Do It For Yourself

Season 1

TV-G
Do It for Yourself is a Canadian television home improvement series hosted by Mary Bellows. It first premiered on CBC on September 13, 1982. The series ended on December 1, 1983 with 278 episodes. The program was one of the top run daytime shows in Canada and was sold in 1985 to a broadcast group which then aired the series on USA network, Lifetime and PBS in the United States.

Where to Watch Season 1

65 Episodes

  • Episode 1
    E1
    Episode 1Replacing a damaged wall-plug unit; re-potting a large cactus.
  • Episode 2
    E2
    Episode 2Assembling a component stereo; replacing a damaged electrical plug; proper drainage for plants.
  • Episode 3
    E3
    Episode 3Replacing a pane of glass in a window; installing a pegboard.
  • Episode 4
    E4
    Episode 4Replacing a tumbler in a door lock; repairing china; a look at plant fertilizers.
  • Episode 5
    E5
    Episode 5Installing a thermostat; replacing a screen in a storm door; planting a fern in an urn.
  • Episode 6
    E6
    Episode 6Replacing washers in kitchen faucets; installing a light fixture; a look at potting soil.
  • Episode 7
    E7
    Episode 7Installing a new lamp socket; replacing a damaged bathroom tile; how to modify potting soil.
  • Episode 8
    E8
    Episode 8Putting up shelves; caulking around a door; planting herbs in a Strawberry jar.
  • Episode 9
    E9
    Episode 9Installing carpeting; installing a fluorescent light in the kitchen; wintering geraniums.
  • Episode 10
    E10
    Episode 10A look at fuses; installing a knife rack; how to sharpen knives.
  • Episode 11
    E11
    Episode 11Stripping paint; installing screws for hanging a plant; re-potting large plants.
  • Episode 12
    E12
    Episode 12Stripping wallpaper; hanging a picture; how to train ivy over a coat hanger.
  • Episode 13
    E13
    Episode 13Hanging wallpaper; re-potting cuttings from hanging plants.
  • Episode 14
    E14
    Episode 14Replacing a toilet flapper valve; refurbishing an old barbecue; how to braid plant stems.
  • Episode 15
    E15
    Episode 15Installing a door peephole and pull-down blinds; demonstrating plant moisture meters.
  • Episode 16
    E16
    Episode 16Repairing a bathroom floor tile; refurbishing a wooden chair; a discussion of cornstalk plants.
  • Episode 17
    E17
    Episode 17Installing a smoke detector and curtain rods; a look at slow-release fertilizer.
  • Episode 18
    E18
    Episode 18Refurbishing a wooden lawn chair; insulating pipes; how to clean paint brushes; how to plant ivy in mossed wire-hanging baskets.
  • Episode 19
    E19
    Episode 19Refinishing a table; pet health; wrapping moss around a pipe for climbing plants.
  • Episode 20
    E20
    Episode 20Repairing a garden hose; maintaining a child's bike; plant moss.
  • Episode 21
    E21
    Episode 21Steam cleaning carpets; replacing a light switch; planting ferns in a jar.
  • Episode 22
    E22
    Episode 22Installing a lock on a cabinet; polishing silver; drilling holes in plant containers.
  • Episode 23
    E23
    Episode 23Installing a night lock on an exterior door; putting up a spice rack; installing a shower head; bending plant sterns for character.
  • Episode 24
    E24
    Episode 24Installing a shower rod and a Velcro blind; air layering Diefenbachias.
  • Episode 25
    E25
    Episode 25Unclogging a sink; removing stick-on bathtub safety pads; installing a towel rack; planting greenery in a copper container.
  • Episode 26
    E26
    Episode 26Installing weather stripping and a dimmer switch; cleaning, shining and misting plants.
  • Episode 27
    E27
    Episode 27Installing a door stopper, repairing holes in drywall; restoring cast iron cookware; how to properly water plants.
  • Episode 28
    E28
    Episode 28Refinishing a wooden table; ridding a dog of fleas.
  • Episode 29
    E29
    Episode 29Cleaning brass; building a light table for plants.
  • Episode 30
    E30
    Episode 30Replacing a coffee percolator element; water heater pilot lighting and thermostat settings.
  • Episode 31
    E31
