Brian And Mika Kleinschmidt Tell Us All About 100 Day Dream Home

What do you think is one of the biggest challenges of working on your show and getting a house renovated in the time that you have?

Mika: So, with us, we're starting from a blank canvas, so it is different than renovating and that's kind of what sets our show apart from the others on HGTV. The challenge is really just orchestrating all the things that have to happen and sometimes we have to have multiple things happening in a day.

Brian: Yeah. That's the only way to make it work is to have the electricians, the plumbers, the HVAC guys all there working at the same time. And luckily we have a great team that loves working at the same time. In other builds that would maybe take three weeks to get that job done because they don't like working at the same time, but our guys don't mind it. So we're able to accomplish all that in three days. Another thing is materials, getting our materials ordered on the front end and really having a strategy and a game plan, you have to have that. I mean, we're getting our orders in, as soon as they went for permitting, we're putting most of our orders in because you have to. If you wait, these houses can take a year to build.

And what's your favorite part of the process?

Mika: I mean, I think, well obviously the reveal, I mean —

Brian: Oh, the reveal. Obvious choice.

Mika: That's definitely the favorite, but outside of that, I like doing the inspiration tours with the families because that's when I really get to walk them through some spaces. We have a lot of fun, but I also kind of get to dig into their style and kind of figure out what they really, really want. So that's what —

Brian: Or what they don't want, right?

Mika: Yes.

Brian: When they see something they don't like. It's kind of a tie for me. I love doing the special projects, especially when my dad and our daughter Jade are involved, but landscaping, I love getting my hands dirty. Maybe I like landscaping because it means that we're almost done with the project. But I mean, just transforming that barren, empty exterior into a beautiful, luscious oasis. I mean, landscaping can do so much and it's a lot of, a lot of times, people, they don't spend the money on landscaping like they should.

Mika: Yeah. Curb appeal.

Brian: Curb appeal is key. I would say, besides the mechanicals in the house, curb appeal is key for increasing your value and first impression. So, landscaping's a lot of fun for me. I love doing it.