Cryer Trash to Cash

Millions of us struggle to throw away things we don't use or need

and clutter is taking over our homes.

But with a little bit of know-how and a lot of hard work,

we will show you how to earn some money

by turning your trash into cash.

Today we're in Slough in Berkshire to clear this lovely semi

of all its unwanted items.

This house has all the qualities of a perfect home

but stashed away are money-making opportunities.

We've already had a look round. Now it's your turn.

Today we're at a house of illusions.

First impressions give no indication of a clutter problem.

But look inside any drawer or cupboard

and you'll find 36 years' worth of unwanted clutter hidden away.

Ah, so we've got a house-proud hoarder

who likes to keep their stash of junk and jumble under wraps.

That's right, Mark, but look carefully and the evidence is there.

The spare bedroom gives us our first clue.

Lots of wardrobe and drawer space yet still visible clutter.

Up another floor into the loft and it's a less tidy affair.

Clearly, there's stuff to go here.

Back downstairs and it's outside we go.

Two sheds crammed full of stuff - neatly, of course.

And then there's a summer house that's definitely in need of a spring clean.

Finally, there's the garage - not the fullest I've seen

but nonetheless, impressively cluttered.

There's no doubt that parts of this house need a good clear-out.

But just who sent out today's decluttering SOS?

Today's clutter collector is charity worker Eleanor Cryer,

a young-at-heart, jet-setting grandmother of two

who likes to hold onto everything just in case it may come in handy.

That means keeping all sorts of items that might be useful to not just her

but everyone else.

Eleanor has lived here with husband Derek for over three decades,

so she's had plenty of time to collect, hoard and stash

all the clutter that's she's acquired.

As a world traveller, I've collected things over the years,

plus when I'm away, people make lovely donations to me

and quite honestly, the house is so full of things

and it has cluttered the cupboards and the drawers.

I think it's time some of it went.

Eleanor's nearly right but I think it's time all of it went

and I'm not sure it's just the cupboards and drawers

where we'll find unwanted clutter.

Our mission to clear out her home is only half the story today,

because Eleanor is also hoping that we'll be able to help her make some money from her junk.

Well, I hope we can raise round about £300

because I'd like to have a last made,

so that means that I could have handmade shoes

when I grow up and get very old and decrepit.

I can see we're dealing with quite a character today,

with that unusual aspiration.

But if we're going to help her achieve it,

we've lots to crack on with.

First, to clear out the areas that are feeling the strain

and second, to raise money by selling everything she no longer needs,

so Eleanor can afford the shoe last of her feet.

It's going to take lots of work

but luckily, husband Derek agrees that action has to be taken.

We've lived in this house for 36 years

and over this time, we've built up a large collection of items,

large and small,

and I think we both agree that now is about the time

to have a little bit of a clear-out

and uncover some of the things that we probably didn't even realise were still there.

It's good to hear today's couple singing from the same hymn sheet

but who's going to be the most ruthless when it comes down to it?

We're going to be in two teams and whoever makes the most money at the house sale will win.

But first, Eleanor and Derek must agree to the all-important Trash To Cash deal.

OK, so here's the deal.

Derek and Eleanor, I know that you want to raise £300 here today

and me and Mark will help you all we can

but in exchange for the expertise and the advice

of ourselves and the Trash To Cash team,

I'd like you to make the same amount of money again for a good cause of your choosing.

-Do you agree to that?

-OK.

To do this properly, all the items that you want to declutter have to go.

Nothing goes back in the house, so any items that are left over

-will be donated to charity.

-Wonderful.

-Do you agree to that?

-OK.

-Excellent.

Well, that means the deal is in place.

Now, what I want to do is to split us into two teams.

-You've been married 53 years, I believe.

-Yes.

So now is the time to be separated.

Derek, you're with me, young man,

-and Eleanor, you're with the lovely Paul Hayes.

-The winning team.

-Well, we'll see.

-We're the A team.

-We are the A team.

Eleanor, have you got anything to add to that?

He has no class.

LAUGHTER

-Well, let's get decluttering. Come along, guys.

-Right-oh.

It sounds to me like 53 years of marriage

isn't going to stand in the way of these two getting competitive

with each other.

And Paul, I can see you're going to have your hands full with Eleanor.

Let's just hope you show some class.

Class is my middle name!

Let battle commence because if we're going to ship out all the clutter and make £600,

we need to get started.

We'll be selling to private dealers and local shops,

as well as putting on a grand house sale.

Let's not forget we also have the services of handy man Danny Wood,

who can repair, refurb and revitalise all manner of things

to be sold at our very own auction.

The sun is out, so we start in the garden

with what is supposed to be the summer house.

-Tell me about this summer house. It's lovely, isn't it?

-Yeah.

It's a bit cluttered at present because we store all the stuff during the winter

-but this is my little hidey-hole during the summer.

-OK.

-If you're going to use it as a summer house, you do need to get rid of this clutter.

-Oh, yes.

You've got cushions, hundreds of chairs.

There's far too much stuff in here, so what we need to do

-is to send in our makeover team...

-Lovely.

-..and give it a nice revamp.

I can imagine you and Derek sitting here having a coffee

and a glass of wine - it would be wonderful.

-Use it as a summer house.

-Well, actually, it's going to become my artist's studio.

That sounds even better.

But we need to clear it out first.

This Lloyd Loom chair, has this come down the family?

I can't remember where we got it. We've had it a long time.

-Right. It looks Art Deco, 1930s.

-It does. 1930s.

-Very popular style.

And it's recognisable as being genuine Lloyd Loom

by the fact that all the banding, the weaving, go crossways.

If it goes up and down, then it's a basket weave.

Lloyd Loom was a marvellous inventor about 100 years ago.

He worked out a way of covering wire with papier mache

and that is then woven around and that creates the design.

It's very, very simple, very strong, perfect for an item like this.

I didn't know that was the way it was done.

So I think we could get maybe £30 for that.

-Does that sound all right?

-Oh, I'd be ever so disappointed if I didn't get more than that.

-I was expecting about 50 for that.

-OK, well, I like your optimism.

-I hope you're right at £50.

