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<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12476558" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="magnolia-network" source="Orion">Magnolia Network</keyword>'s "<keyword id="12940974" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="home-work" source="Orion">Home Work</keyword>" renovation show has won a Daytime Emmy award.</li><li>Featured homeowners previously said projects weren't completed and cost them thousands of dollars.</li></ul>Magnolia Network's "<keyword id="11898442" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="home" source="Orion">Home</keyword> Work" won a Daytime Emmy award on Saturday. "Home Work," an original series for <keyword id="12476559" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chip-and-joanna-gaines" source="Orion">Chip and Joanna Gaines</keyword>' Magnolia Network, stars Utah-based couple <a href="https://www.insider.com/who-are-candis-and-andy-meredith-magnolia-network-controversy-2022-1">Andy and Candis Meredith</a>, spotlighting their renovation of a school into a home for their large family, as well as their transformations of other people's homes in their area.On January 5, the day Magnolia made its cable debut, some <a href="https://www.insider.com/timeline-chip-and-joanna-gaines-magnolia-network-home-work-controversy-2022-1">homeowners featured on the series</a> said that the Merediths had gone over budget by tens of thousands of dollars and damaged their homes during the renovation process. The Merediths <a href="https://www.insider.com/andy-candis-meredith-refute-claims-homeowners-made-against-show-2022-1">denied the allegations to Insider </a>and on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYpZNhUFusP/">Instagram</a> in January before going quiet on social media for months.Magnolia Network <a href="https://www.insider.com/timeline-chip-and-joanna-gaines-magnolia-network-home-work-controversy-2022-1#january-31-2022-home-work-returned-to-the-magnolia-network-lineup-23">temporarily pulled "Home Work" from its lineup</a> on January 7 as a result of the <keyword id="11893145" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="controversy" source="Orion">controversy</keyword>, <a href="https://www.insider.com/home-work-will-return-to-magnolia-network-after-controversy-2022-1">returning it to air on January 31</a>. In a statement provided to Insider on January 13, Magnolia Network President Allison Page said, "After speaking with homeowners as well as <keyword id="12940975" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="candis-and-andy-meredith" source="Orion">Candis and Andy Meredith</keyword> regarding renovation projects for 'Home Work,' and hearing a mix of both positive and negative experiences, we do not believe there was ill or malicious intent." Page said the network was now committed to providing "appropriate resolutions for those whose experience with 'Home Work' fell short of our network's standards." "While 'Home Work' will return to Magnolia Network, we recognize the responsibility we have to act on how we can better support not only our talent, but those who put their trust in them and this brand," she added. The Merediths <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CeW6bJjuh9Q/">returned to Instagram</a> after their months-long hiatus on June 3 to announce that "Home Work" had been nominated for two Daytime Emmy awards: Outstanding Instructional and How-To Program, and Outstanding Main Title and Graphic Design.On Saturday, the series won the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Instructional and How-To Program. The Emmys did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment. <div type="image" title="Candis and Andy Meredith pose on a red carpet with an Emmy award." height="3000" width="2000" msid="92322825" hostid="261"></div>The Merediths took to Instagram again to celebrate the win with a photo of themselves holding their award, saying they were in "shock.""The walk up to the stage was a blur," they captioned the post. "We made the lady back stage show us the paper just to make sure, and we are on cloud nine…probably forever.""Thank you @daytimeemmys for having us and thank you to all of you for you LOVE, your SUPPORT and your kindness," the Merediths added. "This is a moment we will never forget for the rest of our lives. To our team who gave EVERYTHING for this show — we love you ❤️ To our kids who sacrificed so much for this show—we love you ❤️ And to everyone who has been with us through it ALL—we love you."<a href="https://www.instagram.com/magnolianetwork/">Magnolia Network</a> had not posted about the series' Emmy win at the time of writing.<keyword id="12476560" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chip-and-joanna" source="Orion">Chip and Joanna</keyword> Gaines announced they would be <a href="https://www.insider.com/inside-chip-joanna-gaines-magnolia-empire-2022-1#the-gaineses-launched-the-magnolia-network-in-2021-19">launching their own network on Disovery+ in 2019</a>, two years after their hit series "Fixer Upper" stopped airing on HGTV. The network originally became available for streaming on Discovery+ in 2021, but when <a href="https://magnolia.com/network/">Magnolia Network</a> launched on cable in January, it combined the network's original shows with series from the pre-existing DIY network, which were rebranded as part of Magnolia Network.Despite the "Home Work" controversy, Magnolia's cable debut was largely a success, with 3 million people tuning into the channel on the day of its launch, according to a Magnolia press release shared with Insider. If you want to get in touch with Insider regarding Andy and Candis Meredith or "Home Work," email sgrindell@insider.com.

