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The House That £100k Built

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Following people attempting to build their own house from scratch.

Architectural journalist and critic Kieran Long and award winning architect Piers Taylor are following self-builders as they take on the biggest gamble of their lives.

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The House That £100k Built: Series 1

Kieran Long

Piers Taylor

Annette Clarke

Joff Wilson

The House That £100k Built: Series 1: Episode 6: Justin and Mary

Justin and Mary

Episode 6

Episode 6: Justin and Mary

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BBC Two - The House That £100k Built, Series 1, Justin and Mary

Can Mary and Justin build a home in rural Devon with just £60,000?

Following people trying to build a house on less than £100k. Newly engaged couple Mary and Justin look to build a house in rural Devon on a very small budget.

Architectural journalist and senior curator at the V&A Kieran Long and award-winning architect Piers Taylor follow self-builders taking on the biggest gamble of their lives. All have less than £100k to spend, little or no experience and life savings on the line.

Newly engaged couple Mary and Justin are desperate to build a life together in rural Devon where they and generations of both of their families are from. But with house prices soaring, the market for first-time buyers is desperately grim. They are left with one option - if they want to stay where they know and love, they need to build their own house.

They embark on building a £95,0000 house but, as Kieran discovers on his first visit to their plot of land, they only have £60,000 to their names. He is desperately worried that this young pair have taken on far too much.

In their efforts to keep the build low-cost, they have ended up with low aspirations. Kieran explores some of the UK's greatest examples of low-cost housing to prove it is possible to have a beautiful home on a budget. Meanwhile, Piers encourages them to be more adventurous with their vision and incorporate architectural features that are unique.

But as the couple juggles the pressures of organising their wedding and full-time jobs, the schedule for building the house falls behind and severe rain threatens to ruin their exposed timber frame. While the schedule slips, money is fast running out and Justin's job on the farm ends at the worst possible time. Will this young couple have risked too much to get the first home that they dreamed of?

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