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00:04After over 20 years of helping other people find their dream home overseas,
00:10we're actually doing it ourselves.
00:14What did you think of the window?
00:16There is none.
00:17There is one.
00:18There's just a hole in the wall.
00:20Congratulations, you now own a Spanish property.
00:23Aww.
00:25I don't even know why I'm getting emotional.
00:28The reality of it is hitting me. It's a lot of work.
00:32It's been stressful up until this point,
00:34but I think what I've got coming is going to be even worse.
00:43I don't want to move into somewhere that's just a dump,
00:46where the toilets don't flush, the windows don't open, nothing works.
00:51Let's get on with it. Hammer it down.
00:55Jack, hammer it out.
00:58What can go wrong?
01:01What's this saying about polishing a turd?
01:04Although a turd with loads of potential.
01:21Today I'm going to see a friend of mine that I've known for years and years, Mark.
01:26He's a real estate agent here on the Costa del Sol Costa Blanca.
01:30He's actually doing a renovation project of his own.
01:35I've never done a renovation in Spain before,
01:39and I feel like I just need some extra reassurance going into it
01:43that it's not going to be a big mistake.
01:46Hi, Mark.
01:47Hi, Jasmine. How are you?
01:49Wow, I'm good. This is your place then?
01:51Well, welcome to my building site.
01:55Gosh.
01:56It is getting there, trust me.
01:57It's a big project, isn't it?
01:59So we've had to change all the windows, the electricity, the plumbing, the floors, the walls.
02:05We've changed virtually everything inside.
02:07I like the tiles, by the way. Are they new or were they original there?
02:10They're the original tiles. Are they?
02:12We've managed to save those.
02:13Inside, we've totally modernised it for modern living.
02:20Ooh, nice staircase.
02:23This is one of the features of the house I really liked.
02:26We're replacing all the spindles and obviously retiling all the floors.
02:29Oh, yeah.
02:30It's a very grand entrance hall.
02:32There were lots of things I really liked about Mark's property.
02:34I think he's got really good vision.
02:37Oh, this looks lovely. Oh, my God, it's huge.
02:43And I love the fact that, whilst it was modern,
02:47it still had the feel of a traditional house.
02:50That's kind of what I want to replicate here.
02:53This was originally the living room.
02:56So we then decided to convert this into the kitchen.
03:00And this area here was actually not attached to the house.
03:03It was a separate laundry area.
03:05So we knocked that through, so it gave us this long dining area.
03:09I mean, this is a pretty epic kitchen diner.
03:12This is the room in the house, really.
03:14So this is...
03:14Listen, I think we all spend so much time in the kitchen.
03:17You're showing off now, aren't you? Look at this.
03:17I mean, it's stunning.
03:19I do love a big island.
03:20I'm thinking about our house and how we could change the layout
03:26and incorporate having a nice big island, because I do like that,
03:30but I'm not sure how we'll be able to do it.
03:32Did you have a contractor to do everything for you,
03:36or have you gone to different people?
03:38No, to different people.
03:39And then project managed it myself, rather than going to one company
03:42and just getting one company to do it.
03:44And because I was living here, I think it worked well.
03:45You were living here as well.
03:46OK, I was going to ask, because how has that been?
03:50Dusty.
03:53Yeah, the dust never disappears.
03:55But I think the great thing with living in it,
03:57you see things changing every day.
03:59Yeah, it's rewarding to see it.
04:00And then you get other ideas as well by living in it.
04:02True, yeah.
04:04I suppose the fact that Mark has been living in the house
04:07whilst renovating and with the family is quite reassuring,
04:12because, well, if he can do it, then we can do it.
04:15As long as the end result looks...
04:18It will be, and quicker than you will.
04:20..as sparkling as this, then I'll be happy.
04:22I mean, this is absolutely gorgeous.
04:27Seeing Mark today was brilliant, actually,
04:29and seeing the house even more so.
