0:00:03 > 0:00:05We all dream of having picture-perfect homes...
0:00:05 > 0:00:08Wow!I know, right?Oh, my goodness!
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Looks great. It's so bright in here.
0:00:10 > 0:00:11Ugh.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14..but keeping up with the Joneses is far from easy.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Whoa, whoa, whoa.Do it in order.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17It's like dealing with the Three Stooges.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Oh, she's getting bossy.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21How do you find the right builder for the job?
0:00:21 > 0:00:23You love it.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23HE LAUGHS
0:00:23 > 0:00:25We've scoured Britain...
0:00:25 > 0:00:27You ready?I'm ready, babe.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29..for pairs of builders....
0:00:29 > 0:00:31A bit posher than your house, mate, innit?
0:00:31 > 0:00:32No, don't know, mate.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34..who were willing to pitch against each other...
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Well, they're out of it, anyway, so what you going to do?
0:00:37 > 0:00:38..to try to win work.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Right, first question - is the kettle on?
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Only one pair can get each job.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46Yeah, baby!
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Another one in the bag, Mickey boy.
0:00:48 > 0:00:49But...
0:00:49 > 0:00:50THEY LAUGH
0:00:50 > 0:00:53..the winners won't be getting away scot-free.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55Ooh!Oh-ho-ho!
0:00:55 > 0:00:57The losing pairs...
0:00:57 > 0:00:58I'd love to be a househusband.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00..will be watching their every move.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01Where's the screws gone?
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Uh-oh.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03HE LAUGHS
0:01:03 > 0:01:05I don't like the idea of this at all, no.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Oh, my word!Oh!
0:01:11 > 0:01:15We're kicking off in an historic market town in Berkshire,
0:01:15 > 0:01:19where house prices are more than double the national average.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22We're down south, in Wokingham.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Our southern builders are heading for this four-bed semi...
0:01:30 > 0:01:33Hello.Hello...which has been home to Nazan,
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Andrew and their son William for the last four years.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40They have most of the house exactly as they want it,
0:01:40 > 0:01:44but one room is letting the rest of the place down.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47The kitchen is one of the last rooms left
0:01:47 > 0:01:48in our house to be done.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52I spend most of my time preparing food or washing up.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55What we don't like currently about our kitchen is mainly the colour.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Perhaps have a bit more white tones in it.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00It might make it feel lighter and a bit bigger,
0:02:00 > 0:02:01like an open-plan kitchen.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06So, how much has Nazan got to give her dull kitchen a bit of pizzazz?
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Our budget for this job is £3,000.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12For that, we would like our cupboard doors to be changed and walls and
0:02:12 > 0:02:17skirting boards to be painted, and like to have that lovely yellow and
0:02:17 > 0:02:19green tiles to change, as well. SHE LAUGHS
0:02:20 > 0:02:21Not much money, then.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25So, builders, how do we revamp a kitchen without breaking the bank?
0:02:26 > 0:02:28If you're really tight on the budget,
0:02:28 > 0:02:30then using sticky-back plastic on the doors
0:02:30 > 0:02:33and the panels can be one way of revamping a kitchen into a lovely
0:02:33 > 0:02:36glossed finish. But make sure you get the creases out.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38If you need help with your design, tell the builder.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41He can help you achieve what you want and keep the cost down.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44You can renovate old wooden doors with specialist paint.
0:02:44 > 0:02:46It's the perfect way to brighten up an old kitchen.
0:02:49 > 0:02:51Three pairs of builders are pitching against each other
0:02:51 > 0:02:53to try to win the job...
0:02:53 > 0:02:55To be fair, I think we missed the turning there, John.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57THEY LAUGH
0:02:57 > 0:02:59..if they ever find it.
0:02:59 > 0:03:01They all know they're quoting for a kitchen revamp.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03Let's go and win the job.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06First up are smooth operators Martin and Mick.
0:03:06 > 0:03:07Hiya. All right?Come on in.
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Thank you.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10What do they make of the kitchen?
0:03:10 > 0:03:12The green's a little bit overbearing, but...
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Each to their own, each to their own...it's clean, tidy.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20Building buddies for the last 15 years,
0:03:20 > 0:03:23this pair claim no job is too big.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26Having been in the building game 35 years...
0:03:26 > 0:03:29we can do your kitchens, we can do your bathrooms,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31we can do your landscaping.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35And there's a sure-fire way to get their creative juices flowing.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37Got to have an egg and bacon sandwich.
0:03:37 > 0:03:38And if it's not runny egg...
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Is that why you carry a bib in your motor?
0:03:40 > 0:03:41Yeah...You can have the full one?
0:03:41 > 0:03:43It's for the old egg banjo, innit?
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Oh, is it?It's when the old egg goes down you.
0:03:45 > 0:03:47And while we're on the subject of food,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50what are you going to cook up for Nazan's kitchen?
0:03:50 > 0:03:53I think strip the tiles off and look at a polished plaster
0:03:53 > 0:03:55or something, just to do something different.
0:03:55 > 0:03:58That's still easier than having to tile all this splashback in and trim it up.
0:03:58 > 0:03:59Polished plaster?
0:03:59 > 0:04:02Sounds fancy. But will it appeal to Nazan?
0:04:02 > 0:04:04You may hate it, you may love it.
0:04:04 > 0:04:06Have you seen polished plaster before?
0:04:06 > 0:04:08No, I haven't. I can imagine what it looks like -
0:04:08 > 0:04:12quite shiny.We can... Yeah, it would absolutely transform the room.
0:04:12 > 0:04:15And then obviously paint the rest of the walls. Knock that green out.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18The ceiling, walls and everything like that, we would paint.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21There's nothing wrong with these doors. They're clean...
0:04:21 > 0:04:23We can get cupboard paint.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25That might work better, to keep what's here.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28What we've done in the past is actually change cupboard doors
0:04:28 > 0:04:31and completely transformed them by painting them.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33We wanted to do that in, like, a distressed grey.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36It's interesting, but, you know, still be able to change the look,
0:04:36 > 0:04:39rather than replacing just the doors.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Now, for the worktops, our idea is to actually bring in an oak -
0:04:42 > 0:04:44like a solid wood, almost going the other way.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46Keeping the doors and changing the worktops
0:04:46 > 0:04:48and it's more economical to do it that way.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50Yeah, that sounds good.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52So Martin and Mick plan to transform the kitchen
0:04:52 > 0:04:54without ripping much out.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56They'll keep and paint the cupboards in a light grey
0:04:56 > 0:04:59and replace the worktops in a modern oak.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Then, rather than re-tile,
0:05:01 > 0:05:04they'll put a polished plaster on the walls.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Certainly sounds more modern,
0:05:06 > 0:05:08but Nazan only has £3,000.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Our price is...
0:05:10 > 0:05:123,700.
0:05:12 > 0:05:14Ouch! That's way over-budget.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16The things that have pushed the price up -
0:05:16 > 0:05:18solid oak worktops and polished plaster.
0:05:18 > 0:05:20It's very labour intensive,
0:05:20 > 0:05:22but it gives you a fantastic finish to it.
0:05:22 > 0:05:24When do you think it will take you to complete?
0:05:24 > 0:05:25About a week?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Nazan is keeping her cards close to her chest...
0:05:29 > 0:05:31It's quite a nice kitchen.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33..and that's just as well.
