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Grand Designs: Trade Secrets
Overview
Kevin McCloud is joined by interior design guru Naomi Cleaver (Honey I Ruined the House) and award winning architect Deborah Saunt as they unpick the Grand Designs in series 5 and 6 to bring you behind the scenes advice on how to create a dream home with their own trade secrets.
Seasons
Season 1 (2007)
No overview available.
12 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The 14th Century Castle
2007-02-28The inside track on castles: Kevin and the team have tracked down a challenging selection of wrecks and ruins available to buy and Naomi and Deborah offer hints and tips on how to transform a dark drafty castle into an über-cool home.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 2: The Thatched Cottage
2007-03-07Kevin is joined by Naomi Cleaver with her tips on creating a luxury country interior and roving reporter Tom Dyckhoff will be in Holland, searching out the most cutting edge thatch.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 3: The Eco-Barge
2007-03-14Naomi Cleaver has everything you need to know about creating cool chic from other people's rubbish, while Tom Dyckhoff discovers a beautiful building built from discarded car tyres.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 4: The Bournemouth Penthouse
2007-03-21Kevin McCloud and Naomi Cleaver look at the do's and don't's of penthouses, crucial advice for any would-be grand designer and Tom Dyckhoff looks at ways we could all be building on other people's rooftops.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 5: Revisited: The Eco-House
2007-03-28How to create an eco house that doesn't look as though you've knitted it yourself while Naomi Cleaver dispenses interior design tips on how to make our homes happier and healthier.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 6: The Birmingham Church
2007-04-04Tom Dyckhoff investigates how to convert a church in to a home, and Naomi Cleaver has everything you need to know about salvage, what to use and where.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 7: The Art Deco House
2007-04-11Kevin McCloud and the team discuss an Art Deco house in Surrey, while Naomi Cleaver shows us the second-hand options for creating a stunning Art Deco interior.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 8: Revisited: The Sliding Glass Roof House
2007-04-18Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt discuss the Grand Designs house built on a tiny plot in Peckham. Tom Dyckhoff reveals the secrets of finding an awkward plot and shows some examples.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 9: Revisited: The Oak-Framed House
2007-04-25Tom Dyckhoff looks at how to buy a timber frame second-hand, while Naomi Cleaver reveals all you need to know about using wallpaper, and its revival from the ridiculous to the revolutionary.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 10: The Cambridgeshire Eco Home
2007-05-02Tom Dyckhoff looks at how to build with straw bales and Naomi Cleaver reveals some clever ways to use glass in our homes.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 11: Revisited: The Tuscan Castle
2007-05-09Tom Dyckhoff looks at what you can and can't do with an old building in Italy, and Naomi reveals the best way to cut through Italian red tape.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 12: The Glass & Timber House
2007-05-16Kevin McCloud is joined on the show by Naomi Cleaver and architect Deborah Saunt to discuss a house in South London made almost entirely from timber.
Runtime: 22 min
Season 2 (2008)
No overview available.
12 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Underground House
2008-01-16Naomi 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.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 2: The Decagon House
2008-01-23Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dykhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt tackle the tricky business of how to build on difficult plots.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 3: The Modernist Sugar Cube
2008-01-30Minimalism laid bare as Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dykhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt give the low down on how to get the look right.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 4: The Gothic House
2008-02-06Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt demonstrate how to go gothic, without going Addams Family.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 5: The Lime Kiln House
2008-02-13Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt tackle the tricky business of building a contemporary house in the countryside.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 6: The Bath Kit House
2008-02-20Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt put the fab back into prefab and show why choosing a kit house makes perfect sense.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 7: Masseria Impisi: An Artists' Retreat
2008-02-27All 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.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 8: The Wooden Box
2008-03-05Naomi lights your fire with some cutting-edge fireplaces and Kevin explains why you should always use an architect.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 9: Customised German Kit House
2008-03-12Naomi 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.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 10: The Victorian Threshing Barn
2008-03-19Naomi 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.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 11: The Underground House
2008-03-26How to make your Grand Design a sustainable success. Deborah Saunt investigates green materials, while Tom Dyckhoff explores the UK's first carbon neutral house.
Runtime: 22 minEpisode 12: The Hi Tech Bungalow
2008-04-02Naomi 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.
Runtime: 22 min
