Home and Garden Speaker, builder and waterscape landscape designer of more than 20 years, Billy Derian has set most of the exciting trends in exterior improvement seen today. He values his work so much, he does all of this work by hand, learning his skills in the yards of Southern California. Rebar placement, masonry, plumbing,…
Home and Garden Speaker and home restorer, Bronson Pinchot is not afraid of using salvaged materials to rebuild homes. His passion for design and restoration is captured in his series, The Bronson Pinchot Project on the DIY Network. After graduating from Yale, he began his love of restoration when he began collecting architectural salvage in…
Home and Garden Speaker, tool expert and do-it-yourselfer Chris Grundy is living out his dream working with tools and helping other home improvement fanatics. He is host of DIY Network series, DIY Dominator, and is known as a pro and challenges home improvement competitions. Chris Grundy is also on DIY Networks, Cool Tools, where he…
Home and Garden Speaker and stonemason Dean Marsico honed his craft as a young age with fellow DIY Network co-host and cousin, Derek Stearns. Dean has undertaken everything from simple stone walls and walkways to extravagant outdoor kitchens and fire pits. Dean Marsico is also an excellent indoor designer with fireplaces and indoor stone walls….
DIY Networks very own engineer, Home and Garden Speaker Deanne Bell began experimenting with building at a very young age. After studying engineering in college, Deanne traveled abroad and studied architecture and design in Denmark. Deanne Bell lives by her motto, ‘if you can think it, you can make it.’ With her engineering background, she brings a…
As a young boy, Home and Garden Speaker Derek Stearns and his father began to build him rock solid skills of masonry. This proved to be a helpful lesson as he began a successful career in masonry. Since 1990, Derek has owned a masonry business and carves materials like concrete, brick and wall stone to…