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Daryl Hall certainly has a passion for music, having produced hit after hit as the co-founder and lead vocalist of the pop-rock group Hall & Oates. His creative side doesn't end there; however, for years Hall has stoked his love of vintage architecture by buying historic homes and restoring them to their original style. Rocker turned-renovator Daryl Hall is putting down his guitar and picking up a hammer on his mission to restore a quaint 18th century home in Sherman, CT. According to local legend, the house was owned by a widowed sea captain and hasn't been touched in decades. Combining Daryl's love of history and vintage architecture, he and his team of craftsman will have this one-bedroom cottage singing with 1780s charm by the time they’re finished.
From the steps of the courthouse to the "oohs" and "aahs" of an open house, five teams of expert flippers bid against each other for abandoned houses sight unseen. It's a high-stakes hour in which three auctions are won, three houses are renovated and then all three houses go on the market for top dollar. Which team took the biggest risk, worked the hardest and overcame the biggest challenges? Find out on Flip It to Win It.
Who do you turn to when a home renovation job goes horribly awry? Spike’s original docu-reality series, “Catch a Contractor,” aims to turn the table on contractors who have done their clients wrong. Host Adam Carolla helps homeowners regain their dignity and their humble abodes from the clutches of crooked contractors.
In-depth reports, test benches, buying guides, decoding of trends, news briefs and informative capsules. All done by a team of seasoned reporters on the lookout for consumer issues, both big and small.
Renovation, design and real estate pros Chip and Joanna Gaines are paired with Waco/Dallas, Texas-area buyers to renovate the wrong house that's in the right location.
Featuring renovation expert Carter Oosterhouse who leads three teams as they battle it out to transform dilapidated homes in Cincinnati, Ohio. Taking on the rundown houses in a distressed neighborhood, the teams will renovate one home each – while also living together – in a bid to raise the property value of the community surrounding them. The team that increases the appeal of their home to the max goes home with the grand prize of $50,000 and their home renovation will be featured on Dwell magazine’s website. Designer, Kathy Kuo, and Cincinnati-based house flipper, Jim Bronzie, judge the team’s renovations.
Real-life cousins Anthony Carrino and John Colaneri seek out deserving neighborhood heroes then surprise them with amazing home makeovers.
TV's original home-improvement show, following one whole-house renovation over several episodes.
This fast-paced and stunt-filled motor show tests whether cars, both mundane and extraordinary, live up to their manufacturers' claims. The long-running show travels to locations around the world, performing extreme stunts and challenges to see what the featured cars are capable of doing. The current hosts are Paddy Mcguinness, Chris Harris and Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff.
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is an American reality television series providing home improvements for less fortunate families and community schools. The show is hosted by carpenter and veteran television personality Ty Pennington. Each episode features a family that has faced some sort of recent or ongoing hardship such as a natural disaster or a family member with a life-threatening illness, in need of new hope. The show's producers coordinate with a local construction contractor, which then coordinates with various companies in the building trades for a makeover of the family's home. This includes interior, exterior and landscaping, performed in seven days while the family is on vacation and documented in the episode. If the house is beyond repair, they replace it entirely.
Bryan Baeumler is used to assisting DIYers, but now he's building his own family home from scratch in six months. His skills are put to the test as he and his wife Sarah work through different visions and miscalculations to create their dream home.
A property-flipping competition with a twist involving hauling the house to a new location.
The stories of creative and enterprising Kiwis who are taking on the challenge of building their own unique and inspirational homes. No design is too ambitious, and no obstacle too large in their quest for the perfect house.
Presented by George Clarke, this series travels up and down the UK to new locations, new restorations and amazing stories of people who have gone to extraordinary lengths to build their dream homes.
The Scott brothers will find a way to fix problematic homes for frustrated families who desperately want to love their house.
Reality TV star and former The Bachelorette heartthrob Tyler Cameron follows his dream of starting his own construction and home renovation company.
Tiny House Nation takes renovation experts John Weisbarth and Zack Griffinh across America to help design and construct tiny dream homes in spaces under 500 square feet. Tiny House Nation proves size doesn't matter it's creative that counts!
The BIGGEST renovation knockout Australia has ever seen: Redbacks v Bluetongues! Who will be the last standing as teams renovate TWO Houses every week?
Interior magazine show in which Siegfried De Doncker, together with vtwonen stylists and sisters Guillemine and Ozanne Mertens, surprises one couple or family every week to help them move and support them.
