The Renovators

Season 1

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66 episodes · First aired 2011-07-24

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S1 E2160 min

Stress Test - Property Research

It's working bee day at The Weatherboard and the contestants arrive at the house in rain to start renovating. The Green Team want to try and progress with their plans as best they can in the conditions. Back at the Warehouse Tina and Nathan from the Sixties Suburban find themselves in a Ground Hog day situation, facing for the third time, a Stress Test elimination. They value a property in NSW and Tina finds herself more than $2K from the market value, meaning Nathan wins the round and gets a 10 minute advantage in the sudden death challenge. Tina loses when her scale model renovations for the property fail to provide a large enough bathroom for the residence.

S1 E2260 min

How To - Stud Walls

Before the week’s How To began Fiona dropped a bombshell by withdrawing from the competition due to medical reasons, handing the keys to The Shop over to new team leader August. Peter Ho then took the remaining Grey Team members to an offsite house inspection, while in the warehouse Baz and Brendan led a Masterclass on how to build a stud wall. Robyn then welcomed Taubmans paint representative Shaynna, who helped her explain colour theory to the group.

S1 E2360 min

Challenge - Lego Tower

Peter Ho made a dramatic entrance into the warehouse on a train carrying a cargo of Lego blocks. One member from each team had to compete to see who could build the highest Lego tower in three hours – the winner would get the power to choose which contestant moved across to join Nathan on the Khaki Team. Natalia, Luke, Jarrad, Lisa, Jason H and Nathan fought for the prize, with Nathan taking the win and choosing Suzanne to join him. Robyn then revealed the White Room Challenge and the prize on offer: $10,000 from Taubmans to be spent on painters and painting. Nathan chose the theme – Retro – and the teams got to work recreating the past. The Orange Team took another win, thanks to some impressive styling from Lisa, giving them a serious leg up on the competition.

S1 E2460 min

Progress Inspection

Judgement Day arrived with the teams all encountering their own stumbling blocks. Suzanne began work at the Sixties Suburban and found it a struggle integrating herself into the new look Khaki Team. The Inner-City Terrace suffered another permit-related setback, while cracks began to show at The Half-Done House, with Kim taking the blame for the deck needing to be rebuilt. Back at the warehouse the judges revealed The Weatherboard to be the week’s standout renovation, winning them two tradies from the Yellow Pages. The Orange Team were not so fortunate, sent through to face an Elimination Challenge.

S1 E2560 min

Panic Room - Run-down Kitchen

The Orange Team faced a Panic Room Challenge more punishing than any before it. Entering their rooms they were presented with kitchens from hell, with dirt and debris everywhere. Each of the contestants selected someone to assist them with the ardous tasks at hand. Peter and Lisa demonstrated impressive skills throughout the challenge, while despite her best efforts Kim struggled constructing flat-pack furniture, meaning she wasn't able to fully complete her kitchen within the four-hour time limit. The judges declared Peter’s black and white kitchen with red features to be the most impressive, with Kim falling just short against Bob and being sent home.

S1 E2660 min

Challenge - BBQ Area

Brendan revealed that the next Off-Site Challenge would follow a great Australian theme: a BBQ build. He welcomed friends and neighbours Tanya and Jodie to the warehouse, who outlined the task: to build their husbands the ultimate BBQ areas. Breaking off into two teams – Black and Gold – the contestants had six hours to get the job done. The Gold Team struggled with fitting a BBQ the size of a house into their space, while the Blacks had issues with paving and tree roots. Troy and Rod’s friends judged the spectacular results, giving the nod to the Gold Team. Judged to have contributed the most to the effort, Michael won a working bee for the Fibro Cottage. As the losing team the Blacks would all face elimination.

S1 E2760 min

Stress Test - Curtains and Flat Packs

The losing members of the Black Team from the Off-Site Challenge arrived for their Stress Test, which began with a curtain hanging round. The contestants had to hem the curtain material, fit the rail and hang them perfectly, with the six best performers being safe from elimination. Lisa, Kathy and Jason J were left at the end and went through to round two: the dreaded Flat-Pack Challenge. All three had to construct and dress a queen-sized bed able to pass Baz’s meticulous inspection. Kathy was first to make the grade, leaving Lisa and Jason to battle it out. Lisa completed her bed first but it was missing some washers, allowing Jason to come from behind and take a narrow win, sending Lisa home.

