@@TheJamiebaby15 There is an irony there. Sarah often stresses how people need to get important things done in the right order etc. The TV programme they did about the restoration was seen by the local council it was revealed that they didn't comply with planning regulations or have listed building consent. They also had to apply to get a certificate that recognised the building was to be used as a domestic dwelling again (after being used as a convent school for many decades before being empty). Just shows that even the experts get it wrong sometimes.
In fact, if you store something in a closet/storage unit outside your home, for me that means you don't need it at all. If you don't use something for 6/12 months, give someone or throw it away you don't need it if you don't use it. simple
There are exceptions to this rule, like seasonal decoration (which can be solved by using as little as possible to create the effect you want) or tools that are very handy when you need them but just don't need very often (renting tools a few times often costs more than buying them, hiring somebody to do something because you don't have the tools for it is even more expensive)... But in general: yes, if you don't use it, either start using it to find out if it actually adds value to your life, or get rid of it, but... Don't throw it away, give yourself a limited time frame to sell it before you donate it (no it doesn't matter "it's worth a lot of money", if nobody bought it in a few months time, it's probably not worth as much as you think), or donate it.
@Old Film Clips Yeah, I'm far from wealthy either, I use multiple decorations for multiple seasons, but doesn't everybody have that stash of inherited christmas decorations that's way too much to use all of it every year?
I skip seasons with my clothes, I either buy hippy or classic. Some years I do classic and some years I do hippy so I keep my clothes for a very long time.
I almost cried when the grandma walked into the living room. How thoughtful and nice of the family to be so giving to their parents. To think elders get sent away into nursing homes for simply being slightly “inconvenient” to some families, and this family said heck no to that option.
my takeaway is that a psychologically healthy family can manage living together. if any adult member is abusive though, this home becomes abusive for everyone
The section for the grandparents is really lovely. Bright, warm and spacious. The bathroom is very attractive while being cognizant of grandma’s needs.
I was so annoyed by the other couple because the solution to their problems could have been much simpler. 1. Just declutter!!! 2. Consult a doctor for the snoring! On a brighter note, it was a great home transformation. The multi-generation house looks great as well. I don’t agree with some of the design elements, but it’s nice to see it work for the whole family.
I know it’s difficult to let go but storing stuff that you probably don’t need doesn’t make sense. It’s liberating getting rid of stuff. 9/times out of 10 you can’t remember what you have.
@@OceanLover1188 Oh, I’m sure. I commented because I hate that stuff. Offensive in the how stupid do we think they are way. My contractor would be finishing the rest of the job on his dime or getting sued.
So glad that at last we are banishing the loneliness and neglect that came with a nuclear family and our houses will meet the needs of a natural family of grandparents ( even two sets ) parents and grand children . Some traditional respect and space will make it a happier , secure world for all concerned.
Yes they went from a one step entryway to a full on staircase! Let us not forget that they should have built a deck off of the living room with those open doors.
✨💖✨The Franklin family’s 3 generation home is simply brilliant. When the mum teared up, so did I. What a lovely, lovely family. I would love if my son his mate could move in with us and help design a plan that suits us all. It would be a dream come true. We would all get fat on the big family meals I would want to make. Sarah Beeny has some of the most wonderful ideas for everting from storage solutions from dead space, functionality with thought out living spaces, physical adaptations for all the family members, and even sound control. She has books on her website, and I will order the DIY book this week. I’m so glad this showed up on my feed.
They already have a large one, & it's stuffed to the gills. Bigger house, more sheds, underground storage unit, next step renting units at a storage facility....there will never be enough storage for them. They will stuff every inch of space they obtain, & always need more.
Interesting colour on the outside of the loft house. Amazing and stylish reno - well-done. The bungalow reno was totally fantastic. Wonderful choices were made. Love it!!
Grandma finds it difficult to walk and will need a wheelchair soon, so let's move the street level entrance to a 10 step porch on the side of the house, oh, yeah and we don't need banisters there... hope the tv crew just got there before the end of works.
Snoring can be indicative of a serious sleep apnea issue. Husband should study Patrick McKeown breathing instructions initially, lose weight, and ask his doctor for a sleep study to ensure his oxygenation level is sufficient during sleep! Heart disease can follow if not addressed.
You have to remember that in the future, the grandparents will probably need a lot more assistance. With that in mind and with the addition of England's weather, probably not very plausible to have to go outside to do so
The baby gets his own room, but the little girl has to share with her parents?? 1) Those children are young enough to share a room. 2) Nice that between the couple and grandparents there was plenty of money for that renovation. That was a major renovation.
