Season 1 (1999)

1. Medieval Abbot's House

1999-01-01 · 30m

The DIY expert visits a medieval home in the Welsh marches and picks up tips of the art of wattle-and-daub panelling.

2. 1930s Home

30m

The DIY expert replaces a dangerous glass front door in a 1930s home, and gives advice on restoring quarry-tiled kitchen floors.

3. Loft Style

30m

A wall of glass bricks is assembled in a knitwear factory that has been converted into a modern loft-style apartment.

4. Victorian Worker's Cottage

30m

The DIY expert repairs the sash windows in a Victorian worker's cottage, and learns the history of the local buildings.

5. Georgian-Style Farmhouse

30m

The presenter helps in the restoration of a Georgian farmhouse bathroom in Shropshire, including the installation of an antique claw-foot bath.

6. Regency Townhouse

30m

The DIY expert seeks specialist advice on fitting marble fireplaces in a Regency townhouse in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.

7. 1930s Semi

30m

The DIY guru helps a Leicestershire couple re-hang the original but draughty front door of their 1930s semi-detached home and gives advice on maintaining stained-glass windows.

8. Converted Cow Barn

30m

The handyman and his team offer practical advice on how to convert a cow barn.

9. Edwardian Town House

30m

The DIY expert examines the distinctive styles of an Edwardian town house, and helps restore the original plasterwork.

10. 17th Century Thatched Cottage

30m

The DIY expert helps to lay reclaimed pine floorboards in a picturesque 17th Century thatched cottage in Melbourne, Derbyshire.

11. Late Victorian House

30m

The DIY expert has to face his fear of falling and go up on the roof to check out the original chimney stack, before a solid fuel fire can be fitted in a Victorian house.

12. 1800s Grand House

30m

The expert builder visits a Georgian house with unusual Victorian extensions in Staffordshire, hoping to safely fit the reclaimed cast iron radiators.

13. Victorian Home

30m

The DIY expert visits a Victorian Grange that is being converted from a retirement home back into a domestic residence, and witnesses how to restore a geometric floor.

14. 17th Century Country Cottage

30m

The DIY expert finds himself involved the renovation of a 17th Century country cottage.

15. 18th Century Converted Pub

30m

The DIY guru helps to transform the front of an 18th Century converted pub by installing traditional wooden sash windows.