Inside Grand Designs’ £6m ‘zig-zag’ orchard house dubbed ‘breathtaking’ by host Kevin McCloud

The FIFA World Cup in Qatar gets underway Sunday with an official opening ceremony leading into the first game, host Qatar vs. Ecuador, launching the monthlong tournament showcasing the world’s most popular sport.

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GRAND Designs fans were left stunned by a stunning home transformation which took a whopping 21 years to complete. The Channel 4 show - which is hosted by Kevin McCloud - recently featured the incredible project. The episode on November 9 introduced viewers to Sue and Martin, who started work on their old barn conversion back in 1999.

GRAND Designs fans have been blown away by a Bolton couple who have spent seven years creating their perfect home.  Paul and Carol Rimmer invested all of their money into creating a fortified eco-home in the Pennine Moors, building a state-of-the-art property on a £350,000 budget.  The bricklayer has been working on the home for almost a decade with the help of his wife and Grand Designs host Kevin McCloud first visited the site in 2015.  Now, seven years later, the pair have struggled financially as their efforts to keep the project running have racked up a £550,000 bill, way over their budget. However, it seems like it was worth it and in the latest revisiting episode on Channel 4, the house was finally finished.  Paul and Carol are now looking forward to retirement in their lavish home surrounded by acres of land, free from complicated planning permission fights and building issues.  Read More on Grand Designsstunning Grand Designs' £6m 'zig-zag' house dubbed 'breathtaking' by host Kevin McCloudTAKING A POUNDING My £10m Grand Designs disaster is not over yet… I could end up with £1 The pair made every effort to make it a zero-carbon home right on the green belt, using sustainable materials, solar panels, and specific building methods.  They saved money on project managers and quantity surveyors by doing the work themselves.  Further issues were caused by weather, with flooding threatening to stop the renovation in its tracks before it was completed. Paul also had a heart attack in 2020, needing surgery to fully recover.