A new television show is searching for homeowners with eccentric and unconventional approaches to home repair.
HGTV Canada Special, hosted by Steve Patterson of CBC Radio’s The Debaters, is a celebration of completely unique and utterly outside-the-box approaches to home repair. These ingenious kooky home improvements include such feats as installing linoleum as a backsplash in the kitchen, nailing roof shingles down as flooring in a foyer or using duct tape in place of caulking around a bathtub.
The special is being produced by Mountain Road Productions. “Our goal is to uncover great characters with a bizarre sense of home improvement,” said Tim Alp, executive producer. “We are looking for houses filled with jerry-rigged solutions that are at complete odds with mainstream expectations.”
Ideal candidates for the one-hour TV special are gregarious, fun-loving people who don’t take themselves too seriously and have an aptitude for completely outrageous DIY solutions. By participating, these not-so-handy homeowners will see their creative handiwork fixed for free.
Un-handy homeowner submissions and nominations can be emailed to [email protected] with the following information: the story behind the questionable home improvements; photos of each of the eccentric repairs; a photo of the nominator and a photo of the not-so-handy person being nominated; and the nominator’s contact information. Production starts this fall.
Interested readers can visit HGTV online for more details.
