Grand Designs Trade Secrets

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  • : 24
  • : 12
  • Channel 4
  • Home and garden

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2x1
The Underground House
Episode overview
Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dykhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt explore the underground world of earth shelters and explain why you can't afford to stay in the dark when it comes to lighting.
2x2
The Decagon House
Episode overview
Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dykhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt tackle the tricky business of how to build on difficult plots.
2x3
The Modernist Sugar Cube
Episode overview
Minimalism laid bare as Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dykhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt give the low down on how to get the look right.
2x4
The Gothic House
Episode overview
Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt demonstrate how to go gothic, without going Addams Family.
2x5
The Lime Kiln House
Episode overview
Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt tackle the tricky business of building a contemporary house in the countryside.
2x7
Masseria Impisi: An Artists' Retreat
Episode overview
All you need to know about buying and building in Italy, as Naomi Cleaver discovers the right way to restore old farmhouses and Kevin McCloud shows how to navigate Italian bureaucracy.
2x8
The Wooden Box
Episode overview
Naomi lights your fire with some cutting-edge fireplaces and Kevin explains why you should always use an architect.
2x9
Customised German Kit House
Episode overview
Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt cross the Atlantic to look at why our American cousins are pumping more and more cash into prefabrication.
2x10
The Victorian Threshing Barn
Episode overview
Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt look at new barn builds. Kevin shows how to handle an historic building, and Tom has tips on the best materials to use.
2x11
The Underground House
Episode overview
How to make your Grand Design a sustainable success. Deborah Saunt investigates green materials, while Tom Dyckhoff explores the UK's first carbon neutral house.
2x12
The Hi Tech Bungalow
Episode overview
Naomi Cleaver has some great advice on how to transform your bathroom into a mini spa and Tom Dyckhoff brings you the house of the future today.
2x6
The Bath Kit House
Episode overview
Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt put the fab back into prefab and show why choosing a kit house makes perfect sense.