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Next up against Martin and Mick are burly bears Simon and John.
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Maybe a blind in the window might be a little bit fresher?
0:05:39 > 0:05:41It'd be blinding.Blinding!
0:05:41 > 0:05:43Yeah.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Friends for six years,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48Simon and John bring with them a wealth of experience.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50Cup of tea and biscuits is my main skill.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Well, you've got a good skill set, haven't you?
0:05:53 > 0:05:55I'd say plastering, plumbing and chippy work.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58I lend my hand to most other things in the building trade.
0:05:58 > 0:06:01As long as your blades are as sharp as John, I like to think, eh, John?
0:06:01 > 0:06:02JOHN LAUGHS
0:06:02 > 0:06:04End of the day, you just want to go to work,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07earn your money, and you have to have a laugh, don't you?
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Yeah. No matter...I cry quite a bit, though, John, don't I, to be fair?
0:06:10 > 0:06:13But there you go, such is life.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Let's hope he's not upset by Nazan's kitchen.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18We've got to think whether it's the tile, or painted
0:06:18 > 0:06:19with a bit of glass,
0:06:19 > 0:06:21but I think brick-effect tile
0:06:21 > 0:06:24would make this look really long, wouldn't it?
0:06:24 > 0:06:26Yes, with a nice light-grey on the walls.
0:06:26 > 0:06:27I think so, yeah.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30Repaint. Maybe grey, as you say.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33But they've got to convince Nazan that their design idea's the best.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38So we've decided obviously to repaint in a...
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Like a light grey. Like a light grey.
0:06:40 > 0:06:45Do all the tiling, like a white brick-effect brick bond tile.
0:06:45 > 0:06:46Yep.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Maybe with a grey grout. ..grey grout in there.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50And we think that would be quite modern.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55I think you could go with a bit of a vinyl wrap on the doors, couldn't you?Yeah, definitely.
0:06:55 > 0:06:58So the doors are the same. That's a good idea, that is.
0:06:58 > 0:06:59So there's 21 doors.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02JOHN WHISTLES That's a lot of work, innit?It is.
0:07:02 > 0:07:03We did think, first-off,
0:07:03 > 0:07:07about changing the doors, and then obviously maybe doing a vinyl wrap
0:07:07 > 0:07:10over the doors. Whereas we're concerned that we could change all
0:07:10 > 0:07:13the doors and then you still go, "I'm still not very happy with it."
0:07:13 > 0:07:15We just thought maybe you'd be better off to put that money towards
0:07:15 > 0:07:18a new kitchen, really, to be honest with you. Yeah.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20THEY LAUGH
0:07:20 > 0:07:22So Simon and John are also proposing
0:07:22 > 0:07:24to keep the original cupboard doors,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27but to update them with vinyl wrap,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30then re-tile with white bricks and grey grout and paint the walls in
0:07:30 > 0:07:33grey to freshen everything up.
0:07:33 > 0:07:36But can they come in under the £3,000 budget?
0:07:38 > 0:07:41That will be 2,300.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Yeah, which is £1,600 labour and £700 material.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47Materials.Yeah.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50Well, it's £700 less than Nazan has to spend,
0:07:50 > 0:07:53but is it enough of a kitchen face-lift
0:07:53 > 0:07:54to convince her to pick them?
0:07:54 > 0:07:57So how long will that take to complete?
0:07:57 > 0:07:59We've allowed four days.Four days.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01Nazan's still giving nothing away
0:08:01 > 0:08:03and there's one more pitch to go.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05BASS-HEAVY MUSIC BLASTS FROM CAR
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Bidding against the other two builders
0:08:07 > 0:08:09are dependable duo Gavin and Jimbo.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14Yes, that is his stereo.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16Hi, I'm Gavin.Hi, Gavin, I'm Naz.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18Hello, Naz. Jimbo.
0:08:18 > 0:08:20Let's hope he has better taste in kitchens.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23I normally carry him across the threshold. One second.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24HE STRAINS
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Too many pies. Oh, you've put me back out.
0:08:27 > 0:08:28Are you whingeing, still?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30No. No, no.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33Believe it or not, these two have been buddies on and off
0:08:33 > 0:08:35building sites for the last 23 years.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38You tend to meet people...
0:08:38 > 0:08:41in this job that you know that you're going to get on with,
0:08:41 > 0:08:42and then you meet people like Jimbo.
0:08:42 > 0:08:44HE LAUGHS
0:08:44 > 0:08:47The only thing on a job like this is that we have to make sure that we
0:08:47 > 0:08:50give Jim a good, liberal spraying of deodorant before we come into
0:08:50 > 0:08:51a tight space like this.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Projects that we tackle? I mean, everything, really.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56You do a lot... It seems to go in runs as well.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Sometimes you'll do kitchen after kitchen after kitchen,
0:08:59 > 0:09:02and then you won't do one for, like, two, three years, so, there's no...
0:09:02 > 0:09:04It is mad.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06Well, if you get your pitch right, you won't be waiting THAT long.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09I don't think we dressed properly for the occasion, James.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Just pop that on.
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Hmm. You're here to quote, not to cook.
0:09:14 > 0:09:15Re-tile, was it?Yeah.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17I think grey - everything's grey.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Keep the worktops, but everything grey.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22Right. Well, we'll need a shade of grey what they want - dark?
0:09:22 > 0:09:24How many shades of grey, James?
0:09:24 > 0:09:25And we'll leave it there.
0:09:25 > 0:09:30So, will Nazan think their grey theme is 50 shades of YAY?
0:09:30 > 0:09:32We've got an idea - replace all the doors.
0:09:32 > 0:09:34Grey units. Not a high-gloss finish...
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Right...cos that shows up every mark.
0:09:37 > 0:09:38Keeping the worktops.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41You know, to change the worktops to stone and so forth,
0:09:41 > 0:09:43that would just blow the budget.
0:09:45 > 0:09:46I'm thinking...
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Because it's quite a bright room, quite a big room...Yeah.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52I think because of that we can go a couple of shades darker
0:09:52 > 0:09:55with the units, but keep the walls lighter.
0:09:55 > 0:09:56The lighting's fine in there.
0:09:56 > 0:09:59Re-white the ceiling. Where you've got a few cracks around there,
0:09:59 > 0:10:01do all the decorating. We go lighter on the paint.
0:10:01 > 0:10:03Yeah.A light grey tile.
0:10:03 > 0:10:07So as you go in the room, it'll be like, "Wow!"
0:10:07 > 0:10:10Gavin and Jimbo are proposing to replace the doors
0:10:10 > 0:10:13with a grey satin finish, add light grey tiles,
0:10:13 > 0:10:16but keep the dark worktops.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Then, they'll brighten up the whole room by painting it a light colour.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23But wow factors don't usually come cheap, so what's the damage?
0:10:23 > 0:10:25We worked that out at...
0:10:26 > 0:10:284,350, correct?
0:10:28 > 0:10:31Yeah.Which I know is slightly over your budget.
0:10:31 > 0:10:32Slightly?!
0:10:32 > 0:10:35That's 1,350 over.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36It's a massive overhaul.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38You know, it's like an old car.
0:10:38 > 0:10:40How far do you go with it? Or just get a new one.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42It's not a car, Jim, it's a kitchen.
0:10:43 > 0:10:47They've all pitched, but Nazan doesn't have to choose any of them.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49All right, John, how did you get on with that one?
