Ten years in the making, we explore the clever design details inside the handcrafted wood and clay house, revisited in the final episode of Grand Designs series 17.
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Our editor-at-large, Kevin McCloud, is used to Grand Designs projects taking many months and even years to complete. But this handcrafted wood and clay house, owned by Ed and Rowena Waghorn, takes the biscuit as the longest running build of all those featured in Channel 4’s Grand Designs series, which has been running since 1999.
It's not just the couple's small budget that has contributed to the build's slow progress; Ed, an estate manager, wanted to do most of the work himself, constructing a timber-framed house using recycled materials, timber from the nearby woods and stone from around the eight-acre site.
Over the (more than) ten years of construction, Ed and his contractors have applied some serious attention to detail. Take a glimpse at some of the property’s most stunning features.
Wooden door hinges
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Decorative woodwork
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Handmade timber window frames
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A bespoke sink unit
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Rustic tile flooring
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A curved wooden front door
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Now the big question is: is this sustainable masterpiece finished? Catch up on episode 9 series 17 on Channel 4 on demand to find out.
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