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> "Grand Designs" doesn't show the dream projects that fail miserably Great analogy, seriously. As a big fan of that program (cathartic if you have any real st
by mejutoco 3y ago
> "Grand Designs" doesn't show the dream projects that fail miserably
Great analogy, seriously. As a big fan of that program (cathartic if you have any real state project going on) let me add that I have seen programs in which the house is not finished after 8 years; some in which rooms projected for kids are not needed because they are going to college; and couples that start together, and by the end of the program are divorced (or one of them passed) by the end of the program. It really puts things into context.
Also, my favourite, when 80% of the participants casually say they want to be in by Christmas, summer vacations, New years next year, and the host smiles and says something like (let's see).
- floil 3y agoAnd to connect it back to the original post: the moments that make me cringe the most in Grand Designs are the ones where the owner decides, as a cost-cutting measure, to manage the project themselves despite not having prior domain experience. Whereas the author of this article successfully engaged an expert early on, and saw it pay dividends, despite the up front cost.