0:00:02 > 0:00:05- We all dream of having picture-perfect homes...- Wow!
0:00:05 > 0:00:07- I know.- Oh, my goodness!
0:00:07 > 0:00:11- It looks great. So bright in here. - HE GROANS
0:00:11 > 0:00:14..but keeping up with the Joneses is far from easy.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! - Let's do it in order.
0:00:16 > 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 > 0:00:23- You love it! - HE LAUGHS
0:00:23 > 0:00:25We've scoured Britain...
0:00:25 > 0:00:27- Are you ready?- I'm ready, babe.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29..for pairs of builders...
0:00:29 > 0:00:32- Bit posher than your house, mate, isn't it, eh?- No. Don't know, mate.
0:00:32 > 0:00:34..who are willing to pitch against each other...
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Well, they're out of it, anyway, so what are you...?
0:00:37 > 0:00:40..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 > 0:00:48Number one in the bag, Micky boy!
0:00:48 > 0:00:50- ..but...- Ah! - HE LAUGHS
0:00:50 > 0:00:53..the winners won't be getting away scot-free.
0:00:53 > 0:00:55- Chisel.- Ooh! - HE LAUGHS
0:00:55 > 0:00:57The losing pairs...
0:00:57 > 0:00:58I love to be a house husband.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00..will be watching their every move.
0:01:00 > 0:01:03- Where's those screws gone?- Uh-oh. - HE LAUGHS
0:01:03 > 0:01:05I don't like the idea of this at all, no.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07- Oh, my word!- Oh, my...!
0:01:12 > 0:01:14The first job today takes us to a town
0:01:14 > 0:01:17that boomed during the Industrial Revolution,
0:01:17 > 0:01:20but still borders green, open spaces.
0:01:20 > 0:01:23The average house price in this neck of the woods
0:01:23 > 0:01:27is nearly 30% less than the national average.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30We're in Hyde, Greater Manchester.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36In need of builders is graphic designer Angela Baker,
0:01:36 > 0:01:39who moved into this five-bed new build
0:01:39 > 0:01:42with her partner and stepson Finnan four years ago,
0:01:42 > 0:01:44but it was far from finished.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47We've been trying to sort out our two bedrooms now
0:01:47 > 0:01:49for about three years.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51We have no storage at all,
0:01:51 > 0:01:54and nobody could quite work out what to do with the two voids.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57The voids, as Angela calls them,
0:01:57 > 0:01:59are the cupboard spaces between the bedrooms.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Now knocked into one, this narrow cupboard
0:02:02 > 0:02:06in stepson Finnan's room needs sorting out.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11This is the void which was basically a part that went into our room,
0:02:11 > 0:02:12part that went into Finnan's room.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17Needs finishing off, plastering, spotlights, storage.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19We just want a really nice place
0:02:19 > 0:02:22for Finnan to be able to store all his things, play in.
0:02:22 > 0:02:23I'm open to ideas.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26There must be something funky that someone can do with that space.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30Angela might be up for cool ideas, but she also has high expectations.
0:02:30 > 0:02:32I am a perfectionist.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35If builders come and they're not up to my standards,
0:02:35 > 0:02:37then I'm really not interested.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40The budget is between £600-£800.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44But if someone was to come in and blow me away with an amazing design,
0:02:44 > 0:02:46then I would be happy to spend a bit more.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50If you're after a bespoke build,
0:02:50 > 0:02:53there's a few things to consider to get the perfect result.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Let's find out from those in the know.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Specialist materials have a lead time,
0:02:57 > 0:03:00so if there's something particular that you want,
0:03:00 > 0:03:02make sure you get your order in nice and early.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06If your carpenter, builder, is going to make the units off-site,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09make sure that you're 100% on the design,
0:03:09 > 0:03:10so that by the time they arrive,
0:03:10 > 0:03:14you're happy with the storage units that you've got.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17All three pairs know they're pitching
0:03:17 > 0:03:19for storage in a child's bedroom.
0:03:19 > 0:03:20- HE GROANS - Hang on.
0:03:20 > 0:03:22Can you come round and pull me out?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24That's what happens when you get to 40, mate.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27But it's their kiddie-cool ideas that'll win Angela over.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Putting your hairspray on again?
0:03:29 > 0:03:31Appearance is all. Appearance is key.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32- Is that right?- Yeah.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35One of the attractions of having you is your good looks.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39First to pitch are grafters Alex and Chris.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- Morning.- Hello.- How are you? - Think your knees can stand all this?
0:03:42 > 0:03:45- All these stairs? - It's more hills, isn't it?
0:03:45 > 0:03:49These two are old hands when it comes to building bespoke storage.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52It complements both our skill sets - the constructing
0:03:52 > 0:03:57of shelving and cupboards, and then you've got his creativity.
0:03:57 > 0:04:00I think I like to do the finishing-off touches and things like that.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03It's a shame we can't leave that in.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05Do you think we can renegotiate?
0:04:05 > 0:04:08Didn't you paint the Titanic when it was made?
0:04:08 > 0:04:11THEY LAUGH Easy, Alex. He's not that old!
0:04:11 > 0:04:13So, what's the plan?
0:04:14 > 0:04:17Ooh, there's the old knees creaking again.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19It wasn't the floorboards that time. It was me knees!
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- It always is, mate. - He's into the wrestling, isn't he?
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Yeah. So, we've got a lot of books and figures.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26So, I'm thinking maybe...
0:04:26 > 0:04:29- Yeah, he's into...- ..some sort of actual display at the top.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Could put some really nice, like, Perspex shelving round,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34so he can see through everything, the whole thing.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38- That's a good idea.- And with the directional lighting, as well, it'll all be lit up.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Alex and Chris have come up with see-through shelving
0:04:41 > 0:04:43and directional lighting to boot.
0:04:43 > 0:04:47But will Angela be illuminated by the idea?
0:04:47 > 0:04:49We're thinking make it funky.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51- OK.- We're thinking, like, the coloured Perspex,
0:04:51 > 0:04:52- different depths of boxes.- Yeah.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55We've got different shelving, fluorescent shelving.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57We saw that he's got some of the wrestlers.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01- Oh, he loves the wrestling.- Right. So, that was what started us off.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03If he wants to put some of those figures out
0:05:03 > 0:05:04- a bit higher up, he can.- Yeah.
0:05:04 > 0:05:06He's got nothing for, possibly, homework -
0:05:06 > 0:05:08I don't know where he does his homework -
0:05:08 > 0:05:12unless we incorporate something with a kid's bench underneath.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15When I was at home, I had a cupboard about this size,
0:05:15 > 0:05:17and it was... I loved it. It was like a little den to me.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19I used to do all my homework in it.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23- That was when you were put under the stairs...- Shut up! - ..when you were naughty.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25I remember when I had a room at that age,
0:05:25 > 0:05:26and I still talk about it today.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- It was... It was... - You can remember that far back?
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- THEY LAUGH - I have to keep prodding him.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33Have you been speaking to him?
0:05:33 > 0:05:35I had it where it was, erm...
0:05:35 > 0:05:38It was a desk, and also had a lot of storage in there.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42- OK.- Underneath, we plan to put two runners
0:05:42 > 0:05:45with an extra board underneath, so he can pull that out
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- if he wants to play or do anything else that's different.- OK.
