Whoa! What have you done?
0:30:16 > 0:30:21I left him here all morning and he's ruined the place, Giovanna!
0:30:21 > 0:30:22Wow!
0:30:24 > 0:30:26I've had to come in and keep him under control.
0:30:26 > 0:30:29- Good.- So I know it's just this one room he's doing.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Wow, the cupboard!
0:30:33 > 0:30:35Always looks worse before it gets better.
0:30:35 > 0:30:39- I think it looks better.- Yeah, it does, definitely looks better.
0:30:40 > 0:30:43- Enjoy the rest of the afternoon. - Thank you.- And we'll see you later.
0:30:44 > 0:30:49Next, it's time to tackle those harder to reach places.
0:30:49 > 0:30:51They're stilts, to make my life easier.
0:30:53 > 0:30:54Rumpelstiltskin!
0:30:54 > 0:30:57Well, I thought I could work on a circus at the weekends.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02Well, you do like to clown around.
0:31:02 > 0:31:03Oh, look at that, perfect!
0:31:03 > 0:31:06Till he slips on a bit of paper.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10It's the only way I can match Simon's calves, anyway.
0:31:10 > 0:31:13Big legs. Big legs, because I'm the one that goes all the way
0:31:13 > 0:31:14up and down the stairs all the time.
0:31:14 > 0:31:16LAUGHTER
0:31:16 > 0:31:20- Do they have a weight limit, those stilts?- Oh, they must have.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25He'll be in Giovanna's living room if he's not careful!
0:31:25 > 0:31:29Next, they need to tackle the '70s sculpted ceiling.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Their plan is to put plasterboard
0:31:31 > 0:31:34over the whole thing to ensure a smooth finish.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37A lot of the time, in old buildings, the joists are not straight,
0:31:37 > 0:31:40they're curved. So, what we do,
0:31:40 > 0:31:43we mark the joists and then we fix our boards straight onto that.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46We can see where they are all the time, and it's a good, solid fixing.
0:31:46 > 0:31:49He's never going to nail that with a nail gun?!
0:31:49 > 0:31:52You do know we're creating competition for ourselves, now.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Tradesmen will be able to do their job quicker.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04Oh, he ain't good on the old gun there.
0:32:04 > 0:32:09Once the batons are fixed to the joists, the plasterboard can go up.
0:32:09 > 0:32:10Oh, he's keen, ain't he?
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Ain't messing about, Si.
0:32:17 > 0:32:18You love it.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23The build is underway, but they've still got to fit the wardrobes
0:32:23 > 0:32:25and plaster and paint the whole room.
0:32:25 > 0:32:27They're a long way off being finished.
0:32:34 > 0:32:37Back up north in Stretford, Manchester,
0:32:37 > 0:32:41young guns Faiz and Tom have been hard at work
0:32:41 > 0:32:45turning Karen's basement into a playroom for her son, Emerson.
0:32:45 > 0:32:48The suspended support for the train set is in.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50Now, it's time for the fun bit.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53- Hi.- Hiya.- What can we do for you?
0:32:53 > 0:32:56How much is six metres of track?
0:32:56 > 0:32:57Well, the easiest thing to do,
0:32:57 > 0:33:00you can start with a track pack or you can buy it individually,
0:33:00 > 0:33:02it depends on which way you want to go.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04I seem to remember us going there.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07The train track that you used to have.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09The two-foot ones are about £3 each.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11- Oh, right.- So you're looking at about just under 50 quid
0:33:11 > 0:33:13- for your track.- Under budget!
0:33:13 > 0:33:16And your transformer's about £36, for a basic one.
0:33:16 > 0:33:18- Yeah.- Which would actually get you going.
0:33:18 > 0:33:21- Cheers, chief. Top man. - Costing £200,
0:33:21 > 0:33:25the lads are chuffed that the train track won't eat too much
0:33:25 > 0:33:27into their limited £1,500 budget.
0:33:27 > 0:33:29Got that, yes!
0:33:34 > 0:33:35The cellar has heat.
0:33:35 > 0:33:39The white goods are boxed in and the train track in place.
0:33:39 > 0:33:43It's now just a matter of adding some finishing touches.
0:33:43 > 0:33:46So, we're just getting the chalkboard out.
0:33:46 > 0:33:48Whenever drilling through a piece of wood,
0:33:48 > 0:33:50always put another piece of wood on the back
0:33:50 > 0:33:52because when you drill through,
0:33:52 > 0:33:55it prevents any break-out and damage to the back of the wood.
0:33:58 > 0:34:02- That's a good idea. - Yeah. Nice idea, that chalkboard.
0:34:02 > 0:34:04It's all one nice hole gone through the whole thing.
0:34:06 > 0:34:08Next, the carpet.
0:34:08 > 0:34:12It's cost £150 for 4x4 metres -
0:34:12 > 0:34:13a lot on a limited budget,
0:34:13 > 0:34:17but essential to make the playroom feel cosy.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20- Carpet layers too.- Wow, fair play.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22- Squeeze in!- It's quite tricky, this.
