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00:00living in the basement it's been really hard getting it finally finished and
00:10looking amazing is gonna be super my dad would probably flip his lid if he saw
00:17this he's very much perfectionist never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that something
00:35like this would be a reality it looks like different now doesn't it I mean it's definitely become way
00:45more than we had planned right well it's almost like you don't need the rest of the house
00:55we've only got a week until the kitchen is arriving so all of this needs to be done before then walls
01:03and ceilings are really important actually underrated sometimes you're good boy what keeps
01:11us going in between the highs and lows of the whole renovation project is when we can get
01:18together and do things as a family oh they're bringing it out I'm getting nervous now I think
01:25it's a crazy idea that's the end whose idea was it about a hundred feet of lights disaster with some
01:34guests coming in a few weeks it's going to be really nice to have the Sun Terrace finished
01:38finally
01:41the clock is ticking on the Costa del Sol for Jasmine and John's renovation there's just a few weeks to go
01:59to get everything finished in time for a special gathering that's been organized for close family
02:04and friends we wanted to do a nice little housewarming party to invite everyone back to see how things have
02:12progressed but everything's delayed we're still hoping to have everything done by then it will be challenging
02:26but with the invites already out and flights booked a last-minute cancellation is not an option
02:33and while the entertainment room in the basement is now fully operational a lot of the family's home is
02:39still a building site I knew when we took on this project that we would have to be living here whilst the
02:45renovation was going on but I think what I didn't anticipate was that it would be so dirty
02:53so noisy so noisy so overwhelming
03:00so many people in the house and so many different demands on my headspace
03:11I think we're kind of at the pinnacle at the moment of the most stressful time and
03:20hopefully we get over this peak and then it starts getting easier and it starts getting
03:26more finished and you start to see more progress so that's what I'm hoping
03:29right now one of the biggest challenges for Jasmine is that John is away from home
03:35filming in Wales in an extreme location I'm currently working on Mount Snowden which is it seems like and is a long way from Jasmine the kids in the south of Spain feels weird I'm into about 10 days of
03:50being away from them and there's a lot going on in the house and I feel slightly
03:55helpless there's some bits that I thought I would be doing some bits that I would be
04:00finishing but we're really up against it time-wise so jazz is having to crack on but
04:06needs must I have to work I'm looking forward to getting home and grafting and
04:10putting in a stint of trying to finish the house even in summer temperatures can be
04:16close to freezing on the peak of Mount Snowden while in Spain Jasmine's team of
04:24builders are laboring in 40 degree heat
04:28I bought a watermelon yesterday me and the kids ate about a quarter of it I've got so much left and I thought I need to give some to the guys it's so hot today I thought a nice cold
04:40watermelon out of the fridge would be refreshing
04:43absolutely beautiful look at you absolutely sweating I think here because of the heat and the temperature you know you wouldn't really be wanting a cup of tea and a biscuit
04:56take some of that and then take some of this something really cold and refreshing like watermelon straight out the fridge is much more appealing
05:07at the moment the renovation team's main focus inside the house is the kitchen where the laying of the marble floor tiles has just been finished
05:25otherwise the kitchen is little more than an empty shell that kitchen just no walls no ceiling it is depressing to look at but once the plasterboard goes up then you can start to really visualize how it's going to come together when it's finished walls and ceilings are really important actually underrated sometimes
05:53plasterboarding will give the kitchen a basic shape but there's a long way to go before it's ready for Jasmine's new units to be installed
06:04the kitchen is going to be delivered in a week's time all of the electrics need to be finished the plumbing the plastering the painting
06:19I don't know how they're going to do it all in a week
06:26apart from hitting the kitchen deadline Jasmine's also on a mission to give the sun terrace a complete makeover
06:34originally the idea was to install solar panels up here but that would involve big structural changes with a hefty cost attached so the plan is on hold for the foreseeable future
06:47instead the terrace has been serving as a utility area I was happy for the sun terrace upstairs to be somewhere for laundry because most of the time it would be too hot to sit up there in the sun