@@liviaclaire I think you might have misunderstood my point. I was saying that was a very expensive renovation. As far as housing prices go in that area it is probably seen as an affordable option. I'm just highlighting that these shows (in general) often find people with more money than the average person. The circumstances here are that the home and land is already owned and maybe with the money they saved living with the parents the mortgage is not that bad. Considering the Great Recession and now the Pandemic it does make you worried for the older parents... if the younger couple defaults on the loan they may all be homeless.
What a beautiful family home the multi generation family made. Its a shame more people don't live together like we did years ago. I wish them many years of happiness ♥️
@@sct4040 no. I've posted what it is, called a Thornwaldt cyst and it's a birth defect. I hope he gets it treated? I posted how to get it treated but he may have to fight for the treatment that will remove the issue @ a treatment using a diode laser, the abstract that I saw is from a doctor in Brazil. I haven't been treated yet bc I don't have health insurance I'm looking for a job so I can get this cyst out of my sinuses. The FDA has not approved it in the USA but Trump wrote it into law, I need to hurry and get it done asap.
A lot of charities like Goodwill and salvation army have you come extremely fussy about taking donations. First organized then decide what you're going to need or not because we do waste too much stuff and just throw it into the landfills
#1 He needs to see a doctor. If he's snoring that means obstruction. Long term can cause heart enlargement thus causing Congestive Heart Failure. #2 Declutter, way too much stuff
Hopefully the husband will also seek some help with his snoring. This can be a clear sign for some severe sleep issues and possibly sleep apnea. A sleep study would be best. I love how thoughtful they put together the bathroom for the older couple in the multi-generational home.
When I was a child we had a very small bathroom, therefore we had a half bath with inbuilt seat. Better than just a shower and great for bathing children too.
People that keep their stuff always say to themselves Ohh we might use that again, Or, It might come back in again. Every excuse under the sun to not get rid of.
It's just the way houses have been built traditionally in the UK. Loft space wasn't even intended as storage to start with. There's some rows of terraced homes that have been built where the roof isn't even divided between homes!
No handles in the old lady's bathroom to help her in the bath, shower, the loo ? Didn't they get a consultant for a disabled friendly bathroom? It is essential!
Oh my god these homes are so well built! Brick walls are hallow framing in the US. Floors are all just plywood and not the wooden boards. There aren’t any fancy moldings or anything. It is seriously the bare. Minimum. For 99% of houses.
Well, built yes (most of the time at least) but it does have reasons it's a pain. It takes ages for them to be built and they are harder to extend, as this show demonstrates. But in the UK we have very few natural disaster type things, usually flooding is the only one likely to hit homes. British brick homes in an big earthquake, for example, would be a nightmare!
What a good concept: Double your House for Half the money! Great workmanship to. The Grannyappartement is spectacular! And also the other spaces. Really astounding! Although I must say, the the problem of the sound insulation should have been foreseen by Sarah Beeny's Team!!!
De-clut-ter it’s free and has the bonus of actually solving the problem in a way that doesn’t bite you is the bum later. They would have been better off sending round the minimalists! The shed is a terrible idea, it’s not climate controlled and I just hope animals don’t get in there!
Brilliant programme Sarah! I have loved any programmes of yours that I have sen over the years. Clever layout and clever storage is all you need if your house is in a location that already suits you. G (Ire)
Jonathan Rigler needs a sleep study done. I put up with my husband snoring for 10 years before I convinced him to get the study done. He was put on a CPAP, and no more snoring. Don't wait.
She forgot to say go through your things and get rid of those things that you have not used in the last year or are no longer in use by your family. Get rid of stuff, if you're putting stuff in storage you need to ask is this something we're really going to need or use or someone else could put it to use..
It’s so different there. In Canada we have so much lumber. We construct walls we can insulate. I have no idea how you manage to keep heat in a home that’s cinder block walls. Where’s the insulation ?
Eileen Kelly, it's concrete blocks, insulation, then bricks. Rains a lot in England. Wood would be no good. Bricks keep the rain out. Expensive to build though. The houses are really warm in winter. I live in Spain and I freeze in winter with the central heating and the heat exchange part of the air con on.
@@marilynhaughton1955 we get a lot of rain and dampness here In Canada and talk about cold ....... come see me in January / February then there’s the March ice storms : so much fun : not
Eileen Kelly, Hi I visited Canada in the early 90's and stayed with a boyfriend's family in Oshawa. Then we visited a cousin of mine in Mississauga. Had a really nice time. Lovely country. Put on nine pounds in three weeks with all the eating out and b.b.q's.
