Renovation Videos
Fix it, build it, learn it.
Every repair, build and renovation video, with the time, cost, tools and materials for each.
Published: 14 May 2025
A plumbing educator explains common water heater noises: humming, ticking, crackling, popping, whistling or screeching, rumbling, water hammer and hissing.
Published: 18 Mar 2025
Explains how to install a furnace or HVAC air filter in the correct direction, with the arrow pointing from the return side toward the heating or cooling system.
Published: 20 Feb 2025
An overview of a full bathroom renovation in the order the presenter works: planning around mechanicals, budgeting, demolition, framing, plumbing and electrical rough-in, Schluter shower…
Published: 9 Feb 2025
A full bathroom remodel on a stated budget under $2,500, with the cost given as $2,433.69 in the title and $2,443 in the closing tally.
Published: 10 Jan 2025
A homeowner builds a wall-to-wall wardrobe in an 11 by 12 ft guest bedroom office using two IKEA PAX wardrobes and three BESTA units around a sleeper sofa.
Published: 30 Dec 2024
A Mississauga homeowner and retired electrician converts a 1970s semi-detached house's old living space into a new kitchen.
Published: 7 Dec 2024
Jeff compares three ways to insulate a basement rim joist in a 1974 home: batt insulation alone, rigid foam with spray foam and batts, and a two-part spray foam kit.
Published: 23 Nov 2024
An HVAC contractor shows five checks to make on a gas furnace that won't turn on before calling a contractor: air filter, flame sensor, blower motor and capacitor, inducer motor and vents, and the…
Published: 16 Nov 2024
Explains how to insulate and air seal an old basement while controlling condensation: slab treatment with epoxy or a dimple mat, taped rigid foam or closed cell spray foam on walls, floating or…
Published: 6 Nov 2024
A carpenter builds a media wall in a finished living room.
Published: 2 Nov 2024
Monica from The Weekender turns three pre-built Lowe's bookshelves, each 3 ft wide and 6 ft tall, into arched built-ins for a homeowner named Tim.
Explains how to insulate and air seal an existing attic without causing condensation and mold.
Published: 27 Oct 2024
A DIY walkthrough of installing 6 in gutters in pieces on a 62 ft metal-roofed house, including chalking a slope line, cutting the outlet hole, sealing and riveting end caps and overlap joints,…
Published: 21 Oct 2024
The framing crew hangs LVL beams and 32-foot, 14-inch-wide rafters on an A-frame cabin, while plan gaps force improvised fixes for the subfascia and gable.
Published: 19 Oct 2024
A renovator removes an old toilet from a 1984 house, shows how to drain the tank and bowl, deals with a spinning closet bolt and a flange left below the new floor height, then sets a new toilet.
Published: 7 Oct 2024
Framing begins on an A-frame cabin being built with the owner acting as general contractor.
Published: 8 Sep 2024
The first episode of an A-frame cabin build on a quarter-acre-plus mountain lot covers architect plans, engineering, the permit application and contractor bids.
Published: 28 Aug 2024
A contractor compares the four most common caulking types: latex, solvent-based, polyurethane and silicone.
Published: 15 Jun 2024
A host installs click-lock vinyl plank flooring with a stone polymer core throughout his double wide trailer, about 1,350 square feet with no transitions.
Published: 25 May 2024
Final installment of a laundry room makeover in which upper cabinets are built: open shelving and doors under a soffit, plus three cabinets above the washer and dryer.
Published: 9 May 2024
The first episode of a guest bathroom makeover on a $500 budget that was meant to take 2 to 3 days.
Published: 1 May 2024
A comparison of a store-bought closet organizer assembled in just over 3 hours against a custom plywood closet tower built from scratch for a deeper 38 in. closet.
Published: 28 Apr 2024
A floating deck is built at the front of an abandoned house as part of its curb-appeal work.
Published: 23 Apr 2024
Dave Ardito shows his low-cost dust collection setup for a small shop: a shop vac with the bag removed, connected through a bucket-lid cyclone separator.
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