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Enos Cabell posted:I want a series where someone like Mike Holmes (who is probably also a tv fraud) goes and points out all the terrible work that was done by home reno shows and fixes it. This but he has Gordon Ramsay’s demeanor and makes the PO fix it.
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Enos Cabell posted:I want a series where someone like Mike Holmes (who is probably also a tv fraud) goes and points out all the terrible work that was done by home reno shows and fixes it. I hope he’s not, i love his shows. He has a new one on HGTV now.
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kitten emergency posted:I hope he’s not, i love his shows. He has a new one on HGTV now. I hope not too, I also love his shows. Just have a deep distrust of most tv reno personalities now. For me it would go Silva Bros >>> Mike Holmes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everyone else e: also, if Tom Silva would agree to be my grandpa that would be cool e2: I'd accept Norm Abrams as an alternate
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Jan 8, 2022 17:17
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kitten emergency posted:it seems like even on the same show in the same general location, you see a bunch of different laborers and subcontractors (even when the hosts have a preferred GC who does show up on each episode) First, shows that are shooting multiple renos at once are going to need multiple subs to keep each job going and on schedule. Second, a lot of contractors "hire" their labor every morning at 6 AM in a Home Depot parking lot.
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Enos Cabell posted:I want a series where someone like Mike Holmes (who is probably also a tv fraud) goes and points out all the terrible work that was done by home reno shows and fixes it. Plus the nature of his shows tends to be about educating folks on the right way to do things, not so much on making dream homes with forced drama.
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Jan 8, 2022 17:39
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I auditioned for one of those home reno shows. We were selling a house that needed the kitchen to be fixed up before hand and our realtor referred us to the producer who came to film an audition tape. We were told that we may have to pay for some materials (like faucets and appliances, but not lumber or that stuff) but all labor costs were covered by the show. That was about a decade ago and our budget was only around $10k though. Enos Cabell posted:I want a series where someone like Mike Holmes (who is probably also a tv fraud) goes and points out all the terrible work that was done by home reno shows and fixes it. Mike Holmes had a successful, well respected home inspection business before his show. He’s legit.
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Jan 8, 2022 17:41
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If anyone has dirt on Mike Holmes just don’t post it. We need him and his overalls.
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The Dave posted:If anyone has dirt on Mike Holmes just don’t post it. We need him and his overalls.
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Jan 8, 2022 17:51
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Everyone just watch the Larry Haun framing videos and feel better about the world.
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Dillbag posted:Everyone just watch the Larry Haun framing videos and feel better about the world. Except he’s dead, isn’t he?
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Bad Munki posted:Except he’s dead, isn’t he? Well everyone dies eventually
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Enos Cabell posted:I want a series where someone like Mike Holmes (who is probably also a tv fraud) goes and points out all the terrible work that was done by home reno shows and fixes it. His shows are some of the best, but his schtick is still a little annoying sometimes. "This house built in 1970 doesn't have 2x12 LVL joists, no Schluter system shower and zero sprayfoam anywhere!!! Such shoddy work, we're going to have to rip it down to the foundation and rebuild the entire thing to massively exceed 2020 codes or it's unsafe to live in."
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Enos Cabell posted:I hope not too, I also love his shows. Just have a deep distrust of most tv reno personalities now. How about Bob Vila?
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I will never forgive the Magnolia people for cancelling <i>Saveur</i> and trying to foist off their magazine on me instead. Euch.
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BonerGhost posted:Well everyone dies eventually Anecdotal but I sure haven’t yet 
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Motronic posted:These are not homeowners who are looking for work at a price, they are looking for the most exceptional work they can get at any price. It's really not even the same genre of show. Tom Silva voice: "The homeowner asked us to turn the attic of this 1830's home into a finished space, and we've got to do a lot here with the insulation for these New England winters. We're going to insulate it to R-55 and add some structural beams in case the home owners decide later to store a collection of gold bars, vintage bank vaults, or two to three African elephants upstairs"
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kid sinister posted:More crapper construction. looks like that rear end bass is made out of one of those awful german poop shelf toilets so if anything it's an improvement.
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Dillbag posted:Everyone just watch the Larry Haun framing videos and feel better about the world. His book 'A Carpenter's Life as Told by Houses' is also a really good read.
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The Glumslinger posted:How about Bob Vila? He always seemed like he has a hell of a mean streak to me.
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Bad Munki posted:Anecdotal but I sure haven’t yet Oh, just you wait
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Motronic posted:Second, a lot of contractors "hire" their labor every morning at 6 AM in a Home Depot parking lot. Which is why I'm glad that i work for a company that doesn't sub if we can avoid it, which is 95% of the time. Well, let me rephrase that. We have "subcontractors" who are really house crews that quit to work for us as an exclusive 1099 because they'd rather make more money. And deal with their own payroll taxes and legal compliance  Certainly makes entering labor hours easier when im doing it for 4 house crew instead of 10.
