The Big Build: Bristol

The DIY SOS team and volunteers in Bristol help to transform the home of 24-year-old Ryan, who has spent the last five years in hospital 50 miles away from his family, after a CT scan revealed that a build-up of fluid and pressure had caused brain damage. His devoted mother Rachel has spent the last five years commuting on public transport to see her son, and the family is torn apart. In order for Ryan to return home, the house needs a downstairs extension with all the bespoke care provision that Ryan will need: physio space, wet room, family space and the ability to access the entire ground floor. If the family does not get this work done, Ryan will remain in hospital.