Real Renovations

The Glengrove kitchen and family room renovation that started last year continues to drag on as delays, indecision and bad weather plague contractor Jim Caruk and frustrate the homeowners. Jim also has to deal with a faulty floor he installed last year at his designer's house. Meanwhile Jim makes some big decisions at his own renovation.

At the Glengrove kitchen and family room renovation, Jim Caruk's foreman Neil takes on the homeowner over issues with the added on air conditioning. Neil and Jim tackle a bathtub and then Neil heads home to England, leaving Jim to run the reno. Jim also adds to his own stress level by buying another house to renovate.

Jim Caruk is relieved as his foreman Neil returns to pick up the pace at the Glengrove kitchen and family room renovation. Base cabinets go in the kitchen, the floor goes down and the granite is installed, but not without a few glitches. Meanwhile, over at Jim's house...all deals are off.

With the help of his foreman Neil, Jim moves into his new house. It's not a smooth move; Jim's not ready, nothing's packed and over at his new house, chaos rules. At the Glengrove reno, we're in the home stretch. Wayne the carpenter redesigns the back of the house and homeowner Vlad meets up with Jim to check out the job.

Jim Caruk and his foreman Neil revisit the third floor renovation they did last year. This time the homeowners want a new deck and shed. The trades are all busy, the weathers bad, but Jim fits it in, just in time. The Glengrove kitchen and family room renovation is finally done. It took a little longer than planned, but the homeowners are thrilled.

The deck at Inglewood is finished and it's a beauty. This episode, Wayne the carpenter and Neil the foreman take on the shed. Over at Jim Caruk's house, the furniture's in, the grass is down, his girls have their own bedrooms and the final shots are fantastic.

Jim Caruk starts a big new project out in the country. He's taking down the middle of a sprawling cottage, raising the roof and installing a magnificent 25 foot long skylight. No one ever said renovation was easy. Jim also starts a little kitchen job that's problematic before it even begins.

The demolition has not been easy at the country renovation and to make matters worse, it would appear someone has broken in. At Jim's little kitchen job, tempers flare and the stress mounts as the bathroom above the kitchen springs a leak onto the newly installed drywall.

The job at Caledon is moving along nicely. The homeowners are happy and contractor Jim Caruk is breathing a sigh of relief now that the 25 foot skylight is in. Over at Belle Ayre, the 6 week kitchen that took 6 months is finally done.

The job was going so smoothly at Caledon. You knew it was too good to be true; the windows are late and Thanksgiving is out the window. Contractor Jim Caruk is smarting over that one, but happy to be starting another big job. It's a complete tear down, making way for a brand new house.

From footings to framing, contractor Jim Caruk's latest job, the complete tear down and brand new home, is up and out the hole without a hitch. But his other new job, the two story reno at Howley is already behind schedule and has run into some major tree troubles.

Contractor Jim Caruk's new project at Marmion continues to move along despite the bitter cold. The homeowners are happy although cracks are starting to appear as many a change is made. Over at the 2 story reno on Howley, the homeowners are feeling overwhelmed with costs and decisions.

Contractor Jim Caruk, his foreman Neil and the boys share stories over a few hands of cards. Jim and Neil also take a look back at some of this year's jobs, both good and bad.