Grand Designs: Trade Secrets (2007)

Name: Grand Designs: Trade Secrets
Genre: Talk
Released: 2007-02-28

NR22m2 seasonsEndedNR

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.

Talk

Episodes

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1 Season 2

E1 - The Underground House

Jan 16, 2008 - 22m

Naomi 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.

E2 - The Decagon House

Jan 23, 2008 - 22m

Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dykhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt tackle the tricky business of how to build on difficult plots.

E3 - The Modernist Sugar Cube

Jan 30, 2008 - 22m

Minimalism laid bare as Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dykhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt give the low down on how to get the look right.

E4 - The Gothic House

Feb 6, 2008 - 22m

Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt demonstrate how to go gothic, without going Addams Family.

E5 - The Lime Kiln House

Feb 13, 2008 - 22m

Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt tackle the tricky business of building a contemporary house in the countryside.

E6 - The Bath Kit House

Feb 20, 2008 - 22m

Naomi Cleaver, Tom Dyckhoff, Kevin McCloud and Deborah Saunt put the fab back into prefab and show why choosing a kit house makes perfect sense.

E7 - Masseria Impisi: An Artists' Retreat

Feb 27, 2008 - 22m

All 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.

E8 - The Wooden Box

Mar 5, 2008 - 22m

Naomi lights your fire with some cutting-edge fireplaces and Kevin explains why you should always use an architect.

E9 - Customised German Kit House

Mar 12, 2008 - 22m

Naomi 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.

E10 - The Victorian Threshing Barn

Mar 19, 2008 - 22m

Naomi 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.

E11 - The Underground House

Mar 26, 2008 - 22m

How to make your Grand Design a sustainable success. Deborah Saunt investigates green materials, while Tom Dyckhoff explores the UK's first carbon neutral house.