-I'll be very disappointed if not.

OK, we'll try our best.

What about this table? Is that something that you bought?

I bought that from a pub.

That's a nice old table. Maybe 20 or 30 quid.

-Tell me about this captain's chair.

-Isn't that lovely?

I got that from the same pub. That's solid oak.

They get their name, really, from the ship's captains, who had chairs like this.

You can see where it's been worn away, which is lovely.

All right. So I think nearer the £50 mark for that. Do you?

-Well, if you could get 50 for it I'd be very pleased.

-Fantastic. I think they're realistic prices.

I would like to say £30, £20 and £50 for that lot.

And don't forget, we make over this summer house and turn it into an artist's studio.

-Absolutely.

-There we go. So you're a budding Van Gogh.

-Something like that.

-Something like that.

Well, it's clear to see who's in charge in your team, Paul.

But there's no doubt that while the summer house looks full of promise,

it isn't fulfilling its potential.

Once the Trash To Cash team have finished with it, though,

hopefully it will be a studio fit to inspire masterpieces.

Derek and I have also ventured outside in the quest for cash.

So you've got quite a few garden sets of furniture.

-Do you ever have garden parties?

-We have in the past had a lot,

quite a number,

but I think that when we look ahead a little bit

these will be less frequent.

Now, this is a nice set. These are wrought iron. Let's have a look.

These aren't antiques per se

but this style has been made for over 100 years.

Matching set of four, which is always good,

and they're in great condition.

Now, this little set here, our team's found a buyer for these

and we're looking at £100. What do you think of that?

Super. Very good. I'm very pleased.

Now, these are more for the house sale.

These are sort of quite average, common chairs,

you know - good plastic but the fabric's seen better days.

-It's all sort of '80s style, isn't it?

-Yeah.

These at the house sale, 10, 15 quid each.

-I'd settle for that.

-Yeah, exactly. We'd give those a go.

Now, what's going on with this basket?

That's a bit ancient, too.

It's nice for collecting large lumps of fruit from the garden.

It's got to be £5, £8, something like that.

We've got the best part of £150 sitting here.

-Then that's a good start, isn't it?

-It is a good start.

Let's carry on looking.

First place we look and already 150 quid's worth of stuff to get rid of.

Result!

How come you're sitting down on the job, Paul?

Eleanor and I are talking tactics

and discussing who's in charge.

I don't think so.

What have you been looking at?

There's a white table and four chairs in the shed

and I think they're worth well in excess of £100.

-How do you like them onions?

-Well, we've got a captain's chair

and a Lloyd Loom chair and a solid oak table.

That's worth at least £100 for the whole lot, don't you think?

-At least.

-At least.

Would you be happy with £100, Eleanor?

-I'd be disappointed if it stopped at £100.

-Listen to the B team!

-AIRCRAFT OVERHEAD

-For us, it's "plane" sailing, get it?

-Oh!

-Plane! Plane sailing.

-Let's go and look at the dining room.

-Derek, let's go over here.

I do the jokes. He doesn't seem to understand that.

'B team indeed. We'll see about that.

'We're not hanging around to argue.

'We've come inside out of the cold

'and to look at some of the clutter stashed indoors.'

Follow me through to your lovely dining room.

-So who's collected all this?

-Over the years, we have.

-Right.

It's all good stuff but it is junking up the house.

Right. You've got a lovely Victorian tureen.

This would be part of a very extensive dinner service.

A piece of Victorian memorabilia, it's worth a tenner at least at our house sale.

And then you've got some silver plated stuff.

-Do you ever use these items?

-Not really.

I would do if we had staff but the staff have had to go.

PAUL LAUGHS

But silver plated items, they're very flashy.

They look great for restaurants and hotels, that sort of thing.

It's a very modern set. This is a coffee service.

-You're looking, £10-£15 is all, I'm afraid, for that one.

-Oh, well.

A fiver for your cake basket.

You've got £20-£30 for your tea service.

So things are adding up nicely.

You've got some ceramic items, some silver plate.

These are perfect for our house sale.

These are some very saleable items. We've got some costume jewellery.

Were they items that you bought?

Or had them as gifts.

There's some Victorian jewellery in there,

which must have been left to us.

I did spot a couple of very Victorian items.

The first one is this one. This is an agate stone.

This was very, very popular in the Victorian period

because Queen Victoria used to visit the Cairngorm mountains

-What a lovely pronunciation.

-Thank you.

-It took me hours to work that out.

-I just call it the Cairngorms.

The "Cairrngorrrms". That's it.

And as a souvenir, they'd bring back these agate items,

bracelets and all sorts of items made out of it.

So that's very collectable in its own right.

This design has been around for ever. It's called The Miracle.

-It's very Celtic - another Scottish connection. Have you got...?

-Not at all.

They were probably gifts from Scotland.

Well, you have a Celtic cross there

and this design was developed in the '50s to hark back to Scottish design,

so they're worth a few pounds on their own.

It's a nice little collection here.

A lady's who's interested in costume jewellery is coming here today

and she'll take a look over them.

I think they're worth maybe £40 or £50.

Let's hope she agrees. It all adds up to our cause here today.

But I wanted to ask you about the pocket watch here.

-That was Derek's great-grandfather's watch.

-OK.

-Has Derek ever worn it?

-Oh, no.

It just got passed to him since his own father died.

Right, OK.

This is solid silver. As a gentleman's pocket watch

it would have hung on an Albert chain on his waistcoat, of course,

and these are decorative fobs,

which would have hung from that to make your waistcoat look fancy.

-I think that's worth at least £30.

-At least.

At least. In its own right, OK?

So it's 40 for the costume jewellery,

30 for the watch, that's £70 just for this top layer here.

-You've got some great items.

-Splendid. And it will declutter the house.

That's main thing. That's what we're here for.

'Eleanor is getting into the swing of this

'but she's not keen to settle for my valuations.

'Let's just hope she can get what she wants for these pieces.

'If you do, then we might just be worried.

'We've jumped in the van and are heading off to the local garden centre

'to try and sell the garden table and chairs from the shed.