0:10:49 > 0:10:52We think new kitchen.You quoted for a new kitchen?No.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55We told her that she needs to save up and buy a new kitchen.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56Oh, right.
0:10:55 > 0:10:56THEY LAUGH
0:10:56 > 0:10:59The builders have done all they can.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01The ball is in Nazan's court.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04All the pitches were really good and very helpful,
0:11:04 > 0:11:06but it was really hard to make a decision.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09Nazan can only offer the job to one pair.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Will it be Simon and John's kitchen refresh
0:11:13 > 0:11:16that came in under budget?
0:11:16 > 0:11:19Martin and Mick's polished plaster and painted doors,
0:11:19 > 0:11:20slightly over budget?
0:11:21 > 0:11:26Or Gavin and Jimbo's even more pricey 50 shades of grey design?
0:11:33 > 0:11:34PHONE RINGS
0:11:35 > 0:11:37Hello?
0:11:37 > 0:11:39'Hi, Martin and Mick, this is Naz.'
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Hi, Naz, how are you?All right?
0:11:41 > 0:11:44I would like to go with you guys.
0:11:44 > 0:11:45Oh, fantastic.Wonderful.
0:11:45 > 0:11:47You liked the ideas, then?
0:11:47 > 0:11:49Yes, yes, I liked it very much.
0:11:49 > 0:11:51Brilliant. See you soon, Naz, cheers.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53We've done it again.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Martin and Mick are in business...
0:11:54 > 0:11:57Martin and Mick? Oh, Martin and Mick.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Yeah, I thought they might get that. Well done.
0:11:59 > 0:12:01..but the losers are a job down.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04So, wow factor-wise, I can see why...Yeah, it's a winner.
0:12:04 > 0:12:06..they went with what they're doing.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08It was the polished plaster that done it.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10I can't wait to see the end product.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14Yep, almost makes losing the job worth it, doesn't it, lads?
0:12:16 > 0:12:19A new kitchen is always exciting, but it's disruptive.
0:12:19 > 0:12:21So, builders, how do we make it stress-free?
0:12:21 > 0:12:23Having a kitchen done,
0:12:23 > 0:12:26make sure you pack everything the way apart from the microwave
0:12:26 > 0:12:28and toaster, cos you might have to live on soup for a week.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30Make sure you've got a little brew station set up.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Because we're going to want a brew.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34Treat yourself to some sealed containers -
0:12:34 > 0:12:37it's the best way to keep dust away from your favourite snacks.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43It's day one of the build and Martin and Mick are wasting no time
0:12:43 > 0:12:46ripping out those dull tiles and dark worktops
0:12:46 > 0:12:49under the watchful gaze of the losing builders.
0:12:49 > 0:12:50Oh, righto, John. Oh.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52I'm interested to see what this kitchen's
0:12:52 > 0:12:53going to end up looking like.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56And before it's in with the new, it's out with the old.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59There he is - Barnacle Bill.
0:13:00 > 0:13:03So we've stripped all the tiles off the wall.
0:13:03 > 0:13:04Some of the worktops are coming out now,
0:13:04 > 0:13:08so we're just cutting some of the easy ones back in first.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Oh, put a bit of oak on there.Yeah.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12When we looked at the kitchen,
0:13:12 > 0:13:15we just assumed it was a standard-sized worktop.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18This worktop on the back here which is housing the sink
0:13:18 > 0:13:20is actually a little bit deeper.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21So that's my boo-boo.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Ooh!
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Should have measured that.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27So even the pros make mistakes. They do.
0:13:27 > 0:13:28But it's good to admit it.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30I'll have to own up to that one,
0:13:30 > 0:13:32so I have phoned the worktop company to get a replacement
0:13:32 > 0:13:35and they're going to hopefully swap one over tomorrow morning.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37So that's going to hold up a little bit.
0:13:37 > 0:13:38I bet Mick's well happy with that.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43You'd better crack on with everything else, then, lads.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47Mick, have you got a smaller spanner? Cos mine's way too big?
0:13:47 > 0:13:48Yeah, you always do brag.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55You're in luck, Martin. I found your weekend one.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57I knew you had a little one.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02Gentlemen, please.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06It's always good to have a couple of spanners on the job, anyway, innit?
0:14:09 > 0:14:13There's nothing like a harmonious working relationship,
0:14:13 > 0:14:17and this is nothing like a harmonious working relationship.
0:14:17 > 0:14:18Hey, whoa, whoa.
0:14:18 > 0:14:20My finger's in there.
0:14:20 > 0:14:21Calm down!
0:14:22 > 0:14:23It's mad, innit?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25I like these two, they're great.
0:14:28 > 0:14:29Mick and his apprentice.
0:14:30 > 0:14:31Whoa!
0:14:33 > 0:14:35They're like a married couple, ain't they?
0:14:35 > 0:14:37HE CACKLES
0:14:37 > 0:14:38Old man Mick!
0:14:38 > 0:14:40That's it.
0:14:40 > 0:14:42Watch the ceiling.That, he's got to paint anyway.
0:14:45 > 0:14:48With the kitchen stripped of all its old nasties,
0:14:48 > 0:14:51a modern look can begin to take shape.
0:14:51 > 0:14:53But in a change to the original plan,
0:14:53 > 0:14:57Nazan has decided to go for tiles rather than polished plaster.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59Aw, I wanted to see the polished plaster.I wanted to see that.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Yeah.
0:15:01 > 0:15:03You are going to get adhesive on the tiles as they're going on,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06but if you clean as much up while it's wet as possible,
0:15:06 > 0:15:08it's going to save you a massive job.
0:15:08 > 0:15:11If you've let it all go off hard, you're going to have a nightmare.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13No, just don't get any adhesive on the tiles, boys.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Page one tiling.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17It's not too difficult, is it? It's like laying bricks.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Look at Mick. "It's not too difficult."
0:15:23 > 0:15:27And look who's popped in to check the tiles are straight.
0:15:27 > 0:15:30All right, Naz, I've started now, so what do you think of these tiles?
0:15:30 > 0:15:32I don't like it.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Oh, the boss...Oh, hold on. She doesn't look very happy.
0:15:36 > 0:15:38It's good, it's looking good. HE EXHALES
0:15:38 > 0:15:41Oh, you gave me a heart attack then.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44Oh, she's poker-faced him, ain't she?She had him, then.
0:15:44 > 0:15:47Proper tucked him. That was good, that one.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50So far, so good.
0:15:50 > 0:15:53But there is one thing niggling Nazan.
0:15:53 > 0:15:54Look what you've created!
0:15:53 > 0:15:54HE LAUGHS
0:15:54 > 0:15:57I've seen a little bit of dust on a few things.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59Giving him a little bit of a hard time for it.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01HE LAUGHS AND SNORTS
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Oh, dear. You're going to get dust, aren't you?
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Yeah, it's part of the deal.
0:16:05 > 0:16:06What does she want, no dust anywhere?
0:16:06 > 0:16:08"I tell you what, let's have no dust."
0:16:08 > 0:16:11That's a tough old job, that is, isn't it?
0:16:11 > 0:16:13"I'll have my whole kitchen done, but no dust, please."Yeah.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15Just remember what they say -
0:16:15 > 0:16:17you have to break a few eggs to make an omelette, Naz.
0:16:17 > 0:16:18I promise...
