Find It Fix It Flog It (2016-2022): Season 1, Episode 7 - Episode #1.7 - full transcript
Look at this!
The homes of Britain
are stacked with old possessions.
I've never seen a chair like it.
What looks like junk can actually be
worth a pretty penny.
What would you use that for?
I've never seen anything like that
in my life before.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are
here to help turn that clutter
into hard cash.
Some of them are
worth thousands of pounds.
Between 14 and 17 grand.
Upcycling genius Simon...
That looks cool.
...and his restorer love turning
everyday objects
into fantastic furniture.
Gemma, come on.
Absolute winner.
BELL RINGS
Whilst for Henry and his mechanic...
That is absolutely stunning, Guy.
It's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
ENGINE ROARS
She's off! It runs!
Despite their differences,
they always come good.
And they'll turn a tidy profit
for their owners.
You're going to put in your pocket
£10,630.
Absolutely brilliant.
Today, Simon has a smashing time.
Actually, I've changed my mind.
I just quite like the idea
of being a rock god.
The boys create a smash hit.
And two upcyclers clash.
To be honest Simon, I've lost the
will to live with this.
This piece has pushed me
to the limit.
I hate it.
Another day, another dollar,
governor. Indeed.
Are you going to stitch me up today?
I've got that feeling.
No, I'm not
going to stitch you up.
You are in for a treat today.
CHUCKLES
I hate it when you say that.
Henry and Simon are trawling for
treasure in Oxfordshire,
home to the oldest university
in the English-speaking world.
We're not far from Oxford, right.
There are more published authors per
square mile in Oxford
than in any
other place in the world.
Is that so? That's amazing, isn't
it?
That is amazing. Yeah.
The boys both get to choose a
location that they think will make
the most money and Simon's up first.
We're going to a family-run
business.
Right. It is actually a breakers yard.
You are going to love it.
Sorry, you've given me such a hard
time of taking you to scrapyards
and now you're taking me to, what
did you call it, a reclamation yard?
A breakers yard.
It's a scrapyard!
Well, it's a scrapyard, a breakers
yard and home
to a reclamation business.
It sits on the site of one of
Oxfordshire's 13 Second World War
POW camps and it belongs to the
family of Tony Hughes.
We've got lots of stuff here.
All sorts of different things.
Bits of steel, cast-iron brackets, gutters.
Opened in 1968,
this yard is now full to bursting
with nearly half a century's worth
of curiosities and Tony hopes some
can be turned into profit
to pay for a staff outing.
Tony, how are you? How are you?
Simon. Hi Tony, I'm Henry.
How are you? Am I right in thinking
that this used to be a POW camp?
That is right. Prisoners of war,
yeah, mainly Italians.
And they built various things in
their spare time.
Oh, really, like what?
Well, a fountain there
with mermaids on.
Fountains in a prisoner of war camp?
Yeah, yeah, they kept
themselves busy.
Now, Tony, basically the whole idea
is, is Simon and I will have
a rummage around and try and make
you some money, mate, do you know
what I mean? I'm all for that.
Right, Tony, we'll leave
you to get on with your business.
Thanks so much, mate, looking
forward to it. See you later on.
Thank you, mate.
As always, Henry and Simon
can take two items each.
They can take anything they think
they can reclaim and restore
to raise some readies.
This place is just amazing.
Look at it. If you needed a spiral staircase.
I can see myself living in a little
workshop just there
and just working my way through.
Everything in here has value.
Despite being spoilt for choice,
one thing in particular
stokes Simon's interest.
Hang on. Henry, Henry, Henry, hello.
Oh, that's nice, man,
even I can see that.
Is that wood or metal?
No, it's all solid cast.
And, what's most interesting,
is all the pieces are here.
Immaculate cast iron Victorian fireplaces
are much sought after and the
current fashion is to strip them
back to their original metal.
So as long as that's in good
condition, this should be worth salvaging.
Is this reclamation
rather than scrap?
Absolutely. You know, one tiny bit
of damage on this,
any corner missing... That's it. It
goes into the scrap collection.
Yeah, it's mint, I can see what
you'll do with that.
You're having that, aren't you?
I am having that.
I think actually, mate, to be
honest with you,
it's in the right pair of hands.
Thanks. Hey? Thanks.
This cast iron Victorian fireplace
is Simon's first find and,
buoyed by his success,
he leads Henry into one
of these old POW huts.
Go on. Oh, I'm liking it already.
Blimey. There's a lot in here.
Items everywhere.
Spoilt for choice.
Make yourself useful.
HE GROANS
TUNELESS PIANO
Well, that sounds
just like an old piano out of tune.
I'm afraid... That's history.
Just too much involved.
The cost of restoring an ageing
piano can run
into hundreds of pounds and with new
models available for under £300,
restoring this one to its prime may
not generate much profit for Tony.
So you're not interested in the...
It's all right, we're in one piece!
Past the piano lying unloved
on an old shelf,
the boys spy a more likely candidate.
Hello. Look at that.
Original, isn't it? Hey, do you
think that could turn into a lamp?
We've got to have a look at that,
haven't we?
That is totally retro.
That is, how cool is that?
What do you reckon?
Launched in the late '90s,
the iMac G3 instantly
became a design classic.
Do you know what I'm going to do?
What, thank me?
Thank you and steal your idea
just directly.
I think it would make
a nice retro lamp.
Definitely, definitely, definitely
my idea.
Seriously, mate. Yeah.
That is a really good idea.
Really? Yeah.
He does the work,
I'll take the glory and Tony gets
the wedge. Happy days.
Henry's already claiming the credit
as Simon claims the old
computer as his second find.
I'll tell you what, mate, for a
first looky, we're rocking.
Up in the rafters...
Hey, check this out.
An old cauldron seems to have
cast a spell on Henry.
Is that copper? It is copper, yeah.
That's quite funky, though, isn't
it? It is.
You could polish that up
and have it as a...
Well, I'll tell you what you
wouldn't be having it as... Yeah.
A cauldron. No, you wouldn't, mate.
Well, you could have it as a sieve.
Your soup would fall out of that,
wouldn't it? It would, wouldn't it?
All the same, you could see it
sitting next to a really nice
inglenook fireplace
with the logs or the coal in there,
couldn't you?
Or you could have it as a planter.
The copper cauldron has potential,
so Henry's claiming it
for his first find.
What else have we got?
I don't know. Onwards, onwards.
And having broken his duck,
Henry delves deeper
into this well-stocked shed.
I'd quite like a body like that.
That's not bad. Let's see.
Idiot.
It's quite a nice lamp stand.
It's all right, like.
I'm clutching at straws, well, lamp stands.
Yeah, you are!
Henry's leaving the lamp stand where
it is and back outside he spies
a possible upcycling opportunity.
Hey, that's interesting. What?
Well, because I saw something
the other day. Yeah?
About one of these things turned
into a table.
Turned into a table?
Well, because you've got the rivets
that are the feature.
Yeah. So you cut out all this stuff
in the pattern you want,
keeping the feet here.
Oh, I see, so
the base becomes the top? Yeah.
Let's have a look. So, look...
You whizz it over.
This is pretty solid, isn't it?
Yeah. So, sort that out. Yeah.
Those old water tanks,
they are just dotted everywhere
and if he makes that work,
there is something that anyone
can have a go at.
The hunt is over but what will owner
Tony think of the boys' haul.
That little cauldron thing there,
Tony. Mmm.
I quite fancy that.
I think that's copper.
That's right, yeah. Yeah, and also
your water tank there.
Oh, yeah. If I can take away those
two items it would be joyous.
Yeah, sure. Thanks, mate.
Happy with that? Yeah, that's
fine, yeah. All righty.
We could get you a bit of wedge
for those two, mate.
Could do, yeah.
We'll see how it goes. Yeah.
For me, I've looked around all this
gorgeous ironwork everywhere and
strangely enough I've plumped for
that Mac monitor over there.
Have you, yeah? Yeah, and that
fantastic cast iron fire surround.
Yeah. You've got the mantle,
you've got the top piece,
you've got the mirror. Yeah.
I think it's just a gorgeous thing.
Happy for us to take them?
Yeah, sure, yes.
Great, Tony. I tell you what, mate,
for once he wasn't lying to me.
It was a fantastic day.
See? OK.
Thank you so much, Tony.
Thank you very much
indeed, Tony.
Coming up...
Simon's getting smashed.
Henry's getting worried.
Because obviously if you're
wandering along here, ow.
And at the second search,
the boys are getting lucky.
I've never seen one,
let alone three.
They must be incredibly rare.
Look at this.
Expert upcyclers Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien
make cash from old clutter.
You're having that, aren't you?
I am having that.
The boys both picked
two potential projects
from Tony's family's scrapyard.
Now they've taken their finds
back home to begin work.
Henry's back in Oxfordshire,
where best mate, Guy,
is eagerly waiting to see his haul.
I think I might have let you down
on this one.
What do you reckon? I really, really
like both of these things.
Nothing Henry
can throw at him fazes
restoration genius Guy Wilson.
Guy and I have known each other
since we were 15.
So I know him probably better than
I know anybody on this planet.
Guy has got a mechanical mind,
but he'll turn his hand
to almost anything.
And he'll need to call upon
all his talent
if he's to transform this old tank
into a coffee table.
What we'll do is,
we'll cut this out here...
Yeah. Remove it on four sides,
so these end up as four legs.
Right. And that will be a lovely,
industrial bit of furniture.
The concept for Henry's other find,
this copper cauldron,
is less complicated.
It doesn't hold water, because
I can see daylight through it.
We're not worried about that.
I think this, polished up...
Yeah. ..will be a lovely little
log basket.
The only issue is these.
Whether to cut them or not.
Well, I was going to ask you that.
