With dangerously unfinished renovations, a freezing cold kitchen and a laundry lined basement it has become painfully clear to Chris and Petrea that their one time dream home no longer works for this environmentally conscious couple. But when Hilary is forced to remove half their house, she opens a Pandora's Box of rot related renovations leaving the Adamidis' looking to David to find a house that somehow bridges function, feelings and finance.