Building the Dream - Season 2
Season 2
Episodes
Shropshire
Charlie helps Richard Southgate and his wife Kate as they build a five-bedroom family home in the beautiful Shropshire countryside.
Buckinghamshire
Charlie Luxton travels to Buckinghamshire to meet Mark and Amanda Hepden who are self-building a traditional cottage in the heart of historic Stony Stratford.
Gloucestershire
Charlie assists with an eco-build on the banks of the Severn. Ele and Steve George could save themselves £50,000 and it should be a fast build - but manufacturing hold-ups and bad weather don't help.
Cheshire
Charlie Luxton looks to help retired couple Steve and Chris Elliot realise their dream of a modern eco-home inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement.
Hertfordshire
Mark and Gillian Webb plan to build a large, modern home in the style of a Georgian rectory in Hertfordshire.
Hampshire
Royal Navy helicopter pilot Chris Bennett and wife Sonya plan on demolishing a rundown bungalow and replacing it with a modern, two-storey home packed full of eco-features.
Devon
Charlie Luxton heads to Devon to help glass-blower Siddy Langley self-build a combined home and studio. But flooding and huge interest payments on a loan put the project in jeopardy.
Norfolk
Gavin Panella and Chantal Schaul are self-building a little bit of continental Europe in the heart of Norfolk.
Herefordshire
Tim and Fliss hope to get on the property ladder by self-building their first home together on a tiny strip of family land, saving £70k.
Hull
Charlie helps fellow architect Jamie Ashton and his fiancée Joanne Scurr to self-build the perfect family home in Hull without compromising on design.
East Sussex
Charlie Luxton heads to East Sussex, where paramedic Steve and his partner Hannah are self-building a straw-bale house in a beautiful woodland glade.
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