It's one thing to watch HGTV stars build from scratch or tear out old/damaged/inefficient materials. To watch them tear out brand spanking new drywall, insulation, lumber, etc that will end up in landfills is just disgusting. The builder had installed prefab tins and showers. There was a scene where instead of salvaging these pristine, never even used items (for Habitat for Humaniru Restore, etc), the designer just attacked it with a reciprocating saw and a sledgehammer. And that was o my what they showed! HGTV never addresses what happens to all the cabinets, vanities, countertops, etc.
I don't understand why HGTV didn't do this idea with houses that were less finished.
In addition, the show is set on Southern California where there are currently huge fires ravishing the area due to drought. You can see in the background of the show that the area of the subdivision looks dry and desert-y, not green at all. Another designer installs shower heads that her contractor informs her use 13 gallons of water per minute. And she says I don't care, I'm keeping them.
All in all, the show seems like a completely tone deaf and disgusting representation of the waste and environmental impacts of renovation culture.
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