I was on DIY SOS and was promised an extension, but my house is WORSE than before

A dad who appeared on DIY SOS claims his house is worse than before, despite being promised a nice extension.

Wheelchair user Stuart Philips was desperate for help from the BBC's transformation team when his multiple sclerosis took over his life in 2019.

Stuart appeared on DIY SOS with his mother Lin and daughter Lauren

The trio wanted a better environment to make life easier for them

Disabled Stuart began to need more support from his blind mother Lin and felt it would be better if she moved in with him and his daughter Lauren.

But when Nick Knowles and his workmen started renovating the estate in Torquay, Devon, they quickly realized they couldn't get permission to extend it.

Plans to make life easier for Stuart and his family fell through – the only other option was a redesign.

The DIY SOS team changed the ground floor to open it up, added a special lift so Stuart could get upstairs and even gave him a wet room.

But Stuart has complained about having to stare at a wall all day after the expansion fell through.

Stuart said: 'One of the things I really wanted was to be able to look at the view over the Moors – but I'm facing the wall.

“They put up mirrors so I could look at the reflection behind me, but the mirrors were too high to see.”

While the trio is grateful for all the hard work they've put in, they say they've struggled living in such a smaller space.

Stuart continued: “Don't get me wrong – it's beautiful. We are so grateful and we don't want to sound greedy.

'But they had to squeeze everything into the existing small house space and house three people where there had been two.

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“It's not the BBC's fault.”

Stuart said it's difficult to get out of the back doors in his chair, while mother Lin lives in a small room that can't even fit an extra chair.

Lin, who became completely blind in the 1980s, added: “I don't even have room for a chair. It was very difficult. We didn't want to seem ungrateful.

“The people who volunteered were great.”

A BBC spokesperson said at the time: “The DIY SOS team takes the responsibility of building a house very seriously, and staff are consulted throughout construction to ensure the design meets their specific needs.

“We remained in regular contact with the Philips family after filming to address and resolve their concerns as quickly as possible.”