0:34:26 > 0:34:30The final push and, before they run out of steam,
0:34:30 > 0:34:32the boys are keen to play with their toys.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34All right, moment of truth.
0:34:35 > 0:34:37- Are you ready, Tom?- Yeah.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39Go on, then.
0:34:39 > 0:34:40THEY LAUGH
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Can you do your tester
0:34:42 > 0:34:45- to see whether there's any power going through?- Oh, dear!
0:34:45 > 0:34:48Train says no. Train says no.
0:34:48 > 0:34:50That was a bit disappointing.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53Looks nice, anyway.
0:34:53 > 0:34:54LAUGHTER
0:34:54 > 0:34:58Looks nice, anyway. Yeah, yeah, try and play it cool, play it cool,
0:34:58 > 0:34:59Rodders, play it cool.
0:34:59 > 0:35:01You reckon he's plugged it in?
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Can hear it this time.
0:35:05 > 0:35:07Yeah, boy!
0:35:09 > 0:35:10Is that it?
0:35:10 > 0:35:12Just give it a nudge.
0:35:13 > 0:35:15Yes!
0:35:18 > 0:35:21Oh, you've got to give it a little push, have you?
0:35:21 > 0:35:22She's off!
0:35:23 > 0:35:25Let it go, let it go!
0:35:25 > 0:35:27Yes, man. There we go.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Next stop...home.
0:35:31 > 0:35:33Loving the tunnel.
0:35:33 > 0:35:37Job done. And, hopefully, it'll be just the ticket.
0:35:40 > 0:35:44Three days ago, this basement felt abandoned.
0:35:44 > 0:35:45So good to get rid of that.
0:35:46 > 0:35:50So, will the losers give Faiz and Tom's playroom the thumbs up?
0:35:50 > 0:35:53- I'm looking forward to it, let's see what happens.- Yeah.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00Fair play, Tom and Faiz.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02Good job, lads.
0:36:02 > 0:36:04- Cosy and inviting.- Yeah.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07There's plenty of storage.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10So good, getting rid of the washer and dryer and everything,
0:36:10 > 0:36:11- and all those.- Yeah.
0:36:11 > 0:36:15Loads of space for Emerson to play, and the main feature -
0:36:15 > 0:36:17the train track that loops through the wall.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21It looks smart, that, doesn't it? The train track looks cool.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24The builders have given it their seal of approval.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27But now it's the moment of truth for Faiz and Tom.
0:36:30 > 0:36:34Karen and Emerson are about to see the playroom for the first time.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36Here's hoping they'll like it.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39Exciting.
0:36:52 > 0:36:54Oh, wow!
0:36:54 > 0:36:56- Jaw drop!- Jaw drop.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58That's it, that's what we're looking for.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01Yeah, that's the exact reaction.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05- This is amazing.- Look at the lights on the wall!
0:37:05 > 0:37:08- The rail track going through the... - Oh....
0:37:08 > 0:37:10It's really, really good.
0:37:10 > 0:37:13- Please?- Very pleased.- Are you?
0:37:13 > 0:37:15It all came together in the end, didn't it?
0:37:15 > 0:37:17That's nice, watching that. Makes me happy.
0:37:17 > 0:37:21- I'm about to give you a hug. - Oh, my darling. Thank you.
0:37:21 > 0:37:25Aw! I'm about to give you a hug.
0:37:28 > 0:37:32It's fantastic. A beautiful place for Emerson
0:37:32 > 0:37:35and the fact that he's happy, it means everything.
0:37:35 > 0:37:36This is his special den.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40Two very happy customers.
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Happy days. I'm buzzing.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44- We happy with that, then? - It's nice to watch.
0:37:44 > 0:37:46- Yeah, it was, man.- Takes you back.
0:37:54 > 0:37:56Back down south in Woking, Surrey,
0:37:56 > 0:38:00Simon and John are hard at it on Ross and Giovanna's bedroom.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02The oak laminate floor is down,
0:38:02 > 0:38:06the ceiling is boarded and the flatpack wardrobes are going in.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11I think with this, you've just got to make sure when you're drilling,
0:38:11 > 0:38:14you get it as straight as possible, as square as possible, really.
0:38:14 > 0:38:16Yeah, where's your levels, then, son?
0:38:16 > 0:38:19And also a good tip, clamp them together.
0:38:19 > 0:38:23- It's a clever device.- I got a clever device right here.
0:38:26 > 0:38:31Using a flatpack carcass and making it bespoke by plastering it in
0:38:31 > 0:38:36is a cost-effective way of making the whole unit feel handmade.
0:38:36 > 0:38:37Clever boys!
0:38:37 > 0:38:40If you've not done plastering before, just use
0:38:40 > 0:38:42little buckets like that. That little bucket
0:38:42 > 0:38:43will do five square metres.
0:38:43 > 0:38:47And it'll take you roughly two hours for that one bucket.
