A MONMOUTH family has been showered with support ahead of a much-needed radical home renovation.

BBC One show DIY SOS: The Big Build, will begin work in April on the home of Charlotte Fairlie, 35, who is currently recovering from a large stroke while bringing up one-year-old twin sons.

Charlotte lives with husband Rob, and twin boys Fox and Teddy on Old Hereford Road, in a house too small for Charlotte’s essential physiotherapy needs.

The DIY SOS team will be on site from 4th to 14th April, aiming to add a two storey rear extension to the two bedroom house, and filming their progress.

They have had a large response from local builders, carpenters and other tradespeople, who will give up their time to work on site.

Charlotte and her husband Rob, 40, had been married for two years and were eagerly anticipating the birth of their twin boys in December 2014, when tragedy struck the young family.

During the pregnancy, Charlotte developed pre-eclampsia, a condition characterised by high blood pressure and the leading cause of maternal and infant death. Although Charlotte was monitored throughout the pregnancy, minutes after giving birth Charlotte suffered a serious stroke sending her into a coma.

Despite being given a one per cent chance of survival, Charlotte pulled through, but the stroke caused brain damage, partial paralysis and loss of speech.

Devastatingly, after dedicating her career to nursery childcare and longing to have children of her own, Charlotte has now lost all memory of ever being pregnant and giving birth to her sons.

She was moved to a specialist hospital, where Rob stayed by her side for nine months whilst the babies were cared for by the nursing staff and family.

Against all odds Charlotte has now returned home, where devoted husband Rob now cares for her full-time after giving up his job.

Charlotte’s progress is limited by the house, she lacks the space and facilities to be able to care for herself and is completely dependent on Rob. Ideally, Charlotte needs a dedicated physiotherapy room, where she can retrain her body and start the long journey to recovery.

The DIY SOS team will build a double storey rear extension, creating space for a physio room and en-suite wet room for Charlotte and the essential extra bedroom for a live in carer.

Friends and family have been fundraising tirelessly for Charlotte, Rob and the twins since her stroke, and their total now stands at more than £25,500 of a £40,000 target.

This money is helping to fund Charlotte’s attendance at the Morello Centre in Langstone, near Newport, one of the country’s leading neuro physiotherapy centres.

The site gave Charlotte five free sessions, and money raised will allow her to continue to attend, where she will continue to improve and get stronger with each visit.

Money raised has also paid for an all-terrain wheelchair, which means Charlotte, Rob, Fox and Teddy can go out as a family, with no extra help needed, no carers and no family members.

Tradesmen and women have been volunteering in their masses ahead of the televised build, as the small show team relies heavily help from outside crew.

Help is also being sought in the shape of locals loaning out some space on your property to park trade vehicles, store materials or equipment. Similarly, if you are in a position to allow workers to connect to your power or water supply, (proximity permitting), this would be an enormous help as it avoids the need for a generator which can create noise during the day.

The show team reassure that meter readings will be taken and any costs reimbursed.

A spokesperson for the show said: “We completely rely on the support and generosity of the local community; from neighbours, tradespeople, suppliers, family and friends to donate their time, space, expertise and products to help truly deserving families transform their homes.

“There may be additional preparative works prior to the main filming days above and we intend to set up our site including porta cabins, skips and taking delivery of building materials close to the house on Monday 4th April.

“The work will be filmed as part of the programme and all efforts will be made to be considerate and thoughtful to local residents. We will try to keep additional traffic to a minimum, but there will inevitably be an increase in the number of vehicles in your area and apologies in advance for the increase in traffic throughout the nine days. We are working with the council and highways department to ensure all precautions and policies are in order.”

The team will be on site from 8am to 8pm from 5th April daily.

Workers claim that all noisy or structural work will take place during daytime hours in accordance with environmental health guidelines.

The spokesperson continued: “If we anticipate any disturbance outside these hours, we will be in touch closer to the time. Whilst we will endeavour to cause as little disruption as possible, we would like to apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause to you.”