BBC3 £10,000 Home Makeover Series

We keep wavering between moving and extending for a long time now. We love our house but need more space and have the potential to extend. It's a three bedroom semi with only one bathroom, a very small third bedroom and very little internal storage. It has a double garage - half of which we could lose to living space. It isn't a straight forward shape and we are sure there must be ways to extend if only we could see them. Our house dates to the late 1800's and was probably once a one up one down very humble residence. When we look at other larger properties within our price range they don't have the character or location perks we want to keep. We have some funds to put towards an extention but an extra £10,000 cash injection could make the difference between making it a reality or not, as would the expertise.

Hi
We live in a lovely terraced georgian house in Portobello that is crying out for some love and attention - especially some extra money to spend on putting in a new kitchen and bathroom so I can live with my teenage daughter in harmony.
There is an attic space which could be renovated into a great place studio/study for us to escape to with some imagination (even a ladder access would be okay).
Sometimes I think it would be cheaper to move but we love being by the sea and close to the city. It's a great opportunity for us to make our dream come true and get a move on with this project if you choose us to be on the show. Just about to have plans submitted so please help with your expertise.

My girlfriends mother is in desperate need of renovation, in more than three rooms in the house but £10,000 would be a great start, she currently has no heating or hot water and hasnt for 1 month, theres only one room downstairs with a proper floor (i.e carpet).. you really need to see it for yourself she is a single mum of two in her 40's. it could be a really nice house, im trying to help her but im renting trying to save for a house, and my girlfriend is pregnat expecting in january..
Thank you for your time.

Hi, I live in my family home which was built by my father 50 years ago. My mother lives in the attached self contained granny flat. However, the main part of the house which is occupied my my daughter and myself is still extremely 'retro'. We have tried to modernise the house ourselves, but it still looks like something out of 'on the buses'..patterned tiles, sunken bath, chocolate bathroom suite, bright yellow kitchen cupboards. They are all well made to size but extremely retro. The lounge has the dreaded stone fireplace with coal fire and is home to lots of spiders!! We now have had gas brought to our home and have had new gas boilers to replace oil fired type.The building is sound, it's just the interior, which because I have lived with it I put up with it.
I feel that I am embarrased to invite visitors into my home, although from the outside it looks lovely.
We really need a new start, your ideas and comments, suggestions etc. would be so helpful......as I just don't know where to begin.
Many thanks..
Helen Rogerson, Chez Nous, Ackhurst Lane,
Wigan, Lancashire WN5 0LW

Please help we brought a three bedroom house five years ago, unfortunately the man we brought it from has made a hash of the work he carried out on the property. In certain rooms we have electric cables going down the wall into a light switch. As you replace the skirting there are huge gaps in the brickwork, which need addressing before you can replace skirting. During this time we have renovated the downstairs bathroom, to our horror we found there was nothing stopping the ceiling joists from moving and had to have the building inspectors in. Having rectified that issue we had to rectify yet another issue with poor plumming in the upstairs bathroom where soiled water was leaking through to the room below. As our family has doubled in size we now need to extened the property. With planning permission in place we are seeking to start the work however funds are tight and with looking after 4 small children and both working full time, the out look is bleak. If this is not bad enough in the back of our heads we both fear what will be uncovered if we ever manage to fulfill our dreams. It would be fantastic to achieve the 2 extra bedrooms and kitchen dinner so that we could relax and spend time together as a family giving the kids the time and attention they so rightly deserve. SOS from a lovely house in desperate need of some TLC.