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Photos: Hammer time: Home improvement shows on TV

"Trading Spaces," a show in which two sets of neighbors redecorate a room in each other's homes, ran from 2000 to 2008. The show sparked a handful of spin-offs, including a version featuring child guests and another featuring a bigger budget.

“Trading Spaces,” a show in which two sets of neighbors redecorate a room in each other’s homes, ran from 2000 to 2008. The show sparked a handful of spin-offs, including a version featuring child guests and another featuring a bigger budget.  (David Friedman / Getty Images)

Home improvement shows have been some of the hottest TV properties around. From real to fictional to somewhere in between, here are some top do-it-yourselfers.

'Yard Crashers'

On DIY’s “Yard Crashers,” which premiered in 2008, landscape contractor and host Ahmed Hassan scopes out the perfect pair of folks at a home improvement store. Once he finds his target, he and his team swoop in and follow the surprised shoppers home to makeover their yard.  (Don Feria / Getty Images )

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