0:16:20 > 0:16:22..that it'll all be clean and tidy when I leave.
0:16:22 > 0:16:25I'm not saying it's going to be finished, but it'll be tidy!
0:16:25 > 0:16:26THEY LAUGH
0:16:28 > 0:16:32I think what we're doing is all but putting a new kitchen in, really.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Exactly what we said. EXACTLY what we said.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38I think it saved a lot of the expense and the hassle
0:16:38 > 0:16:40of ripping everything out
0:16:40 > 0:16:43and it's going to feel like a new kitchen.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45When it's all done and dusted, you mean?
0:16:45 > 0:16:49We'll find out just how well the rest of the refit goes later.
0:16:55 > 0:16:59Next job today takes us to a town that once thrived on coal,
0:16:59 > 0:17:01cotton and iron.
0:17:01 > 0:17:05House prices here are just over half the national average.
0:17:05 > 0:17:07We're up north in Atherton, Wigan.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14This three-bed 1970s semi has been
0:17:14 > 0:17:16home to Chris and Joanne Poulton
0:17:16 > 0:17:18for the last five years,
0:17:18 > 0:17:19but they've never quite
0:17:19 > 0:17:21seen eye to eye on the house.
0:17:21 > 0:17:24I think it was me who more pushed to buy this one when we went for it.
0:17:24 > 0:17:25It was me who liked it more.
0:17:25 > 0:17:29Jo's had issues with certain areas of the house since day one.
0:17:29 > 0:17:32And there's one area in particular that's a bone of contention.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35I don't like the hallway at all.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37The banister is awful.
0:17:38 > 0:17:39It's an eyesore.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45When we first moved in, I found it a unique feature, quite nice.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47It's not just ugly, it's a health hazard.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48It's dangerous. It is dangerous.
0:17:48 > 0:17:51It's never good sending someone's child home with a bruised head when
0:17:51 > 0:17:52they've been round your house.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54HE LAUGHS
0:17:52 > 0:17:54Yeah.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56No, it's not.
0:17:56 > 0:18:00Chris has given in, so Joanne can have her new banisters.
0:18:00 > 0:18:03But how much have they got to transform their hallway?
0:18:04 > 0:18:08I'm estimating it's going to cost around about 1,500. 1,500.
0:18:08 > 0:18:09And the difficulty is,
0:18:09 > 0:18:14we haven't had a price on actually getting the banister replaced,
0:18:14 > 0:18:17so it's purely my guesswork on that.
0:18:17 > 0:18:19Let's hope he doesn't get a shock.
0:18:19 > 0:18:22If you're on the hunt for builders but you don't know where to start,
0:18:22 > 0:18:25the answer might be right under your nose.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27Speak to your family and friends.
0:18:27 > 0:18:29Because, at the end of the day,
0:18:29 > 0:18:32it's not just about how the build turns out at the end,
0:18:32 > 0:18:35it's about the process that you're going through as well.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39Don't be frightened to ask for examples of work or references.
0:18:39 > 0:18:40Go with your gut instincts.
0:18:40 > 0:18:43If you think that you're going to get on with them and work well
0:18:43 > 0:18:45with them, then use them.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47If you think they're a bit shifty, then don't.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Today's trio are full of beans.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54# Sunshine on a rainy day... #
0:18:55 > 0:18:57They all know it's a hallway...
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Where are we, again? I don't know, I'm from Liverpool.
0:18:59 > 0:19:03..but it's their big banister ideas that will win them the job.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04It should be a good one for you, this.Yeah.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08First in are no-nonsense lads Mark and Chris.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10Hello.Hi, there.Nice to meet you.
0:19:10 > 0:19:12Oh, oh! Do you want to dance?
0:19:10 > 0:19:12THEY LAUGH
0:19:13 > 0:19:16Pals for eight years and building buddies for three,
0:19:16 > 0:19:18they claim to have the perfect partnership.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21What makes us a good team is the fact that we are
0:19:21 > 0:19:22like a married couple, isn't it?
0:19:22 > 0:19:25There will be times when, you know - and I'm sure you're back me -
0:19:25 > 0:19:27I will have to put my foot down.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29What time do you call this?
0:19:29 > 0:19:30Better late than never.
0:19:30 > 0:19:33You know, you're building something for someone else, aren't you?
0:19:33 > 0:19:36You know, that's their money, that's their property?Yeah.
0:19:36 > 0:19:38You know. I think...I think we're good at it.
0:19:39 > 0:19:43Time to find out what they think will win them the hallway job
0:19:43 > 0:19:44at Chris and Joanne's.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Total update in here.
0:19:46 > 0:19:48Dado off, fresh plaster throughout.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50We already know how much that's going to cost.
0:19:50 > 0:19:52Skimmed and painted up. Yeah. Decorated.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Wrought iron's coming out.
0:19:55 > 0:19:59It will be a solid oak handrail and it will be a solid oak base.
0:19:59 > 0:20:04Fine spindles and get all the spindles pre-painted and slotted in.
0:20:04 > 0:20:08Mark and Chris want to replace the wrought iron swirls with a simple,
0:20:08 > 0:20:12traditional look. Will that wow Joanne and Chris?
0:20:12 > 0:20:14We've chosen oak. You know, it's a better quality material.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16Such a lovely material to look at. Yeah.
0:20:16 > 0:20:20The oak is going to set that apart from any ordinary,
0:20:20 > 0:20:21run-of-the-mill stairs.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24The format for the newel posts will be in pine,
0:20:24 > 0:20:26but they will be in high-gloss white
0:20:26 > 0:20:28with square white pine spindles,
0:20:28 > 0:20:30obviously to keep the cost down.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32If we was to go in full oak,
0:20:32 > 0:20:34I might as well just leave now. HE LAUGHS
0:20:35 > 0:20:38The carpet, I'd really like the striped carpet
0:20:38 > 0:20:40going straight down the middle with the half-carpet,
0:20:40 > 0:20:43so you got the treads still visible on the sides.Yeah.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Yeah? Cos once that's all painted up nice, that looks lovely.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50We've priced in to carpet the full stairs and landing.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52We'd need to discuss the actual colours
0:20:52 > 0:20:55and the grade of carpet because, you know...
0:20:55 > 0:20:57Yeah.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00So Mark and Chris have come up with a traditional hallway look.
0:21:00 > 0:21:04They're going to paint upstairs and down in a light, neutral colour,
0:21:04 > 0:21:06build new banisters out of smart oak
0:21:06 > 0:21:08and painted pine spindles.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11They'll also add a striped stair carpet
0:21:11 > 0:21:12to complete the look.
0:21:12 > 0:21:13Chris and Joanne
0:21:13 > 0:21:15only have a £1,500 budget.
0:21:15 > 0:21:16We'd be looking at...
0:21:19 > 0:21:22..£2,950.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24That's nearly double the budget.
0:21:24 > 0:21:26But it's not over yet.
0:21:28 > 0:21:31Next up are grafters Alex and Chris.
0:21:31 > 0:21:33I think we're going to be a bit lost, mate.
0:21:33 > 0:21:36A bit lost?Well, we normally like to put wrought iron in,
0:21:36 > 0:21:37not take it out.
0:21:37 > 0:21:39ALEX LAUGHS
0:21:39 > 0:21:40Maybe we'll use it for another job!
