About this season
Scott McGillivray and his wife Sabrina plan and build their forever home for their young family. In every episode we get a glimpse into Scott and Sabrina’s busy family life, see how they balance working full-time, taking care of their two daughters, while being part of every decision and build detail on their new dream home.
Episodes (10)
1. Meet the McGillivrays
Aired 25 September 2016 • 44 min
Scott McGillivray and family search for a bigger home for their growing brood, but what they find has some major hidden problems.
2. Subterranean Sick Home Blues
Aired 2 October 2016 • 44 min
Scott makes a painstaking decision about his new home, while also taking on a huge charitable project to build a deserving family their own home.
3. Penny Pinchers
Aired 9 October 2016 • 44 min
Scott builds the cheapest floor he can find and shares a painful memory that reveals why he’s so committed to charity.
4. Man Cave vs. Femme-Den
Aired 16 October 2016 • 44 min
Scott designs and builds something he’s wanted his whole life: a workshop. But not just any workshop, the perfect workshop.
5. Scott McGillivray: Super Dad
Aired 23 October 2016 • 44 min
Scott decides to treat Sabrina to a well deserved break and surprises her with a special trip while he takes care of the kids. Meanwhile, he begins work on a room that’s critical for the family’s overall happiness: a playroom. And while Scott rallies his and Sabrina’s families for some free-labour at the build site, he discovers a tiny tenant he can’t evict.
6. Sweet In-Law Suite
Aired 30 October 2016 • 44 min
Sabrina and Scott prepare their old house for sale and the basement in-law suite suffers a big setback that requires open floor surgery.
7. Elevate Me
Aired 6 November 2016 • 44 min
Now that Scott and Sabrina’s old house has sold they are forced to move into the in-law suite of their new house – perfect for two, cramped for four.
8. Humanity
Aired 13 November 2016 • 44 min
Scott and Sabrina and their two girls are living in a cramped space meant for one or two people and it’s proving impossible to keep construction dust and workers out of their new pad.
9. Movin' On Up
Aired 20 November 2016 • 44 min
After weeks of living in the cramped in-law suite, the McGillivrays are finally ready to move upstairs. Scott shows Sabrina how a trip to Vegas inspired their new master bedroom.
10. Revelation
Aired 27 November 2016 • 44 min
After a year of construction, the McGillivrays’ new home is finally complete and it’s time for a multi-room mega-reveals show, featuring a massive and bright kitchen, a living room fit for a giant.