'And while we're en route, I'm going to give Derek one or two selling tips

'and find out who is the main clutter culprit in this marriage.'

So all the clutter in the house, who's really to blame?

-I suppose if I'm honest, which I ought to be...

-You should be.

..probably both of us.

Eleanor's a natural hoarder anyway

and I have to confess, over the years, a lot of the things that she's wanted to keep

weren't necessarily for sentimental value but for practical things.

-Why throw things away when they could be of some use?

-Yeah.

And that really is how we've come to hoard a lot.

So what are you like at selling, Derek?

I don't negotiate as well as Eleanor does.

She's very good at it,

so our team's at a little bit of a disadvantage.

When you're selling an item, ask the buyer to name the price.

Don't you name the price and then go very quiet

and what will generally happen if you go quiet for long enough,

the buyer will feel awkward and will fill that space.

Quite often, they will offer a bit more.

-So are you happy with that?

-Yes. I think we'll see how it goes.

-Noreen, your garden centre's fabulous.

-Thank you.

I really love it.

And I've bought Derek, here. He's my younger brother. No, he's not.

He's got this table and chairs, which he's looked after very well,

and it's now time to get rid of it.

Derek's going to tell you all about it.

Well, we've had this for a year or two, Noreen. It's in good condition.

So here it is and what do you think it's worth?

Erm... It's quite a nice set. It's wrought iron.

Quite nice and sturdy.

-Obviously they've been looked after and cared for.

-Thank you.

Erm... I think we could happily give you about £95 for it.

Great work, Derek!

You're following my tip and being quiet after that opening offer.

£95 is a good price

but will Derek be able to get the dealer beyond my estimate of £100?

'At the house, Mel Ellis, the owner of a vintage clothing shop,

'has come to check out some of the jewellery.

'But before we sat down to do business,

'I had a quick tip for Eleanor to help her get a sparkling deal.'

-Before we go in, I want to give you a top tip.

-What's that?

Take control of the situation. I don't think you're going to find this hard.

So you lead the conversation, lead the information about the items

-and lead the deal at the end, all right?

-Right.

-So it's all down to you.

-OK. Off we go.

-Good luck.

-We've got to beat that other team.

-We do. That Derek. Come on.

Here we go.

Something tells me Eleanor's going to be a natural haggler

but beating me and Derek? I don't think so.

So here we are, Mel. You've picked out a few items that interest you.

Why these items in particular? What is it about them?

-I think it's the 1950s items.

-Right.

-They're very in vogue for me.

-OK.

And I like brooches, so...

How many are you interested in? What sort of price have you got in mind?

'She's not hanging around!'

-Well, I'm interested in your brooches.

-Yes.

This brooch, sadly, is damaged.

All right. We'll do it at a damaged price.

PAUL LAUGHS

I really like these Austrian crystal beads.

I think it's something that every girl would wear in the '50s with their summer dresses.

Do you want to know how much I would offer for those?

Wouldn't you like to make a price for a job lot?

'Blimey! You go for it. She's really working hard to secure the sale.

'Finding out that they're both former teachers has helped build a good rapport.

'Let's hope that Mel makes an offer that matches the pitch.'

-These are the items that you've put to one side.

-Yes, yes.

Well, I would think probably £100 for the lot.

'Well, that's a phenomenal offer.

'I know I'm not in charge but Eleanor has to say yes.'

Because we've both been in the same profession,

-I'll shake on it.

-OK.

That sounds like an amazing deal. Well done, Mel.

'You jammy so-and-so, getting more than double what you were hoping for.

'Team Eleanor is going to be hard to beat.'

I was extremely happy with the money that I got for the jewellery.

I think the purchaser was very generous.

I was very grateful that Paul was able to give me some tips.

It would never have occurred to me to do what he suggested.

Thank you very much, Paul.

'I think Eleanor is being a little modest.

-'How's Derek getting on?

-He's working hard to get more than the initial £95

'for the garden furniture.'

Summer's coming, it's on its way.

OK, well, I'll tell you what. OK.

Let's just deal on... how about £110? Would you be happy with that?

I think £110 is a very good price.

-It is rather nice, though, isn't it?

-It is lovely.

It is a nice piece of equipment. Noreen, can you do a bit better?

Give us your best price. Come on.

I think the best price has got to be my final offer. £120.

It's over to you, Derek.

-She's gone up from 95.

-Noreen, we have a deal.

-Thank you.

'That's a great result.

'Derek did an excellent job of controlling the negotiations

'and got a cracking price for the garden set.'

Well, we raised £120 and I'm very pleased.

I think it's a fair price.

I found that Mark's tips were very beneficial

and I think that's reflected in the good price

that we finally negotiated.

'After the first round of selling,

'it's time to take a look at the scores on the doors.

'We managed to get a whooping £100 for the jewellery,

'that's double what we were looking for.

'Let's hope that it's a good omen for the final result.

'Well, Derek and I have secured £120

'for the wrought iron garden table and chairs,

'which puts us 20 quid ahead and I think that's where we'll stay.

'Confident words, Mark,

'but after only one sale, this competition has still got a long way to go.'

We may have made a good start in our quest to make £600 from Derek and Eleanor's stuff

but that's only half our job.

We're also decluttering their home

and while we've been selling, the Trash To Cash team have been transforming the house.

Outside, things have started to take shape in the shed and garage

but our main focus today is on the summer house

and turning it into an artist's studio.

I'm looking forward to seeing the finished job myself,

as well as showing it to Eleanor.

But first I want to find out more

about where all this money we're raising from the clutter

is going to.

So, Eleanor, how does it feel to see all your unwanted items finally go?

Oh, it's a big relief.

-Is it something that you've wanted to do for a long time?

-No, it's just a new idea

but I'm decluttering my life, decluttering my mind

and decluttering the house.

Sounds amazing.

So, Eleanor, have you decided which charity you want to donate the money to?

I'm going to give the money to the Slough Progressive Group.

They do a lot of work with children, disadvantaged children,

in all sorts of ways.

And because these children are disadvantaged,

the Slough Progressive Group do things with the children

like sports and activities and outings and arts and crafts.

