2005 Series 13 Programs

So You're Renovating! Cottage Edition

Real people, real renovation, real fun!

The best way to learn home-improvement skills is to completely renovate a house from top to bottom. This is exactly what we will do in this Television Series. We will start from nothing at all and install all the material and appliances needed to finish this country house in a superb manner. We will also go back in time to show you what the house looked like before, and all the extreme steps that we took to realize this fantastic transformation. Following our series will help you to start and complete your own renovation project with confidence and enthusiasm and will help you obtain professional results.

Every week we will have a guest on the show. The guests have been specially selected for their lack of renovation experience. We will show you that anybody can succeed in their home renovation projects.

Host: Steven White

Pro-Environment Statement

We wanted to renovate a country house to put the highlight on the environment.

Our homes play a very important part in the way we live and consume. Your home, the way it is built, the material that was used, its design and its style all play a decisive role in our energy consumption and waste production.

Make sure that when you renovate, you take these transformations as an opportunity to improve your energy efficiency, reduce your waste and recycle. When you think renovations, think environmentally friendly.

Program #1

Cathedral ceiling vapour barrier
Framing walls with steel studs
Landscaping, digging and pouring foundations
Rafter vents, and attic insulation

Interview : Marie Claude Vallée Designer

Program #2

Cathedral Ceiling framing
Plumbing with PEX
Deck Structure
Air exchanger
Inside Air quality

Interview : Peter Goutila , Bow Plastic

Program #3

Ventilation for bathrooms
Central vacuum system
Plastic deck Cascades
Noise reduction techniques for bedrooms
Thermal wall

Interview : Protect the Nature : To confirm

Program #4

Installing shower in the basement
Noise reduction for ceilings
Noise reduction blankets for walls
Cathedral ceiling gypsum
Plastic floating deck

Interview : Sceptic installations

Program #5

Installation of an acoustique membrane and plywood for bathroom floor
Installation of gypsum panels 3rd floor
Insulating the main pipe for the sceptic tank
Installing door to basement shower
Landscaping - planting trees or vines

Program #6

Installing Urban shower, base and wall
Framing for Urban Tub
Levelling a patio
Basement floor insulation

Interview : Skylights

Program #7 august 16-17

Finishing the gypsum panel joints for all three floors
Tiling 2nd and 3rd floor bathroom walls for shower
Construction of a slow burning fireplace
Recycling asphalt shingles
Energy efficiency - small details

Interview : Designer Marie-Claude Vallée

Program #8

Finish painting - ceiling and all walls
Tiling kitchen and bathroom floors.
Flooring for bedrooms
Energy efficiency - the garage

Interview : Fauna technician - protection of lakes

Program #9

Ceramic shower
Installing bathroom cabinets
Installing minimalist Urban shower glass doors
Energy efficiency - Openings and cracks

Interview : Concrete homes

Program #10

Installing Kitchen cabinets
Installing Bathrooms cabinets
Storm windows
The importance of Gutters

Interview : Solar Energy

Program #11

Finishing painting
Skylights accessories
Tiling Kitchen walls
Installing kitchen and bathroom faucets
Flooring 2nd and 3 floor
Protecting gutters with screens
Energy efficient doors

Interview : Air Quality and EPA wood stove

Program #12

Installing kitchen faucets
Installing medicine cabinets
Moulding
Installing Interior doors
Levelling the ground around the house
Stairs, the steel structure
Gutters and down pipes
Insulating the attic

Interview : Designer Marie-Claude Vallée

Program #13

Installing bathroom accessories
Installing kitchen fan
Installing kitchen accessories
Putting down the stairs and ramp
Soffit for the entrance, put the address back