Grand Designs in show first as house MAKES owners money in unique way – leaving Kevin McCloud floored
KEVIN McCloud was left floored as he witnessed a show first on Grand Designs which saw the house make itself even more money.
The Channel 4 property show featured one of its most unique homes to date thanks to some clever innovation.
On the show were Duncan and Liz who had given themselves a budget of £1.2million to create a unique vast powerhouse which Kevin described as a “mini power station”.
Amongst a wealth of glittery interior plans, the purpose for building the home was something which hadn’t been seen on the show.
The point of the design of the house was to create up to four times more energy than is needed to run the property.
This puts Liz and Duncan in a unique position to be creating more energy than required and as such operating, in the words of Kevin, as a “mini power station”.
Therefore, it allowed Liz and Duncan to bring in a profit on the extra energy made without having to do anything.
This revelation took Kevin off-guard thanks to its innovative way of creating a property whilst at the same time focusing on the many unique requirements to create both a sufficient and liveable home as well as to operate for other causes.
Duncan opted to manage the project on his own despite having little experience and it was clear from the get-go that not everything on the build would go to plan.
Whilst they had clear vision, it seemed as though time was running away from the pair and Liz even admitted that it was taking a toll on their relationship.
Liz had opted to remain in the pair’s London home while Duncan was in the Cotswolds working on the project and the distance almost created a wedge between their union.
Even though they continued on, by the time Kevin returned to view the property, he was left feeling majorly underwhelmed to be greeted by a half-completed home.
As half of the house looked exquisite, the other half was still under construction.
Unimpressed, Kevin said: “Given the boggy, undressed exterior, I’m bracing myself for what’s left to come.”
Set across a huge plot, some fans were left baffled how creating the house was in any way eco friendly.
One viewers pointed out on X: “The fundamental buffoonery of building a house that’s designed to be of the utmost environmental efficiency when it’s for two people to live in and is the size of an IKEA #GrandDesigns.”
An another echoed: “This is far too big a house, as usual! #granddesigns.”
Adding one final quip during his visit, Kevin said: “I bet you wish you’d built a slightly smaller house, then it’d be finished.”