0:05:48 > 0:05:49So, Alex and Chris want
0:05:49 > 0:05:51light-up display cabinets
0:05:51 > 0:05:53made out of colourful Perspex,
0:05:53 > 0:05:54and to create a pull-out desk
0:05:54 > 0:05:56so Finnan can do his homework.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Angela's top budget is £800,
0:05:59 > 0:06:01so there's only one question.
0:06:01 > 0:06:07- So, the price for all of that comes to £940.- OK.- OK?- Yeah.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10That's £140 over budget.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15But their rivals are still to pitch.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Oh, it's actually bigger than you think.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21Next, it's family firm Tracy and Daryll.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- Do we know how old this house is? - 2010.- Right.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Yeah, that was circa 2010, that.
0:06:27 > 0:06:29- Really?- Also, the stone on the front of the house
0:06:29 > 0:06:33- that says 2010 on it...- Ah! - ..is normally a bit of a giveaway.
0:06:33 > 0:06:34God, you never miss a trick.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Daryll's a dad and Tracy's a grandma,
0:06:38 > 0:06:42so between them, they should know a thing or two about kids' storage.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44You should be all right with this one, Mum.
0:06:44 > 0:06:46Yeah, plenty of experience with children -
0:06:46 > 0:06:47boys, girls, different ages.
0:06:47 > 0:06:49I would think this would be a great one to do.
0:06:49 > 0:06:52My experience and your skill - it should be a winner.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55- It needs to be done cos they're moving in.- Yes, I'm doing it!- Right.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57I'd like to think that we have a different...
0:06:57 > 0:06:58We switch off from...
0:06:58 > 0:07:00Like, say, if we're doing something socially together
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- to if we're doing something... - Do you?- Yeah.- Yeah.
0:07:02 > 0:07:04- Do you not?- I'll remind you of that.
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Just when you think you know someone...
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Now, what about that storage?
0:07:08 > 0:07:11I was thinking what'd be a good idea... You know the boxes which...?
0:07:11 > 0:07:14They're fixed to the wall and then, you know, you can either make them
0:07:14 > 0:07:15and then put the...
0:07:15 > 0:07:17- The carry boxes that go in there.- Yeah.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20So, for example, if he's got figures or if he's got Lego,
0:07:20 > 0:07:21he pulls one of the material boxes out,
0:07:21 > 0:07:23takes it into his bedroom, plays with it.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Then he can put everything back into the box and put it back in.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- If you think, with all your trains and cars...- Yeah, with all the toys, it's brilliant.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32- You'd have loved something like this, wouldn't you? - Yeah, definitely.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35So, Tracy and Daryll think they can clinch this
0:07:35 > 0:07:39with modular toy storage, but will they win Angela over?
0:07:39 > 0:07:43My thoughts on it was, this was just purely hanging space.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46- OK.- And then here, along here, we'd box it.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49We'd just make big box sections that you could put
0:07:49 > 0:07:51- different storage boxes in with different things...- Yeah.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53- ..or possibly folded clothes in.- OK.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57We could put some sort of LED light strip on the back of it...
0:07:57 > 0:07:59- Yeah.- ..that comes on perhaps with the lights?
0:07:59 > 0:08:02- Yes.- So, when you come in, you turn the light on, it lights up.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04- Yes.- I think that's the way to go with this.
0:08:04 > 0:08:05Yeah, I think that's a good idea.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07The only other thing that we thought with this,
0:08:07 > 0:08:11which is quite cool sometimes, is, you know, LED lighting on a strip.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- Yeah, that sounds nice. - We thought it might be quite a nice
0:08:14 > 0:08:15sort of feature to have.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16Tracy and Daryll have gone for
0:08:16 > 0:08:18modular storage,
0:08:18 > 0:08:19a separate dressing area
0:08:19 > 0:08:21and trendy LED lighting.
0:08:21 > 0:08:25Angela's maximum budget is £800.
0:08:25 > 0:08:27So, what's the quote?
0:08:27 > 0:08:29The all-inclusive price, including all the labour,
0:08:29 > 0:08:32all the materials, is £1,350.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Angela's giving nothing away.
0:08:34 > 0:08:39Tracy and Daryll are £550 over budget,
0:08:39 > 0:08:42but there's still one more pitch to go.
0:08:44 > 0:08:48Ooh, it is hidden, as well. Little hidden cupboard.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52Last in are no-nonsense lads Mark and Chris.
0:08:52 > 0:08:541.823.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Well, it looks like you'll be doing this one on your own.
0:08:57 > 0:08:58THEY LAUGH
0:08:58 > 0:09:02Workmates for three years, these two love a good motto.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Almost cocky, but never cocksure.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07I spend more time with you than I do with the kids,
0:09:07 > 0:09:09the missus, anyone else in my family!
0:09:09 > 0:09:11OK, mate!
0:09:11 > 0:09:13It's like being married.
0:09:13 > 0:09:14They might be full of laughs,
0:09:14 > 0:09:16but they'll need more than good banter
0:09:16 > 0:09:18to out-pitch their rivals.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20I'm thinking that we do this...
0:09:20 > 0:09:23You know like in the movies, where you've got like a...?
0:09:23 > 0:09:26It doesn't look like it's anything other than a shelf, you know,
0:09:26 > 0:09:27- with some books on or whatever.- Yeah.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29And then, you know...
0:09:29 > 0:09:30I don't know if we can put a book.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33You know, like the old pull a book and the door opens.
0:09:33 > 0:09:35That's just going a bit too far on this budget.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39So, a secret cupboard? Very imaginative.
0:09:39 > 0:09:41But what will Angela think?
0:09:41 > 0:09:45- We've come up with a little plan.- OK.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47The best thing is the hidden door.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- OK.- So, that's what we're trying to create.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52From the outside, you wouldn't really know it was there.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55- It would just look like shelves. - So, the door is shelves, basically.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59- OK.- And the whole thing opens outwards
0:09:59 > 0:10:03- to create an opening hidden door.- OK.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05A little nook, as well, underneath there.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07You want storage in here, clearly.
0:10:07 > 0:10:09- Little boy cave. - Little boy cave for him.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Yeah, definitely the way forward.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14I'm getting excited and it's not even my house!
0:10:14 > 0:10:17- Full shelving area going down one side.- Yeah.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21One of the shelvings would be a full lot, and it'd pull down.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24- Yeah.- We're trying to make it as exciting...
0:10:24 > 0:10:27As much excitement as you can get out of a small cupboard.
0:10:27 > 0:10:30- That's made me feel really tingly. - THEY LAUGH
0:10:30 > 0:10:31Mark and Chris have come up
0:10:31 > 0:10:33with a cunning plan to create
0:10:33 > 0:10:35a hidden cupboard behind a door
0:10:35 > 0:10:36disguised as a book shelf with
0:10:36 > 0:10:38plenty of modular storage inside.
0:10:38 > 0:10:41Sounds like every child's dream,
0:10:41 > 0:10:43but surely it can't come cheap.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45- We have come in slightly over.- OK.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47£1,280.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50I know that's slightly over your budget.
0:10:50 > 0:10:51SLIGHTLY over?
0:10:51 > 0:10:55That's £480 more than Angela's maximum budget.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00That's it. They've all pitched.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04But will Angela like any of their ideas enough to pick one?
