DIY le Donnie — Season 5

Aired 19 February 2019 • 44 min

DIY guru Donnie Dòtaman MacLeod returns with another series of fascinating challenges. In this programme, young brothers Rufus and Felix ask Donnie to build them a treehouse. In challenging conditions, will the young boys be impressed with the final hut Donnie has built? During the series, Donnie along with offering tips on some DIY jobs, meets some experts in the DIY domain and learns about a particular trade or practice. In this episode, he visits a shop in Oban that has caught his attention for all the DIY accessories available. Donnie also upgrades his own house and garden environment. He clears away an area full of discarded items and starts to build a shed to store any fittings and utensils.

Aired 26 February 2019 • 43 min

Donnie visits young couple Vicky and Andrew, who have recently moved into a new house. He hopes to lift a low-lying ‘island’ in the kitchen, refits a radiator, repairs cracks in a wall and then hangs new wallpaper. He also continues on a project in his own garden, where he is building an extension shed to store tools and accessories.

Aired 5 March 2019 • 42 min

Donnie visits Hope Kitchen in Oban, a place where homeless people can find friendship and companionship. Donnie is asked to renovate an area of the centre and fit new utility cupboards. He also starts shaping an area in his garden to store and conceal recycling bins.

Aired 12 March 2019 • 43 min

Donnie Dotaman Macleod travels to Kilmore Church of Scotland south of Oban where he meets the minister and agrees to build a new kitchen in the vestry to benefit the congregation for social events and gatherings. His first job is to evaluate the work that needs to be done and help get water into the building. His investigations reveal some joists under the floor have decayed and need replacing. He also needs to renew the plumbing and electrical works in the vestry. But will the parishioners be satisfied with his attempts at this major DIY overhaul? Back in his own garden, Donnie continues building a new bin shelter that is more pleasing on the eye.

Aired 19 March 2019 • 42 min

Donnie travels to Kilmore Church of Scotland, south of Oban, where he meets the minister and agrees to build a new kitchen in the vestry to benefit the congregation for social events and gatherings. So far he has installed new water pipes, replaced rotten joists under the floor and repaired the walls. Now he has to add a sink and the hot and cold water pipes and taps. But with time running out before the minister and guests arrive, will he complete the project on time? Back at his own home, Donnie continues constructing a new area to store his bins in the garden. To finish the project he needs to build a fence and a gate to make the bin shelter more pleasing.