HGTV Home Renovations That Ended In Tragedy

[@RyanSzewerda]

As a contractor that has been fixing a house that was on love it or list it years ago... I can absolutely testify that this is true! Customer spent double what they should have, only to have our company come in and fix it year later.

[@StephanieJoles]

Oh that’s sad

[@mosstaylor9859]

Wow, double!!

[@SageCottage]

When something seems too good to be true, it is!!!

[@jomama5186]

Exactly ! Those old adages are remembered for a reason. Well said!

[@59jazzbaby]

To be fair, a drunk driver could just as easily crash into anyone's house, unfortunately. It doesn't have to reflect the area's income level for that disaster to happen. There are many cases of rich people crashing into their wealthy neighbour's houses, pools, etc. too.

[@freedomofreligion3248]

Wait. How is it the Gaines' fault that Waco isnt a great place to live?

[@ukan.536]

It's not Waco they were referring to. It was the neighborhood.

[@jeffhopper906]

Exactly

[@jeanetteshawredden5643]

Sometimes when the Gaines "flipped" a cheap house in a poor neighborhood - the city raised property value on the other poor houses, more than what the poor people could afford for their shoddy unrenovated homes & it hurt them financially VERY much. For the Gaines to pick 1 home on the block & flip it, was not good for that neighborhood.

[@jeanetteshawredden5643]

@ukan.536 but that's what the Gaines would do: choose a crappy $35,000 home in a low income neighborhood & flip it - turning it into a nice expensive home. THEN YOU HAVE A DREAM HOME IN A LOW INCOME GANG-INFESTED DANGEROUS HIGH CRIME AREA. #### WHATS THE POINT OF THAT FLIP ####

[@ItsJustNik]

My thoughts exactly! Haters gone hate! I love the “Gaines”

[@billionkek]

I'm trying to figure out why anyone would allow a show to film without paying? These shows make MILLIONS off of advertisement. Surely, they can foot the bill

[@cleza2]

They lie to you… simple as that.

[@angelbulldog4934]

5:30 I live in roughly the same climate as Georgia and those flowers do well here...if you water them regularly. Maybe that was the problem.

[@elizabeth2416]

Why would you spend 200K on renovations for a house that cost less than 50K to buy?

[@jschwarzb07]

all depends on the ARV in the area. If it brings the value of the home to over $250k, you have just put in $200k of equity.

[@jenniboo9441]

​@jschwarzb07 no that's not how equity works...

[@tfordham13]

Because tge house is cheap and filled with stuff needing fixing

[@vlz.matthew]

What a stupid stupid question

[@jodifrangello4574]

WHY in heaven does ANYONE need a fireplace in a bathroom! Dear Lord! 🤦‍♀️

[@leajacob8062]

I do t get the law suit against the Gaines. It's not their fault if the neighbourhood is "loud" or has hostile law enforcement

[@jeanetteshawredden5643]

It was a high crime drug infested area low income area. They took a house, say $35,000, with a big renovation budget - then what you have is a nice house in a high crime gang infested neighborhood. DUH.

[@tfordham13]

They weren't told

[@margonale2780]

Why anyone would think that wannabe stars would have your best interest at heart is beyond me.

[@tfordham13]

There lied to and promised the moon while given only a moon shaped sticker

[@beckyshell4649]

I would like to see a show with modest ,starter homes being renovated. I don’t want to see a $50,000 kitchen redo . I want to see them saving the cabinets ,redoing the flooring ,painting and replacing appliances. I like watching the sorry girls they make things look high end wit thrifted items and find less expensive alternatives to achieve the same look .

[@kmbbmj5857]

That was the historical premise of This Old House and Hometime. Then they turned into "blank check" home renovations. Got to meet Tommy Silva once at a home show where the talked about the actual cost of the projects on TOH because so much of that is "donated" by companies as advertising. Such that a $200K job would really by over $1M because of all the "donations."

[@jacquieanna1]

We should stop watching these shows

[@julesgarcia5854]

Yeah, I agree! Very 😞 disappointing!!!!!

[@nicnag1]

Bristol and Aubrey-my husband built a fireplace like that back in the late 90’s and it’s the one feature I can’t touch (even has a ‘waterfall’)

[@antigone80]

That fireplace was beautiful before! I gasped when she started smashing it to pieces.

[@scottw6704]

More of Ron Onion, or whatever his name is. That can't be right. But he was pretty.

[@youmadhuh6375]

Omg... I've entered the HGTV dream home giveaway 😳

[@grantnoroyan4083]

LOL

[@jomama5186]

Oh my goodness gracious !

[@deathstrike]

I urge anyone who elects to entrust their livelihood to these "charlatans" to at the very least please have legal representation and a professional financial counselor or manager a phone call away. They will help you navigate the numerous pitfalls, possible legal and financial troubles, and hefty tax fines and liens. It may cost you, but legal and financial professionals will at least help you from being sunk for sums of money that could easily have been put to giving you a quality, up to code home, and a tax bill that you can budget.

[@Carlaloveslife]

Your comments about Flip or Flop really had nothing to do with the quality of their remodels; they were about other ventures they were involved in. It’s kind of misleading to include them in this video about HGTV remodels gone wrong.

[@sergeykazantsev1]

All of this shady HGTV channel needs to be totally shut down! Don't watch it and complain to be removed it from the public!

[@Amylan1]

I'm sorry HGTV drank too much and drove into your house

[@grantnoroyan4083]

but they were celebrating

[@mikemahne2503]

Bring in Mike Holmes

[@sharke.julian8031]

Heard he’s been sued and his company has been sued for repairs that weren’t correct. Do your research first

[@mikemahne2503]

@@sharke.julian8031 get a sense of humor before posting

[@mamakoepp]

The moral of this story is you will never get an honest or complete remodel

[@kimray9988]

That is sad

[@sandybeach7009]

As far as the Waco episode, I remember watching and thinking those owners were whack.

[@RH-ib7bg]

How the hell is a drunk driver driving through the house HGTVs fault? Most of these people are just nit picking. I just built a really nice new house and I have tons of small things I have talked to them about. No house on earth is going to be perfect with 40 contractors coming and going every day. I could write a book on it.

[@youmadhuh6375]

Note to self.. stay away from Home renovation Tv shows..

[@qsilverboy01]

There are some people never satisfy for anything and looking for something to blame. (e.g. interfering the process and changing mind in design and color.) Mostly that was caused initial problems. Studio should do mental assessment and investigation beforehand.

[@wendygillard2133]

The Downes’ claim was ridiculous.

[@HEHE-dx9og]

Yeah, Hall is a 304. She been with several guys from the crew while she was married.

[@BVBGirl-3313]

Shows like these are partly why the housing market is garbage

[@reelsouthernadventures9933]

Homeless is good what.

[@UncleHerniation1]

Most of these home reno shows are 100% BS and everyone knows it. The only reno show I can stomach is Bargain Block because they appear to share the negative as well as the positive and as such at least come off as credible.

[@bryanbaker6327]

Can we tell these professional journalists that it’s “two thousand five” not “two thousand and five”

[@jetnight88]

😂😂😂😂

[@ssa-irs5883]

Stephanie Henry Life

[@katherineknapp4370]

😮😒👎

[@sparkykitty6870]

I've seen Joanna Gaines renovations. I have never been impressed.

[@grantnoroyan4083]

interesting to hear about all of these issues i knew about some however the rest are embaressing wow