0:11:04 > 0:11:06- How did everybody go? - Yeah, all right.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09- We sort of went in heavy on the sort of toy aspect.- Right.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11We went on the more, like, display side,
0:11:11 > 0:11:13with a lot of coloured Perspex.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- We should get it. - THEY LAUGH
0:11:16 > 0:11:19We went with a... Like, sort of a boy cave type of thing...
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- Oh, yeah?- ..with a secret door.
0:11:21 > 0:11:22- I wouldn't want to guess.- No.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Apart from these two, who get everything.
0:11:24 > 0:11:27THEY LAUGH
0:11:27 > 0:11:29This could go any way.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33Will it be Chris and Alex's colourful Perspex display cabinet,
0:11:33 > 0:11:35complete with pull-out homework desk -
0:11:35 > 0:11:37the cheapest of the three...
0:11:38 > 0:11:42..Tracy and Daryll's modular storage and LED lights -
0:11:42 > 0:11:44the most extensive -
0:11:44 > 0:11:47or Mark and Chris's boy cave with its secret door,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49that came in between the two?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53PHONE RINGS
0:11:53 > 0:11:57They're all over budget. Only the winner will get the call.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01PHONE RINGS
0:12:01 > 0:12:05- ELECTRIC DRILL RINGTONE PLAYS - Oh!- Oh, that sounds good.
0:12:05 > 0:12:06I love my ringtone.
0:12:08 > 0:12:10- Hello?- Hello. Is that Mark?
0:12:10 > 0:12:13- Oh, hi, Angela. Are you OK? - Erm, you've got the job.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15Aw, that's great news.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17Thank you very much. We're made up with that.
0:12:17 > 0:12:18Absolutely...
0:12:18 > 0:12:22I was blown away by your ideas. I thought they were fantastic.
0:12:22 > 0:12:24We're excited. We're excited to get going.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- All right, take care. - Bye, now.- Bye for now. Bye.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31- Get in!- Get in! - THEY LAUGH
0:12:31 > 0:12:33I'm actually excited about this job now - really excited -
0:12:33 > 0:12:35cos I think it's going to be wonderful.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Mark and Chris haven't just won a job.
0:12:37 > 0:12:39They can relive their childhood.
0:12:39 > 0:12:43She's made up with the design.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46Erm, yeah, she likes everything about it.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48Shame the losers miss out.
0:12:48 > 0:12:50I think it's just making us a lot hungrier
0:12:50 > 0:12:53and a lot more determined to sort of up our game for the next ones.
0:12:53 > 0:12:56- Your fault.- Do you reckon?- Yeah.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59- I think I need a new partner. - Oh, is that what it is?- Yeah.
0:12:59 > 0:13:00Is this one getting a bit too old for you?
0:13:00 > 0:13:02- Yeah. Yeah, definitely.- Cheeky.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04But they'll have a chance to get their own back
0:13:04 > 0:13:06when they watch the boys at work later.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10Storage is a problem in many households.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12So, builders, how do we get it right?
0:13:12 > 0:13:15Just think about what you're going to do with the storage.
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Obviously, if you've got toys, shoes, and all that sort of stuff,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20you want to hide it away, put doors on it.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21Hey presto - sorted.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23Sounds obvious, but think about what your storage
0:13:23 > 0:13:26is going to be built of. If you've only got a small budget,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28then maybe solid oak isn't for you.
0:13:28 > 0:13:31You might have to consider some reclaimed materials,
0:13:31 > 0:13:33or maybe some MDF instead.
0:13:33 > 0:13:36It's day one of the build at Angela's.
0:13:36 > 0:13:39- Oh, it's snowing!- Oh, no!
0:13:39 > 0:13:42The losers are all eyes in the warm...
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Looking forward to this. A secret cave!
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- Shall we go and see how many times we can slip over?- Yeah.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50..and Mark and Chris are keen as mustard.
0:13:50 > 0:13:53It is Baltic!
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Fortunately, they're working on stepson Finnan's wardrobe,
0:13:56 > 0:13:58which is indoors.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00- We have to get close in here. - HE CHUCKLES
0:14:00 > 0:14:04- It's going to be cosy. - Yeah, it was tiny, wasn't it?
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- They look quite at home in that cupboard.- Mwah!
0:14:06 > 0:14:09- SHE LAUGHS - Just shut the door.
0:14:09 > 0:14:10The plan is to create a secret
0:14:10 > 0:14:12cupboard behind a book shelf door,
0:14:12 > 0:14:14with storage for all of
0:14:14 > 0:14:16Finnan's toys, books and clothes.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20The existing plasterboard is a bit worse for wear,
0:14:20 > 0:14:23so the first job is to rip it out.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- That's one way of getting them off.- Yeah.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30And it doesn't take long for Mark to clear the whole wall.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33- That's coming off easy! - THEY CHUCKLE
0:14:33 > 0:14:35With the plasterboard off, next,
0:14:35 > 0:14:39they need to wire the cupboard for sockets and lighting, but...
0:14:39 > 0:14:44The problem is, here, this is the existing doorway going through.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Well, the socket that we want is literally just here.
0:14:47 > 0:14:49So, er, we've got to fish some cables through
0:14:49 > 0:14:52so we can leave them there ready for the sparkie to use.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59The new boards are up, and they're seamless.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01Oh, they're better.
0:15:01 > 0:15:05If you can see, there is tape on every joint, every corner.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08It's on the ceiling, all the way round.
0:15:08 > 0:15:10If you don't put it on, it will crack.
0:15:10 > 0:15:12And it is a very beautiful house.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- It was a nice house, wasn't it? Lovely.- Yeah.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18So, there can be no movement in the joint, done properly.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21- Yeah, as it should be.- Yeah.
0:15:21 > 0:15:23And to make sure the finish is perfect,
0:15:23 > 0:15:25he's drafted in plasterer Sean.
0:15:25 > 0:15:28I hate plasterers. Look at the mess.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Once we've skimmed all this out today,
0:15:30 > 0:15:34the next part for us is going to be the design and exact measurements
0:15:34 > 0:15:39and fabrication of the shelving and units to go along this side,
0:15:39 > 0:15:40and the secret door.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- There's Chris doing all the work again.- Yeah, there he is.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Next, Chris needs to make a frame for the doorway.
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- Simple, right? - We haven't got a wider hole,
0:15:51 > 0:15:53- so there's no point... - We have. We've got it.
0:15:53 > 0:15:55Difference of opinion here.
0:15:55 > 0:15:58- Mate, are you going to listen? - Yeah, I know what you're saying.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02- HE LAUGHS - He looks like he's sulking!
0:16:02 > 0:16:04With that casing on, you've got that bit there, right?
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- Yeah, but...- 760. - ..we've got to bring this off.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09- I'm going to go and build it. - THEY LAUGH
0:16:09 > 0:16:12- Come on, get on with the job. Let's have a look.- Yeah.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17No, we don't do arguments. We do more of, erm, handbags.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19Handbags!
0:16:19 > 0:16:20With the little tiff resolved,
0:16:20 > 0:16:23Chris gets the frame door up in no time.
0:16:25 > 0:16:28- Happy days.- Get out of his way! - I'm going to load him out.
0:16:28 > 0:16:32Next, it's time for plasterer Sean to skim the inside of the cupboard.