07:00but John was adamant that he really wanted it to be like a lovely entertaining area so the idea up here is to create a really chilled Ibiza kind of vibe with lots of greenery some nice lighting lots of natural textures
07:22I got a roll of wicker fence panels to attach to the wall just to give it a bit more natural texture and I think it will be quite a nice backdrop because it is going to be so bright up there I think the dark colour will actually just be a little bit less intense on your eyes
07:41the garden isn't ready it's still a building side so I've got some slight concerns about having a nice usable space for the housewarming party so getting the rooftop terrace up to speed and transforming it into somewhere that we can enjoy being outside and entertaining guests is really important
08:06it's not simply a case of getting the sun terrace ready in time there's also the matter of budget
08:13I bought a load of furniture from a friend when we first bought this house and one of the things that was in the bundle was a dining table eight chairs and three sun loungers all for outside use
08:30I'm going to have sun loungers over there on that side obviously minus the washing you know if we're actually lounging up here I won't have all everyone smalls hanging up
08:41and then the tech this is a great big area and it could easily fit this big table that we've got so the only downside is the table has got a glass top so I've asked the guys to see if they think they could get that glass top up here
08:59either up the stairs which I'm not sure it's a very big piece of glass or up the outside of the building so we're going to see if we can do that fingers crossed it will work because then I won't have to buy any new furniture for up here
09:15to help come up with the plan Jasmine is bringing in head builder Dominic we've been looking at various solutions trying to get it up inside the house I don't think it will go up the stairs because of the size of it and that would be fine because we can very easily take it up the outside of the building if only the table top itself wasn't glass
09:37because it's extremely heavy do you think it's possible if we pack it with something I think it's possible but risky I'll tell you why because the hardest bit is getting over over the very lip at the top one little dink on there yeah and it will explode I think it's easy just to pass it and hope someone grabs it and because that's the problem you're reaching like this and it's quite it's quite heavy two guys can actually stand closer to the edge of the
10:07and you've got a hell of a lot more chance than taking it up through okay
10:11that's great as well just in case it's a secure ladder as well I don't really have a solution for the tabletop yet
10:18we'll do it don't worry
10:37outside the house Jasmine and her team have been brainstorming and now the lifting of the second-hand table to the sun terrace can get underway
10:49the plan that's been devised is to attempt hoisting up the glass top using a rope and pulley system so fast one of the builders Liam wants to try it out using a wooden pallet as a standard
11:02yeah just keep pulling it up safer that way
11:06so the guys are just having a little test to see if it's going to be possible the tricky part is going to be getting it over those roof tiles which we've got going up the house
11:16we're trying to figure it out this is me trying to be eco-friendly reusing recycling stuff that I've already got
11:26not spending money on new furniture getting it in place but if it's going to take five guys half a day to get it done then it's not worth it
11:33the worry is unlike the pallet the sheet of glass is heavy weighing in at nearly 40 kilograms
11:41hold on tight boys
11:43when you are pulling down on this road straight down like that the pressure is not so bad but the trouble is the ledges on the on the roof if the glass hits that it's just going to shatter so we need a second rope to pull it outwards
11:58outwards and then that's got more pressure on which can cause it to pop out you've got your swimming pool
12:04underneath yeah i don't want the swimming pool full of glass
12:08as the team sorts out the extra rope dominic directs the lifting of the table frame which is being done by hand
12:17that's a lot lighter than a piece of glass there
12:30the frame up to the roof terrace was easy the guys just sort of handed it to each other from one balcony to the next until it reached the top
12:38the glass table top was obviously a completely different scenario
12:44with the pulley system in place and a second rope to hand dominic wants to reassess the situation himself
12:52dominic i'm not sure
12:54he'll grab it well you gotta watch out for ryan watch that wall that's the dodgy pit
13:00we don't think we can do it we won't
13:02okay yeah because also the neighbors i don't want them to get their garden shadowed in glass
13:07dominic felt quite confident that we could get it up there safely and he really wanted to give it a go
13:13oh they're bringing it out
13:14come on in mate
13:17just bring it out it's heavy it's heavy vidas
13:20dominic i
