Grand Designs Abroad - Hardcover

McCloud, Kevin

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ISBN 10: 0007180152 ISBN 13: 9780007180158

Publisher: HarperCollins UK, 2004

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How many of us dream of the perfect home, beautifully tailored to our own living requirements and style? And how many more of us dream of creating that home in some spectacular spot overseas? Grand Designs, one of Channel Four's most successful series ever has now moved abroad to combine home-building dreams with the desire to forge a new life abroad. This accompanying book is packed with real advice and inspiration for both real and armchair builders. Kevin McCloud covers the requirements for locating and buying land and property, and securing building permission, in the countries targeted by most British buyers—Spain, France, Italy and Ireland—including plenty of pointers on the common pitfalls. Both complete self-builds and renovations are covered, with advice on building abroad as well as what to do when things—as they so often do—go wrong.

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About the Author:

Kevin McCloud has presented Grand Designs since the programme started over 4 years ago. After originally studying art history, Kevin became a theatrical designer before starting his career as an author with Kevin McCloud's Decorating Book (Dorling Kindersley). He has since written a number of other books including The Complete Decorator (Ebury, 1998) and Kevin McCloud's Lighting Book (Ebury, 1999), and for some time ran his own lighting company. He appears frequently in the press and on television as a design commentator.

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