The Renovators
The Renovators is an Australian competitive reality renovation game show that premiered on Network Ten on 24 July 2011. The basic premise consists of 26 contestants who initially compete to become the head renovator of six run-down houses in the suburbs of Sydney, with challenges and eliminations taking place whilst the renovations are in progress. The last remaining contestant responsible for the property that has made the most profit when sold at auction wins the series. Network Ten announced in August 2011 that it had commissioned a second season of the series, but indicated that it would modify the program's format in order to address poor ratings, but to date no second season has been produced.
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The Renovators
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26 Renovators contestants – the Jacks and Jills of all trades – arrived at the warehouse to be greeted by host Brendan Moar and judges Robyn Holt, Pet...
A new day in the warehouse began with a Basic Skills Challenge – the contestants taking it in turns to hammer in nails. Those bending their nails were...
The contestants competed in an Off-Site Challenge, all except for Joanne and Luke, who already held house keys. Split into two Teams – Black and Gold...
With another house key up for grabs, the action kicked off with a White Room ‘Car Wars’ Challenge. Teams of three were required to renovate a room bas...
With keys for the last two remaining houses up for grabs, the ‘Street Appeal’ Challenge stakes were high. Contestants arrived at the warehouse to find...
The contestants were informed that a double elimination would be taking place. First they competed in a Basic Skills Challenge, which required estimat...
The teams finally left the warehouse for their houses, but not before learning that when they returned they would need to present their renovation pla...
At the Warehouse the contestants are introduced to respected Australian Interior Designer, Greg Natale who will be the guest judge for a special coffe...
The Sixties Suburban Team find themself in a Real Estate Stress Test elimination after losing the Coffee Table Challenge. ‘Team Chris and Tina’ is up...
There are no challenges! The contestants have some time off so they can relax and soak up the expertise of the judges with a How To masterclass. They...
With Jo eliminated, the remaining members of the Sixties Suburban team competed in a Brick It Wall Challenge to see who would get the keys and take ov...
Judgement Day began with Ali announcing her decision to exit the competition, leaving her Fibro Cottage team in disarray. The judges asked her to slee...
The Navy Team are up for elimination in a Panic Room Challenge. One member of the team will go home. Michael, Kelly and Jarrad enter three separate ro...
After saying farewell to Kelly, it was back to business as usual in The Renovators warehouse. Brendan introduced the next challenge – ‘Garden Mania’ –...
The Khaki Team of Tina, Nathan and Chris arrived at the warehouse ready to face the Real Estate Stress Test that would result in one of them being eli...
The contestants enjoyed a breather at the end of another hard week with a How To Masterclass. Welcoming expert cabinet maker and furniture designer La...
The contestants began a new day in the warehouse with a Build It challenge, having to hang pictures with absolute precision in order to win an advanta...
Judgement Day began with the contestants learning that a big prize was on the line for the teams impressing the judges most with their progress - the...
The Panic Room Reward Challenge began by each team nominating a member to compete: Keenan, Michael and Nathan stepping forward. The prize was revealed...
Working within their teams, it's a fun and environmentally friendly challenge for the contestants as they head off to Reverse Garbage in Sydney's Marr...
It's working bee day at The Weatherboard and the contestants arrive at the house in rain to start renovating. The Green Team want to try and progress...
Before the week’s How To began Fiona dropped a bombshell by withdrawing from the competition due to medical reasons, handing the keys to The Shop over...
Peter Ho made a dramatic entrance into the warehouse on a train carrying a cargo of Lego blocks. One member from each team had to compete to see who c...
Judgement Day arrived with the teams all encountering their own stumbling blocks. Suzanne began work at the Sixties Suburban and found it a struggle i...
The Orange Team faced a Panic Room Challenge more punishing than any before it. Entering their rooms they were presented with kitchens from hell, with...
Brendan revealed that the next Off-Site Challenge would follow a great Australian theme: a BBQ build. He welcomed friends and neighbours Tanya and Jod...
The losing members of the Black Team from the Off-Site Challenge arrived for their Stress Test, which began with a curtain hanging round. The contesta...
Torrential rain slowed the progress of all the teams, punishing the freshly laid concrete at The Weatherboard House and stopping pool excavation at Th...
The contestants arrived at the warehouse for their latest challenge: to build a car port over and around a car. Two members from each team competed, w...
Judgement Day began with the Sky Blue Team realising that if the back wall of The Inner City Terrace wasn’t properly supported during the demo it risk...
Arriving for its first ever Elimination Challenge, the Greens faced a Panic Room. Given three hours to transform courtyards from hell, each contestant...
