1 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:11,360 {\an2}Life is precious and it's fragile 2 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:16,680 {\an2}and that, that is written into every creature's DNA. 3 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:20,440 {\an2}And to help protect themselves, 4 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:23,840 {\an2}so many build themselves homes. 5 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:27,960 {\an2}Some go a step further. 6 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,360 {\an2}They don't build just for protection, 7 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:32,360 {\an2}but for transformation. 8 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:37,240 {\an2}They build a gateway for a whole new way of life. 9 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:40,400 {\an2}A whole new freedom. 10 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,480 {\an2}A house can have no finer ambition. 11 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,120 {\an2}To affect that kind of change, 12 00:00:49,160 --> 00:00:53,160 {\an2}to radically alter the lives of the people who live in it. 13 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:21,680 {\an2}This is Bronte country. 14 00:01:21,720 --> 00:01:23,080 {\an2}A windswept, 15 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:24,760 {\an2}romantic landscape 16 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:28,760 {\an2}that inspires great pride in those lucky enough to live here. 17 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:31,640 {\an2}We're nearly home! 18 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:38,920 {\an2}Living in Yorkshire is absolutely wonderful. 19 00:01:40,360 --> 00:01:42,280 {\an2}Yeah, I love being a Yorkshire lass. 20 00:01:43,760 --> 00:01:46,520 {\an2}Can you see that there, Isaac? The cinema? 21 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,760 {\an2}That's where Mummy used to work when she was younger. 22 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:53,160 {\an2}Kara, her husband Jonny and their son Isaac 23 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:54,560 {\an2}live near Bradford, 24 00:01:54,600 --> 00:01:58,120 {\an2}where Jonny is a self-employed electrician. 25 00:01:58,160 --> 00:01:59,720 {\an2}I employ one person. 26 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,280 {\an2}We're a small kind of local firm you know, 27 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,560 {\an2}we just work mainly in the local area to where we live. 28 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:10,440 {\an2}Just keep it simple, keep it kind of...old school. 29 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:14,680 {\an2}Kara ran her own holistic therapy business, 30 00:02:14,720 --> 00:02:19,960 {\an2}but three years ago this family's life changed, irrevocably. 31 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,120 {\an2}We'd gone on a family holiday 32 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,720 {\an2}and my legs had started to go a bit numb, 33 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,120 {\an2}and I walked onto the plane, 34 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,520 {\an2}and I had to get wheelchaired off the plane 35 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:33,200 {\an2}and I've never walked since. 36 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,760 {\an2}Ready, steady, go! 37 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:37,560 {\an2}Do you want a push? 38 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:40,960 {\an2}Right, I'm going to win now because he's dropped his coat. 39 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:46,040 {\an2}Kara was diagnosed with neuromyelitis optica or NMO, 40 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,800 {\an2}a rare autoimmune disease that can flare up 41 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:53,200 {\an2}and cause irreparable damage to the central nervous system. 42 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,320 {\an2}You don't think it's ever going to happen to you, do you? 43 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:56,480 {\an2}You don't think as a family, 44 00:02:56,520 --> 00:03:00,080 {\an2}you would have to be facing disability. 45 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,920 {\an2}On learning Kara would never walk again, 46 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:06,680 {\an2}this family made another life-changing discovery. 47 00:03:06,720 --> 00:03:09,800 {\an2}A month and a half later, they said, 48 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:13,360 {\an2}"Oh, we've kind of found a shadow and we're a bit concerned." 49 00:03:13,400 --> 00:03:16,080 {\an2}And it turns out it was a baby. 50 00:03:19,760 --> 00:03:22,320 {\an2}So, for the past three years, 51 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:25,640 {\an2}Kara and Jonny have been parenting Winnie alongside Isaac 52 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,000 {\an2}while adapting to disability. 53 00:03:28,040 --> 00:03:32,600 {\an2}They now squeeze family life into a small, hastily converted garage 54 00:03:32,640 --> 00:03:36,440 {\an2}next door to Kara's parents' house where she grew up. 55 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,400 {\an2}Urgh, tight squeeze. 56 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:42,600 {\an2}Not a space well suited for a wheelchair user. 57 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:44,480 {\an2}Not unusual for Kara to fall out of her chair. 58 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,480 {\an2}Always kind of got to be somebody else around, hasn't there? 59 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:50,440 {\an2}From here down, the muscles just don't work, 60 00:03:50,480 --> 00:03:53,240 {\an2}so when I pick something up, 61 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:55,040 {\an2}if I go too far forward, 62 00:03:55,080 --> 00:03:57,040 {\an2}I go bam and I'm down. 63 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:02,120 {\an2}As Kara's parents are so close by, 64 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:06,360 {\an2}Kara will often rely on them for help while Jonny's at work. 65 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:09,160 {\an2}It's been hard, for all of us. 66 00:04:09,200 --> 00:04:11,440 {\an2}We just deal with that from day to day. 67 00:04:11,480 --> 00:04:14,680 {\an2}They need a space that works for them as a family. 68 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:17,560 {\an2}Where's Isaac's bedroom going to be? 69 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:19,480 {\an2}There. Yes! Next to you. 70 00:04:19,520 --> 00:04:23,400 {\an2}Now, in place of an old stable block in her parents' garden, 71 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:24,840 {\an2}Kara and Jonny want to a build 72 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,680 {\an2}a new, beautiful, accessible home. 73 00:04:27,720 --> 00:04:33,160 {\an2}A home that'll satisfy all their needs and transform their lives. 74 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:38,880 {\an2}I want to have a beautiful home that works for me, 75 00:04:38,920 --> 00:04:40,080 {\an2}that is functional. 76 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:43,080 {\an2}I want functionality and style to marry up 77 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,400 {\an2}and create a beautiful house for me and my family. 78 00:04:46,440 --> 00:04:48,640 {\an2}It's going to give us the joy in life 79 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:51,600 {\an2}that I don't necessarily have now. 80 00:04:51,640 --> 00:04:55,840 {\an2}Rarely does a project shoulder such responsibility. 81 00:04:57,000 --> 00:04:58,640 {\an2}I think this is the place. 82 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:05,880 {\an2}Oh, magnificent view. 83 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,400 {\an2}That is the house they're currently living in, I think. 84 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,600 {\an2}And the site's just below. 85 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:13,880 {\an2}I have to say, it's a very tidy site. 86 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:15,400 {\an2}Oh, I like it! 87 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:21,480 {\an2}It's even got a promenade deck to view it from. That's neat. 88 00:05:21,520 --> 00:05:23,760 {\an2}Kara and Jonny sold their previous house 89 00:05:23,800 --> 00:05:26,880 {\an2}to finance this new single-storey home. 90 00:05:26,920 --> 00:05:29,200 {\an2}And they've already built the foundations. 91 00:05:29,240 --> 00:05:33,320 {\an2}An exciting threshold for a promised freedom. 92 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:34,760 {\an2}It's sizeable, isn't it? 93 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:36,720 {\an2}But then, you know, being single storey... 94 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:38,880 {\an2}Yeah, a few people have walked past and they've been like, 95 00:05:38,920 --> 00:05:40,560 {\an2}"So how many houses are you building?" 96 00:05:40,600 --> 00:05:42,600 {\an2}And I've been like, "Just one." Yeah. 97 00:05:42,640 --> 00:05:46,520 {\an2}My favourite thing, actually, is that tree there. 98 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,960 {\an2}I love that view, I just love it. 99 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:52,040 {\an2}So, you've got this far with the help of a groundworker, presumably, 100 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:53,560 {\an2}to get you out of the ground? Yes. 101 00:05:53,600 --> 00:05:56,040 {\an2}Groundworks is awful, though, because they come in 102 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:59,480 {\an2}and they spend so much time doing it, but there's nothing to see. 103 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,560 {\an2}Tell me something, though. Did either of you ever say 104 00:06:01,600 --> 00:06:03,920 {\an2}"I want a new build, I want to build a house"? Well... 105 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:07,320 {\an2}We wouldn't have chosen this, but it's circumstantial. 106 00:06:07,360 --> 00:06:10,840 {\an2}This has had to happen because of my disability. 107 00:06:12,160 --> 00:06:16,480 {\an2}Kara is one of over 16 million registered disabled people 108 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:17,800 {\an2}living in the UK, 109 00:06:17,840 --> 00:06:20,800 {\an2}yet accessible design is often overlooked 110 00:06:20,840 --> 00:06:24,640 {\an2}and will nearly always place function ahead of aesthetics. 