13:21it's gonna just don't worry about it
13:26i think it's a crazy idea
13:28don't worry about it
13:31it's too it's too risky
13:33what i like about dominic is he doesn't let anything beat him
13:38he's very can do
13:40and i could see he didn't want to let that glass table top beat him
13:44he's determined isn't he
13:47i'm very good at physics but this one's pretty heavy
13:50no but i don't want it to end up in there everywhere in the pool do you know what i mean
13:54i'm gonna go down and tell him
13:56because to reach that high you've got to be holding just the bottom foot
14:00and that means you've got no control over it
14:03we'll come up with prototype number two don't worry
14:06no no i'll get some suckers
14:09i'll get steve sucker on it
14:10you can put it in the skin
14:12okay
14:12i think we're gonna bore
14:14as much as i wanted to recycle and reuse that table
14:20when we got the glass table top in place
14:23i think we all realized that it was far too risky
14:28and that we'd have to find another solution
14:31what i'm thinking is that we could maybe just get some wood
14:37and create a table top of our own up there
14:40so we can make a nice easy table out of that
14:42we'll get some upvc decking
14:44got the frame just cut it like that
14:46trim it and put it on top
14:47it don't matter i'm happy
14:48that frame has gone up there
14:51i'll have a look at it
14:52yeah don't worry about it
14:54just leave it like that
14:55there's a lot of excitement but nothing happened
14:56as well as project managing the renovation
15:02jasmine is also now single-handedly looking after daughter joy
15:06and son albion at home full time
15:10we have really tried to minimize the amount of disruption
15:14for the kids
15:15which is difficult when you're living on a building site
15:18and now they're broken up from school
15:21and they're at home much more of the time
15:22it's even more difficult
15:24because they want to play outside
15:27they want to go for a swim
15:28or they want to have their friends over
15:29and all of that is not really possible
15:31because there's just work going on
15:33everywhere at the moment
15:35i mean at the end of the day
15:36they are very lucky kids
15:39you know they've got a lovely life
15:41and at the end of this process
15:43they'll have a beautiful home
15:45and it will all be worth it
15:46but it's tough actually for kids
15:50to deal with this sort of thing day in day out
15:53it's tough for adults as well
15:55with john still away filming in wales
15:58and so much going on in the house
16:01jasmine's decided it's time
16:03she and the children had a short break
16:05hey guys
16:07who wants a pan au chocolat
16:10me me
16:11nice holiday treat
16:13got to come sit up at the table
16:16the kids and myself are in a lovely little holiday apartment
16:22on a resort just down the coast a little way
16:24i just needed to get out of the house
16:26it was getting too much
16:28the noise
16:29the dirt
16:29the constant
16:31decisions
16:32i don't think i realised how much it was getting to me
16:36until i actually arrived here
16:38it's nice and quiet here isn't it
16:40compared to at home
16:41i'm way less dusty
16:43way less dusty
16:45oh it's been so nice
16:48to be able to chill out
16:50have fun with the kids
16:51when we first arrived
17:04i looked out of the window
17:06and i saw a pool right outside
17:07and i said kids come and look
17:09and we all looked at it
17:11and then we just rushed to get our swimming things on
17:13and we all piled out
17:14and had a lovely swim
17:15ready
17:16ready
17:16let's go with these in the pond
17:18and see if we can jump into the hoops
17:20set
17:20i'm going to jump in the swing there
17:24three
17:25two
17:26one
17:27it's so nice
17:34it's so relaxing
17:36i just feel like
17:38instead of being
17:40at this level
17:41of intensity
17:42i've just been able to come down
17:44to a normal
17:45even keel
17:47where i feel like
17:48i can cope again
17:50down on the costa del sol
18:05while jasmine and the children are away
18:07the renovation team are working hard in the kitchen
18:10to meet their deadline
18:11one of the jobs on the list
18:15is preparing the marble floor tiles for polishing
18:18called grinding
18:20this process removes blemishes
18:22for a smooth shiny finish
18:24and it's a dirty job
18:26so dominic was keen to get it out of the way first
18:30the plan for today was
18:31the marble guy
18:33is
18:33everybody's got to get out
18:35and let him do his thing
18:36but it's all gone a bit peaked on
18:37the grinder for the floor marble
18:40can't come
18:41he's
18:42someone's ill
18:42so now we've got to
18:44basically shuffle it all around
18:46although it's not ideal
18:48with so much to do
18:49in a short space of time
18:51dominic's cracking on
18:52with the next task
18:53i'm boarding this wall up here in the kitchen
18:56rather than lose the day
18:58i just stab my finger
19:02and the guys are filling, sanding
19:05it's getting there
19:06so
19:07loads of little jobs
19:08do you want to do a bit of this ceiling fella?
19:11that's how good are you at balancing boards?