04:32One thing that Mark said that I really took on board
04:36was about living in the renovation,
04:39that it's going to be dusty,
04:42but it's going to be worth it in the end.
04:53Brimming with confidence, Jasmine and her family
04:56head to their house together for the first time
04:58as its proud new owners.
05:01Here we go, then.
05:02First time we are visiting our new house as a family.
05:10Hello!
05:15Sneaks!
05:17The place is in such a state that they are yet to move in.
05:21Instead, they're staying in a nearby holiday let
05:24that's quickly draining their renovation budget.
05:27Hello.
05:28The extras come to say hello.
05:33Seeing this house empty,
05:36you can see how much potential there is here.
05:43There's a lot of things that need to be the first priority,
05:48like this garage door, for example, just to make that secure.
05:52Check hot water, plumbing, electrics, painting, cleaning.
05:57And then we just have to move in because we do not have the luxury of time to plan everything
06:06right now.
06:06We just need somewhere to live.
06:08See, that's the time I'm painting these two of you.
06:10Go on.
06:11It's invisible paint.
06:12Yay!
06:13Invisible paint, kids.
06:21Number one priority before we move in is that it's got to be safe.
06:26So I'm just currently picking up all the broken glass from the garden.
06:32And then going to pick up all the dog poop from the garden.
06:37Very glamorous job.
06:42There was a lot of poo in the garden when we moved into the house.
06:47There was a lot of dog eggs.
06:52It's absolutely minging.
06:55This is not my favourite job.
06:59Everything that we move underneath it is full of ants or cockroaches.
07:06It's got to be done.
07:14Over the next couple of weeks, Jasmine and John continue phase one of their build, doing temporary work to make
07:21the place liveable so they can move in and start the full renovation.
07:26I feel so frustrated right now because there's so much to do and it sort of feels a bit overwhelming.
07:33I just want to get in here.
07:35I can't wait.
07:36The temporary holiday let where they're living has cost just under £3,000 for a month.
07:42An expense Jasmine and John could do without.
07:47Unfortunately, we don't have unlimited funds and we can't afford to rent somewhere else the whole time that we're renovating
07:55this house.
07:56So we just need to make it comfortable.
07:59Then we can move in and we can do the renovation bit by bit.
08:03It might seem a bit strange or not make much sense to do the work that we're doing now in
08:10order to move into the house before we start the full on renovation.
08:13I don't want to move into somewhere that's just a dump where the toilets don't flush, the windows don't open,
08:20nothing works.
08:22With the whole family pitching in, the interior whitewashing is well underway.
08:30So John's heading outside to team up with a couple of local builders Jasmine has brought in.
08:37Today we're trying to make the insides of the roof terraces and make a start on the front of the
08:42house looking less like an unloved house and a little bit more like a loved house.
08:47We're also very mindful that the weather has been pretty bad and pretty wet of late so we're keen just
08:51to seal it and make sure it's all okay and doesn't get any worse.
08:55Even getting the house to a level to make it livable, we've realised it's a bit too overwhelming for Jazz
09:01and I even with our work schedules.
09:03So we've got the lovely Carlos and Martin who are here helping us decorate.
09:09The one biggest test is trying to communicate.
09:13I was just trying to work out my Spanish for where am I starting or where do you want me
09:16to start.
09:18I don't even know the Spanish for brushes. Hang on a minute, I'm going for brush.
09:32Carlos speaks little to no English. In fact, I'm going to go as far as to say he speaks no
09:36English.
09:36But that's not his fault, I'm the one living in Spain.
09:43I think I understood.
09:50Somehow, Carlos came into my life and he has been amazing. He's been brilliant. He's so can do.
09:59I'm a friend.
10:02I'm a brother.
10:04I'm a brother.
10:04I do transport and construction.
10:07I've been a long and a long and a long time ago.
10:08How do you call it?
10:08Rodillo.