Can someone explain how they have 5 bedroom house, and their kids have to sleep on bunk bed that's covering the window? And what did they get on that attic? A room with a mirror? Goddamn.
Yes. Seek some medical help! I would hold out on separate bedrooms as a very last resort. No matter what people say, separate rooms put couples at risk of falling into the habit of leading separate lives. I know several friends that bitterly regret "doing the reasonable thing" in taking two bedrooms.
@@AG-if4uf he has a thornwaldt cyst that is in his sinuses, I've posted info to help him get this item treated and healed out of his body. The CPAP mask doesn't do anything to cure the illness and ultimately it will kill him bc it will eventually stop his air flow. My Ex has this CPAP, and we've treated our son already, so now that I've been diagnosed? I'm trying to get my job back so I can get myself and our son treated. When I googled info on the thornwaldt cyst? I found an abstract posted from a doctor in Brazil who used a diode laser to cure a cyst in a woman who was about my age and her cyst is about the same size as mine, which was seen on an MRI and I've just been released from the brain team after a brain tumor.
If you insulate well, hard wood flooring isn't a problem... It is typical in all homes in Germany and Scandinavian.. But then we have concrete houses... Not thin wood frame houses like in the UK. Clare needs to declutter... Most stuff in the attic looked like it could be got rid of!... We use 20% of our stuff 80% of the time!... Time to declutter.
It's really nice that the one couple was able to make a proper living space for the grandparents all on one floor. But I wonder, how does the grandmother get into the house? It seems as if there are steps needed to get up to the first floor.
Clearly Claire and her husband is a hoarder. They wanted to find ways to save money for the build but the simple solution is sell those things in the yard sale the things that you did not want so you will not have any storage to pay off every month. Buy only the things that you need and you do not need any storage at all.
I like this show much more than some of the other series on UA-cam that feature architects who turn every home into a cold, stark contemporary one no matter what the original style is or if it's compatible with the other homes in the neighborhood.
I am reading the comments and many of you talking about the mental issues when people have too much stuff in their home but in reality I have faced this problem as when you throw something out of your house then Co incidentally you need that stuff afterwards 😁. To be very honest sometimes the stuff we keep have some emotional involvement in it. Sometimes the thing is very expensive so we don't want to throw it. I am against hoarding things but sometimes we do not know how to reuse the things in best possible manner and that is why they go to storage room and become heavy burden.
Clutter is the most expensive item in our households! It costs a lot of money to acquire, a lot of money to store it, and even more money to get rid of it. We are currentyl pairing down and found out, that we actually need just a third of what we have!
That poor man with the snoring issue needs to see a sleep specialist. It sounds like he has sleep apnea! It causes lack of oxygen, and is easily remedied with a simple piece of home medical equipment... I have it, and it's so much easier to sleep now that I have my CPAP machine. And I don't wake the neighbors anymore!
Jonathan and Claire need to learn to create horizontal storage in their new building. What a mess. Paul and Tracey's home is lovely; but if the grandparents are baby-sitting the children while the parent work, isn't the playroom too far away from the grandparents' sitting room? Perhaps I'm a worry-wort! Such a sweet family.
How to get out of that bath is the problem, especially the slope! We got rid of out jet bath p, the little ones have a fold away bath. Showers suit us now, I have a shower chair in my shower. Easy and safe. 👍👍👍👍👍
Re the serious snoring issues, Jonathen probably has un-diagnosed sleep apnea that can be detrimental to his health. Besides their lack of restful sleep causing daytime fatigue; in the long term, sleep apnea increases risk of heart attack and stroke. It's important that he be medically assessed. Believe me using a CPAP (Continuous Possitive Air Pressure) machine while sleeping will change his life for the better.
Homes are so different in the USA 😳 The open concept, vaulted ceiling style is everywhere. I realize this was probably filmed years ago though, Scottsdale,Arizona USA.🌵😎💕
The first order of business is a sleep study to confirm sleep apnea which can stress the heart and therefore one's entire health and longevity. Of course, the treatment is one of those C-PAP machines which is also a distraction to sleep.
Yes! CPAPs aren't great for many years of use- most models push the jaw back even further into the throat over time. The cure is putting the jaws, face and tongue back into proper position. It can be done quickly with double jaw surgery or more slowly with devices like an ALF; advanced lightwire frame. The "Orthotropics" youtube page has some good case studies showing how teens' airways were improved by growing back into correct alignment over time. Myofunctional therapy can prevent the problem in children. I'm a middle-aged woman. I'm six months into a slow alternative to double jaw surgery using a palate stretcher in the maxilla and a similar device in the mandible. It has already made a noticeable improvement letting the jaw come forward. My teeth are finally getting the room they need. It's addressing the issues that classic orthodontics ignored when I had braces (twice, for years) decades ago.
