Critical Listing

Join property experts Lisa Colalillo, Jo Alcorn and Carson Arthur as they help homeowners get their properties ready for the market. With tight timelines and a ton of work to accomplish, the CRITICAL LISTING team handpick reno projects that help increase the home’s value and get the property sold quickly!

Homewreckers

Ever met a pretty plumber you didn’t like? Contractor, plumber, and mother of two, triple-threat Kristi Hansen is passionate about taking care of (less than) home sweet homes. Anything but dainty, Kristi’s tough-love approach to home improvement leaves viewers wanting more tools, more tricks of the trade, and more Kristi.

Holmes Inspection

HOLMES INSPECTION shines a spotlight on innocent homeowners facing massive repair bills and dangerous living conditions due to incompetence within the unregulated home inspection industry. Disillusioned homeowners call Mike Holmes to give them a personal Holmes Inspection and assessment, and to Make it Right.

Todd Talbot Builds: The Passive House Project

TODD TALBOT BUILDS: THE PASSIVE HOUSE PROJECT follows TV personality Todd Talbot (Love It Or List It Vancouver) and his actor wife, as they embark on building a sustainable vacation home on a stunning lakefront property. Together they design a unique, net-zero A-frame lakehouse, built to withstand the challenges of climate change while showcasing some incredible designs. In this series, Todd wears multiple hats as project manager, designer, and financier, offering unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the construction process. Viewers witness the highs and lows of building a passive house, including unexpected setbacks and the real-world challenges of constructing on a steep, cliffside property. But when wildfires ravage the region, Todd and the lakehouse face their toughest test yet.

Secret History of the Cottage

To celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, this documentary tells the history of “going to the cottage,” a national tradition. Cottage country attracts those on a quest for the soothing powers of its natural landscape, the feeling of slowing down and getting away. Using vintage photos, archival film, and original shooting, we look at who cottagers are and what they do—the myths and the legends—and how cottages and “cottaging” have evolved over time.

The Restoration Workshop

Buying and selling antiques is a constantly evolving business. To succeed you have to stand out from the crowd. In the world of re-imagined antiques, dealer and expert restorer Gary Wallis is King, and he and his team are masters at turning the tired and unloved into high end pieces, and turning a tidy profit from their work. This series focuses on Gary and his team as they turn the rusty and worn into objects of beauty with a contemporary twist. From furniture, to lighting, to war and car memorabilia to standout retail window pieces and modern stately home dressings, this isn’t just up-cycling, it’s creating breath-taking products that collectors and dealers alike are desperate to get their hands on. Using lost techniques and high end craftsmanship, each episode will follow Gary on his quest to buy items with huge hidden potential. We’ll see his network of dealers come to his warehouse and workshop to sell to him as well as following Gary on buying trips to root out hidden diamonds in the rough. Each new item Gary buys will be brought into his workshop and either handed to one of his skilled team or taken on by Gary himself, to be re-invented and given a new lease of life before being taken to auction or sold to a network of dealers and private clients.

Money For Nothing

Entrepreneur Sarah Moore collaborates with expert restorers, upcyclers and craftspeople and travels to recycling centres to save objects from being dumped into landfill. Sarah transforms them into valuable pieces, making money for people who had no idea there was cash to be made from their trash. The items are improved beyond recognition and given a bespoke edge, which in turn gives them a higher value. Any profit made on the products sold is returned to the original owners, truly giving them MONEY FOR NOTHING.

Reno My Reno

When an owner’s DIY reno turns their escape by the lake into the mistake by the lake, top-notch carpenter Dave Depencier steps in to help. With expert craftsmanship and a little elbow grease, Depencier leaves overwhelmed cabin owners with stunning views, inside and out.

Makeful Shorts

A collection of shorts featuring passionate makers sharing their ideas and inspiration. This series combines Food, Design, DIY & Style, and profiles some of the world's most notable makers.

Cash In The Spare Room

CASH IN THE SPARE ROOM is a renovation series where designer Sarah Moore and small spaces expert Max McMurdo aim to help people turn their unused and forgotten spaces at home into lucrative holiday rental spaces. From garages to spare rooms, lofts to annexes, caravans to outbuildings, this series follows the highs and lows of people trying to turn their unused spaces at home into money spinners, often on small budgets and with little experience. Armed with innovative design ideas, clever storage solutions, and ingenious ways to make the most of any space, Sarah and Max help transform homes and show that you don’t need a fortune to make a profit.