Series 4, episode 3
Mayfield House, Co Wexford
Paul Roche’s family home growing up had sadly fallen into disrepair after his mother’s death. So when Mayfield House in Enniscorthy town went up for auction, Paul and his school teacher wife Helena put in a bid on a whim and won.
With this statement Victorian Big House back in the family, Paul set off on the mammoth task of restoring it himself.
With dry rot, a leaking roof and rotten beams standing in his way, Paul powers through and along the way finds a unique secret room that has been hidden in the house for decades.
With just €150,000 this 450 square metre house is a David and Goliath tale of man versus house. Can Paul save his old childhood home, his beloved mother’s pride and joy, from rot and ruin?