19:13not great
19:14you can still adjust it later
19:16here we go
19:18from the hotel she's staying in
19:29jasmine is keeping up to date on the latest developments
19:32today they're plasterboarding the kitchen
19:36so that is ready for the plasterers to come in
19:38the plaster needs a few days to dry before we can paint it
19:42we've only got a week
19:45until the kitchen is arriving
19:48so all of this needs to be done before then
19:51hola juan
19:53her priority is reworking the schedule
19:56starting with rebooking juan
19:58the marble polisher
19:59there are a lot of processes
20:17that are all dependent on one another
20:19so
20:20i can actually have the headspace
20:22to do the work that i need to do
20:24to get this project across the line
20:27just by not being there
20:29and doing it remotely
20:30the problem is
20:31the kitchen
20:32is being delivered
20:34on wednesday
20:36unless he wants to come
20:38on
20:39the weekend
20:40i was actually amazed
20:43at how productive
20:44i was able to be
20:46without people asking me different things
20:48every five seconds
20:49and i was able to focus a lot better
20:52my to-do list was
20:53going down instead of up
20:55it's now nearing the end of the family's mini break
21:04so before heading home
21:06they're exploring the nearby seaside town
21:08of cala de mijas
21:10can you look at that
21:12people
21:13hola
21:14la gala de mijas is
21:16a really
21:17buzzing
21:18place
21:19it's
21:20a very popular
21:21holiday resort
21:23and
21:24somewhere that
21:25lots of people
21:26really enjoy
21:26there's loads going on
21:28there's beautiful beach
21:29you can go and just enjoy
21:31feeling like you're on holiday
21:32chocolate
21:33oh joy that looks good
21:35yummy
21:36yummy
21:37you can have mango and fresa
21:39thank you
21:41this looks yummy
21:42because the weather is so warm here
21:45we quite often get an ice cream
21:48when i think back to my childhood
21:50an ice cream was
21:52for only special occasions
21:53very rarely when the ice cream van came around
21:56um but living here
21:58i think we've been having quite a few ice creams
22:00but you know it'd be rude not to wouldn't it
22:02how's yours kids
22:04yummy
22:07i think
22:09if i remember rightly from my last visits here
22:11it was built in around the 1500s
22:15and it used to be a pirate watchtower
22:17and there's this funny story about
22:20one night a pirate who tried to come
22:22um ashore
22:24and instead of shooting him with bows and arrows
22:27they threw like hard loaves of bread at him
22:29and he ran away
22:32i can never quite switch off entirely
22:35from what's going on back at home
22:37because my phone never stops ringing
22:39pinging
22:40and problems and decisions
22:42and this that and the other
22:44but it is nice to just pretend for a minute
22:46that we're on holiday
22:48and have a nice little relaxing afternoon
22:52do you like it here
22:53it is very pretty
22:55it's lovely isn't it
22:57i can't believe it's
22:57so warm isn't it the ice cream's melting so fast
23:00i think the break was really needed by everyone
23:05probably even the builders
23:08they just could crack on
23:10with anything they needed to do
23:12so yes
23:13for the kids
23:14to have fun
23:16and be
23:17somewhere
23:18where they can just relax
23:20on their summer holidays
23:21for me where i can be less stressed
23:24i think it was as much for them as it was for me
23:29after her time away off site
23:35jasmine is rejoining the build in person
23:38first she's checking in with the team working on the kitchen
23:42where plastering has begun
23:43the ceiling and one wall are already nearly completed
23:47oh that's looking good guys
23:51god it's amazing the transformation it makes isn't it
23:55so what is the plan
23:57we can take the panel sheets
23:58and then when we finish
24:00we can pop the rest of that wall up there
24:03and flatten that as much as we can
24:05ready for tomorrow
24:05and then tomorrow will come
24:06that ceiling
24:07that wall
24:08that wall
24:08and then bits over there
24:09those bits over there
24:11there are now only three working days left
24:15before the new kitchen units arrive
24:17so to prevent damaging or spoiling them
24:20any job involving plaster
24:21paint or other chemicals
24:23must be finished
24:24that includes prepping the marble floor
24:27so i'm thinking if the floor polisher guy
24:31wants to come
24:31would he be able to start in one area
24:33that's not in your way
24:34i'm not joking
24:35it'd be wasted
24:36as soon as you pull plaster
24:38it's going to go in the air
24:40and it's going to be all open for it