111 00:06:25,960 --> 00:06:30,000 {\an2}Disability access generally means you end up with 112 00:06:30,040 --> 00:06:32,720 {\an2}a home full of levers and grab rails and... 113 00:06:32,760 --> 00:06:35,880 {\an2}Yep. Which are not normally very beautiful. 114 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:39,800 {\an2}No. Accessibility and functionality, 115 00:06:39,840 --> 00:06:42,280 {\an2}people haven't designed it to look sexy, 116 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:43,720 {\an2}it's not beautiful. You want... 117 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:46,080 {\an2}You want to go into somewhere and think "woohoo!," you know? 118 00:06:46,120 --> 00:06:48,080 {\an2}Have you worked with an architect then, so far, 119 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:49,440 {\an2}to get what you need right? 120 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,800 {\an2}We've kind of got the backbone with the architect, 121 00:06:51,840 --> 00:06:54,080 {\an2}so the actual structure, but beyond that, 122 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:56,240 {\an2}that's kind of then down to us, isn't it? 123 00:06:56,280 --> 00:06:57,480 {\an2}The architects were fantastic 124 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,880 {\an2}but finding architects that specialise in disability... 125 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:04,240 {\an2}Well, disability equals money. 126 00:07:04,280 --> 00:07:06,920 {\an2}It costs so much to become disabled. 127 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:09,280 {\an2}Unfortunately, we don't have that kind of money to be able to pay 128 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,480 {\an2}for everything that goes with it. Additional design and... Yeah. Yeah. 129 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:15,440 {\an2}So, we've kind of left a lot of that to us. 130 00:07:15,480 --> 00:07:18,360 {\an2}Kara and Jonny have designed much of 131 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,760 {\an2}the layout of their new accessible home themselves 132 00:07:21,800 --> 00:07:25,480 {\an2}so if it doesn't work, they'll have no-one to blame. 133 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:30,000 {\an2}Set on the site of the old stable block on a steep slope, 134 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:32,560 {\an2}a perfectly level groundworks platform 135 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:34,840 {\an2}has already been built up at the front 136 00:07:34,880 --> 00:07:37,240 {\an2}and cut into the hill at the back 137 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,200 {\an2}beneath a long stone retaining wall. 138 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:42,680 {\an2}Structurally insulated timber panels 139 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,320 {\an2}will form the walls 140 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,240 {\an2}and five laminated timber beams 141 00:07:46,280 --> 00:07:48,920 {\an2}will allow the interior to be open, 142 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:50,920 {\an2}tall and large. 143 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,920 {\an2}Wide, accessible doorways will lead you across flat floors 144 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:56,080 {\an2}to an open living room 145 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:57,680 {\an2}with views across the valley 146 00:07:57,720 --> 00:08:00,000 {\an2}and a dramatic roof light 147 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,200 {\an2}atop an audacious pyramid. 148 00:08:03,680 --> 00:08:06,040 {\an2}The tall kitchen will have one wall 149 00:08:06,080 --> 00:08:08,320 {\an2}clad in local reclaimed bricks, 150 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:12,480 {\an2}and the aim is to incorporate accessibility into the design. 151 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:15,360 {\an2}Any mobility aids will be super subtle. 152 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:18,560 {\an2}The floors will be ultra-flat 153 00:08:18,600 --> 00:08:21,360 {\an2}and threshold-free for wheelchair access 154 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,320 {\an2}between the four bedrooms, two bathrooms, 155 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:25,360 {\an2}a therapy room and a small office 156 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:26,680 {\an2}which will give onto 157 00:08:26,720 --> 00:08:29,240 {\an2}a sheltered courtyard at the back. 158 00:08:29,280 --> 00:08:31,880 {\an2}All these spaces have to be accessible, 159 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,240 {\an2}practical and beautiful. 160 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,920 {\an2}The gable ends will be clad in the stone 161 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,200 {\an2}from the old stable block that once stood here, 162 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:41,600 {\an2}while an overcoat of zinc will wrap the roof 163 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:43,200 {\an2}and the other elevations. 164 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:45,120 {\an2}So there can be no mistaking this 165 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:47,920 {\an2}for anything other than a modern building. 166 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:50,680 {\an2}Jonny will project manage, 167 00:08:50,720 --> 00:08:52,760 {\an2}while Kara designs the interior. 168 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:56,400 {\an2}A shared adventure to wrangle a beautiful new future. 169 00:08:56,440 --> 00:09:01,080 {\an2}A wheelchair accessible path down which they have never been before. 170 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:06,840 {\an2}No building project is simple. 171 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:08,160 {\an2}Every one is stressful, 172 00:09:08,200 --> 00:09:10,840 {\an2}and this seems to be quite an extraordinary one. 173 00:09:10,880 --> 00:09:14,760 {\an2}So, with the proceeds of the sale of your previous home, 174 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:16,960 {\an2}how much money did you start this project with? 175 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:18,040 {\an2}280. 176 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:20,240 {\an2}How much is it going to cost to build? 177 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:21,520 {\an2}About 380. 178 00:09:21,560 --> 00:09:25,320 {\an2}Oh, OK. Where's the extra £100,000 coming from? 179 00:09:25,360 --> 00:09:27,320 {\an2}We're going to need to borrow that money. Yeah. 180 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:29,480 {\an2}We can't really scrimp on certain aspects, can we, really, so... 181 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:33,040 {\an2}No, but it's exciting because even if the sacrifice is made, 182 00:09:33,080 --> 00:09:35,200 {\an2}it doesn't matter because I'm going to have 183 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:37,360 {\an2}a house that's functional and beautiful. 184 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:43,080 {\an2}Their £380,000 budget includes 185 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:47,320 {\an2}the 83 grand they've already spent on foundations. 186 00:09:47,360 --> 00:09:50,040 {\an2}And that leaves a precarious future 187 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:52,400 {\an2}for this high performance building, 188 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:55,400 {\an2}where form, function and finance 189 00:09:55,440 --> 00:09:57,160 {\an2}will all be tested. 190 00:09:58,400 --> 00:09:59,760 {\an2}The difficulties of making 191 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,480 {\an2}a disability access home 192 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,880 {\an2}while at the same time making it remarkably beautiful... 193 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:08,320 {\an2}I don't know if a building can do that. 194 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:10,760 {\an2}I'm not sure whether or not it can in the end 195 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:13,680 {\an2}answer everything asked of it. 196 00:10:19,960 --> 00:10:21,960 {\an2}Ahh, there we are. 197 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:25,120 {\an2}A few days before their timber frame arrives, 198 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:26,800 {\an2}Kara is already in search of 199 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:29,840 {\an2}the new independence this building can offer. 200 00:10:31,880 --> 00:10:34,720 {\an2}I'm going on an accessible wheelchair course. 201 00:10:34,760 --> 00:10:37,680 {\an2}I'm going to go and learn some new skills in my wheelchair. 202 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:40,080 {\an2}First time I've been away since paralysis. 203 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:43,520 {\an2}When I get back, I'm hoping to see 204 00:10:43,560 --> 00:10:45,640 {\an2}a bit of our home, aren't I? 205 00:10:45,680 --> 00:10:47,000 {\an2}I love you. 206 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:51,560 {\an2}Kara's condition was first diagnosed in Liverpool 207 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:56,480 {\an2}by one of the world's leading consultants on this rare disease. 208 00:10:56,520 --> 00:11:00,040 {\an2}Neuromyelitis optica or NMO, is an autoimmune condition. 209 00:11:00,080 --> 00:11:02,640 {\an2}We don't know why people get this disease. 210 00:11:02,680 --> 00:11:05,840 {\an2}When NMO strikes, it's... it does so with attacks, 211 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:08,680 {\an2}and they're devastating because their life gets turned upside down. 212 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,200 {\an2}One minute they're living their life, 213 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:13,080 {\an2}and the next minute they're a wheelchair user 214 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:14,400 {\an2}for the rest of their life. 215 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:16,520 {\an2}And I'm in, hey presto! 216 00:11:16,560 --> 00:11:18,000 {\an2}Kara is a remarkable individual. 217 00:11:18,040 --> 00:11:20,680 {\an2}She's so resilient, it's just amazing. 218 00:11:20,720 --> 00:11:23,800 {\an2}Bye, Kara. Bye, love you. Bye, darling. Have fun. See ya! 219 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:29,880 {\an2}The following week, 220 00:11:29,920 --> 00:11:33,200 {\an2}Kara and Jonny's home begins to take shape. 