Renovation Realities

Erica and Jean Etjeke love their beach bungalow but hate their outdated and cramped kitchen. But a giant support beam threatens to derail their plans for a new dream kitchen.

Kat and Ron Partch want to open up their tiny kitchen to create an open space for entertaining their friends. But as they demolish their walls and ceilings, they run into electrical and structural problems.

Chris and Laura Ratliff's kitchen is falling apart, so they've decided to tear it all out. But from the word go, everything starts going terribly wrong, leaving this young couple to wonder if they can handle the renovation stress.

Lindsay and her Matt want to turn their backyard into a hip outdoor space. Between tool problems, communication issues and mother nature it's a challenge for them to get anything done!

Newlyweds Jim and Ally Pleuss want to open up the living and dining room space. But a never-ending demolition, "rolling" support walls, and a freak wheelbarrow accident leave them with nothing but a big hole in the floor.

Sidney True and Jessica O'Brien want to give their 1970's kitchen a facelift. But, between discovering a furry new friend, time delays and unexpected damage to their floor, this couple is in for one big renovation reality check!

Jesse and Becky have lived in their house for four years and have hated their kitchen the entire time. But with limited reno knowledge, incorrect measurements and improper tools this kitchen dream quickly turns into a nightmare.

Andrew and Mandy want to expand their tiny, outdated house by building a stairway to access their unfinished attic. Ultimately, they plan to convert the upstairs into a new master suite.

Chelsea and Tony just moved into their first home and have decided to replace their old, outdated kitchen. The only problem is, they've never done any renovation work before.

Darren and Ellen love everything about their house. Only problem is, it's way too small for their family. So they've decided to add a 500-square-foot addition to the back of their home.

Celeste Parrish wants to renovate her outdated master bathroom and has called in her friend Angela to help. These two novice DIYers quickly learn about the ups and downs of renovation.

Rick and Sarah Peters have been waiting for years to renovate their ugly kitchen and now, they're finally ready to rip out the old and bring in the new.