So many people live with so much less space with so much less stuff. I think they could have done with less stuff and spce but their lifestyle inflation/ hoarding doesn’t allow for it
They could rethinking their shopping habits! If you store something is because you are not using it. So why store it? Detachment would help them a lot!
No one gonna compliment the host? She's really good. She knows the property well. Giving advices/opinion to the homeowners.
Think everyone in Britain already knows who she is and how brilliant she is
Snarky, lightly salted.
Sarah beeny is amazing she actually restored a massive mansion herself called rise hall
Go to hell
@@TheJamiebaby15 There is an irony there. Sarah often stresses how people need to get important things done in the right order etc. The TV programme they did about the restoration was seen by the local council it was revealed that they didn't comply with planning regulations or have listed building consent. They also had to apply to get a certificate that recognised the building was to be used as a domestic dwelling again (after being used as a convent school for many decades before being empty). Just shows that even the experts get it wrong sometimes.
The loft conversion is lovely, however, the sleep apnea is a condition that needs to be addressed medically to avoid long term health consequences.
A CPAP for him would resolve that and maybe save his life. It’s made a huge difference in our family as we have several family members needing them.
In fact, if you store something in a closet/storage unit outside your home, for me that means you don't need it at all. If you don't use something for 6/12 months, give someone or
throw it away you don't need it if you don't use it. simple
There are exceptions to this rule, like seasonal decoration (which can be solved by using as little as possible to create the effect you want) or tools that are very handy when you need them but just don't need very often (renting tools a few times often costs more than buying them, hiring somebody to do something because you don't have the tools for it is even more expensive)...
But in general: yes, if you don't use it, either start using it to find out if it actually adds value to your life, or get rid of it, but...
Don't throw it away, give yourself a limited time frame to sell it before you donate it (no it doesn't matter "it's worth a lot of money", if nobody bought it in a few months time, it's probably not worth as much as you think), or donate it.
@Old Film Clips You put up the same Christmas decorations each year?
@Old Film Clips Yeah, I'm far from wealthy either, I use multiple decorations for multiple seasons, but doesn't everybody have that stash of inherited christmas decorations that's way too much to use all of it every year?
Absolutely! Good point. Cheers
I skip seasons with my clothes, I either buy hippy or classic. Some years I do classic and some years I do hippy so I keep my clothes for a very long time.
I almost cried when the grandma walked into the living room. How thoughtful and nice of the family to be so giving to their parents. To think elders get sent away into nursing homes for simply being slightly “inconvenient” to some families, and this family said heck no to that option.
It was HER house
Just a small point but the couple were living in the house of the parents!
my takeaway is that a psychologically healthy family can manage living together. if any adult member is abusive though, this home becomes abusive for everyone
@@HomeFromFarAway💯
The couple with so much 'stuff' need to toss 9/10 of it.
They should have watched Kon Mari before adding in lol 😂
The section for the grandparents is really lovely. Bright, warm and spacious. The bathroom is very attractive while being cognizant of grandma’s needs.
The host is honestly brilliant. She gives the best advice and has the clients interested at heart.
I was so annoyed by the other couple because the solution to their problems could have been much simpler.
1. Just declutter!!!
2. Consult a doctor for the snoring!
On a brighter note, it was a great home transformation.
The multi-generation house looks great as well. I don’t agree with some of the design elements, but it’s nice to see it work for the whole family.
I know it’s difficult to let go but storing stuff that you probably don’t need doesn’t make sense. It’s liberating getting rid of stuff. 9/times out of 10 you can’t remember what you have.
so true.
One of the best transformations I've watched. Love the grandparents are looked after 💜💜💜
What kind of contractors are already halfway into a job when they realize the plan is to knock down a load bearing wall?
@@OceanLover1188 Oh, I’m sure. I commented because I hate that stuff. Offensive in the how stupid do we think they are way. My contractor would be finishing the rest of the job on his dime or getting sued.
Ones without a first class qualified engineer. It's pretty obvious it's load bearing.
They probably knew way before but to add drama to the show they waited to show it till they were half way in. It’s all in the edit.
It’s all put up for tv.
Didn't they hire an architect? He would / should have resolved all these problems before the contractors ever showed up.
That 3 gen family did such an amazing bright positive space! I am so thrilled with that project!
Awww... Iris's reaction was so sweet. What a nice family!