221 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:36,040 {\an2}I think there's about four guys on site today. 222 00:11:36,080 --> 00:11:37,960 {\an2}Er, it looks big. 223 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,600 {\an2}The SIPS, structurally insulated panels, 224 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:42,840 {\an2}are manhandled into position. 225 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:47,200 {\an2}And by the time Kara returns with some new wheelchair skills... 226 00:11:47,240 --> 00:11:50,760 {\an2}It's bigger than I ever, ever imagined. 227 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:54,040 {\an2}..there are walls and window openings. 228 00:11:55,320 --> 00:11:56,920 {\an2}We need some manpower! 229 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:58,600 {\an2}Not from me, obviously. 230 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:04,320 {\an2}In just a few days, the structure's ready for the large, 231 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:09,360 {\an2}laminated beams which will give this building its tall volumes. 232 00:12:09,400 --> 00:12:11,440 {\an2}I think this is the biggest beam to go in. 233 00:12:11,480 --> 00:12:13,520 {\an2}So, we've got an overhead cable 234 00:12:13,560 --> 00:12:16,280 {\an2}which supplies our fibre to our house, 235 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:19,880 {\an2}and I think that's really caused a lot of people problems for access. 236 00:12:19,920 --> 00:12:21,960 {\an2}Pivotal moment now. 237 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:24,840 {\an2}Lift that side up. 238 00:12:24,880 --> 00:12:26,120 {\an2}That's it. 239 00:12:26,160 --> 00:12:28,640 {\an2}Oh, well done, guys. 240 00:12:28,680 --> 00:12:30,360 {\an2}Wow! 241 00:12:30,400 --> 00:12:32,040 {\an2}That was very tight. 242 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:38,760 {\an2}This may become an accessible house, 243 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:42,000 {\an2}but Kara is discovering there is no such thing 244 00:12:42,040 --> 00:12:45,320 {\an2}as an accessible building site. 245 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:48,120 {\an2}I don't know if you'd noticed but the building trade, 246 00:12:48,160 --> 00:12:50,720 {\an2}you don't see any wheelchair users in it. 247 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:54,440 {\an2}So it's not really catered for to be wheelchair accessible. 248 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,480 {\an2}Ahh! Jonny! Don't be scared. 249 00:12:56,520 --> 00:12:59,560 {\an2}My life at the minute involves a lot of help. 250 00:12:59,600 --> 00:13:02,920 {\an2}And going from a fiercely independent person 251 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:08,600 {\an2}to somebody who has to rely on people very heavily... 252 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,320 {\an2}It's easy, that you can just do it so easily. 253 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:13,080 {\an2}..is very awkward. 254 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:14,600 {\an2}Oh, my God! 255 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:18,720 {\an2}It's that reliance upon people that I struggle with sometimes. 256 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:20,400 {\an2}Wow. It's ace, isn't it? 257 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:21,760 {\an2}Doesn't it look different, 258 00:13:21,800 --> 00:13:24,920 {\an2}now there's a wall there? Yeah, it's like it's framed, isn't it? 259 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:26,840 {\an2}You know, Kara wants to be independent. 260 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,200 {\an2}In an ideal world, Kara wouldn't want any help, 261 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,320 {\an2}she would want to do everything herself. 262 00:13:33,520 --> 00:13:34,960 {\an2}Wow. 263 00:13:36,480 --> 00:13:39,840 {\an2}But the reality of it is it doesn't happen that way. 264 00:13:39,880 --> 00:13:42,200 {\an2}It can't happen because of 265 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:46,280 {\an2}the physical sort of circumstances she's in, 266 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:48,080 {\an2}which is for the rest of her life, you know. 267 00:13:48,120 --> 00:13:51,240 {\an2}This isn't something that's going to get better in five years' time. 268 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,760 {\an2}This is Kara now until she gets to an old lady 269 00:13:54,800 --> 00:13:57,480 {\an2}and she has to learn... 270 00:13:59,160 --> 00:14:01,000 {\an2}..to deal with that. 271 00:14:02,120 --> 00:14:03,320 {\an2}But for Kara, 272 00:14:03,360 --> 00:14:06,320 {\an2}these walls and their promise of independence 273 00:14:06,360 --> 00:14:08,720 {\an2}are already weaving their magic. 274 00:14:08,760 --> 00:14:11,640 {\an2}I've grown up here and I've seen these views and... 275 00:14:11,680 --> 00:14:14,200 {\an2}God, I feel really, really happy. 276 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:22,720 {\an2}Of course, there is still one big obstacle 277 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,680 {\an2}to any future happiness. 278 00:14:24,720 --> 00:14:26,360 {\an2}Money. 279 00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:30,360 {\an2}So I think the timber frame was about £80,000. 280 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,400 {\an2}We're going to be skint. We need to borrow some money. 281 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:37,640 {\an2}If they don't find the extra £100,000 282 00:14:37,680 --> 00:14:41,000 {\an2}missing from their 380 grand budget, 283 00:14:41,040 --> 00:14:44,320 {\an2}the freedom this timber shell represents 284 00:14:44,360 --> 00:14:48,480 {\an2}will almost certainly be more elusive than they hope. 285 00:15:02,960 --> 00:15:05,360 {\an2}Kara and Jonny are trying to build 286 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:07,400 {\an2}an accessible four-bedroom house 287 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:12,880 {\an2}in the romantic West Yorkshire landscape for £380,000. 288 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:14,280 {\an2}Once the roof's on, 289 00:15:14,320 --> 00:15:16,480 {\an2}it's all just going to come alive 290 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:18,760 {\an2}and everything's going to... Oh! 291 00:15:18,800 --> 00:15:21,760 {\an2}My mind's going to go, "Oh, my God, I've got a house!" 292 00:15:21,800 --> 00:15:24,160 {\an2}As the final roofing panels are positioned... 293 00:15:24,200 --> 00:15:27,120 {\an2}As far as roofs go, one of the best roofs we've put on. 294 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:28,360 {\an2}Went together like a dream. 295 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:30,280 {\an2}..the interior spaces are revealed, 296 00:15:30,320 --> 00:15:32,040 {\an2}and Kara and her mum can begin 297 00:15:32,080 --> 00:15:34,640 {\an2}to experience how this home might feel. 298 00:15:35,720 --> 00:15:38,000 {\an2}Oh, gosh, doesn't it feel huge? 299 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:39,400 {\an2}Isn't it amazing? 300 00:15:39,440 --> 00:15:41,760 {\an2}It's just going to... Oh, it's just going to be so exciting. 301 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:43,560 {\an2}I know. Yeah, I love it. 302 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:45,920 {\an2}Because I'm physically not able 303 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:48,320 {\an2}to do things any more, 304 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,000 {\an2}it doesn't feel like I've been involved in it that much. 305 00:15:51,040 --> 00:15:54,280 {\an2}It's just that you're not able... Just physically, I'm not able. 306 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:56,720 {\an2}..to do what everybody else is doing. Yeah. 307 00:15:56,760 --> 00:15:59,760 {\an8}Just one month since the SIPS arrived, 308 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,760 {\an8}these walls have been wrapped in a waterproof membrane. 309 00:16:04,360 --> 00:16:07,040 {\an2}The gable ends are being clad in stone 310 00:16:07,080 --> 00:16:08,960 {\an2}from the old stable block. 311 00:16:09,000 --> 00:16:11,800 {\an2}It should help this modern building meld into 312 00:16:11,840 --> 00:16:14,800 {\an2}the ancient landscape here. 313 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,560 {\an2}Is this a Yorkshire limestone? 314 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:17,760 {\an2}Yorkshire sandstone, this. 315 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:20,600 {\an2}Sandstone. Yeah, yeah, this will last forever. 316 00:16:20,640 --> 00:16:22,360 {\an2}It's old stuff, you can tell. 317 00:16:22,400 --> 00:16:23,720 {\an2}Yeah, remarkable. 318 00:16:23,760 --> 00:16:25,520 {\an2}And we're actually trying to match it in 319 00:16:25,560 --> 00:16:28,600 {\an2}to a different type of stone which is going to run along 320 00:16:28,640 --> 00:16:30,080 {\an2}the face of the entrance. 321 00:16:30,120 --> 00:16:33,480 {\an2}The new stuff is coming from about a five minute drive away from here. 322 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:37,160 {\an2}OK. And it's coming in big rocks about 18 inch high 323 00:16:37,200 --> 00:16:38,480 {\an2}and random lengths. 324 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:40,400 {\an2}It's split, but not sawn, so it's going to be flat. 325 00:16:40,440 --> 00:16:42,080 {\an2}So, it'll be quite a difference in character then, 326 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:45,440 {\an2}between the old rustic stuff and that? Yeah, yeah, it will, yeah. 327 00:16:45,480 --> 00:16:46,680 {\an2}Nothing I've done before. 328 00:16:48,240 --> 00:16:53,000 {\an2}Experimental stonework will not make this house any cheaper. 329 00:16:53,040 --> 00:16:56,440 {\an2}Kara and Jonny are still £100,000 shy 330 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:59,560 {\an2}of their 380 grand budget. 331 00:16:59,600 --> 00:17:01,760 {\an2}Money is becoming an issue. 332 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,520 {\an2}Once the timber frame came up, there was like a... 333 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:08,600 {\an2}..like a realisation of, right. That follows immediately. 334 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:10,280 {\an2}That was bigger than what I thought. Yeah. 335 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:12,360 {\an2}And that's going to take a lot more work and money. 