Jasmine Rothhas quite the HGTV credit list.
Another big TV adventure is “Help!
I Wrecked My House.”
“Her expertise and optimistic presence help every do-it-yourselfer get a much-needed win.”
But what can fans expect in the show’s sophomore season?
What will homeowners and hopeful DIYers learn?
In an exclusive interview with The List, Roth answered all our “Help!
I Wrecked My House” questions.
Jasmine Roth dishes on the new season of Help!
I Wrecked My House
Tell me a little bit about your experience filming the new season of “Help!
I Wrecked My House.”
Okay, so this season was one of those things.
So these projects are bigger.
The folks that we were able to help, we did eight houses in 90 days.
That’s eight different families and eight episodes.
And yeah, these projects were ones that, literally, we couldn’t say no to, right?
I mean, I’m sure it’s happened to you.
It’s happened to all of us.
Yeah, and I think it’s a matter of understanding our boundaries, right, and our limits.
We see home renovators …
I’m guilty of this, right?
I will post a project on social media, even on HGTV.
You’re like, “I can do that.”
What can Help!
I Wrecked My House fans expect to see in Season 2?
I have a family.
I just wanted to hopefully open some people’s eyes.
And so, yeah, I don’t let people off the hook this season.
A little tough love.
Yeah, tough love.
That’s what being a parent is all about, so I’m just getting into it.
Right, someone’s got to keep everybody safe.
Yeah, my poor clients.
I’m taking over these projects where they don’t know what to do next and they’re stuck.
No, no, “Don’t go home.
You guys get out of your home and I’m going to go and take over this project.”
And then when they do come home, it’s completely done.
And it is a lot about the design.
Jasmine Roth on her favorite parts of Help!
There’s nothing that I can even compare it to, really.
And there’s a lot on the line, right?
I can understand that.
Two things, one, I love the creativity.
So I have been working with most of my guys and my trades for years and years.
you’ve got the option to see this piece behind me here.
Jasmine Roth details how she broke her ankle while filming Help!
Yeah, so last night, in that episode.
And we didn’t really show it because it didn’t really work.
It’s too much.
It would have taken over the whole season.
And I didn’t realize it at the time.
I was just like, “Oh, that really hurt.
I think I sprained my ankle a little,” and I tied my boot a little tighter.
We just kept filming.
I do not recommend breaking your ankle.
I still have an ankle brace on.
What more can you do?
I had my boots on and everything, but it was just a fluke accident.
Is it not broken here?"
Oh my gosh, that’s insane.
I’d gotten a lot of the main construction done.
You know I get in there and rip houses apart.
But yeah, I couldn’t drive, I couldn’t walk.
It was really hard.
Oh man, and you got the little baby too.
Just wait a little while," and she did.
So she didn’t start walking until I was able to keep up a little bit.
Well, good for Hazel.
She knew what Mama needed.
Yeah, she’s an angel.
Jasmine Roth reveals the hardest clients on this season of Help!
They weren’t quite there yet.
If you’re destroying your house, you’re not working on your house.
There’s two different things there.
So yeah, I think that was definitely the hardest part of this season.
You don’t want someone going in there and ripping up all your hard work.
Well, it’s dangerous, and they had kids and it was affecting every part of their life.
It was affecting their relationships.
Their failed DIYs and their home project was affecting their finances.
It was affecting their work and being able to function at work and being well slept.
Houses are high stakes.
They’re high stakes, yeah.
I can, yeah.
I was thinking about this the other day.
Are you guys around?"
I still feel like a new person at HGTV.
I still feel like I just started yesterday.
I wouldn’t say that that much has changed personally for me, in the sense that …
I probably shouldn’t say this to you, but I don’t consider myself a celebrity.
You know what I’m saying?
Can I take a picture?"
And I’m like, “Of course, that’s amazing.”
They’re like, “Oh, we follow your baby on Instagram.
This is Hazel,” and I’m like, “Yeah.”