Many new homes in the US include a 'Mother-in-laws' bedroom/bath with a sitting room space available to accommodate the grandparent into the family.
Cork flooring throughout, upstairs and down-- absorbs sound
So glad that at last we are banishing the loneliness and neglect that came with a nuclear family and our houses will meet the needs of a natural family of grandparents ( even two sets ) parents and grand children . Some traditional respect and space will make it a happier , secure world for all concerned.
Anyone who would even consider that underground storage elevator rather than offloading some of their stuff has serious mental issues
It would be a nice place for the bikes
@Carolyn, I totally agree. HAHAHAHA.
No kidding. Consumerism and hoarding at its’ worst.
Literally, how attached to a basket can someone get.
@@aralitra hilarious!!!!!
Where’s the wheel chair ramp for granny when she will eventually need one?
That was such an oversight. She needs a ramp now.
as well as banisters on the porch, might be a good idea for the kids too
Yes they went from a one step entryway to a full on staircase! Let us not forget that they should have built a deck off of the living room with those open doors.
✨💖✨The Franklin family’s 3 generation home is simply brilliant. When the mum teared up, so did I. What a lovely, lovely family. I would love if my son his mate could move in with us and help design a plan that suits us all. It would be a dream come true. We would all get fat on the big family meals I would want to make. Sarah Beeny has some of the most wonderful ideas for everting from storage solutions from dead space, functionality with thought out living spaces, physical adaptations for all the family members, and even sound control. She has books on her website, and I will order the DIY book this week. I’m so glad this showed up on my feed.
Donate the stuff. If you have not used it in a year you don't need it.
Why not just build a storage shed in the backyard?
If you look at 35:04...they have one.
My initial thought exactly.
They already have a large one, & it's stuffed to the gills. Bigger house, more sheds, underground storage unit, next step renting units at a storage facility....there will never be enough storage for them. They will stuff every inch of space they obtain, & always need more.
Interesting colour on the outside of the loft house. Amazing and stylish reno -
well-done.
The bungalow reno was totally fantastic. Wonderful choices were made. Love it!!
Those grandparents are so sweet. What a lovely family!
Lol... When she's dusting off that picture from the attic...
that was soo weird! picture of her baby showed in the attic?
WOW! The bungaloo is amazing. Both houses are lovely, but that bungaloo is incredible.
Bungalow, not bungaloo
@@cappsginny699 thank you Spellcheck.
The second couple could have spent waaay less by getting the husband a simple operation for his snoring 🤷🏻♀️😂
It's not the US- no one pays huge $$$ for insurance/treatment except the US . The rest of the developed world has some form of universal healthcare.
He needs to see a sleep specialist. His snoring like that is not good for him.
@@jean6453 my son in law did it - and they could not solve his problem...
@@laurafulop2486 Sorry to hear that. I hope he is healthy in other ways.
@@jean6453 very kind of you
Grandma finds it difficult to walk and will need a wheelchair soon, so let's move the street level entrance to a 10 step porch on the side of the house, oh, yeah and we don't need banisters there... hope the tv crew just got there before the end of works.
That's what I was thinking too. How does grandma get into the house now?
Snoring can be indicative of a serious sleep apnea issue. Husband should study Patrick McKeown breathing instructions initially, lose weight, and ask his doctor for a sleep study to ensure his oxygenation level is sufficient during sleep! Heart disease can follow if not addressed.
Would have been cheaper to put a really nice granny flat in the really big garden.
Building laws may have prevented that, but not up. I think it looks great at no loss of backyard space.
You have to remember that in the future, the grandparents will probably need a lot more assistance. With that in mind and with the addition of England's weather, probably not very plausible to have to go outside to do so
Declutter
Words to live by
The baby gets his own room, but the little girl has to share with her parents??
1) Those children are young enough to share a room.
2) Nice that between the couple and grandparents there was plenty of money for that renovation. That was a major renovation.
It seems that they got a 300k mortgage. They didn't have any money, just the house.
@@liviaclaire I think you might have misunderstood my point. I was saying that was a very expensive renovation.
As far as housing prices go in that area it is probably seen as an affordable option. I'm just highlighting that these shows (in general) often find people with more money than the average person. The circumstances here are that the home and land is already owned and maybe with the money they saved living with the parents the mortgage is not that bad.
Considering the Great Recession and now the Pandemic it does make you worried for the older parents... if the younger couple defaults on the loan they may all be homeless.
The ideal solution is to downsize and declutter that stuff.
Use the bathroom as is, save and expand the bathroom later on.
What a beautiful family home the multi generation family made. Its a shame more people don't live together like we did years ago. I wish them many years of happiness ♥️
How do they get down from their back door and the massive window/doors that open to the back yard?
