Tommy Walsh, Celebrity Builder & TV Presenter

Tommy Walsh is one of the most recognisable faces in TV DIY, property and gardening. Tommy started out by running his own small building business in Hackney, East London, specialising in hard landscaping - the part of creating gardens which doesn't involve the planting. He met the executive producer of Ground Force while he was engaged in building work on her house. He was asked to take part in a screen test with Charlie Dimmock and they both joined the Ground Force team. Since then Tommy has gone from strength to strength, filming 12 series of Ground Force as well as numerous other programmes. These include House Call, Dangerzone, Space Invaders and Tommy Walsh - DIY Survival. Most recently he presented series three of Challenge Tommy Walsh and Ultimate Workshop for Discovery Real Time. He has also published a number of books including UK bestseller DIY Survival, Kitchen DIY, Bathroom DIY, Garden DIY and Living Areas DIY. Tommy is a big supporter of the National Self Build and Renovation Centre, visiting several times during its development as well as attending the launch. He will be involved in a number of events at the Centre over the coming year, as our Resident Celebrity Guest Speaker, to help visitors learn more about self building and renovation.