Renovation Realities

Amanda and her boyfriend TJ are renovating their nasty, outdated kitchen to create a more modern space. They've done several other projects together in their new house, but they quickly learn that the kitchen isn't so easy.

Terry and Blair are renovating their backyard living area. They want to expand their patio and update the screened porch, all while sticking to a very tight budget. But as the problems quickly mount, so do the dollar figures.

Kevin and Tiffani just bought their dream house. Unfortunately, the backyard isn't so perfect. They decide to turn their boring backyard into a beautiful outdoor patio, but they soon discover that this isn't so easy.

Mark Grelle and his fiancee Molly want to turn his attic into a new master suite, and they start by adding a bathroom. Mark and Molly quickly learn that they are in way over their heads and must call in the help of a plumber.

Marc and Luisa Rueckert are renovating their cramped kitchen. They want to create more room for their growing family by gutting the entire space and modernizing it. Their different approaches to the job create challenges.

Kristy Hirko enlists the help of her Uncle Bob to renovate the ugly front porch on her rental home so that she can sell it. To Kristy, renovation is completely foreign and the pair faces endless challenges.

Travis Confer and his girlfriend Krista Kelley recently purchased a home with a lot of space outside, but inside's a different story. They decide to expand their master by adding a walk-in closet and door that leads out to a deck.

A homeowner recruits her friend to help remodel her nasty, outdated kitchen. The daunting reno leads to a horrible discovery that leaves both women wishing they'd never taken on a project so big and unpredictable.

Paula is known as the "Hostess with the Mostess" but doesn't have the modern kitchen to match, so she's enlisted the help of her friend Julie to help give it the facelift it needs.

Gina and Joey want to turn their attic into a master suite. Even though they have renovated most of their house together, this project quickly turns ugly. Can these two full-time students put aside their differences?

Ali and Tom Antonacci are only a few months away from the birth of their first child and want to get their kitchen renovated before it arrives.

A homeowner enlists the help of an inexperienced friend to turn his guest room into a place that guests actually want to stay.

Luke and Michelle Ward live in a high-rise building in Brooklyn, New York. They decide to give their outdated kitchen a facelift but soon discover that their renovation is going to be a lot harder than they thought.