S1 E2860 min

How To - Fathers Day

Torrential rain slowed the progress of all the teams, punishing the freshly laid concrete at The Weatherboard House and stopping pool excavation at The Fibro Cottage. In the warehouse the How To began with Brendan creating ‘Robyn’s Corner’, a beautiful space recalling memories of her childhood. A surprise helper was introduced in the form of Brendan’s dad Jim. Michael and Jarrad were taken to a multi-million dollar renovation for a private inspection with Baz, while Robyn talked the others through filling their design with personality. Peter concluded the How To by building a billycart, which Christie helped take for a test drive.

S1 E2960 min

Challenge - Flat Pack Carport

The contestants arrived at the warehouse for their latest challenge: to build a car port over and around a car. Two members from each team competed, with the first three to finish the job to the judges’ satisfaction winning the right to compete in the White Room Challenge. The Navy Team placed first, and were joined by the Sky Blue and Orange Teams. The White Room was luxury bathroom-themed, with the best room getting a $15,000 bathroom package. The pairs had five hours to finish their rooms, picking helpers to work through the night finishing the tiling. Michael and Jarrad most impressed the judges with their executive penthouse bathroom, while pre-challenge favourites the Orange Team struggled after Peter ran out of time to fully complete his dramatic vision.

S1 E3060 min

Progress Inspection

Judgement Day began with the Sky Blue Team realising that if the back wall of The Inner City Terrace wasn’t properly supported during the demo it risked bringing that and adjoining walls crashing down. Over at The Fibro Cottage better weather finally allowed pool excavation to be completed, allowing the Navy Blue Team to forge ahead with its extension. After checking on progress at The Sixties Suburban, Brendan doubted that the Khaki Team was maximising the outdoor space. The judges praised work over at The Shop and the Grey Team for its meticulous planning. They weren’t nearly so impressed with The Weatherboard House, however, sceptical that the Green Team could keep to its budget. At the warehouse the Sky Blue Team took the outright Judgement Day win, while the Greens were left facing an Elimination Challenge.

S1 E3160 min

Panic Room - Courtyards

Arriving for its first ever Elimination Challenge, the Greens faced a Panic Room. Given three hours to transform courtyards from hell, each contestant picked an extra recruit to help them with the task. Jason H created a very functional area; Melissa an exotic courtyard with green walls and a hero chair focal point; and Keenan a beautiful textured space closed off by plants and featuring a central deck. Deciding a loser was difficult, but deciding that his space felt more interior than exterior the judges sent Jason home, while Keenan’s “practically faultless” courtyard won him the keys to The Weatherboard House as its new head renovator.

S1 E3260 min

Challenge - Feature Light

For the week’s Off-Site Challenge each team had six hours to create a feature light to display in the Victoria Room, following the theme of British Raj. Lighting designer Marc Pascal introduced the challenge and served as guest judge. Each team had a specific core material to work with, producing some amazing creations, but it was the Khaki Team’s beaded chandelier that truly blew the judges away, winning them a Working Bee. The judges declared that the core material of glass wasn’t prominent enough in the Green Team’s light, and the Orange Team’s fabric offering didn’t have enough depth, sending both through to face another Stress Test.

S1 E3360 min

Stress Test - Oldest to Newest and a Ceiling Rose

The Orange and Green Teams arrived for their Stress Test, which took place over two rounds. The first round required them to put a selection of chairs from various decades into chronological order. With both teams correctly guessing the first few, it was the Orange Team that ultimately slipped up first, sending Peter and Bob to face-off in a ceiling painting challenge. The rest of the contestants, meanwhile, got stuck into the Working Bee over at The Sixties Suburban. In the second round of the Stress Test Peter was both faster and neater than Bob, winning him safe passage and eliminating his teammate.