24:41tom said maybe get him to do it
24:42at the weekend on saturday
24:43let's try and figure something out
24:45i can't delay the kitchen
24:47because otherwise i won't get the work top
24:50because they all shut down
24:51for the summer
24:53the kitchen delivery deadline has become
24:56all the more important
24:57because of another complication that's arisen
25:00it's vital that the kitchen is ready
25:05on schedule
25:07because we have got the work top company coming
25:11on the very last day
25:14before they close down for the summer
25:16so if it's not done on that day
25:19we will have to wait until after the summer
25:21to get our kitchen work top
25:25with a kitchen installation deadline
25:27they can't afford to miss
25:28they can't slow down
25:30but they need to come up with a solution
25:32for getting the kitchen tiles polished too
25:34the kitchen has to come when it's coming
25:37there's no backup plan for that
25:39otherwise we completely miss the window
25:41of getting the work top in
25:43yeah
25:44he said he can come at the weekend
25:45oh happy days then
25:47but because the marble polisher
25:50can work at the weekend
25:51while they are off site
25:53dominic is having a rethink
25:55if he comes and does this side
25:58and concentrates on this side
25:59and when we come in monday
26:01we're going to be painting
26:02cutting the electric sockets
26:04and things like that
26:05and hopefully he's finished this area
26:08and he's over there
26:09because it's quite a messy process
26:10that's the problem
26:11there is mess everywhere
26:13having the plasterers here
26:15at the same time
26:16as the floor polisher
26:18it's not ideal really
26:19because they need to be able to
26:22have the space available
26:24to do their work
26:25but we're trying to coordinate everything
26:28so that they can do one area at a time
26:32and then they can swap
26:33so in that respect
26:34you know we're finding solutions
26:37so that everyone can get their jobs done
26:40moving on
26:43next on jasmine's to-do list
26:45is the sun terrace
26:46and the dining table
26:48we decided that we would try
26:50and make an alternative tabletop
26:52for up here
26:53to save having to buy a whole new sex
26:55all these chairs
26:56and the lounges and everything
26:56all go together
26:57so this nice wooden table
27:00was able to come up in pieces
27:01and be assembled up here
27:03and it's just a really nice natural wood
27:06I think it looks even better
27:08with a little bit of this varnish on it
27:10and it will just be really hard wearing
27:12and durable
27:13it's actually quite therapeutic
27:16relaxing this kind of thing
27:19to be up here
27:22and no one talking to me
27:23no decisions to make
27:24just doing this
27:26you could get quite into DIY
27:28better late than never
27:31it's now been nearly two weeks
27:39since jasmine has been project managing the renovation on her own
27:42in the kitchen
27:45in the kitchen
27:46the time-saving strategy she and dominic came up with
27:48has been put into play
27:50we've resolved the marble
27:53and the plasterers
27:54they're working together now
27:56half the front room each
27:57it's working
27:59they seem relatively happy
28:01even today I
28:02didn't know they were going to plaster the whole lot
28:04so they've gone a little bit extra
28:06so brilliant
28:07we will hit the target
28:10so the kitchen will be able to go in
28:13the good news continues for jasmine
28:15with john's time away filming in wales
28:18finally coming to an end
28:19I find it really difficult now being away for work
28:23and I sort of hate leaving jazz and the kids
28:26and leaving jazz
28:28with everything to do at the house
28:29but the plus side is
28:31to get home and sort of see the fruit of jazz's
28:34hard work
28:35and stress
28:36is amazing
28:38and it is energising
28:39you kind of come home and you see
28:41what has changed at the house
28:43there's just so much going on
28:46that it's hard to keep on top of everything on my own
28:49so having john back
28:50is a huge help
28:51and it's also so nice to be able to have
28:55family time
28:57you know I think that's what keeps us going
29:00in between the
29:01highs and lows
29:03of the whole renovation project
29:05is when we can get together
29:07and do things as a family
29:08so before returning to the renovation
29:12john's joining jasmine and the children
29:14with one of their friends
29:16on a visit to a local dog rescue centre
29:18which as dog owners themselves
29:20they're keen to support
29:22we're all animal lovers
29:24although I have to say