10:10Rodillo.
10:12Rodillo.
10:13Rodillo.
10:15Rodillo.
10:16Rodillo.
10:16Rodillo.
10:16Rodillo.
10:26Rodillo.
10:27but that with a hard work we can get the maximum advantage.
10:40I'm going to hold it a little.
10:43John, we're going to do it in a team.
10:47Hold on here.
10:49And I'm going to hold the stairs with one hand and with the other paint.
10:56Very good.
10:57No pasa nada.
10:59No pasa nada.
11:04Now I really am like Carlos's hive help.
11:18My role in the renovation is kind of grafting. I'm very happy to be a hard grafter.
11:29And just, you know, move things around, get stuff done on a day-to-day basis.
11:34John, here we have a little bit.
11:39OK, yes, yes.
11:41I'm sorry, Carlos.
11:50Getting the kids involved seemed like a good idea at the time.
11:55They seem to be enjoying getting involved and feeling part of the renovation.
11:59And they've got so many ideas about what they want to do with each of their bedrooms.
12:05So it's great that they are part of it.
12:08I think I'm going to have to completely repaint everything they've painted though.
12:13But I guess that's what happens when you get two Lelands painting.
12:19At least for them it sort of makes them feel invested that this is, you know, going to be our
12:25new home.
12:28Over the next few days, the place is transformed.
12:33We've done the bare essentials, the absolute basics, to make it as comfortable as it possibly can be for us
12:42to live in.
12:45What's this saying about polishing a turd?
12:50Although, you know, a turd with loads of potential.
13:06Three weeks in and eager to leave the costly holiday let behind, Jasmine and John have focused on making the
13:13house they've bought just about liveable.
13:15So they can finally turn their attention to creating something truly special.
13:21This is the basement of the house.
13:24This is the room that I want to make fun for the kids.
13:27I am a bit of a big kid and I kind of want to live vicariously through my kids.
13:32So, yeah, we want a cinema room.
13:34I say we.
13:35I.
13:36And ultimately this is probably the room we least need to live in this house.
13:40But it would be the room I'd quite like to finish first.
13:43So the kids are on board with the house by having a great playroom.
13:46But let's see.
13:47I'm fairly sure Jazz doesn't agree.
13:52Down here I would have a dance studio.
13:57And a karaoke machine.
14:00Maybe something like ping pong or pool or...
14:03I mean, I'm quite partial to a bit of air hockey.
14:07Undefeated.
14:09It would be nice to have a relaxation area.
14:12Yeah, I don't know, there are so many options.
14:15We have to decide.
14:18There is one space upstairs where they are in clear agreement.
14:23This is the living area, so Jazz is keen that this is the room we prioritise getting light.
14:30So our plan is to get rid of this wall to make it slightly more open plan between the kitchen
14:35and the living area.
14:36And then I think long, long term, eventually I think we'll open it all up.
14:41So this wall will come down.
14:42There's not much there.
14:44And then I think eventually get a steal across here, take this section of wall out.
14:49So we have like bifolds, make this terrace a little bit more usable, a bit more indoor, outdoor.
14:57Looking for inspiration for that open plan space, Jasmine has arranged a visit to a rather special local property.
15:05Ooh!
15:07This is good.
15:08This looks nice.
15:11I like the roof tiles.
15:12Yeah, I like that little tower there.
15:15I'm not adding a tower to that.
15:18Casa Mil Flores, the house of a thousand flowers, may look modest from the front, but step inside and it
15:25unfolds with six bedrooms, an open plan living space and a stunning pool of views stretching down to the sea.
15:36Aha!
15:38Nice.
15:38That is nice, isn't it?
15:39Look at that view.
15:41Yeah, stunning.
15:42It's beautiful.
15:44Looking around, I like the open plan layout.
15:46I think we want to get a bit of that open plan feeling going on with ours, but the kitchen
15:52for me is a bit too contemporary.