336 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,040 {\an2}Skint as well, so. 337 00:17:14,080 --> 00:17:17,760 {\an2}Did you begin a conversation with a mortgage company? 338 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:19,040 {\an2}My dad said to me, 339 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:23,000 {\an2}"Look, you know, I would much prefer to help you." 340 00:17:23,040 --> 00:17:24,160 {\an2}Is this bank of Mum and Dad? 341 00:17:24,200 --> 00:17:26,080 {\an2}Yeah, yeah. Just because we're getting it, 342 00:17:26,120 --> 00:17:27,880 {\an2}it doesn't mean we're going to go crazy. 343 00:17:27,920 --> 00:17:29,560 {\an2}It's got to be spent wisely. 344 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:33,360 {\an2}To make this parental loan stretch, 345 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,880 {\an2}Jonny is becoming a proper self-builder. 346 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:37,360 {\an2}With the help of two mates, 347 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,880 {\an2}he's building up the flat roof himself. 348 00:17:41,800 --> 00:17:45,600 {\an2}A process that demands dry conditions. 349 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:46,920 {\an2}Everything is very wet. 350 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:48,640 {\an2}If you look down there, 351 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:50,960 {\an2}you can see how much water is coming off the roof. 352 00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:53,280 {\an2}So that's kind of what it's like every day. 353 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:56,600 {\an2}Jonny and Kara are spending over £10,000 on this roof 354 00:17:56,640 --> 00:17:58,720 {\an2}but the large scaffold is 355 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,600 {\an2}an unexpected cost of almost £4,000. 356 00:18:03,160 --> 00:18:06,240 {\an2}That end up there's popping out. 357 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:10,600 {\an2}But it's essential to keep work on the roof dry. 358 00:18:10,640 --> 00:18:13,160 {\an2}Without the roof covering now, 359 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,000 {\an2}I mean, this whole area would just be like a swimming pool. 360 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:20,280 {\an2}It takes almost four weeks to install the insulation and timber. 361 00:18:20,320 --> 00:18:22,880 {\an2}But the really tricky bit 362 00:18:22,920 --> 00:18:24,800 {\an2}is applying the fibreglass finish. 363 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:29,320 {\an2}The OSB deck that we'll install 364 00:18:29,360 --> 00:18:31,440 {\an2}the fibre glass onto has to be completely dry. 365 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:34,000 {\an2}If there's any water on there, the resin will not cure. 366 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:37,120 {\an2}It's a cumbersome process, 367 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:39,800 {\an2}and the slightest drop of water 368 00:18:39,840 --> 00:18:41,680 {\an2}could cause the roof to fail. 369 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:45,480 {\an2}This past week, I've just ignored my phone completely 370 00:18:45,520 --> 00:18:48,200 {\an2}because we just need to get this roof done. 371 00:18:48,240 --> 00:18:49,880 {\an2}Fibreglass sheets are cut 372 00:18:49,920 --> 00:18:52,880 {\an2}and then fixed to the timber with a toxic resin. 373 00:18:54,520 --> 00:18:56,720 {\an2}Well, this is sort of like heavy-duty matting 374 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:58,880 {\an2}so it takes a lot of resin to absorb into it. 375 00:18:58,920 --> 00:19:02,400 {\an2}As Jonny struggles on with the roof, 376 00:19:02,440 --> 00:19:05,640 {\an2}Kara considers the critical accessible interiors. 377 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:09,080 {\an2}Well, because we live somewhere that doesn't work for us 378 00:19:09,120 --> 00:19:11,760 {\an2}and doesn't work for me in a wheelchair, 379 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:14,840 {\an2}it's made me think of what I do want. 380 00:19:14,880 --> 00:19:17,640 {\an2}There's a pressure to get things right. 381 00:19:17,680 --> 00:19:19,560 {\an2}I just don't want to get it wrong. 382 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:21,920 {\an2}I just don't want to 383 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:25,680 {\an2}make mistakes that we can't alter. 384 00:19:25,720 --> 00:19:29,120 {\an2}If I was able-bodied, I'd be down there every night, 385 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:31,920 {\an2}and I'd be planning rooms and planning spaces. 386 00:19:31,960 --> 00:19:35,800 {\an2}And as it stands, I think I've been down there maybe three times. 387 00:19:35,840 --> 00:19:37,520 {\an2}It's sad because... 388 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:41,640 {\an2}..I want to be involved. 389 00:19:43,640 --> 00:19:47,760 {\an2}However, sanding a freshly laid fibreglass roof 390 00:19:47,800 --> 00:19:51,360 {\an2}is a job we could all really do without. 391 00:19:51,400 --> 00:19:53,880 {\an2}The sanding is horrible! 392 00:19:53,920 --> 00:19:56,240 {\an2}Jonny wanted this job to take three weeks. 393 00:19:56,280 --> 00:19:59,360 {\an2}In fact, it takes twice as long. 394 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,320 {\an2}An incredible amount of work has gone into this roof, 395 00:20:02,360 --> 00:20:04,640 {\an2}and I think we've done a pretty good job. 396 00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:07,640 {\an2}At a cost of almost £4,000, 397 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:11,200 {\an2}the external stonework cladding is now almost finished. 398 00:20:11,240 --> 00:20:13,040 {\an2}We've had to cut these stones 399 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:15,840 {\an2}to suit this steel, which you can see here. 400 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:17,760 {\an2}And the reason we're doing this is to 401 00:20:17,800 --> 00:20:19,360 {\an2}completely cover this steel. 402 00:20:19,400 --> 00:20:22,400 {\an2}Took probably nearly a full day to cut them up, 403 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:24,120 {\an2}cut the channels up and make them right. 404 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:26,520 {\an2}It's going to look brilliant when it's done, yeah, yeah. 405 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:28,320 {\an2}It's going to look completely seamless. 406 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:35,800 {\an2}Inside, the reclaimed brick wall in the kitchen is finished. 407 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:37,000 {\an1}GASPS 408 00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:40,160 {\an2}Oh, my lordy Lord! 409 00:20:40,200 --> 00:20:42,720 {\an2}Winnie! Oh, my God. 410 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:44,440 {\an2}I can actually touch it! 411 00:20:45,960 --> 00:20:47,800 {\an2}Look at this. 412 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:51,400 {\an2}A long-awaited internal detail. 413 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:53,280 {\an2}The house is now going to have to be 414 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:56,960 {\an2}as good as this wall, because it's reclaimed, 415 00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:59,480 {\an2}it's old, it's got character, it's got us. 416 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:02,600 {\an2}It's got, like, where we come from, what we're about. 417 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:09,480 {\an2}By the new year, torrential rain has turned to snow. 418 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:12,560 {\an2}The glazing, happily, is fitted. 419 00:21:12,600 --> 00:21:13,920 {\an2}Yeah, it's good. 420 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:16,760 {\an2}Now it's watertight, work can move inside, 421 00:21:16,800 --> 00:21:22,040 {\an2}where they'll need to find room for two huge, reclaimed doors. 422 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:24,720 {\an2}So, these are the kitchen doors, Kevin. 423 00:21:24,760 --> 00:21:26,120 {\an2}What, these great things here? 424 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:27,680 {\an2}Yeah. They're massive. 425 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:29,200 {\an2}They're huge, aren't they? Yeah. 426 00:21:29,240 --> 00:21:31,360 {\an2}The doors don't scream accessibility, 427 00:21:31,400 --> 00:21:35,680 {\an2}but then this is a couple that don't make life easy for themselves. 428 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,320 {\an2}Is that all finished? Everything's done, yeah. Yeah? 429 00:21:38,360 --> 00:21:41,600 {\an2}By way of example, Jonny's fibreglass roof. 430 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:43,600 {\an2}This is a material that I would run from. 431 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:45,120 {\an2}Did you always want to use a material which would, 432 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:46,240 {\an2}you know, shorten your lifespan? 433 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:51,240 {\an2}Yeah... Well, not particularly, but it's a real learning curve 434 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:53,600 {\an2}because I'd never done anything like that before. 435 00:21:53,640 --> 00:21:55,360 {\an2}You know, I thought maybe two, three weeks. 436 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:56,520 {\an2}How long did it take? 437 00:21:56,560 --> 00:21:59,240 {\an2}I think we were probably six to seven weeks. 438 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:01,840 {\an2}Between November and December was pretty much a write-off. 439 00:22:01,880 --> 00:22:04,080 {\an2}If you knew it was going to take six weeks, 440 00:22:04,120 --> 00:22:06,120 {\an2}would it have been cheaper to go out and work 441 00:22:06,160 --> 00:22:07,840 {\an2}and earn the money and pay someone to do it? 442 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:10,360 {\an2}Well, I've worked that out we've still saved some money. 443 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:15,520 {\an2}However, it probably, you know, with the stress it caused, you know... 444 00:22:15,560 --> 00:22:17,560 {\an2}Well, it's one of those things. We've done it now, so... 445 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:19,320 {\an2}Is it all done? Yes. 446 00:22:19,360 --> 00:22:21,920 {\an2}Yeah, I'm not going to miss fibreglass roofing at all. No. 447 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:24,760 {\an2}Yeah, I mean, you've suffered a baptism of fibreglass. 