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Grand Designs dad left in tears after Kevin McCloud's reaction to budget home he self-built for his kids

If you are a fan of Grand Designs, you'll know that not only does the show provide inspiration for your building, renovation and interior design projects, but there are some rather emotional stories behind the property transformations. In a recent episode of the Channel 4 programme, Danny created a dream home for himself and his three children.
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Grand Designs viewers all say the same thing about £550,000 ‘eco-home’ transformation
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.
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Grand Designs 'saddest ever' home now 'complete' but Kevin McCloud finds basic flaw
READ MORE: 'Saddest ever' £10m Grand Designs house 'gave viewers second-hand panic attack'The process took a strain on Edward's personal life, resulting in his separation from ex-wife Hazel.Channel 4 presenter Kevin McCloud returned to the site in a show aired on Wednesday evening to check on progress with Edward's art deco-inspired lighthouse.As he made his way to the front door, he noticed the 60ft infinity swimming pool right next to the four-storey-high lighthouse.The breath-taking scenery left Kevin jaw-dropped as he said: "It's the kind of thing only a billionaire oligarch could put up with a coast of Greece - Skiathos to my left, British channel to my right."Inside the house, Edward showed him the office and guest bedrooms, as well as the "storm room" - overlooking a 300-degree panoramic view of the Atlantic ocean.Kevin compared the house to a Bond villain's lair but he quickly sensed something big is missing."There's one room I haven't seen, that's the kitchen," he told Edward."It's not done, and it won't be done," Ed responded, saying the reason was the fact he property is being sold.He was told by the investors that he should sell the lighthoutse and the separate house altogether so that he could clear his debt."It has a guided price of £2million on The Eye and £8million on this, so a combined value of £10million," he added.Since it was put on the market, the house remains unsold and Knight Frank, which is marketing the property, describes Chesil Cliff House as "one of the UK’s most spectacular coastal homes".The property comes with three acres of grounds including a private beach cove and foreshore with panoramic sea views over Saunton Sands and Croyde Beach.For the latest breaking news and stories from across
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