Jean-François Mercier will replace Mathieu Baron in the second season When the walls fall. He wants to bring his humor and empathy to the five couples who will embark on major renovations in this CASA series, which is heavily focused on the human component.
The comedian, actor and presenter is aware that couples can find themselves in a dangerous situation when renovating their kitchen or bathroom, or splitting walls to create a huge main room in their home. He’s never had to end a relationship for work. On the other hand, he laughs by saying, “Maybe I’ve already experienced breakups because renovations haven’t happened!”
“My ex always told me that she would like it if someone came into the house and knew that there was a woman living there. I said to him: “If you want, we can put up a sign!” The renovation work is still a source of conflict because she would have done some, but you have to understand that in our case I was the one who paid. That’s when it happened.”
Designer Paule Bourbonnais is back for this second season, for which Avanti-Toast, which is producing this event in partnership with Quebecor Content, is currently looking for couples to play the game. You will benefit from the help and supervision of Ms. Bourbonnais and an outlet in the person of Jean-François Mercier.
The latter will meet you on the construction sites to have them ventilated, so that the renovations often turn out to be an obstacle course or a rollercoaster ride. “We want to walk them through all the emotions they’re going to experience,” said the guy we spotted on reality show Get Me Out of Here this winter! the VAT.
In an interview, Ms. Bourbonnais says that the conflicts are often about the cost of the work. “But even if both pay the same amount, there can be differences in taste. She wants a white counter and he prefers a black one, so I have to make a choice!” She stressed that it was important for the decor to be harmonious.
“There’s a lot of psychology in design,” she added, aware that couples spend fortunes tearing down their kitchens and adding an island and the latest fashion closets. The impact of COVID-19 is still being felt in the construction industry, particularly due to delays in the supply of materials and also because contractors now have the luxury of choosing the contracts they execute. Luckily, for the purposes of the show, multiple teams of entrepreneurs will be at work.
“After an average of five months, faced with deadlines, among other things, people get exhausted, angry and in the end it bothers the couple,” added the designer, who always manages 25 to 30 projects at a time. .
A hybrid of documentary and traditional renovation-themed programming, When the Walls Fall shows all phases of the work, from drawing up the plans and specifications to unveiling, including the ups and downs of each couple’s project.
To sign up and possibly be recruited for Season 2 of When the Walls Fall, write to this address.