15:56But also the island.
15:58Mmm!
16:00The sort of dining table island is not just a breakfast bar, is it?
16:03It makes you realise that we do need to open ours up.
16:06And even though they've kept these structural pillars, which we will have even if we take out all the walls,
16:12it still feels very open and lovely, doesn't it?
16:18Oh, this is quite nice, isn't it?
16:22I like these brushed gold fittings.
16:26It's really nice.
16:27It's nice. It's very simple, but very nice.
16:30They've got the gold fittings in every bathroom.
16:33Yeah.
16:34And it works.
16:35The property was amazing.
16:37It was stunning.
16:37I think the location was great, the views were great.
16:40Oh, look at this.
16:41It's a lovely light bedroom, isn't it?
16:45And the fact that it had been renovated head to toe really helped.
16:49It was amazing.
16:50You know what I like in here and what I think our bedroom might be missing is just bigger windows.
16:56Or even the window that is there, just making it much bigger, even if you had like a little Juliet
17:01balcony.
17:02I think as we looked around the house, it kind of cemented the fact that there were certain elements that
17:06Jaz and I agreed on.
17:08I couldn't even do that thing where you were...
17:12So it was kind of reassuring to know that our path into our own house may be lined with agreement
17:18most of the time.
17:23Oh, a pool with water in it.
17:27I like the arches out here and I like the fact that the continuation of the floor tiles inside carries
17:34on out here.
17:35Whatever we tile the floor in the games room in the basement, you just follow that out.
17:41Continue that out.
17:41Yeah, that's a great idea.
17:43This looks very slick and contemporary and beautiful and I love it.
17:49And there are elements of this I would love to take away and replicate.
17:54But I've got to say, I know this is obviously a much more expensive house than our house, but I
18:00still prefer ours.
18:03Yeah, I mean, I think I prefer ours once it's done.
18:07On the market for nearly two million pounds, there's a lot to like there.
18:12But with champagne taste comes the need to keep the income flowing.
18:16So Jasmine's off to film another episode of A Place in the Sun.
18:25While John is left to crack on with fulfilling the vision, well, at least making a start on Jasmine's list.
18:32I've never felt such a crusty bit of material in a while.
18:37It's very smelly.
18:39And it's very, it's very manky.
18:44Over the years, I'd say John's had one or two DIY disasters, but he's getting better, thankfully, because there's going
18:53to be a lot of DIY to do here.
18:57Sometimes he just plows into something.
19:00He's not a person who can sit down and think things through.
19:03He's like, I've got to take action now, this minute.
19:10And so he'll start something and then think, I haven't actually got everything I need to be able to finish
19:17it.
19:17So sometimes it does get half a job done.
19:23Like I remember when we bought our first flat and we were painting the woodwork.
19:28And instead of protecting all the carpets whilst we were painting the skirting boards, he just slapped on the paint
19:35and then said, I'll just get it off the carpets afterwards.
19:37And I was like, why? Why have you done that?
19:41We got sandpaper afterwards and sanded the paint, the dry paint off the carpets.
19:48My DIY is okay. I'm kind of hoping that this house will make it, will make it better.
19:56Today's plan amongst the list of the growing list of many things to do.
20:01One of them is to jet wash some of the roof tiles.
20:07Some of the tiles are just black and we're hoping that a jet wash might save us a few quid
20:12on new tiles.
20:14Nice box fresh hose.
20:16Know my DIY skills, I'll probably cut straight through the middle of it.
20:20I don't have a lot of logic as it's transpiring.
20:23So my logic is work out how to get the jet wash working on one of the roof terraces.
20:30Lean over and start jet washing some of the tiles.
20:34Do do do do do do do do do do do do.
20:38Water goes on roof.
20:40A does the water clean the tiles.
20:43B does the water come through the ceiling.
20:46That's basically it.
20:48Great.
