Disaster DIY
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Disaster DIY is a show on HGTV
Canada about "Do-It-Yourselfer"s who have failed at their own home renovations and are in desperate need of some on-the-job training. The host is Bryan Baeumler
and it is directed by Craig Goodwill
. The projects are located in the Greater Toronto Area
. The show is produced by Si Entertainment.
(the show's main sponsor).
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...
Canada about "Do-It-Yourselfer"s who have failed at their own home renovations and are in desperate need of some on-the-job training. The host is Bryan Baeumler
Bryan Baeumler
Bryan Baeumler is a Canadian television host for HGTV's Disaster DIY, Disaster DIY: Cottage and House of Bryan, which became the highest rated series ever on HGTV. Baeumler worked from 1995 to 2003 running an air-cargo business...
and it is directed by Craig Goodwill
Craig Goodwill
Craig Goodwill is a Canadian television and documentary film director and producer as well as producer of television series and live productions. His series and films have been broadcast on CBC Television...
. The projects are located in the Greater Toronto Area
Greater Toronto Area
The Greater Toronto Area is the largest metropolitan area in Canada, with a 2006 census population of 5.5 million. The Greater Toronto Area is usually defined as the central city of Toronto, along with four regional municipalities surrounding it: Durham, Halton, Peel, and York...
. The show is produced by Si Entertainment.
Cottage Edition
A special version of the show in which the projects are located just outside of the Greater Toronto Area, in cottage areas.Season 1
| Title | Disaster | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Agonizing Addition" | Home Addition | January 4, 2007 |
| "Marital Blitz" | Kitchen | January 11, 2007 |
| "Death-Trap Deck" | Back Deck | January 18, 2007 |
| "Bathroom Bungle" | Bathroom | January 25, 2007 |
| "Small Kitchen, Big Mess" | Kitchen | February 1, 2007 |
| "Electrical Nightmare" | Basement Playroom | February 8, 2007 |
| "Living Room Lapse" | Living Room | February 15, 2007 |
| "Hopeless Home Gym" | Home Gym Room | February 22, 2007 |
| "Knock-Down Nightmare" | Home Work Studio | March 1, 2007 |
| "Hell's Kitchen" | Kitchen | March 8, 2007 |
| "Main Floor Mayhem" | Living Room | March 15, 2007 |
| "Failing Bathroom" | Bathroom | March 22, 2007 |
| "Double Decker Disaster" | Front Porch, Balcony | June 17, 2007 |
Season 2.1
| Title | Disaster | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Kitchen Attack" | Kitchen | October 4, 2007 |
| "Wrecked Room" | Basement Rec-room | October 11, 2007 |
| "Emergency Entrance" | Walk-up Basement Entrance | October 18, 2007 |
| "Bathroom Blowout" | Bathroom | October 25, 2007 |
| "Pet Project" | Patio, Garbage Shed, Dog House, Cat House | November 1, 2007 |
| "Kitchen Collapse" | Kitchen | November 8, 2007 |
| "Plastic-Wrap Deck" | Deck | November 15, 2007 |
| "Bathroom Blunder" | Bathroom | November 22, 2007 |
| "Trailer Disaster" | Deck | November 29, 2007 |
| "Buyers Regret" | Dining Room, Living Room | December 6, 2007 |
| "Bummed Out Basement" | Basement | December 13, 2007 |
| "Kitchen Blues" | Kitchen | January 10, 2008 |
| "Office Fallout" | Office Room | January 24, 2008 |
| "Cracked Up Kitchen" | Kitchen | January 31, 2008 |
| "Bathroom Bust" | Bathroom | February 14, 2008 |
| "Space Wars" | Laundry Room | February 21, 2008 |
| "Basement Rescue" | Basement | March 6, 2008 |
| "Living Dangerously" | Living Room | March 20, 2008 |
| "Kitchen Catastrophe" | Kitchen | March 27, 2008 |
| "Inaccessible Bath" | Bathroom | April 10, 2008 |
| "Easy Bein' Green" | Basement | April 20, 2008 |
| "Shed in Shambles" | Shed | May 15, 2008 |