0:16:32 > 0:16:36He's had his mix on now for about 25 minutes.
0:16:36 > 0:16:37- He needs to get it on.- Yeah.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39He's hitting everything.
0:16:39 > 0:16:42- Get it on quick. - Get that nice and tight, neat.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44It's been slightly manic, to be fair, today,
0:16:44 > 0:16:45for such a small little job.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48We'd never get the plaster on like he would, do you know what I mean?
0:16:48 > 0:16:51I'd get to this point now and I realistically would start flapping.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53Small rooms are just...
0:16:53 > 0:16:55- They're so much more awkward, aren't they?- Yeah.
0:16:55 > 0:16:57So, erm, yeah.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00Bring Sean with us - happy days.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02We'll be back to watch them fit out the cupboard
0:17:02 > 0:17:04once the plaster has dried.
0:17:07 > 0:17:11Next job today is on the edge of rolling countryside.
0:17:11 > 0:17:13The average house price here
0:17:13 > 0:17:16will set you back a wallet-emptying £1 million.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20We're down south, in Woldingham in Surrey.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26This detached house has been home to 39-year-old Claire
0:17:26 > 0:17:30and 41-year-old Chris Kahn and their two kids for just over a year.
0:17:30 > 0:17:33I love this house because it's very, very big.
0:17:33 > 0:17:36We've done quite a lot of work to the house in the last year.
0:17:36 > 0:17:41We've painted the entire upstairs, fitted bifold doors.
0:17:41 > 0:17:44They're happy with the inside.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47It's the outside they need some help with.
0:17:48 > 0:17:50Our porch really needs a lot of love and care.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53It's starting to fall apart.
0:17:53 > 0:17:56We wanted to replace this with a pitched roof,
0:17:56 > 0:18:01and pillars coming out so that it showcases our home.
0:18:01 > 0:18:06They've got a grand idea, but have they got a budget to match?
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Our budget is £3,500.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11The thought of getting three different quotes really excites me.
0:18:11 > 0:18:13I think competition is a very healthy thing.
0:18:13 > 0:18:17Putting a porch on your property can give it impressive kerb appeal,
0:18:17 > 0:18:19but you need to get it right.
0:18:19 > 0:18:21So, builders, what do we need to know?
0:18:21 > 0:18:23For an exterior porch, you definitely need to check out
0:18:23 > 0:18:25if there's planning permissions needed,
0:18:25 > 0:18:27because you don't want to put up a nice, big porch
0:18:27 > 0:18:29and then find out you have to take it all down.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32You need to make sure that your vision works with your property.
0:18:32 > 0:18:36There's no point putting Georgian pillars on a modern house.
0:18:36 > 0:18:39Big houses round here, fella.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Let's see which rival builders are pitching
0:18:41 > 0:18:43for Claire and Chris's porch.
0:18:43 > 0:18:45- We've got to get this pitch, mate. - Defo.- Are you game?
0:18:45 > 0:18:47It's ours. All over.
0:18:47 > 0:18:49They're all raring to go.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51I'm waiting for John. I don't know how he's got lost.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53- Well, some of them are. - Come on, John. Hurry up, mate.
0:18:55 > 0:18:56They've all had the brief.
0:18:56 > 0:18:59Keep these ideas close to our chest today. Don't want the others...
0:18:59 > 0:19:02- Robbing our ideas. - Yeah, stealing our vision!
0:19:02 > 0:19:05But it's the finer detail that'll win them the job.
0:19:05 > 0:19:08First to quote are dependable duo Gavin and Jimbo.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10- Morning!- Morning, morning!
0:19:10 > 0:19:12- Hi.- This is the offending porch.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15We'd like it to have a bit of a face-lift, please.
0:19:15 > 0:19:18- OK, cool. - We'll leave you guys to it.
0:19:18 > 0:19:22- How are you going to get this down? - I was going to drill a hole through there,
0:19:22 > 0:19:25and one through the top and just tie a rope round that and drive off in the van.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Yeah.- Just get a towbar on it! - Use my van for that.- Yeah!
0:19:28 > 0:19:30These two have been working together for over 20 years,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33and they claim to be able to tackle any job.
0:19:33 > 0:19:34We offer, like, a full package.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37Anything from something as
0:19:37 > 0:19:39small as a bathroom...
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Oh, no!
0:19:41 > 0:19:44..right up to a new build, and everything in between, really.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46We've got a really, really good working relationship,
0:19:46 > 0:19:48as long as Jim does as he's told.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51Time to find out their plan for the porch.
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- I've got loads of ideas for this. - Pitched roof, you think?- Definitely.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Basically, we've got to match the age of the building.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00There's a local mill. I can get chunky, Surrey-grown oak,
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- chunky timber posts. - Yeah, that's going to look smart,
0:20:03 > 0:20:05- as it happens.- Yeah.
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Let's see if your idea of keeping it local
0:20:07 > 0:20:09gets Claire and Chris's vote.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12Now, we want to try and make sure it stays in keeping with the house,
0:20:12 > 0:20:13- it's quite a character house. - Mm-hm.
0:20:13 > 0:20:16And there's a local mill, so these will be Surrey oak,
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- Surrey-grown...- Yeah. - ..Surrey produce.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- OK, that's authentic.- And, you know, it looks beautiful.
0:20:21 > 0:20:24Big oak posts, all Surrey produce.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26Sounds like we've got a butcher's, doesn't it?
0:20:26 > 0:20:28THEY LAUGH
0:20:28 > 0:20:30- All lead. All scrolled, as well.- Yeah. Yeah.
0:20:30 > 0:20:32- That'll look beautiful, won't it? - That'll smash it.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34- That's going to last a lifetime. - Yeah.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37Probably the rest of the house will fall down before the porch.
0:20:37 > 0:20:38Paving-wise, inside...
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Yeah, a nice, sort of stony-looking slab.
0:20:41 > 0:20:44- That would be lovely.- Yeah. - Very low-maintenance, as well.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46So, Jimbo and Gavin
0:20:46 > 0:20:48are suggesting a pitched porch
0:20:48 > 0:20:50with a reclaimed tile roof,
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Indian stone paving and
0:20:51 > 0:20:54locally-sourced oak pillars.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Chris and Claire only have £3,500
0:20:56 > 0:20:57in the budget.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00So, what's it going to cost?
0:21:00 > 0:21:02And we can do that for, I think...
0:21:03 > 0:21:05..£3,800.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08That's £300 over budget.
0:21:08 > 0:21:11The most important thing, which is priceless,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14is the massive smiles that you guys do afterwards.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17Very slick, Gavin, but it's not over yet.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20- DOORBELL RINGS - Hello.- Hello!
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Next up are smooth operators Martin and Mick.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25This is the offending porch.
0:21:25 > 0:21:28- I don't know what's wrong with it. - THEY LAUGH
0:21:28 > 0:21:29- No! Really?!- Bit of paint.
0:21:29 > 0:21:31Calm down!
0:21:31 > 0:21:33These two might look like an odd couple,
0:21:33 > 0:21:36but they're the best of building buddies.
0:21:36 > 0:21:40- So charismatic when he walks into these places.- No, no.
0:21:40 > 0:21:41They go weak at the knees.
0:21:41 > 0:21:44They have to let this man into their house and let him do this work.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47My old mum used to say, "If you've got nothing nice to say,
0:21:47 > 0:21:49- "don't say anything at all." - My old gran used to say,
0:21:49 > 0:21:52"If you've got something to say, say it."
