The family home in St Helens was built by Craig Phillips, a bricklayer, who was the winner of the first ever winner of Big Brother
The home of the first winner of Big Brother has been put up for sale for £1.5 million(Image credit: Jackson-Stops)
Craig Phillips, the first ever winner of Big Brother, has put his family home up for sale for £1.5 million.
The trained bricklayer won the reality TV show in 2000, going on to appear as a celebrity builder on This Morning. He built his own 6,000sqft self build in 2019 for his wife, Laura Sheriff, and their two children – calling themselves Mr and Mrs DIY.
He said at the time: “I first began thinking about building my own home in the 1990s. I’ve been a builder my whole working life and I know the trade inside out, and I have been fortunate to work with some of the best in the business."
Phillips opted to use environmentally-friendly Ecostock red bricks for the build, in Eccleston Park, St Helens, with it having a contemporary open-plan design with eight bedrooms and a games room. Here, we take a look inside as it goes on sale.
Open-plan layout throughout the first floor
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The kitchen dining room includes a fireplace in the middle of the room(Image credit: Jackson-Stops)
The open plan kitchen includes overhead lights and a kitchen island in the middle of the room(Image credit: Jackson-Stops)
The hallway includes grey tiled flooring and the staircase has timber bannisters(Image credit: Jackson-Stops)
The living room continues the grey theme in the open plan layout(Image credit: Jackson-Stops)
The self build home has open plan living at its core with a kitchen-dining area with white and grey tiled flooring and a central fireplace.
Grey carpets also lead up the wooden bannister staircase with grey sofas also decorating the living room.
Contemporary master with freestanding bath
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The bedroom includes a room divider and a bath inside the room next to the bed(Image credit: Jackson-Stops)
The home includes two children's bedrooms, currently used for Phillips' son and daughter(Image credit: Jackson-Stops)
The en suite shower includes a walk-in shower with glass walls(Image credit: Jackson-Stops)
One of the en suite bathrooms includes a his and her sink(Image credit: Jackson-Stops)
The home includes three bathrooms(Image credit: Jackson-Stops)
The homes three bedrooms include a master bedroom with a wall divider and bath in the room and two children's rooms for Phillip's two children.
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The home also has three bathrooms with walk-in showers and his and her sinks.
With its own games room, bar and gym
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The home includes its own games room with a pool table(Image credit: Jackson-Stops)
The games room includes a wooden bar with its own sitting area(Image credit: Jackson-Stops)
The home gym includes mirrored walls and sits on the second floor of the property(Image credit: Jackson-Stops)
The home, which was situated on the amalgamation of two plots on an adopted road, was designed from scratch by Craig Phillips and his wife Laura Sheriff.
A games room with a bar and a pool table was included in the design as well as its own home gym.
Built using low carbon red eco bricks
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The home's garden includes a firepit and hot tub(Image credit: Jackson Stops)
The home includes Astroturf and grass pitches as well as its own balcony overlooking the garden(Image credit: Jackson Stops)
Craig joined forces with construction material manufacturer Forterra for the build, opting to use their environmentally friendly Ecostock bricks. These bricks, Forterra claims, "are manufactured using the latest technology in sustainability and production efficiency" with "low embodied energy and advanced colour consistency, dimensional accuracy and quality."
They are said to give a rustic finish, with a handmade look.
The celebrity builder used more than 30,000 Ecostock and Butterley bricks for his self build along with 3000 Thermalite blocks and a Bison Precast bespoke beam and block floor.
Plus a workshop, hot tub and firepit
The home includes an 'in and out' garage that has been transformed into a studio, workshop and carport(Image credit: Jackson Stops)
The property also features an added 387 sqft building extension and 1162 sqft of outbuildings within the plot. This includes a spacious 'in and out' garage, currently transformed into a studio, workshop and carport.
These outbuildings are insulated throughout, complying with current building regulations, so are ready for conversion into an additional dwelling or annex.
Inside the garden is also a firepit and hot tub and AstroTurf and grass pitches all included for the £1.5 million valuation by the estate agents Jackson-Stops.
News Editor Joseph has previously written for Today’s Media and Chambers & Partners, focusing on news for conveyancers and industry professionals. Joseph has just started his own self build project, building his own home on his family’s farm with planning permission for a timber frame, three-bedroom house in a one-acre field. The foundation work has already begun and he hopes to have the home built in the next year. Prior to this he renovated his family's home as well as doing several DIY projects, including installing a shower, building sheds, and livestock fences and shelters for the farm’s animals. Outside of homebuilding, Joseph loves rugby and has written for Rugby World, the world’s largest rugby magazine.
