All American Handyman
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All American Handyman is a HGTV
reality competition show between a group of handymen and women. The show is hosted by Mike Holmes
and Scott McGillivray
.
The twenty finalists are given two sheets of plywood
to build anything they want within the time limit of two hours. Only ten finalists make it the next stage, which includes the shape challenge and quizzes on building code and tools.
Episode 2: Teams of Two
The remaining eight contestants are paired into teams and given the task of finishing a section of a room. They must install a window, drywall
, wainscot
, trim, and wood flooring. To top it off, contestants have to install a flat screen TV on the wall.
After dropping two more contestants, the remaining six get one hour to install a salvaged door slab (including making the door frame) on a laundry room, as well as make a shelf above the washer and dryer.
Episode 3: Lay Out Kitchen Designs
Contestants are given one hour to incorporate a refrigerator, range, dishwaher, microwave
and sink into a small, "L"-shaped kitchen. They must design and build the cabinets and install countertops as well.
After eliminating another handyman, the final four contestants face a trio of challenges, each to be completed in 30 minutes or less: repair a broken window pane; shingle a dog house; install a toilet.
Episode 4: This is the End My Friends
The final three contestants are given the task of designing and building an outdoor space including a deck, furniture, and a barbecue grill.
1. Use two sheets of plywood to build anything the contestant wants
Low: Howard, Marcus, Chris, Edward, Mike, Tonya
Eliminated: Edward Wurch, Mike Burns, Tonya Tyler
2. Build a fence gate (no plans)
Low: Howard, Marcus, Chris, Josh, Andy
Eliminated: Chris Gill, Joshua Cohen, Marcus Bailey
chair, planter box, or a small table
Eliminated: Matthew, Steffano
2. Follow precise plans to build a toolbox
Eliminated: Kurt, Howard
2. Build a staircase up to a 49 inch high platform
The teams are:
2. Build a brick patio from the ground up
2. Install a double door, including frame, on a linen closet. Then install a shelving system and fill it with linens.
2. Layout and build a kitchen using random used kitchen cabinets and new appliances.
HGTV
HGTV , is a cable-television network operating in the United States and Canada, broadcasting a variety of home and garden improvement, maintenance, renovation, craft and remodeling shows...
reality competition show between a group of handymen and women. The show is hosted by Mike Holmes
Mike Holmes
Michael James Holmes is a Canadian professional contractor. He is the host of television show Holmes on Homes, where he rescues homeowners from renovations gone wrong; and its successor TV series, Holmes Inspection...
and Scott McGillivray
Scott McGillivray
Scott McGillivray is a Canadian carpenter and television host.McGillivray is the host of Income Property, a home renovation show on Home & Garden Television . He is also a co-presenter on HGTV's show All American Handyman with Mike Holmes.McGillivray is a trained carpenter and could previously be...
.
Episodes
Episode 1: Hello Contestants, Goodbye ContestantsThe twenty finalists are given two sheets of plywood
Plywood
Plywood is a type of manufactured timber made from thin sheets of wood veneer. It is one of the most widely used wood products. It is flexible, inexpensive, workable, re-usable, and can usually be locally manufactured...
to build anything they want within the time limit of two hours. Only ten finalists make it the next stage, which includes the shape challenge and quizzes on building code and tools.
Episode 2: Teams of Two
The remaining eight contestants are paired into teams and given the task of finishing a section of a room. They must install a window, drywall
Drywall
Drywall, also known as plasterboard, wallboard or gypsum board is a panel made of gypsum plaster pressed between two thick sheets of paper...
, wainscot
Wainscot
Wainscot is a term used in fantasy fiction to describe societies that are concealed and secretly working in the real world. It was first coined by The Encyclopedia of Fantasy in 1997....
, trim, and wood flooring. To top it off, contestants have to install a flat screen TV on the wall.
After dropping two more contestants, the remaining six get one hour to install a salvaged door slab (including making the door frame) on a laundry room, as well as make a shelf above the washer and dryer.
Episode 3: Lay Out Kitchen Designs
Contestants are given one hour to incorporate a refrigerator, range, dishwaher, microwave
Microwave oven
A microwave oven is a kitchen appliance that heats food by dielectric heating, using microwave radiation to heat polarized molecules within the food...
and sink into a small, "L"-shaped kitchen. They must design and build the cabinets and install countertops as well.
After eliminating another handyman, the final four contestants face a trio of challenges, each to be completed in 30 minutes or less: repair a broken window pane; shingle a dog house; install a toilet.
Episode 4: This is the End My Friends
The final three contestants are given the task of designing and building an outdoor space including a deck, furniture, and a barbecue grill.
