Factual Entertainment

Accidental Renovators

PLAY


Cal Hunter and Claire Segeren turn a fateful mistake into a project by sustainably renovating a derelict villa in Dunoon, defying advice to demolish it.

Three years ago, twenty-six-year-old Cal Hunter from Hull and twenty-four-year-old Claire Segeren from Toronto, Canada set out to buy a two-bedroom flat in Glasgow city centre at auction, but in a fateful mistake that changed everything, Cal bid on the wrong unit and they ended up accidentally purchasing Jameswood Villa - a derelict property in need of total renovation in Dunoon, situated on the Cowal peninsula within a quiet, close-knit community.

With the property having been uninhabited for over thirty years, with what remains of it being over 100 years old and having been described by builders as ‘in a state of partial collapse’ they were advised to demolish Jameswood Villa but ignoring expert advice, millennials Cal and Claire chose to sustainably bring it back to life instead.

Screeners

Programme Details

DURATION
4 x 60'
AVAILABLE IN
HD
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE
English