Dream House (TV series) explained

Genre:Documentary
Director:Teri Addabbo
Narrated:Jose Marrero,
Composer:Larry Seyer
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:19
Num Episodes:211
Executive Producer:Teri Addabbo
Producer:Dwight Adair
Lucy Frost
Editor:Sandra Adair
Christopher Roldan
Company:Granite House Inc.
High Noon Entertainment
SAGE PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Network:HGTV

Dream House is a show on HGTV produced by High Noon Entertainment and Sage Productions in the United States. Each season follows one person, couple, or family as they complete a new build or renovate an existing home, to obtain their dream house. Past seasons have featured thirteen 30-minute episodes, but the most recent seasons have only eight 30-minute episodes.

The show is filmed in a semi-documentary style, with the camera crew acting only as an observer and unseen host Jose Marrero providing voice over comments. Each season covers many aspects of building a house, including laying the foundation, weather delays, tackling restrictive terrain, dealing with permits, putting on the finishing touches, budgetary issues, and arguments between the homeowners and contractors.

Format

Episodes in the first nine seasons of the show focused on the very basics of building, starting with financing in episode one, choosing a builder in episode 2, etc. In subsequent seasons, episodes focus more on the challenges of each project, highlighting arguments between the contractors and the home owner, and the strain that the construction causes to the family. The first episode of each season usually starts when the ground is broken or actual construction starts.

Season list

SeasonEpsLocationDetails
113Houston, TexasGuy and Lisa Land build a new home that will be featured in the National Homebuilder's Show, allowing the owners to get material donations to save money
213Maple Forest, MinnesotaRick and Linda Glasgo construct a new home with the help of friends in the business
313MinnesotaJim and Dee Sandberg undertake a two-year renovation of existing one-story ranch farmhouse for their family of five
413Columbia, MarylandBruno Reich renovates his older home in response to a lawsuit from his neighbors for covenant violations
513Scituate, MassachusettsChuck Cullum builds his dream home on the coast after tearing down the old family home
613Washington, D.C.Dean Henney attempts to renovate his 1880 Victorian townhouse
713Beaufort, South CarolinaThe Smith family moves from Douglasville, Georgia to build their dream home in a historic district requiring adherence to strict building guidelines
813Austin, TexasJohn and Clarice Cefai sell their newly renovated home to build their dream home on Lake Travis
913Silver Spring, MarylandRichard and Tanya Landry acts as the general contractor to spend two years building a new home out of insulated concrete forms to save costs
1013Portland, OregonBrandon Brown takes on the task of building a home on a lot that is extremely steep and triangular shaped, making it a challenge for all involved
1113Riverside, IllinoisJohn and Janan Cain tear down an old ranch house to build their dream home in the planned suburb of Riverside
1213Tucson, ArizonaAnita and Brad Feder builds a 23 personal resort
1413Boulder, ColoradoChristopher and Tina Herr deal with a steep slope to build on the land Christopher's grandparents had once planned to retire to.[1]
1510OregonSilene and Geno Rush remodel their existing home to make it into their dream home, doing as much work themselves as possible to cut costs.
168Chattanooga, TennesseeKelli Smith and James Ladd build a five-story, 6500square feet home they designed themselves while coping with a 45 degree slope and having Kelli's father as general contractor.[2]
178Chicago, IllinoisCarmin Awadzi, with support from her husband Winston and their four kids, starts a new career in general contracting by building her family's 4200square feet dream home on a $740,000 budget.
188San Diego, CaliforniaThree college friends buy a beach property.
198Purcellville, VirginiaStephen and Shannon Mackey construct a timber framed tasting room and house for the Notaviva Vineyards.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Where are they now? . 2007-12-29 . Rocky Mountain News . The E.W. Scripps Co . 2009-03-10 . 2008-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080803222512/http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2007/dec/29/where-are-they-now/ . dead .
  2. News: 'Dream House' almost complete: Stringer's Ridge home has Colorado lodge feel. . 2007-01-13 . Chattanooga Times . 2009-03-10 . 2009-03-10 . https://archive.today/20090310142138/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-29219314_ITM . Jan . Galletta . dead .
  3. News: Local Residents Shine in 'Dream House' Segment . 2008-10-17 . Middleburg Life . Suburban Washington Newspapers . 2009-03-10 . 2009-03-10 . https://archive.today/20090310144642/http://www.sungazette.net/articles/2009/03/10/middleburg_life/real_estate/mb166b.txt . dead .