0:38:47 > 0:38:49They're now well into the build.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53So, what do they think their chances are of finishing on time?
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Our time management skills are a bit off at the minute.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Yeah. We thought five days,
0:38:58 > 0:39:02I think it's going to be more like seven or eight.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05I think we've charged 1975 prices, John, that's the only problem.
0:39:07 > 0:39:10- '70s prices! - I think they WAS a bit out.
0:39:10 > 0:39:11So you're at a loss, then?
0:39:11 > 0:39:14This one, really underpriced it.
0:39:14 > 0:39:18So it's good for them, not so good for us.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22But, you never know, there's loads of work to be done in the house
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- so they might ask us back. - Yeah, I was going to say,
0:39:24 > 0:39:26they'll definitely want you back at them prices!
0:39:26 > 0:39:30It's quite time-consuming, this old cupboard building, I have to say.
0:39:30 > 0:39:32From your local Swedish manufacturer.
0:39:34 > 0:39:38Voila, soft close drawers. Good for your undies, John.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41You'd get one pair of yours on that, wouldn't you, mate?
0:39:44 > 0:39:48Now on the seventh day, two days over schedule,
0:39:48 > 0:39:52they've drafted in decorator Wayne to try and catch up.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55But Simon isn't so impressed with slow coach John.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59Wayne has actually painted the whole room three times
0:39:59 > 0:40:02and John hasn't put one handle on yet.
0:40:02 > 0:40:04I'm not saying you've been there a long time, John,
0:40:04 > 0:40:06but there is cobwebs forming on you.
0:40:06 > 0:40:08Next, Simon fits the spotlights.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11Oh, I am a geezer, ain't I?
0:40:11 > 0:40:14And the decorating is done.
0:40:14 > 0:40:16That's come out all right!
0:40:16 > 0:40:18The boys are on the home stretch.
0:40:18 > 0:40:23Wayne's focusing on the skirting while Simon finesses the floor.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25I'd love to be a househusband.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Cleaning all day, oh, it's great.
0:40:27 > 0:40:29Would you not put the floor down afterwards,
0:40:29 > 0:40:31when you've done all the work?
0:40:32 > 0:40:36With all the dirty work done, it's time for the finishing touches.
0:40:36 > 0:40:39Always wash your hands before you put white curtains up.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42After a lot of graft and elbow grease,
0:40:42 > 0:40:44Ross and Giovanna's room is ready.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49- What do you reckon, then, Si? - I reckon, mate,
0:40:49 > 0:40:52if this was my bedroom, I would be 100% happy.
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Yeah, I'd be well happy with this, yeah.
0:40:54 > 0:40:56- Cheers, John.- Cheers, Si.
0:40:58 > 0:41:03Seven days ago, Ross and Giovanna's bedroom was stuck in the '70s.
0:41:06 > 0:41:10So, what will the losing builders make of Simon and John's hard work?
0:41:10 > 0:41:12This should be interesting, Mick.
0:41:21 > 0:41:23- Credit where credit's due.- Yeah.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29They've done...they've done a cracking job.
0:41:30 > 0:41:34Simon and John's minimal look is complete.
0:41:34 > 0:41:39They've rebuilt the wardrobes and put in a smart laminate oak floor.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Ours would have been just like that, mate. Yeah?
0:41:44 > 0:41:47Well, if you had seven days in it, of course it would!
0:41:48 > 0:41:50And modern decor to boot.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52Compared to what it was when they started...
0:41:52 > 0:41:54For the money, it's unbelievable.
0:41:54 > 0:41:55The builders like it.
0:41:55 > 0:41:59But now it's the moment of truth for Simon and John.
0:41:59 > 0:42:01They're watching on as Giovanna shows Ross
0:42:01 > 0:42:03the room for the first time.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09- Here we go.- Right, here we go, John. - Here we go.- Have a little look.
0:42:09 > 0:42:12It's a big moment for the boys.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19- Wow, what a difference! - Yeah.- You like it?- I do.
0:42:19 > 0:42:21I think that blue's fantastic.
0:42:21 > 0:42:24- Are they happy, John?- Yeah.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Yeah, look, they're made up.
0:42:27 > 0:42:28- Loads of space.- Yeah!
0:42:29 > 0:42:32For the budget, that's an outstanding job.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35- I think it's a lovely job. - I think so.
0:42:35 > 0:42:37Oh, yeah, all nice and fresh inside as well.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40- They were well happy, weren't they? - Very good.- Yeah, that's cool.
0:42:40 > 0:42:44And seeing the finished room has given Ross some inspiration.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47It's a great first few steps and we just need to try and keep
0:42:47 > 0:42:50the momentum going and try and transfer some of the good work
0:42:50 > 0:42:53- in here to the rest of the house. - Yeah, yeah, definitely. Definitely.
0:42:56 > 0:42:59Well, John, I've just got to say, I think that looks...
0:42:59 > 0:43:02- That looks...- BOTH:- ..beautiful!