| "Vile Verandah" | Verandah Verandah A veranda or verandah is a roofed opened gallery or porch. It is also described as an open pillared gallery, generally roofed, built around a central structure... |
May 29, 2008 |
| "Kitchen Confusion" | Kitchen | June 12, 2008 |
| "Bedroom Breakdown" | Bedroom | July 6, 2008 |
Season 2.2
| Title | Disaster | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Kitchen Calamity" | Kitchen | October 2, 2008 |
| "Tiling Crackdown" | Kitchen, Bathroom | October 9, 2008 |
| "Bathroom Boundaries" | Basement Bathroom | October 16, 2008 |
| "Bosnjack" | Basement Hair Salon | October 23, 2008 |
| "Blundering Basement" | Basement | October 30, 2008 |
| "Hair Raising Reno" | Floor, Walls | November 6, 2008 |
| "Kitchen in Chaos" | Kitchen | November 13, 2008 |
| "Disaster Dude" | Basement Rec-room | November 20, 2008 |
| "Mudding Muddle" | Bathroom | November 27, 2008 |
| "The Elephant" | Basement Bathroom | December 4, 2008 |
| "Humane Society" | Humane Society Facility | December 11, 2008 |
| "Gravel" | Basement | December 18, 2008 |
| "Bumbling Benny" | Backyard Storage Shed | December 25, 2008 |
| "Finally Finishing" | Floor, Walls | January 8, 2009 |
| "Double Disaster" | Laundry Room, Basement Window | February 12, 2009 |
| "Small Vision Kitchen" | Kitchen | March 11, 2009 |
| "Bathroom Reborn" | Bathroom | March 12, 2009 |
| "Diamond in the Rough" | Basement Laundry Room | March 13, 2009 |
| "Family Dreams Come True - Part 1" | House Structuring | March 22, 2009 |
| "Family Dreams Come True - Part 2" | House Structuring | March 29, 2009 |
| "Backyard Blues" | Backyard | March 29, 2009 |
Season 3.1
Most episodes feature shopping at Lowe'sLowe's
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(the show's main sponsor).
| Title | Disaster | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Kitchen Crash" | Kitchen | October 7, 2010 |
| "Basement Bedlam" | Basement | October 14, 2010 |
| "Lackluster Laundry" | Laundry Room | October 21, 2010 |
| "Basement Battle" | Basement | October 28, 2010 |
| "Clueless Kitchen" | Kitchen | November 4, 2010 |
| "Beginner Bathroom Baby" | Bathroom | November 11, 2010 |
| "The Inaction Star" (aka "Rocky Horror Reno") | Home Theater Room | November 18, 2010 |
| "Engagement Under Construction" | Entire Main Floor | November 25, 2010 |
| "Barely Backyard" | Backyard | December 2, 2010 |
| "The Imperfectionist" | Laundry Room | December 9, 2010 |
| "Donald's Dilemma" | Kitchen | December 16, 2010 |
| "Kitchen Impossible" | Kitchen | December 23, 2010 |
| "Boss of Bryan" | Backyard | December 31, 2010 |
Season 3.2
| Title | Disaster | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Arrested Reno" | Bathroom | April 7, 2011 |
| "Battered Basement" | Basement | April 7, 2011 |
| "Hairy Scary Reno" | Kitchen | April 14, 2011 |
| "Off the Beaten Bath" | Bathroom | April 14, 2011 |
| "Little Sister Big Reno" | Third Floor Walls and Ceiling | April 21, 2011 |
| "Bathroom Cop Out" | Bathroom | April 21, 2011 |
| "Junky Bunkie" (Cottage Edition) | Bunkhouse | April 28, 2011 |
| "Busted Brother" (Cottage Edition) | Kitchen | April 28, 2011 |
| "Bunkhouse Breakdown" (Cottage Edition) | Bunkhouse | May 5, 2011 |
| "The Ugly Deck-ling" (Cottage Edition) | Deck | May 5, 2011 |
| "Slacker Siding" (Cottage Edition) | Siding | May 12, 2011 |
| "Drop of Death" (Cottage Edition) | Second-Storey Deck | May 12, 2011 |
| "Appalling Apprentice" (Cottage Edition) | Deck | May 19, 2011 |
Cottage Edition
| Title | Disaster | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Board & Batten Critters" | Siding | April 2, 2009 |
| "Petite Puppy Palace" | Home Addition | April 9, 2009 |
| "Basecamp Waves Good-Bye" | Front Porch | April 16, 2009 |
| "Sinking Hot Tub" | Deck | April 23, 2009 |
| "Italy Boots the Paint" | Deck | April 30, 2009 |
| "Sink or Swim" | Dock | May 7, 2009 |