Puneet Varma (Editor)

Leave It to Bryan

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
7.6
/
10
1
Votes
Alchetron
7.6
1 Ratings
100
90
80
71
60
50
40
30
20
10
Rate This

Rate This

Starring
  
Bryan Baeumler

Original language(s)
  
English

Running time
  
30 min.

First episode date
  
5 January 2012

Genre
  
Home improvement

7.6/10
IMDb

Country of origin
  
Canada

No. of seasons
  
2

Original network
  
HGTV Canada

Network
  
HGTV

Cast
  
Bryan Baeumler

Leave It to Bryan wwwgstaticcomtvthumbtvbanners8992310p899231

Nominations
  
Canadian Screen Award for Best Lifestyle Program or Series

Similar
  
Disaster DIY, Decked Out, Rescue My Renovation, The Fix, Dream House

Leave It to Bryan is a Canadian home renovation reality series hosted by contractor Bryan Baeumler, which premiered in January 2012 on HGTV.

The show is based around the concept that the renovations most desired by a homeowner aren't necessarily always the ones most urgently needed in the home. Baeumler has described the series as inspired by various past clients who wanted big-ticket renovations, such as kitchen or bathroom upgrades or home theatre spaces, while neglecting or even being entirely unaware of structural deficiencies that were much more critical to the value of their home, or even to their basic physical health and safety. He has suggested in interviews that this issue has become so common that many North American cities will face a major housing crisis within 15 to 20 years, as an increasing number of homes risk becoming entirely uninhabitable, if homeowners continue to emphasize lifestyle luxuries over basic structural improvements.

Episodes typically revolve around homeowners who may not realize that they have neglected a critical structural issue, couples who disagree on which renovation should be the immediate priority within their renovation budget, or other situations where the homeowners' wants and needs may be in conflict. In each episode, Baeumler meets with the homeowner to identify the desired renovation, while also assessing the home to identify whether another renovation is more critical; he subsequently returns to the home and begins the renovation he has identified as the most immediate requirement, and the homeowners only learn which project he has actually chosen after the renovation is already underway. The show is produced by Si Entertainment in Toronto and the GTA.

References

Leave It to Bryan Wikipedia