Because obviously, if you're
wandering along here, ow!
It might get your shins.
It's just, how original do you
want to keep it, really.
As original as possible is the plan.
By simply cleaning up
the old cauldron,
the boys think they can make it
a desirable and potentially
profitable item
without breaking the bank.
The copper has oxidised,
so it looks dirty and worn.
But Guy has got a secret weapon
to restore shine,
an inexpensive polishing paste.
Going to need some more of this, pronto.
We haven't got enough of this.
Metal polishing paste can be picked
up at your local DIY store,
and will buff up brass, ceramics,
and many other surfaces
around the home.
Finally, Guy uses an angle grinder
to get rid of the protruding prongs.
In Liverpool,
Simon's upcycling expert Gemma
has learned to expect the unexpected
when he returns with
his latest finds.
These are completely
different items, aren't they?
Yeah. This is gorgeous.
Fantastic, isn't it? I love this. Yes.
Fine art graduate Gemma Longworth
runs her own arts and crafts business.
The big difference between
Gemma and I,
she seems to be much more measured
about stuff.
So I think in that way,
we complement other very well.
But even with all her experience,
upcycling an old computer
is a first for Gemma.
OK. Really simple.
What if it just becomes...
a hanging lampshade?
Very heavy hanging lampshade.
HE LAUGHS
Yes, it is. But I'm thinking about
taking all the internals out.
Everything out. Yeah.
And then it will just be
a plastic case,
and all the light
will come through it.
OK. Yeah, so that bit's down?
Yeah. That's a good idea.
Simon's other item
is the Victorian fire surround.
He wants to strip it
to expose the original metalwork.
The dilemma we've got with this is,
if we are going to get it blasted professionally,
how will we protect the mirrors?
If they won't shift, I think
we've got to do it by hand.
It's a big job by hand.
It is a big job. By my hands.
Yeah. I can get stuck in with this. OK.
Actually, I've changed my mind.
I think you're too late!
Yeah, it is, yeah.
Gemma starts stripping
the fireplace,
so she can assess if
it can be restored by hand.
As much as it kills me to say it,
I think I'm going to have to
send this off.
The top layers are coming off OK,
but there's about another four,
five layers underneath it.
The fireplace will have to be sent
to the professional sand blasters,
which will mean additional cost
eating into the potential profits.
In Oxfordshire, Guy is hoping the
plan to turn a water tank
into a coffee table
will run more smoothly.
We're going to cut that out there,
into a nice curve here.
Guy marks out the side of the tank,
where he's going to cut to make
the table legs,
then gets to work
with his angle grinder.
And, if you, too,
wanted to have a crack
at turning a tank into a table,
old water tanks
can be picked up cheaply
from scrap metal dealers or online.
After an hour's graft,
Guy's table is taking shape.
I think it's going to look fantastic
when it's done.
And Simon is also putting in
the hours
in pursuit of a profitable upcycle.
He's gutted the computer
so he can fashion its shell into
an unusual light fitting.
The thing is...
Next step, drilling a hole
in precisely the right place
so the lamp hangs correctly.
If this cracks now, after me
taking a whole day, near enough,
to strip it down
and get all the innards out,
I will cry.
HE EXHALES SHARPLY
And, to finish it off,
a simple light fitting which can be
picked up at any DIY store.
I am so pleased with that.
I'm not sure about this, Simon.
I don't think I like it that much.
That's... At all, really.
That, Gemma, is cool.
Is it? Yeah.
It just looks like a broken computer
to me.
It doesn't look like
a broken computer.
It looks like a lampshade.
If you say so. I'm not sold on this.
With restorations from Tony's
scrapyard in full swing,
it's Henry's turn
to pick a location.
But, as a committed country boy,
he doesn't seem very at home
with his choice.
I'm staying on the grass, mate.
It's an urban area.
I might get run over.
Henry has brought Simon
to East Sussex,
and the home of committed collectors
Jeff and Sam.
We've been amassing stuff for...
30 odd years, I suppose.
Yeah, must be about 30 years.
Bits and pieces, you know.
Over the years, the couple
have filled seven whole sheds
with an intriguing assortment
of oddities.
In fact, we have got
a mini quad bike somewhere.
Which I was told could be adapted
to cut the grass.
But that's never happened, has it?
Henry chose the couple's home as,
like him, they love a classic car,
and are hoping the boys can raise
some cash for their latest project,
renovating a classic '80s
Reliant Scimitar.
To take on a project, today,
like this, where actually,
the money is going to go to restore
a car like that Scimitar,
it's fantastic. And there aren't
many of those around.
Sam, how are you?
Hello. Simon. Jeff. Hello, Simon.
How are you? I can see already,
there are lots of lovely things
lying around.
Too many things, do you think?
I think it's getting to the stage
where it is too many things.
Is there anything that
we can't take away?
Ahh. That'll be my little toy.
It's a Sterling F27.
OK, so that's out of bounds?
Yes. But everything else
is potential?
Yes. Potential, yes.
Anything you like.
We'll see you later, guys.
As always, Henry and Simon need to
pick out two items each
that they think they can
restore or repurpose to make money.
OK. I see sheds.
I'm ready! I'm past you already.
I see sheds! The great thing about
lots of sheds,
is you never know what's going
to be behind that door.
There's a few boxes in there.
They do collect, don't they?
Yeah, don't they just?
What's that...
Oh, there's a metal detector.
Is there an on button?
Yeah, as usual, no cash.
Ah. I'm feeling a bit unusual.
Well, that is actually...
That's the garden shed, isn't it?
I think it might be.
Initial finds have fun rather than
moneymaking potential.
Oh, nearly! 270.
That was good.
I just quite like the idea
of being a rock god.
But the boys' luck
could be about to change.
Oh, don't look in there, mate.
Leave no stone unturned!
All right.
Simon's spotted something in
the smallest of the seven sheds.
What's that?
It's an old Victorian streetlight.
Grab that. It's rather posh.
There's more.
Now, hello.
There we are. There you go.
Look at that.
That's lovely.
You need a bit of glass for it.
Thanks, Henry! Do you know what,
it's that expert eye!
To spot the detail like that,
that others would miss.
I'm here to just keep your attention focused.
I am interested.
I can see why. It's lovely.
You know, I haven't seen a street
lamp like that, I don't think,
ever in sheds.
It must be incredibly rare.
And I tell you what, it's beautiful.
The street light has certainly
sparked the boy's interest.
Oh, my word, look at them!
And they soon locate
the original posts.
What period are these?
Kind of, turn of the 1900s?
18... Got to be, haven't they?
Late 1800s?
If that is originally a gas lamp,
which I think it is,
otherwise it wouldn't have
the opening bit,
then earlier than that.
I think they're beautiful. I've
never seen one, let alone three.
I know! So you can pick your
poison. It is, take your pick.
As old street lamps have become
popular garden ornaments,
both boys fancy taking this light
and a matching post.
But it's finders keepers,
so Simon wins out.
I'm absolutely chuffed to bits
at this point,
and I know that Henry is absolutely
pig sick jealous.
Come on, then, garage time.
Henry's still empty-handed,
but he hopes he's found
a more natural hunting ground.
Now, then. That's what
we can't have. I know.
ENGINE REVS
Oh, yes, please!
The car can't be taken,
but Henry selflessly offers
to move it out of the way.
Don't you dare! Stop!
I'll see you! Stop!
I was having an absolute ball.
So much so, I actually forgot that
I haven't really found anything.
Oh, that is tremendous!
Man. Even you would enjoy...
What are you doing? Come on.
Joyride over, it's back to business.
Well, at least we've made some space
now. We certainly have.
Simon still needs one item,
and Henry has to find two.
Tell you what,
we're going to clean up here.
And lurking in a corner,
Simon has found something else.
Oh, look at those.
Yes, you see?
OK, I can see why you went in, man.
Yeah, lovely little shelving unit.
Any kind of knick-knack shelves,
if they're in good condition,
you will sell them.
So, yeah, I think that's my banker.
So, Simon's done and dusted,
whereas Henry is yet
to find a thing.
It's gone well, this.
Hope you're feeling smug.
No, I'm not feeling smug,
I'm feeling creative.
You need to get it together.
But round the front of
Jeff and Sam's home,
it's once again Simon
who spots something.
An old wheelbarrow.
Imagine that standing up.
Yeah, OK.
That's beautiful. Forgive me for
being slightly depressed
and unenthusiastic.
I can see the beauty of that,
but that means that you've got
three items now,
and I've got absolutely nothing.
Get hold of that. OK.
Simon selflessly decides to
come to Henry's aid.
No, you're joking. That's for you.
Would you really do that to me?
Yeah, I can really work...
You're giving me the lamppost?
I am very happy with...
Are you sure? Yeah.
I decided, just for once,
to be nice to Henry.
He has saved the day for me.
The wheelbarrow is now
Simon's second item.
And the Victorian lamp
becomes Henry's first.
Keeping up? Good, because
Henry has moved on already.
Come on!
He's cast his eye over this
cast-iron leg table.
What's this stuff? Decking?
Sort of decking stuff on it.
Forget the decking. But the actual
frame structure is lovely.
It's good. And if I found a
beautiful new top to it, you know,
perhaps it's period old wood,
or even something more funky.
Yeah. We can do something that
actually values it.
Henry's finally got two items,
and the hunt is over.
But will Jeff and Sam think
the boys' choices
will bring home the bacon?
Thanks to Simon, I think I've got
a couple of items that, hopefully,
will make you some money. The
first one is the lamp over there.
And the second one, I'd love to
take away that table.
OK. I think I could repurpose that,
and do something quite funky.
If that's OK?
That would be fantastic.
Great. Yeah? Great.
So, that's Henry's choice. Yeah.
My choice,
your lovely old barrow, there.
