Canada's Worst Handyman 3


Canada's Worst Handyman 3 was the third season of the Canadian reality TV show Canada's Worst Handyman, which aired on the Discovery Channel. As with previous years, five people, nominated by their family or friends, enter the Handyman Rehabilitation Centre to improve their handyman skills. This year, the Handyman Rehabilitation Centre is located at a 100-year-old mansion located on Bay Street South in Hamilton, Ontario, where the contestants will take charge of renovating one room, as well as a common kitchen and turn the Handyman Rehabilitation Centre into a functional bed and breakfast. Unlike the two previous seasons, however, when the focus was on apartment renovation and shed building, respectively, the focus of this season was on both design and commercial renovation. The filming site was purchased by the production company and sold at the conclusion of the series. As sheds are absent entirely, the entire opening sequence is permanently redone. Producers from the series have claimed that a record 300 applications were received for this season.

Experts

In a change from previous seasons, the experts will also do each and every challenge themselves in a room on the second floor, under identical conditions to the contestants, often before the contestants do the challenge themselves.

Episode 1: Demolition Derby

At the end of the day, which included designing their rooms' future layouts-- Joe and his "No Mercy Room," Charmaine and the "Serenity Room," Dez with the "Tropical Paradise Room," Tex with the "Pinup Room" and Casey with the "Chocolate and Vanilla Room"-- the judges give their verdict: Tex, in the group challenge, had left his tools in a mess, though he was considered the most improved by Jo due to his challenge work. Geoff's quick lesson made an impact on Joe, who he nominated for the most improved for improving on his own safety as the group challenge progressed, as well as going back and fixing his failed challenges. As for the worst, Casey and Charmaine made the short list. In the end, Joe won the "golden helmet" for being the most improved, while Casey was nominated as the worst due to having destroyed three walls in the episode. In his extra lesson, he had to remove the filth from the drain that had been part of the old toilet in the common area, a job which he detested.

Episode 2: Totally Plastered

At the end of the day, the verdict is in. Charmaine received particular praise for her workbench, which she finished the day after the challenge. Despite Geoff knocking down Tex's wide-legged workbench and Jo being offended by Tex's choice of a nude mermaid mural in his room, Tex is unanimously named the most improved for his skills. Andrew and Geoff are divided on who is worse: Joe for failing to lead or Casey for letting Marnie do most of the gruntwork and the fact that his joinery in the group challenge is iffy at best. In the end, Jo, who was left with the deciding vote, declares that Joe, who was named the most improved in the previous episode, is the worst. As his extra work, Andrew forces him to make up with Dez, as they will have to work together several more times.

Episode 3: Shower Stalling

In the final inspections, Tex admits defeat due to rushing through all the challenges, while Casey's shower receives criticism due to the back being 10 inches from the wall and one joint being taped rather than soldered together. The experts are unanimous in choosing Dez as most improved for the shower. Tex, who was named the most improved in the previous episode, is named the worst due to not finishing any of the challenges, though Jo had nominated "The Bullet" for the second episode in a row due to a perceived lack of progress. As parts of Tex's extra lesson, he is forced to return his unopened shower kit.

Episode 4: Shut Your Hole

At the final evaluation, Jo comments on Tex's mirrors not being level and the radiator cover being overbuilt, while Casey took pride in his mirrors without realizing the wall behind it is partially covered in wallpaper. Jo gives particular praise to Dez for thinking outside the box for the mirrors. Casey, who was named the worst in the first episode due to having destroyed three walls, including his own, is named the most improved for coming out of his shell in the episode while Joe is named the worst. Joe's extra lesson is to dismantle his radiator cover.

Episode 5: Light-Weights

In the experts' results, Joe admits defeat, while Dez also admits failure. Tex's criticism largely comes from his curtain, though he receives praise for his large closet, while Charmaine also receives praise for her closet curtains matching well with her expert-assisted closet. For the first time since rehab began, the experts agree that Joe is clearly the worst, but Andrew makes the case for Casey due to Marnie continuously doing all his challenges, as well as him personally begging Casey to read the thinset mortar instructions for a full hour during the group challenge. The clear most improved award goes to Charmaine for her work. Joe is the first contestant to be named the worst three times in a span of four episodes and his remedial job is to clean all five curtains, while the nominators lecture him about giving respect for women.

