I Wrecked My House Explained

Genre:home renovation
reality
Starring:Steve Patterson
Dave Rannala
Country:Canada
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:15
Company:Mountain Road Productions
Network:HGTV Canada
Last Aired:present

I Wrecked My House is a Canadian home renovation reality series, which airs on HGTV.[1] Hosted by Steve Patterson,[2] the show visits homeowners with poor home renovation skills — people whose abilities are, according to the producers, more MacGyver or Red Green than Mike Holmes[3] — who then receive a professional home renovation from contractor Dave Rannala in collaboration with a local design company.

The series premiered in April 2014 with a one-hour special which profiled five sets of homeowners,[4] while the regular series launched in April 2015 with 14 half-hour episodes profiling a single home per episode.[4] The show was produced and co-written by Toronto-based producer, Derek Miller.

Patterson garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Host in a Variety, Lifestyle, Reality/Competition, or Talk Program or Series at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards.

Notes and References

  1. "Rescuing wrecked houses; Victoria contractor plays starring role on new HGTV reality series". Victoria Times-Colonist, June 23, 2015.
  2. http://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/2015/04/15/too-much-funny-for-twitter-steve-patterson-host-of-cbcs-the-debaters-and-hgtvs-i-wrecked-my-house-performs-at-showplace "Too much funny for Twitter: Steve Patterson, host of CBC's The Debaters and HGTV's I Wrecked My House, performs at Showplace"
  3. http://www.thewhig.com/2014/09/04/hgtv-show-seeks-kingston-macgyers-of-home-repair "HGTV show seeks Kingston 'MacGyers' of home repair"
  4. http://blogs.windsorstar.com/life/i-wrecked-my-house-good-intentions-gone-bad "I Wrecked My House: Good intentions gone bad"