That is beautiful, isn't it?
Yeah, it is.
And I'm going to prove a point,
because Henry's thought,
when it comes to knick-knack
shelves, is you blast them,
you spray them the original colour,
and use them as knick-knack shelves.
I think they have potential
to be something more than that.
I'm so sentimentally
attached to that.
Are you?
No!
THEY LAUGH
I thought you were going to be
in trouble, for a second, there.
You were going to be in trouble,
I was having my lamp back!
Oh, thank God!
So, they're my two choices,
if you don't mind. OK.
And I will do my very best
to get a good profit on them,
to go towards the Scimitar. Excellent.
Coming up...
Shelving snags.
If we are to blast this rust off,
there's a possibility
it could perforate the metal.
Table troubles.
It doesn't always pan out as well
as you're hoping.
And at the first valuation,
profits are in peril.
Sorry to disappoint you.
Reclaimers and restorers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are turning discarded clutter
into cold, hard cash.
There you are. There you go.
Look at that.
Final items found, both have
returned their workshops.
Henry is showing best mate and
restorer Guy what he's grabbed.
Think Sherlock Holmes
and Baker Street.
First up, an old Victorian
street light.
This has got to be properly done,
because there's sheets of glass
in this,
so you cannot risk one falling out.
Exactly. So, straight away,
that's a lot of money.
So, look, there are
two options here.
Mm-hmm. We can go into the vibe of
potentially re-fabricating that.
Mm-hmm. Or the other alternative is
to make this beautiful...
Yeah. ..and then create something
at the top.
Yes. Yes?
A different lighting arrangement.
Or, mate, just buy one... Mm-hmm.
...and put it on top. Yes.
The iron-leg table Henry also
brought back is in better shape.
The only issue with it, in my view,
is this horrible decking
that's on it.
Yes. There's one other issue -
that the legs are kind of
like this, but hopefully...
What? ..we can sort that out
when we change the top.
You see, they're not parallel,
are they?
I have to admit to you,
I should have seen that.
Now, look, I think, though, once
we've sorted it, a nice table.
Yes.
Working out why the legs are wonky
is Guy's first task.
I'm hoping it's just been assembled
in the wrong order,
So, I'm going to take the top off
it first,
put it on the bench
and try and true it up.
TOOL BUZZES
Fortunately, Guy's gut instinct
has proved correct.
It was wrongly assembled.
Both of these were on the inside
and they shouldn't be.
One should be outside
and the other one inside.
A quick reassemble will make the
legs symmetrical once more.
We can now go ahead with
the restoration process.
At their Liverpool HQ,
Simon and Gemma are assessing their
new restoration prospects.
What do you think? I like it.
Well, here's me thoughts... OK.
I thought you'd have a plan.
What if we get a bit, kind of,
artistic with this?
All our front frame...
Yeah. ..remains black,
but then we just do really
bold colours in each area.
Yeah, that sounds interesting.
So, it's sort of like a bit of
a 3-D artwork as well, isn't it?
That's right. So, even if
there's nothing in it,
it's still really effective. Yeah.
And the old wheelbarrow is also
bringing out Simon's creative side.
Let's change its angle.
OK. So...
Oh, I might need a hand here.
Thanks, Gemma. It's OK.
HE GROANS
I've got it. Thanks, Gemma.
OK. Yeah. Now, look,
if that's against a wall and we put
some shelves in here... Yeah.
...we may even be able to put
an edge on the bottom here.
That... Yeah. So, you can put stuff
in there as well.
And then that's useful as well.
Yeah. Yeah?
Yeah. Yeah? I like it.
That's two good ideas you've liked.
You've had two good ideas!
Simon and Gemma want to keep their
wheelbarrow shelving unit
looking rustic.
I'm going to give it
a sand all over,
but I don't want to
get it back too much.
It needs to stay in this
condition, really.
The only money Simon wants to spend
is adding two glass shelves,
which he's had custom-made.
To fit the shelves,
he makes grooves in the wood.
Hey, that looks good!
I've put a slot in there.
There you go.
I've put two brackets on the back,
to secure it to the wall.
Yeah. Levelled it, finished.
Brilliant. Very pleased.
Thanks. Brilliant. Good, good.
In Oxfordshire, Guy is getting busy
with a wire brush
to smooth the table legs.
Next, he uses a direct-to-rust
metal paint to
leave it looking as good as new.
With paint residue as well as rust,
the old Victorian street lamp is
a trickier proposition,
so Guy is calling in the pros.
Hello, mate. How are you doing?
Good to see you again.
He's paying the local sandblasters
£100 to completely strip them.
To get all that old paint off
and get it back to
a lovely metal finish,
ready for painting,
with paint stripper...
One, it would make a mess
in the yard,
and, two, it's very time-consuming.
Sandblasters can be found throughout
the country and it's a relatively
cheap and quick way to remove
the rust when restoring metal.
Here you go.
And Gemma and Simon are also calling
upon the sandblasters to
help spruce up their shelving units.
The problem I see with this is, if
you have a look at the back here...
You'll notice the heavy rust.
Oh, yeah. Because the metal is
so thin on the unit,
if we are to blast this rust off,
there is a possibility
it could perforate the metal.
And, so, all I can suggest
is we give it a go
and see how it turns out.
OK, but you...
It may not work? It may not work.
Sandblasting may not be able to
save the shelves...
Oh, wow. The fireplace is back.
...but it has worked wonders on
the old Victorian fireplace.
Oh, it looks brilliant.
They've got all that old paint off
and it's right back to its metal,
ready for me to put some polish
on this now.
Gemma is turning her attention to
finishing the fireplace
that Simon found at the
first location.
The computer is now a working lamp,
but the fire surround still needs
a good polish
to help maximise profits.
This is not an easy job.
There's so many little nooks
and crannies to get into
that I just can't reach. It needs...
It still looks grey.
It needs to be black, so we're going
to have to layer this up.
And, if you fancy following
Gemma's lead,
you can pick up some stove-and-grate
polish for under a tenner.
I remember Simon saying that this
would be a relatively easy job,
but Simon always says that
when he isn't doing it.
In Oxfordshire, Henry and Guy
are also fully immersed in
finishing their first finds.
TOOL BUZZES
Henry's wrapped up the restoration
of the copper cauldron.
Check that out.
That looks great.
And Guy is completing the
transformation of the water tank
into a stylish coffee table.
Green metal paint and furniture wax
are his weapons of choice.
Whenever I do something to an item,
it sounds a bit odd,
but you pour your heart
and soul into it.
It doesn't always turn out as well
as you're hoping.
That one, though, has turned out,
I mean, beautifully.
It's as good as you
could have expected.
To give a real industrial chic feel,
Guy has polished up
some brass fittings
to attach to the water tank table.
Oh, my God.
That's unbelievable.
I always, kind of, thought we
could do something like that,
but I never thought it would look
that good.
I think we can get serious money
for that.
Henry's about to discover if his
confidence is well founded,
as a local retailer has popped by,
interested in buying.
I want 650 quid for it.
300 quid. Oh, come on!
It a downcycled water tank, Henry.
It's an upcycled water tank
and you know you love it.
375.
600.
After a tough haggle...
Come on.
...a great deal.
God, you were just
trying to fleece me, weren't you?
And in good time, too,
as next it's time for the first
crucial valuation.
Simon chose a family scrapyard in
Oxfordshire for the first salvage
search, and the boys rescued
and restored two items each.
Gareth Hughes is representing
his family business...
How are you? Good, thank you.
Good to see you, man.
And inspecting the boys' efforts
before finding out
how much they've made him.
Feast your eyes. Wow.
Yeah. That's brilliant.
Oh, wow. This is brilliant.
That's come up well, mate.
The water tank. Incredible.
Come on over, Gareth.
Come on over, mate.
I think it's amazing.
I love the water tank table.
Yeah, well, look...
Probably you want to know whether
we've made any money for you.
That's the key.
And, to that effect,
we have a very independent valuer.
Upcycling expert Alicia has been
working in the restoration retail
trade for years, so she can
accurately assess the market value
of almost anything.
Well, you can go first.
Yeah. I'll go first. I'll go first.
I'm going to start, hopefully,
on my sure-fire winner -
that beautiful old, I think it's
Edwardian, fire surround.
Achieving a new look for this
old antique fire surround
meant spending £130.
But what will Alicia think
it's worth?
It's in mint condition. I...
For an easy, quick sell,
easily £600, estimate.
Well, I've got good news for you -
I got 640.
CASH REGISTER CHIMES
It's a flying start for Simon.
The fireplace has bagged Gareth
and his family a £510 profit.
What adds to its value is the size,
and, normally, when they're
that size, they're made of wood,
but this is actually cast iron.
Next one. That's good, mate.
Shed some light on our lampshade.
Come on, Alicia.
It's interesting, isn't it?
Yeah. Oh, I hate it when she
says "interesting".
I know. I know. I know.
Turning an old computer into a
ceiling lamp cost to Simon just £10.
They don't fetch a lot of money
without the insides,
so, for a quick sale, probably £30
would be my estimate.
CASH REGISTER CHIMES
The lamp hasn't shone as brightly
as Simon hoped, adding just
20 quid to the profit.
Alicia, come on, then.
Let's get it over with.
The water tank table -
I think it's lovely
and I think it's worth a fortune.
Yes, definitely. And so does Gareth.
Yeah, and so do I.
Henry's first find was an old
metal water tank that
he transformed into a contemporary
table for a cost of £100.
It's gorgeous.
Oh, good. Good, good, good.
Yes. It's been upcycled to
a high standard
and what I really like about it is
the integrity of the piece
is still there.
You can tell that it
was a water tank.
It's beautiful and I think you
could easily sell it for £500.
Hey, look, man, that's cool. Wow.
