George Clarke

“As Restoration Man, I am pretty obsessed by history, and the more people know about London's history the more they'll appreciate the place and how incredible it is.”

“Most people only bother checking their boiler when it breaks. They call British Gas or somebody else to fix it. Try and get it checked before the cold weather kicks in, around September time.”

“A lot of the stigma attached to council and social housing comes about because we are building such a low number, they're going to people who are really struggling, so therefore people say do you know what, that's the worst in society.”

“Although they're often associated with period properties, shutters look the part in all types of homes and I love them!”

“I'm always on the go, so just being at home and doing nothing is heaven.”

“I know I've got clean, green technology providing all the heating and hot water for my house.”

“I have quite a nomadic life.”

“Heat escapes through windows - even more so through wide ones. So it pays to add extra layers of insulation at wide windows to help keep the warmth inside.”

“The kitchen blackboard is a handy place to keep your reminders and lists.”

“I won't even watch my own shows - I know what I've filmed and I see snippets when recording voiceovers.”

“There are also a lot of really, really good developers out there - people like me who have done this for years who really care and really want to do a good job.”

“If you've had a standard gas boiler in your house for 12-15 years, it's probably very inefficient and needs to be taken out and upgraded. But I would suggest, if anyone can afford it, do not replace your gas boiler with another gas boiler, and if you can, put in an air source heat pump.”

“To me, Sir David Attenborough is like royalty.”

“Our beautiful old buildings tell us so much about who we are.”

“One of the best things I've ever put in is an air source heat pump. So, I've got rid of my gas boiler - I'm not gas-dependent at all.”

“Windows are like eyes on a face, so if they are wrong the whole face looks ugly.”

“The reason why I agreed to do 'Flipping Fast' was because obviously there is a lot of property development that goes on out there which is cheap, badly done and not high quality.”

“I've got quite a big family up in the North and have lost too many people through cancer.”

“There's nothing more expensive than messing up building and DIY projects.”

“When my kids were younger they hung out with joiners and electricians, but if I asked them what they wanted to be now, I don't think they'd say architects.”