Build A New Life In The Country: Welsh Barn | History Documentary | Reel Truth History 

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Lime render would cost a lot less than drywall. Lime render is sand lime and water

Me too! 💕 They're young & attaining their dreams

Agree 💯% ☺

That negativity is becoming the media norm. Its all a out the drama and its getting BORING. Why cant people just cheer others along rather than look for the train wreck??

Having renovated an old house on an inadequate budget, I have to say I wouldn't do it again without having at least 90% of the budget. Me and my small daughter ate in the local cafe and washed in the local swimming pool for about a year. She became ill with stress. It's a professionals duty to be realistic. He knows what he knows and they don't.

George is a realist!! And glad he is! Someone needs to be!!..these people live in a fantasy world! Head in a cloud!

This show pays people to be on film. So they act like the situation is worse then it is in exchange for a paycheck. Prob get 2 or 3 grand for being on the show.

I agree. The doom and gloom gets old quick. I fast forward through most of it. They did a great job. I've worked in home improvement for 30 years and give them a big congrats for creating a beautiful home.

Hes my dad 😂 we still live in the same house - 15 years later

Than you have to wait. This one is uploaded, a week ago.

well it was filmed in 2005 so it surely would be lived in by now

Their divorced and the kids are in local authority care!! 😁 😁 😁 😁

Siobhan Parker, Wow ... your hopes are so bad....

@@liliessijeuni7774 😁😁😁😁😁💖

Exactly. Multiply time and cost by three.

It's their money,time ect.

@@elizabethmcglothlin5406 I normally moltiply by 2 and it is pretty accurate then.

I think this is part of the conceit of the show. (Dream, cost overrun, lack of building knowledge, somehow they pull it off.) The money they spent was miraculously low all things considered. I have the impression the directors create drama wherever possible. It’s very conceivable the couple had already guessed the plot of land could be sold. And his skills were impressive as was the relatively solid state of the structure. The TV production company creates a narrative of drama drama drama. Oh wait, a plot can be sold. Of course they didn’t have planning but still. I love the couple’s positive attitude. The house is really quite beautiful.

Definitely something that many people underestimate. A close friend of mine just did an extention and had money left over because she didn't need most of the contingency fund. She had a realistic budget and priced most things before starting. It also helps she had great builders that helped her save money by moving doors to cheaper places and so on....

Jan Ridout And ask your surveyor for the worst case scenario, because that's what you'll usually find in these old buildings. And factor in about 25% in extras

You fall in love with a project !! Hard going but at least we try !!

Their just doesn't seem that old reliable family backup that was in place before The Industrial Revolution. Fathers and grandfathers aren't in place to give their son's advice.

We might do one....

@Laurent Courtois Hi I'm the baby that was born, 15 years later, the barn is finished and we still live in it :)

Its been 15 years .... mabye we will make another one (im the baby who was born)

@@catrinpalfrey4523 So nice of you to post an update. Your dad did a great job and your mom is such a lovely person. Happy you are all doing well.

yeah, but then he wouldn't have a programme

They had no budget, no plan at all, hardly any money came in, he did almost everything himself. Off course George was pessimistic, every normal person would be!!!

L Farrell thanks for the update

Nice to hear one of these ending positively 😊

Is there a link to the family now???

I'm 15 now, im the newborn haha :)

@@deannascott1506 Hi I'm the newborn baby :)

Why would you hit your nails ?

@@MareShoop biting …. Can’t even spell when I watched this!!

Paweł Skupiński That's how the program works

Typical English people

I agree, I don't understand lol.

They didn't quit their jobs 😂

I don’t understand why people think they can’t. Remarkable things tend to be done by remarkable people.

LOL. I kinda picked up on that too.

Cold caravans make you go to bed early 😂

Maybe she thought he needed a fire lit under him to get through😂

It always amazes me that they can't wait a little longer for the home to be finished before becoming pregnant again.

Carenza LaRue and been short of cash...it intersects me how they do it...I’m or I was planning to go to Bulgaria tomorrow and buy something cheap..it’s our only hope of room at home for my horses...I rent in Ireland and couldn’t ever afford to rent a house with the land I’d need..plus it would be lost money....after seeing houses with land for 10 grand I said a little prayer for ten to fall out of a tree, after I told the other half about the new dream he said we would need 15 grand ...1 hour later he won 14 and a half grand on paddy power...so we’re going to have a look....and treat myself to a macaw......I’m nervous but exited.. anyone from Bulgaria have any advice...we’ve never been to Bulgaria so have no clue where we like so the plans to get a flight to Sofia and get a train across to the coast of the Black Sea , that way we see the country but something within an hour from the sea we’re guessing.....so we’d love some advice..

They did a couple thousand dollars to act like things are significantly worse then they are.

That's his job. His role is to provide the pragmatic, realistic perspective because warm fuzzies don't pay the bills. There's enough pie in the sky, rainbows and unicorns, "super cute" from the loons chasing the dream.

@@susangarland6869 Those "loons chasing the dream" ....achieved their dreams 💕🌈🍰❄💙🎶🐝🍰🌈⭐⛅🌈

Not negative pbjective

The voice of reason

Ca Bo, this would've been a train wreck if not involved with a series.

I think this was before they were invented

Its 15 years later not sure we can show the progress .... but we could show the finished product

@Carlos Estevam that would be cool!

This is the baby that was born- 15 years later- thanks!

Of course. The guy was painfully slow

the savings is huge, i build homes for 45.000 which then goes for 150000.but a home for 45000 in WALES might only be worth 100. if that.

At the end of the day, it all worked out though! This guy has rebuilt a whole house for his family! And surely both of them wanted it to be done this way. And another child is not really a bad thing, is it?

@@tilofranzen667 they probably think another baby was a great thing. Too many people seem to think they should have put their lives on hold till things were perfect. Congrats and best wishes to this fine family.

they had collateral - the extra plot, and the fact that the work they had already done on the property increased it's value. so, the bank would not lose its investment.

giuseppe nero. You dope, she was working when they got the first mortgage, he may have still been working also so they obviously could afford the repayments. After a mortgage is issued it doesn't get called in because the mortgagors employment circumstances may have changed, at that stage all the lender needs are repayments.

@@nickturner2813 she worked part time he didnt work for at least a year

You might change your mind if you actually had it 😁

Get a grip

I wouldn't give away the money to strangers to finish thier dreams but I would definitely renovate a bunch of neglected buildings and rent them out to people that have social professions for a reasonable price. Teachers, nurses, social workers..... People that didn't choose their profession to make money but to help people.

I wouldn't have been alive 😂

I don't understand why they choose those doors!! Could of had so much more natural light and a much classier finish but in the end they opt to make it look like a garage 😔

Otherwise it all would be much easier. Its great for increasing the pressure and making the budget even tighter.

Right!?!? I know between regular work and working on these projects I wouldn't have the energy to do what it takes to get pregnant. Lolol

It seems people forget there are precautions they can take to avoid this much stress... Instead.... Well, I will never get it. :(

Maybe they just want a large family and haven't stopped living their lives just because they're building a house.

@@melissagannon5711 Sure because kids are free, eat air, and require parents that are almost destitute and stressed out. sounds lovely/