Shall I tell you why, Gareth?
Cos we've flogged it for 550.
CASH REGISTER CHIMES
The water tank table is adding £450
to the total profit.
Good, good.
Copper cauldron, let's do it.
The copper cauldron
has been polished up
without Henry spending a penny.
It's not French, it's not 18th
or even 19th-century,
so it has a value of about £80.
CASH REGISTER CHIMES
And the cauldron has cooked up
a profit of £80.
Just look along that row there.
Where would you ever see those four
things lined up together?
Only when we get stuck in, innit?
And the other thing you'll love, mate,
is we've made you
a tidy profit of...
1,060 quid.
That's all right, innit?
That's good. That's brilliant.
What will you, Tony, and the guys
be spending that on?
Do you know? I'd like to take
all the staff out, actually.
Oh, really. That is a lovely idea.
Does that include me and Simon?
No, you didn't do anything. You did
a job at our place for a day.
We'll send Guy.
I painted the handle on that.
The family firm will all be
enjoying a slap-up meal,
as Gareth's taking home £1,060.
It's actually made me want to get
out there and do stuff as well,
so I'm really impressed in that.
Especially with the table.
I was actually thinking of
purchasing it myself, actually.
Coming up, paint problems...
Oh, dear. It looks like there's
a hole in the back of the cabinet.
...lamp love...
It's civilised, Guy.
That's what it's about.
...and a valuation victory.
I love this table.
Oh, good. It's so rare to see
a slice of a piece of timber.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are
trying to make gold out of the old.
Simon selected a family scrapyard
and their restorations
made the owners
over £1,000.
That's all right, isn't it?
Hey, man, that's good.
And Henry's hoping his choice,
Jeff and Sam's stockpile
of trash in Sussex,
will prove even more profitable.
While he waits for
his antique lamppost
to be returned
from the sandblasters,
Henry and Guy are getting to grips
with the iron-leg table.
Guy's taken off the old wooden top
and replaced it with a piece of oak
he's picked up
in his local timber yard.
Sprucing up the old oak to do
justice to those iron table legs
involves sanding.
Lots of sanding.
And once it's done,
it needs a couple of coats of wax
to protect the surface.
That is, mate, what they call
in the trade, a transformation.
That's worth serious money.
That looks lovely, mate.
In Liverpool,
it's the moment of truth
for Simon's metal cubbyhole unit.
Has it survived the trip
to the sandblasters?
Oh, perfect. Right.
Look at that! Pristine condition.
A striking colour scheme
is Simon's plan
to turn this shelving unit
into something special
and potentially profitable.
Big, blue square there.
Red. Red square there.
Yellow. Yellow there.
Red. Red there.
Let's go for it.
With multiple colours needed,
Simon and Gemma have opted
for spray-painting.
With cans costing
just a couple of quid each,
it's a cost-effective way of quickly
covering a large surface area.
But painting this way
is not without problems.
Ooh!
Oh, dear.
I don't like, "Oh, dear". Simon...
What?
There's... It's leaked a little bit.
When you say
it's leaked a little bit,
you mean all
our beautiful white blocks
that are going to go in between the
beautiful primary colour blocks...
Yeah. ..are now kind of half blue?
It looks like there's a hole
in the back of the cabinet.
Gemma, that's a disaster.
It's not! It's not. It'll be fine.
I'll... I'll try and have it...
give it a wipe.
A less than perfect paint job
will seriously impact the value
of the cubbyholes.
Oh, I hope this works.
It's going to ruin our plan
if it doesn't.
Shunning the spray can,
Henry and Guy are
brandishing brushes
as they perform their own paint job
on the old street lamppost.
This dark green was
an absolute bang-on choice.
It's civilised, Guy.
That's what it's about.
I think we have quite a good knack,
even though I say it myself,
with colours. Yeah.
At least we haven't gone
outrageous with this.
We're not going candy apple red.
The post might be looking perfect,
but the original lamp head
was beyond repair.
Henry's gambling
that a modern replacement
will still make this
a profitable piece.
It's got an industrial kitchen vibe
at this level to it,
but I think once
it's up there... Yeah.
I think it's going to give...
It's just going to make it zing.
Gemma has managed
to clean up the rogue paint
from her earlier colour calamity,
saving the plan
for the shelving unit.
Being very thorough
with my masking this time.
Shouldn't be any leaks.
Final square sprayed,
she uses a brush to turn
the cubbyhole rims black.
And that is the very last
black line.
Thank God for that!
Gemma's finished,
but she's far from happy.
Right, Simon, I suppose
you best come and look at this.
Wasn't the blue up there?
Yeah, it's upside down,
but it's because it's drying.
But is it upside down?
Isn't the point of this you can
put it which ever way you want?
Do you know what?
To be honest, Simon,
I don't care what
the point of this is.
I have lost
the will to live with this.
I can't bear this.
I hate it!
Simon's shelving plan
hasn't shone in Gemma's eyes.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's about to
learn if his street lamp will shine.
Go on, then. Are you ready? Yeah.
Contact!
Oh, mate, that is seriously lovely.
Beautiful, isn't it?
I'm sorry to blow
my own horn... Yes.
...but the stainless
and the British racing green
work beautifully.
They do, don't they? They do, man.
We can sell that for decent money.
It's got to be, hasn't it?
Happy days, mate.
Yeah. Well done. Yeah. Hey?
It's time to find out if Henry's
confidence is well founded...
...at the second vital valuation.
Henry chose the home of classic car
restorers Jeff and Sam Sanderson
who wanted the boys
to pull in some pounds
to help fund their next project.
Hi, Sam. Hi, Sam, how are you?
Come and join us.
Hi, Jeff. Come on in.
But will they be walking away
with more than £1,060
made from Simon's location?
What do you reckon?
That was in your garden somewhere.
Yes. That was our old, rotten table.
And it was a bit rickety, as well.
Love this! I love the colours.
There you go. Brilliant.
I think they look
absolutely beautiful.
I think the lamp standard
looks very nice. Yeah.
The lovely patina
to the wood there. Yeah.
So, I'm thrilled, guys.
You like what we've done, I hope.
But, obviously,
have we made you any money?
Well, to find that out, we have our
lovely independent valuer... Hello.
...and she's going to tell us,
especially me, some great news.
Lamppost. Shall we start
with the lamppost?
The lamppost is looking the part,
but Henry did have
to completely replace the head,
so the restoration
set him back £240.
It's beautiful, isn't it?
The stainless steel
sets it off beautifully.
You can find them quite easily
on auction sites,
which means it's not as rare
as you might want it to be,
therefore it's reflected
in the estimate.
It comes in at £400.
Thank you for that.
Strangely, I'm not going to argue.
Cos I flogged it for 425,
so I reckon that's pretty good.
It is. I know why
you're not arguing now.
The lamppost has pulled in
£185 profit for Sam and Jeff.
So, table, table. Yes.
The wobbly old iron table now boasts
a new top and straightened legs
and all for just £50.
I love this table.
It's so rare to see
a slice of a piece of timber.
It's almost like
looking into a tree.
It's beautiful.
I would quite happily
put this in my shop
and put a nice, big,
fat price of £400 on it.
Cor, blimey! Well, I'm not going
to argue with that one.
So, it's a total of £350 profit
for the old table.
So, I can tell you...
I'll give you a bit
of background on this.
Jeff and I had to climb over
the hordes of stuff in the garage
to dig these out. I think
it was worth it, don't you, Jeff?
I think so. But was it, Elisicia?
Sandblasting, powder coating
and spray-painting
means Simon's artistic endeavours
with the cubbyhole shelving unit
cost £140.
Cubbyholes - very popular. Yeah.
But this is a classic example of
sometimes something just being
sympathetically restored
would have yielded
a higher estimate.
So, what you're saying,
basically, Elisicia,
is if I'd been boring and
just done it in a monochrome colour,
it would have been worth
more money than it is now.
I like it.
Thank you!
But it's been beautifully done.
Beautiful finish.
I would be quite happy
to put an estimate of £220.
The multicoloured cubbyholes'
limited appeal
means they've made Sam and Jeff
just £80 profit.
I actually do love it,
if I really am honest.
I don't care. It's a shame
that there isn't a market for it.
You don't want to buy it
for 300 quid, do you?
No. OK.
Hopefully, better news
for the wheelbarrow.
Repurposing the broken wheelbarrow
has produced
a distinctive shelving unit
for a cost of just £20
for the glass shelves.
This is what upcycling is about -
taking something that doesn't work
any more and making it better.
I would, again, quite happily
put this in my shop
and put £220 on it. Wow.
Wow. Would you? Yeah. OK.
Like me now? No, still...
We're working our way back. OK, OK.
Simon's shelves have secured
Sam and Jeff another £200.
So, at the end of it all,
we have made you, collectively,
a profit of £815.
That's fantastic.
Is that all right? Yeah. Good.
And not only that,
we've had oodles of fun.
Oh, great. That's what
it's all about, Sam.
Sam and Jeff have £815
to help fund their passion
for restoring old cars.
They've done fantastic things
with things that were just left
lying around in our sheds,
in the garage,
and they've saved them.
They look fantastic.
Thrilled to bits with them.
Henry's choice made more than £800,
but it's Simon
who can claim bragging rights
as his selection,
a family scrapyard,
produced a profit of 1,060 quid.
Can't believe I lost.
It went very well.
I mean, you didn't do badly.
At least I didn't devalue
a shelving unit.
OK, OK, leave that. Leave it. Yes.
You liked my street lamp, though?
The street lamp was very good,
but I was most pleased
with my barrow shelving.
Do you know what?
I have to tell you, that was good.
I'll tell you what else
was really good. What?
The fact that I won.
HE CHUCKLES
Don't like that gloating.