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Enos Cabell posted:He always seemed like he has a hell of a mean streak to me. Can't spell Villain without Vila.
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The Glumslinger posted:How about Bob Vila? Vila has always seemed to be focused primarily on self promotion and marketing his brand. Speaking of This Old House: I'm hoping Rodger Cook is doing well. The poor guy looked like he was in serious discomfort/pain in his last season on the show. Norm Abram is no longer listed in the credits so maybe he just retired completely from the show. Though I find it weird there was no big send off for him or even just an simple goodbye like they did for Rodger.
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There's a locally produced syndicated home improvement show that does really good work. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Today%27s_Homeowner_with_Danny_Lipford Of course, he earned a reputation as a good contractor before getting into TV, and isn't just some influencer who thought they could get into contracting for TV. And his contracting company does a ton of work that isn't televised. Probably a good idea to see if the TV show that wants to remodel your house is a TV show first, or a contractor first, and what their reputation is as a contractor outside their TV work.
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HelloIAmYourHeart posted:
Absolutely this, I really hope Magnolia makes it right. I never really liked the pair on HGTV, it'd make them look less like opportunistic trash if they took care of this issue that was brought about using their name, and later picked up by them. Platystemon posted:This but he has Gordon Ramsay’s demeanor and makes the PO fix it. 
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Enos Cabell posted:I want a series where someone like Mike Holmes (who is probably also a tv fraud) goes and points out all the terrible work that was done by home reno shows and fixes it. That's the premise of this skit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WZnkyiBG_U
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MisterOblivious posted:That's the premise of this skit. drat, I was going to post that video. Biggest offender of home shows ruining people's houses with tacky crap was Monster House, the spinoff of Monster Garage where you had to live in whatever that week's team hacked together. Their version of every white person wanting a tiki bar in their house was to put the giant Olmec head Mr. Burns gave Homer Simpson into someone's living room and make it shoot a fireball into the middle of the room.
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Cat Hatter posted:drat, I was going to post that video. Biggest offender of home shows ruining people's houses with tacky crap was Monster House, the spinoff of Monster Garage where you had to live in whatever that week's team hacked together. Their version of every white person wanting a tiki bar in their house was to put the giant Olmec head Mr. Burns gave Homer Simpson into someone's living room and make it shoot a fireball into the middle of the room. Does their home security system also include a gelatinous cube?
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Is there an American version of Arga Snickaren where mentally ill people who live in a literal shithouse get yelled at for not being able to install a door properly by a renovator who then renovates their entire home and hugs them?
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MisterOblivious posted:That's the premise of this skit.
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Are there any more shows like Renovation Realities? It was my favorite. Two people with less knowledge than me (which is already a low bar) and a too-small budget in terms of both money and time embark on a kitchen/bathroom/whatever renovation themselves and film the whole thing.
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The Human Cow posted:Are there any more shows like Renovation Realities? It was my favorite. Two people with less knowledge than me (which is already a low bar) and a too-small budget in terms of both money and time embark on a kitchen/bathroom/whatever renovation themselves and film the whole thing. Why are you talking about me and my SO as if our life was a reality show? In my own show, Dumb Previous Owners, it turns out the PO has painted the entire basement (and it's not a very small basement, mind you) with your cheapest brand of white latex paint that doesn't allow the place to dry out at all. We're going to have to strip the entire basement mechanically before the snow melts. I'm actually kinda looking forward to renting the whole kit, donning a space suit and just going to town on the place 
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MisterOblivious posted:That's the premise of this skit. Let's be honest, I would watch the poo poo out of this.
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Development Fails is a solid instagram follow: https://www.instagram.com/development_fails/ Today I learned about this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marble_Arch_Mound It cost London 6 million pounds to build a lovely hill covered by some grass and plants that don't grow well.  They originally wanted it to be, you know, covered with soil, but instead it's just scaffolding and turf. They were charging people 10 pounds to walk up it and look around. That didn't go over so well. Next they're going to be spending more money to remove it.
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I read an article about it yesterday and apparently the view was SUPER underwhelming. I saw one comment that you could get a better view by just going to an office building a few miles away. Also some city councilman who was a huge booster is still saying it was all worth the tens of millions of pounds they spent on it because it drove foot traffic during the vital pandemic days. Sure, buddy. People went out of their way to visit that thing to the point that it stimulated the local economy more than just taking that money and giving it to random citizens would have done.
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I think the mound cost around £6 million (from an article I read yesterday) but lol, 6 months. It's only been open 6 months. Brits just full of wonderful decisions these past few years.
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I thought that maybe it was a recreational structure inside. like a court where kids could play football or some poo poo, and they got really carried away with the green roof concept. lol, lmao.
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