448 00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:25,800 {\an2}Yes! 449 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:30,200 {\an2}It's taken five months for this sturdy shell 450 00:22:30,240 --> 00:22:32,520 {\an2}to emerge from its foundations. 451 00:22:32,560 --> 00:22:36,160 {\an2}But inside, there's still a huge amount to do 452 00:22:36,200 --> 00:22:38,840 {\an2}and much of it will be done by Jonny. 453 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:42,480 {\an2}The amount of effort he has to 454 00:22:42,520 --> 00:22:45,800 {\an2}invest in this project is phenomenal. 455 00:22:45,840 --> 00:22:49,800 {\an2}The fibreglass roof is just the tip of the iceberg. 456 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:54,400 {\an2}Wow. 457 00:22:54,440 --> 00:22:59,560 {\an2}These stones embody so many things in this building, 458 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,440 {\an2}so many hopes and aspirations and needs. 459 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,320 {\an2}You know, you or I might buy a house or build a house, 460 00:23:05,360 --> 00:23:09,360 {\an2}if we're lucky, that represents everything we hope and dream for. 461 00:23:09,400 --> 00:23:12,760 {\an2}And yet for here, for Jonny and Kara, 462 00:23:12,800 --> 00:23:19,400 {\an2}dreams come much lower down the list in comparison to needs. 463 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:24,160 {\an2}The rest of us can indulge our whims and our hopes. 464 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:30,120 {\an2}This building has to just simply perform 465 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:32,240 {\an2}at a phenomenally high level. 466 00:23:45,160 --> 00:23:46,560 {\an2}She can sit on my knee, it's fine. 467 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,000 {\an2}Kara and Jonny are building a family home 468 00:23:49,040 --> 00:23:51,440 {\an2}in the foothills of the Pennines in Yorkshire, 469 00:23:51,480 --> 00:23:56,480 {\an2}but they're struggling to keep within their £380,000 budget. 470 00:23:56,520 --> 00:23:57,920 {\an2}For the first time, 471 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:02,600 {\an2}Jonny's working alone on site, so the pace on the project has slowed. 472 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:03,760 {\an2}Bloody snowing. 473 00:24:03,800 --> 00:24:07,080 {\an2}I've lost my husband to a house because he's out there all the time. 474 00:24:07,120 --> 00:24:11,120 {\an2}The man is on a mission and he's really doing something 475 00:24:11,160 --> 00:24:13,280 {\an2}for us and for a future for our family. 476 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:17,960 {\an2}Jonny is spending every weekend and evening after work here, 477 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,600 {\an2}giving this building a plywood skin in freezing temperatures. 478 00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,360 {\an2}At the minute, it does feel a bit never-ending, 479 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,480 {\an2}but, you know, it's all heading in the right direction. 480 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:31,720 {\an2}While Jonny prepares the exterior for the zinc cladding... 481 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,640 {\an2}Kids, dinner! 482 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:38,440 {\an2}..Kara's looking after the children in a desperately unsuitable 483 00:24:38,480 --> 00:24:40,280 {\an2}multi-level home. 484 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:44,560 {\an2}She's had a serious fall in this house, which broke her back. 485 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:48,240 {\an2}Now, she has a huge quantity of metalwork supporting her spine. 486 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:51,360 {\an2}And, as a result, she's on a daily diet of painkillers 487 00:24:51,400 --> 00:24:55,960 {\an2}as well as medication to control her autoimmune condition. 488 00:24:56,000 --> 00:24:59,400 {\an2}I take between 15 and 20 pills a day. 489 00:24:59,440 --> 00:25:01,880 {\an2}Azathioprine, steroids... 490 00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,040 {\an2}If I hadn't have had medical intervention, 491 00:25:04,080 --> 00:25:05,400 {\an2}I would be dead, you know. 492 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:09,520 {\an2}I'd much prefer to see my family grow up than be six foot under, 493 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:14,040 {\an2}you know, and so I'll take the pain and I'll take whatever I need to 494 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:16,320 {\an2}because I'm here. 495 00:25:20,120 --> 00:25:22,680 {\an2}By early spring, this family's 496 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:25,640 {\an2}inspiring determination is rewarded 497 00:25:25,680 --> 00:25:28,760 {\an2}as their new house is ready for its zinc skin. 498 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:32,720 {\an2}Today, they're going to start zincing the front of the house, 499 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:37,600 {\an2}so it's exciting times! Yeah. 500 00:25:37,640 --> 00:25:40,640 {\an2}Zinc is far from the cheapest cladding material. 501 00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,920 {\an2}It is soft metal, hand-worked on site. 502 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:48,320 {\an2}It will be this building's tailored metallic suit. 503 00:25:48,360 --> 00:25:51,880 {\an2}All of a sudden, it seems to be all coming together. 504 00:25:51,920 --> 00:25:54,720 {\an2}Modern with a traditional twist. 505 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:57,680 {\an2}But the fitters don't have the site to themselves, 506 00:25:57,720 --> 00:25:59,960 {\an2}having to work around the delivery of several tonnes 507 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:03,120 {\an2}of limestone aggregate that should help improve 508 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:05,200 {\an2}the site's accessibility. 509 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:08,680 {\an2}Yeah, we're hoping by the end of play today that we've got enough 510 00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:12,640 {\an2}hardcore down so Kara can access the house again. 511 00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:17,200 {\an2}This is one I want to work on for lots of reasons, really, but... 512 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:18,920 {\an2}..you know, it's bespoke, 513 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:22,640 {\an2}it's interesting on that side of things, 514 00:26:22,680 --> 00:26:26,960 {\an2}but also knowing that, you know, it's going to give both Jonny 515 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:29,680 {\an2}and Kara a better quality of life, that's... 516 00:26:29,720 --> 00:26:30,840 {\an2}Yeah, it's a big thing. 517 00:26:33,720 --> 00:26:37,440 {\an2}Seven months since the Sips arrived, Kara and Jonny 518 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:41,120 {\an2}have the makings of a very striking building. 519 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:42,920 {\an2}That's beautiful. 520 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:47,120 {\an2}And, and some levels are in, 521 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:50,520 {\an2}which makes - well, certainly for Kara - makes it easier getting in. 522 00:26:52,600 --> 00:26:55,080 {\an2}There is real quality on show. 523 00:26:55,120 --> 00:26:58,440 {\an2}But quality is expensive. 524 00:26:58,480 --> 00:26:59,680 {\an2}Hello, you two. How are you? 525 00:26:59,720 --> 00:27:01,880 {\an2}Hey. Good, thank you. How are you? Good, yeah. Yeah, good. 526 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:05,000 {\an2}Let me ask you a question. This project, right? 527 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:07,160 {\an2}Super tight budget, yeah? 528 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:11,520 {\an2}And yet that stonework out there is really, really beautifully done, 529 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:13,840 {\an2}it's really nicely crafted, yeah? Yes. 530 00:27:13,880 --> 00:27:15,440 {\an2}And you're using zinc. 531 00:27:15,480 --> 00:27:17,080 {\an2}Lesser mortals... Yes. 532 00:27:17,120 --> 00:27:19,360 {\an2}..with more money... 533 00:27:19,400 --> 00:27:22,600 {\an2}..would be spending their money on steel cos it's, well, it's cheaper. 534 00:27:22,640 --> 00:27:24,480 {\an2}You want it to look beautiful. 535 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:27,120 {\an2}You know, you want to see your house and go, "This is really nice." 536 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:29,440 {\an2}And this is our fort, this is our fortress, 537 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:30,800 {\an2}it's our castle, in't it? 538 00:27:30,840 --> 00:27:33,160 {\an2}But we'll try and then, on the inside, 539 00:27:33,200 --> 00:27:35,160 {\an2}we'll try and pull back on certain things. 540 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:37,640 {\an2}I cannot believe you've been able to stick to your budget. 541 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:41,000 {\an2}We've spent now £316,000. 542 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:42,040 {\an2}That's nearly your budget? 543 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:44,440 {\an2}Are you working for customers during the day? Yes. 544 00:27:44,480 --> 00:27:46,360 {\an2}And then you come here in the evening? Yes. 545 00:27:46,400 --> 00:27:47,600 {\an2}My word! 546 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:53,160 {\an2}These rooms will need to marry form and function seamlessly 547 00:27:53,200 --> 00:27:56,840 {\an2}and nowhere will that be more important than in the kitchen. 548 00:27:56,880 --> 00:28:00,320 {\an2}Kara and Jonny have now finalised their layouts 549 00:28:00,360 --> 00:28:02,160 {\an2}and now their kitchen designer... 550 00:28:02,200 --> 00:28:04,120 {\an2}Sam. How are you? I'm all right. 551 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:06,440 {\an2}..has mocked up Kara and Jonny's design. 552 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:09,360 {\an2}Do you do this for every client? 553 00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:13,320 {\an2}No. We've done this so that Kara can see what space she has 554 00:28:13,360 --> 00:28:14,640 {\an2}and if it's not right, we tweak it. 555 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:17,720 {\an2}Yeah. I've designed it in a way that I thought would be better for her, 556 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:20,640 {\an2}but she doesn't like the look of it cos it looks too accessible. 