Series synopsis
Disaster DIY is a Canadian reality television series that premiered on Home Network on January 4, 2007. It ended on May 19, 2011. It stars Bryan Baeumler.
Contractor Bryan Baeumler saves DIYers from projects that have gone south. This is an exciting hit show about failed DIY home renovations with owners in desperate need of some on-the-job training.
Premise
Contractor Bryan Baeumler saves DIYers from projects that have gone south. This is an exciting hit show about failed DIY home renovations with owners in desperate need of some on-the-job training.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Bryan Baeumler as Self - Host
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 91 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 13 | January 4, 2007 | March 29, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 26 | October 4, 2007 | July 6, 2008 |
| Season 3 | 20 | October 2, 2008 | March 29, 2009 |
| Season 4 | 6 | April 2, 2009 | May 7, 2009 |
| Season 5 | 13 | October 7, 2010 | December 30, 2010 |
| Season 6 | 13 | April 7, 2011 | May 19, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Agonizing Addition 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? |
January 4, 2007 |
| 2 |
Marital Blitz 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. |
January 11, 2007 |
| 3 |
Death-Trap Deck 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! |
January 18, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kitchen Attack Martin doesn’t know where to turn - his wife Karen got a hold of some power tools and ripped apart the kitchen. Just when Bryan thinks he’s seen it all, an even bigger structural disaster is exposed in the ceiling. Will Karen be able to contain her enthusiasm for power tools long enough to learn her lesson from Bryan? |
October 4, 2007 |
| 2 |
Wrecked Room Karen is fed up with her husband Robert’s attempts to fix and finish the family rec room. |
October 11, 2007 |
| 3 |
Emergency Entrance Ulrike is a DIY dynamo who single-handedly dug and built a walk up entrance to her basement. Unfortunately, she didn’t do it to code and has been shut down twice by the city building inspector, leaving a big mess in front of her house. |
October 18, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kitchen Calamity Cee has been shoving paper Mache into her walls in her kitchen to attempt to hold it together- while partner Sue questions the sturdiness of Cee’s creative Reno’s. |
October 2, 2008 |
| 2 |
Tiling Crackdown Nicole has no where to turn- her mother Bernice has been dry fitting tiles and wrapping the shower in cellophane as she attempted to do it all herself over the last two years. |
October 9, 2008 |
| 3 |
Bathroom Boundaries Karen and Steph are newly weds and have recently moved into the basement of Steph’s mother. In order to get some privacy, Steph tried to build a bathroom in their apartment. |
October 16, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Board & Batten Critters Deb is tired of all the critters taking up space in the walls of her cottage-Husband Chris has torn the siding away to reveal the fury critters, but is unable to find the time to shoo them away and build at the same time. |
April 2, 2009 |
| 2 |
Petite Puppy Palace Sharon spends most of her day rescuing little doggies in need of a home-Her retired husband Paul quickly discovers the Puppy Palace he has built needs to grow in size. |
April 9, 2009 |
| 3 |
Basecamp Waves Good-Bye Adam and Scott are wave experts; they have a cool wakeboard camp and spend most of their time riding the water. After a long day in the sun, these boys/girls like to spend their time chilling on the front porch but this porch is pitiful. |
April 16, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kitchen Crash Amanda is a flight attendant whose plans for a new kitchen took a nose dive after she realized she had no idea what she was doing. Having gone two years without a proper stove, her boyfriend Carl is fed up. Amanda has to complete the kitchen or she may end up flying solo! |
October 7, 2010 |
| 2 |
Basement Bedlam Grant may be the culinary king in the kitchen, but his basement has been left in raw and extra rare form. Walls are poorly framed and posts are leaning so much the room makes you dizzy. Can Bryan whip up Grant's renovation skills enough to finish the basement? |
October 14, 2010 |
| 3 |
Lackluster Laundry Alex's plans to finish a laundry room for his wife Muriam, have been stuck in the spin cycle since he began tearing the room a part three years ago. |
October 21, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Arrested Renovation Danielle is accusing her jail guard father Andrew of attempted renovation! The crime? One bathroom shared among seven grown adults. Bryan has arrived to get this arrested renovation going for good and Andrew has no escape! |
April 7, 2011 |
| 2 |
Battered Basement Zeb's experience in building props has not helped him at all in renovating his basement. Though the props look great, they are not meant to be long-lasting. |
April 7, 2011 |
| 3 |
Hairy Scary Reno Carlos may be an expert hair dresser in the salon, but he's definitely not on the cutting edge of home renovations. His wife Lori may have her own personal hairstylist, but she would trade it all for a personal contractor who could create a functioning kitchen. |
April 14, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Home Network |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 4, 2007 |
| Last aired | May 19, 2011 |
| Status | Ended |