0:21:52 > 0:21:53Got a trustworthy face.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56That's what it is. That's what it must be!
0:21:56 > 0:22:00Time to find out if these two can be trusted with the job.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01We know this like the back of our hands.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04- We've got to win this one, haven't we?- Green oak frame.
0:22:04 > 0:22:05We pick out the...
0:22:05 > 0:22:10Check the tiles off the main roof and make sure we match all them in.
0:22:10 > 0:22:12And we've just got to try and obviously
0:22:12 > 0:22:15illuminate the underside of it, try and get a little bit more light in.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18We can make this look really stunning.
0:22:18 > 0:22:21A solid idea. So, what will Claire and Chris think?
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- We prefer a green oak frame. - When he says green oak...
0:22:24 > 0:22:28- It just means freshly cut. - ..that just means freshly sawn, cut open.- OK.- It's not green.
0:22:28 > 0:22:29OK. I was thinking...
0:22:29 > 0:22:31- No, it's not green at all. - It's not green.- It's freshly cut.
0:22:31 > 0:22:34What about redoing these retaining walls?
0:22:34 > 0:22:36Take these walls out and actually extend them
0:22:36 > 0:22:38to marry up with our span above,
0:22:38 > 0:22:40and then fit our pillars into the new brickwork,
0:22:40 > 0:22:42give them a bit more for their money.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44You've got some brickwork out the front at the moment.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46We'd actually want to take those out.
0:22:46 > 0:22:47- OK.- Yeah.
0:22:47 > 0:22:49And renew it with some new brickwork
0:22:49 > 0:22:50that would then tie into your new pillars.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53That the oak frame would then sit on.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55You'll have everyone slowing down outside your house going,
0:22:55 > 0:22:57"Oh, I want that porch."
0:22:57 > 0:22:59- That'll be a result. - That'll be a result!
0:22:59 > 0:23:02So, Martin and Mick want to build
0:23:02 > 0:23:04the frame out of freshly sawn oak,
0:23:04 > 0:23:06match the tiles to those on the roof,
0:23:06 > 0:23:08and rebuild the retaining walls.
0:23:08 > 0:23:10But can they do all this within
0:23:10 > 0:23:13Claire and Chris's £3,500 budget?
0:23:13 > 0:23:15So, the total price comes in at...
0:23:16 > 0:23:19- ..£3,950.- Mm-hm.
0:23:19 > 0:23:23That's £450 more than the budget,
0:23:23 > 0:23:25but there's still one pair left to pitch.
0:23:27 > 0:23:31Slight problem, though - one half of the outfit is still AWOL
0:23:31 > 0:23:34and Si is not a burly bear without his partner John.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36What's happening was I was here nice and early.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39After John had given me the correct postcode last night,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41John's ended up half an hour away.
0:23:41 > 0:23:44- CHEERING AND LAUGHTER - Where have you been, then, mate?
0:23:44 > 0:23:46- Bromley?- Well done.
0:23:46 > 0:23:48- Sat nav.- What makes you laugh about that, though -
0:23:48 > 0:23:51John was doing his Knowledge a few years ago.
0:23:51 > 0:23:52So, thank God he didn't become a cab driver.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55I was thinking this morning, "I could have been a chauffeur."
0:23:55 > 0:23:58Perfect. He's got a lovely little action for a big fella, hasn't he?
0:23:58 > 0:24:01Fortunately, when it comes to building work,
0:24:01 > 0:24:04these two are a little more confident in their ability.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07I do all the brickwork, do plastering.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09You lend your hand to most things, don't you?
0:24:09 > 0:24:11I take plumbing and chippy work.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14To be fair, John, I think they built the Great Wall of China quicker.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- BOTH LAUGH - But it's finished.- Cheers.- Cheers.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19They claim they can turn their hands to most things,
0:24:19 > 0:24:23but can Simon and John come up with an unbeatable idea?
0:24:23 > 0:24:27We'll keep it quite simple, so it matches exactly to the house.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31- Match the brick.- The 9in wall in that brickwork to here.- Yeah.
0:24:31 > 0:24:36Two big, oak piers, and keep it as quite a nice storm porch.
0:24:36 > 0:24:39They're confident with their storm porch idea,
0:24:39 > 0:24:41but can they charm Claire and Chris?
0:24:41 > 0:24:45So, when did you start having problems in your relationship, then?
0:24:45 > 0:24:47THEY LAUGH
0:24:47 > 0:24:51- It all started with the porch. - THEY LAUGH
0:24:51 > 0:24:53All right, sorry. Right, be serious.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56We've come up with an idea of a storm porch.
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Put two oak piers from the roof
0:24:59 > 0:25:03right down to the floor just in front of these brick walls.
0:25:03 > 0:25:05But maybe just a black and white tiled floor.
0:25:05 > 0:25:08Like you'd have on the Victorian little pathways
0:25:08 > 0:25:10in these Victorian houses.
0:25:10 > 0:25:12On the floor here, then we could do like a mosaic
0:25:12 > 0:25:14of black and white tile,
0:25:14 > 0:25:16like a Victorian tile, to bring out the floor...
0:25:16 > 0:25:18- Yeah.- ..which I think would be in keeping
0:25:18 > 0:25:19with the house itself, wouldn't it?
0:25:19 > 0:25:23Simon and John have come up with a storm-style porch
0:25:23 > 0:25:24with built-up walls
0:25:24 > 0:25:27and black and white chequered Victorian-style tiles.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29So, what's the damage?
0:25:33 > 0:25:35- £4,900.- Yeah.
0:25:35 > 0:25:39Whoa! That's £1,400 over budget.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44They've all pitched, and Claire and Chris need to decide
0:25:44 > 0:25:47whether they want any of them to do the job.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49- From my perspective, I think price is important.- Mm.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52But, obviously, at the same time, it's your house,
0:25:52 > 0:25:54and you know you want it to look good.
0:25:54 > 0:25:55The rival builders wait.
0:25:55 > 0:25:59- We like the job.- Oh, that means they've gone in cheap, then!
0:25:59 > 0:26:02- Check out that body language! - THEY LAUGH
0:26:02 > 0:26:05We could do it if we wanted, but I don't know if we want it or not.
0:26:09 > 0:26:11There can only be one winner.
0:26:11 > 0:26:16They're all over budget, so will it be Gavin and Jimbo
0:26:16 > 0:26:19with their locally sourced oak - the cheapest of the three -
0:26:19 > 0:26:23Martin and Mick's freshly sawn oak and rebuilt retaining walls -
0:26:23 > 0:26:25the middle quote -
0:26:25 > 0:26:29or Simon and John's storm porch with black and white tiles -
0:26:29 > 0:26:31the most expensive of the three?
0:26:31 > 0:26:34PHONE RINGS
0:26:34 > 0:26:37Only the winner's phone will ring.
0:26:37 > 0:26:40- PHONE RINGS - Here we go.
0:26:40 > 0:26:42- Hello? - Hello. Is this Gavin and Jimbo?
0:26:42 > 0:26:44- This is Gavin and Jimbo. - Yeah.- Hello there.
0:26:44 > 0:26:48We really liked your pitch. We loved your ideas.