20:50There's always a big decision to be made in the world of jet washing.
20:53Which nozzle you choose.
20:55Never really sure the difference.
21:01I've gone for that one. Let's see if it works.
21:04Oh, f***.
21:06Hang on.
21:09Pardon my language.
21:11Oh, there you go. That's actually better.
21:13That's not.
21:14What is the water pressure?
21:20I'm changing nozzles.
21:25Oh, yeah, that's better. Here we go.
21:28Oh, yeah. I mean, how satisfying is this going to be?
21:32If we don't destroy the tile in the process.
21:34Yes.
21:36But within minutes of getting going.
21:40How do you feel?
21:42It's pouring water up here.
21:45Water.
21:45Oh.
21:48Water there?
21:49Yes.
21:50I'm sorry.
21:51Oh, God, that's water upstairs.
21:54Okay, that's good.
21:56I'm sorry.
21:56But no, it's just here.
21:58It's bad placed here.
21:59It's bad placed.
22:01Can I take it?
22:02Yes.
22:04Don't look okay, John.
22:06Yes?
22:06Don't look okay, John.
22:08An actual, someone who knows what they're doing is involved.
22:12Perfecto.
22:12Gracias, Henri.
22:14I didn't connect the hose properly.
22:17So quite a lot of water was spilling onto the tiles.
22:20And Henri is currently trying to angle-grind the grout out from between the tiles.
22:27So he didn't want water up here.
22:29And I was putting water up here.
22:33Gravio.
22:36Disaster averted.
22:38Now there's crack on.
22:43When you see how long it takes to do one tile, the reality of how many tiles there are on
22:49this house suddenly kicks in.
22:53And within a few tiles' time, Henri steps in again.
23:04Okay.
23:05Okay.
23:06O sea, you have to add a chemical.
23:09Add a chemical.
23:10What is chemical?
23:13No.
23:14The chemical is hypochlorite.
23:16O sea, a product.
23:18Yes.
23:19Then you put it with a rod.
23:22And then it's on the other side.
23:24Oh, no.
23:25After.
23:27Okay.
23:29Okay.
23:30Gracias.
23:36So I think it's safe to say, I've tested the theory, and whilst the theory is that jet washing works,
23:43our local builders suggested cleaning it with chemicals and then jet washing at the end.
23:48So I'm going to take the advice and leave it for now.
23:54Fairly successful.
23:56Given how many tiles there are on the roof, I'd say I've done about one-fifteenth, which is typical me.
24:02Don't quite finish the job, so can't wait to get the chemicals and get the roof cleaned up.
24:09Time to move on to something else from Jaz's list.
24:22There's just a week until they plan to move in.
24:26Jasmine's been away presenting an episode of A Place in the Sun.
24:30While John's been working through a list of jobs.
24:33Before heading off on a trip of his own, he's squeezing in a task that wasn't necessarily down for this
24:39week.
24:41The big job today is to take down the wall that separates the kitchen from the living area,
24:46just so that when we're living here, this is a bit more open plan for the kids.
24:50And because my DIY skills are still a bit sketchy,
24:55our Spanish builders Henri and Carlos are here to help me,
24:58to make sure the ceiling doesn't fall down.
25:03I mean, the worst that could happen today is the ceiling comes down with the wall.
25:07But we have checked with an architect and we do,
25:09the bit of the wall we're taking out is not load-bearing.
25:11So in theory, it's fine.
25:13You know, in this house of this era in Spain,
25:16even the non-load-bearing walls are pretty meaty.
25:21I am very apprehensive.
25:23I question everything.
25:25Even last night I was driving thinking,
25:27God, do we need to take that wall out?
25:29Do we need to take the wall out?
25:30We could just keep the window so it's fun for the kids to pass food through.
25:34But I've turned up this morning, they've started to angle-grind the lines.
25:40I need to crack on with this wall and there's a very high chance
25:43in our fashion will be ships in the night so I may leave
25:47and she may come back with a half-knocked-down wall that she has to finish off.