That snoring husband has an airway problem. I hope he gets help.
He needs a dramatic change in the foods he consumes if there is no actual obstruction.
He needs to use a CPAP while sleeping. It's sleep apnea.
@@sct4040 no. I've posted what it is, called a Thornwaldt cyst and it's a birth defect. I hope he gets it treated? I posted how to get it treated but he may have to fight for the treatment that will remove the issue @ a treatment using a diode laser, the abstract that I saw is from a doctor in Brazil. I haven't been treated yet bc I don't have health insurance I'm looking for a job so I can get this cyst out of my sinuses. The FDA has not approved it in the USA but Trump wrote it into law, I need to hurry and get it done asap.
Me too healing in Jesus Name
So sorry - I hope you can get it treated asap. They are in the UK though - the NHS covers health needs.
You dont need storage, you need declutering yo much staff is not necesary for living. Read a little of minimalusmus.
Just declutter. You don’t need all that junk. If you don’t use it dump it. Tommy Peckham
The couple with storage problems needs a boot sale or as we say in Hawaii a Yard sale / garage sale ....or donate to a thrift store for Charity.
A lot of charities like Goodwill and salvation army have you come extremely fussy about taking donations. First organized then decide what you're going to need or not because we do waste too much stuff and just throw it into the landfills
Storage is brilliant for seasonal things, Xmas things etc.
Isn't Goodwill a charity that helps handicapped people to have employment?
"As we say in Hawaii" I've literally never heard it called anything other than a yard or garage sale. It's not just a Hawaii thing.
What a lovely show, without any drama!
#1 He needs to see a doctor. If he's snoring that means obstruction. Long term can cause heart enlargement thus causing Congestive Heart Failure.
#2 Declutter, way too much stuff
Hopefully the husband will also seek some help with his snoring. This can be a clear sign for some severe sleep issues and possibly sleep apnea. A sleep study would be best.
I love how thoughtful they put together the bathroom for the older couple in the multi-generational home.
When I was a child we had a very small bathroom, therefore we had a half
bath with inbuilt seat. Better than just a shower and great for bathing children too.
this storage thing is fascinating....i dont get the "accumulating" stuff idea when u r not using it
Yes.. see it as money sitting there stagnant..
People that keep their stuff always say to themselves Ohh we might use that again, Or, It might come back in again.
Every excuse under the sun to not get rid of.
@@sophiajoyceferry7150 or maybe it’s shit they love, like or appreciate. How fucking thick do you have to be to not “get it”?
Our home has three generations living in it. Still she has the magic of…Children in her! 💙💜
$10K to build a funky lift thing... or free to just divest of all the excess stuff they keep keeping. Free is nice.
they could even make money by selling
Very smart , paying storage is expensive and risky , three months behind and you risk loosing it all .I love happy endings . well done .
It is so weird for me that a lot of lofts are just used as storage. In the Netherlands every house has a attic that is used for bedrooms etc.
It's just the way houses have been built traditionally in the UK. Loft space wasn't even intended as storage to start with. There's some rows of terraced homes that have been built where the roof isn't even divided between homes!
No handles in the old lady's bathroom to help her in the bath, shower, the loo ? Didn't they get a consultant for a disabled friendly bathroom? It is essential!
I was thinking the SAME THING!
Why didn’t they simply consult grandma herself??
I thought the same thing.
In the second house- was there a ramp for grandma to get in the house with her wheelchair?
It looks like it will be easy to add a ramp when Iris starts needing to use a wheelchair.
I love how you have accommodated the parents
Oh my god these homes are so well built! Brick walls are hallow framing in the US. Floors are all just plywood and not the wooden boards. There aren’t any fancy moldings or anything. It is seriously the bare. Minimum. For 99% of houses.
Well, built yes (most of the time at least) but it does have reasons it's a pain. It takes ages for them to be built and they are harder to extend, as this show demonstrates. But in the UK we have very few natural disaster type things, usually flooding is the only one likely to hit homes. British brick homes in an big earthquake, for example, would be a nightmare!
What a good concept: Double your House for Half the money! Great workmanship to. The Grannyappartement is spectacular! And also the other spaces. Really astounding! Although I must say, the the problem of the sound insulation should have been foreseen by Sarah Beeny's Team!!!
Marie Kondo is all they need
I like these shows; Beeny gets people value for their dollar, unlike some shows who blow the bank!
De-clut-ter it’s free and has the bonus of actually solving the problem in a way that doesn’t bite you is the bum later. They would have been better off sending round the minimalists! The shed is a terrible idea, it’s not climate controlled and I just hope animals don’t get in there!