0:26:48 > 0:26:53As you know, our budget was £3,500, and you guys quoted £3,800.
0:26:53 > 0:26:57We want to know, do you have a little bit of flexibility in that?
0:26:57 > 0:27:00Ooh!
0:27:00 > 0:27:04We'll do you a deal - we'll knock £100 off.
0:27:04 > 0:27:08I reckon Claire could make a mean carrot cake.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11That sounds fantastic and I'd say we have a deal on that.
0:27:11 > 0:27:13- Thank you very much, guys. - Thank you, Chris. Thank you, Claire.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- Awesome. I look forward to it. - I'm very pleased.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- I think this means happy pipes. - HE LAUGHS
0:27:21 > 0:27:23The locally reclaimed oak timber
0:27:23 > 0:27:26was a very good selling point for Gavin and Jimbo.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29I think the area we live in, it's all about sustainability
0:27:29 > 0:27:31and everything and I think that fits quite nicely within that.
0:27:31 > 0:27:33- Well done, mate.- Touch.
0:27:33 > 0:27:39So, Gavin and Jimbo have won the job and the losers are not best pleased.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41- I wanted this one. - Well, I know that.
0:27:41 > 0:27:43I can tell you're a little bit upset.
0:27:43 > 0:27:45You don't hide it very well. I can tell it.
0:27:45 > 0:27:47We'll pick ourselves up, Mick, and we'll go again.
0:27:47 > 0:27:49Yeah, we'll keep an eye on the boys.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51We'll keep a close eye on these boys, see what they get up to.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53See what comes out. We'll have to up our game.
0:27:53 > 0:27:58- I want to know how they're going to bend down to get their tools, they're so tall.- Yeah.
0:27:58 > 0:27:59You'll find out later, lads,
0:27:59 > 0:28:02when you get a chance to watch them at work.
0:28:02 > 0:28:05If you're having work done outside your house,
0:28:05 > 0:28:06there's a few things you can do
0:28:06 > 0:28:08to make life easy for you and your builder.
0:28:08 > 0:28:10Before you get the builders in,
0:28:10 > 0:28:12just bear in mind that the area needs to be clear
0:28:12 > 0:28:13and ready for us to start.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16Think of the access during the build.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18It could get muddy going in and out.
0:28:18 > 0:28:21If you've got an outside garage or shed with some electricity,
0:28:21 > 0:28:23you know all you need to do is set up a coffee station
0:28:23 > 0:28:25and we won't be bothering you.
0:28:25 > 0:28:27It's day one of the build.
0:28:27 > 0:28:30Weighing bags at the ready, my poppet.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33Gavin and Jimbo have pulled in extra manpower
0:28:33 > 0:28:35to get the job done in four days.
0:28:35 > 0:28:37Oh, the porch. The one we should have won.
0:28:37 > 0:28:40HE GROANS The losing builders are all eyes,
0:28:40 > 0:28:42watching their every move.
0:28:42 > 0:28:44Well, let's see what the boys have done.
0:28:44 > 0:28:47- Let's see what they're going to produce.- It's a four-stage job -
0:28:47 > 0:28:49tear down the old porch,
0:28:49 > 0:28:51lay a new slab floor,
0:28:51 > 0:28:53and erect those oak pillars,
0:28:53 > 0:28:54then build a pitch roof
0:28:54 > 0:28:56covered in reclaimed tiles.
0:28:56 > 0:28:58Easy, right?
0:28:58 > 0:29:03So, what we've got to try and do is gingerly take it down.
0:29:03 > 0:29:06Well, I'm going to try and get the lead off first.
0:29:06 > 0:29:08Come on, Gav. Get on with it.
0:29:08 > 0:29:11Yeah, Gav, that is wobbling quite a bit up there. It's quite loose.
0:29:14 > 0:29:16- No! - HE LAUGHS
0:29:16 > 0:29:19The entire porch has clearly been rotting for years.
0:29:19 > 0:29:22You know it's bad when even the spiders have left.
0:29:22 > 0:29:25- They left cos of your jokes, Gav. - THEY LAUGH
0:29:25 > 0:29:27And although it's completely rotten...
0:29:27 > 0:29:29Just trapped my finger twice.
0:29:29 > 0:29:31..it's not coming down easily.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34I tell you what - that was fixed a little bit better than it looked.
0:29:35 > 0:29:37- Easy.- Yeah.
0:29:37 > 0:29:40But after a bit of elbow grease and hard work,
0:29:40 > 0:29:42the old porch is no more.
0:29:42 > 0:29:44- What do you reckon, James? - Yeah, pretty good.
0:29:44 > 0:29:49And bang on cue, the materials arrive for the new porch...
0:29:49 > 0:29:51These are nice.
0:29:51 > 0:29:53..including those impressive oak pillars.
0:29:53 > 0:29:55Where do you want it? On top of this wood?
0:29:55 > 0:29:58- Ooh, that's a nice bit of oak beam, John.- That is proper tidy, isn't it?
0:29:58 > 0:30:00With all the materials on site,
0:30:00 > 0:30:03first job is to lay the Indian stone paving.
0:30:03 > 0:30:05What is it you're exactly doing now, then?
0:30:05 > 0:30:07I'm just tapping this into place.
0:30:07 > 0:30:10It's hard with these things cos they've got a pattern to them.
0:30:10 > 0:30:14So, it's hard to get it perfectly level
0:30:14 > 0:30:17because you've got so many lumps and bumps.
0:30:17 > 0:30:21- Is that why you picked them?- Yeah. - THEY LAUGH
0:30:21 > 0:30:23Were they meant to be like that?
0:30:23 > 0:30:26We've actually got exactly the right amount of slabs.
0:30:26 > 0:30:28No room for error, I'm afraid.
0:30:28 > 0:30:31Yeah, it's going to be tight, so the pressure is on.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34And those paving stones aren't cheap.
0:30:34 > 0:30:36Still, coming along nicely, Jimbo.
0:30:36 > 0:30:39Yeah, not quite, though. Still got one more to do.
0:30:39 > 0:30:41He's nearly there. Looking good.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43And just as he's fitting the final slab,
0:30:43 > 0:30:46homeowner Claire can't resist a look.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50- Hi!- How are you doing? - Good, good. Where's my porch gone?
0:30:50 > 0:30:53- It's gone.- Oh, that's brilliant.
0:30:53 > 0:30:55One more cut and that's it for the day.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58- No pressure, huh?- No. - And there's only one left.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00- The pressure's on. - Don't break that last slab, huh?
0:31:00 > 0:31:01I'll try not to.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05Right, come on, hurry up. I want to see if he gets it right.
0:31:07 > 0:31:10Oh, one slab, one cut.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14If this doesn't work, then it holds the porch up.
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- Oh, he looks nervous, doesn't he? - Oh, pressure's on.
0:31:21 > 0:31:22It's a good 'un.
0:31:22 > 0:31:25- Oh!- He looks like he's done all right there.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27- I'll give him that one. - Oh, beautiful.
0:31:27 > 0:31:28The stress is over.
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Good cut, Jimbo.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34The paving needs to set before they can build the porch.
0:31:34 > 0:31:36We'll be back to watch them later.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41Back in Hyde, Greater Manchester...
0:31:41 > 0:31:43- Right, let's unload it. - Get it all in.- Get it in.
