Good Bones

Mother-daughter builders purchase a 512-square-foot house near downtown Indianapolis, tear it down to the studs, then get to work building it back up.

After buying a house for four thousand dollars, Mina and Karen discover water damage, dodgy water lines and foundation issues.

Mina has mixed feelings when she agrees to help renovate her childhood home in the suburbs of Indianapolis, which definitely needs some updating, but first she has to convince her dad that change can be good. On the to-do list: a brand new kitchen, stairway and deck. Also: improvements to the great room and dining room.

After purchasing a duplex for $15,000, Karen and Mina get to work turning the cramped space with two sides into a single family home. Re-imaging the floor plan is easy, its staying on budget thats a challenge with this project. Because its located in an outlying neighborhood thats still in transition, the mother-daughter duo has to be mindful of the budget since this homes location could have an impact on its selling price. But with smart purchases and creative styling, Min and Karen make it one of a kind. With a rush to the finish, can this glamorous single family home make a good impression at the open house?

A desire to host big family gatherings, but a lack of space prompt an Indianapolis couple to contact Mina and Karen for a major $40,0000 renovation of their kitchen and dining room.

Mina and Karen buy a little white house on a hill with potential to be a real charmer in the Bates-Hendricks neighborhood. The home has a great floor plan but it has serious foundation issues and is in desperate need of a facelift. During construction, a former owner of the house stops by to see how much her old home has changed. Will she be impressed with Mina and Karens transformation?

Mina and Karen buy a tiny, Victorian-style home in need of a serious facelift on the outskirts of the Indianapolis community of Fountian Square. Not only is the house small, it has a funky layout with nonfunctional spaces, forcing the girls to build an addition on the back while trying to stay on budget.

Mina has second thoughts that a charmless, boxy house bought from the city for $4,000 might have been a bad idea. But Karen sees the potential and convinces Mina that theyll be able to transform this giant cube into an adorable single family home. Even though its undesirable at first glance, Mina and Karen strip it down and turn this boring, rectangular house into a beautiful work of art, truly adding value to the neighborhood.

Mina Starsiak and Karen E. Laine take on an old shotgun-style home near downtown Indianapolis, and even though theyve been renovating shotgun homes for years, this house is quite the stinker -- literally. Demo day becomes a test of bad smells they will never forget, and Minas brother, Tad, learns the basics of framing a house and installing decorative wall tiles. Hoping to sell the home to their friend who owns a wedding dress studio, Mina and Karen tailor the decor to match her taste and create a DIY project from wedding dress material. But when they find out their renovated house isnt up to code, theres a chance they wont be able to finish it on time and on budget.

Mina and Karen are the new owners of a very outdated and bland townhouse in the heart of the Bates-Hendricks neighborhood. Despite the maroon carpeting, peach wallpaper and active birds nests, the home has a lot of potential. The girls get started designing a new layout after demolition but all work comes to a halt after they find a surprise in the attic and have to call the police. Once they are back on track, Karen and Mina pour their hearts and souls into finishing the home for friends of the family.

Mina and Karen take a stab at redeveloping a house that was hit by a car in the Old Southside neighborhood. After some fun demo with a giant water hose, they design their new house with a simple, urban and classic aesthetic. They also create textile artwork to bring into the house, as well as floating side tables made from antique corbels.

Mina & Karen tackle their first brick house renovation, and although it has tons of charm & character, it also has problems that need to be fixed. Working in a new neighborhood adds to the risk.(TD)

Mina and Karen venture just east of downtown Indy to take on a two-story, worn-down home thats as risky as it is disgusting. The block hasnt been revitalized yet and between the massive sinkhole, caved-in roof and decomposing animals throughout, their walkthrough is almost impossible. The house has almost no sustainable foundation so the ladies get busy rebuilding from the ground up all while adding features that make it feel like the home has been on the block for decades.

Mina and Karen revamp a tiny but pricey two-bedroom home on a tight budget. They build additional bedrooms and reconfigure the floor plan to increase functionality. When their contractor mistakenly covers every wall in shiplap the team comes up with some innovative design solutions to create a unique industrial farmhouse style.

Mina and Karen are back in the Bates-Hendricks neighborhood and hoping to turn a profit this time around. Since the home is one of the smallest on the street, the ladies plan to chop off a poorly designed addition and pop up a new story addition, adding valuable square footage and opening up the living room and kitchen. Spending a little more money on landscaping and curb appeal rounds out Mina and Karen’s renovation plans but a whopper of a surprise sends the crew into a panic, maybe sending Karen home with a new pet.

Mina and Karen renovate the first of several houses they purchased on Talbott Street in Indianapolis. The three-bedroom, one-bath home has a few architectural challenges starting with the bathrooms placement far from the bedrooms and a foundation that sags causing the kitchen floor to slope. The designers add a master suite using attic space, resolve the foundation problems and create an open-concept kitchen that gives the home a modern feel.

Mina and Karen take on a massive, partially-constructed house that was abandoned by investors. Its a big investment, and tensions rise when it comes to figuring out the kitchen cabinets design. Mina decides to take a risk with her own money, which could be the move that sells the house or leaves them over budget

Mina and Karen work on a duplex unit thats riddled with trash and interesting surprises, including a wall made entirely out of old doors;further problems arise when Cory discovers an unexpected issue with the foundation.

Mina and her husband, Steve, decide its time to renovate and sell their rental property to start a college fund for their son.

