Fixer Upper — Season 1, Episode 3: Nomadic Suburbanites Seek Unique Retro Residence

Episode synopsis

Chip and Jo take clients Becky and Heath Ivy to the suburbs of Woodway, Texas in search of a contemporary home for their growing family and Heath's thriving business. They tour three houses with three completely different styles and three unique construction challenges for Chip and Jo. Will they choose the ugly all-brown water-damaged house with the great location, the 1960s traditional with a detached man-cave or the 1970s funky fixer upper with an atrium at the center? After moving eight times, the Ivys are ready to stay put in the right place. The pressure is on for Chip and Jo to renovate a retro residence into the Ivy's last home.

About Fixer Upper

Renovation, design and real estate pros Chip and Joanna Gaines are paired with Waco/Dallas, Texas-area buyers to renovate the wrong house that's in the right location.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Looking Old But Feeling New
• E2Young Family Takes On History
• E4Client Rebuilds Life
• E5French Country Sought In Waco
• E6Craftsman Crave Urban Feel
• E7Texan Family Returns to Roots
• E8Single Mom Starts New Life With Fixer Upper
• E9Missionaries Enlist Kids to Find Retreat in Their Hometown of Waco, Texas
• E10Couple Pursues Elusive Neighborhood Where Residents Never Leave
• E11Physicians Seek Farmhouse for Growing Household
• E12Professor and Family Crave Country Climate
• E13Active Baby Boomers Seek Sanctuary Near Nature