S1 E3460 min

How To - A Window for a Door

Peter Ho took Jason J and Suzanne off-site to marvel at some award-winning light installations, while in the warehouse Baz and Brendan conducted a How To on replacing windows with French doors. Barry called upon Melissa, Sam and Kathy to help prepare the space, before Brendan walked through the fundamentals of hanging the doors, calling upon Peter to assist him. Robyn presented a mix and match masterclass, educating the contestants on the finer points of eclectic styling.

S1 E3560 min

Challenge - Concrete Slab

For their first challenge the teams had to lay the perfect concrete slab, with the top three finishing to Baz’s satisfaction going through to the White Room Challenge. Peter took a hard fought win for the Oranges, followed by the Navy and Green teams. The theme of the White Room Challenge was banquet halls, with each team picking a theme: Orange (Victorian), Navy (Moroccan) and Green (Australian Country). The winner of the challenge would receive $10,000 of LG white goods. The contestants created some of the most spectacular rooms seen yet, but it was the splendour of Peter’s Victorian room that won the day, its architect graciously splitting the prize with his helpers the Sky Blue Team.

S1 E3660 min

Progress Inspection

The teams raced to complete as much work as they could before Judgement Day began. Excavation hit a snag at The Inner City Terrace, but the issue was thankfully overcome with minimal delay. Timber frames finally arrived and were erected in record time at The Fibro Cottage. Progress was steady at The Shop and The Weatherboard House, while Baz was concerned that after repeat warnings the damp problem still hadn’t been fully rectified at The Half-Done House. At the warehouse the judges revealed that the winning team would receive two tradies over two days, as well as power over the competition. By next Judgement Day all teams had to have one room completed and fully furnished, with the winning team getting to pick which room. The judges gave the nod to the Khaki Team, who selected the bedroom, much to Peter’s dismay. The Sky Blue Team were judged to be lagging behind and would face elimination.

S1 E3760 min

Panic Room - Summer Theme

Members of the Sky Blue Team entered their Panic Rooms to find them empty, save a hero wall featuring a summer beach scene. They then had 60 minutes to use furniture from the Freedom Summer Range to create a summer themed room that complemented the feature wall. The results truly captured the spirit of summer, with Kathy’s room judged to be the standout. The judges loved Sam’s choice of colour, but with her decking only partially covering the floor felt that the room was confused between an indoor/outdoor space, resulting in her elimination.

S1 E3860 min

Challenge - Bath House

The Off-Site Challenge was to create an exotic design for the exclusive Pool Bar at The Ivy. The space was divided into two halves, with the Black Team given a Roman Bathhouse theme and the Golds Japanese Bathhouse. They had six hours to transform their spaces. The competition was intense, with Suzanne clashing with Christie while gathering props. Communication on the Gold Team suffered a breakdown, with Christie having to take the team aside to regroup. The detail of their Japanese effort most impressed guest judge Justin Hemmes, however, with Christie winning a Working Bee for The Shop. Black Team members Luke, Kathy, Jason, Peter, Nathan and Suzanne would all face elimination.

S1 E3960 min

Stress Test - Lighting Order

The safe contestants arrived at The Shop for the Working Bee, while the losing members of the Black Team entered the warehouse for the Stress Test. In round one the teams had to position lights in chronological order, with Peter winning the safe spot. The Sky Blue and Khaki Teams faced off in round two, each contestant having to complete a tessellated tile pattern perfectly. Suzanne struggled from the start, having to begin again after misplacing tiles, resulting in her elimination.

S1 E4060 min

How to - Concrete

With no challenges to worry about, the contestants relaxed and enjoyed the week’s How To, which began with Baz talking them through some dramatic uses for concrete and proceeding to make a stunning bathtub. Peter awarded the Green Team with a private How To, taking them off-site to see a renovated property very much in the style of The Weatherboard House. Robyn showed the contestants the finer points of Australian Country styling, before Brendan concluded the How To by unveiling a dramatic outdoor setting for Baz’s tub.

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