THE transformation of a Barrow house which saw its value rise by around £50,000 was shown to viewers of BBC's Homes Under the Hammer.

Kevin spent just over £35,000 at auction on the two bedroom terrace based just a mile from the town centre.

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The house required a lot of renovation as the roof was in disrepair and need a complete overhaul. It also needed to include a central heating system.

“I was shocked, I have never seen so much expanding foam holding all the roof tiles together before,” Kevin said on the show.

“It had to be done because it was just pouring in water all over the house. There were months and months of just drying the house out.”

The front wall was that damp the previous owner had foil in the front wall which conducted electricity due to faulty wiring. The father-of-three and keen artist did the plastering and painting himself and employed his recently qualified electrician son to do the rewiring.

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The HGV driver set a budget of £14,000 and a time frame of six to nine months.

Having to bring in a roofer pushed his budget over its limit, meaning he spent a total of £20,000 on the house. It took more than two and a half years for the work to be completed. However there are still a few little bits to do.

Kevin’s friend Tony played a vital role of using his contacts to get in good tradespeople to help.

The estate agents valued the property between £80,000 and £90,000 mark to the new owners shock. This would mean after the work costs he could see a profit of around £30,000.

David Corrie, of Corrie and Co estate agents, said: “We do a Homes Under the Hammer around every four to six weeks. The talking point here is the house prices at around £35,000. It is great for the local economy when people do up their own homes like this.

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“There are the carpet merchants, electricians, roofers, and plasters, all these tradespeople that benefit from these projects.”