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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 5: Jane and Andy

Jane and Andy

Episode 5

Episode 5: Jane and Andy

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Can Andy and Jane build a self-sufficient, eco-friendly home on their budget?

Following people attempting to build a house from scratch on less than £100k. Jane and Andy look to build a self-sufficient home in an eco-community in west Wales.

Kieran Long, and Piers Taylor are following self-builders as they take on the biggest gamble of their lives. Yet all of them have less than £100k to spend, little or no experience and have their life savings on the line - it will not be easy.

After living their whole lives in conventional houses with every modern convenience, Jane and Andy have bought a plot on an eco-community in west Wales where they can build their own home and live a self-sufficient lifestyle. As passionate environmentalists, they intend to build the house with locally sourced materials and to demonstrate that it is possible to build an environmentally friendly and comfortable house. 

However, the plot comes with some big restrictions, with strict quotas that include producing 75 per cent of everything they consume, from food to electricity. It is the life they have always dreamed of but juggling the responsibilities of self-sufficiency and the build soon finds the couple at odds with their lifestyle.

Andy, a former chemical engineer, has all the practical skills but currently the plans for their home are only in his head. Piers quickly identifies this as a major problem and looks for solutions that could help - even suggesting using entire parts of a 747 jet - while Kieran investigates the positives and pitfalls of sustainable building by visiting award winning eco-conscious homes. 

At first, Jane and Andy make good progress - but when Kieran visits the build eight months in, there are big issues. The weather has effectively stopped work on site, the frame is still half built and the vegetable patch is empty. With winter approaching, the couple are subsisting in the caravan and face tough decisions that could compromise their eco-friendly beliefs.

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