29:25I'm slightly nervous that the kids
29:27are going to want to take another dog home
29:29it's not the right time for us
29:32because we're living on construction sites right now
29:35joy's friend asher
29:38is tagging along with us as well
29:39the kids are just desperate to come
29:42and walk the dogs
29:43morning
29:44even though they're not adopting right now
29:47the family have offered their help to exercise the dogs on a voluntary basis
29:51welcoming them is the rescue centre's president Susie
29:54would you like to see a new puppy that's just arrived
29:58yeah
29:59Carlos will take you in there
30:00we'll catch up with you in a moment
30:02lovely
30:02so how long have you been running this place
30:06about three years
30:07but I've been a volunteer here for about 23 years
30:10really
30:10yeah
30:11how long has the charity been going
30:1233 years
30:1333 years
30:1433 years
30:15how many dogs have you got in there
30:16we've got about 150 at the moment
30:19150
30:19yes
30:20and so the dogs come from
30:21mainly the streets
30:23dogs that are found on the streets
30:24yeah all the dogs here
30:25all but a few
30:26are just abandoned
30:27we find them hanging on trees
30:29we find them in rubbish bins
30:30we find them in sacks and things like that
30:32we never put a dog to sleep
30:33unless it's terminally ill
30:35and we can't do another thing about it
30:37and believe me
30:38we bend over backwards
30:39to make these dogs better
30:40if a family like ours
30:41wanted to adopt a dog
30:42what's the criteria
30:43what do you look for in a family
30:45well we always ask you
30:46to come and see the dogs first
30:48I would say half of the time
30:49the dog you think you want in your head
30:51isn't the dog you really need
30:52so it's always better to come here
30:54meet the dog
30:55take them for a walk
30:56then you can get to see the personality
30:57then you'll see
30:58oh that is the dog for us
31:00they're new arrivals
31:06these dogs are being kept separate from the others
31:09so they can be put on a controlled diet
31:11to feed them back up to a healthy weight
31:13oh they're super hungry
31:15the problem is their tummies will just be tiny
31:18because they're not used to eating
31:19so we can only give them little bits at a time
31:22go on baby
31:23we're going to rehabilitate these
31:25we're going to get them well
31:26and we're going to find new homes for them
31:28and when you've done that
31:30it makes everything all worthwhile at the end of it
31:33yeah yeah
31:33yeah it's amazing work that you do
31:35thank you
31:35we're proud of it
31:37because we can see the transformation
31:40to get a taste of what it's like being a voluntary dog walker
31:54Jasmine and John have been paired up with two of the centre's residents
31:57Clancy and Summer
31:59he's a good boy
32:02yes
32:03Summer
32:04Summer's such a pretty name
32:07he's happy
32:21oh look at you
32:25yes
32:25the dogs love the water
32:27especially on a hot day like this
32:29you're living your best life
32:31now you've given me a little shower
32:34I think the dogs are ready now to head back
32:37there were two lovely dogs that were just sweet natured
32:44just need someone to give them some TLC
32:48Munch look
32:50no Munch
32:51there's a dog in there called Munch
32:54and annoyingly has slightly stolen my heart
32:58do you need someone to rescue you
33:01going into the evening
33:02I should be thinking about what we're doing for the renovation tomorrow
33:06but I'll probably be thinking about what Munch is doing here
33:09and how much Munch would benefit from a loving family like ours
33:12but I'm not sure the house is ready for another big dog yet
33:16there's 150 dogs or so in there
33:19all looking for a home
33:20you know it's quite upsetting to see them all
33:28every single one of them you know
33:30looking at you like pick me pick me pick me
33:32these wonderful people are picking up the pieces of all these poor dogs
33:37that someone else has abandoned or abused
33:39I'm glad we came and I think we'll come back again
33:44the summer sun is shining on the Costa del Sol
34:04and it's a big day for Jasmine and the renovation team
34:07the new kitchen units are arriving
34:09and inside everything is primed for their installation
34:12seeing the space where the kitchen's going to go
34:17now it's all been painted
34:18and it's starting to look more like a liveable space
34:22it's great
34:23and the kitchen's been delivered
34:25I think it's going to look amazing
34:27I can't wait to get it installed
34:30so it seems like everything is falling into place
34:34is that the whole kitchen?
