House Hunters Renovation

New parents lock in a home close to both of their families and start making plans for the remodel. But taking on a remodel while taking care of a newborn proves to be overwhelming, so they enlist the help of an interior designer and contractor to help turn their new house into their perfect home. The renovation is nerve-wracking and their experience is filled with many growing pains, but in the end this couple is left with the perfect family home to start creating new memories with their young son.

A family of four has outgrown their two-bedroom rental and is willing to take on a fixer-upper in order to stay in their hometown of Burbank, California. Once they lock in a home, they start a few projects on their own, but learning renovation by trial and error starts to get costly. They bring in a designer and contractor for reinforcements, but soon learn they must take out a big bite of their design budget to update their old electrical and have their place abated. With each twist and turn they uncover more problems but eventually bring their young family home to a house that exceeds their expectations.

A Denver couple is eager to move out of their current place and into a larger single-family home closer to shops and restaurants. They agree on wanting three bedrooms and a large backyard for their dogs, and are both open to finding a home that needs a bit of work. Their agent uses all his resources to find a home that meets all their needs and renovations quickly begin with a major focus on the kitchen. Their contractor and designer have their hands full trying to please the couple with their vastly different tastes. They eventually make compromises to keep each other happy, however, and wind up making both their kitchen and designs throughout the house even more stunning than they anticipated.

A family of five Texas transplants is on the hunt for a home near family in California's South Bay area. They'd love to find a house with a big backyard, a fantastic view and a chef's kitchen but preferences clash when it comes to style. Their agent helps them find a home they can agree on but it comes with a lot of required renovation throughout. Their contractor and designer help them face problems with the stovetop hood, countertops and potential design plan issues, but decisions made off the books could potentially delay the entire renovation. It's a stressful project with lots of lows and highs but the house is eventually molded into something the family is excited to move into and enjoy for years to come.

A Massachusetts couple is juggling a new baby and a big renovation of their starter home. They flip their layout to get more space and their dream kitchen, but the project faces potential obstacles in the form of mold and supply delays.

California newlyweds navigate a competitive real estate market with a $1.3 million budget to find their dream home. They tackle renovations throughout the house, but a dangerous electrical issue threatens to burn everything to the ground. After months of living through renovation, they must call her parents in as reinforcements to get everything done.

A newly engaged couple races the clock to find, buy and renovate their dream home and barn near Denver, Colorado, before their upcoming wedding. They both have plenty of ideas on how they want their home to look, but as their budget begins to snowball, they struggle to agree on which add-ons and upgrades are necessary. With a lot of patience and negotiating, they end up with the perfect home to begin their married life together.

Garrett and Kristian decide to move out of Garrett's remodeled condo in West Hollywood, California, and buy a home that reflects their two distinct styles. When they do finally get the keys to their new house, they quickly start a full house remodel, but it doesn't take long to discover that this won't be a cake-walk project. Structural problems, termite-infested beams and damaged flooring all come with a big price tag, leaving them wondering if they need to completely change their design layout.

After living in nine rentals in eight years, an Aurora, Colorado, couple searches for a home of their own with a fabulous kitchen and plenty of space for their daughter and pets. Once they choose a house and start a big kitchen overhaul, they find that building a master chef's kitchen turns out to be tougher than they thought. Unexpected flooring and electrical issues take a big bite out of their budget, but they power through all the ups and downs to finish their culinary masterpiece.

A Burbank, CA, couple is tired of their cramped rental and ready for a spacious home where they can raise their son. After settling on a place, they must live through the renovation of their kitchen and hire a designer and contractor to ensure the process runs smoothly. However, soffit issues and budget concerns may have them rethinking their design plan.

A Burbank, CA, couple is tired of their cramped rental and ready for a spacious home where they can raise their son. After settling on a place, they must live through the renovation of their kitchen and hire a designer and contractor to ensure the process runs smoothly. However, soffit issues and budget concerns may have them rethinking their design plan.

After getting the keys to a home they both love, a couple with drastically different wish lists quickly realizes they need a lot of help with renovations. They start by remodeling the kitchen, however, the renovation ripples into other rooms, causing their budget to skyrocket.

After finding a home they agree on and love, expectant parents in Denver, Colorado, enlist the help of a designer and contractor to finish renovations before the baby arrives. The couple begins to worry the job won't get done in time when they encounter problems with storage, lack of color and a delivery malfunction, so they take on a few projects to keep things on track.

After building up their budget flipping one house after another, a Glendale, CA, couple is ready to put everything they've learned and saved into their own dream home. She loves Spanish and Mediterranean-style homes and is holding firm that whatever house they get will receive her custom lux touches. He, however, likes the clean lines of midcentury design and doesn't want any of the glam. Once they agree on a house, the renovations begin and immediately run into multiple structural issues. Upgrades in materials cause their budget to skyrocket and new projects are being added at every turn. If they can manage their expectations and stay the course, however, they'll get the dream home they've worked so hard for.

A Denver couple is eager to move out of their current place and into a larger single-family home closer to shops and restaurants. They agree on wanting three bedrooms and a large backyard for their dogs, and are both open to finding a home that needs a bit of work. Their agent uses all his resources to find a home that meets all their needs and renovations quickly begin with a major focus on the kitchen. Their contractor and designer have their hands full trying to please the couple with their vastly different tastes. They eventually make compromises to keep each other happy, however, and wind up making both their kitchen and designs throughout the house even more stunning than they anticipated.

A couple looks to buy their first home in an up-and-coming neighborhood in Denver, CO. After purchasing a house, they quickly realize they're in over their heads with the renovation when they face abatement issues, plumbing problems and issues with the floors.