Magnolia Network's 'Home Work' won a Daytime Emmy following controversy over allegations from homeowners featured on the show

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12940975" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="candis-and-andy-meredith" source="Orion">Candis and Andy Meredith</keyword>'s "<keyword id="12940974" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="home-work" source="Orion">Home Work</keyword>" will air on <keyword id="12476558" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="magnolia-network" source="Orion">Magnolia Network</keyword> after it was pulled last week. </li><li>The network pulled the show after some homeowners claimed the renovation work damaged their homes.</li></ul>Andy and Candis Meredith's "<keyword id="11898442" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="home" source="Orion">Home</keyword> Work" series will return to <keyword id="12476559" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chip-and-joanna-gaines" source="Orion">Chip and Joanna Gaines</keyword>' Magnolia Network following a long week of controversy and headlines, the network's president Allison Page confirmed to Insider.The decision comes just days after <a href="https://www.insider.com/magnolia-network-pulls-show-homeowners-allege-houses-ruined-over-budget-2022-1">"Home Work" was pulled from the lineup following allegations from multiple homeowners</a> who said that the Merediths had damaged their homes in some cases and gone over renovation budgets by tens of thousands of dollars while filming the series."We strive to meet people with compassion, and to cautiously approach difficult moments with honest understanding," Page said in a statement sent to Insider on Friday."Magnolia Network is dedicated to sharing hopeful and genuine stories," the statement read. "After speaking with homeowners as well as Candis and Andy Meredith regarding renovation projects for Home Work, and hearing a mix of both positive and negative experiences, we do not believe there was ill or malicious intent." In the same statement, Page said the network was now committed to providing "appropriate resolutions for those whose experience with 'Home Work' fell short of our network's standards.""While 'Home Work' will return to Magnolia Network, we recognize the responsibility we have to act on how we can better support not only our talent, but those who put their trust in them and this brand," she added.<div type="image" title="Chip and Joanna Gaines smile for a photo." height="2000" width="2666" msid="88904515" hostid="261"></div>A spokesperson for the network confirmed to Insider that "Home Work" will air on the network again "within the next few weeks." The Merediths began filming "Home Work" for the network in the fall of 2019. The show follows the couple as they turn a 20,000-square-foot schoolhouse into their family home, and work on renovations of local Utah homes. The Magnolia Network launched on cable on January 5. That same day, Utah homeowner Aubrey Bennion posted <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aubryeliz/">an 18-post tale on Instagram</a> detailing her experience with the Merediths on "Home Work." Bennion told Insider that the Merediths said they could renovate her kitchen in three weeks, deciding on a budget of $25,000 during the first taping of the show. But Bennion said the process ended up taking five months and that the renovation cost her more than $39,000, with much of the extra money being used to fix issues from the renovation. Following Bennion's Instagram posts, two couples who had been featured on "Home Work" spoke out as well. Teisha Satterfield Hawley wrote in <a href="https://www.instagram.com/teishahawley/">an eight-post Instagram series</a> that she and her husband Jeff had given the Merediths $45,000 to renovate their living space in four weeks. But after 10 weeks, Hawley said the renovation wasn't close to being completed and that the Merediths told her they needed an additional $40,000 to finish the project.Hawley told Insider that "the Magnolia name (as well as Chip and Jo's)" had initially given her a "sense of safety and security" in working with the Merediths. "There are many families and even businesses that have been harmed by these people," she added. "It all needs to be put to an end."Vienna and Rob Goates also wrote about their "Home Work" experience in <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thelatesew/">18 Instagram posts</a>, writing that they gave the Merediths $50,000 for a $100,000 renovation in February 2020. The Goateses told Insider that the Merediths still had not begun working on their home by September 2020, so they decided to ask for their money back. They said Candis agreed to pay them back, but she kept delaying payments — even after the couple hired a lawyer.The Merediths told Insider they were still paying back the loan, and that they had sometimes been late on those payments but were making them as they could. (Insider has reviewed correspondence between Candis and the Goateses' lawyer about the payments, which <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYpWXiqpBAd/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=97217c55-d6c1-462f-a861-fff42fa9bb03">the Merediths have also shared on Instagram</a>.)However, the Merediths have denied many claims made by the couple, as well as by the Hawleys and Bennion. "We have always tried to give everything we have to make anyone we work with happy," the Merediths told Insider, adding that they "adamantly deny" they stole money from clients."It is true that we are sometimes left with outstanding balances, but we always pay, even if it takes some time for us to make arrangements," they added.