557 00:28:20,680 --> 00:28:23,480 {\an2}OK. So there's little tweaks that we're going to do 558 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:24,840 {\an2}to remove those elements. 559 00:28:24,880 --> 00:28:26,360 {\an2}Watch out, here's the client. 560 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:27,400 {\an1}LAUGHTER 561 00:28:27,440 --> 00:28:30,200 {\an2}Hey, look at this! 562 00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,040 {\an2}Wow. Woohoo! 563 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:33,680 {\an2}Have you seen this before? No. 564 00:28:33,720 --> 00:28:37,000 {\an2}SHE GASPS Wow. This is awesome. 565 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:38,720 {\an2}Can you get comfortably right under? 566 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:40,840 {\an2}Boop-boom... Bang. 567 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:42,280 {\an2}Yeah. Argh, my knees! 568 00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:43,600 {\an2}I can't feel 'em, so it's all right. 569 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:46,440 {\an2}So, we just need it a bit higher, yeah. 570 00:28:46,480 --> 00:28:47,840 {\an2}You need that rail gone, don't you? 571 00:28:47,880 --> 00:28:53,560 {\an2}Basically, with this kitchen, I don't want it to look like an, 572 00:28:53,600 --> 00:28:58,680 {\an2}you know, NHS kitchen with grab rails and things, you know, and... 573 00:28:58,720 --> 00:29:03,360 {\an2}Yeah. I don't want it to look so it's made for a wheelchair. 574 00:29:03,400 --> 00:29:05,440 {\an2}I want it to look beautiful. 575 00:29:06,880 --> 00:29:10,800 {\an2}For Kara, how this kitchen balances utility and beauty 576 00:29:10,840 --> 00:29:13,640 {\an2}will be central to the success of the whole interior. 577 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:18,560 {\an2}Over the coming weeks, Jonny focuses on making this 578 00:29:18,600 --> 00:29:22,000 {\an2}building function thermally by insulating the floor 579 00:29:22,040 --> 00:29:25,400 {\an2}and installing the underfloor heating. 580 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:28,400 {\an2}There's a hell of a lot of time and effort that goes into it. 581 00:29:28,440 --> 00:29:30,360 {\an2}This is endless. 582 00:29:30,400 --> 00:29:34,240 {\an2}It takes Johnny almost two months to prepare the floor. 583 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:37,080 {\an2}It'll be screeded over in half a day. 584 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:38,680 {\an2}So, these tripods, 585 00:29:38,720 --> 00:29:41,000 {\an2}basically, what you do is you set your main level, 586 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:44,280 {\an2}so obviously it's going to be that exact level all the way through. 587 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:47,440 {\an2}You just take them out at the end and then you smooth it off, 588 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:48,720 {\an2}and that's your job done. 589 00:29:50,400 --> 00:29:54,840 {\an2}Mixed on site, this liquid concrete floods into every room to leave 590 00:29:54,880 --> 00:29:57,000 {\an2}a faultless, level finish. 591 00:30:00,440 --> 00:30:01,880 {\an2}Looking good. 592 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:05,400 {\an2}Now that there's flush wheelchair access inside and out, 593 00:30:05,440 --> 00:30:08,560 {\an2}Kara can at last get more involved with the project 594 00:30:08,600 --> 00:30:11,200 {\an2}and spend more time on site. 595 00:30:11,240 --> 00:30:13,080 {\an2}So, this is what? Where did this come from? 596 00:30:13,120 --> 00:30:14,520 {\an2}From a pub. Foot rail? 597 00:30:14,560 --> 00:30:18,000 {\an2}Yeah. It's as good second time around as it was first time around. 598 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:20,520 {\an2}It's sort of better. But it's going to be used in the kitchen, 599 00:30:20,560 --> 00:30:21,760 {\an2}it's going to be used in the bathroom. 600 00:30:21,800 --> 00:30:24,320 {\an2}OK, so this is going to be a grab rail, is that right? 601 00:30:24,360 --> 00:30:26,480 {\an2}Yeah, it's perfect, really. 602 00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:30,160 {\an2}You know, it's not a white, plastic, crappy bar, is it? 603 00:30:30,200 --> 00:30:31,240 {\an2}How easy is it to clean up? 604 00:30:31,280 --> 00:30:33,640 {\an2}It is... Well, a bit of elbow grease. 605 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:36,880 {\an2}This is the first thing on the build that I have actually been 606 00:30:36,920 --> 00:30:38,280 {\an2}able to physically do. Yeah. 607 00:30:38,320 --> 00:30:41,880 {\an2}It's empowering to think that I'm involved now. 608 00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:45,080 {\an2}And it might just be polishing some brass, but, to me, 609 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:46,720 {\an2}I'm doing something for our home. 610 00:30:46,760 --> 00:30:48,000 {\an2}How long has that taken us? 611 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:49,560 {\an2}And look how good it looks already. Yeah, absolutely. 612 00:30:50,800 --> 00:30:52,880 {\an2}As summer slips into autumn... 613 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,440 {\an2}..Jonny continues with the insulation 614 00:30:57,480 --> 00:30:59,920 {\an2}and starts the first fix electrics. 615 00:31:01,400 --> 00:31:03,320 {\an2}When he's not on site or at work, 616 00:31:03,360 --> 00:31:06,640 {\an2}he relaxes by refurbishing a collection of old electrical 617 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:09,840 {\an2}fittings he wants to use in the house. 618 00:31:09,880 --> 00:31:12,320 {\an2}This, this particular one, was £40. 619 00:31:12,360 --> 00:31:16,280 {\an2}To buy a restored one, you'd be looking at £2-300, 620 00:31:16,320 --> 00:31:18,400 {\an2}so there's a bit of time and work involved, 621 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:20,400 {\an2}but I think it's quite rewarding. 622 00:31:21,760 --> 00:31:26,520 {\an2}But just as this family begin to focus on their future, 623 00:31:26,560 --> 00:31:28,720 {\an2}Kara has a serious fall 624 00:31:28,760 --> 00:31:31,920 {\an2}and the metalwork in her back works loose. 625 00:31:31,960 --> 00:31:33,880 {\an2}She now needs surgery. 626 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:36,880 {\an2}Just got to get on. 627 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:38,160 {\an2}Yeah. 628 00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,000 {\an2}Just got to carry on and, er... 629 00:31:41,040 --> 00:31:42,920 {\an2}..hopefully it... Well, it WILL be OK. 630 00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:45,240 {\an2}I've just got to get some corrective surgery. 631 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:46,800 {\an2}Hopefully it's the pain, you know, 632 00:31:46,840 --> 00:31:49,360 {\an2}I just get a lot of pain with it, so, erm... 633 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:51,520 {\an2}And it just makes me feel like, you know, 634 00:31:51,560 --> 00:31:53,080 {\an2}Jonny's out there, working so hard, 635 00:31:53,120 --> 00:31:55,520 {\an2}and I just want to kind of do my bit, 636 00:31:55,560 --> 00:31:58,280 {\an2}but just everything that comes with having a spinal injury, 637 00:31:58,320 --> 00:32:01,800 {\an2}it's just a bit difficult sometimes. 638 00:32:01,840 --> 00:32:06,480 {\an2}Kara has to wait for reconstructive surgery on her back 639 00:32:06,520 --> 00:32:08,040 {\an2}and, for the first time, 640 00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:13,080 {\an2}the optimism which has driven this project seems shadowed by anxiety. 641 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:16,360 {\an2}You know Mummy's told you about her operation? 642 00:32:16,400 --> 00:32:18,440 {\an2}What do you think about it? 643 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:20,160 {\an2}Scary. Hmm. 644 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:26,440 {\an2}All hopes for the future are now consumed by the present. 645 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:44,360 {\an2}Buildings are powerful objects. 646 00:32:46,120 --> 00:32:49,720 {\an2}They can amplify our relationships with people and place. 647 00:32:49,760 --> 00:32:53,240 {\an2}Sometimes they can even effect real change 648 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:56,840 {\an2}and help us become the people we dream of being. 649 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:04,080 {\an2}I am more than usually excited to see Jonny and Kara's house, 650 00:33:04,120 --> 00:33:07,440 {\an2}and to see Jonny and Kara, because this is a rare project, 651 00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:11,080 {\an2}a beautiful thing, where they're trying so hard themselves to forge 652 00:33:11,120 --> 00:33:14,000 {\an2}a new sort of way of building, 653 00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:16,760 {\an2}a way of building for accessibility. 654 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:18,440 {\an2}I don't know if it's finished 655 00:33:18,480 --> 00:33:22,600 {\an2}and, in a way, I'm not expecting it to be completely done 656 00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:25,360 {\an2}because the last thing I knew, they were skint. 657 00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:34,240 {\an2}Kara and Jonny's ambition for ergonomic, beautiful accessibility 658 00:33:34,280 --> 00:33:39,160 {\an2}far outweighed their 380-grand budget, 659 00:33:39,200 --> 00:33:42,040 {\an2}but they felt that with steely determination 660 00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:46,960 {\an2}and boundless energy, anything might be possible. 661 00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:48,240 {\an2}Wow. 662 00:33:49,760 --> 00:33:52,440 {\an2}It is magnificent. 663 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:54,800 {\an2}All that zinc looks amazing. 664 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:57,480 {\an2}Far more than I thought there would be. 665 00:33:57,520 --> 00:34:00,520 {\an2}Gosh. I think they've done such a beautiful job. 666 00:34:02,080 --> 00:34:04,920 {\an2}The crisp zinc cladding is softened into the hill 667 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:06,720 {\an2}with a wild-flower roof 668 00:34:06,760 --> 00:34:09,920 {\an2}and bookended by the local stone gables. 669 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:14,000 {\an2}It is a faultless, fresh chunk of 21st-century Yorkshire... 670 00:34:16,000 --> 00:34:18,800 {\an2}..as rooted, proud and as hardworking 671 00:34:18,840 --> 00:34:21,360 {\an2}as the couple who built it. 672 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:23,000 {\an2}Hello, hello! 