Mina and Karen return to Old Southside to renovate the right side of their duplex townhome using a Greenwich Village design. Karen shares a major announcement about her position in the company, and the ramifications of that change quickly come to light.

Mina and Karen are back in Old Southside where theyve purchased a hoarder house filled with garbage and hiding fire damage. As demo gets underway, they uncover a slew of other issues as they turn this trash-filled home into an updated Victorian beauty.

Mina and Karen venture into a new neighborhood, Irvington, where Mina acquired a home from a real estate friend. When a serious problem arises with the small cottage, the entire plan for the property changes and making a profit becomes an enormous hurdle.

The price is high, but the location is prime, so Mina Starsiak and Karen E. Laine decide to take a chance and invest in a little house in the Fountain Square neighborhood of Indianapolis. But at only 950 square feet, this small house has some big issues. The mother-daughter team runs into trouble when sagging floors lead to an unsteady structure. Despite the problems, they forge ahead, intending to create a more functional floor plan that will turn the house into a charming bungalow perfect for any first time homebuyer.

Mina and Karen are back in the Bates-Hendricks neighborhood for a different kind of home renovation; an old garage on one of their existing rental properties is the ideal location to build a tiny home for Mina’s brother, Tad.

Mina and Karen purchase a vacant lot and what begins as a new construction to sell on the market quickly turns into a build for Mina’s friends. However, a lingering pipe issue may add time and a hefty price tag to the project.

Mina and Karen are tackling a 100-year-old home that’s endured a severe fire and foundational damage. Cory loves its potential and is interested in making this his permanent home, but the costly list of extreme challenges may cause him to get burned.

Mina and Karen have high hopes for turning their mostly demoed house on Palmer Street into a moody Cape Cod-style masterpiece; as the project develops, unforeseen problems begin to emerge that may make this family home a major catastrophe.

Mina and Karen return to Talbott Street for their largest project on the block! The abandoned build comes with big risks and bigger dollar signs, and they have to pull out every trick in the book to turn this giant into a modern lake house-style marvel.

Mina and Karen have returned to the Bates-Hendricks neighborhood to turn an old warehouse into their first retail store. The rundown building needs an enormous amount of work, and theyll need the entire team to reveal their biggest project to date.

Mina and Karen tackle their last house on Talbott Street, but money is tight for this expensive project. They work to pack in as many cool design features as they can, but buyers in the neighborhood may not respond well to their French farmhouse theme.

Garfield Park is a haven for artists, so Mina and Karen think its the perfect place for an art-filled renovation. Between the propertys nightmarish texture and their tight budget, theyll need creativity to turn this home into an eclectic dreamscape.

A pair of first-time flippers is in over their heads renovating a historic Cottage Home property. They enlist Mina and Karens help to navigate working with the local Historical Association and to prevent this new project from becoming a historic flop.

In Near Eastside, Mina and Karen hope a two-story addition with an Americana cottage design will turn a heftier profit than the areas last project; after finding a series of mysterious holes, the team worries the home will become a money pit.

Mina and the team return to Old Southside to tackle the smallest home on the block. The house needs to get bigger to make a profit, so Mina plans to add a second floor and red siding for an urban barn feel, but a snafu could set the team back weeks.

Mina is renovating the home of professional basketball player Justin Holiday and his family. In hopes of expanding her business into more client renovations, Minas goal is to turn this outdated mansion into a modern oasis before Justins season begins.

The Two Chicks team is ready to break ground on their new headquarters, and Mina hopes the 6,000 square foot building will provide plenty of storage and office space. Now, the race is on to finish the new location before their current lease expires.

Mina tackles her biggest challenge yet as she renovates her best friends 6,000 square foot bridal shop. This could be the project that jump-starts more high-end commercial renos, and with only 60 days to the grand opening, Mina and the team must deliver.

After the success of her last Charles Street home, Mina decides to create a twin property by duplicating the floorplan and adding a cabin chic vibe. But with one failed inspection after another, the team faces delays that place the entire project at risk.

Mina and the team are back in the Bates Hendricks neighborhood to turn one home into two dwellings: a downstairs apartment and an upstairs income property. After a pricey foundation fix, they need to pinch pennies to give the home plenty of wow factor.

Mina and the team are in Irvington renovating a charming historical house on Hill Street. But after running into issues with the city, Mina has her work cut out for her to create an eclectic mid-mod villa while upholding its historical integrity.

Mina is helping her friend convert a historic Fountain Square home into a salon for her own beauty business. They plan to add a coffee shop into the renovation, but things could turn ugly when the health department steps in with other ideas.

After losing money on their last house, Mina and the team hope to get top dollar by doing an upscale new build on the lot next door. Mina decides to balance out the new construction blandness with antique doors, but a mishap could derail the project

The Two Chicks team takes on dream home renovations for Minas brother, Tad, and her sister, Kelsy. Tads ready for the next big steps in his life with his girlfriend and new business, while Mina and Kelsey try to find common ground with design choices.

With hopes of having more work-life balance, Mina buys a lakefront fixer-upper and jumps right into making it a restful family getaway. But when a huge sale falls through and jeopardizes the renovation, Mina must make a tough decision about her future.

With help from some familiar faces from Indy, Karen puts some quirky projects into her colourful Wilmington house. While its hard being away from her grandkids, Karens excited when an opportunity to help her new community arises.