Four couples are introduced and compete to win the house they are renovating.
The next room to be renovated is the kitchen and dining area, with a budget of $12,000 and 72 hours to complete it. The winning couple will be awarded cooking lessons and a trip to Paris.
The teams have to change the smallest bedroom in the house into anything but a bedroom. They have 48 hours and a $4,000 budget to complete the challenge, with the winner receiving a one-week Caribbean cruise.
The teams have a $4,000 budget and 24 hours to complete the master bedroom renovation, with the winning team receiving a spa getaway to Kelowna.
The teams have a little more time for this challenge, getting 72 hours to renovate the bathroom. The winning team will receive one year's free house cleaning services.
The teams take on the last room in the house, the second bedroom. They have a $4,000 budget and 24 hours to complete the renovation. They have to use to use an item "found" hidden in an antique store as the inspiration for the room.
With all the rooms inside of the house renovated, the competitors move on to the exterior. They have 96 hours and a $15,000 budget to transform the entire outside of their house, the team winning this challenge will receive $5,000 worth of outdoor recreational equipment and a trip for two to Japan.
Having completed their houses, the four teams assess what they've done with their renovations and also what they think of the other three teams and their completed houses.
The four couples competing to win the home they will totally renovate are introduced.
The next room to be renovated is the kitchen, with a 72 hour deadline. The winning team will be off to Quebec City and a stay at the luxurious hotel of ice.
The next challenge the teams are given is transforming the third bedroom into anything but. They have 24 hours to complete the challenge, with the winner receiving a lifetime supply of 3M products and $5,000.
The next challenge is the master bedroom which they have 48 hours to renovate. The winning team is awarded a trip to Cuba
Their next challenge is the smallest room in the house, the bathroom. They will have 72 hours although two couples will not have to do the demolition of their room as the winners of a plumbing related challenge, the losing two couples who are tasked with that work while the two winning couples spend that time being pampered at a day spa.
That next challenge is the guest bedroom, which they have 24 hours to complete, the winner receiving a $5,000 gift certificate to the Brick.
The final challenge is the exterior of the house, which they have 96 hours to complete, with the winning couple being awarded an excursion to the Florida Everglades.
That last challenge, which the teams have 48 hours to complete, is to change anything they want in their house before the final judgment, where the public will be invited into their homes.