<div type="image" title="A photo of Candis and Andy Meredith sitting on a staircase." height="1503" width="2000" msid="88904516" hostid="261"></div>The Merediths also said that they felt the homeowners' intention was to "take us down" by speaking out on the same week that Magnolia Network launched. "We just wish they would have come to us before this two-year mark, when the network was launching," Candis said. "And we really wish we could have worked it out."On Thursday, Bennion told Insider that she only decided to publicly share her story because she didn't want anyone "to have to go through what I went through." "From my perspective, Candis and Andy were not interested in resolving the issues I brought to the table at the time of the project," she said. Jeff Hawley told Insider on Thursday that he and Teisha's decision to speak out "wasn't about ruining anyone's lives" and that " the bullying behavior to Candis and Andy's personal life needs to stop." "This was, however, about being heard and having people be held accountable for constant wrong-doings," he added. "This isn't just about project delays and a poor renovation experience. There are patterns of manipulation, dishonesty, and gross negligence here. We wanted to make sure all of our voices were heard and that those in power and influence aren't able to continue taking advantage."Read more: <a href="https://www.insider.com/timeline-chip-and-joanna-gaines-magnolia-network-home-work-controversy-2022-1">A complete timeline of the controversy surrounding Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network series 'Home Work'</a>

Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network will go back to airing 'Home Work' only days after pulling the show over allegations of ruined homes

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12940975" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="candis-and-andy-meredith" source="Orion">Candis and Andy Meredith</keyword> are at the heart of the "<keyword id="11898442" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="home" source="Orion">Home</keyword> Work" controversy.</li><li>The Utah-based couple have been renovating homes together since 2013.</li></ul>Andy and Candis Meredith have become household names in recent days, though they were already on their way to fame before they were embroiled in a <a href="https://www.insider.com/magnolia-network-pulls-show-homeowners-allege-houses-ruined-over-budget-2022-1">reality television scandal</a>.Andy and Candis live in Utah in a 20,000-square-foot school they refurbished with their seven children, which they documented for their show on <keyword id="12476559" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chip-and-joanna-gaines" source="Orion">Chip and Joanna Gaines</keyword>' <keyword id="12476558" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="magnolia-network" source="Orion">Magnolia Network</keyword>, "Home Work."But "Home Work" was <a href="https://www.insider.com/magnolia-network-pulls-show-homeowners-allege-houses-ruined-over-budget-2022-1">temporarily pulled from the network's lineup</a> just days after its cable launch on January 5 when homeowners featured on the series alleged that the Merediths ruined their houses. The Merediths have since <a href="https://www.insider.com/andy-candis-meredith-refute-claims-homeowners-made-against-show-2022-1">refuted the claims</a>, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/home-work-will-return-to-magnolia-network-after-controversy-2022-1">Magnolia said on Friday that it would air the show again</a>.Despite the renewed attention on them, the Merediths have been popular in the home improvement world for years. <h2>Andy and Candis Meredith have been working in the home space for years</h2>The Merediths began working on renovation projects as a team in 2013 after they tied the knot, according to <a href="https://people.com/home/the-rise-and-fall-of-candis-andy-meredith-from-flipping-homes-to-being-pulled-from-magnolia-network/">People</a>. They document their projects on social media, with the couple primarily focusing on renovations of older homes, <a href="https://people.com/home/how-a-dm-from-joanna-gaines-changed-candis-andy-merediths-lives-forever-living-our-dream/">as the publication reported</a>. Andy and Candis' popularity grew in the interior-design world after the couple was featured in a limited <keyword id="12948931" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="hgtv" source="Orion">HGTV</keyword> series, "Old Home Love," in 2015, on which they renovated a house from 1890, <a