A young IT worker tackles the renovation of his mid-terrace ex-miner’s cottage near Manchester. As this DIY novice attempts to transform the drab décor of his home, Nick helps out with some great design ideas and encourages him to restore and reinstate all those original features. But the real story here is the area's past dependence on coal, and it is the intriguing connection between the house's history and our budding DIYer's own ancestry that makes this project truly personal.