How Extreme Home Makeover Destroyed Families

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[madfrank]

I worked on this show as a construction worker and it was obvious afterwards that the network didn’t care about the family. The hosts would pull up in a limo wearing tools get filmed and get back in the limo. The family at the end would have drywall screws popping and doors not closing because we built it in 7 days.

[KristiWilson]

My family applied to be on the show. Because we lived 60 miles from the companies that supplied materials (home depot, sears) we were awarded a "runner up" consolation prize of $5000. We fit their "profile" perfectly. Years later, hearing the horror stories about increased bills, ect, I am thankful that we did NOT get a new home from them.

[Nathan-qcgz]

I remeber as a child watching the show thinking about how strange it was having your room completely based off of one aspect of your personality

[emperorpalpatine]

This show was basically the "Pimp My Ride" of Home renovation shows.

[codwiiowenjaquithoj]

All they really had to do was renovate the families current home. That’s literally it.

[brokewithexpensivetaste]

I don’t understand why the community would be mad at the families. Nobody would be able to afford these extravagant houses when they were already struggling

[gerdost]

We have a similar show in Poland called "my new home". They help with houses in very bad condition for people who really struggle and THEY DONT DEMOLISH THE BUILDING. They renovate the house, fix heating, get the water running, get rid of mold, etc. and then make nice, normal looking decor.

My jaw absolutely dropped when I saw this show demolishing houses and then building literal mansions. Just wtf

I don't really know the fate of the families on our show but there's no way it's worse than this

[RomaroBrandon]

The people in the community who helped build the house should either help the families keep it or shut their mouths when they decide to sell it.

[YeaNo.]

Gotta love the communities blaming the struggling people they volunteered to help.

[minigunner]

I remember being amazed as a kid at how the crews could get these houses built up in 1-2 weeks. As a construction worker now, I realize just how awful of a strategy that is.
Each stage of the construction process, from foundation to framing to drywall and tile and so forth, needs time to settle under the new weights each material are subject to. A house built in this kind of timeframe is all but guaranteed to have at least tens of thousands of dollars in repairs in the future, as many materials will start to crack and fall apart under the house's own weight.

[emmapeel]

i remember this show. it looked nuts. the quirky rooms weren't practical or efficient. we watched mostly in horror! 😂

[INatalkaI]

It always blows my mind that you could buy your land, build a house from scratch, and then owe the government giant tax bills on it all after you've paid income tax, sales tax, SS etc. It's a serious racket and the fact that people can lose their homes because of taxes is just crazy.

[tiaraw]

The weird entitlement people feel to judge these families. They aren’t helping paying their bills, them helping to paint a wall don’t give them the rights to anything

[CycleLogical]

Giving that kid a bunch of animals to take care of is just plain criminal smh

[alexandralarson]

Extreme house flipper came to my little town and they built the castle for a family who lost their father and son. It was a huge thing for the town and the family as we are a tight community. But only a few years later the family couldn’t afford there house and had to go threw that struggle once again :/ it’s still so sad whenever it gets mentioned.

[angell]

I grew up on this show. I actually recently wondered what happened to it and why it shut down. I never knew or understood how any of this would affect the families. I am so ashamed of these people and feel terrible for the families that got screwed over.

[SawseeSauce]

When I watched this as a kid I always thought it was weird how far they went with the themed kids rooms. “My daughter likes horses” or “my son loves cars” means the room is going to look like your daughter/son is straight OBSESSED with one thing lol

[bogus]

They did that teenager so wrong 💀
Duct tape room??!

[starofjustice]

I love that part at the end, about how the show got cancelled because they started making houses that weren't extreme enough for *reality* TV.

Basically the houses had to be right out of a cartoon, to be "real".

[johngiraltbedford]

My aunt was on a show where they makeover a house to help them sell it. They decided to keep it because it was so nice. It really helped them. I wonder why they simply just do that.