href="https://www.hgtv.com/shows/old-home-love">according to the HGTV website</a>. <div type="image" title="Andy and Candis Meredith pose on the Shortys red carpet in 2018." height="1500" width="2000" msid="88887083" hostid="261"></div>They also developed the Facebook show "Win This House" in 2017, in which they renovated a home that a viewer could then win, according to the <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7825856/?ref_=nm_knf_t3">show's IMDB page</a>. The winner also received $50,000.And in 2018, the Merediths remodeled the home of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thebucketlistfamily/">The Bucket List Family</a>. The influencers have over 2 million Instagram followers.They documented the renovation of the family's Hawaii bungalow in a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOoG0-jpEwE">YouTube series called Traveling home</a>.<h2>The Merediths started filming a show for <keyword id="12948905" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="magnolia" source="Orion">Magnolia</keyword> Network in 2019</h2>Chip and Joanna Gaines announced they would be launching Magnolia Network in 2019 with a full docket of original shows, <a href="https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/chip-and-joanna-gaines-discovery-inc-announce-magnolia-network-s-first-original-series-featuring-musical-duo-johnnyswim-1028619908?_ga=2.46932644.2025921726.1641748610-2106622960.1599743919">according to a Discovery+ press release</a>.According to <a href="https://people.com/home/the-rise-and-fall-of-candis-andy-meredith-from-flipping-homes-to-being-pulled-from-magnolia-network/">People</a>, the Merediths started discussing the possibility of a new show for Magnolia Network in 2018. At the time, they were preparing to start renovations on their 20,000-square-foot schoolhouse, as the publication reported. <div type="image" title="Joanna Gaines" height="1405" width="1873" msid="88887085" hostid="261"></div>That show turned into "Home Work," which followed both their transformation of the school into a home for their family and their renovations of local Utah homes. According to People, the Merediths found homeowners to appear on the show and started renovations in 2019. The show was set to make its cable premiere after <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-chip-and-joanna-gaines-original-fixer-upper-casting-tape-2022-1">Magnolia Network launched</a> on January 5, 2022, following delays because of COVID-19.<h2>'Home Work' clients alleged that Candis and Andy Meredith ruined their houses </h2>Aubry Bennion, Teisha and Jeff Hawley, and Vienna and Rob Goates all spoke out about their "Home Work" experience on Instagram, as <a href="https://www.insider.com/magnolia-network-pulls-show-homeowners-allege-houses-ruined-over-budget-2022-1">Insider previously reported</a>.The Utah homeowners said the Merediths went tens of thousands of dollars over budget on their renovations and makeovers that were supposed to take weeks went on for months. Bennion also said she had to pay tens of thousands of dollars to fix issues the Merediths' renovation created in her home.The homeowners told Insider that they tried to reach out to Magnolia Network for help, but were "brushed off" as the Goateses put it."I want Magnolia to be accountable," Bennion told Insider. "It's mind-blowing to me that they would put Magnolia's name and reputation on the line or that they would allow these people to represent them without any sort of oversight or mentoring.""People with '<keyword id="6355064" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="celebrity" source="Orion">celebrity</keyword>' status can't have power over others just because they feel like they can," Hawley echoed, adding that "the Magnolia name (as well as Chip and Jo's)" gave them "a sense of safety and security" in working with the Merediths.Allison Page, the president of Magnolia Network, confirmed to Insider on January 7 that the network was pulling "Home Work" from its lineup and said it was reviewing the claims made against the Merediths."Magnolia Network is aware that certain homeowners have expressed concerns about renovation projects undertaken by Candis and Andy Meredith," Page's statement said. "Within the last day, we have learned additional information about the scope of these issues, and we have decided to remove 'Home Work' from the Magnolia Network line up pending a review of the claims that have been made."