25:53Or she has to sign off.
25:55Or she has to cry about, but we'll see.
26:02Let's get on with it.
26:03Hammer it down!
26:05Jack, hammer it out!
26:06What can go wrong?
26:14I mean, I've barely ever seen a jackhammer in my life, let alone used one.
26:39It's like breaking through the channel tunnel.
26:46I can see the kitchen!
26:48There's a hole!
26:54The window is out.
26:56Van Gogh's only dreams the kids of passing food through the window.
27:09All I can think about is all the builders watching me thinking, what is this guy doing?
27:23I think I'm not quick enough.
27:25I think he's used to working quicker.
27:32Okay then, let's do this.
27:34Last BTC of the day.
27:36While John continues having fun, Jasmine's morning's a little more glamorous.
27:41Okay, everyone happy?
27:43And action!
27:45What a fantastic result for my house hunters.
27:48I am so thrilled to have been able to help them find their dream place in the sun.
27:55Good?
27:56Yeah, good. It's a wrap!
27:58Woo!
28:01Thank you guys!
28:06Back at the house!
28:08The wall is very nearly down, which is good.
28:11But it was, in this heat, much harder work than I was imagining.
28:19I just had a missed call from Jad, so I'm just going to give her a call back.
28:24Come on, surely everyone does this when you're wearing gloves, right?
28:26Use their nose.
28:30Hello?
28:31Hi, all right?
28:33I've just cracked.
28:35I'm on my way, I'll get there before you leave.
28:37How's it going?
28:38It was the wall through to the bedroom that you wanted knocking down, wasn't it?
28:42What?
28:43It was the wall through to the bedroom that you wanted knocking down.
28:47Shut up.
28:48No, not really.
28:50Just joking.
28:51Anyway.
28:53All right, I'll speak to you later.
28:56Love you.
28:56Bye, love you, bye.
29:02It's good.
29:04Mission semi accomplished.
29:06We started out to knock down the wall and we have made a massive hole in the wall.
29:10It does feel like the renovation has begun.
29:13I mean, there's only so many painting walls and cleaning stuff you can do.
29:18For my first ever wall demolition, I enjoyed it.
29:21Not sure I'd want to take it up for a living.
29:24Currently, it doesn't look like it's going to be ready for us to move into in a week.
29:27But in a week, we need to move in.
29:31John's now off on a shoot and won't be back until after they move in.
29:35Goodbye house.
29:36See you when the walls tied it up.
29:4420 minutes later, Jasmine's back and ready to take hold of the reins.
29:51I was hoping I might catch John before he had to go, but I think we've just missed each other.
29:58He said he's done the awnings.
29:59I'm not quite sure what he's done to them.
30:04Tied them up with string and ripped off the fabric.
30:10Maybe not a top priority.
30:14Ah.
30:16John said he was going to clean these roof tiles.
30:21I hope that's not the finished job.
30:25Because...
30:28In fact, just that little one sec...
30:30Has he only just done that little section?
30:32And even those don't look very clean.
30:38Oh.
30:39How do I get through?
30:42Can't get in this way.
30:44I'll go...
30:44Maybe I'll go through the kitchen.
30:47Oh, I don't know if I can get in this way either.
30:50Aha.
30:50What's that?
30:59Oh my word.
31:03That's...
31:04That's going to be much better.
31:06Once it's done.
31:10It's going to make such a difference just having more light going through to that kitchen.
31:16Definitely no going back now, is there?
31:22I wonder if they need some help to clear all this up.
31:26I need some gloves.
31:27I need to get changed.
31:30Yeah.
31:32I probably need one of these hats as well.
31:44I wonder how many bags this is going to take.
31:52I've done one bag.
31:55I'm sweating already.
32:03I'm sweating.
32:05Careful, careful.
