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Where Is ‘Renovation Resort Showdown’ Filmed and Season 2 News

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Scott McGillivray and Bryan Baeumler might just be our new favorite HGTV duo. The two renovation experts have taken over Sunday nights with Renovation Resort Showdowna new competition series that gives four building and design teams seven weeks and a budget of $100,000 to renovate identical lakeside cabins. The series was filmed in Campbellford, Ontario. Scott explains that, for the duration of filming, it was a closed set due to COVID restrictions. He and Bryan, who previously teamed up for Canada’s Handyman Challenge, lived in side-by-side trailers. Scott said, “Waking up with Bryan 5 feet away from my trailer, you…Continue Reading

Brothers charged in Toronto home renovation scam investigation

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Two brothers are facing charges in connection with an alleged home renovation scam in the Etobicoke area. Toronto police said on Thursday that between June and October, two men went door-to-door to talk to homeowners about exterior home renovations. Using the company name “Town and Country Paving,” the two men allegedly gave false advice to homeowners regarding issues with their property. They would then ask for a deposit for the renovations and refused to complete the job once additional payments were made, police said. The men would allegedly leave with the job unfinished and properties damaged. On Thursday, police announced…Continue Reading

Home renovation catastrophe leaves Atlanta man living in a shed

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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Jervier Cater had big plans to renovate his West Atlanta home near historic Collier Heights, but for more than a month, he lived in a shed. “Coming home, home for the night,” Cater said on a selfie video as he settled down one evening. Cater wakes up every morning to a construction renovation nightmare. There is literally no roof over his head. The shingles, decking, and rafters are gone. In May, a construction crew demolished the roof but abandoned the job when they found out they weren’t getting paid. Cater blames his contractor Clinton…Continue Reading

Best home renovation shows on TV

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FREESAT’S TOP PICKS: Barbie DreamHouse Challenge HGTV, Thursdays at 10pm from 20th JulyAre you as hyped as everyone else for the upcoming Barbie movies? If you’ve always dreamed of living in Barbie’s DreamHouse during your childhood, then this home renovation show is tailor-made for you! Join host Ashley Graham as she leads eight teams in an extraordinary competition to transform the iconic Barbie DreamHouse into a real-life marvel. In the end, only one team’s masterpiece will be crowned the ultimate winner, and a lucky Barbie enthusiast will have the incredible opportunity to stay in the enchanting, Barbie-fied DreamHouse. Get…Continue Reading

Canada’s largest house and infamous northern Ontario eyes set to star in ‘Mansion Impossible’

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After years of sitting abandoned, things are finally happening at one of northern Ontario’s most infamous eyesores. The Grant mansion on Lake Temiskaming in Haileybury is said to be the largest house in Canada, but it was never finished. Now it is set to star in a proposed new reality TV show called Impossible Mansion. “It’s spooky, scary, destroyed. It’s a mess,” producer Theresa Kowall-Shipp said of the inside of the 65,000 square-foot house. Forestry magnate Peter Grant envisioned a sprawling lakefront mansion when his company purchased the land for $110,000 in 2004. Plans were made for a massive subterranean…Continue Reading