<h2>The Merediths have denied the accusations</h2>Andy and Candis Meredith <a href="https://www.insider.com/andy-candis-meredith-refute-claims-homeowners-made-against-show-2022-1">refuted the allegations the homeowners made against them</a> in a statement to Insider on January 12 that they later <a href="https://www.instagram.com/andyandcandis/">shared to Instagram</a> in a series of eight posts.In the statement, Andy and Candis acknowledged that some of the show's renovations took longer than they expected, but they viewed the delays as standard issues in the construction industry.The couple also told Insider they were hired as consultants on these projects, while local, licensed general contractors did the actual work on the homes featured on the series. Andy said that meant he and Candis acted as the go-between for clients and the contractors, so they took the brunt of people's frustrations when issues came up — even if they couldn't control things like contractors' schedules."I think a lot of the anger and the hurt was focused on us personally because we were the ones in the middle trying to make everybody happy," Andy said.The Merediths also said they thought any issues that had come up during the renovations had been resolved, so they found their clients' public statements shocking."Although we acknowledge how difficult things have been for homeowners, we have always been available to discuss, and we would've been more than open to hearing how they were feeling to come to some kind of agreement," Candis said. "We were always willing to try to make something better for them. And ultimately we genuinely just wanted them to love their homes."Andy said "it's obvious" the statements made against them were "prepared and launched at us at a time to hurt us the most personally and not in a way to fix or to address the actual issues," adding that they were intended "to take us down."<h2>Magnolia Network announced it would be airing 'Home Work' again last week</h2>Page announced the show would air again on Magnolia Network in a statement that was shared with Insider on Friday."We strive to meet people with compassion, and to cautiously approach difficult moments with honest understanding," Page said in the statement."Magnolia Network is dedicated to sharing hopeful and genuine stories," the statement read. "After speaking with homeowners as well as Candis and Andy Meredith regarding renovation projects for Home Work, and hearing a mix of both positive and negative experiences, we do not believe there was ill or malicious intent." <div type="image" title="chip joanna gaines fixer upper" height="1331" width="1780" msid="89003906" hostid="261"></div>Page also said that the network would be finding "appropriate resolutions for those whose experience with 'Home Work' fell short of our network's standards" in the same statement."While 'Home Work' will return to Magnolia Network, we recognize the responsibility we have to act on how we can better support not only our talent, but those who put their trust in them and this brand," she added in the statement.If you want to get in touch with Insider regarding Andy and Candis Meredith or "Home Work," email sgrindell@insider.com.

Meet Candis and Andy Meredith, the couple at the center of Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network controversy

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Speaking to Insider, "<keyword id="12940974" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="home-work" source="Orion">Home Work</keyword>" hosts Andy and Candis Meredith disputed claims against them.</li><li><keyword id="12476558" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="magnolia-network" source="Orion">Magnolia Network</keyword> initially pulled the show after some homeowners alleged their houses were ruined.</li></ul>Andy and Candis Meredith are sharing their side of the "<keyword id="11898442" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="home" source="Orion">Home</keyword> Work" <keyword id="11893145" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="controversy" source="Orion">controversy</keyword>.<a href="https://www.insider.com/magnolia-network-pulls-show-homeowners-allege-houses-ruined-over-budget-2022-1">Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network initially pulled the couple's show, "Home Work,"</a> from its lineup and put it under review after some homeowners featured on the series alleged that the couple had gone over budget by tens of thousands of dollars and damaged their homes during the renovation process, Insider previously reported.On Friday, Magnolia Network President Allison Page confirmed to Insider that <a href="https://www.insider.com/home-work-will-return-to-magnolia-network-after-controversy-2022-1">the show will go back on air</a>. "Magnolia Network is dedicated to sharing hopeful and genuine stories," her statement read. "After speaking with homeowners as well as <keyword id="12940975" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="candis-and-andy-meredith" source="Orion">Candis and Andy Meredith</keyword> regarding renovation projects for Home Work, and hearing a mix of both positive and negative experiences, we do not believe there was ill or malicious intent." In a statement sent to Insider earlier this week, the Merediths addressed claims made by Aubry Bennion, Teisha and Jeff Hawley, and Vienna and Rob Goates about their "Home Work" experiences.