DIY SOS - The Big Build is looking for Irish families

DIY SOS - The Big Build is coming to help families in Ireland – the very first time the hit show will be filmed outside of the UK.

The programme is an inspirational and feel-good format for RTÉ One, which will see a deserving family facing hugely difficult personal circumstances get a significant home makeover to help improve their quality of life.

Irish viewers will be familiar with the show, where the DIY SOS team there have been helping families and communities for the past 17 years.

Producers now want to hear from deserving families across the country struggling to cope with a devastating illness or life-limiting condition, who desperately need help to rebuild their homes and hopefully transform their lives in the process. (Please note that homeowners must own their own home to be considered for renovation projects.)

The team are not looking for projects that only involve painting and decorating a few rooms. They are looking to build, renovate and redesign homes, from the garden to the attic, and where there is a genuine need for structural change.

The programme makers are also looking for builders, architects and designers, every type of trades, as well as building equipment/ground support systems, removals and storage, cleaning companies, traffic management, security, all to volunteer their services to help complete the home transformations.

And last, but not least, they are looking for companies to help each project by donating specialist equipment, kitchens, bathrooms, windows and doors, building supplies, electrical appliances, furniture and garden materials.

To find out more, go to www.rte.ie/diysos or email diysosireland@motive.ie.