Kevin starts work on his hand made home by venturing into the bowels of London. With mains electricity and gas not an option for his bolt hole, Kevin hopes to make biodiesel for a lamp from the huge stinking 'fatbergs' that clog up the city's sewers.
For the cabin's structure, Kevin cuts down two ancient oaks, and starts putting together the wooden shell of the building.
He also experiments with a Wild West technique of splitting logs by gunpowder, and tries to make the whole cabin mobile because of planning regulations.
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Series 1 Episode 1
Kevin starts work on his hand made home by venturing into the bowels of London. With mains electricity and gas not an…
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Series 1 Episode 2
Now that Kevin's cabin's glorious shingled shell has been finished, the next major task is to make it both habitable…
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Series 1 Episode 3
Kevin's cabin is now habitable, but he has yet to add the vital furnishings to turn it into a comfortable home. And…
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Series 1 Episode 4
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