34:37no there's still more coming
34:38oh look the tall columns just fit
34:41it's so nice to see the kitchen coming together
34:45because at one point
34:47when they ripped it all out
34:49there was no floor
34:50there was no walls
34:52and no ceiling
34:55and it was kind of terrifying
34:58but step by step everything is coming together
35:03and being put in place
35:06very exciting
35:10it looks beautiful
35:12it's almost better than I remember
35:14now I see it here in the house
35:16the handles are lovely
35:17the colour is absolutely gorgeous
35:19I'm really looking forward to having a functional dishwasher again
35:23because we haven't got one downstairs in the basement kitchenette
35:28and yeah I can't wait
35:31I love my dishwasher
35:33the day also marks an achievement for Dominic and his builders
35:37they've taken an empty shell
35:39and constructed new walls and a ceiling
35:41all plastered and painted within a week
35:44we've hit the kitchen target
35:45which was great
35:47a bit of stress
35:48a little bit of stress
35:49so it's all ready to go for them
35:52we've still got the splashbacks
35:55the painting
35:56the decorating
35:57final touches
35:58bits of skirting board
36:01they're all little jobs
36:03but because they're finishing jobs
36:05they're quite slow
36:07it's got to look perfect
36:09so we're getting there
36:11however the pressure has now shifted onto the kitchen installers to keep to schedule
36:17the plan is that over the next two days
36:21they are going to fit the kitchen
36:22and the kitchen fitters have to finish the kitchen on time
36:28because the worktop company's final day for measuring is in two days
36:37so they have to do it then
36:39in order for us to get the worktop
36:41fitted
36:42before they go off on their break
36:44so there's no margin for error
36:47at all
36:47with the worktop company's holiday deadline in mind
36:52Jasmine brings in kitchen designer Rebecca
36:55to run her installation team herself
36:58all the furniture's here
37:01as you can see
37:02they arrive already assembled
37:04the guys are here now working
37:06and I've just been through with them the design
37:09so there's no question about what's on the plan
37:11and what's not on the plan
37:12fingers crossed everything goes smoothly
37:15I'm sure it will
37:16everything seems to be as it should be
37:18and tomorrow will be finished
37:20I'm kind of entrusting everything to the kitchen fitters and hoping they get it all right
37:26there's no reason why they shouldn't get it right because I've been through it enough times with Rebecca
37:32and she's very meticulous
37:35leaving the kitchen installation to the person best place to manage the process
37:41Jasmine enlists John's help to focus on another key area of the build
37:46the top sun terrace
37:47which they need to have finished in time for their housewarming party
37:51with some guests coming in a few weeks
37:53it's going to be really nice to have the sun terrace finished
37:56because the house is south facing
37:58I've always envisaged that once the sun is off the garden
38:01we'll spend the evenings with the last bit of sun on the roof
38:04we've had some guests in the past
38:06and I've slightly always hankered that we could take them up there for an evening drink
38:10but now I feel like the space
38:12I feel like we're proud enough of that space
38:14to sit and happily have some drinks in the evening
38:16it was originally John's idea to transform part of the sun terrace
38:22into an Ibiza style lounge stroke chill out zone
38:25but in his absence Jasmine's been making the design decisions
38:29it's yet another delivery to our house
38:32I mean I don't really order much
38:36I can't keep up with how much stuff Jazz has ordered that's arriving at the moment
38:40I don't look at our bank account
38:42I keep seeing boxes around the house
38:44I'm like what is that?
38:45what's that for?
38:46why is
38:46oh these are much smaller than I was hoping for
38:50anyway never mind
38:52where's the end?
38:58coming off coming off
38:58this is a mess isn't it
38:59put it on here and untangle it first
39:01oh my god
39:03who's idea was it's about 100 feet of lights
39:06and then they're all tangled up
39:10this is a disaster
39:13surely they should have opened up easier than this
39:17this is going so badly
39:20I mean it's fine rolling out of the lights
39:23we haven't actually got the
39:24we haven't actually put the post up
39:25we have to hang them on
39:26it's not long until another one of Jasmine's purchases arrives
39:40to fit in with the bamboo covering she's put up on the wall
39:44she's chosen soft furnishings with a similar beach club vibe
39:48oh look at that
39:50they just expand
39:51two in each
39:51yes there's eight
39:52yeah they love a vacuum bag
39:55that's satisfying opening this
39:57that is so satisfying
39:58they look nice
39:59this house needs storage just for all Jaz's cushions
40:02I have gone a bit overboard with cushions
40:05it's starting to shape up up here isn't it?
