As seen on TV, Channel 5 KINGSON ROOFING Built and covered the Property from wall plate upwards! The roof was built from manufactured trusses and from traditionally cut timber assembled on site. As well as completing the main house roof we also completed the detached garage to the side which includes a loft conversion adapted as a granny flat.

'LIKE BEING IN A BOUTIQUE HOTEL' Alwoodley, Leeds Owned by Lucinda Black, 27 (property developer) "We bought the house in 2004, but realised there was so much we wanted to do to it that it would be more cost-effective to pull it down and build on the site. It took a while – we only moved in at the end of August last year. In total the project cost us £1m, but the house is now valued at £2.5m. One reason it took us so long was that we couldn't decide what we wanted – either really modern or traditional. We had two architects working on plans that kept changing. In the end, we met somewhere in the middle. The house looks very modern from the outside, but inside we've made it into a comfortable family home for us and our daughter; a lot of people say they expect it to be quite cold and are surprised at how warm and cosy it is. My partner, Marc, and I did almost everything ourselves, although we did have help with the soft furnishings, because the house is predominantly black, so I was thinking 'Oh my God, where do I start here?' I'm really proud of what we've done with the hallway. It's a really big space – 400 sq m – and we didn't want it to be either really empty or filled with stuff. It's got a boutiquey, hotel feel to it, which I wanted, and we've got an 18th-century circular chair, made up of four seats with their back to each other – you find them in hotels a lot. The dining room is fantastic. We've got Swarovski crystals hanging down on either side of the room, and one wall is taken up with a bronze mirror. We're very lucky that not only were we able to build our dream house, but that it comes with a garden. Two German designers, Barth and Schrang, designed ours. It's got a Mediterranean feel: palm trees, white walls and decking, and there's a reflection pool too. I don't think I'd change anything about the house; we put a lot of effort into it and it's exactly what we wanted.".