<h2>The Merediths acknowledged some of their 'Home Work' renovations didn't go according to plan</h2>Andy and Candis said in their statement that the "Home Work" renovations took longer than anticipated in some cases. But they said the issues that arose were typical construction issues that were compounded by the nature of reality television.Andy told Insider that the Merediths worked as consultants on renovation projects on "Home Work" while local, licensed general contractors did the actual work on the homes featured on the series. He said they acted as the go-between for clients and the contractors, which meant they took the brunt of people's frustrations when issues came up — even if they couldn't control things like contractors' schedules."I think a lot of the anger and the hurt was focused on us personally because we were the ones in the middle trying to make everybody happy," Andy said.<div type="image" title="Andy and Candis Meredith pose on the Shortys red carpet in 2018." height="1500" width="2000" msid="88864742" hostid="261"></div>Andy said there was "a lot of truth" to Bennion's allegation that they took on too many projects at once and that they did not manage the day-to-day operations of the renovation well because of their lack of experience. After sharing an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aubryeliz/">18-post tale on Instagram</a> last week about working with the Merediths, Bennion told Insider the experience led to a slew of issues that she alleges lowered the value of her home and cost thousands to repair.Candis said the timelines they'd set for the homeowners were unrealistic, adding that she took "full responsibility" for that."I know that these people are hurt, and I know that renovation is hard," Andy said. "We know how stressful it can be dealing with contractors in your house and budgets and timelines and things fluctuating. We'll never minimize that pain."But he said the story that had been told about "Home Work" thus far had been one-sided. Candis added that they wanted to put out a statement now because the controversy had affected the people who worked on "Home Work" and their children, who they said were being bullied at school.<h2>Candis and Andy said they had no idea Bennion felt like her renovation ruined her home</h2>Bennion told Insider on January 7 that she had issues with her kitchen renovation throughout the project.But the Merediths told Insider that while they knew she had some problems with the renovation, they didn't understand their scope.Bennion <a href="https://www.insider.com/magnolia-network-pulls-show-homeowners-allege-houses-ruined-over-budget-2022-1">previously told Insider</a> that her kitchen renovation was supposed to take three weeks and cost $25,000.The Merediths said that the project ended up costing upwards of $45,000 and taking five months but that Bennion paid them only $13,000 directly. They said they paid $32,000 out of their own pockets to complete the renovation of Bennion's kitchen.But Bennion said the renovation still cost her $39,000 in total, with a large chunk of that sum spent on fixing issues created during the renovation.For instance, Bennion wrote in <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYVg2UhM1L_/">an Instagram post</a> that the Merediths added a deck to the back of her kitchen but built it over a sprinkler system and created a drainage issue. Bennion also said that her home almost flooded because of the deck and that it <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYVgy5yMd71/">lowered</a> the value of her home. She told Insider she had to pay $18,000 to repair it.Bennion <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYVg5AQMDML/">said</a> Candis and Andy made a trip to Paris in the middle of her renovation. In their statement, the Merediths said that they went to France for a work trip for their Magnolia Network show and that "production" paid for the visit. A source familiar with the situation said Magnolia Network was not aware the Merediths took a trip to Paris until nearly a year after it occurred.Candis and Andy said they were surprised by Bennion's public statements about her negative experience with them because of how excited she seemed about her new kitchen when they revealed it to her on February 20, 2020.Bennion <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYVhNwmMdc5/">said on Instagram</a> that she would never show photos of her renovated kitchen on the internet "because it cleans up nice and, with the right filter, is worthy of every wow and word of praise for everyone who doesn't have to live in it or had to live through what it took to get there."Bennion also said she "feigned excitement" at the filmed reveal, though the Merediths said they thought that excitement was genuine because Bennion continued to express happiness when she seemed to be unaware cameras were still filming.The Merediths said that while there "were hard conversations and misunderstandings about this project and budget" with Bennion throughout the renovation, "we were absolutely under the impression that we had resolved those issues together."The Merediths said they did not know Bennion had any lingering problems with her renovation until she texted Candis about her concerns about the project on April 28, 2020, more than two months after the reveal. Bennion shared a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYVhUdPs0HS/">screenshot of that conversation</a> on Instagram. The Merediths said they had not heard from her directly since. Bennion did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment when asked about the Merediths' claims.