Top 10 Finalists
- Peter Wong -- WINNER
- David "Dee" Pellot
- Dennis Nourry
- Elliot Boswell
- Flagg Youngblood
- Matthew McGuire
- Rich Homburger
- Sara Ashby
- Caitlin Oliveira
- Andrew Kowalyshyn
Contestant progress
| Handymen | |1 | |2 | |3 | 4 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter | Top 10 | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WINNER |
| Dennis | Top 10 | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT |
| Elliott | Top 10 | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT |
| Rich | Top 10 | LOW | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |
| Dee | Top 10 | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | ||
| Andrew | Top 10 | LOW | IN | OUT | |||
| Flagg | Top 10 | IN | OUT | ||||
| Caitlin | Top 10 | IN | OUT | ||||
| Matthew | Top 10 | OUT | |||||
| Sara | Top 10 | OUT | |||||
Season 2
The second season is extended to have a total of 6 episodes, allowing the first to eliminate only 6 out of 20 instead of the first season's first episode where 12 out of 20 were eliminated.Top 10 Finalists
- Allison Oropallo
- Andy Panko
- Cheryl Pokorny
- Jared Polston -- WINNER
- Kate Schorzman
- Lawrence Huffines
- Natalie Spahle
- Neil Smith
- Pete Kelley
- Shaun Killman
Contestant progress
| Handymen | 1 | 2 | |3 | |4 | |5 | |6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared | Top 14 | Top 10 | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WINNER |
| Allison | Top 14 | Top 10 | IN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | OUT |
| Shaun | Top 14 | Top 10 | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT |
| Andy | Top 14 | Top 10 | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |
| Cheryl | Top 14 | Top 10 | IN | LOW | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | ||
| Kate | Top 14 | Top 10 | IN | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | |||
| Neil | Top 14 | Top 10 | LOW | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||
| Lawrence | Top 14 | Top 10 | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||
| Natalie | Top 14 | Top 10 | LOW | OUT | ||||||
| Pete | Top 14 | Top 10 | OUT | |||||||
Episode 1: Make or Break
Initial findings, cutting down from 20 competitors to the top 141. Use two sheets of plywood to build anything the contestant wants
Low: Howard, Marcus, Chris, Edward, Mike, Tonya
Eliminated: Edward Wurch, Mike Burns, Tonya Tyler
2. Build a fence gate (no plans)
Low: Howard, Marcus, Chris, Josh, Andy
Eliminated: Chris Gill, Joshua Cohen, Marcus Bailey
Episode 2: Good on Paper
1. Rough line drawing sketch of either AdirondackAdirondack
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chair, planter box, or a small table
- Chair: Shaun, Kurt, Neil, Allison, Stefano
- Planter: Howard, Cheryl, Jared, Natalie
- Table: Matt, Pete, Andy, Kate, Lawrence
Eliminated: Matthew, Steffano
2. Follow precise plans to build a toolbox
Eliminated: Kurt, Howard
Episode 3: Behind Closed Doors
1. Each contestant is tested one-on-one by each judge- Mike Holmes asks questions about building codes and general building knowledge, then has them attempt to find errors in a poorly built bathroom
- Scott McGillivray has them transfer shapes from one board to cut those shapes out of another board
- Guest judge Bill Kiss, CMO of Sears Tools, tests 'tool IQ' by having difficult situations where they must select the correct tool to use
2. Build a staircase up to a 49 inch high platform
Episode 4: Terrible Twos
1. Contestants are randomly divided into teams of two. Each team must finish a room, starting from studs, they are asked to put in insulation, drywall, a window, hardwood flooring and trim, and mount a TV to the wallThe teams are:
- Shaun and Cheryl
- Allison and Andy
- Jared and Kate
- Lawrence and Neil
- After the first challenge, the weakest team (Lawrence and Neil) compete one-on-one to install crown moldingCrown moldingCrown molding encapsulates a large family of moldings which are designed to gracefully flare out to a finished top edge. Crown molding is generally used for capping walls, pilasters, and cabinets, and is used extensively in the creation of interior and exterior cornice assemblies and door and...
around a number of difficult corners
2. Build a brick patio from the ground up
Episode 5: Know it or Blow it
1. Obstacle course of 3 30 minute challenges that require prior knowledge to simply accomplish. Replacing a damaged piece of hardwood flooring, install an electrical socket and light with a switch on a wall, and build a small stack of bricks to test masonry knowledge.2. Install a double door, including frame, on a linen closet. Then install a shelving system and fill it with linens.
Episode 6: To the Top
1. Build a large garden shed in 6 hours, with the help of 2 crew who they must manage, having the night before to plan it.2. Layout and build a kitchen using random used kitchen cabinets and new appliances.