Subtitles by Ericsson
The homes of Britain
are stacked with old possessions.
I've never seen a chair like it.
What looks like junk can actually be
worth a pretty penny.
What would you use that for?
I've never seen anything like that
in my life before.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are
here to help turn that clutter
into hard cash.
Some of them are
worth thousands of pounds.
Between 14 and 17 grand.
Upcycling genius Simon...
That looks cool.
...and his restorer love turning
everyday objects
into fantastic furniture.
Gemma, come on.
Absolute winner.
BELL RINGS
Whilst for Henry and his mechanic...
That is absolutely stunning, Guy.
It's all about restoring retro
relics and vintage classics.
ENGINE ROARS
She's off! It runs!
Despite their differences,
they always come good.
And they'll turn a tidy profit
for their owners.
You're going to put in your pocket
£10,630.
Absolutely brilliant.
Today, Simon has a smashing time.
Actually, I've changed my mind.
I just quite like the idea
of being a rock god.
The boys create a smash hit.
And two upcyclers clash.
To be honest Simon, I've lost the
will to live with this.
This piece has pushed me
to the limit.
I hate it.
Another day, another dollar,
governor. Indeed.
Are you going to stitch me up today?
I've got that feeling.
No, I'm not
going to stitch you up.
You are in for a treat today.
CHUCKLES
I hate it when you say that.
Henry and Simon are trawling for
treasure in Oxfordshire,
home to the oldest university
in the English-speaking world.
We're not far from Oxford, right.
There are more published authors per
square mile in Oxford
than in any
other place in the world.
Is that so? That's amazing, isn't
it?
That is amazing. Yeah.
The boys both get to choose a
location that they think will make
the most money and Simon's up first.
We're going to a family-run
business.
Right. It is actually a breakers yard.
You are going to love it.
Sorry, you've given me such a hard
time of taking you to scrapyards
and now you're taking me to, what
did you call it, a reclamation yard?
A breakers yard.
It's a scrapyard!
Well, it's a scrapyard, a breakers
yard and home
to a reclamation business.
It sits on the site of one of
Oxfordshire's 13 Second World War
POW camps and it belongs to the
family of Tony Hughes.
We've got lots of stuff here.
All sorts of different things.
Bits of steel, cast-iron brackets, gutters.
Opened in 1968,
this yard is now full to bursting
with nearly half a century's worth
of curiosities and Tony hopes some
can be turned into profit
to pay for a staff outing.
Tony, how are you? How are you?
Simon. Hi Tony, I'm Henry.
How are you? Am I right in thinking
that this used to be a POW camp?
That is right. Prisoners of war,
yeah, mainly Italians.
And they built various things in
their spare time.
Oh, really, like what?
Well, a fountain there
with mermaids on.
Fountains in a prisoner of war camp?
Yeah, yeah, they kept
themselves busy.
Now, Tony, basically the whole idea
is, is Simon and I will have
a rummage around and try and make
you some money, mate, do you know
what I mean? I'm all for that.
Right, Tony, we'll leave
you to get on with your business.
Thanks so much, mate, looking
forward to it. See you later on.
Thank you, mate.
As always, Henry and Simon
can take two items each.
They can take anything they think
they can reclaim and restore
to raise some readies.
This place is just amazing.
Look at it. If you needed a spiral staircase.
I can see myself living in a little
workshop just there
and just working my way through.
Everything in here has value.
Despite being spoilt for choice,
one thing in particular
stokes Simon's interest.
Hang on. Henry, Henry, Henry, hello.
Oh, that's nice, man,
even I can see that.
Is that wood or metal?
No, it's all solid cast.
And, what's most interesting,
is all the pieces are here.
Immaculate cast iron Victorian fireplaces
are much sought after and the
current fashion is to strip them
back to their original metal.
So as long as that's in good
condition, this should be worth salvaging.
Is this reclamation
rather than scrap?
Absolutely. You know, one tiny bit
of damage on this,
any corner missing... That's it. It
goes into the scrap collection.
Yeah, it's mint, I can see what
you'll do with that.
You're having that, aren't you?
I am having that.
I think actually, mate, to be
honest with you,
it's in the right pair of hands.
Thanks. Hey? Thanks.
This cast iron Victorian fireplace
is Simon's first find and,
buoyed by his success,
he leads Henry into one
of these old POW huts.
Go on. Oh, I'm liking it already.
Blimey. There's a lot in here.
Items everywhere.
Spoilt for choice.
Make yourself useful.
HE GROANS
TUNELESS PIANO
Well, that sounds
just like an old piano out of tune.
I'm afraid... That's history.
Just too much involved.
The cost of restoring an ageing
piano can run
into hundreds of pounds and with new
models available for under £300,
restoring this one to its prime may
not generate much profit for Tony.
So you're not interested in the...
It's all right, we're in one piece!
Past the piano lying unloved
on an old shelf,
the boys spy a more likely candidate.
Hello. Look at that.
Original, isn't it? Hey, do you
think that could turn into a lamp?
We've got to have a look at that,
haven't we?
That is totally retro.
That is, how cool is that?
What do you reckon?
Launched in the late '90s,
the iMac G3 instantly
became a design classic.
Do you know what I'm going to do?
What, thank me?
Thank you and steal your idea
just directly.
I think it would make
a nice retro lamp.
Definitely, definitely, definitely
my idea.
Seriously, mate. Yeah.
That is a really good idea.
Really? Yeah.
He does the work,
I'll take the glory and Tony gets
the wedge. Happy days.
Henry's already claiming the credit
as Simon claims the old
computer as his second find.
I'll tell you what, mate, for a
first looky, we're rocking.
Up in the rafters...
Hey, check this out.
An old cauldron seems to have
cast a spell on Henry.
Is that copper? It is copper, yeah.
That's quite funky, though, isn't
it? It is.
You could polish that up
and have it as a...
Well, I'll tell you what you
wouldn't be having it as... Yeah.
A cauldron. No, you wouldn't, mate.
Well, you could have it as a sieve.
Your soup would fall out of that,
wouldn't it? It would, wouldn't it?
All the same, you could see it
sitting next to a really nice
inglenook fireplace
with the logs or the coal in there,
couldn't you?
Or you could have it as a planter.
The copper cauldron has potential,
so Henry's claiming it
for his first find.
What else have we got?
I don't know. Onwards, onwards.
And having broken his duck,
Henry delves deeper
into this well-stocked shed.
I'd quite like a body like that.
That's not bad. Let's see.
Idiot.
It's quite a nice lamp stand.
It's all right, like.
I'm clutching at straws, well, lamp stands.
Yeah, you are!
Henry's leaving the lamp stand where
it is and back outside he spies
a possible upcycling opportunity.
Hey, that's interesting. What?
Well, because I saw something
the other day. Yeah?
About one of these things turned
into a table.
Turned into a table?
Well, because you've got the rivets
that are the feature.
Yeah. So you cut out all this stuff
in the pattern you want,
keeping the feet here.
Oh, I see, so
the base becomes the top? Yeah.
Let's have a look. So, look...
You whizz it over.
This is pretty solid, isn't it?
Yeah. So, sort that out. Yeah.
Those old water tanks,
they are just dotted everywhere
and if he makes that work,
there is something that anyone
can have a go at.
The hunt is over but what will owner
Tony think of the boys' haul.
That little cauldron thing there,
Tony. Mmm.
I quite fancy that.
I think that's copper.
That's right, yeah. Yeah, and also
your water tank there.
Oh, yeah. If I can take away those
two items it would be joyous.
Yeah, sure. Thanks, mate.
Happy with that? Yeah, that's
fine, yeah. All righty.
We could get you a bit of wedge
for those two, mate.
Could do, yeah.
We'll see how it goes. Yeah.
For me, I've looked around all this
gorgeous ironwork everywhere and
strangely enough I've plumped for
that Mac monitor over there.
Have you, yeah? Yeah, and that
fantastic cast iron fire surround.
Yeah. You've got the mantle,
you've got the top piece,
you've got the mirror. Yeah.
I think it's just a gorgeous thing.
Happy for us to take them?
Yeah, sure, yes.
Great, Tony. I tell you what, mate,
for once he wasn't lying to me.
It was a fantastic day.
See? OK.
Thank you so much, Tony.
Thank you very much
indeed, Tony.
Coming up...
Simon's getting smashed.
Henry's getting worried.
Because obviously if you're
wandering along here, ow.
And at the second search,
the boys are getting lucky.
I've never seen one,
let alone three.
They must be incredibly rare.
Look at this.
Expert upcyclers Henry Cole
and Simon O'Brien
make cash from old clutter.
You're having that, aren't you?
I am having that.
The boys both picked
two potential projects
from Tony's family's scrapyard.
Now they've taken their finds
back home to begin work.
Henry's back in Oxfordshire,
where best mate, Guy,
is eagerly waiting to see his haul.
I think I might have let you down
on this one.
What do you reckon? I really, really
like both of these things.
Nothing Henry
can throw at him fazes
restoration genius Guy Wilson.
Guy and I have known each other
since we were 15.
So I know him probably better than
I know anybody on this planet.
Guy has got a mechanical mind,
but he'll turn his hand
to almost anything.
And he'll need to call upon
all his talent
if he's to transform this old tank
into a coffee table.
What we'll do is,
we'll cut this out here...
Yeah. Remove it on four sides,
so these end up as four legs.
Right. And that will be a lovely,
industrial bit of furniture.
The concept for Henry's other find,
this copper cauldron,
is less complicated.
It doesn't hold water, because
I can see daylight through it.
We're not worried about that.
I think this, polished up...
Yeah. ..will be a lovely little
log basket.
The only issue is these.
Whether to cut them or not.
Well, I was going to ask you that.
Because obviously, if you're
wandering along here, ow!
It might get your shins.
