GRAND Designs fans were left gobsmacked by a potential dream home that quickly turned into a nightmare on the show. The Channel 4 property programme featured an epic water-tower with plans to overhaul the building into a classy five-storey home. At the heart of the home was couple Adam and Tassy who decided to overturn the house into the perfect place to live with their family.
But what looked like a potentially iconic build quickly turned into a chaos and problem-riddled project thanks to multiple setbacks and disasters. Renovations kicked off in April 2019 and with an initial length of time plan of three years, it did not take long for the first thing to go wrong. With a new baby having arrived for the family, they were left shocked when it was revealed that the tools they were planning to use for the build had been stolen which derailed all of their timed plans.
Read More on Grand Designs This appeared to kickstart a series of problems and issues that turned the build into an "utter disaster". The unavoidable Covid pandemic brought things to a halt and financial issues caused them to re-mortgage their home in order to free up funds to complete the build. Wanting to free-up some cash, both Adam and Tassy completed much of the work themselves as well as recruiting their friends, family and other local volunteers for other non-paid jobs to help the build move on.
Unbelievably, horror soon struck for the couple once again when a design feature that Tassy was desperate for ende.