And many of those children, that's the only opportunity they have

to do those things outside their family.

-So that's going to make a massive difference to them.

-An enormous difference.

-And what about yourself?

-I'm going to be totally extravagant.

-Wahey!

Ever so extravagant.

I'm going to find a company who would make a shoe last for me

and that means, in time, I could have handmade shoes.

So a shoe last. What exactly do you mean?

Well, that's what it's called.

I would go to a very specialised company.

They would measure my feet

and do all the things that are correct with my feet

and then they would make a last, it's called.

-You can call it a block, if you like.

-OK.

Then each time they want to make me a pair of shoes,

they've got a last of my feet.

I think that's why it's called a last - it lasts forever.

It sounds marvellous. You learn something every day.

'Talking of lasts, that's where you're going to be at the end

'because Derek and I aren't wasting time talking shoes.

'We've moved onto another shed that's filled with more money-making treasure.'

How many sheds does a man need?

Quite a number. I was thinking of getting another one.

Oh, I should, yeah.

We've got some bits of furniture in here.

-We've got a nice table with a pine top.

-All right.

That top would look lovely, scrubbed,

and that will sell at the house sale quite easily. People like pine.

Now, chairs. Every year we bin to the landfill

300 to 400 tons, thousand tons, of furniture.

Now look at this. Most people would throw that away.

But we've got Dan, Dan the DIY man

and he can turn these into saleable items

and hopefully at the house sale, with a bit of love and TLC,

we should get £10-15 a pair.

-So suddenly we've got 30, 40 quid waiting to happen.

-From nothing.

-From stuff people throw away.

-Very good.

Right, I'm going to carry this one.

We'll get the team to pick the rest of them up.

Let's go.

That's another 50 quid in the kitty and we haven't finished outside.

We've now moved on to the garage.

-What car have you got, Derek?

-I have a blue Volvo.

A Volvo. It would be interesting getting it in here, wouldn't it?

-Actually, it doesn't fit.

-No?! You never say!

-No.

-You could get a motorbike in here just about.

-Only just.

-Yeah.

-We've got another one of these tables.

-That's right.

-Another 20 or 30 quid waiting to happen.

-That's great.

This is an interesting cabinet. Let's look in here. What is all this?

Just bits and pieces. These are cooking utensils.

They're very nice. They'll sell at the house sale.

What's this little cabinet here?

That was built to fit on a desk in an office where Eleanor worked.

-Yeah?

-It's hardly ever been used. It's absolutely solid.

Would you like to have a good look at that for me?

It's MD and F, isn't it?

Oh!

-Hardly an antique.

-I didn't know that.

-MDF, it's OK.

-But it's a nice tidy little unit.

It's another fiver, perhaps a tenner on a good day.

-There's another 50 quid in here.

-Good news.

-There's money everywhere.

I'm glad to hear it.

-I'm going to go and make a nice cup of Rosie Lee.

-OK, I'll join you.

You don't have time for tea, Mark, if you want to beat Eleanor and I.

But we're not just here to make money.

We're also here to help Eleanor and Derek reclaim those areas

that have started to drown in unwanted clutter.

Our team of clutter-busters have been clearing out this place

and the summer house in particular has been transformed,

with the unwanted items taken out and some creative inspiration brought in.

But how will it go down with Eleanor?

OK, Eleanor. It's the moment of truth now.

This is one of the reasons why we're here,

to see your summer house made over.

Can you describe to me what it was like this morning when we left it?

Oh, it was a right junk hole this morning.

I really wanted it converted into a very bright, modern artist's studio.

-To use as an art studio rather than a summer house.

-That's right.

OK, it's time to find out whether all your dreams have been answered

and the makeover team have done a fantastic job turning it into a studio.

So turn around now and tell me what you think. Look at that.

-There you go. Do you like it?

-It's different.

-Can you imagine yourself in here now?

-Oh, yes.

Mm. Good Lord. Is it the same place?

Now that it's done, who's going to come and clean it weekly for me?

PAUL LAUGHS Don't look at me. You might get Mark to do it.

Somebody ought to come back. Absolutely amazing.

Are you pleased? Would you use the easel and the table?

-Yes.

-Excellent.

Well, I think they've done a fantastic job.

-You've got a good, useable space now.

-Yes.

-Onwards and upwards. Our day is not yet finished.

-No.

We need to see what else we can sell for the house sale.

What was a bit of a dumping ground and extra storage

has now been converted into a bright and airy room

to inspire artistic work and enjoy the afternoon sun.

I think once Eleanor has had a bit of time to take it all in, she'll love it.

I can imagine it now - a glass of Pimm's, a cucumber sandwich

and an afternoon nap.

Thanks to a big effort we're making good progress

with our mission to declutter Derek and Eleanor's home.

We've restyled rooms, refurbished items and sold stuff, too.

'There's still work to do though

'and up in the loft there are more items that we can cash in on.'

I think Derek's got his own cinema up here.

I'm only kidding. But your old ironing board's up here.

-I haven't used it in years. I've got an ironing machine.

-Honestly?

-Yeah.

Well, this design has been around over 100 years now.

A lady called Sarah Boone developed the ironing board.

She put a curve on the top so you could do your shirt sleeves.

Marvellous. It's been pretty much like that since then.

-I think this one has seen better days.

-I expect it has.

I think we need to give this to our fabulous handyman Danny

and he can make it over for us

and for the house sale it must be £10-£15.

Oh, I should think so. They're very expensive now.

We'll leave it here for now. We've got a nice little footstool here.

-You remember your Lloyd Loom?

-Yes.

-This is the basket weave.

-That's right.

-Can you see?

-That's pretty, isn't it? Can that go?

-Yes, I've got no use for it now.

-All right. We must be looking at £5-£10 for that.

-Oh, at least.

At least. I like your attitude. And one other thing, this little tripod table,

which is solid pine and it's got nice little feet on it.

It's like a little wine table. Very nice hairy paw feet. A very popular Georgian style.

But this is pine, so it's quite modern.

-Value wise, what? £15-£20.

-Ooh, one would think a bit more.

It's a solid table. You've just told me that.

