{"id":413125,"date":"2026-01-14T21:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/413125\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:16:11","slug":"can-you-guess-how-overdue-and-over-budget-these-grand-designs-transformations-renovations-were","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/413125\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you guess how overdue and over budget these Grand Designs Transformations renovations were?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">It&#8217;s a familiar story on design shows.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iview.abc.net.au\/show\/grand-designs-transformations\" data-component=\"FullBleedLink\" class=\"RelatedCard_link__rsgR9 FullBleedLink_root__lTw_U interactive_focusContext__yRhc_ interactive_defaults__AKxUU FullBleedLink_showVisited__g3Xvz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stream Grand Designs Transformations on ABC iview<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Home owners launch into impressive and often wildly complicated building projects with budgets and timelines that don&#8217;t always match their lofty ambitions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">So, how off base were the people on the latest season of Grand Designs Transformations? 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