It's just, how original do you
want to keep it, really.
As original as possible is the plan.
By simply cleaning up
the old cauldron,
the boys think they can make it
a desirable and potentially
profitable item
without breaking the bank.
The copper has oxidised,
so it looks dirty and worn.
But Guy has got a secret weapon
to restore shine,
an inexpensive polishing paste.
Going to need some more of this, pronto.
We haven't got enough of this.
Metal polishing paste can be picked
up at your local DIY store,
and will buff up brass, ceramics,
and many other surfaces
around the home.
Finally, Guy uses an angle grinder
to get rid of the protruding prongs.
In Liverpool,
Simon's upcycling expert Gemma
has learned to expect the unexpected
when he returns with
his latest finds.
These are completely
different items, aren't they?
Yeah. This is gorgeous.
Fantastic, isn't it? I love this. Yes.
Fine art graduate Gemma Longworth
runs her own arts and crafts business.
The big difference between
Gemma and I,
she seems to be much more measured
about stuff.
So I think in that way,
we complement other very well.
But even with all her experience,
upcycling an old computer
is a first for Gemma.
OK. Really simple.
What if it just becomes...
a hanging lampshade?
Very heavy hanging lampshade.
HE LAUGHS
Yes, it is. But I'm thinking about
taking all the internals out.
Everything out. Yeah.
And then it will just be
a plastic case,
and all the light
will come through it.
OK. Yeah, so that bit's down?
Yeah. That's a good idea.
Simon's other item
is the Victorian fire surround.
He wants to strip it
to expose the original metalwork.
The dilemma we've got with this is,
if we are going to get it blasted professionally,
how will we protect the mirrors?
If they won't shift, I think
we've got to do it by hand.
It's a big job by hand.
It is a big job. By my hands.
Yeah. I can get stuck in with this. OK.
Actually, I've changed my mind.
I think you're too late!
Yeah, it is, yeah.
Gemma starts stripping
the fireplace,
so she can assess if
it can be restored by hand.
As much as it kills me to say it,
I think I'm going to have to
send this off.
The top layers are coming off OK,
but there's about another four,
five layers underneath it.
The fireplace will have to be sent
to the professional sand blasters,
which will mean additional cost
eating into the potential profits.
In Oxfordshire, Guy is hoping the
plan to turn a water tank
into a coffee table
will run more smoothly.
We're going to cut that out there,
into a nice curve here.
Guy marks out the side of the tank,
where he's going to cut to make
the table legs,
then gets to work
with his angle grinder.
And, if you, too,
wanted to have a crack
at turning a tank into a table,
old water tanks
can be picked up cheaply
from scrap metal dealers or online.
After an hour's graft,
Guy's table is taking shape.
I think it's going to look fantastic
when it's done.
And Simon is also putting in
the hours
in pursuit of a profitable upcycle.
He's gutted the computer
so he can fashion its shell into
an unusual light fitting.
The thing is...
Next step, drilling a hole
in precisely the right place
so the lamp hangs correctly.
If this cracks now, after me
taking a whole day, near enough,
to strip it down
and get all the innards out,
I will cry.
HE EXHALES SHARPLY
And, to finish it off,
a simple light fitting which can be
picked up at any DIY store.
I am so pleased with that.
I'm not sure about this, Simon.
I don't think I like it that much.
That's... At all, really.
That, Gemma, is cool.
Is it? Yeah.
It just looks like a broken computer
to me.
It doesn't look like
a broken computer.
It looks like a lampshade.
If you say so. I'm not sold on this.
With restorations from Tony's
scrapyard in full swing,
it's Henry's turn
to pick a location.
But, as a committed country boy,
he doesn't seem very at home
with his choice.
I'm staying on the grass, mate.
It's an urban area.
I might get run over.
Henry has brought Simon
to East Sussex,
and the home of committed collectors
Jeff and Sam.
We've been amassing stuff for...
30 odd years, I suppose.
Yeah, must be about 30 years.
Bits and pieces, you know.
Over the years, the couple
have filled seven whole sheds
with an intriguing assortment
of oddities.
In fact, we have got
a mini quad bike somewhere.
Which I was told could be adapted
to cut the grass.
But that's never happened, has it?
Henry chose the couple's home as,
like him, they love a classic car,
and are hoping the boys can raise
some cash for their latest project,
renovating a classic '80s
Reliant Scimitar.
To take on a project, today,
like this, where actually,
the money is going to go to restore
a car like that Scimitar,
it's fantastic. And there aren't
many of those around.
Sam, how are you?
Hello. Simon. Jeff. Hello, Simon.
How are you? I can see already,
there are lots of lovely things
lying around.
Too many things, do you think?
I think it's getting to the stage
where it is too many things.
Is there anything that
we can't take away?
Ahh. That'll be my little toy.
It's a Sterling F27.
OK, so that's out of bounds?
Yes. But everything else
is potential?
Yes. Potential, yes.
Anything you like.
We'll see you later, guys.
As always, Henry and Simon need to
pick out two items each
that they think they can
restore or repurpose to make money.
OK. I see sheds.
I'm ready! I'm past you already.
I see sheds! The great thing about
lots of sheds,
is you never know what's going
to be behind that door.
There's a few boxes in there.
They do collect, don't they?
Yeah, don't they just?
What's that...
Oh, there's a metal detector.
Is there an on button?
Yeah, as usual, no cash.
Ah. I'm feeling a bit unusual.
Well, that is actually...
That's the garden shed, isn't it?
I think it might be.
Initial finds have fun rather than
moneymaking potential.
Oh, nearly! 270.
That was good.
I just quite like the idea
of being a rock god.
But the boys' luck
could be about to change.
Oh, don't look in there, mate.
Leave no stone unturned!
All right.
Simon's spotted something in
the smallest of the seven sheds.
What's that?
It's an old Victorian streetlight.
Grab that. It's rather posh.
There's more.
Now, hello.
There we are. There you go.
Look at that.
That's lovely.
You need a bit of glass for it.
Thanks, Henry! Do you know what,
it's that expert eye!
To spot the detail like that,
that others would miss.
I'm here to just keep your attention focused.
I am interested.
I can see why. It's lovely.
You know, I haven't seen a street
lamp like that, I don't think,
ever in sheds.
It must be incredibly rare.
And I tell you what, it's beautiful.
The street light has certainly
sparked the boy's interest.
Oh, my word, look at them!
And they soon locate
the original posts.
What period are these?
Kind of, turn of the 1900s?
18... Got to be, haven't they?
Late 1800s?
If that is originally a gas lamp,
which I think it is,
otherwise it wouldn't have
the opening bit,
then earlier than that.
I think they're beautiful. I've
never seen one, let alone three.
I know! So you can pick your
poison. It is, take your pick.
As old street lamps have become
popular garden ornaments,
both boys fancy taking this light
and a matching post.
But it's finders keepers,
so Simon wins out.
I'm absolutely chuffed to bits
at this point,
and I know that Henry is absolutely
pig sick jealous.
Come on, then, garage time.
Henry's still empty-handed,
but he hopes he's found
a more natural hunting ground.
Now, then. That's what
we can't have. I know.
ENGINE REVS
Oh, yes, please!
The car can't be taken,
but Henry selflessly offers
to move it out of the way.
Don't you dare! Stop!
I'll see you! Stop!
I was having an absolute ball.
So much so, I actually forgot that
I haven't really found anything.
Oh, that is tremendous!
Man. Even you would enjoy...
What are you doing? Come on.
Joyride over, it's back to business.
Well, at least we've made some space
now. We certainly have.
Simon still needs one item,
and Henry has to find two.
Tell you what,
we're going to clean up here.
And lurking in a corner,
Simon has found something else.
Oh, look at those.
Yes, you see?
OK, I can see why you went in, man.
Yeah, lovely little shelving unit.
Any kind of knick-knack shelves,
if they're in good condition,
you will sell them.
So, yeah, I think that's my banker.
So, Simon's done and dusted,
whereas Henry is yet
to find a thing.
It's gone well, this.
Hope you're feeling smug.
No, I'm not feeling smug,
I'm feeling creative.
You need to get it together.
But round the front of
Jeff and Sam's home,
it's once again Simon
who spots something.
An old wheelbarrow.
Imagine that standing up.
Yeah, OK.
That's beautiful. Forgive me for
being slightly depressed
and unenthusiastic.
I can see the beauty of that,
but that means that you've got
three items now,
and I've got absolutely nothing.
Get hold of that. OK.
Simon selflessly decides to
come to Henry's aid.
No, you're joking. That's for you.
Would you really do that to me?
Yeah, I can really work...
You're giving me the lamppost?
I am very happy with...
Are you sure? Yeah.
I decided, just for once,
to be nice to Henry.
He has saved the day for me.
The wheelbarrow is now
Simon's second item.
And the Victorian lamp
becomes Henry's first.
Keeping up? Good, because
Henry has moved on already.
Come on!
He's cast his eye over this
cast-iron leg table.
What's this stuff? Decking?
Sort of decking stuff on it.
Forget the decking. But the actual
frame structure is lovely.
It's good. And if I found a
beautiful new top to it, you know,
perhaps it's period old wood,
or even something more funky.
Yeah. We can do something that
actually values it.
Henry's finally got two items,
and the hunt is over.
But will Jeff and Sam think
the boys' choices
will bring home the bacon?
Thanks to Simon, I think I've got
a couple of items that, hopefully,
will make you some money. The
first one is the lamp over there.
And the second one, I'd love to
take away that table.
OK. I think I could repurpose that,
and do something quite funky.
If that's OK?
That would be fantastic.
Great. Yeah? Great.
So, that's Henry's choice. Yeah.
My choice,
your lovely old barrow, there.
That is beautiful, isn't it?
Yeah, it is.