    Episode 31Spray-painting wicker furniture, bathing a dog; re-potting a Peace lily.
  • Episode 32
    E32
    Episode 32Repairing a bathroom plug and replacing an electric cord; preparing dahlia and begonia bulbs for winter.
  • Episode 33
    E33
    Episode 33Installing a generator; installing a light kit on a bicycle; changing the filter in the furnace; growing nasturtiums as house plants.
  • Episode 34
    E34
    Episode 34Making a log carrier; installing a cassette deck and stereo tuner; a look at re-flowering techniques.
  • Episode 35
    E35
    Episode 35Building a sawhorse; sanding a door; reupholstering a sofa cushion; a look at planting techniques.
  • Episode 36
    E36
    Episode 36Replacing the element in a hot plate; building a garden in an old barbecue.
  • Episode 37
    E37
    Episode 37Caulking a bathtub; replacing a damaged area of carpeting; planting a terrahum.
  • Episode 38
    E38
    Episode 38Making cushions for a wicker chair; installing draft-enders behind light-switch plates; replacing a window screen; how to grow an orange tree.
  • Episode 39
    E39
    Episode 39Framing a picture; growing herbs under lights.
  • Episode 40
    E40
    Episode 40Shortening shelf standards; repairong door hinges; re-potting an asparagus fern
  • Episode 41
    E41
    Episode 41Repairing rubber boots; patching an inner tube; installing a shelf; how to control spider mites.
  • Episode 42
    E42
    Episode 42Preparing walls for painting; how to propagate begonias.
  • Episode 43
    E43
    Episode 43Tool safety and usage; installing mirrors in a wooden window frame; air layering a Dracaena.
  • Episode 44
    E44
    Episode 44Kitchen gadgets; caramelizing apple pie; installing an aquarium and an overview of types of plants to put in an aquarium.
  • Episode 45
    E45
    Episode 45Replacing spark plugs; sharpening a lawn mower blade; how to keep small plants from drying out.
  • Episode 46
    E46
    Episode 46Installing a home-security system; propagating a dieffenbachia plant.
  • Episode 47
    E47
    Episode 47Restoring an old chopping board; cleaning a barbecue; re-potting and dividing a sansevieria.
  • Episode 48
    E48
    Episode 48Spray painting a bicycle; childproofing a toy chest; how to use the dipstick method of checking water in a container with no drainage holes.
  • Episode 49
    E49
    Episode 49Installing an insulated door threshold, DIY fireplace plug; how to re-layer a Reiger Begonia.
  • Episode 50
    E50
    Episode 50Wallpapering a bathroom; how to propagate African violets.
  • Episode 51
    E51
    Episode 51Installing a gas detector; hanging louvered doors; layering a Pothos and a String of Pearls.
  • Episode 52
    E52
    Episode 52Replacing the glass in an aluminum window frame; installing a window insulator kit.
  • Episode 53
    E53
    Episode 53Installing a furnace humidifier; how to control mealy bug with an insecticide formula.
  • Episode 54
    E54
    Episode 54Installing a humidistat; how to propagate Jade plants.
  • Episode 55
    E55
    Episode 55DIY trash can lock; cleaning copper; propagation of Burrow's Tails and Panda plants.
  • Episode 56
    E56
    Episode 56Installing a wall-mounted fluorescent light; how to eliminate roaches.
  • Episode 57
    E57
    Episode 57Installing a full-length mirror without a frame; repairing a mortise lock; using ground egg shells in potting soil to help prevent fluorine damage on plants.
  • Episode 58
    E58
    Episode 58Replacing the pedals, seat and tires on a dirt bike; care and maintenance of gerbils; planting bulbs in water and gravel.
  • Episode 59
    E59
    Episode 59Installing a pulley-style curtain rod; building towel rack; propagating Sansevieria by head cuttings.
  • Episode 60
    E60
    Episode 60How to pack stemware; fixing broken wine glasses; staining an unfinished desk.
  • Episode 61
    E61
    Episode 61Changing a bathroom light fixture.
  • Episode 62
    E62
    Episode 62
  • Episode 63
    E63
    Episode 63
  • Episode 64
    E64
    Episode 64
  • Episode 65
    E65
    Episode 65

 

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