0:31:43 > 0:31:46..Mark is back at Angela's with all the components
0:31:46 > 0:31:49for the secret cupboard, which were built off-site.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52He's drafted in carpenter Jay to help with fitting,
0:31:52 > 0:31:53but there's no sign of Chris.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56- Oh, dear.- Yeah, he's a little late.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59- Oops.- Handbags again.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01There are 20 sections to be built in the cupboard,
0:32:01 > 0:32:04so they're wasting no time getting everything in,
0:32:04 > 0:32:08and Mark's very happy with his bespoke construction.
0:32:08 > 0:32:11- Ooh! - LAUGHTER
0:32:11 > 0:32:13Happy days.
0:32:13 > 0:32:15It only takes a dozen trips up and downstairs
0:32:15 > 0:32:17to get everything in.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22Careful not to scratch any walls, make some more work.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24Why have you got your sunglasses on inside?
0:32:24 > 0:32:26I know. He's a case, isn't he?
0:32:26 > 0:32:29And just as they've made the last trip...
0:32:29 > 0:32:31What time do you call this?
0:32:31 > 0:32:35LAUGHTER
0:32:35 > 0:32:38- Better late than never. - HE CHUCKLES
0:32:38 > 0:32:42- THEY LAUGH - Is he doing nights?
0:32:42 > 0:32:44Can we be lucky enough for the first time?
0:32:51 > 0:32:52Bang on.
0:32:52 > 0:32:55It's a tight space and fitting the prebuilt shelves
0:32:55 > 0:32:57is a giant jigsaw puzzle...
0:32:59 > 0:33:02..and chippy Jay proves he's worth his weight in gold.
0:33:02 > 0:33:05Beautiful, Jay. You've done this before, haven't you, mate?
0:33:05 > 0:33:06Once or twice.
0:33:07 > 0:33:11But it's not long before he finds himself in a tight spot.
0:33:11 > 0:33:13It's just been a bit awkward
0:33:13 > 0:33:15cos the walls are out of square slightly.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17I thought they'd re-boarded them walls.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20- Yeah, I thought they were meant to be perfect this time.- Yeah, perfect.
0:33:20 > 0:33:24We're just taking off a bit at a time just to get it right.
0:33:25 > 0:33:28And the lack of space is slowing the job down.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30A bit of a kerfuffle at the moment here
0:33:30 > 0:33:33because there's not enough room to manoeuvre about in here,
0:33:33 > 0:33:36so everybody's under each other's feet.
0:33:36 > 0:33:39God, you'd have to like each other in there, wouldn't you?
0:33:39 > 0:33:42It's not built for, like, three people working in there, is it?
0:33:42 > 0:33:45The tight space isn't stopping Jay.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47That's the shelves done. Now it's onto the desk.
0:33:47 > 0:33:49- Starting to look good now, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:33:49 > 0:33:52And with that desk in...
0:33:52 > 0:33:56- Finally!- ..it's now time for the cupboard's crowning glory -
0:33:56 > 0:33:59the secret door that won Mark and Chris the pitch.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02- No pressure. - It's the moment of truth, yeah.
0:34:03 > 0:34:08It's 140cm deep and it's got seven shelves made out of solid wood,
0:34:08 > 0:34:10so it's heavy and needs support.
0:34:12 > 0:34:15So, we've got a wheel on the bottom that's rated at 70 kilos.
0:34:15 > 0:34:16This'll be interesting.
0:34:16 > 0:34:19Just because we know once all the books are on there and everything,
0:34:19 > 0:34:22it's going to be quite a bit of weight on there.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26So, one single wheel - that's taking the weight of everything.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29Protrudes the bottom by about 3mm.
0:34:29 > 0:34:31It was a great idea, to be fair.
0:34:34 > 0:34:37Now they just need to fit it.
0:34:37 > 0:34:39This is the point where you actually realise
0:34:39 > 0:34:42if everything is going to come together or not,
0:34:42 > 0:34:45because everything is revolved around
0:34:45 > 0:34:48this door fitting in this space.
0:34:48 > 0:34:49It's the money shot.
0:34:49 > 0:34:53- Are you in?- Top one.
0:34:53 > 0:34:54I'm watching now.
0:34:54 > 0:34:58Don't get excited cos this might not even fit.
0:34:58 > 0:35:00Look at Chris doing nothing.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04Most exciting moment of all.
0:35:05 > 0:35:06Here we go.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Oh-ho-ho-ho!
0:35:11 > 0:35:12- Boom!- Ooh!
0:35:12 > 0:35:15- HE LAUGHS - It looks good to me.
0:35:15 > 0:35:17That's really good.
0:35:17 > 0:35:21- That looks good. I like that. - Very nice. Very nice.
0:35:21 > 0:35:24And with that, the cupboard is done.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27- Another job...- Job well done. - ..absolutely bang on.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30Absolutely made up with you, lad. Let's get out of here.
0:35:30 > 0:35:31HE LAUGHS
0:35:37 > 0:35:40In total, Mark and Chris have spent just over a week
0:35:40 > 0:35:43working on the cupboard in Finnan's bedroom.
0:35:44 > 0:35:48- It's so small, that space, isn't it, when you think about it? - Yeah, it's tiny.
0:35:48 > 0:35:50I can't think of anything worse than working in that kind of space.
0:35:50 > 0:35:53What will the rivals think of it now?
0:35:53 > 0:35:56- I'm interested to see what this looks like.- Yeah.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59I'm intrigued to see what this one's going look like. It sounded good.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02Mark and Chris have built bespoke book shelves.
0:36:02 > 0:36:05- Quality that, isn't it? - That looks nice.
0:36:05 > 0:36:09But that's not all. They also double as a secret door.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Superb. Yeah, really good. Really, really good.
0:36:13 > 0:36:16And inside, there's plenty of storage...
0:36:16 > 0:36:18That looks wicked.
0:36:18 > 0:36:20- It looks good, that. - Looks fantastic.
0:36:20 > 0:36:26..for all of Finnan's clothes, toys, and even a computer desk.
0:36:26 > 0:36:29- That is brilliant, isn't it? - Oh, that's fab!
0:36:29 > 0:36:31- Yeah.- Yeah, nice job, boys. Really nice job.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33It's a hit with the losing builders...
0:36:33 > 0:36:36- That looks great. - He's going to love this.
0:36:36 > 0:36:39..but they're not who Mark and Chris were trying to impress.
0:36:41 > 0:36:42It's an innovative design
0:36:42 > 0:36:46which Angela has kept completely secret from Finnan.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50So, will he be bowled over?
0:36:50 > 0:36:53- We decided that we'd make this into shelves.- Yeah.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57Erm, I've got my, like, books here.
0:36:57 > 0:36:59I want that room.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01- You can use it... - And then does it open?
0:37:03 > 0:37:05- Ooh! - THEY LAUGH
0:37:05 > 0:37:06Watch this.
0:37:09 > 0:37:12Cool! It's, like, secret.
0:37:14 > 0:37:15Secret room.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18- Go on, lad.- Go on, lad. - THEY LAUGH
0:37:21 > 0:37:24- It's cool, this. - Do you like it?- Yeah.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26- He's made up, look.- Yeah, he is. - Look at his face. Bless him.
0:37:26 > 0:37:30Then, over there, you've got what you really wanted - a desk
0:37:30 > 0:37:32with a computer.