And I'm going to prove a point,
because Henry's thought,
when it comes to knick-knack
shelves, is you blast them,
you spray them the original colour,
and use them as knick-knack shelves.
I think they have potential
to be something more than that.
I'm so sentimentally
attached to that.
Are you?
No!
THEY LAUGH
I thought you were going to be
in trouble, for a second, there.
You were going to be in trouble,
I was having my lamp back!
Oh, thank God!
So, they're my two choices,
if you don't mind. OK.
And I will do my very best
to get a good profit on them,
to go towards the Scimitar. Excellent.
Coming up...
Shelving snags.
If we are to blast this rust off,
there's a possibility
it could perforate the metal.
Table troubles.
It doesn't always pan out as well
as you're hoping.
And at the first valuation,
profits are in peril.
Sorry to disappoint you.
Reclaimers and restorers
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien
are turning discarded clutter
into cold, hard cash.
There you are. There you go.
Look at that.
Final items found, both have
returned their workshops.
Henry is showing best mate and
restorer Guy what he's grabbed.
Think Sherlock Holmes
and Baker Street.
First up, an old Victorian
street light.
This has got to be properly done,
because there's sheets of glass
in this,
so you cannot risk one falling out.
Exactly. So, straight away,
that's a lot of money.
So, look, there are
two options here.
Mm-hmm. We can go into the vibe of
potentially re-fabricating that.
Mm-hmm. Or the other alternative is
to make this beautiful...
Yeah. ..and then create something
at the top.
Yes. Yes?
A different lighting arrangement.
Or, mate, just buy one... Mm-hmm.
...and put it on top. Yes.
The iron-leg table Henry also
brought back is in better shape.
The only issue with it, in my view,
is this horrible decking
that's on it.
Yes. There's one other issue -
that the legs are kind of
like this, but hopefully...
What? ..we can sort that out
when we change the top.
You see, they're not parallel,
are they?
I have to admit to you,
I should have seen that.
Now, look, I think, though, once
we've sorted it, a nice table.
Yes.
Working out why the legs are wonky
is Guy's first task.
I'm hoping it's just been assembled
in the wrong order,
So, I'm going to take the top off
it first,
put it on the bench
and try and true it up.
TOOL BUZZES
Fortunately, Guy's gut instinct
has proved correct.
It was wrongly assembled.
Both of these were on the inside
and they shouldn't be.
One should be outside
and the other one inside.
A quick reassemble will make the
legs symmetrical once more.
We can now go ahead with
the restoration process.
At their Liverpool HQ,
Simon and Gemma are assessing their
new restoration prospects.
What do you think? I like it.
Well, here's me thoughts... OK.
I thought you'd have a plan.
What if we get a bit, kind of,
artistic with this?
All our front frame...
Yeah. ..remains black,
but then we just do really
bold colours in each area.
Yeah, that sounds interesting.
So, it's sort of like a bit of
a 3-D artwork as well, isn't it?
That's right. So, even if
there's nothing in it,
it's still really effective. Yeah.
And the old wheelbarrow is also
bringing out Simon's creative side.
Let's change its angle.
OK. So...
Oh, I might need a hand here.
Thanks, Gemma. It's OK.
HE GROANS
I've got it. Thanks, Gemma.
OK. Yeah. Now, look,
if that's against a wall and we put
some shelves in here... Yeah.
...we may even be able to put
an edge on the bottom here.
That... Yeah. So, you can put stuff
in there as well.
And then that's useful as well.
Yeah. Yeah?
Yeah. Yeah? I like it.
That's two good ideas you've liked.
You've had two good ideas!
Simon and Gemma want to keep their
wheelbarrow shelving unit
looking rustic.
I'm going to give it
a sand all over,
but I don't want to
get it back too much.
It needs to stay in this
condition, really.
The only money Simon wants to spend
is adding two glass shelves,
which he's had custom-made.
To fit the shelves,
he makes grooves in the wood.
Hey, that looks good!
I've put a slot in there.
There you go.
I've put two brackets on the back,
to secure it to the wall.
Yeah. Levelled it, finished.
Brilliant. Very pleased.
Thanks. Brilliant. Good, good.
In Oxfordshire, Guy is getting busy
with a wire brush
to smooth the table legs.
Next, he uses a direct-to-rust
metal paint to
leave it looking as good as new.
With paint residue as well as rust,
the old Victorian street lamp is
a trickier proposition,
so Guy is calling in the pros.
Hello, mate. How are you doing?
Good to see you again.
He's paying the local sandblasters
£100 to completely strip them.
To get all that old paint off
and get it back to
a lovely metal finish,
ready for painting,
with paint stripper...
One, it would make a mess
in the yard,
and, two, it's very time-consuming.
Sandblasters can be found throughout
the country and it's a relatively
cheap and quick way to remove
the rust when restoring metal.
Here you go.
And Gemma and Simon are also calling
upon the sandblasters to
help spruce up their shelving units.
The problem I see with this is, if
you have a look at the back here...
You'll notice the heavy rust.
Oh, yeah. Because the metal is
so thin on the unit,
if we are to blast this rust off,
there is a possibility
it could perforate the metal.
And, so, all I can suggest
is we give it a go
and see how it turns out.
OK, but you...
It may not work? It may not work.
Sandblasting may not be able to
save the shelves...
Oh, wow. The fireplace is back.
...but it has worked wonders on
the old Victorian fireplace.
Oh, it looks brilliant.
They've got all that old paint off
and it's right back to its metal,
ready for me to put some polish
on this now.
Gemma is turning her attention to
finishing the fireplace
that Simon found at the
first location.
The computer is now a working lamp,
but the fire surround still needs
a good polish
to help maximise profits.
This is not an easy job.
There's so many little nooks
and crannies to get into
that I just can't reach. It needs...
It still looks grey.
It needs to be black, so we're going
to have to layer this up.
And, if you fancy following
Gemma's lead,
you can pick up some stove-and-grate
polish for under a tenner.
I remember Simon saying that this
would be a relatively easy job,
but Simon always says that
when he isn't doing it.
In Oxfordshire, Henry and Guy
are also fully immersed in
finishing their first finds.
TOOL BUZZES
Henry's wrapped up the restoration
of the copper cauldron.
Check that out.
That looks great.
And Guy is completing the
transformation of the water tank
into a stylish coffee table.
Green metal paint and furniture wax
are his weapons of choice.
Whenever I do something to an item,
it sounds a bit odd,
but you pour your heart
and soul into it.
It doesn't always turn out as well
as you're hoping.
That one, though, has turned out,
I mean, beautifully.
It's as good as you
could have expected.
To give a real industrial chic feel,
Guy has polished up
some brass fittings
to attach to the water tank table.
Oh, my God.
That's unbelievable.
I always, kind of, thought we
could do something like that,
but I never thought it would look
that good.
I think we can get serious money
for that.
Henry's about to discover if his
confidence is well founded,
as a local retailer has popped by,
interested in buying.
I want 650 quid for it.
300 quid. Oh, come on!
It a downcycled water tank, Henry.
It's an upcycled water tank
and you know you love it.
375.
600.
After a tough haggle...
Come on.
...a great deal.
God, you were just
trying to fleece me, weren't you?
And in good time, too,
as next it's time for the first
crucial valuation.
Simon chose a family scrapyard in
Oxfordshire for the first salvage
search, and the boys rescued
and restored two items each.
Gareth Hughes is representing
his family business...
How are you? Good, thank you.
Good to see you, man.
And inspecting the boys' efforts
before finding out
how much they've made him.
Feast your eyes. Wow.
Yeah. That's brilliant.
Oh, wow. This is brilliant.
That's come up well, mate.
The water tank. Incredible.
Come on over, Gareth.
Come on over, mate.
I think it's amazing.
I love the water tank table.
Yeah, well, look...
Probably you want to know whether
we've made any money for you.
That's the key.
And, to that effect,
we have a very independent valuer.
Upcycling expert Alicia has been
working in the restoration retail
trade for years, so she can
accurately assess the market value
of almost anything.
Well, you can go first.
Yeah. I'll go first. I'll go first.
I'm going to start, hopefully,
on my sure-fire winner -
that beautiful old, I think it's
Edwardian, fire surround.
Achieving a new look for this
old antique fire surround
meant spending £130.
But what will Alicia think
it's worth?
It's in mint condition. I...
For an easy, quick sell,
easily £600, estimate.
Well, I've got good news for you -
I got 640.
CASH REGISTER CHIMES
It's a flying start for Simon.
The fireplace has bagged Gareth
and his family a £510 profit.
What adds to its value is the size,
and, normally, when they're
that size, they're made of wood,
but this is actually cast iron.
Next one. That's good, mate.
Shed some light on our lampshade.
Come on, Alicia.
It's interesting, isn't it?
Yeah. Oh, I hate it when she
says "interesting".
I know. I know. I know.
Turning an old computer into a
ceiling lamp cost to Simon just £10.
They don't fetch a lot of money
without the insides,
so, for a quick sale, probably £30
would be my estimate.
CASH REGISTER CHIMES
The lamp hasn't shone as brightly
as Simon hoped, adding just
20 quid to the profit.
Alicia, come on, then.
Let's get it over with.
The water tank table -
I think it's lovely
and I think it's worth a fortune.
Yes, definitely. And so does Gareth.
Yeah, and so do I.
Henry's first find was an old
metal water tank that
he transformed into a contemporary
table for a cost of £100.
It's gorgeous.
Oh, good. Good, good, good.
Yes. It's been upcycled to
a high standard
and what I really like about it is
the integrity of the piece
is still there.
You can tell that it
was a water tank.
It's beautiful and I think you
could easily sell it for £500.
Hey, look, man, that's cool. Wow.
Shall I tell you why, Gareth?
