Brian McCourt is a trusted contractor, design expert and real
estate flipper. Co-host of HGTV Canada’s Backyard
Builds, Brian can also be seen as part of the all-star casts of Home To Win and Family Home Overhaul.
A fifth-generation builder,
Brian is one of seven siblings – four of which work in real estate and
renovation. It is safe to say that it runs in the family! From a young age,
Brian felt drawn to real estate. He would watch his parents renovate small-town
Victorian homes while refinishing furniture and scoping out flea markets in
their free time. By the age of 19, Brian flipped his first property, and at 25
he had nine successful flips under his belt. Today, he boasts 15 years of
hands-on renovation and design experience, functioning as a rare
designer-contractor blend. In 2010 he opened the eponymous Brian McCourt Designs to help homeowners transform their houses into
inspiring, custom homes.
Brian
is passionate about sustainable building practices and he brings the audience
along as he learns new, environmentally responsible ways of renovating. Whether
it’s incorporating greener products, reducing waste and consumption or
transforming scrap into design worthy features.