Grand Designs 26.2.03

stevegreen · 27-02-2003, 4:52 PM

Did anyone else catch the Grand designs program on Chanel 4 last night?

What a fascinating program that was. A bloke who lives essentially rough in a wood builds himself a house using mainly what is around him. Straw for walls, mud for plaster and trees for the actual frame of the house.

Now I could live like that!

27-02-2003, 4:54 PM

Wasn't it a great house Steve? That would be a fantastic lifestyle. I couldn't beleive now much you had to put in to it to get that frame up

and then the turmeric to colour his bedroom walls. Fantastic

Now where could I hang my speakers

27-02-2003, 5:10 PM

very nice house I agree, but how's he gonna make a satellite dish from 'sweet chestnut'

27-02-2003, 5:14 PM

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Originally posted by Nello
but how's he gonna make a satellite dish from 'sweet chestnut'

Well Nello, what you do is...........

stevegreen · 27-02-2003, 5:43 PM

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Originally posted by Sgt.Colon
Now where could I hang my speakers

Who cares!........just think how loud you could turn 'em up!

Rambo John J · 27-02-2003, 6:50 PM

The house did look great. Fascinating programme, and you have to admire a man who can build his own house from the ground up with little more than 3 or 4 people to give him a hand, and all in just 7 months

I bet it gets scary in those woods in the depths of winter though

briandzo · 27-02-2003, 7:54 PM

u know i missed it.. (watched hart's war instead)

but i like the series. have seen a fair few episodes before.
i wish i saw this though as theres a house
near to mine thats built similar.

its off the road a fair bit , but has always caught my eye.
i have always said to friends that theres a house near me that
seems to be made of straw.

anyway in the local paper last week.
there it was , it had a feature. and yes its a straw house.

apparently made of bails of hey and then plastered with
clay. all sourced local.

this guy and his wife are clearly eco warriors too.
id love to get a closer look at it, as its always
fascinated me.

timothyw · 27-02-2003, 9:52 PM

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Originally posted by Rambo John J
I bet it gets scary in those woods in the depths of winter though

I just found that a bit funny with your name Rambo

Yeah a fascinating house. The guy who made it seemed like a bit of a nutter though- perhaps he was just a bit uncomfortable on camera.

27-02-2003, 4:54 PM	#2
Sgt.Colon Guest Posts: n/a	Wasn't it a great house Steve? That would be a fantastic lifestyle. I couldn't beleive now much you had to put in to it to get that frame up and then the turmeric to colour his bedroom walls. Fantastic Now where could I hang my speakers
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27-02-2003, 5:10 PM	#3
Nello Guest Posts: n/a	very nice house I agree, but how's he gonna make a satellite dish from 'sweet chestnut'
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