Grand Designs Season 5 Episodes

Episode 1

19th Century Sandstone House: Revisited

49 mins

Kevin returns to see whether the couple's solo attempts to transform a wreck of an old stone building in Leith, with no previous building experience, has been successful.

Episode 2

The Sliding Glass Roof House, Cossall Park, Peckham, London

When Monty Ravenscroft and Clare Loewe began looking for a house to buy in London they soon realized that the only affordable option was to build one themselves.

Episode 3

The 16th Century Farmhouse, Gloucester

A couple are determined to restore and renovate a grade 2 listed Elizabethan farmhouse. They must protect unique features and save the building after terrible depredations by the death watch beetle.

Episode 4

Water Tower Conversion, Ashford

John, a carpenter, rolled his sleeves up and decided to build a house for his family with his bare hands.

Episode 5

The Terrace Conversion: Revisited

49 mins

Episode 6

The Violin Factory: Revisited

48 mins

Kevin McCloud revisits Louise and Milko Ostendorf, whose project to convert an old violin factory in the heart of London into a luxury home resulted in a bitter battle with their neighbours over a jointly-owned wall.

Episode 7

Shaped Like a Curvy Seashell, Shaldon, Devon

49 mins

Kevin McCloud meets Pat Becker, who lives in a large Georgian house in Devon. But now that her family have flown the nest, she's building a new home at the bottom of the garden.

Episode 8

The Woodsmans Cottage: Revisited

Kevin returns to see how Ben Law's woodsman's cottage has changed.

Episode 9

A 21st Century Answer to the Roman Villa, Belfast, Northern Ireland

49 mins

Thomas and Dervla O'Hare are building a spectacular split-level home cascading down an almost vertical hillside in Belfast. But is their vertiginous grand design a step too far?

Episode 10

The Miami-Style Beach House, Devon

48 mins

Kevin McCloud meets Julie and Mark Veysey, whose Grand Design is a stunning Miami-style beach house on a beachfront plot overlooking the south Devon coast

Episode 11

The Eco-House, Carmarthen, Wales

Andrew Teilo and Lowri Davies want an eco-house in the Welsh countryside. Their wishes and their architect's evangelical eco insistence create a steep learning curve for all trades and a dramatic break between clients and architect.