Episode 3 – Aoife and Tony
In episode 3 of this series we meet young couple Aoife and Tony who are self employed circus performers. Like a lot of self-employed workers they were unable to secure a mortgage. After some years of scrimping and saving they finally bought a ‘doer upper’ in rural Co. Westmeath. However it’s in no shape to live in requiring a total upgrade inside and out.
However with only €50k to spend to upgrade and extend their new home they have no choice but to take on the project themselves – with Harrison by their side every step of the way. We follow them over 18 months as they learn the skills to make this cottage the house of their dreams.
Series Information
‘Build Your Own Home’ follows the trials and tribulations of homeowners from across Ireland, as they take on the mammoth challenge of building their own home – under the watchful eye of master builder and building teacher, Harrison Gardner.
From a brand new build in West Cork, a Midlands cottage doer-upper, a Limerick farmhouse renovation to a Dublin extension, each episode has one thing in common – no building experience and very tight budgets. As the initial excitement of a new project invariably dies down these brave self builders still need to work , pay rent, mind kids and… build a house. No-one said it was going to be easy – as Harrison told them from the start!
Across days, weeks and months of hard labour the homeowners are taught and mentored by Harrison, who believes that anyone can learn how to build.