32:07With Henri returning from his siesta, it seems Jasmine has started cleaning up a touch too soon.
32:14I can't.
32:16I can't.
32:17It's very heavy.
32:20It's very heavy for me.
32:22There's more wall to remove.
32:24It's better, better.
32:27I seriously don't know how I've been roped into doing this.
32:31I think he said that he wants me to do this bottom bit.
32:35So I'm going to give it a go.
32:53I can't breathe.
32:56I'm sweating so much.
33:00This is too hard.
33:11I'm just going to stick to picking up the rubble.
33:18This house is the first time I've done any sort of demolition of anything.
33:24When you go in with your power tools and knock something down, it's kind of like therapy.
33:30You know, you could do anger management courses with demolishing walls.
33:39Now, looking at this, just a really lovely, spacious room with a nice flow.
33:46I think this house has got such a nice energy already.
33:51I think there's so much we can do to improve it.
33:56So it is exciting.
33:59What I'm most excited about at this stage is just getting it liveable and being able to move in here
34:07next week.
34:08Because then I just, I feel like I can breathe and I can relax.
34:24With just days to go and John away from work, Jasmine's on her own.
34:29But with the help of Carlos and his team, the removal of the kitchen wall is complete and the house
34:35is ready for them to move in.
34:37Allowing Jasmine to shift her focus to the full renovation.
34:41We've decided to upcycle all the doors pretty much in the whole house, cupboards and room doors because they're quite
34:50good doors.
34:52They're solid wood doors and it seems massively wasteful to just throw them all away when we could give them
35:00a little makeover.
35:01And they'll be completely transformed.
35:14Quite a tricky one to sand because, because it's got so many little grooves and ridges and you need to
35:21make sure you get shine off the whole thing.
35:34We're a great team, me and Carlos. We work well together because I can do the high up parts and
35:41he can do the low down parts.
35:45Right, he's leaving me to it now.
35:48If he trusts me, so hopefully nothing too bad can go wrong. Famous last words.
35:58The door frames take some effort, but down in the basement, Carlos has the kit to make light work of
36:05painting the doors.
36:11I mean, we are so lucky to have this space like this, where we can actually do all this messy
36:19work without being in the house.
36:23Hopefully quite soon, this will be part of the house.
36:33That's one side of one door done. One coat.
36:40That's probably about one hundredth of the work that needs to be done to get all the doors in the
36:46house done.
36:47So, I think I'm going to get quite good at this.
36:51And on top of all the physical challenges of a renovation project, the usually pleasant Mediterranean climate has been causing
36:59some serious disruption.
37:01The weather here over the last week has been unbelievable.
37:08Created by a weather phenomenon that happens roughly every 20 years in Spain, it's caused devastation.
37:15I think that they had like a year's worth of rain that fell in a few hours.
37:20Oh my God.
37:23Look at this.
37:30And this is what's outside.
37:34Not much space between the top level of that water and the level of this window.
37:40So I'm not really sure what to do.
37:44There have been some awful floods in other parts of Spain. It's been horrific.
37:49At one point, the schools were closed. All of these sort of municipal buildings were closed.
37:54People were being advised to stay in the house.
38:05However, the house has survived and the extreme weather passed just in time for the family, minus John, to move
38:13in.
38:23It's still a long way from Jasmine's end vision, but the place has gone from feeling dark and unloved to
38:32being fresh and most importantly, habitable.
38:36No more holiday lets.
38:38It's finally time to start living in their own Spanish home.
38:42I am very excited.
38:44Although I was hoping, you know, we'd have things a little bit more progressed than we do.
38:49Honestly, in the month since we bought the house, since we completed, it's completely transformed already.
39:01There is still an absolute shed load of stuff to do, but we can move in and we can live
39:09here.
39:10We might be slightly camping, but whatever.
39:13I mean, is this for the fireplace or for the toilet?