Brilliant programme Sarah! I have loved any programmes of yours that I have sen over the years. Clever layout and clever storage is all you need if your house is in a location that already suits you. G (Ire)
"Essential for storage". Yes, I'm sure they really need and use all that dust-covered junk piled in the attic.
Did Sarah score a pair of Uggs after that storage clearout? :D
Jonathan Rigler needs a sleep study done. I put up with my husband snoring for 10 years before I convinced him to get the study done. He was put on a CPAP, and no
more snoring. Don't wait.
She forgot to say go through your things and get rid of those things that you have not used in the last year or are no longer in use by your family. Get rid of stuff, if you're putting stuff in storage you need to ask is this something we're really going to need or use or someone else could put it to use..
Cramped spaces?!? There’s plenty of space in those houses to bring with 🤷🏽♀️
Always enjoy Sara Beeny's programs
It’s so different there. In Canada we have so much lumber. We construct walls we can insulate. I have no idea how you manage to keep heat in a home that’s cinder block walls. Where’s the insulation ?
Eileen Kelly, it's concrete blocks, insulation, then bricks. Rains a lot in England. Wood would be no good. Bricks keep the rain out. Expensive to build though. The houses are really warm in winter. I live in Spain and I freeze in winter with the central heating and the heat exchange part of the air con on.
@@marilynhaughton1955 we get a lot of rain and dampness here In Canada and talk about cold ....... come see me in January / February then there’s the March ice storms : so much fun : not
Eileen Kelly, Hi I visited Canada in the early 90's and stayed with a boyfriend's family in Oshawa. Then we visited a cousin of mine in Mississauga. Had a really nice time. Lovely country. Put on nine pounds in three weeks with all the eating out and b.b.q's.
@@marilynhaughton1955 unbelievable ! That’s where I live North Oshawa. Lol. GTA small world. Glad you’re loved the bbq’s !
Seeing the wife cup with her shoes on the bed told me everything I needed to know
I noticed it straight away!
Love it. Only thing wrong is the rug which she could trip over and fall. I myself, would remove it.
Can someone explain how they have 5 bedroom house, and their kids have to sleep on bunk bed that's covering the window? And what did they get on that attic? A room with a mirror? Goddamn.
Three bedroom? One for grand parents, one for parents, one for kids. Idk why dad is sleeping on sofa and mom is sleeping with the kid.
Well, such a snoring problem needs a doctor and CPAP mask. Though, an extra bedroom is always a plus point.
Yes. Seek some medical help! I would hold out on separate bedrooms as a very last resort. No matter what people say, separate rooms put couples at risk of falling into the habit of leading separate lives. I know several friends that bitterly regret "doing the reasonable thing" in taking two bedrooms.
He could have sleep apnea , he needs to see a Doctor
Doctors don't know how to solve that problem. They are only trained to treat it. Expensively.
Just need to lose weight. 10kgs can make all the difference.
@@AG-if4uf he has a thornwaldt cyst that is in his sinuses, I've posted info to help him get this item treated and healed out of his body. The CPAP mask doesn't do anything to cure the illness and ultimately it will kill him bc it will eventually stop his air flow. My Ex has this CPAP, and we've treated our son already, so now that I've been diagnosed? I'm trying to get my job back so I can get myself and our son treated. When I googled info on the thornwaldt cyst? I found an abstract posted from a doctor in Brazil who used a diode laser to cure a cyst in a woman who was about my age and her cyst is about the same size as mine, which was seen on an MRI and I've just been released from the brain team after a brain tumor.
If you insulate well, hard wood flooring isn't a problem... It is typical in all homes in Germany and Scandinavian.. But then we have concrete houses... Not thin wood frame houses like in the UK.
Clare needs to declutter... Most stuff in the attic looked like it could be got rid of!... We use 20% of our stuff 80% of the time!... Time to declutter.
I love 3 generation living!
It's really nice that the one couple was able to make a proper living space for the grandparents all on one floor. But I wonder, how does the grandmother get into the house? It seems as if there are steps needed to get up to the first floor.
That’s what I wondered
That bungalow is stunning.
Clearly Claire and her husband is a hoarder. They wanted to find ways to save money for the build but the simple solution is sell those things in the yard sale the things that you did not want so you will not have any storage to pay off every month. Buy only the things that you need and you do not need any storage at all.
So instead of building each of their children an own room, they made a huge extra room for the snoring husband?
Yasmin Otter, the children ended up with their own rooms the girl in the pink the boy in a sort of turquoise room.
