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- The four couples competing to win the home they will totally renovate are introduced. They are: engaged Disa and Russell, who want this to be the home in which they will start their married life; daughter and father Crystal and Ray, the latter who wants to help his daughter and her boyfriend start their life as a couple; married Nina and PJ, who want the house to be a home that their extended family, most specifically Nina's mother, can feel secure in; and life partners Charlotte and Sean, who want to be able to tell their future children and grandchildren how they came about their house. The couples size each other up, as well as the four tear down houses. They are given a quick challenge to decide which couple will be working on which house. They are thrown into the fire when they learn their first renovation will be the living room, for which they are given a $7,000 budget and a seventy-two hour time frame to complete. The team whose living room renovation is deemed the best by the judges will win a train trip to Jasper, and accommodation at the Jasper Park Lodge. They all have the challenge of transforming what was built in the mid-twentieth century into current day sensibilities. One couple runs into some early difficulties in doing structural work before getting the OK from their contractor. The couples are excited to show the judges what they are trying to accomplish in their home. They will also get a good idea of what will impress the judges in the future as they hear the evaluations.
- The teams are given the unusual challenge of transforming whatever the smallest bedroom in their house is into anything but a bedroom. They have forty-eight hours and a $4,000 budget to complete the challenge, with the winner receiving a one-week Caribbean cruise for their efforts. Charlotte and Sean decide on a media room, after discussion Disa and Russell decide on a combined office and reading room, Crystal and Ray also decide on an office, and after discussion Nina and PJ decide on a kids play room, more specifically a ball pit and a climbing wall. Wanting to buck the trend thus far, Cameron issues a challenge for the men, which affects some teams more than others. With hours left, Jeremy inspects each house and has concerns with each. Ultimately the judges choose what they consider to be the most complete room, functionally and aesthetically, as the winner.
- With their last few challenges having such tight time restrictions, the competitors are happy to learn that they have seventy-two hours to complete their bathroom renovation, which arguably is one of the more difficult rooms in the house to do. The winning team will receive one year's free house cleaning services. Charlotte and Sean want to continue their west coast modern theme with a surf feel. Disa and Russell want to do whatever they can to make what is probably the smallest of the four bathrooms seem larger. Feeling the criticism from the judges in the past, Crystal and Ray are going to scale back their spa inspired design, with an existing claw foot tub one of the benefits already there. And Nina and PJ want to create a zen feel, which they may not be feeling themselves as they work on the reno as they have decided to rearrange the room fixtures. With the renovations well underway, Cameron throws them what may be their biggest challenge to date: they will have to complete one other room renovation within their remaining time, namely the laundry room. Throughout the process, Disa and Russell run into two major issues which could throw them out of the running. The other couples may see Disa and Russell's problems as karma for Russell's actions regarding communal tools. In the end, a decision by one team for function over style and a decision by another team for style over function may not sit well in the eyes of the judges.
- With their houses now complete, the four teams assess not only what they've done with their renovations but also what they think of the other three teams and their completed houses. Disa and Russell are squarely in the lead with three out of seven weekly wins and being on a roll, but them winning the house is not a guarantee as they all enter into what they learn is the final challenge: to redo in twenty-four hours what Jeremy and Cheryl see as the weakest renovation in their house. Charlotte and Sean are asked to redo their spare bedroom, the issues being to strip what is now painted over wallpaper, place something on an empty wall, and seal the headboard. Disa and Russell are asked to redo their living room, their issues being some finishes, including changing what is currently the high gloss paint job, and smoothing out the ceiling. Crystal and Ray are asked to redo their kitchen, basically finishing what they did not finish the first time around, including completing the tiling and grouting, installing some shelving and having a family photograph feature wall. Nina and PJ may have the biggest challenge in tying the two components of their great room together into one cohesive unit, those two rooms being the kitchen and living room, with the kitchen cabinet color, which was not their first choice, largely dictating what color scheme they can choose. The final twist in determining the winner is the third judge who will have an equal vote: the public, who Cameron takes through the four houses together so that each public voter sees the same thing at the same time, who do not have the history with the renovations that Jeremy and Cheryl have, but who are given "before" photographs to see from where the transformations began.