Episode
Fixer Upper: Tight Budgets and Big Dreams
Overview
After being away from Waco, Texas for six years, Will and Lauren return to raise their two daughters in the house of their dreams.
Details
- Series
- Fixer Upper
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 2017-02-28
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Tight Budgets and Big Dreams is Episode 12 in Season 4 of Fixer Upper. It aired on 2017-02-28. The runtime is 45 min.
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Episode 11: Space In The Suburbs
San Diego transplants Mary and Dustyn are on the hunt for their family's dream home in Waco, Texas, and they're looking for a four-bedroom with a large yard and open space for hosting.
Episode 13: Second Chance at a Country Home
Jordan and Rachel dream of moving to the country with their three children, and enlist the help of Chip and Joanna after their contract falls through on another property in hopes of a second chance at country living.
More episodes from this season
Episode 10: Sweet Surprise at the Silos
Chip and Jo turn a vacant floral shop into a charming bakery; the silos get finished, but the abandoned building on the corner of the property is a blank slate in need of major renovation.
Episode 14: Rustic Italian Dream Home
Jenny and Ramil are moving to Waco, Texas, from California to be closer to Ramil's mother, and look for something that needs work despite initial concerns.
Episode 9: The Floating Fixer Upper
Chip and Joanna have a longtime friend who has a dream of living in a houseboat on Lake Waco. With an all-in budget of $85,000, the trio tour some of the available options and then face plenty of design challenges as they take on a tight space that, hopefully, floats.
Episode 15: The Flipper Upper
With the silos and bakery finished, Chip and Jo get ready to hit the flipping market again, and they get to work on an outdated home in the heart of Waco, Texas.
Episode 8: Stately in White: From '80s to Elegant
A friend and fellow designer who's expecting a baby enlists Chip and Joanna to renovate her family home before the due date.
Episode 16: The Colossal Crawford Reno
A California couple looks for three-bedroom, two-bathroom house with an open floor plan and big yard for their family in sleepy Crawford, Texas. After a rocky start, the couple eventually finds a property that is anything but a dream home. They have high hopes that Chip and Joanna can work their magic on it, but it's going to need total overhaul, making it one of the Gaines' biggest transformations ever!
Episode 7: Son Surprises His Family With a Major Renovation
Empty nesters Kelvin and Culetta want a home for their children and grandchildren, and get help from their professional football player son.
Episode 6: Traditional Goes Ultra Modern
A family of three moving from Texas to Colorado wants a slower pace, big acreage and a home with modern flare unavailable where they're coming from.
Episode 5: A Veteran Home Makeover
Cleveland Browns quarterback and former Baylor Heisman winner, Robert Griffin III, reaches out to Chip and Joanna for help renovating the home of a veteran in the Waco community. When Robert's Family of III Foundation learns that the home of Vietnam veteran Bill Graham and his wife is too small and not easily accessible, they want to help. Chip and Joanna are honored to be a part of the project, and with the help of RGIII, the US Army and the entire community, they're able to transform the lives of this sweet couple by giving them the home of their dreams.
Episode 4: Retiring to the Country
With two grown kids out of the house, John and Stephanie Eberle agree it's time to downsize and look for the perfect place to relax as they enter retirement. Chip and Johanna take them on a tour of vastly different homes in hopes of satisfying some of their priorities that include a large kitchen, a nice living space and a location that's near amenities while in a quiet neighborhood. They narrow their search to two homes with excellent views in peaceful surroundings but will one home's need of major renovations influence their decision?