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Design and fabrication of the floating polystyrene slab is a real headscratcher.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018They need to buy a crane to get materials over a tall sea defence wall. Add to all that the constant tidal shifts that disrupt any construction and it’s a real recipe for disaster\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/SEI_245218366-c452.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22796954\" alt=\"Grand Designs makes history with 'radical' new build picture: channel 4 \/ grand designs\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Howard jokes they are in the unfortunate position of being the experimenters\u2019 (Picture: Channel 4)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Two clips from the episode show the pair in the early stages of the process. In one Howard explains their plan to use \u2018surfboard technology\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Showing a paddleboard, he made 15 years ago, he said the construction is \u2018very light and can be lifted really easily\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We can make them in a workshop which means we can control the quality, and it also manages the cost because we aren\u2019t having to rent a huge shipyard to make it in one piece,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018But as far as we are aware, no-one has actually used this technology to make a floating home before. We are in the unfortunate position of being the experimenters\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In a voice-over, Kevin said the \u2018radical ethos of this project is hardcore self-build territory\u2019.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"636\" height=\"358\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/96587965-0-image-a-2_1742993191399.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22796438\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>The home will be made from blocks of polystyrene (Picture: Channel 4)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The other clip shows them putting together blocks of polystyrene that are being connected by glue, which is then activated when water is sprayed on.<\/p>\n<p>However, they quickly realise there\u2019s a problem when rushing to connect blocks to find they haven\u2019t been cut correctly and don\u2019t fit\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Speaking ahead of the season premiere, Kevin also offered an insight into what viewers can expect.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It is short, we are making something that is not too lengthy, we are making it snappy. 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The house is designed by the husband and honestly, it is sort of one of my favourite projects,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Grand Designs returns tonight at 9pm on Channel 4.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{“@context”:”https:\/\/schema.org”,”@type”:”VideoObject”,”name”:”Metro.co.uk”,”duration”:”T48S”,”thumbnailUrl”:”https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2025\/03\/26\/12\/96587961-0-image-a-22_1742993174486.jpg”,”uploadDate”:”2025-03-26T12:45:58+0000″,”description”:”Howard and Sarah are building a metallic floating home on a tidal estuary near Worthing.”,”contentUrl”:”https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2025\/03\/26\/1390531463106874212\/480x270_MP4_1390531463106874212.mp4″,”height”:270,”width”:480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/26\/grand-designs-makes-history-with-radical-new-build\/\" class=\"readmore\">Continue reading<svg class=\"icon icon-arrow-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"img\"> <use href=\"#icon-arrow-right\" xlink:href=\"#icon-arrow-right\"><\/use> <\/svg><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Grand Designs makes history with \u2018radical\u2019 new build<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2932,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[10],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2930"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2930"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2936,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2930\/revisions\/2936"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.pilotshopworld.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}