0:21:42 > 0:21:43When it comes to standards,
0:21:43 > 0:21:46these building buddies sing from the same hymn sheet.
0:21:46 > 0:21:47The guy that I trained with,
0:21:47 > 0:21:50he was a perfectionist in what he did
0:21:50 > 0:21:53and that rubbed off on me and that's one of the reasons
0:21:53 > 0:21:54why me and Chris work so well,
0:21:54 > 0:21:56because he's exactly the same.
0:21:56 > 0:21:58As we say, we don't do problems, we only do solutions.
0:21:58 > 0:22:01The guy I trained with was a perfectionist as well -
0:22:01 > 0:22:02just happened to be me. So, yeah...
0:22:05 > 0:22:08So let's see if Chris and Alex can come up with
0:22:08 > 0:22:10a flawless idea for the hallway.
0:22:10 > 0:22:11I'm feeling glass.
0:22:12 > 0:22:17Timber handrail and base rail, and then...Panels...glass panel.
0:22:17 > 0:22:19With the nice chrome brackets on them.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21If we go glass, it's going to open it right up.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23It's just whether it's going to come anywhere near budget,
0:22:23 > 0:22:24that's the only thing.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27A glass staircase to make the hallway lighter
0:22:27 > 0:22:30and brighter. Now, they just need to sway Chris and Joanne.
0:22:30 > 0:22:33We're going to remove the lovely staircase you've got
0:22:33 > 0:22:35at the moment.CHRIS:Barely in. THEY LAUGH
0:22:35 > 0:22:37Get rid of it.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40You've got the opportunity to go for something completely special.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43A light oak handrail and base rail, toughened glass in between.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45That's different. Yeah, it's very different.
0:22:45 > 0:22:47Is it kids' fingerprint-proof?
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Nothing is kids' fingerprint-proof,
0:22:49 > 0:22:51as you fully-well know,
0:22:51 > 0:22:52and I fully-well know.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Re-skim.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57The coving is looking like possibly we could take that off.
0:22:57 > 0:22:58It's looking a bit dated.
0:22:58 > 0:23:00Coving off, OK.
0:23:00 > 0:23:02We've priced up for completely re-skimming
0:23:02 > 0:23:04the whole hall stairs and landing.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07It'll give you a really nice surface, then,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10to paint it in whatever colours that you decide.
0:23:10 > 0:23:12Chris and Alex want to give the hallway a wow,
0:23:12 > 0:23:15with fresh, clean lines throughout.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17They'll skim the '70s ceiling and walls,
0:23:17 > 0:23:19and their big selling point
0:23:19 > 0:23:23is an oak banister with toughened glass instead of spindles.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Doesn't sound cheap, so what's the damage?
0:23:26 > 0:23:28That would be £2,920.OK.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33Once again, nearly double the couple's ideal budget of £1,500.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35It sounds like an opening for their rivals.
0:23:39 > 0:23:42Next up is family firm Tracy and Daryll...
0:23:42 > 0:23:46Do not think you should be measuring, rather than just tapping?
0:23:46 > 0:23:48..and Mum's very proud of her son.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51The reason that my customers are happy at the end of the day
0:23:51 > 0:23:53is all down to Daryll.
0:23:53 > 0:23:55My mum's very motivated and very driven.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58The business wouldn't be the driving force that it is without her.
0:23:58 > 0:24:01You're very good.Aw, thanks.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03At the gap at the top... The one that's not finished?
0:24:03 > 0:24:05I knew you'd have the right answer.
0:24:06 > 0:24:07Out.OK.
0:24:09 > 0:24:12Let's see if Daryll's got the right answer to win this job.
0:24:12 > 0:24:16To start, I think we go white-on-white with oak spindles.
0:24:16 > 0:24:17Yeah. Then, that will be nice
0:24:17 > 0:24:21because the oak on the spindles will match with the floor.
0:24:21 > 0:24:25So Tracy and Daryll are suggesting a white banister and oak spindles.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31You can either do a combination of square oak spindles
0:24:31 > 0:24:33and white handrail, or the other way round.
0:24:33 > 0:24:36I think I'd seen an oak handrail that I like.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39And white spindles. And white spindles, yeah.
0:24:39 > 0:24:41Are we going to put some spots in?We are.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42So we're going to change the lighting?
0:24:42 > 0:24:44You want something clean and fresh, don't you?
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Couple of spots up here and a couple down here.
0:24:46 > 0:24:48OK.Yeah, don't you?
0:24:48 > 0:24:51Our take on this is bringing the whole job in with the lighting
0:24:51 > 0:24:53as a bit of an extra, within the budget.Within the budget
0:24:53 > 0:24:56We were thinking, get some nice warm white LEDs.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59We can put them so that they're on dimmers as well.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01So that, you know, they don't have to be mad bright.
0:25:01 > 0:25:05It's not something we'd thought about, that, to be fair, is it? No, we'd not thought about that.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Tracy and Daryll want to dazzle with warm, dimmable lighting
0:25:08 > 0:25:10that illuminates the smart oak banister,
0:25:10 > 0:25:12supported by white spindles.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15They're also going to decorate throughout.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17Chris and Joanne only have a £1,500 budget,
0:25:17 > 0:25:19so what's it going to cost?
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Well, the price we've done for you is to cost everything.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25So that's £1,950.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27Brilliant, thank you very much.OK?
0:25:27 > 0:25:32That's £450 over budget, but it's still the cheapest of the three.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35All three rivals have pitched.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38We came in slightly over budget, but not really much.
0:25:38 > 0:25:40We came in slightly under double the budget.
0:25:40 > 0:25:41Did you really?
0:25:41 > 0:25:44We went yippee ki-yay. We went for the wow factor.Went big.
0:25:44 > 0:25:46But it's Chris and Joanne's call.
0:25:46 > 0:25:48What did you think of all those?
0:25:48 > 0:25:51It's tough. I'm not sure at all which way to go and the moment.
0:25:51 > 0:25:54While they decide whether they want to go with any of them,
0:25:54 > 0:25:56the builders wait.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59They're all over budget.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03Will it be Chris and Alex's clean lines and toughened glass look?
0:26:03 > 0:26:07Tracy and Daryll's oak banisters with dimmable lighting?
0:26:07 > 0:26:11Or Mark and Chris' traditional oak banister with striped stair carpet?
0:26:11 > 0:26:13Only the winners' phone will ring.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26PHONE RINGS
0:26:23 > 0:26:26Daryll:Hey up.
0:26:26 > 0:26:26Hello?
0:26:28 > 0:26:30Yes.
0:26:30 > 0:26:32Hi, it's Chris and Jo here.
0:26:32 > 0:26:33Yes, how are you - you all right?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35'Fine.'
0:26:35 > 0:26:37So we're just ringing to let you know that we'd really like it if you
0:26:37 > 0:26:40could do our banister for us. Oh, fantastic - that's brilliant.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42Thank you very much.How good is that? Aw, thank you.
0:26:42 > 0:26:44That's really good.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Thanks, guys.'We'll see you soon.'
0:26:46 > 0:26:48OK, thanks.ALL:Bye.
0:26:49 > 0:26:52Woo!Get in.Get in there.
0:26:52 > 0:26:54That's all right, innit?
0:26:54 > 0:26:55Tell you what, we are a good team.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57We're all right, aren't we?Yeah.
0:26:57 > 0:26:59We're not bad at all, don't you think?