39:18Because it could potentially be the fanciest toilet brush I've ever seen, but I don't think I'm going to keep
39:25it.
39:26John is away in the States, so I'm here with the kids.
39:31They're busy playing downstairs, but I'm basically going to be moving all the last bits in and we'll be able
39:36to start settling and unpacking.
39:40And hopefully John will be back at some point.
39:48Oh!
39:51Albie!
39:53Come!
39:56Moving in with the children, it felt just like being at home straight away.
40:02Want to help me make the bed?
40:04No, no, no, no, you won't.
40:06Please don't jump on the bed.
40:08Pest.
40:09The kids were no help at all with making the bed.
40:14Oh!
40:15It's hard, isn't it?
40:17Oh, gosh!
40:19I'll get you the back!
40:21It's so nice!
40:22They were just hyperactive, hysterical.
40:25Get off!
40:30Get off!
40:32Get off my stroke!
40:34No!
40:36No!
40:37Get off!
40:52Get off my Spanish home.
40:55Kids!
40:57What do you want for dinner?
40:59Pizza!
41:00Noodles pizza.
41:02OK.
41:03My culinary skills are amazing!
41:06No, I mean, I'm OK.
41:08I'm a good cook most of the time.
41:16Right, noodles.
41:19I don't know more.
41:23It's such a chance.
41:26This is going to be interesting.
41:29Our first meal here was memorable for all the wrong reasons.
41:34Oh, joy!
41:35I've burned your pizza.
41:38I put the oven on maximum because I was trying to burn off the new smell.
41:43I'm going to blame the oven.
41:44It was a brand new oven.
41:46It must have been something wrong with it.
41:59Oh, why don't I just cut it and you just eat it down to the bit that you want to
42:03eat?
42:04I was so distracted and I was so disorganized.
42:08I had so many things going on in my head.
42:15Why didn't this turn down?
42:18Come on!
42:20I can't get it to work.
42:21Oh, there we go.
42:22Oh, my God.
42:24Where's all my stuff?
42:26Look, my random noodles in a frying pan.
42:32I should have got a takeaway.
42:35My poor kids.
42:37It's not the best.
42:39First night in their new house dinner.
42:42Oh, and I've burnt the pizza and I'm...
42:51Got it?
42:52Yes.
42:52It's very hot.
42:54Joy, I'm sorry about your pizza.
42:59Here's to our first supper.
43:00How's the food, guys?
43:02Good.
43:03It's good for a burnt pizza.
43:06You're so kind.
43:12Oh, sorry.
43:15It's been a long time coming, us moving in here and I've just been feeling really unsettled, you know, just
43:24wanting to be in my own house.
43:27And so it's turned into this really big deal in my head where I just wanted to get in here
43:33and now we're finally in here and I just want to get it nice and I just wanted...
43:36I know there's so much to do before it will be ready, but honestly, just even in this state, I'm
43:44so happy to finally be in our own house.
43:48It just feels already like home.
43:59It's been a long day, but I decided I had to wait up until John got home so that we
44:06could share a glass of bubbles.
44:09Cheers.
44:10Cheers.
44:11First night in that house.
44:13Our first night.
44:16You know, our shell.
44:18Our first night in that house.
44:21Our shell.
44:33Now, the real work begins.
44:35Just ripping it apart with my bare hands.
44:39But I am planning to run this year's London Marathon to raise money for the Institute for Cancer, he said.
44:47I'm currently in hospital waiting for the prognosis.
44:50He's going to be out of action for everything.
44:54Thank you for coming.
44:57My mum is just a lifesaver.
45:04MMM, I'm just a lifesaver.
45:08Thank you for coming.
45:11All right, come on.
45:13Bye-bye.
45:13Bye-bye.
45:13Bye-bye.
45:14Bye-bye.
45:15Bye-bye.
45:15Bye-bye.
45:16Bye-bye.
45:16Bye-bye.
45:26Bye-bye.
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