Building Ideas - With Mark Millar

Mark Millar talks to Matt Tipping from Cabin Makers about how to go about building a Cabin and what is possible with regards to purpose and design. Then, Richard Lee from Plankbridge explains the history behind Shepherd Huts and the benefits of having one on your property

Mark Millar is joined by Daniel Smith from Internorm to discuss different window options and Chris Wann from Korniche Aluminium Systems talks about aluminium, flat glass, self cleaning windows and roof lanterns

Ian Clay from Clays - The leading supplier of Structural Insulated Panels - joins Mark to give you a guide on how SIPs work, what is possible with regards to building with them and everything you need to know before you start a build using SIPs. Alasdair Stephens from Heb Homes in Scotland talks about their kit homes, which they supply across the UK and Ireland

Mark Millar explores ICF Construction with his guest Robin Miller, the managing director of Beco Products - the UK’s longest established supplier of insulated concrete formwork - A practical and energy efficient construction system to accommodate our future needs

Mark Millar is joined by Jonathan Randall (https://www.jrkitchens.co.uk/) to discuss trends, options and functionality with regards to creating the pefect kitchen for your building project

Tom McSherry from Buildstore joins Mark Millar to give you advice and information on how to approach getting a mortgage that suits your ambitions with regards to your self build project

Mark Millar is joined by Architectural Technologist, George Barr who has just embarked on his first self build project with two clients who are husband and wife. George talks about the challenges so far, the issues with communication, regulations, planning and more

Mark Millar is joined by Jonny McCracken from Tileworks to give a rundown on how to approach designing your bathrooms, what is possible within the home environment, trends, accessibility and more

Mark Millar is joined by Theo Dales, from KOTO, to discuss pre-fabricated modular buildings and Simon Orrels, from Timber Frame Technologies, to discuss timber framed structures

Mark Millar has invited three well respected and knowledgable figures from the plumbing & heating and renewables sector to give you a complete guide on heat pumps and what you need to know when installing them on your self build projects

Mark is joined by a decorator, carpenter, electrician and house builder so that they can give you a guide on how to work with them, when to book them and how to get the best out of each trade on your self builds

Mark Millar is joined by Scott Baker, known as Tidybricks on YouTube to discuss how to approach your garden design when you've run out of money on a build and what to avoid doing yourself. Iain Healey from Dig It Garden explains what plants and flowers you can use on a shoestring budget to create great outdoor spaces and Paul Baker from My Garden Design gives you a complete guide on how to approac...

Barbara Ramani, an Interior Designer who has worked on projects for BBC and Channel 5, returns for another chat with Mark Millar. On this episode, Mark sets up some scenarios you might come across on a domestic self build and asks Barbara how to approach and solve some of these issues and situations

Interior Designer, Barbara Ramani joins Mark in the studio to give a complete overview of how you can work with an Interior Designer throughout your domestic building project

Mark Millar is joined by Mark Stevenson from Potton, a self build academy to give some advice on how to approach financing a domestic build. Then, Mike Pawley from Mayflower Group joins the show to explain where you can get some of this money from

Mark takes his first look at Scotland and how building and maintaing properties is approaches there. On this episodes Mark talks to SELECT MD Alan Wilson about building control and safety, Mark looks at how building on the Shetland Islands is approached and talks to Ian Howie, a decorator that has restored almost 100 listed properties and castles in Scotland

Mark Millar is joined by Astrid Arnold, a Carpenter that spent many years living in a converted van before building her family house to discuss how she approached that lifestyle and some of the customised features of the van. Richard Turk from Turks Shipyard talks about building house boats and commercial projects completed which include floating cinemas and churches. Sammy Brough, a houseboat res...

Abigail Ward from the Energy Saving Trust joins Mark Millar to explain EPC ratings, their importance, the reforms needed, the increase in value a good EPC rating can have for a property and how much money you can save per year by improving your properties EPC rating

Mark is joined by YouTuber & Carpenter Robin Clevett to talk about the ongoing renovations and improvements he's making to his family home which was designed by a well known architect. Influencer and Plumbing & Heating Engineer Todd Glister talks about the beginning stages of building his own home from scratch and Carpenter Andrew Walker talks about his 'off the grid' barn conversion

Mark met Jools and Steve on his Channel 5 show 'Build Your Dream Home in the Country' after their house build decended into chaos. Jools talks about how the project began, where it went wrong, the detail about the issues with the build and how Mark worked with Jools and Steve to get the project completed. Jools also gives an update and discusses the plans for the property moving forward.