As with the previous season, contestants must purchase the 245 supplies they need, this time to renovate individual rooms in the frat house.
There are several changes that were made for this season: contestants were allowed full access to a computer during challenges for informational purposes[2] and nominators were not permitted to make suggestions to their nominees.
The contestants arrive at the Handyman Rehabilitation Centre, where the nominators await them with their colour-coded hats: Angela in pink, Simon in red, Cory in yellow, Matt in orange and Deen in blue.
They are also greeted at the door by Andrew and over a video monitor by former Delta Upsilon alumnus Alan Thicke, who had lived in the house during his education at the University of Western Ontario.
Inside each room is a binder consisting of a description of the 31 challenges that the nominees will do, as well as a monitor with a picture of Thicke.
In final inspections, Cory's workbench is harshly critiqued and admits that he does not take criticism easily (though Andrew and the experts make the point that brutal honesty will be given in spades over the course of the series).
In the end, Matt is declared the worst, while Deen is named the most improved of the episode, due to building the workbench that exceeded the "non-trunk."
Simon and Angela are chastized for beds which fall apart, while Deen admits to Gail a growing passion for building.
As for the worst, for the second episode in succession, the nominees are Simon for once again failing every single challenge and Deen for his mediocre overall standard of work and the dangerous modifications he made to his shelf.
Web extras for this episode: In inspections, Deen is taken to task for his disco ball and frame, which were both incomplete.
While Joey is given a warm welcome, Andrew tells viewers that in addition to the experts and the students that will live in the frat house for the upcoming fall semester, Alan Thicke will also inspect each of the contestants' rooms.
In inspections, Simon admits that breathing exercises that Andrew had taught him over the past few episodes has helped to make him more relaxed as well as control his high blood pressure issue.
This leaves Andrew to cast the deciding vote and he ultimately sides with Geoff and Cory, who only avoided being named the worst last episode due to Angela's husband, Matt, always being negative and, in Geoff's own words, making a bad handyman worse, is named the worst for this episode.
As everyone had pointed out the previous day (and for most of the season), Matt is clearly not the worst, with his work being agreed to be perhaps the best in the entire history of the show.
Cory is also agreed to have done more than enough to avoid being named the worst and the experts tell him that if he keeps his attitude in check and remembers to follow instructions, he can become even better.
Deen appears to be confident of his chances in avoiding being Canada's Worst Handyman (though Andrew warns him of being overconfident), as he had declared his room finished 30 minutes before the others, while leaving serious mistakes unaddressed.
As he hoists the wolf-shaped Canada's Worst Handyman trophy, everyone else gives him one final wolf howl in his honour.