Original title
Challenge Tommy Walsh
Released
12/4/2002
Origin country
GB
Genre
Documentary
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
45
Tommy Walsh helps two homeowners convert their old Victorian schoolhouse into a family home.
The master builder rips out a redundant staircase as he continues converting the Victorian schoolhouse.
Tommy Walsh and Alan Herd travel to Baldock to transform a Victorian Schoolhouse. They remove an old staircase, chimney breast, lay flooring.
Follow Tommy Walsh and Alan Herd as they lay a patio, build steps and an Arbour corner seat.
Follow Tommy Walsh and Alan Herd as they lay a patio, build steps and an Arbour corner seat.
A modern timber-clad house in Wales is the latest challenge for Tommy Walsh and Alan Herd. But some jobs aren’t as simple as they seem…Once he removes the original cladding he finds that there is a lot more work to do than was first thought.
Tommy’s back at the Welsh border as he continues work on the timber-clad house. Today he’s building a stylish round patio.
Another day, another place, another DIY disaster to mend! Today Tommy meets the Wellington family – and their wonky self-built extension!
The Wellington family’s wonky extension project is under control so today Tommy gets to grips with an ancient well – in the kitchen floor!
We’re back in beautiful Devon as Tommy completes work on the Wellington’s extension. This week he joins forces with building colleague Will to lay a hardwood floor and add the finishing touches.
A homeowner has challenged Tommy and Alan Herd to restore a fireplace in the Dining Room of her listed Georgian house in Bodmin, Cornwall.
The fireplace comes together; meanwhile, Alan is trying to fix a sash window with a broken cord.
Flatpack kitchens are supposed to be easy to install - but are they? Tommy Walsh explains why preparation is the key to success on any DIY project.
The new kitchen cabinets have been installed and now it's time to fit the worktops. Tommy Walsh tells you what you need to know to get a professional finish.
Tommy Walsh delivers another cracking masterclass, as he demonstrates how to complete the finishing touches that will perfect your new kitchen.
Tommy Walsh zooms up to York to transform a garden for summertime relaxation. He starts by knocking down an old garage.
Work continues with the summerhouse.
Tommy hits Hollywood, Birmingham, to transform a garden into a Mediterranean party paradise. The first step is a hot tub as a centrepiece for a deck.
Tommy's garden transformation in Birmingham is taking shape. As Alan continues working on the deck and pergola, Tommy starts on the bar and terrace.
Work on the garden's almost done, as a granite worktop completes the bar, and Alan finishes the pergola, Tommy's time to recline in that hot tub beckons.
Tommy Walsh and Alan Herd head to the Welsh borders to help Marty and Robert Fleet create a rustic kitchen in their old cottage.
Work continues with creating the rustic kitchen. A local blacksmith is enlisted to add some special features to the kitchen of the country cottage.
In the idyllic countryside setting of the Welsh borders, Tommy and Alan add some finishing touches to Marty and Robert's rustic kitchen.
Tommy is in deepest Cornwall to help self-builder Rex Gratham renovate an old stone pigshed.
Work continues on the renovation of the old stone pigshed with the stone walling and woodwork.
Work continues on the renovation of the old stone pigshed with the new roof being constructed.
Tommy Walsh has the challenge of knocking two small rooms into one large living space, incorporating green oak from the local Forest of Dean. The building surveyor also pays a visit.
Work continues on creating one large living space from two small rooms, with the undercoat plastering applied before the final topcoat plastering goes on.
Tommy is challenged to convert a very 70s looking staircase in an entrance hall to make it look a lot grander.
Tom and Alan help a couple recreate Victorian style by restoring their staircase.
A couple who are expecting their first baby, want a glass room built in the cellar area of their house. Emma and John's unique house built on stilts is lacking space. Tommy and Alan plan to create a glass-fronted room for them between the stilts.
A new structure has emerged on the stilts of Emma and John's house for the new room. Tommy now needs to keep the style consistent with matching windows. Tommy calls on his glazier friends to copy the window style from the upper rooms to keep the style consistent by matching the new windows.
Time is running out but Tommy and Alan still have a lot to do including fitting a sliding glass door and installing a spiral staircase reclaimed from elsewhere in the house.
Tommy and Alan recreate Spanish-style for Louise and Andrew, with a garden based upon the designs of Barcelona designer Gaudi, complete with a curved wall and wavy pergola.
Work in the garden continues and Tommy and Alan bring some of the Barcelona weather to Derby with an ingenious underfloor heating system fitted below the patio.
Tommy and Alan are challenged to convert a Reading Bungalow into a two-storey home for Jon and Helen Clark.
With all the preparation done, it's time for Tommy and Alan to install the staircase and to fit the handrails and spindles.
With the stairs in place, the old doorway comes out and the new porch is completed with a brand new roof, front door and side-lights.
Rosemary and Fraser McDonald enlist the help of Tommy Walsh and Alan Herd to turn an ex-pub in Wiltshire into a comfortable family home. The challenge for Tommy is to remove a massive steel joist which is no longer required and to build a new patio door out to the garden area.
Tommy and Alan fit the dining room patio doors under the arch, which brings about an amazing transformation as work on the pub cellar concludes.
In Lincolnshire, Tommy and Alan begin work to convert the spherical cap at the top of a windmill into a useable room, by installing a staircase and a new floor.
Tommy and Alan discover that renovating the cap of a converted windmill brings certain problems and is proving troublesome for Tommy, particularly as all the wood has to be individually cut to size.
With the flooring and windows still to do, Tommy and Alan are up against the clock to finish the converted windmill. Is it a challenge too far?
Debbie Greenstreet calls on Tommy and Alan's expertise to convert her double garage into a useable living space. Removing the garage door is their first task.
Tommy and Alan add the finishing touches to the garage conversion, including lighting, insulation and sound proofing.
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