0:26:59 > 0:27:00Yeah, brilliant.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03Yeah, give yourselves a pat on the back.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05But the losers are far from happy.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09At the end of the day, you know, you've got to punt for it, you know...
0:27:09 > 0:27:11and we did.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13Out of the jobs that we've not got,
0:27:13 > 0:27:16I think that's the one that I would've really, really liked. Would've been nice.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20They will at least be able to watch Tracy and Daryll's every move
0:27:20 > 0:27:23when they are hard at work later.
0:27:23 > 0:27:27If you'd like to get your hallway done, you'll want to plan ahead.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29So, builders, what do we need to think about?
0:27:29 > 0:27:34It's the main part of the house that someone sees on entering a building,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37so, you know, you should make it very inviting.
0:27:37 > 0:27:39There's some really clever storage ideas,
0:27:39 > 0:27:41where you can get the risers that pull out for drawers.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45There's underneath the stairs - you don't want to lose that storage.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47Make sure you clear the area before we arrive
0:27:47 > 0:27:49and use a different entrance, if you can.
0:27:49 > 0:27:53That way, we can crack on and leave you in peace.
0:27:53 > 0:27:57It's day one of the build and the losers are all-eyes
0:27:57 > 0:27:59on Daryll and Tracy.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01Let's do it. This is the one I really wanted.
0:28:01 > 0:28:05We were going to do the nice glass.Glass.Yeah.
0:28:05 > 0:28:09The mammoth task of removing all that textured wallpaper
0:28:09 > 0:28:12from the walls and ceilings of two floors of hallway is underway.
0:28:12 > 0:28:13I'm going to run out of steam.
0:28:15 > 0:28:16THEY LAUGH
0:28:19 > 0:28:22Wallpaper removal - what a nightmare.
0:28:22 > 0:28:25And it's not just the wallpaper that's coming off -
0:28:25 > 0:28:27the dado rail,
0:28:27 > 0:28:30the dated coving and the polystyrene ceiling rose's
0:28:30 > 0:28:32days are numbered, too.
0:28:33 > 0:28:38It's a massive job, so Daz has roped in his dad as a bit of extra muscle.
0:28:41 > 0:28:44Free labour.When your mum said I was stripping today,
0:28:44 > 0:28:46I was going to put me Speedos on.
0:28:46 > 0:28:48Didn't realise she meant this sort of stripping.
0:28:53 > 0:28:56I always fancied myself as a Chipperfield, or...
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Is it a Chipperfield?Chipperfield?
0:29:01 > 0:29:02Chippendale.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06That's an image that's going to haunt me for the rest of the day.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Thanks.
0:29:08 > 0:29:10And it appears that Vic is multi-talented.
0:29:10 > 0:29:12Look at this - two things at once.
0:29:12 > 0:29:15I've got stripping on one hand and scraping on the other, eh?
0:29:15 > 0:29:18Funny how the dads get roped in, innit?Yeah.
0:29:18 > 0:29:19Hey, look at that!
0:29:19 > 0:29:22Daz.What have you found? That's a work of art, that.
0:29:22 > 0:29:24Look, we've got a Banksy.
0:29:24 > 0:29:25A Banksy.
0:29:25 > 0:29:26Yeah!
0:29:27 > 0:29:30With the hall stripped top-to-bottom,
0:29:30 > 0:29:33the cable for the spotlight is going in and the radiator removed
0:29:33 > 0:29:35ahead of decorating.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37Don't leave it there, it'll get pinched.
0:29:37 > 0:29:38THEY LAUGH
0:29:39 > 0:29:42All that's left is that loved and loathed metal banister.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Everything's going to go great.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46Whoever's idea it was to put this in...
0:29:51 > 0:29:54So, basically, the banister is actually in the way of the screw.
0:29:56 > 0:29:58Get your grinder rout, lad. Get your grinder out.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05With the screws not budging,
0:30:05 > 0:30:07it's time to bring out the big guns.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09Grind it out, lad.Grind it off.
0:30:09 > 0:30:10Get the grinder on it.
0:30:12 > 0:30:16It takes grinding, drilling, hammering.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17If in doubt, give it a clout.
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Hit it. Hit it hard.
0:30:24 > 0:30:26The stubborn banister is free.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29Here she comes.Hey!
0:30:29 > 0:30:31Come on, then, let's get this out there.
0:30:31 > 0:30:33Here we go.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Maybe we're glad we didn't get it, mate.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38It looks like a pain.Yeah.
0:30:38 > 0:30:39Yeah, pleased to see that came out.
0:30:39 > 0:30:40It was a bit tricky in places.
0:30:40 > 0:30:42We had to get the drill and the grinder in and stuff.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45He'll have that saved and stick it in someone else's house -
0:30:45 > 0:30:46you know what he's like.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52With the banister gone, the entire area is plastered.
0:30:52 > 0:30:55The hallway will be ready to embrace its modern new look later.
0:31:00 > 0:31:02Back in Wokingham in Berkshire,
0:31:02 > 0:31:05Nazan's kitchen refit is well underway.
0:31:05 > 0:31:07Martin's cutting-in brush, look.
0:31:07 > 0:31:08Yeah.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14Martin and Mick have drafted in decorator Dave to upcycle
0:31:14 > 0:31:16the beech laminate doors.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18What I'm using is a shellac varnish,
0:31:18 > 0:31:22which really grips into the actual timber
0:31:22 > 0:31:27so the layers of paint will adhere and not sort of scratch off.
0:31:27 > 0:31:31That's what Martin puts on his nails, isn't it, the old shellacs?
0:31:31 > 0:31:33Once the undercoat has dried,
0:31:33 > 0:31:36the doors will be painted pale grey.
0:31:36 > 0:31:39Pale grey. What colour did we say we're going to do the kitchen?
0:31:39 > 0:31:40And there's good news -
0:31:40 > 0:31:43the correct-size worktop has arrived.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Water and wood don't mix particularly well.
0:31:46 > 0:31:47We're sealing it up.
0:31:47 > 0:31:50Mick knows about that. 35 years in the Merchant Navy.
0:31:50 > 0:31:53Water and wood don't mix well. Arrr.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55Mick templates and cuts the worktop
0:31:55 > 0:31:56to fit the sink.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58He's happy with that, isn't he?
0:31:58 > 0:32:02It's always worrying...It looks great, but it should be in the kitchen...Yeah.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04..not outside on a couple of workbenches.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07The freshly-painted cupboard doors are on.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09They look nice.Very good.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12That looks tidy, doesn't it? It's all going to plan, yeah.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16Next, decorator Dave brightens up the walls in light grey.
0:32:16 > 0:32:19The kitchen revamp couldn't be going any better...
0:32:19 > 0:32:21Hold on.
0:32:21 > 0:32:22..until...
0:32:22 > 0:32:24So there's a bit of an issue with the sink.
0:32:24 > 0:32:25It's been fitted...
0:32:26 > 0:32:29..but Naz has decided she's not sure on it now.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Whoa. Yeah, but she didn't say a new sink.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Ooh.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36What's wrong with the sink, then?
0:32:36 > 0:32:38We might have to think about trying to change it.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41She don't like it.What's wrong with it? It's a sink, isn't it?
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Stick to your guns, boys. You're in charge.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46Bit of an issue, obviously, cos we've cut the worktop now.
0:32:46 > 0:32:47It's going to be interesting.