Sarah your awesome the thing’s you do for people you are awesome 👏
wondering how a chair would enter the house? a ramp on the side?
These houses turned out so damn good!!
lovely! Both homes worked out very well. GOOD EPISODE!
Clever girl! Enjoyed you Sarah!
I like this show much more than some of the other series on UA-cam that feature architects who turn every home into a cold, stark contemporary one no matter what the original style is or if it's compatible with the other homes in the neighborhood.
Dad and momma need there own room. As well as grandma and grandpa need there own space away from little ones.
I am reading the comments and many of you talking about the mental issues when people have too much stuff in their home but in reality I have faced this problem as when you throw something out of your house then Co incidentally you need that stuff afterwards 😁.
To be very honest sometimes the stuff we keep have some emotional involvement in it. Sometimes the thing is very expensive so we don't want to throw it.
I am against hoarding things but sometimes we do not know how to reuse the things in best possible manner and that is why they go to storage room and become heavy burden.
Clutter is the most expensive item in our households! It costs a lot of money to acquire, a lot of money to store it, and even more money to get rid of it. We are currentyl pairing down and found out, that we actually need just a third of what we have!
Mansard roofs for every conversion and it gives you fabulous headroom.
I love how she was holding onto those Brown boots “mine” lol
That poor man with the snoring issue needs to see a sleep specialist. It sounds like he has sleep apnea! It causes lack of oxygen, and is easily remedied with a simple piece of home medical equipment... I have it, and it's so much easier to sleep now that I have my CPAP machine. And I don't wake the neighbors anymore!
I think that stuff will be our downfall!
Jonathan and Claire need to learn to create horizontal storage in their new building. What a mess. Paul and Tracey's home is lovely; but if the grandparents are baby-sitting the children while the parent work, isn't the playroom too far away from the grandparents' sitting room? Perhaps I'm a worry-wort! Such a sweet family.
The grandparents can go into the playroom. They have their own private sitting room for when they are not watching the kids. :D
How to get out of that bath is the problem, especially the slope! We got rid of out jet bath p, the little ones have a fold away bath. Showers suit us now, I have a shower chair in my shower. Easy and safe. 👍👍👍👍👍
I can't believe people spend 300 000 without consulting an architect. And those very complicated roof lines cost a lot. More than a load bearing wall
TheEmbrio looks like they changed the roof to a Hip Roof. Very nice.
Re the serious snoring issues, Jonathen probably has un-diagnosed sleep apnea that can be detrimental to his health. Besides their lack of restful sleep causing daytime fatigue; in the long term, sleep apnea increases risk of heart attack and stroke. It's important that he be medically assessed. Believe me using a CPAP (Continuous Possitive Air Pressure) machine while sleeping will change his life for the better.
Iris might get in the bath but it’s difficult to get out. I know I have that bath.
Paul and Tracy's house:
How does Mum get up the stairs to the front door?
Is it now overpriced for the neighborhood?
Homes are so different in the USA 😳 The open concept, vaulted ceiling style is everywhere. I realize this was probably filmed years ago though, Scottsdale,Arizona USA.🌵😎💕
I love how the grandmother exclaimed in her new bathroom, “you don’t see me nude very often, huh?”😜
The first order of business is a sleep study to confirm sleep apnea which can stress the heart and therefore one's entire health and longevity. Of course, the treatment is one of those C-PAP machines which is also a distraction to sleep.
Yes! CPAPs aren't great for many years of use- most models push the jaw back even further into the throat over time. The cure is putting the jaws, face and tongue back into proper position. It can be done quickly with double jaw surgery or more slowly with devices like an ALF; advanced lightwire frame. The "Orthotropics" youtube page has some good case studies showing how teens' airways were improved by growing back into correct alignment over time. Myofunctional therapy can prevent the problem in children.
I'm a middle-aged woman. I'm six months into a slow alternative to double jaw surgery using a palate stretcher in the maxilla and a similar device in the mandible. It has already made a noticeable improvement letting the jaw come forward. My teeth are finally getting the room they need. It's addressing the issues that classic orthodontics ignored when I had braces (twice, for years) decades ago.
So many people live with so much less space with so much less stuff. I think they could have done with less stuff and spce but their lifestyle inflation/ hoarding doesn’t allow for it
Wow super cool transformation of the rebuild whole home 😍😍😍
Fantastic end results. I am so happy for them all. Great episode indeed. 💜🥰🇨🇦
Granny is adorable
Thank you so much for your video.
They could rethinking their shopping habits! If you store something is because you are not using it. So why store it? Detachment would help them a lot!