40:08yeah it's good
40:09having our roof terrace as a usable space
40:14not just for laundry
40:16it will be really nice
40:19it's just such a lovely spot
40:20beautiful views of the mountains
40:23and all the surrounding greenery
40:25so yeah I'm really happy
40:27downstairs in the kitchen
40:30work is progressing rapidly
40:32and after a day with no hitches
40:34the fitters have downed tools
40:36so Jasmine and John are taking a sneak preview of the units
40:40that were once the showroom's display model
40:43oh my gosh
40:47it is better
40:49I love it
40:51that
40:52oh
40:53oh it looks so nice
40:56do you like it?
40:59yeah I like it
40:59colour
41:00it really looks better in our house than it did in us
41:03it's way better than it did in the showroom
41:05oh it looks so nice
41:08all that's missing
41:10it's the worktop
41:12it feels like quite a long time ago
41:13that we were looking around kitchen showrooms
41:15I vaguely remember being on crutches
41:17and probably not paying quite as much attention as I should do
41:21so I had forgotten
41:23what the kitchen really looked like
41:25so when the units had been fitted
41:28and we were sort of 70% there
41:29it was impressive
41:31it looked good
41:31I was like wow
41:32we made the right decision
41:33the colour is amazing
41:35it's beautiful
41:37I absolutely love it
41:39it looks like the kitchen should be on target
41:43while up on the sun terrace
41:45Jasmine and John's creation has finally come together
41:48it's not bad is it out here
41:53I mean you could make so much more of it
41:55be careful because it's full of dirty water
41:58oh god
42:00now after adding a few finishing touches
42:06it's time to find out if it meets expectations
42:09finally
42:15and you took out the washing line
42:20I've always championed this roof terrace
42:22yes
42:23you were always like
42:24we'll never use it
42:25it'll be too hot
42:26no we'll use it every single day
42:28for hanging out laundry
42:29but you had that clever idea
42:32of the quick release washing line
42:35so you're not just a pretty face are you
42:37this is one of my favourite spaces in the house
42:39and I know that it's the one we've spent the least money on
42:43but that is
42:44makes it slightly more satisfying
42:46yeah exactly
42:47I mean
42:48to reuse all the old lounges that we got
42:51second hand
42:52with that bundle of furniture
42:54and the table
42:56and eight chairs
42:57they're all perfectly alright
42:58just new cushions
42:59upside from the table
43:01is a stroke of genius
43:02the wooden table top
43:04I think it looks nice and rustic
43:06I'm actually really happy
43:08to be able to reuse
43:10the stuff that we already had
43:12and it still looks nice
43:15I love a fairy line of festoon
43:17I still think I could sneak some more in here
43:18in the next few weeks
43:20well knock yourself out
43:21whatever floats your boat
43:23actually I think from the initial idea
43:28that you had
43:28you wanted to make it like chill out Ibiza
43:30and I was like
43:32no we'll never use it
43:33let's just keep it
43:34it's a laundry area
43:35it's kind of a happy medium isn't it
43:38yeah
43:38because it's lovely
43:39but we can still
43:42it can still be practical
43:43laundry
43:44I sound like
43:45I'm obsessed with laundry
43:47I mean
43:47but yeah
43:49well I'll openly admit
43:50the speed at which
43:51you could dry clothes up here
43:52is amazing
43:53but this is way better
43:55well done
43:56well done you
43:57it would just be a laundry area
44:00if it was down to me
44:01so it's good
44:01that's leprechaun green
44:11beautiful colour
44:12I love the colour
44:13please though I share it
44:14but
44:14but yeah it's not
44:15it's too bright
44:16intensity
44:17at the moment
44:18so close
44:19to the end
44:20is
44:21ridiculous
44:22well if he doesn't do it on Thursday
44:24it won't be done in time
44:26because he's only got Thursday and Friday
44:29it's pushing it already
44:30I'm just having to leave it all
44:33in John's hands
44:35it just couldn't be worse timing really
44:38you'll do it
44:42are we fine
44:42I think it's pretty touch and go
44:46as to whether everything will be finished on time
44:49at the housewarming party
44:51it's too close to call
44:52we'll see you next time
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