0:32:47 > 0:32:50I hope they got one that fits in the hole they just cut out.
0:32:50 > 0:32:52Well, I―I think that's going to be an issue.
0:32:52 > 0:32:53That'll be three bits of worktop, that'll be.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57And while they wait for a replacement sink,
0:32:57 > 0:32:59there's some grouting to be done.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02If only Martin could remember how to mix it.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04Has he got a big enough...?Yeah.
0:33:04 > 0:33:06..pot there?!
0:33:06 > 0:33:09It's deceiving with this bucket, how much water's in it.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12Tell you what, mate, you might as well chuck it in the washing machine. That's next.
0:33:12 > 0:33:14Mix it in that.
0:33:14 > 0:33:17I'll have two sugars with mine.
0:33:17 > 0:33:18Well said, Mick.
0:33:18 > 0:33:20THEY LAUGH
0:33:20 > 0:33:22I can't use that.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24What do we call that?
0:33:24 > 0:33:26Schoolboy error, John. Schoolboy error.Schoolboy error.
0:33:26 > 0:33:28Schoolboy error.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30Mick does his best, but...
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Mick's had enough, hasn't he, look. Arms up.
0:33:36 > 0:33:40You sometimes have to admit defeat there, I think.Yeah.
0:33:40 > 0:33:42Right, we've got Chris in now,
0:33:42 > 0:33:45he's just come in to change some sockets and switches for us.
0:33:45 > 0:33:49We would advise when you're touching electrics, bring an electrician in.
0:33:49 > 0:33:51Yeah. Top of the food chain, electricians.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Extra year at college pays off.
0:33:53 > 0:33:55Right next to plasterers and renderers.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57It's all coming together.
0:33:57 > 0:34:00There's just one small issue that needs to be resolved -
0:34:00 > 0:34:01that sink.
0:34:01 > 0:34:05We're going to change it over, cos Naz doesn't like it, so...
0:34:05 > 0:34:09we're going to give her what she wants. So, sink two - take two.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Do you feel sorry for the boys, John?Yeah, I do.No.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17Of course you do. There's nothing worse, is there, when you fit something?
0:34:17 > 0:34:21But changing the sink also means changing the hole in the worktop.
0:34:21 > 0:34:25Each sink, obviously, has different dimensions to it,
0:34:25 > 0:34:26different cut-out sizes.
0:34:26 > 0:34:31Just make sure that the base unit below can obviously take the sink.
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Oh, dear, chaps.Yeah.
0:34:33 > 0:34:35A quick trim of the worktop and the new sink's in.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Was the other one just a single drainer, was it, then, single sink?
0:34:38 > 0:34:41I don't know. It don't look much different to me.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43Just the finishing touches.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46Right, Mick, bit of a sweep up, tidy up.
0:34:46 > 0:34:49Yeah. I've finished sealing this worktop,
0:34:49 > 0:34:51and I think we're about there.
0:34:51 > 0:34:53I think she's going to be over the moon with it.
0:34:53 > 0:34:55What do you think?I hope so.
0:34:55 > 0:34:57It's as much as we could do without putting a new kitchen in.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Without changing the whole thing. Yeah, absolutely.
0:35:00 > 0:35:02At the end of the day, as long as the customer's happy,
0:35:02 > 0:35:04that's what's important.
0:35:04 > 0:35:08Well, that's what we tell people. Well, yeah, that's what we tell people.
0:35:08 > 0:35:12A week ago, Nazan's kitchen was dated and gloomy.
0:35:12 > 0:35:15This was always going to be a bit of a tricky job, this one,
0:35:15 > 0:35:19because...It's an old kitchen. An old kitchen, mate, exactly.
0:35:19 > 0:35:21I think they're brave for doing this.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24So what will the losers think of Martin and Mick's work?
0:35:24 > 0:35:28Here we go, John, ready?Here we go. Cup of tea.Cup of tea.Ching-ching.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35That does look proper modern.
0:35:35 > 0:35:37That does, yeah. I take it all back.
0:35:41 > 0:35:42They've done well, considering what it was.
0:35:42 > 0:35:45Well done, gentlemen, well done. Fantastic, yeah.
0:35:45 > 0:35:47They've painted the cupboards to make them look new...
0:35:49 > 0:35:51The cupboards are really good, really good.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54I'm...I'm amazed they've come out that well.
0:35:54 > 0:35:56I think they've done well, really well.
0:35:56 > 0:35:58The paint guy is the key to this, isn't he?Yes.
0:35:58 > 0:36:01..fitted solid oak worktops...
0:36:01 > 0:36:05That looks proper tiling, doesn't it?Yeah.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07..and white metro tiles.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10It looks fresher, brighter, less dated.
0:36:10 > 0:36:14Yes, yes.For me, that was the biggest bugbear.
0:36:14 > 0:36:17I think it looks better without the marble plaster, actually.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21There's that new sink and they've painted the walls a light grey.
0:36:21 > 0:36:24So I would say, lads, well done. Well done, ten out of ten.
0:36:24 > 0:36:26Good job, good job.And that is a...
0:36:28 > 0:36:29BOTH:Beautiful job.
0:36:29 > 0:36:32Seven!I'd go ten out of ten on that.
0:36:32 > 0:36:34I just wanted to say seven.
0:36:34 > 0:36:36The losers think they've nailed it.
0:36:36 > 0:36:38Martin and Mick are about to find out
0:36:38 > 0:36:40if it gets Nazan's seal of approval.
0:36:41 > 0:36:43How's this kitchen, Mick?
0:36:43 > 0:36:45This'll be interesting.Will be.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48Wasn't completely smooth, was it? No.
0:36:51 > 0:36:53Oh, here she comes.
0:36:55 > 0:36:56Let's hope she likes it.
0:37:00 > 0:37:04Not a brand-new kitchen, but it's a brand-new look,
0:37:04 > 0:37:05and it looks amazing.
0:37:05 > 0:37:08Yeah, see, I told you we'd make her happy.
0:37:08 > 0:37:11It definitely makes the kitchen much lighter,
0:37:11 > 0:37:14and it just feels bigger.
0:37:14 > 0:37:18I like the brightness and the clean look.
0:37:18 > 0:37:22Our old kitchen had yellow and green tiles.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24This is now really, really fresh.
0:37:24 > 0:37:29Simple colours, nothing too bold like before, with that green.
0:37:29 > 0:37:32I think it all quite worked. Neutralising the walls as well.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35With a few changes along the way,
0:37:35 > 0:37:38the final cost was £3,885.
0:37:39 > 0:37:42The guys did a really good job, so thank you, Martin and Mick.
0:37:42 > 0:37:44I'm really happy with what we spent,
0:37:44 > 0:37:46and definitely worth the money.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49She's happy, we're happy. That's what it's all about.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52The customer's got to be happy. That's all it comes down to.
0:37:52 > 0:37:55Get the kettle on, lads. You deserve it.
0:37:59 > 0:38:01In Atherton, Wigan,
0:38:01 > 0:38:04Chris and Joanne's hallway transformation is four days in.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06They've gone for green on the stairway
0:38:06 > 0:38:08and a light grey in the downstairs hall.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10I like the grey. Not sure about green.
0:38:12 > 0:38:14Before they can build the new banister,
0:38:14 > 0:38:17they need to remove the old newel post.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20Let's move it. It's only moving at the top.