But other than that, personally, not that much has changed.
But yeah, I can’t imagine life without HGTV.
Is Jasmine Roth going to be on Food internet?
So you’ve been on so many different shows and special events.
Do you have a favorite, and do you have any plans for future shows beyond “Help!
I Wrecked My House”?
Yeah, so as far as my favorite shows, that’s a really tough one.
“Rock the Block” was one of those shows that …
Being on Season 1 was so cool.
They went big and they’d never done anything like that.
I say, “They.”
HGTV had never done a show that was all female.
As far as the contestants go, they pulled some big names.
I was definitely the underdog, and so going into that and being able to compete was really cool.
It really opened my eyes to how competitive I am because I had no idea.
And yeah, so that was a really fun experience.
And then the “Brady Bunch” show.
“A Very Brady Renovation” was one of those once in a lifetime …
It’s just wild to me.
I send Christmas cards to the “Brady Bunch” kids because they’re my friends now.
And then, obviously, having my own show, I loved doing “Hidden Potential.”
It was fast, right?
So now, having “Help!
People feel like they can actually see the houses and everything like that.
So I’m pretty sure I just said every show.
I can’t tell you exactly what I have coming up, but I have some really fun … And it’s not because they think it’s fun; it’s because it’s a legitimate career.
So electrical and plumbing, hire a pro.
You’re never going to regret it.
And I’m like, “Why?
No, no, no, no.”
you’re able to live in your house while you paint.
I think that’s another thing people don’t realize.
It’s really dangerous to be around.
So you’re going to be living and breathing that in and being around that all the time.
That takes its toll.
People are just like, “Oh, what color should I paint my front door?”
Even my friends ask me.
They’ll be like, “What color should we paint our front door?”
I’m like, “Just go to my website.
It’s, literally, all right there.”
You’re like, “It’s easy, it’s accessible.”
Yeah, there’s photos and then it says the paint color.
Yeah, so on the first episode of “Help!
I Wrecked My House” that just aired, I did something called color blocking.
I got a lot of messages already.
My friends were like, “Wait, what was that called?”
It’s called color blocking.
you could just literally search it online and all these different results will come up.
You would take maybe paint and just do a big circle on the wall.
You would do a big square.
I’ve always had a tough time with that material.
So it’s called LVP, so I’m getting real technical here.
Hey, I love it.
I mean, I can talk about flooring all day.
But this is one of those things.
So luxury vinyl plank, LVP, is what I recommend for 99% of my clients.
That’s an excellent tip.
I’ll have to remember that.
I have tips for days.
Jasmine Roth recommends homeowners do this
I love it.
Do you have any more?
Whatever it is, you have to have some things that make your house feel personal.”
And so, I think framing photos is one of those things.
It’s so easy.
This season, I kind of execute the gamut, so I do a lot of kitchens.
I love working on the kitchen.
So things like that, I love doing.
I don’t do bedrooms as often because usually people can figure out their bedroom, right?
I got to do a lot of, yeah, a lot of bedrooms.
And then I love landscaping.
I love doing the exterior of a house and landscaping.
I was really proud of it.
I do a lot of exteriors for my clients off TV as well.
So yeah, I love the exterior as well.
That makes a huge impact on the house.
That curb appeal is a big deal.
It is, yeah.
And I love front yards and backyards.
I got to do a big backyard on Season 1 of “Help!
That’ll be fun.
Yeah, good luck.
I’m just kidding.
And so, I would bring back the kids.
I brought in the grandparents.
I brought in as many people as I can to work on these houses and projects.
So yeah, there’s definitely projects.
We painted it bright yellow, so that was really fun.
So yeah, I think projects like painting.
They had all the gear on.
So yeah, wear safety gear.
Don’t take on projects that are too big.
But yeah, I love working with kids.
I think it’s so good for them.
But again, anything that’s dangerous, you keep them alive.
Yes, excellent advice.
I Wrecked My House” airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HGTV and is now streaming ondiscovery+.