Why doesn't that surprise me? HE LAUGHS

So you've got 20, you've got 25 and you've got an ironing board.

You've got 35 quid easily.

What about these old wicker baskets?

That's an old-fashioned washing basket.

OK, well, that must be a fiver. £1 for the other one.

-Anything else up here?

-Surely there must be an ottoman up there.

-An ottoman?

-Yeah.

-I think there's something here.

-That's nice. You don't use it any more?

-I haven't used it in years.

It was a wedding present.

Well, that could be £20-£30. It's quite a nice example.

So we'll have to move all this stuff.

-How often do you come up here?

-I've never been up there.

-This is Derek's domain?

-Yeah.

I thought there was a cocktail cabinet in the corner

and a nice kettle.

You've got a tidy little lot there for the house sale, Paul,

and I'm glad to see that being a true gent,

you didn't make Eleanor go up there.

I was worried what she might see up in Derek's loft.

Seriously though, it's all adding up

and we've got Danny the handyman here to add value to items

by investing a bit of time and materials.

The ironing board is already in his capable hands

and being given a new lease of life.

First he carefully dismantles the ironing board.

Next using metal paint, he sprays the legs and top.

Finally, Danny cuts the fabric to size and attaches it,

before putting the ironing board back together.

Our once tired and boring ironing board

has now been given a stylish makeover

and is ready for a new home.

Well, it may be a great improvement

but I'm sure Danny can do an even better job with the chairs

and if yours need some attention, here's how to revitalise them.

First, sand down the wood to remove all the dirt and paint.

Then reattach the fabric, replacing any rusty or missing metal pins

holding it in place.

Finally, give the sanded down wood a fresh coat of varnish.

And there it is - a pair of chairs to easily rival your ironing board.

I'm looking forward to seeing how they do when we auction them off at the house sale.

After a long day, our decluttering campaign in Derek and Eleanor's home

is coming to an end

but before we call it a day, Derek and I are making one last push

to sort out a few more items for the house sale.

-Don't worry, Derek, you sit there.

-That's it.

Right, mate, let's have a butcher's.

Board games. Board games are always good sellers at these house sales.

-Oh, that's good.

-And this one's got your name on it.

-Genius.

-Genius.

-Board games have been around for 8,000 years. Did you know that?

-No I didn't but you just told me.

You know now, don't you, eh? Mastermind.

Monopoly, if I remember rightly, is the biggest seller of all time,

-closely followed by Trivial Pursuit.

-That's right.

Both of those games have made bundles of money.

Now, we've got a nice little selection there.

There's got to be £10-£20. These are like, 2,3, £4 each.

Now, what's this here? A little pouffe.

-The contents? Let me guess.

-Eleanor's art stuff, brushes and things.

This is quite nice, isn't it? Always handy, a bit of storage.

-That's got to be another £10 note.

-Good.

-Now, what's teddy all about?

-The teddy is a little gift going back many, many, many years.

I don't know whether it was given to my wife or to my daughter

-but I think it's time she went.

-You're not wrong, are you?

Look at the state of that. It's been well loved, hasn't it, eh?

I tell you what, people love teddy bears. They get very attached.

-I'm surprised you're allowed to get rid of it.

-It was Eleanor's decision.

As she made the executive decision, so be it.

-Shall we go and see how Paul and Eleanor are getting on?

-That's a good idea.

Credit where it's due, Mark. Those are very saleable items for our house sale.

Thank you very much, Paul. Prepare to lose the competition.

We'll see about that.

After a long day clearing up piles of unwanted clutter,

-we've made a big difference to this home, though.

-Indeed we have.

Earlier on we transformed a summer house that was full of junk and jumble.

But our clear-out work isn't quite finished.

I have it on good authority that Derek and Eleanor are keen

for our crack makeover squad to work their magic on the spare bedroom

that we were just in.

We'll see the results of that transformation

at the house sale.

Right now, though, it's time for us all to meet up and compare notes.

So, Eleanor, you're not on A team, I'm afraid,

-but did you enjoy yourself?

-Mm.

-A long day.

-Yes, but a good day.

-Good.

-Derek, what do you think of the show so far?

-Trash.

Never fear. This trash will be turned into cash, won't it, Paul?

Well, we already have turned some of that into money.

-We got £100 for some costume jewellery.

-You did well there

-but not quite as good as us with £120.

-No, indeed.

Well, I think we've got at least £150 or £200's worth of stuff for our house sale.

We've got 140, 160, perhaps even 200 on a good day,

so it is very close.

-There you go.

-I don't believe a word he's saying.

-Well, we still have to advertise our house sale.

-Yes.

You've got to contact as many friends, family, relatives, neighbours to come along

and clear all this lot and turn it into good, hard cash.

-We look forward to it.

-Great stuff!

It's the day of the house sale, so let's hope all the hard work setting it up has paid off.

There's a great selection of stuff for both teams to sell

but we're going to have to work hard to reach our target of £600.

So far we've made £220 between us

and Derek and I are slightly in the lead in the battle for the Trash To Cash crown.

But there is still loads of unwanted clutter to sell today,

so this contest could go either way.

It's a couple of days since we helped Eleanor and Derek declutter.

Now it's time to turn those items into cash.

Derek and Eleanor put in a lot of hard work to get all these people here

with loads of money in their pockets.

So it's about time I declare this house sale open!

CHEERING

Come on, then.

The bargain hunters are quick to check out what's on offer

but it seems there's one item that isn't for sale.

-Not for sale - how come?

-That's Eleanor's idea.

She said, unfortunately, I can't go on the table to go.

If I get offered the right amount of money, you're out of here.

Are you trying to buy me out?

If you are, then I wish you every success.

You'll try to sell anything to win this competition, Mark.

Fortunately for me, I have a feeling Eleanor may take to the selling lark like a duck to water.

Yep, I think you could be right.

Let's see how she does with the Lloyd Loom chair,

which I valued at £30.

-But that would go nice in your conservatory.

-It would, yes.

But I tell you, as it's you, as it's you,

because you've helped me a lot

and I know where it's going and I know you'll look after it,

instead of 50, I won't charge you 50, I won't charge you 45,

I won't charge you 40, I won't charge you 45.