0:37:32 > 0:37:34- A computer?- Yeah.- Cool.
0:37:34 > 0:37:37- I'm super happy with that.- I am.
0:37:37 > 0:37:42I thought it was going to be good, but it's better than good, this.
0:37:42 > 0:37:46THEY LAUGH
0:37:50 > 0:37:53I've got the best bedroom
0:37:53 > 0:37:55out of all my friends.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58That's one super happy customer.
0:37:58 > 0:38:00- I can't get over that. I'm made up.- Superb.- Yeah.
0:38:07 > 0:38:09Back in Woldingham, Surrey,
0:38:09 > 0:38:12Gavin's building the frame for the porch...
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Looks like we've picked the perfect day for it.
0:38:15 > 0:38:17Working with timber in the rain.
0:38:17 > 0:38:20..and today he's drafted in more help to build the roof.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23When working with Matthew, I need to check every single bit of his work.
0:38:23 > 0:38:25HE LAUGHS
0:38:25 > 0:38:28No good keep putting the level on it. It ain't going to change.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31Happy the frame is in exactly the right place,
0:38:31 > 0:38:35they secure it with a bracing beam so it doesn't move an inch.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Just to point out - this isn't staying.
0:38:37 > 0:38:40- THEY LAUGH - Don't lie. I saw your last job!
0:38:42 > 0:38:44Ooh! And then we got a roof.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46Over the next couple of days,
0:38:46 > 0:38:49a team of roofers build a timber pitch over the porch,
0:38:49 > 0:38:51then lay the tiles on top.
0:38:51 > 0:38:55It's kind of like the finishing touches on every single part of it.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58I've just... I've noticed Gav ain't done a lot on this job so far, John.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00- No, he's not done a lot, has he?- No.
0:39:00 > 0:39:03So, we've got Kim. He's up there, just finishing all the muck work.
0:39:03 > 0:39:06That's cementing the tiles in place to you and me.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09You'll notice that's all a special colour muck
0:39:09 > 0:39:12just to go with the reclaimed tiles. Not just thrown together, this.
0:39:12 > 0:39:15- Looks nice, though.- Yeah.- Very nice.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19Next, Gav fits outside lights to the new posts -
0:39:19 > 0:39:21an easy fit for a sparkie.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23You can tell that's his trade, mate.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28- Hold on.- Oh, maybe not. - THEY LAUGH
0:39:29 > 0:39:31If you've got hands like shovels,
0:39:31 > 0:39:34- it's not the easiest thing to do, is it?- There we go.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41The last few reclaimed tiles are going on.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43I mean, it's come together quite nice.
0:39:43 > 0:39:44Gavin is happy with the way it looks.
0:39:44 > 0:39:46It's a period property, so if you put
0:39:46 > 0:39:49something new on there, it would just look odd
0:39:49 > 0:39:51cos it would take years and years and years to weather.
0:39:51 > 0:39:52But this will all blend in.
0:39:52 > 0:39:55The idea was to make this look like it's been here forever.
0:39:55 > 0:39:57With the guttering going up...
0:39:59 > 0:40:00..the timber being treated...
0:40:02 > 0:40:05..and a new pendant lamp to finish the roof off...
0:40:05 > 0:40:08- Oh, very tidy, Gav.- I have to say, that's a nice job.- Yeah.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12- HE IMITATES TRUMPET - Blowing me own trumpet.
0:40:12 > 0:40:14It's better than good. It is perfect.
0:40:14 > 0:40:18- I thought they were putting another side to it. Look, it's all exposed. - It is exposed.
0:40:18 > 0:40:20- You can see all the batons and the tiles underneath.- Oh, dear.
0:40:21 > 0:40:24..the last job is to point the paving.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26This is the final bit now.
0:40:26 > 0:40:29We're just tidying it up, making it look the part.
0:40:29 > 0:40:34It's a bit of a fiddly little job, but, hey, someone's got to do it.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37And with that, the porch is complete.
0:40:37 > 0:40:39All I can do is a hand gesture.
0:40:39 > 0:40:41Winners!
0:40:41 > 0:40:45W also stands for something else, though, doesn't it, John? Yeah.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48- Wallies. Wallies, John. - Wallies. Yeah, wallies.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53Claire and Chris's porch was a rotting mess.
0:40:53 > 0:40:54Ooh, state of that.
0:40:54 > 0:40:57So, what will the losing builders think of it now?
0:40:57 > 0:40:59It won't be as good as ours,
0:40:59 > 0:41:01but we'll give them the benefit of the doubt.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- That... That is lovely. - That is proper nice.- Yeah.
0:41:09 > 0:41:12They've done a good job, but I think ours looked better.
0:41:12 > 0:41:14I think our design was stronger.
0:41:14 > 0:41:18Over the last four days, Gavin and Jimbo have battled the elements
0:41:18 > 0:41:22to build Claire and Chris the porch they wanted.
0:41:22 > 0:41:23I have to say, the roof looks good.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26- For an oak porch...- Lovely. - ..I would have thought
0:41:26 > 0:41:28- there would have been more oak, though.- Yeah.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31They followed their plan and built a pitch-roofed porch
0:41:31 > 0:41:33covered with reclaimed tiles...
0:41:33 > 0:41:35They've done a really good quality job.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39Can't fault their job. It's a strong, strong eight.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42..supported by local oak posts
0:41:42 > 0:41:46with new Indian stone slabs laid underneath.
0:41:49 > 0:41:51- I'd be happy if it was my house. - I would, as well.
0:41:51 > 0:41:53I'd be more than pleased with that outside my house.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55The losers are impressed.
0:41:55 > 0:41:56Looks good.
0:41:56 > 0:41:59- Right, are you comfortable, dear? - Just.- OK, just get out of my way.
0:41:59 > 0:42:02- No, I want to touch you. - Now for the big moment.
0:42:02 > 0:42:06Gavin and Jimbo are in position, but will Claire and Chris like it?
0:42:06 > 0:42:08HE GASPS
0:42:14 > 0:42:17Don't you think it's added some va-va-voom to the house?
0:42:23 > 0:42:25Wow! Va-va-voom is an understatement.
0:42:25 > 0:42:27It's incredible, isn't it?
0:42:27 > 0:42:28Yeah, fantastic.
0:42:28 > 0:42:31I love the way the oakwork blends in with the brickwork,
0:42:31 > 0:42:34so it doesn't look like something that's been attached on recently.
0:42:34 > 0:42:36- That looks wicked, doesn't it? - It does look good.
0:42:36 > 0:42:38Look at the roof. I mean, it matches the existing roof.
0:42:38 > 0:42:40That's incredible.
0:42:40 > 0:42:43- I'm glad they're happy. - Yeah, they are.- That means a lot.
0:42:43 > 0:42:44- It means a lot.- It's top, yeah.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46Now, when we come back and it's raining,
0:42:46 > 0:42:48we can spend a bit of time at the door.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50This is incredible. I love it.
0:42:50 > 0:42:52A happy customer,
0:42:52 > 0:42:56and it all came in as agreed at £3,700.
0:42:56 > 0:42:58- I'm happy.- I'm double happy, yeah.
0:42:58 > 0:43:00- What's wrong with your neck? - THEY LAUGH
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Well done, fellas. Good luck next time.