Episodes
Mark Millar is joined by two guests who have experience sourcing materials for self building projects in a sustainable fashion. Fix Radio & TV legend, Clive Holland talks about his discoveries of what you could reclaim, save and use from dumpsters...
Mark Millar has invited Tim Phillips, a Senior Quantity Surveyor, with more than 30 years experience in the building trade to join him and give you a complete guide full of invaluable advice about how to make purchases and plan orders of materials for...
Mark Millar is joined by the homeowner of a modernised and converted bungalow and an architect who has had experience renovating bungalows to discuss how we can take a modern approach to an anachronistic design
Mark Millar is joined by Harvey Fremlin from The National Self Build & Renovation Centre to give an overview on how to acquire land
Mark Millar is joined by Ben Martin from The Carlton Tavern to tell the incredible story behind returning the pub to it's glory after the listed building was illegally demolished a number of years ago
Mark Millar has invited Guy Abbott, Technical Director at Morguard Building Surveyors to give you some sound advice on what to consider, investigate, what to ask and research with regards to buying a domestic property to renovate or flip for profit
Mark Millar is joined by Helen George so that she can explain how she planned their build to finish on time, on budget and without any mishaps along the way
Mark Millar invites guests to join him and discuss the pros and cons of bringing in one building contractor to oversee the whole project versus project managing the build yourself and bringing in an array of subcontractors
Mark Millar is joined by Morwenna Slade, Head of Climate Adaptation at Historic England so that Mark can ask some questions about what kind of permission is required when retrofitting in listed domestic properties as well as renovations to those...
Mark Millar is joined Brian Berry CEO of the FMB to talk about retrofitting as a whole. Retrofitting advocate from the world of Plumbing & Heating, Allen Hart joins the show to talk about what would be some good practices when it comes to...
Mark Millar is joined by three guests from his first two shows, six months on from when they first joined him, to find out how their self build projects are unfolding
Mark Millar is joined by Ranjan Bhattacharya, real-estate entrepeneur, property mentor and media personality to give an overview on his approach to property development and the current market
Nicky (@house_at_ballycoose on Instagram) shares her experience self building in Northern Ireland which involved taking the plans and ripping them up and re-designing to achieve her dream build
Mark Millar looks at the approach to domestic building in Northern Ireland with Paddy O'Hart from selfbuildconsultancy.co.uk and James Hagan from Hagan Homes
Stuart Wyeth returns to talk about his success building an impressive property portfolio. Stuart talks about how networking, environmental concerns, understanding the demands of the market and determination has been key to his success and offers some...
Stuart Wyeth from Sky Lofts and SW Homes & Developments joins Mark Millar to discuss loft conversions and explains the value they can add to an existing property or new build
Luke Millard from Bristol Garden Rooms Ltd (BGR) joins Mark Millar to share his knoweledge and experiences creating incredible garden rooms. Mark and Luke talk about what is possible, planning permission, ideas for different kinds of materials used...
Mark Millar has a look at the different materials and approaches you can take to creating some beautiful and spacious worktop counter spaces in your home or self build project. Liam Colgon from Mayfair Worktops talks about the options surrounding...
Mark Millar is joined by two of his favourite Interior Designers that he's had the pleasure of working with on TV, Gabrielle Blackman & Barbara Ramani. Mark has invited Gabrielle & Barbara into the studio to talk about how we can bring life...
Mark Millar talks to Matt Tipping from Cabin Makers about how to go about building a Cabin and what is possible with regards to purpose and design. Then, Richard Lee from Plankbridge explains the history behind Shepherd Huts and the benefits of having...
Mark Millar is joined by Daniel Smith from Internorm to discuss different window options and Chris Wann from Korniche Aluminium Systems talks about aluminium, flat glass, self cleaning windows and roof lanterns
Ian Clay from Clays - The leading supplier of Structural Insulated Panels - joins Mark to give you a guide on how SIPs work, what is possible with regards to building with them and everything you need to know before you start a build using SIPs....
Mark Millar explores ICF Construction with his guest Robin Miller, the managing director of Beco Products - the UK’s longest established supplier of insulated concrete formwork - A practical and energy efficient construction system to accommodate our...
Mark Millar is joined by Jonathan Randall (https://www.jrkitchens.co.uk/) to discuss trends, options and functionality with regards to creating the pefect kitchen for your building project
Tom McSherry from Buildstore joins Mark Millar to give you advice and information on how to approach getting a mortgage that suits your ambitions with regards to your self build project
Mark Millar is joined by Architectural Technologist, George Barr who has just embarked on his first self build project with two clients who are husband and wife. George talks about the challenges so far, the issues with communication, regulations,...
Mark Millar is joined by Jonny McCracken from Tileworks to give a rundown on how to approach designing your bathrooms, what is possible within the home environment, trends, accessibility and more
Mark Millar is joined by Theo Dales, from KOTO, to discuss pre-fabricated modular buildings and Simon Orrels, from Timber Frame Technologies, to discuss timber framed structures
Mark Millar has invited three well respected and knowledgable figures from the plumbing & heating and renewables sector to give you a complete guide on heat pumps and what you need to know when installing them on your self build projects
Mark is joined by a decorator, carpenter, electrician and house builder so that they can give you a guide on how to work with them, when to book them and how to get the best out of each trade on your self builds