I tell you what, I tell you what,

because it's you and nobody else,

and I know you'll look after it and love it

and give it tender loving care, you can have it for £30.

-That's amazing, don't you think?

-Brilliant.

-Done.

-Well done.

-So what did you get for that?

-£30 but it's going to a good home.

-Great.

-If it was going to anywhere trashy, it wouldn't have gone.

-You don't need me at all on this.

-This is a lady of class.

This is a lady of class.

Take that, Mark. I've got a brilliant team-mate today.

I'll give you that. Eleanor's a fantastic saleswoman.

We're going to have to use every trick in the book

if we're going to beat you today.

You'll need more than your usual tricks.

We've got another buyer lined up.

-Ah, now, then. Isn't that lovely?

-That's just right for these two.

So where did you get this from, Eleanor?

-I had it for my 21st birthday.

-Did you?

-Yes.

-What shall we ask for that?

-A fiver.

A fiver. How does that sound? All right?

-There's part of my life in that.

-Exactly, yes.

-How much for the box full of cash?

-LAUGHTER

£100 but only if you take it now.

There we go.

A fiver's not bad but your trouble is you're too nice with the buyers.

I like to try and push my customers a little bit harder.

We was hoping for £25 each, so £50 the pair. Deal?

Make us an offer we can't refuse.

-Erm, £5.

-We can refuse that easily. Watch.

No! Do a little bit better, please.

-£10.

-What do you reckon, Derek?

-OK.

-You've got yourself a deal.

-I'll hold it while you shake...

-We've done it.

-..and he takes the money.

-Lovely.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

With a bit of perseverance, we've made a tenner for the pair of games

and we're not stopping there

in our quest to make as much cash as possible.

This belonged to Derek's great-great-grandfather

and he's actually got tears in his eyes, look.

It's very sentimental.

Cry, for God's sake. I'll tread on your toes.

He's getting upset, he's getting upset.

-Bless him. You've got to let it go, Derek, let it go.

-I'll do anything for money.

So with all that in mind, how much are you prepared to pay?

-That wouldn't buy one arm.

-Wouldn't buy one arm?

It's got to be a note, it can't be coins. It's got to be a note.

Come on. You're a wealthy man.

-Here's a note.

-Right, that'll do.

Good man.

'I've got to admit that that's a fantastic tenner you've just earned.

'I'm not sure about your selling technique

'but it all goes towards our target of £600.

'While you're worrying yourself with teddies and tenners,

'we get ready for a big deal.

'A dealer is interested in the silver plated items.

'He really knows his stuff, so can Eleanor seal a deal

'and get at least the £30 I think the items are worth?'

Most of these things, they do have a value.

It's really depending on price when it comes down to it.

You have some very interesting pieces here.

These are like little sardine tongs, which is quite interesting.

They're silver plate. It would be nice if they were silver

but they are what they are.

These are actually solid silver, a little pair of sugar tongs.

I think to me, in order to get a small profit out of it,

erm... taking the good with the bad, sort of, like, £30.

-You told me and you're the expert...

-Mm-hm.

..that if I got £30 for them, that would be a fair price.

-I only want a fair price. I don't want to rip the fellow off.

-Exactly.

I think he's been generous. Some of these are quite modern.

I think that's exactly what I would expect to get.

I'll take your professional advice.

I mean, what do I know about silver? Nothing.

-You'd better shake, then, before he changes his mind.

-Done.

Yeah, many thanks.

-Well, there we go.

-Thank you very much indeed.

-No, thank you.

-You'll have to excuse us. We need to get back onto that stall.

-Sure.

-Okey-dokey. Many thanks.

-Thank you.

I think Eleanor made the right decision. £30 is a great price,

while still giving Chris a margin to make a profit.

Am I happy? I suppose so.

There's a few pounds in it but I won't be booking a holiday on the strength of this.

'After that deal, I think we must be in the lead.

'You might well be, Paul, but I'm not letting that get me down.

'There's still time to make loads of cash

'and win today's Trash To Cash crown.'

-Spend some money.

-Open your purses.

-You can't not spend nothing.

-Is the box included?

-The box is an extra fiver.

-As it's for you, yes.

-Here, Derek, two tureens, £5 each for this lovely lady.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

-Now I've got to cook something.

-Are we allowed to kiss the customers?

-Not half.

'It helps that there's a good crowd here.

'Time to see if I can sell the box from the spare bedroom.'

-What's the best you can do?

-Come on, what do you want?

-20.

-20?

-20.

20... How about 15?

-Yes, all right, then.

-Yeah.

-Yeah!

-As it's a lovely sunny day

-and you're so beautiful.

-Ah!

-He's a sucker for pretty faces.

-'You and Derek have clearly got a way with the ladies.

-It's a gift!'

I'll give you a fiver for that.

You look rich and posh.

-Do I? I'm very poor.

-Why have you only got one ear-ring in?

-Just kidding.

-Oh!

-Erm, is that the best you can do?

-Yeah cos I just paid for that.

You shouldn't have bought off them. How about six?

-All right.

-Good girl. Isn't she lovely?

-And the best you can do is six? All right.

-Take seven, go on.

You're a lovely lady. Thank you.

That's more money in the tin and we're making decent progress

towards our £600 target.

It also evens things up and the battle for the Trash To Cash crown

is well and truly on.

-So have you agreed a price on these?

-Not yet but she'll pay whatever I ask.

You keep looking. Get your wallets out, quickly.

-Right, thanks, Eleanor.

-Thank you very much.

-There we are, dear.

-20p.

Darling, we don't pence. Go over to the cheap end of town.

How about a lovely pre-war tea service?

-Isn't that beautiful?

-It's very nice.

You've got 12 of everything.

-Come on, then, kiddo.

-Lovely.

-Go on.

-Tenner?

-Nice man. £10.

-OK.

'The house sale is in full flow

'and both stalls are still taking lots of cash.

'The question is though, who is leading?

'Clearly, it's going to be us because we've got interest in another of our more expensive items.'

-Well, this is a real captain's chair.