673 00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:25,280 {\an2}So good to see you. Ahh. 674 00:34:25,320 --> 00:34:26,640 {\an2}Look at you. How are you doing? 675 00:34:26,680 --> 00:34:28,840 {\an2}Yeah, brilliant. I love your hair. Oh, thank you very much. 676 00:34:28,880 --> 00:34:30,480 {\an2}Great. Hi, Kevin. 677 00:34:30,520 --> 00:34:34,200 {\an2}You're both very smart. Almost as tidy as the house. 678 00:34:34,240 --> 00:34:37,280 {\an2}Yep. Absolutely beautiful. So sharp. 679 00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:38,600 {\an2}Sharp and at the same time, 680 00:34:38,640 --> 00:34:40,440 {\an2}there's the little dancing meadow on the roof. 681 00:34:40,480 --> 00:34:41,960 {\an2}It's one of my favourite things. 682 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:44,320 {\an2}Hey, listen, how's your back? How was the operation? 683 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:47,000 {\an2}My back is doing really well, yeah. 684 00:34:47,040 --> 00:34:49,000 {\an2}And did they remove the metalwork yet? 685 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:51,880 {\an2}They did. Well, the metalwork tried to pop out and say hello, 686 00:34:51,920 --> 00:34:54,800 {\an2}so it all got taken out, yeah. 687 00:34:54,840 --> 00:34:58,120 {\an2}Yeah. So, this really is the starting of a really, 688 00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:00,560 {\an2}powerfully different chapter in your lives, isn't it? Oh, yeah. 689 00:35:00,600 --> 00:35:01,840 {\an2}It's going to be huge, yeah. 690 00:35:01,880 --> 00:35:03,600 {\an2}Oh, gosh, that's all posi... 691 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:04,880 {\an2}You are looking great. 692 00:35:04,920 --> 00:35:07,280 {\an2}It's cos I've got a beautiful home and beautiful husband. 693 00:35:07,320 --> 00:35:11,280 {\an2}We've created something beautiful in the eye of a storm. 694 00:35:11,320 --> 00:35:13,320 {\an2}Can we have a look in? Of course we can. 695 00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:14,680 {\an2}Shall we go in the front door? Yeah. 696 00:35:14,720 --> 00:35:17,040 {\an2}Cos I'd like the full... Yep. Let's go in. 697 00:35:17,080 --> 00:35:19,440 {\an2}Oh, are you excited? Cos you should be! 698 00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:20,800 {\an2}Oh, I am. 699 00:35:22,720 --> 00:35:26,600 {\an2}I like the gold door and super-flat floors everywhere, yeah? 700 00:35:26,640 --> 00:35:28,600 {\an2}Yeah. Everything's completely level. 701 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:29,800 {\an2}Ahh... 702 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:34,360 {\an2}With that great view out there. 703 00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:36,520 {\an2}It took a lot of work, but it was worth it. 704 00:35:39,160 --> 00:35:44,080 {\an2}An open, accessible space with level floor and a raised, firm sofa 705 00:35:44,120 --> 00:35:46,640 {\an2}for Kara to easily transfer onto, 706 00:35:46,680 --> 00:35:50,440 {\an2}all beneath a palatial glazed pyramid. 707 00:35:50,480 --> 00:35:54,200 {\an2}Every socket and switch has been considered. 708 00:35:54,240 --> 00:35:55,680 {\an2}This is a self-build home, 709 00:35:55,720 --> 00:35:58,440 {\an2}but you know the moment you walk in that it's built by an electrician. 710 00:35:58,480 --> 00:35:59,480 {\an2}Yeah. 711 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:00,800 {\an2}Where'd you get these? 712 00:36:00,840 --> 00:36:02,720 {\an2}Just online. 713 00:36:02,760 --> 00:36:05,200 {\an2}They're probably 40, 50 years in terms of when they were 714 00:36:05,240 --> 00:36:06,240 {\an2}probably last in used. 715 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:09,360 {\an2}I think there's something special about, you know, re-using something 716 00:36:09,400 --> 00:36:11,960 {\an2}that's had a former life. 717 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:15,280 {\an2}Reinvention was always at the core of this project, 718 00:36:15,320 --> 00:36:19,400 {\an2}underscoring a fearless attitude to accessibility design 719 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:22,600 {\an2}and embodied by two huge sliding doors. 720 00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:25,360 {\an2}Are you ready? Yep. Look at that! 721 00:36:25,400 --> 00:36:26,680 {\an2}Oh, yeah. Yep. 722 00:36:26,720 --> 00:36:28,520 {\an2}Oh, yeah. Ahh. 723 00:36:28,560 --> 00:36:30,800 {\an2}Our beautiful kitchen, Kevin. 724 00:36:33,120 --> 00:36:34,920 {\an2}Bricks are all... Are they all local? 725 00:36:34,960 --> 00:36:37,400 {\an2}Yeah, just ones I've pulled out from jobs, 726 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:39,280 {\an2}you know, fireplaces being pulled out. 727 00:36:39,320 --> 00:36:41,440 {\an2}They're frogged with the names of the makers. 728 00:36:41,480 --> 00:36:43,680 {\an2}I think that's probably the nicest thing about them. 729 00:36:43,720 --> 00:36:46,200 {\an2}Listen, how is it all in terms of accessibility? 730 00:36:46,240 --> 00:36:51,560 {\an2}The brass bars, we've used as handrails and as bumper bars. 731 00:36:51,600 --> 00:36:54,920 {\an2}That just prevents Kara from hitting the units. 732 00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:56,800 {\an2}Is that one of those things 733 00:36:56,840 --> 00:36:58,720 {\an2}that people used to have in their pantries? 734 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:01,240 {\an2}And I've noticed there are bells around the house, right? 735 00:37:01,280 --> 00:37:02,600 {\an2}The push buttons, yes. 736 00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:05,200 {\an2}A bit of fun really, but if she needs some assistance... 737 00:37:05,240 --> 00:37:06,440 {\an2}I love it. ..then it's there. 738 00:37:06,480 --> 00:37:09,080 {\an2}BELL RINGS Oh, yes!Ha-ha. 739 00:37:09,120 --> 00:37:10,280 {\an2}That is brilliant 740 00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:13,640 {\an2}because the alternative to that delightful, fun thing 741 00:37:13,680 --> 00:37:15,360 {\an2}straight out of a Wes Anderson film... 742 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:19,240 {\an2}That's right. ..is one of those big, red pull cords. 743 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:23,960 {\an2}We've designed what we want and we've made it work for us. 744 00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:28,440 {\an2}Off the kitchen is a small, sheltered courtyard... 745 00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:30,080 {\an2}Can we get out? Yeah. 746 00:37:30,120 --> 00:37:34,560 {\an2}..where Kara can hang washing for the first time in so long. 747 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:37,640 {\an2}We've got the utility room just there 748 00:37:37,680 --> 00:37:40,320 {\an2}and all the windows are lower, 749 00:37:40,360 --> 00:37:43,760 {\an2}which means I can push the washing out onto the bench 750 00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:46,760 {\an2}and then hang it up... You can reach it. ..independently. Yeah. 751 00:37:46,800 --> 00:37:49,040 {\an2}I haven't been to a washing machine in five years. 752 00:37:49,080 --> 00:37:50,480 {\an2}You've regained something. Yeah. 753 00:37:50,520 --> 00:37:54,400 {\an2}And that, to me, feels important. 754 00:37:54,440 --> 00:38:00,120 {\an2}This house is full of life-changing and subtle accessibility solutions - 755 00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:04,880 {\an2}a wheel-in kitchen pantry with appliances all out and ready, 756 00:38:04,920 --> 00:38:08,280 {\an2}a level serving hatch to slide pans and drinks through, 757 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:10,320 {\an2}a floating lowered worktop. 758 00:38:10,360 --> 00:38:13,800 {\an2}All thoughtful ways that enhance Kara's day-to-day. 759 00:38:13,840 --> 00:38:17,440 {\an2}But the home can't just work for her - it's for her children too. 760 00:38:17,480 --> 00:38:20,400 {\an2}This is my hallway of happiness. 761 00:38:20,440 --> 00:38:21,760 {\an1}SHE CHUCKLES 762 00:38:21,800 --> 00:38:24,800 {\an2}Open, wide corridors. 763 00:38:24,840 --> 00:38:28,960 {\an2}For the first time, Winnie and Isaac have their own bedrooms. 764 00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:33,080 {\an2}They, too, now have a new place to play. 765 00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:34,920 {\an2}Your lives have been on hold and, all of a sudden, 766 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:36,120 {\an2}they've got their own rooms. 767 00:38:36,160 --> 00:38:38,600 {\an2}I mean that's a big step up for them. 768 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:41,760 {\an2}Yeah, I think they've been really excited, haven't they? 769 00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:45,400 {\an2}The children's rooms are tall and spacious. 770 00:38:45,440 --> 00:38:48,040 {\an2}There's also a small therapy room for Kara 771 00:38:48,080 --> 00:38:51,200 {\an2}and a fully accessible family bathroom. 772 00:38:51,240 --> 00:38:53,920 {\an2}At the end of Kara's hallway of happiness, 773 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:56,040 {\an2}Johnny has eked out a small office. 774 00:38:56,080 --> 00:38:58,160 {\an2}A space for him. 775 00:38:58,200 --> 00:38:59,240 {\an2}I like your taste. 776 00:38:59,280 --> 00:39:00,680 {\an2}And all this glassware... 777 00:39:00,720 --> 00:39:02,040 {\an2}That's my passion. 778 00:39:02,080 --> 00:39:04,560 {\an2}You know, these old objects bring me joy. 779 00:39:04,600 --> 00:39:08,800 {\an2}This is kind of another step back to life and normality again. 780 00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:10,240 {\an2}Can you enjoy this yet, this place? 781 00:39:10,280 --> 00:39:11,560 {\an2}Yeah, definitely, yeah. 782 00:39:11,600 --> 00:39:14,680 {\an2}We've done what we set out to achieve, I think. 783 00:39:14,720 --> 00:39:17,640 {\an2}Now, it's incredible. It's unbelievable. 784 00:39:19,120 --> 00:39:21,080 {\an2}Have to pinch yourself cos, 785 00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:22,840 {\an2}you know, it's better than you could expect. 786 00:39:24,080 --> 00:39:27,840 {\an2}Well, that's only thanks to Jonny's own remarkable selflessness 787 00:39:27,880 --> 00:39:30,520 {\an2}and empathy in creating this house. 788 00:39:30,560 --> 00:39:33,840 {\an2}His work here is quite noble. 789 00:39:33,880 --> 00:39:36,080 {\an2}The main bedroom has a wheel-in wardrobe. 790 00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:41,280 {\an2}The en-suite, an exquisite example of tailored, accessible design. 791 00:39:41,320 --> 00:39:45,520 {\an2}Jonny's love for his family is in every detail. 