Disaster DIY - Season 1

First aired: 1/4/2007 13 episodes

Episodes

1. Agonizing Addition

Aired: 1/4/2007

Kelly has been living in half a house for sixteen years, waiting for her husband Glenn to finish what he started. The addition is agonizingly close to being done, but firefighter Glenn is too busy helping others to finish this reno. Even if Bryan calls in reinforcements, will Glenn be able to focus on his own problem long enough to fix it?

2. Marital Blitz

Aired: 1/11/2007

Caroline Crawford was promised a kitchen 18 months ago – but in her mind her husband Gord is a procrastinator who has cut a few too many corners in disastrous kitchen reno. Caroline has threatened to leave him if he doesn’t fulfill his promise.

3. Death-Trap Deck

Aired: 1/18/2007

Stewart is in the middle of a back deck reno gone wrong, and his wife, Ulrika is nervous he’s going to do some serious damage—to himself!

4. Bathroom Bungle

Aired: 1/25/2007

Stephanie thought she and her husband had the know-how to reno their kids’ bathroom. Instead, they’ve made mistake after ridiculous mistake. Stephanie is tearing her hair out—and her husband Jason is about to lose his in a bet with Bryan.

5. Small Kitchen, Big Mess

Aired: 2/1/2007

Tom may have a small kitchen, but he’s made some big mistakes all on his own, and his wife Jane has had it! She’s calling in Bryan to teach Tom how to put the pieces together, but Bryan has never seen such a dreadful drywall job!

6. Electrical Nightmare

Aired: 2/8/2007

Bryan and the crew are shocked to learn that Stephanie’s children are playing in this dangerous death-trap basement. The bad electrical work is putting their lives at risk.

7. Living Room Lapse

Aired: 2/15/2007

Mark has made a few feeble attempts to fix up the living room, but his wife Janice’s patience is running out. He doesn’t know what he’s doing, and he’s making a huge mess ripping out plaster walls, and messing up the electrical.

8. Hopeless Home Gym

Aired: 2/22/2007

Tracie and her husband love to work out together, but their sloppy home gym makes Tracie want to wear blinders. Her husband Brian is a firefighter, but physical fitness doesn’t necessarily make him construction-savvy. Watch Brian and Bryan go head to head on a firefighter’s obstacle course, as they compete to master each other’s skills.

9. Knock-Down Nightmare

Aired: 3/1/2007

Shreve’s wife Candice called him at work to say she’d knocked down some walls to open up her at-home work studio. She says it’s common sense that such a narrow house would have all the support in the outer walls—but Shreve’s not buying it.

10. Hell's Kitchen

Aired: 3/8/2007

Stella loves to cook, and her husband Gary has promised to fix up her kitchen. Instead, he’s landed himself in some hot water with his half-hearted attempts at renovation.

11. Main Floor Mayhem

Aired: 3/15/2007

Tammy says her fiancé Albi wanted to fix up the main floor of their family home, but he’s made a big mess and doesn’t know where to turn.

12. Failing Bathroom

Aired: 3/22/2007

Marie is embarrassed to say she knows her husband Brian needs to learn a thing or two about renovations. She’s been waiting for their master bathroom to be finished for more than a year now. They’re both teachers, but this bathroom gets a failing mark.

13. Double Decker Disaster

Aired: 3/29/2007

Mary Galati loves her husband Omar, but he’s made a huge mess of their front porch, and everyone can see. Bryan walks Omar through all the stages of building a front porch and balcony combination that’s structurally safe and still has curb appeal.