-Oh!

I can't produce the captain but I can produce the chair in which he sat.

That's a shame, eh, Ads?

-Where's it going to be kept?

-It's going to be kept at Adelaide's house

for her grandma, so that it's easy for her to sit down in the living room.

I know Granny, that's absolutely super.

This is the ideal chair. It's just the right width for her.

Beautifully sturdy.

-I started this off at £75.

-Ooh...

-I've come down to 70.

-70?

-Yeah.

-Adelaide, what shall we say? Shall we go 50?

You can have it for 50.

-Done!

-How does that sound? All right?

-Lovely to see you.

-Thank you.

-Thank you very much.

'Eleanor, you're a born saleswoman.

'£50 is a good result for the captain's chair.

'Take that, Mark!

'Well, it's pretty clear who the captain on your side is today, Paul.

'The sale seems to be a big hit,

'with plenty of customers happy to have picked up some bargains.'

Those two I got for the bargain of a fiver

and these gorgeous headphones for £10. They're brand new.

I'm going to give it a nice home and take care of it

in a way that's going to make this my mascot for life.

It's been a lovely day and the sun's out as well, so we're loving it.

'That's what I like to hear - satisfied customers.

'Don't forget, making money isn't the only thing Derek and Eleanor need our help with.

'We've been helping them get rid of all their unwanted junk

'and in the process reclaim and revitalise rooms

'that were beginning to suffer with the clutter.

'Although the spare bedroom wasn't jam-packed with junk,

'it was still in need of a little TLC.

'I can't wait to see the look on Eleanor's face

'when she sees the transformation it's undergone.

'Money is still flowing freely at the house sale,

'so I think it's time to take this selling showdown to a new level

'and see who can become the master of the auction.'

We're going to do an auction.

Can everyone step this way, please. Right, here we are. Lot number one.

Can we have a little experiment, please?

-Can we have all the good-looking people to the front first.

-Ah, look at them!

Look at that. Now, that's an auctioneer's gavel.

Oh, look at that.

Order, order, order.

Right, give us a whoo.

-Whoo!

-Right, OK.

To the untrained eye, this looks like an ordinary ironing board

but this has been revamped by our handyman, Danny.

It's got a new cover on it, so who'll start me at a fiver,

please, for the ironing board?

£8, madam? £8 we have. £10 here at the front.

Do I see £12 anywhere?

£10? Come on, it's worth every penny.

£10 here at the front.

Come on, who wants to make it 15? 15 there with the lady.

Thank you very much. £15 we have. I've got my gavel ready.

£15 here, we have.

OK, anybody else, then? £15. Going once, going twice...

sold! Thank you very much. CHEERING

15 quid. Come on through, come on through.

Bring your ironing round and I'll do it for the next three weeks.

-Three weeks!

-Thank you very much. Thank you.

'It pains me to say it, Paul, but you got a good price there.

'Now what we can get for the newly revived chairs from the shed?'

These belonged to Derek. They went through university with him

and it grieves him to sell them, doesn't it, Derek?

-Oh, very much.

-He's getting upset.

He's crying again. Come here. Don't worry, don't worry.

Now, I'm going to make these two chairs very cheap.

We're going to start at just £1 for the pair. Who's got a pound?

£1 there. Two, three.

Who's got four?

We can do better than that, guys. Four.

Who's got a fiver? Five, six.

Let's keep going. Six. Come on, two chairs. Seven.

Who's next? Who's got £8 for them? Eight, eight, eight.

Who's got nine? Who's got nine? Lady at the back. £9.

Ten, there. £10.

They're so cheap. Come on, guys.

£11? A hand shake, there. £11. Thank you, lovely lady.

Can I see 12?

12 there, yes, thank you.

Who's on to 14? I'm staring at you.

Pretty please. At 14. Thank you, lovely lady.

£15, £15? Going once, going twice.

At £14, going to the lovely lady.

Sold. Thank you very much.

We accept cash, cash or cash.

'14 quid for the pair of chairs.

'I'm happy with the price but a bit gutted that Paul made £1 more than me

'for the ironing board.

'Ah, the sweet smell of success.

'But don't let the auction result get you down, Mark.

'You should listen to the advice of your older and wiser team-mate.'

-Well, what do you think?

-I think we did extremely well.

-Yeah.

It's been a very profitable morning

and you're really learning how to do it now, aren't you?

-You taught me so well.

-You've learnt a lot in a few days.

You and Eleanor - I'm actually learning.

'Everything must go now because if it doesn't sell,

'it will go to charity,

'so the prices are going down and the opportunities to get a bargain are going up.'

OK, so it's the final push.

We have a couple of oak tables here. A nice coffee table.

Some wicker baskets left.

-We're cheap. We'll take any offer.

-Any offer now.

We're not expensive like them lot, we're cheap.

Everything has to go. We want to clear it.

It's all cheap, it's all got to be gone or it's going to a charity shop.

'The end of the house sale is getting ever nearer

'but both teams are still selling hard.'

I would accept any - any - offer you made.

There you go. It actually has a built-in vibrating function.

-Can you see?

-I'll give you £10.

-£10, you think?

-I'll have it for that.

-It's a lovely chair for a tenner.

That's gone.

Between us we're focused on turning the Cryers' trash into £600.

We're still shifting things,

including finding somebody who's interested in the two tables from the shed.

-You have just bought the chair which I treasured so much.

-I know.

-I know, Derek.

-And now in return,

your husband, in memory of me, would like to buy two lovely tables

-and you're saying no, Wendy.

-Your late husband.

My soon-to-be late husband, yes.

And you're talking to your late friend.

-Where would I put them, Derek?

-That's my problem, Wendy, is it?

You do have my armchair.

I will actually offer you £20 for those.

-£20 each sounds very reasonable.

-No, £20 for the two.

-Sorry?

-Do we shake hands at 30?

-Oh, all right.

-I'm on my knees.

I've never had a fellow on his knees before.

-Will you marry me?

-No, I'm so happily married.

-Well, I was until...

-Phew! That was a close one.

'Result! It looked like she wasn't going to buy them

'but persistence has paid off.