0:38:20 > 0:38:22Oh, yeah, that's concrete, isn't it, mate?
0:38:22 > 0:38:24Each side.
0:38:24 > 0:38:28But it seems the banister wasn't the only thing reluctant to leave the house.
0:38:28 > 0:38:30A bit of a nightmare, to be honest.
0:38:33 > 0:38:35But Daryll's not giving up.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37It's time to get the heavy bar in.
0:38:37 > 0:38:39The big boy.
0:38:39 > 0:38:40Not the bar again.
0:38:41 > 0:38:42It's taken some work, that.
0:38:43 > 0:38:45Go on, Daz, and your heavy bar!
0:38:47 > 0:38:50They're taking it in turns hitting it here.Just coming.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52Ready? It's coming.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Hey!
0:38:54 > 0:38:57Next, all Daryll's got to do is fit the new one.
0:38:57 > 0:38:58Except they're slightly offset, right?
0:38:58 > 0:39:00It's not dropping down low enough.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02I think I might have to set a little bit more off the bottom of it.
0:39:04 > 0:39:06At least he's got all the gear.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Here we are - hammer.
0:39:09 > 0:39:11With the new newel post in place, eventually,
0:39:11 > 0:39:13it's time to fit the spindles.
0:39:13 > 0:39:16That should be the size you need right the way up,
0:39:16 > 0:39:18as long as everything's plumb and true.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20We're basically using this as a template
0:39:20 > 0:39:22to mark and cut the rest of them.
0:39:24 > 0:39:26Fortunately, the spindles are less of a battle
0:39:26 > 0:39:29so perfectionist Daryll can concentrate
0:39:29 > 0:39:31on a one forensic detail.
0:39:31 > 0:39:34In between each spindle, and where we've nailed them on,
0:39:34 > 0:39:36we just turned it with these very small little holes,
0:39:36 > 0:39:40so I'm using a little bit of an oak-coloured filler here.
0:39:40 > 0:39:41Looking like a top job.
0:39:41 > 0:39:44They're only very small pinholes,
0:39:44 > 0:39:46but I know they're there, so...
0:39:46 > 0:39:47Nice attitude.If I'm not happy with the job,
0:39:47 > 0:39:49then I can't expect the customer to be.
0:39:49 > 0:39:50Got to make sure everything is right.
0:39:50 > 0:39:53He keeps going round finding the smallest bits
0:39:53 > 0:39:56that you wouldn't see and I wouldn't see, but he'll see it.
0:39:56 > 0:39:59It's just when it's right. When I'm happy that I can walk away.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03He usually stops about half-past-four, when the pubs are open.
0:40:03 > 0:40:05We've taught him well, mate.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11It's not quite pub time yet, though,
0:40:11 > 0:40:14as the new flooring in the upstairs hallway and the stairs is being
0:40:14 > 0:40:16fitted.
0:40:16 > 0:40:18The soft grey tone of the carpet starts to bring
0:40:18 > 0:40:19the whole look together.
0:40:19 > 0:40:20It's come out really well.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24And now, the finishing touches -
0:40:24 > 0:40:26beautifying that new wooden handrail.
0:40:26 > 0:40:30The customer quite likes the natural oak.
0:40:30 > 0:40:32All we're doing here is using some Danish oil,
0:40:32 > 0:40:34and just rubbing that into it to treat it.
0:40:34 > 0:40:36It just really brings the grain out.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38Just finishes it off really nicely.
0:40:38 > 0:40:41I love Danish oil.It's cracking. Yeah.
0:40:41 > 0:40:43You can see instantly as it goes on
0:40:43 > 0:40:45it just gives a really deep,
0:40:45 > 0:40:47rich look to the wood.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49And with that, the hallway is finished.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52I'm pleased with it anyway. Hopefully, they will be, too.
0:40:53 > 0:40:58Just 11 days ago, Chris and Joanne's hallway was a '70s throwback...
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Yeah, it seemed quite dingy, wasn't it, before?
0:41:00 > 0:41:02So it's...It was dark and horrible.
0:41:02 > 0:41:04..with an ornate metal banister
0:41:04 > 0:41:07at least one of the homeowners branded an eyesore.
0:41:07 > 0:41:09The wrought iron.Oh, it was horrible, wasn't it?
0:41:09 > 0:41:11Oh, it was. Oh.Yeah.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14What will the rivals think of it now?
0:41:15 > 0:41:16Let's do it.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26You're walking into a different house now.Yeah, absolutely.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Absolutely.
0:41:28 > 0:41:30Completely transformed the house.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33Daryll, his dad, and an army of plasterers, electricians,
0:41:33 > 0:41:36and decorators have wrestled with wrought iron
0:41:36 > 0:41:37and rebuilt the hallway.
0:41:37 > 0:41:39Well done, lads.
0:41:39 > 0:41:41Nice. Very nice.
0:41:41 > 0:41:42The banister is solid oak,
0:41:42 > 0:41:44and the spindles gleaming white.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47You don't want to be walking in and getting depressed
0:41:47 > 0:41:49as soon as you walk through the door, do you?No.
0:41:49 > 0:41:53They got the decorators in and the sparky fitted spotlights.
0:41:53 > 0:41:54It's the main area, isn't it?
0:41:54 > 0:41:57You know, you walk in, all your guests come in, that's what they see.
0:41:57 > 0:42:00There's a new carpet on the landing and stairs.
0:42:00 > 0:42:02They've done an amazing job on that.
0:42:02 > 0:42:04Looks good. Looks really good.
0:42:04 > 0:42:06The losing builders have given it the thumbs up,
0:42:06 > 0:42:09but it's the big moment for Tracy and Daryll.
0:42:09 > 0:42:10I hope they like it.
0:42:10 > 0:42:12I so hope they like it.
0:42:12 > 0:42:15Time to find out if customers Chris and Joanne are happy.
0:42:17 > 0:42:18Let's hope so.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22SHE LAUGHS
0:42:22 > 0:42:24No pressure.
0:42:24 > 0:42:26Not got the monstrosity of the iron...
0:42:27 > 0:42:29..railings any more.
0:42:29 > 0:42:32She looks a bit serious. Oh, I know, she looks a bit shocked.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35That looks miles better, though, doesn't it?
0:42:35 > 0:42:36It does, it's amazing.
0:42:36 > 0:42:39It's a complete transformation from what it was.
0:42:39 > 0:42:40Oh, I'm glad they like it.
0:42:40 > 0:42:42Oh, yeah, that's great.I'm really pleased that they're happy.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44So pleased, just for them as a family.
0:42:44 > 0:42:47I mean, this - I love this.
0:42:47 > 0:42:49He's done a fantastic job.
0:42:49 > 0:42:50Really, really pleased with that.
0:42:50 > 0:42:53It's a shame we've not got that metal one now, isn't it?
0:42:53 > 0:42:53SHE LAUGHS
0:42:55 > 0:42:56I'm so glad to see the back of that.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58Can't give it away.No!
0:42:58 > 0:42:59THEY LAUGH
0:42:59 > 0:43:02It looks bigger, it looks brighter.
0:43:02 > 0:43:03It's miles better.
0:43:03 > 0:43:04Miles, miles better.
0:43:04 > 0:43:05Well done, love.Awesome.
0:43:05 > 0:43:07Good lad.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10Another very satisfied customer.