Episode 6: Without a Grout

At the evaluation, the contestants unanimously think that Joe will be the worst the third episode in a row and fourth in the past five episodes. Dez lashes out at the experts when they pointed out his errors. Joe is criticized due to not finishing the bannister, but concedes that he has improved considerably since the previous episode after passing the table challenge. Tex had fixed his table, receiving particular praise and he had also received praise for his headboard design, though still criticized for the position. The experts are underwhelmed by Charmaine's work, her table having sharp edges due to not having grouted the tile tabletop and her finished headboard being "decidedly different." In the end, Dez is named by Geoff as the worst for not responding well to the criticisms, while Andrew chooses Casey as the worst once again for not using what he has learned at all, once again leaving Jo to cast the deciding vote. Despite the predictions that Joe will indeed be named the worst for the third episode in a row, Casey, who avoided being named the worst in the previous episode due to Joe's curtain rod in the Curtains challenge being a piece of wood, is named the worst for the second time, while Tex is named the most improved for the second time for his work. For Casey's punishment, he must read all the instructions to the products he has misused.

Episode 7: Floored

Original Airdate: June 16, 2008
At the end of the day, the contestants visit the experts' room and are asked on their opinions. Though the contestants agree on the fact that it is well-built, they have design-related complaints that are more a matter of personal taste. Similarly, the judges fall hard on the contests, with Dez even having a blindfold on during his evaluation. At the end, Geoff nominates Casey for his defeatist attitude, while Andrew names Charmaine for poor workmanship. The most improved is a matter of who is "least worst," which is awarded surprisingly to Dez. Casey, fully expecting himself to join Joe as the only nominee to be named the worst three times, is shocked to learn that Charmaine, who was named the most improved two episodes earlier, is the worst. As her remedial lesson, she is taught how to use the clutch settings on her drill.

Episode 8: The Guests Arrive

At the start of the final day, the overnight renovation of the lobby is done by the show crew. At the start of the day, the contestants will have ten hours to finish their rooms, when it is revealed to the contestants that they will be the first customers to Canada's Worst Bed-And-Breakfast, sleeping in the rooms that they have created themselves.
At the end of the day, Andrew announces that "the guests have arrived" to the tired contestants and nominators. Casey is the first to get the picture, but Charmaine, surprisingly, declines the offer to stay in her own room. The contestants get to know each other better that night, having a house party in each and every room. After breakfast the next day, the final room inspections, the hammer falls hard on each of the rooms-- Tex claiming his Pin-Up room was "7.5 out of 10... on the Richter scale." Geoff and Jo are quite offended by the No Mercy Room, while the Serenity Room was criticized for its weak structure and the Tropical Paradise Room was criticized mainly for the lack of closet. As for Casey's room, the experts agree that though it is a room that people might find in a true bed-and-breakfast, the decorations, as a whole, serves to hide the many faults in his room. As for the kitchen, Jo is not impressed by grout on the counters, while Geoff's main criticism is on the sink and drain, which Tex had virtually disassembled to install. In the end, the experts quickly agree that Dez is not Canada's Worst Handyman. Casey briefly receives consideration due to Marnie building what is effectively the whole room, but the experts eventually agree that Casey did show enough skill to not be named Canada's Worst Handyman. Charmaine expects to be named the worst due to completing very few challenges, but she avoids being in the bottom two mostly due to the experts feeling that she was the hardest worker, even if it didn't always pay off and that, despite its flaws, her room has the best overall design. Geoff makes the case that Joe is the worst, while Tex is nominated by Jo. At the final assembly to determine who will be taking home the worst trophy for Canada's Worst Handyman, Dez, Casey and Charmaine are quickly told by Andrew that none of them are Canada's Worst Handyman and to step aside. The similarities between the two are obvious, but in the end, Joe is eventually named Canada's Worst Handyman as Tex is far more skilled. As his final task, he demolishes his own room before vowing that in a year's time, he will no longer be Canada's Worst Handyman. With Dez managing to avoid being named Canada's Worst Handyman, he joins Darryl Andrews from the first season as the only nominees to not be named as such in a single episode.