Ask This Old House

Builder Chase Morrill is teaming up with his brother, sister and best friend to save and transform abandoned cabins buried deep in the remote woods of Maine. From historic cottages nearly a century old to camp cabins in need of some major TLC, they'll give these properties the facelift they've needed for decades. You never know what you might find when you go for a walk in the woods.

Robert Van Winkle, better known as rapper Vanilla Ice, demonstrates his expertise in real estate and home renovation by renovating a house along with a team of handymen.

House flippers purchase run down, almost condemned frame houses that have been set for demolition to make way for larger homes. They move the houses to an auction lot where they renovate the houses and sell via auction. Unlike most flipping shows, profits are usually under $10,000 (often WAY under). There is a competition element as the flippers will compete against each other as to which team profits the most. The only prize is bragging rights. Teams are the Snow Sisters, The Lone Wolf, the Young Guns, and Casey & Catrina.

From cascading waterfalls to show-stopping backyard water parks, the sky is the limit when the Pool Kings create over-the-top, award-winning oases for their clients.

Organization specialist Kraig Bantle and the crew from Garage Brothers, a family business based in Raleigh, N.C., offer to clean up garages, basements and attics that are out of control. Kraig and his team clear the clutter and repurpose the spaces into rooms that homeowners can enjoy. The catch? The crew takes any valuables they find and resells them, hoping to turn a profit.

Home renovation looks so easy on TV. We see a project move quickly and smoothly from start to finish - and the results are always beautiful. But somewhere between "before" and "after" there are always at least a few speed bumps - and one great story. Budgets skyrocket, tempers flare, relationships suffer. This is real life, and DIY Network's Renovation Realities proves that even in home improvement, truth is often stranger than fiction.