Kevin McCloud reveals he was appalled when a couple spent £125,000 on a kitchen on Grand Designs
Kevin McCloud reveals he was appalled when a couple spent £125,000 on a kitchen on Grand Designs and says he ‘can’t see the justification for gross spending on what are essentially basic requirements’
Kevin McCloud said he was appalled when couple spent £125,000 on a kitchen Added that his shock is ‘just sort of an expression of moral indignation, really’Said ‘can’t see justification for gross spending on what are basic requirements’
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Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud has revealed he was appalled when a couple spent £125,000 on a kitchen in the new series – adding that he ‘can’t see the justification for gross spending on what are essentially basic requirements.’
It comes after supercar investor and property developer Joe O’Connor, 35, and his wife Claire, from Devon, appeared on the Channel 4 programme where they set out to build an enormous home inspired by rocks in the countryside with a budget of £835,000.
Joe confessed the budget had gone over to £2.5 million, with the kitchen alone costing them around £125,000, with Claire admitting: ‘It is an expensive kitchen but you can’t buy it from the high street. It’s the focal point of the house.’
Speaking to The Guardian, Kevin McCloud told how he is often shocked by the final cost of the builds on the show, explaining: ‘My shock is just sort of an expression of moral indignation, really.’
Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud has revealed he was appalled when a couple spent £125,000 on a kitchen in the new series – adding that he ‘can’t see the justification for gross spending on what are essentially basic requirements’ (pictured, the £125,000 kitchen)
Kevin (pictured) has since praised the house as being ‘on another level’ in terms of ‘scale, ambition and cost’
‘I was brought up as a Methodist and I would never spend that money on a kitchen. I just couldn’t do it, I can’t see the value. I can see the value of insulating the building, and of giving yourselves zero-carbon technologies, and reducing your bills and environmental impact.’
‘I can see the ethical value of that. But what I can’t see is the ethical …I can’t see the justification for gross spending on what are essentially basic requirements.’
He continued: ‘I am shocked by the cost of everything: petrol … the weekly shop.’
The house that presenter Kevin was referring to was gigantic, covering 6,000 sq ft, with five bedroom suites, a gym, cinema room, study, utility room, open plan kitchen and living-space.
Supercar investor and property developer Joe O’Connor, 35, and his wife Claire, from Devon, appeared on the Channel 4 programme where they set out to build an enormous home inspired by rocks in the countryside with a budget of £835,000 (pictured, the living area)
Ahead of the build, property developer and supercar investor Joe said he wanted to keep the project below £900,000 – but the budget soon went out of the window (pictured with his wife Claire and Kevin)
Property developer Joe O’Connor, 35, was branded an ‘arrogant t******’ by Grand Designs viewers after he spent four years and £2.5 million building an enormous 6,000 sq ft home based on the rugged Devon terrain – which many said looked like ‘a sh** Stone Henge’
After starting the project in 2017, the couple’s build was hampered by difficulties from the outset, including issues with the timber frame, challenges installing 46 panes of glass costing £200,000, poor weather and the Covid-19 crisis.
Viewers were left stunned by the huge 6,000 sq ft build, with one calling it ‘a sh** Stone Henge’, while another wrote: ‘The scene is set perfectly for this to be an absolute classic of #GrandDesigns. Egotistical and obscenely rich owner, monstrous design, impossible to build, pregnant wife, unrealistic construction timeline…’
However, Kevin has since praised the house as being ‘on another level’ in terms of ‘scale, ambition and cost.’
He went on to call the handmade kitchen ‘a piece of craftsmanship’ – adding it was ‘beautifully assembled.’
