The Big DIY Challenge is Back!!
Have you got the DIY skills to win a whopping €10,000!!
RTÉ & Ronseal have teamed up and are looking for the Best DIY-ers around the Country to take part in The Big DIY Challenge with PJ Gallagher.
Complete your DIY Project over 10 Days between the 12th - 21st March 2021 inclusive and you could win the Grand Prize of €10,000!!
Apart from the Top Prize of €10,000 there will also be other cash Prizes for:
· Best Small Project
· Best Inside Project
· Best Outdoor Project
· Best Upcycling Project
To enter your DIY Project, simply register before 11pm on Friday 26th February by clicking on 'Apply Now'
...So grab your tools and tell us what you are going to do to win The Big DIY Challenge !!
Competition Rules
By entering the Competition, entrants will be deemed to have read and understood these rules and agreed to be bound by them.
The Competition is only open to residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Entrants must be aged 18 years or older. Vision Independent Productions Ltd., (“VIP”) reserve the right to request written proof of age.
The Competition is NOT open to any family members and/or any associates of the Broadcaster (RTÉ), the Sponsor (Ronseal), or the Production Company (Vision Independent Productions Ltd.,).
Previous applicants to the Competition are eligible to apply again and compete for prizes with the exception of any previous winner(s) of the grand prize money and title “Ireland’s Best DIY-er.”
Tradespeople are eligible to apply for the competition but the Judges cannot award points for DIY Projects that demonstrate the skills by which a person earns their living (e.g. a carpenter submitting a type of woodworking project as their entry will not receive any points).
Entrants and their DIY Make Over Project will be accepted on the basis of the information supplied to VIP as part of the application process, and by follow up interview. Only those chosen on the basis of their application will be interviewed.
The decision of VIP regarding the selection of the contestants and their DIY Project is final.
VIP does not guarantee an appearance in the television programme to any DIY Project irrespective of UGC (User Generated Content) received, a camera visit during the build period and/ or a host visit during the build period.
It will be assumed that by entering this Competition, and submitting your DIY project that all appropriate permissions have been secured by the property owner to complete the DIY Project (including from 3rd Parties where it impacts on their property). VIP reserves the right to secure confirmation of this permission and failure to present this to VIP may result in disqualification.
By entering the competition, it will be assumed that all contestants grant to VIP all rights necessary to enable us to make the fullest use of the Contribution (including licensing the said rights to third parties) throughout the universe in perpetuity by any and all means or formats and in any and all media (including but not limited to radio, television and the internet), whether now known or hereafter developed or discovered, without liability (save as specifically provided herein) or acknowledgement to you. And this permission extends to all Programme partners.
Competition entrants will have a period of ten days to complete their DIY Project.
All competition entrants must complete their own DIY Project. In addition competition entrants may not accept assistance from professional Interior Designers or (qualified) Trades people, UNLESS specific skills are required (EG Certified Electrician, Plumber). If any deviation from this is discovered, the entry will be disqualified immediately.
The entrant fully accepts that by entering this Competition, that he/she assumes all risks and responsibility, for any and all works carried out on a submitted DIY project, and by extension for any accidents/injuries that may arise in carrying out the DIY Project (either to him/her, or other persons assisting in a non-professional capacity, and/or to his/her property). And further, it is acknowledged and agreed that NO LIABILITY rests with the Production Company, the Broadcaster or the Sponsor, for any accidents/injuries that may arise in carrying out the DIY Project (either to the entrant, or any other persons assisting in a non-professional capacity, and /or to his/her property).
In the event that your application is chosen to take part in the compeition, you commit to adhere to all HSE protocols and Government Guidelines with regard to Covid – 19 throughout the Period of fimimg for the Programme, including completing a Covid -19 questionaire as and when requested by production.
The winner(s) of the competition will be decided by a panel of expert judges selected by VIP. The panel’s decision will be final.
In the event of any dispute whatsoever, regarding any of these rules or the conduct or the results of the competition, the decision of VIP shall be final.
Given the competitive aspect of this project no discussions or activity are to take place between finalists of the programme and any media or medium without the prior knowledge and consent of Vision Independent Productions Ltd. This includes making or maintaining any content upload or download, statement, post or profile, photographs (or any other activity) on any website or online service (including but not limited to any blog, social networking service or social media website) relating to the Programme, the production thereof, or your DIY project.
Each finalist will also have regard for the reputation of the Broadcaster, Programme Sponsors and/or the production company, and will ensure that no statement, content, post, profile or any other activity would bring the Broadcaster, Programme Sponsors and/or the production company into disrepute, either during or after the production of the Programme.
Vision Independent Productions Ltd reserves the absolute right to disqualify any entrant to the competition which it considers has used improper means to enter and /or win the competition.
Vision Independent Productions Ltd reserves the right to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the competition and/or to vary these terms and conditions at any time without prior notice.