I bought a four bedroomed house in need of complete renovation a few years ago and I'm a single middle aged woman. I agree with what others have said, sometimes you have to live in it and get a feel for how you want it to look. It took me a long time - a couple of years - as I did a lot of the work myself. I had to project manage and still go out and work and pay for everything, like Jamie does. I'd have been pissed off if whilst I was out working I had a lazy ass husband sat on his backside admiring his whiskey collection, doing a bit of dog walking and polishing his Mustang. Even more so if he were experienced in the construction trade. Cheeky bastard.
Jack is a lazy cunt. You think he'd have been itching to get cracking on that house, what an amazing project. Not like he has fuck all else to do. If he'd started a youtube channel for house renovations I think he'd have done well, found his niche. Videos like "Today I'm going to rip out a bathroom with a crowbar", people love home improvement stuff. He's planning some kind of mancave in the massive attic, that would be worth filming. He's just bone idle I reckon.