'30 quid is a great price

'and it gets us back in the competition.

'It's getting tense now

'but Eleanor isn't letting that stand in the way of doing more deals.'

Ladies and gentlemen, this is a job lot.

I'm not even going to sell them separately.

This is a job lot. I wouldn't charge you £50 for this job lot.

I wouldn't charge you 40, 30, 20.

I tell you what, who'll give me £15 for the lot?

-There must be somebody there.

-£12 for the lot.

I'll give you 20 for the lot and the table.

-The table and the lot. Done.

-That's a deal. Thank you.

-That's lovely, thank you.

-All that lot and the table.

Well done, sir.

-That's excellent. Here we are. Sold.

-Sold.

'Another £20 to go into our cash tin will do very nicely.

'It's a race to the end and these final sales make all the difference

'to today's result.'

Whatever you say I'm going to say yes.

How about that?

-Three quid for the lot.

-I'll take it.

I've never known anybody with designer glasses before.

Oh, really? Well, you do now.

-Nice to do business with you.

-Thank you.

You're an angel. Thank you very much.

-How about a fiver?

-Done!

Take the note.

-Money, money, money.

-There we are.

£11 will do nicely.

And how much would like to pay for these?

-£10.50?

-Well done.

-Top man. Thank you very much, Andrew.

-Is that the last sale, do you think?

-I think time is of the essence

-and we should close the sale.

-Close the sale!

-It's closed.

OK, guys, well done. Thanks for coming.

-Oh, I need a lie down, mate.

-Let's got and tot up.

Today has seen non-stop selling action.

Now there's nothing more we can do.

The items left over will be going to a charity shop

because don't forget, it can't go back into the house.

We're going to find out who has made the most money today

to be crowned Champion of the Clear-Out.

But first it's time to find out what Eleanor thinks

of her newly updated spare bedroom.

Now, then, when we were here a couple of days ago,

Derek and Mark decided that this bedroom here needed a clear-out

-and a bit of a spruce up.

-Mm.

-OK, would you agree with that?

-Yes, indeed.

So can you describe to me what it was like this morning?

Terribly dated.

It had still got candlewick bedspreads on.

How naff is that?

Well, it's your house.

-So you wanted to see it modernised?

-Yes, brought up to date.

Right. I'll ask you just to play along just for a second.

If you just close your eyes and I'll lead you in

and then open them and you can see what the team have been up to.

Here we are. Come on in.

After three, open your eyes and have a look at your room. Ready?

One, two, three.

-There you go.

-My goodness.

-Do you like that?

Well, this will no longer be the spare room. I'm moving in.

-That's great. So you like it?

-It's really good.

-I like it. That's really lovely.

-Wonderful.

-And the old bedspreads have gone.

-Gone are the candlewick bedspreads.

-Very good indeed.

-And you've got rid of all that clutter.

-Isn't it better?

-Very nice.

-So who's going to use this room now?

-It will still be the guest room

because, I mean, it's single beds.

I'm not separating from my husband. We're in a double bed and we're staying in it.

Well, our work here has been done

and it's about time we found out how much money we've raised

-and more importantly, whether we've won.

-We'll go and see.

-We'll go and see.

-We'll go and see.

-We can't let Derek and Mark win.

'Eleanor clearly loves the transformation

'and who wouldn't, with that revitalised room?

'She and Derek now have a spare room that anyone would be proud

'to let their guests stay in.

'But we've also been busy throughout the house.

'The attic was a haven of unwanted clutter

'and forgotten bits and pieces.

'With a bit of a tidy up and a clear-out,

'space and order have been created.

'The sheds were stuffed full but are now perfect to store garden furniture.

'And that's not all.

'We've given Eleanor a summer house cum artist's studio

'that's not only a peaceful haven but a space to inspire works of art.

'It's amazing the difference a good sort-out can make.

'But now we've reached that all-important time - the results.

'Which team has grabbed the spoils

'and turned the most trash into cash?'

Well, do you know what, I think me and Mark have really enjoyed ourselves.

-Have you enjoyed it, too?

-I have.

It's now time to find out who's made the most cash.

Well, what I want to know is, who do you think has won?

I think the A team won by a head.

-Does that mean Eleanor?

-No, no, no. You're the B team.

-Who do you think has won?

-We have won, of course.

I've really thoroughly enjoyed myself.

You've got some great mates and some good friends.

So I think it's about time we had a look to see who's won.

-On a count of three, Paul Archibald Hayes, are you ready?

-I'm ready.

One, two, three...

-Ooh, look at that!

-You've beaten me by about 20 quid, Paul.

That's amazing, isn't it?

-That's excellent.

-It's absolutely superb.

-That's over £600.

-Yeah, it's £677.50,

of which you receive £338.75

and also The Slough Crossroads, who in turn give it to the Slough Progressive Group,

they also receive £338.75.

-Isn't that fantastic?

-Very good.

-Is that all right?

-That's fine.

That's just enough for another set of golf clubs.

'A few weeks later and Eleanor has had the chance to see first hand

'how the money she raised is helping families in Slough.'

Today I was down there with the children, with the mothers and dads,

with the brothers and sisters.

'Absolutely great to see the money that we have invested,

'how they're using it and the benefit it's going to be to them all.'

That was a real joy, especially to see the children.

And there's no doubt about whether Eleanor is going to be replacing any of the unwanted clutter

that she's now rid of.

Certainly not. We didn't need the stuff that we had.

It's a real pleasure not to have the cupboards and drawers

full of clutter.

When the weather improves I intend to go down to the summer house,

which has been converted into an artist's studio and I can't wait.

Directly it's warm enough, I'm going down there.

And as for the loft, I have no intention of filling that up again.

Now it's cleared I'm going to resist the temptation

to say to Derek, "Just pop this in the loft."

That's gone.

-It's been an eye-opener today.

-It's been a right eye-opener.

I've been watching you with Eleanor,

saleswoman extraordinaire from Slough, working really hard while you stand around.

-And Derek worked hard as well.

-Derek done really well and you only just beat me.

Right, well, tune in next time to see us turn some trash into cash.

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