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To Build or Not to Build

Series 1

Episode 5

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One WestLatest broadcast: on BBC One Wales

When TV presenter Kristian Digby set his heart on owning a stylish contemporary property in London, his options - and his budget - were limited. But this was not going to put him off. The solution was simple: instead of buying his dream home, he would build it!

Using his back garden for a plot, Kristian is convinced he can build his perfect pad in nine months and with a tiny budget of 150,000 pounds. But self-building is not for the fainthearted and what follows is a rollercoaster ride as Kristian struggles to prevent his dream home turning into a nightmare.

It is the final stage of the build and despite being tens of thousands over budget and months behind schedule, Kristian is confident that he will finally be moving into his dream home sooner rather than later. However a miscalculation with the floor and wall tiles sees them run out too early. Can he find tiles to match those already laid? And what will his friends and family make of his ideal home when it is complete?

It is also Kristian's final day at building college and, suitably enough, he is getting to grips with tiling.

Also on the programme, the Norfolk mum who, after buying her plot, bagged herself a bargain by building a five bed home for 110,000 pounds, and the couple from Cornwall who simply cannot stop when it comes to self-building. Show less

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