792 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:50,560 {\an2}Did you ever suspect that Jonny was not going to be able 793 00:39:50,600 --> 00:39:52,280 {\an2}to fully rise to the challenge here? 794 00:39:52,320 --> 00:39:55,120 {\an2}Cos it's been him, hasn't it, all along? 795 00:39:55,160 --> 00:39:57,000 {\an2}It has, yeah, yeah. 796 00:39:57,040 --> 00:39:59,160 {\an2}His attention to detail is just so good 797 00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:02,320 {\an2}and every piece of tape seems to be put on with a spirit level. 798 00:40:02,360 --> 00:40:04,920 {\an2}What kind of lease of life do you think this is going to give them? 799 00:40:04,960 --> 00:40:08,480 {\an2}You know, Kara's condition is life-changing 800 00:40:08,520 --> 00:40:12,080 {\an2}and we, as parents, you know, 801 00:40:12,120 --> 00:40:16,920 {\an2}I sort of feel a deep responsibility for protecting her, 802 00:40:16,960 --> 00:40:19,960 {\an2}just making sure she's safe. Hmm. 803 00:40:20,000 --> 00:40:22,520 {\an2}And I think she doesn't want that, she wants to be... 804 00:40:22,560 --> 00:40:25,120 {\an2}She wants to live. She wants to live and be independent, 805 00:40:25,160 --> 00:40:27,720 {\an2}and I think this house... Will give her that. 806 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:28,800 {\an2}Starts to do that. 807 00:40:28,840 --> 00:40:31,360 {\an2}She wants to be the best mum in the world, 808 00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:34,120 {\an2}she wants to be the best wife in the world, 809 00:40:34,160 --> 00:40:40,560 {\an2}and I think the house will be able to deliver something 810 00:40:40,600 --> 00:40:42,400 {\an2}that will help her achieve that. 811 00:40:42,440 --> 00:40:44,160 {\an2}I think we all hope for that, don't we? Yes. 812 00:40:44,200 --> 00:40:45,760 {\an2}And I think we all believe it can. 813 00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:47,600 {\an2}Yes, I think so. I think so. 814 00:40:49,200 --> 00:40:51,640 {\an2}This building is full of potential 815 00:40:51,680 --> 00:40:55,880 {\an2}and new opportunity for Kara to explore and realise. 816 00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:59,040 {\an2}She just has to allow it to show her what is possible. 817 00:41:01,600 --> 00:41:05,880 {\an2}This is a really good width for you cos it's safe and wide. Yep. 818 00:41:05,920 --> 00:41:08,280 {\an2}It's also a good height for me to sit at. 819 00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:10,200 {\an2}Is it a good height for you? Yeah, it's perfect. 820 00:41:10,240 --> 00:41:12,800 {\an2}I've never seen you without your chair. 821 00:41:12,840 --> 00:41:14,120 {\an2}Yeah, I know. 822 00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:18,040 {\an2}This was one of the first things that we specifically designed for 823 00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:19,440 {\an2}the house and it's lovely 824 00:41:19,480 --> 00:41:22,600 {\an2}because I grew up playing in these fields... 825 00:41:24,320 --> 00:41:26,520 {\an2}..and now I can watch the kids doing it. 826 00:41:26,560 --> 00:41:30,160 {\an2}This building gives me freedom. 827 00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:35,280 {\an2}It means that I can do all the things that I've been longing to do, 828 00:41:35,320 --> 00:41:38,000 {\an2}you know, I don't feel trapped. 829 00:41:38,040 --> 00:41:43,960 {\an2}Me and Jonny have tried to show that just by thinking 830 00:41:44,000 --> 00:41:48,680 {\an2}a bit harder, you can make accessibility work. 831 00:41:48,720 --> 00:41:51,720 {\an2}I wanted it all and I've got it all and more, Kevin. 832 00:41:51,760 --> 00:41:53,240 {\an2}Got it all and more, yep. 833 00:41:55,400 --> 00:42:00,520 {\an2}However bold the ambition contained within these walls, 834 00:42:00,560 --> 00:42:04,480 {\an2}all construction is underpinned by fierce reality. 835 00:42:04,520 --> 00:42:09,800 {\an2}For Kara and Johnny, their biggest fear was always money. 836 00:42:11,520 --> 00:42:13,240 {\an2}I have to ask you, really, 837 00:42:13,280 --> 00:42:16,240 {\an2}how you've done this because the one thing you kept saying all 838 00:42:16,280 --> 00:42:19,320 {\an2}the way through was, "We've got no money, we're skint," 839 00:42:19,360 --> 00:42:21,560 {\an2}and I think the quality of what you've got here 840 00:42:21,600 --> 00:42:23,480 {\an2}and the fact that it is finished is entirely down to the fact 841 00:42:23,520 --> 00:42:25,440 {\an1}you've just worked your nuts off. SHE CHUCKLES 842 00:42:25,480 --> 00:42:27,440 {\an2}Yeah, I think we wanted to make sure it was 843 00:42:27,480 --> 00:42:31,080 {\an2}a good-quality build, but money was always on, 844 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:32,480 {\an2}you know, the back of our minds. Yeah. 845 00:42:32,520 --> 00:42:35,640 {\an2}I mean, you were building in that terrible time when material prices 846 00:42:35,680 --> 00:42:37,560 {\an2}were just... Everything jumped up... Yep. 847 00:42:37,600 --> 00:42:41,640 {\an2}..and it just seemed like the material list was never-ending. 848 00:42:41,680 --> 00:42:43,960 {\an2}How much, then, did you spend, all in? 849 00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:46,040 {\an2}About 400,000, I think, all in. 850 00:42:46,080 --> 00:42:48,280 {\an2}Yeah. We'll never spend money like this again, you know. 851 00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:50,000 {\an2}Got to say, you've been the main man. 852 00:42:50,040 --> 00:42:52,560 {\an2}You've been the one doing the work, haven't you? 853 00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:55,160 {\an2}If somebody rang you up and said, "You're a great electrician, 854 00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:56,960 {\an2}"we suspect you're a brilliant project manager, 855 00:42:57,000 --> 00:42:58,880 {\an2}"you built that house, would you come and build ours for us 856 00:42:58,920 --> 00:43:00,800 {\an2}"cos I'm in a wheelchair..."? 857 00:43:00,840 --> 00:43:02,840 {\an2}Sure, why not? Yeah? Would you do that? 858 00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:03,960 {\an2}Yeah, definitely, yeah. 859 00:43:04,000 --> 00:43:06,520 {\an2}You know, we've learnt so much doing this house 860 00:43:06,560 --> 00:43:09,880 {\an2}and it's kind of a shame that you would learn all those skills 861 00:43:09,920 --> 00:43:12,000 {\an2}and then never re-use them. Yeah. 862 00:43:12,040 --> 00:43:14,120 {\an2}Are you excited about the future? 863 00:43:14,160 --> 00:43:17,760 {\an2}Yes. I've always known that we would have a beautiful home 864 00:43:17,800 --> 00:43:19,960 {\an2}cos that's just what we would do. 865 00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:21,600 {\an2}That is us, you know, 866 00:43:21,640 --> 00:43:24,800 {\an2}we've got force and determination, you know. 867 00:43:24,840 --> 00:43:30,080 {\an2}Hmm. We've done it and it makes me so joyful for the future 868 00:43:30,120 --> 00:43:33,160 {\an2}to imagine raising our family here. 869 00:43:33,200 --> 00:43:35,360 {\an2}I can see it all happening now 870 00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:37,960 {\an2}and I can see me being a part if it, 871 00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:40,200 {\an2}not just watching from the sidelines. 872 00:43:40,240 --> 00:43:44,120 {\an2}I feel like I'm in the centre of it. 873 00:43:44,160 --> 00:43:48,200 {\an2}Doing it. Hmm. Yeah, doing it, and WE'RE in the centre of it, 874 00:43:48,240 --> 00:43:50,840 {\an2}and it's just such a happy feeling. 875 00:43:50,880 --> 00:43:53,120 {\an2}It really, really is. Yeah. 876 00:43:58,680 --> 00:44:03,080 {\an2}Jonny and Kara never WANTED to build this house. 877 00:44:03,120 --> 00:44:06,640 {\an2}It's only here because Kara became paralysed. 878 00:44:08,600 --> 00:44:14,200 {\an2}Filled with light and joy and their bravery, 879 00:44:14,240 --> 00:44:17,720 {\an2}it breaks the mould of what accessible design means. 880 00:44:24,200 --> 00:44:26,480 {\an2}So, right at the start of this project, I admit, 881 00:44:26,520 --> 00:44:31,200 {\an2}I didn't think that Jonny and Kara could really achieve 882 00:44:31,240 --> 00:44:35,240 {\an2}everything they wanted because they wanted so much. 883 00:44:35,280 --> 00:44:40,440 {\an2}To build a house which was functional and ergonomic, 884 00:44:40,480 --> 00:44:43,960 {\an2}and delivered all the accessibility they needed, 885 00:44:44,000 --> 00:44:49,560 {\an2}which was also properly constructed and beautiful at the same time, 886 00:44:49,600 --> 00:44:51,040 {\an2}it's a big ask, isn't it? 887 00:44:51,080 --> 00:44:52,840 {\an2}But, you know, they cracked it. 888 00:44:52,880 --> 00:44:55,160 {\an2}They cracked it because, well, 889 00:44:55,200 --> 00:44:57,440 {\an2}Kara has this amazing ability to stand back 890 00:44:57,480 --> 00:45:00,480 {\an2}and see the bigger vision and to know what she needs. 891 00:45:00,520 --> 00:45:04,280 {\an2}And Jonny also knows what she needs. 892 00:45:04,320 --> 00:45:09,280 {\an2}He put so much energy and positivity into the project, of course, 893 00:45:09,320 --> 00:45:10,560 {\an2}and has amazing stamina, 894 00:45:10,600 --> 00:45:13,280 {\an2}but, fundamentally, I think the secret weapon here was 895 00:45:13,320 --> 00:45:16,680 {\an2}Jonny's understanding of Kara's needs in a way 896 00:45:16,720 --> 00:45:21,000 {\an2}that no commercial builder, I think, could deliver everything 897 00:45:21,040 --> 00:45:23,600 {\an2}she really, really required. 898 00:45:24,920 --> 00:45:28,680 {\an2}I just hope, going forwards, of course, that it does more than that. 899 00:45:28,720 --> 00:45:32,440 {\an2}That in lifting their spirits and making them a little happier, 900 00:45:32,480 --> 00:45:33,840 {\an2}filling the house with joy, 901 00:45:33,880 --> 00:45:37,560 {\an2}connecting them to this landscape where she grew up, 902 00:45:37,600 --> 00:45:39,760 {\an2}and connecting them to each other and their friends... 903 00:45:41,040 --> 00:45:44,200 {\an2}..well, that surely, that surely has 904 00:45:44,240 --> 00:45:48,160 {\an2}got to have a really positive impact on their lives. 905 00:45:56,360 --> 00:45:57,960 {\an2}We are building a new house, 906 00:45:58,000 --> 00:46:00,880 {\an2}a very environmentally friendly house. 907 00:46:00,920 --> 00:46:05,480 {\an2}And to have a space that allows me to heal. 908 00:46:05,520 --> 00:46:08,440 {\an2}So, I'm basically making it up as I go along. 909 00:46:08,480 --> 00:46:13,080 {\an2}It's a harmonious process when things move in flow and harmony. 910 00:46:13,120 --> 00:46:14,960 {\an2}I'm way, way over budget. 911 00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:17,040 {\an2}You know, you just have to do it. 912 00:46:17,080 --> 00:46:19,560 {\an2}Oh! What trickery is this?! 913 00:46:19,600 --> 00:46:21,320 {\an2}That's incredible! 914 00:46:45,240 --> 00:46:48,240 {\an8}Subtitles by Red Bee Media