After renovating their Long Beach, CA, home for several years, Ron and Sylvia realize it's too small and they need a bigger home. Their real estate agent helps them find a new space that they can turn it into their dream house. However, Ron and Sylvia are faced with budget additions and multiple construction challenges that may force them to rethink their design plans.

A couple looks for a home to renovate in the foothills of California's San Gabriel Mountains that includes a space they can convert into a guesthouse or mother-in-law suite for her mom. After choosing a place, they uncover several expensive and time-consuming surprises, including lead-based paint and asbestos.

Busy new parents are settling into family life with their baby daughter, but the townhouse they've been renting just doesn't suit them anymore. They're debating a two-story traditional and a charming ranch in the northern suburbs of California's San Fernando Valley, and once they decide on a home they both like, renovations begin quickly. To make every dollar count in their tight budget, they bring in a designer and a contractor to help make sense of a tricky bathroom layout, and they also tackle a cosmetic kitchen update. Both projects are moving forward until an unexpected chimney problem threatens to send their design plans -- and their renovation budget -- up in smoke.

Denver natives are searching the city for a larger home for their family of four. He bought their current home before meeting his wife, so she thinks it's her turn to get what she wants. But agreeing on a home, figuring out what style fits them both and learning the renovation ropes proves to be an exercise in compromise. When unexpected discoveries, budget overages and new projects are thrown into the mix, this couple is forced to learn some lessons the hard way.

Midwestern transplants are leaving their Burbank, Calif., rental for more space and a better commute. They find a home, move in and begin a huge renovation -- only to find out they're expecting. A baby on the way puts pressure on the couple's contractor to stay on schedule and on budget, but structural issues may force them to rethink their plans.

West Hills, CA, newlyweds are eager to buy their first home together. He's a second-generation real estate agent so they're feeling confident they have the skills to lock in the perfect house but do they have what it takes to get through renovations when multiple surprises take a big chunk out of their budget? From abatement to potentially having to dig up a large part of their yard, they may have to make some design compromises and scale back on dream projects. In the end, they'll learn of yet another surprise that will change their lives forever.

A New England couple is ready to buy a bigger home for their growing family. Once renovations begin on their home, they quickly realize they may be in way over their heads. With the pressure of raising two small children in a home that's under constant construction, they begin questioning their decisions and looking for ways to speed up the process. One winter storm after another puts them even further behind and digging trenches in the icy ground puts them at a standstill. If they can power through all the obstacles and find a lost appliance, however, they may be able to finally cook a family meal in their new kitchen.

A Denver, CO, couple temporarily lives with her parents while they desperately search for a new home to raise their two young sons. But between home style and design style, they both have wildly different visions of what looks best. Once they're in the midst of reno, this dueling duo realizes if they don't find common ground quickly, they'll be overtaken by reno surprises that push them over budget.

A Denver couple wants to leave city life behind and get back to the land. While they're eager to find a top-to-bottom renovation, they don't want to get in over their heads. The couple begins questioning the quality of their home, however, once problems arise after renovation.

A Los Angeles couple finds themselves swimming in red after renovation expenses begin piling up. With the pressure rising, this self-proclaimed "un-handy" couple fights to stay afloat by taking on a number of projects themselves. The couple didn't realize, however, that the house would start fighting back!

An Australian couple searches California's San Fernando Valley for their first home. She's looking for an all-American traditional while he has a contemporary home with a modern interior in mind. Once they settle on a place, they quickly move in but attempting renovations while having the flu leaves them coughing up dollars.

A real estate developer and his fiancee are thinking outside the box when it comes to buying their first home together in Fullerton, California, but transforming a unique property into a livable home takes more than just creative ideas and a big bankroll. Their renovation skills are tested again and again as they hit construction roadblocks, design setbacks and equipment drama. When a forklift carrying their new kitchen countertops malfunctions in mid-air, the couple holds their breath and crosses their fingers that one day they'll see their kitchen completed.

A family attempts to turn a builder-grade house in Denver, Colorado, into the home of their dreams, but different tastes lead them to second-guess all their style choices. As if opposing design plans weren't enough to stall the renovation work, the heating and plumbing problems that threaten the cabinet install will certainly delay their move-in for weeks.

A Brookline, Massachusetts, family says goodbye to their cramped condo and hello to a more spacious fixer-upper. A tricky layout and unexpected renovation surprises leave them with no choice but to recruit their parents to pitch in and drive down costs, but bringing in the in-laws causes some projects to go rogue. It's an uphill battle all the way, but the end result may surprise them in ways they didn't expect.

A young Denver couple hunts for a home of their own so they can move out of her sister's place. While she's not afraid to take on a fixer-upper, his schedule as an airline pilot leaves limited time for home projects. With opposing views on the amount of renovation they want to tackle, they must learn to work together if they want to get to the finish line.

Attorneys in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles are tired of renting, but homes in the area are selling well above asking price, so they have to be strategic. After quickly learning how to navigate a competitive real estate market, they land their first home together, but learning the ropes of renovation proves more challenging. Costly structural issues and long delays have them close to calling it quits.

When a Denver couple tackles the renovation of a vintage home they've bought, they uncover vintage problems that could derail them from ever moving in. From electrical issues to heat vent mishaps and floor joist problems, every fix takes a big bite out of their budget.

A Massachusetts couple dives headfirst into home ownership, renovation and married life. While they learn home renovation skills on the fly, they also learn the art of compromising in order to keep costs down.