For the week’s Off-Site Challenge each team had six hours to create a feature light to display in the Victoria Room, following the theme of British Ra...
The Orange and Green Teams arrived for their Stress Test, which took place over two rounds. The first round required them to put a selection of chairs...
Peter Ho took Jason J and Suzanne off-site to marvel at some award-winning light installations, while in the warehouse Baz and Brendan conducted a How...
For their first challenge the teams had to lay the perfect concrete slab, with the top three finishing to Baz’s satisfaction going through to the Whit...
The teams raced to complete as much work as they could before Judgement Day began. Excavation hit a snag at The Inner City Terrace, but the issue was...
Members of the Sky Blue Team entered their Panic Rooms to find them empty, save a hero wall featuring a summer beach scene. They then had 60 minutes t...
The Off-Site Challenge was to create an exotic design for the exclusive Pool Bar at The Ivy. The space was divided into two halves, with the Black Tea...
The safe contestants arrived at The Shop for the Working Bee, while the losing members of the Black Team entered the warehouse for the Stress Test. In...
With no challenges to worry about, the contestants relaxed and enjoyed the week’s How To, which began with Baz talking them through some dramatic uses...
Twenty-two of the The Renovators contestants, past and present, are reunited for a special week of challenges in flood ravaged Queensland. In this epi...
The second task for the week in Queensland was at Rocklea State School, with the contestants breaking off into teams and each having to create an outd...
The contestants arrived in Brisbane’s South Bank for their latest Queensland challenge: to craft street furniture in their teams. The teams had five h...
For their final Queensland challenge the contestants faced their biggest task yet: to transform a flood-ravaged community centre in Darra. The renovat...
While the safe contestants tried their best to conduct a Working Bee at The Weatherboard House despite a torrential downpour, the other arrived at the...
The contestants arrived back at their houses to see how progress had continued in their absence. Peter welcomed Sam to his team, while the Sky Blues l...
The contestants walked into a White Room Challenge like never before: rather than having a set theme and choosing furniture from the warehouse, the te...
The teams raced to finish their bedrooms before the judges arrived for inspection. Baz, Robyn and Chris Gray paid each team a visit, expressing amazem...
The best performers from Judgement Day arrived for their Panic Room Challenge, with an incredible prize on the line: a landscaping package worth $20,0...
Sustainability expert Michael Mobbs was welcomed into the warehouse to introduce the next Off-Site Challenge: creating a site office made from recycle...
Brendan dropped the bombshell that a member of the Grey Team team would have to move over to The Sixties Suburban. Representatives from each team woul...
The contestants moved into their respective houses, which promised to be a less than comfortable experience. Natalia was welcomed to the Khaki Team an...
The contestants awoke in their new homes, before heading off to face a styling challenge at Freedom Furniture. The teams had an hour to make an artist...
The teams raced to complete their bathrooms ahead of the Judgement Day inspection. With a massive cash prize of $30,000 on the line for the best bathr...
August and Christie left The Shop for their head-to-head, knowing that one of them wouldn’t be coming back. At the warehouse Brendan revealed the chal...
The contestants were introduced to soon-to-be-wed Jason and Millicent, who set them the next Offsite Challenge: decorate the venue for their wedding r...
Peter and Sam squared off in the second Head-to-Head, Peter having to complete the living/dining space at The Half-Done House while Sam worked on the...
Needing a boost in the aftermath of the Head-to-Head, the contestants were surprised by visits from their loved ones, who joined them for a family mem...
For their final White Room Challenge of the series the teams had to build a kids' room, given a storeroom of materials to choose from full of colour a...
For this week’s Judgement Day the teams had to race to enhance the ‘Street Appeal’ of their respective properties before the judges arrived for inspec...
Jason and Luke arrived at the warehouse for the third Head-to-Head: a White Room Challenge. They had four hours to transform their spaces into stunnin...
Brendan arrived at The Weatherboard House to give some words of encouragement to Keenan and Mel ahead of their Head-to-Head. Their challenge was to co...
The last two teams faced their Head-to-Heads. Over at The Sixties Suburban Nathan opted to take on the living room, aided by Peter, leaving Natalia an...
They may have won the right to take their properties to auction, but there was no rest for the renovators as the final How To of the series began. Wit...
The final Judgement Day of the series arrived, with plenty to play for as following their inspections the judges would decide which of the houses they...
Auction day arrived, with the Top 6 holding their collective breath as the auctions got underway. First up was The Weatherboard House, with Mel and th...
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6 years ago
I'm not the kind of person who's into DIY or home renovation shows but this was a treat at the time. The combination of competition, creativity, and execution is really appealing. I don't know how well it will have held up, though.