Complete House Renovation?

That kind of bothers me about this show too. Yeah, they fix up a few rooms, but what about the rest of the house? Most of these houses need total renovation so I can't imagine the owners at not doing some repairs to the rooms not shown yet they never show it.

Just once I'd like to see this done!

After addressing everything the homeowner wants in their new home, the bros take them to a home with everything on the homeowners' list, and of course, it's hundreds of thousands above their price point. So, then we see all these fixer-uppers and are told the PBs can make one of them into precisely the home the people want.

Turns out, only a couple of rooms will be renovated--and they always look awesome, but it just seems a bit unfinished because obviously the rest of the house needs work. On one show the owners had a potential $190,000 reno budget--could have remodeled the entire house, but because it would have taken a few more weeks, they chose the modified reno.

Why? Why not get everything you want while you're at it?

I love design--do some of it in my spare time--but I get frustrated at this show for that reason. Then, of course, there is Love It Or List It....ugh. Total waste of time.

I think only Mike Holmes does the whole house but he doesn't decorate it.

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They actually do renovate the entire house.

Here's an article from a couple of months ago about them:
http://shine.yahoo.com/decorating/property-brothers-behind-scenes-0026 00630.html

I've never fooled anyone. I've let people fool themselves.

sutter, just started watching this show & just posted a similar message before I saw yours. Totally agree.

What bothers me is the houses they show 1 week the people have $300k Drew finds them the ugliest dirty places then next week he show some better looking houses to another buyer who budget is way lower but there reno houses are much nice then the more expensive ones.

I think there have been a few that have been close. But that's what bothers me about this show they only do about half of the house, so the homeowners must have more money to spend on reno's after they leave? or they don't care about living in a choppy half nice house.