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6 Episodes 2015 - 2015
Episode 1
Fri, Oct 2, 2015
Stephen Fanuka is taking on two projects - one in a 1950s apartment in New York City and another at a house in the suburbs. The 1950s apartment has never been renovated, and he has his work cut out for him. He's updating the space by knocking down walls to create a completely re imagined space, but mistakes from electricians and carpenters set him back as he has to fix them in a pinch. To get away from the stressful Manhattan project, he focuses on a second house, an unfinished New York suburban basement into a bathroom and storage space. With both projects on his hands, Fanuka can only move full steam ahead to upgrade these two homes.
Episode 2
Thu, Oct 29, 2015
Supermodel Erin Heatherton enlists Stephen Fanuka to install a super luxe bathroom in her NYC pad. Erin wants to pull out all of the stops as she's settling down from her whirlwind supermodel life, from a Japanese soaking tub to a steam shower and custom vanity. Fanuka tries to fulfill all of her super-sized dreams until the project comes to a halt when the apartment building puts up a big roadblock that could potentially blow the project out of the water.
Episode 3
Thu, Oct 29, 2015
Custom is the word of the day for this Columbus Ave gut renovation. Stephen Fanuka is on a tight deadline of turning two apartments into one in 150 days. He thinks he can get it done just in time, but the client keeps requesting upgrades their Upper West Side oasis, which slows down progress. From expanding wood floors to costly stone replacements, Stephen Fanuka is racing against time for this $675,000 renovation.
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 29, 2015
Stephen Fanuka continues his work on the $3.5 million Chelsea townhouse renovation in NYC. After completely gutting the entire place, he discovers major foundation problems. The side wall on every level is tearing away from the back and front, and pure friction is holding the building together. Outside, more problems are cropping up when Fanuka tries to drill into the city sewer line to install a main line for the house. The bluestone sidewalks in front of the house pose a problem because they are landmarked, and if he breaks one could get fined and lose his license. On top of all of this, the police show up to deal with a permit that expired just hours ago that could halt work altogether outside.
Episode 5
Thu, Oct 29, 2015
Stephen Fanuka takes the Chelsea townhouse renovation up a notch - literally. He's been contracted to build a 5th story penthouse on top of the existing 4 story townhouse. Fanuka's clients are excited about their little penthouse in the sky and take Faunka for a bird's eye view of the site - in a helicopter. His team painstakingly begins construction of the steel and glass penthouse on the roof of the townhouse when the neighbor interferes and stops work because they claim Fanuka is drilling into his personal wall. In the meantime, Fanuka begins work on a Tribeca bathroom renovation. He runs into problems when the veining in the stone that he picked out for the floor doesn't line up exactly for his book match design. His perfect stone design could fall to pieces for just a few inches of difference in the veining. Disaster after disaster could blow this these two projects apart.
Episode 6
Thu, Oct 29, 2015
Stephen Fanuka treks out to Long Island to build a custom kitchen island. This island is unique: the homeowner wants it to be built out of wood, silver metal, glass and walnut butcher block. While talking about the island, Fanuka remembers that the client used to have chickens, but just like a fairy tale, a fox took them. He takes it upon himself to build her a chicken coop, complete with two hens from his own father. Jonathan, Fanuka's carpenter, is so excited about the chicken coop, he can't focus on the island at all. He goes so far to design the coop to look exactly like the house. Fanuka steers Jonathan back on course when he meets the homeowner's husband, who also happens to be a metal finisher who is going to help Fanuka finish the island. Unfortunately, Jonathan gets fixated on the little details on the island and spends way too much time working on them, putting Fanuka behind, and possibly throwing both projects off course.