Cos we've flogged it for 550.
CASH REGISTER CHIMES
The water tank table is adding £450
to the total profit.
Good, good.
Copper cauldron, let's do it.
The copper cauldron
has been polished up
without Henry spending a penny.
It's not French, it's not 18th
or even 19th-century,
so it has a value of about £80.
CASH REGISTER CHIMES
And the cauldron has cooked up
a profit of £80.
Just look along that row there.
Where would you ever see those four
things lined up together?
Only when we get stuck in, innit?
And the other thing you'll love, mate,
is we've made you
a tidy profit of...
1,060 quid.
That's all right, innit?
That's good. That's brilliant.
What will you, Tony, and the guys
be spending that on?
Do you know? I'd like to take
all the staff out, actually.
Oh, really. That is a lovely idea.
Does that include me and Simon?
No, you didn't do anything. You did
a job at our place for a day.
We'll send Guy.
I painted the handle on that.
The family firm will all be
enjoying a slap-up meal,
as Gareth's taking home £1,060.
It's actually made me want to get
out there and do stuff as well,
so I'm really impressed in that.
Especially with the table.
I was actually thinking of
purchasing it myself, actually.
Coming up, paint problems...
Oh, dear. It looks like there's
a hole in the back of the cabinet.
...lamp love...
It's civilised, Guy.
That's what it's about.
...and a valuation victory.
I love this table.
Oh, good. It's so rare to see
a slice of a piece of timber.
Henry Cole and Simon O'Brien are
trying to make gold out of the old.
Simon selected a family scrapyard
and their restorations
made the owners
over £1,000.
That's all right, isn't it?
Hey, man, that's good.
And Henry's hoping his choice,
Jeff and Sam's stockpile
of trash in Sussex,
will prove even more profitable.
While he waits for
his antique lamppost
to be returned
from the sandblasters,
Henry and Guy are getting to grips
with the iron-leg table.
Guy's taken off the old wooden top
and replaced it with a piece of oak
he's picked up
in his local timber yard.
Sprucing up the old oak to do
justice to those iron table legs
involves sanding.
Lots of sanding.
And once it's done,
it needs a couple of coats of wax
to protect the surface.
That is, mate, what they call
in the trade, a transformation.
That's worth serious money.
That looks lovely, mate.
In Liverpool,
it's the moment of truth
for Simon's metal cubbyhole unit.
Has it survived the trip
to the sandblasters?
Oh, perfect. Right.
Look at that! Pristine condition.
A striking colour scheme
is Simon's plan
to turn this shelving unit
into something special
and potentially profitable.
Big, blue square there.
Red. Red square there.
Yellow. Yellow there.
Red. Red there.
Let's go for it.
With multiple colours needed,
Simon and Gemma have opted
for spray-painting.
With cans costing
just a couple of quid each,
it's a cost-effective way of quickly
covering a large surface area.
But painting this way
is not without problems.
Ooh!
Oh, dear.
I don't like, "Oh, dear". Simon...
What?
There's... It's leaked a little bit.
When you say
it's leaked a little bit,
you mean all
our beautiful white blocks
that are going to go in between the
beautiful primary colour blocks...
Yeah. ..are now kind of half blue?
It looks like there's a hole
in the back of the cabinet.
Gemma, that's a disaster.
It's not! It's not. It'll be fine.
I'll... I'll try and have it...
give it a wipe.
A less than perfect paint job
will seriously impact the value
of the cubbyholes.
Oh, I hope this works.
It's going to ruin our plan
if it doesn't.
Shunning the spray can,
Henry and Guy are
brandishing brushes
as they perform their own paint job
on the old street lamppost.
This dark green was
an absolute bang-on choice.
It's civilised, Guy.
That's what it's about.
I think we have quite a good knack,
even though I say it myself,
with colours. Yeah.
At least we haven't gone
outrageous with this.
We're not going candy apple red.
The post might be looking perfect,
but the original lamp head
was beyond repair.
Henry's gambling
that a modern replacement
will still make this
a profitable piece.
It's got an industrial kitchen vibe
at this level to it,
but I think once
it's up there... Yeah.
I think it's going to give...
It's just going to make it zing.
Gemma has managed
to clean up the rogue paint
from her earlier colour calamity,
saving the plan
for the shelving unit.
Being very thorough
with my masking this time.
Shouldn't be any leaks.
Final square sprayed,
she uses a brush to turn
the cubbyhole rims black.
And that is the very last
black line.
Thank God for that!
Gemma's finished,
but she's far from happy.
Right, Simon, I suppose
you best come and look at this.
Wasn't the blue up there?
Yeah, it's upside down,
but it's because it's drying.
But is it upside down?
Isn't the point of this you can
put it which ever way you want?
Do you know what?
To be honest, Simon,
I don't care what
the point of this is.
I have lost
the will to live with this.
I can't bear this.
I hate it!
Simon's shelving plan
hasn't shone in Gemma's eyes.
In Oxfordshire, Henry's about to
learn if his street lamp will shine.
Go on, then. Are you ready? Yeah.
Contact!
Oh, mate, that is seriously lovely.
Beautiful, isn't it?
I'm sorry to blow
my own horn... Yes.
...but the stainless
and the British racing green
work beautifully.
They do, don't they? They do, man.
We can sell that for decent money.
It's got to be, hasn't it?
Happy days, mate.
Yeah. Well done. Yeah. Hey?
It's time to find out if Henry's
confidence is well founded...
...at the second vital valuation.
Henry chose the home of classic car
restorers Jeff and Sam Sanderson
who wanted the boys
to pull in some pounds
to help fund their next project.
Hi, Sam. Hi, Sam, how are you?
Come and join us.
Hi, Jeff. Come on in.
But will they be walking away
with more than £1,060
made from Simon's location?
What do you reckon?
That was in your garden somewhere.
Yes. That was our old, rotten table.
And it was a bit rickety, as well.
Love this! I love the colours.
There you go. Brilliant.
I think they look
absolutely beautiful.
I think the lamp standard
looks very nice. Yeah.
The lovely patina
to the wood there. Yeah.
So, I'm thrilled, guys.
You like what we've done, I hope.
But, obviously,
have we made you any money?
Well, to find that out, we have our
lovely independent valuer... Hello.
...and she's going to tell us,
especially me, some great news.
Lamppost. Shall we start
with the lamppost?
The lamppost is looking the part,
but Henry did have
to completely replace the head,
so the restoration
set him back £240.
It's beautiful, isn't it?
The stainless steel
sets it off beautifully.
You can find them quite easily
on auction sites,
which means it's not as rare
as you might want it to be,
therefore it's reflected
in the estimate.
It comes in at £400.
Thank you for that.
Strangely, I'm not going to argue.
Cos I flogged it for 425,
so I reckon that's pretty good.
It is. I know why
you're not arguing now.
The lamppost has pulled in
£185 profit for Sam and Jeff.
So, table, table. Yes.
The wobbly old iron table now boasts
a new top and straightened legs
and all for just £50.
I love this table.
It's so rare to see
a slice of a piece of timber.
It's almost like
looking into a tree.
It's beautiful.
I would quite happily
put this in my shop
and put a nice, big,
fat price of £400 on it.
Cor, blimey! Well, I'm not going
to argue with that one.
So, it's a total of £350 profit
for the old table.
So, I can tell you...
I'll give you a bit
of background on this.
Jeff and I had to climb over
the hordes of stuff in the garage
to dig these out. I think
it was worth it, don't you, Jeff?
I think so. But was it, Elisicia?
Sandblasting, powder coating
and spray-painting
means Simon's artistic endeavours
with the cubbyhole shelving unit
cost £140.
Cubbyholes - very popular. Yeah.
But this is a classic example of
sometimes something just being
sympathetically restored
would have yielded
a higher estimate.
So, what you're saying,
basically, Elisicia,
is if I'd been boring and
just done it in a monochrome colour,
it would have been worth
more money than it is now.
I like it.
Thank you!
But it's been beautifully done.
Beautiful finish.
I would be quite happy
to put an estimate of £220.
The multicoloured cubbyholes'
limited appeal
means they've made Sam and Jeff
just £80 profit.
I actually do love it,
if I really am honest.
I don't care. It's a shame
that there isn't a market for it.
You don't want to buy it
for 300 quid, do you?
No. OK.
Hopefully, better news
for the wheelbarrow.
Repurposing the broken wheelbarrow
has produced
a distinctive shelving unit
for a cost of just £20
for the glass shelves.
This is what upcycling is about -
taking something that doesn't work
any more and making it better.
I would, again, quite happily
put this in my shop
and put £220 on it. Wow.
Wow. Would you? Yeah. OK.
Like me now? No, still...
We're working our way back. OK, OK.
Simon's shelves have secured
Sam and Jeff another £200.
So, at the end of it all,
we have made you, collectively,
a profit of £815.
That's fantastic.
Is that all right? Yeah. Good.
And not only that,
we've had oodles of fun.
Oh, great. That's what
it's all about, Sam.
Sam and Jeff have £815
to help fund their passion
for restoring old cars.
They've done fantastic things
with things that were just left
lying around in our sheds,
in the garage,
and they've saved them.
They look fantastic.
Thrilled to bits with them.
Henry's choice made more than £800,
but it's Simon
who can claim bragging rights
as his selection,
a family scrapyard,
produced a profit of 1,060 quid.
Can't believe I lost.
It went very well.
I mean, you didn't do badly.
At least I didn't devalue
a shelving unit.
OK, OK, leave that. Leave it. Yes.
You liked my street lamp, though?
The street lamp was very good,
but I was most pleased
with my barrow shelving.
Do you know what?
I have to tell you, that was good.
I'll tell you what else
was really good. What?
The fact that I won.
HE CHUCKLES
Don't like that gloating.
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