<h2>The Merediths said they didn't know Teisha and Jeff Hawley were dissatisfied with their renovation</h2>The Merediths said their experience with the Hawleys was similar to the situation with Bennion.Teisha Satterfield Hawley <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYXYXkvlc05/">wrote on Instagram</a> that she and her husband, Jeff, gave the Merediths $45,000 to renovate their living space in four weeks. Ten weeks later, the Merediths told the Hawleys they would need an additional $40,000 to make the project work, Teisha said in a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYXZBaAF_ir/">follow-up post</a>. The couple ended up pulling out of the renovation."We had been living in our basement for months at this point including Thanksgiving, Christmas and birthdays," Teisha wrote on Instagram. "We were exhausted, we had just been told all of our funds were used and our home was torn apart with bubbling floors laid."But Candis said the project was nearly done when they told her not to come back, even if it didn't look complete to the Hawleys."The first part — demo, rough electrical, rough plumbing, drywall, mud tape, texture — takes the bulk of your money," she said.Candis said she thinks she could have communicated with the Hawleys better about what she could realistically do for their home, adding that she should have made clear to them that the materials they were able to use for the project wouldn't be of the highest quality given their budget.Candis also said Teisha raised their budget to $64,698 herself after they had a "difficult conversation" about the project. She also shared screenshots with Insider of seemingly friendly conversations with the Hawleys.<div type="image" title="A conversation between Teisha and Jeff Hawley and Candis Meredith." height="1958" width="2000" msid="88864744" hostid="261"></div><div type="image" title="A screenshot of a conversation between Teisha and Jeff Hawley and Candis Meredith." height="649" width="661" msid="88864745" hostid="261"></div>"We had no sense whatsoever that they were as dissatisfied as they claim," the Merediths said. "We got within a week of completing the project when Jeff asked for a phone call."Candis said Jeff told her on the call that he would sue her and Andy if their countertops could not be delivered by the coming Friday; she said that made her feel "threatened." Candis said he pulled out of the renovation when she wouldn't agree.The Merediths said they had not heard from the Hawleys directly since February 20, 2020.The Merediths also said that contracts set up with all the "Home Work" homeowners said mediation was supposed to be the first step if issues arose between the clients and the Merediths but that none of their clients turned to mediation.The Merediths declined Insider's request to provide the contract for review. The Hawleys did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.<h2>The Merediths said they had not made money off these clients</h2>One recent homeowner testimony that has raised eyebrows is that of Vienna and Robert Goates, who <a href="https://www.insider.com/magnolia-network-pulls-show-homeowners-allege-houses-ruined-over-budget-2022-1">told Insider</a> they gave the Merediths $50,000 from a loan for a renovation that never happened.Candis and Andy have paid back only $14,000 of that sum. But the Merediths told Insider they had given that money to their contractor.They told Insider the contractor did not give the money back and eventually stopped responding to their messages, so they decided to pay the Goateses back themselves. The Merediths said they did not wish to share the contractor's details with Insider for privacy reasons.Andy and Candis told Insider they agreed to pay back the loan as well as the Goateses' interest fees and legal fees.They said they were still paying back the loan. Insider reviewed correspondence between Candis and the Goateses' lawyer about the payments. The Merediths said they had sometimes been late on those payments but were making them as they could.The Goateses declined to comment when contacted by Insider for this story.<h2>The Merediths said they didn't feel like the homeowners actually want to resolve their issues</h2>Candis and Andy told Insider they were frustrated that the homeowners who have issues with them had not spoken to them directly."Although we acknowledge how difficult things have been for homeowners, we have always been available to discuss, and we would've been more than open to hearing how they were feeling to come to some kind of agreement," Candis said. "We were always willing to try to make something better for them. And ultimately we genuinely just wanted them to love their homes."Andy said he thought it was obvious the statements made against them were "prepared and launched at us at a time to hurt us the most personally and not in a way to fix or to address the actual issues," adding that they were intended "to take us down.""We're not here to take away anything that they're feeling," Candis said of the homeowners, adding that any renovation is tough, especially for a television show, and that the timelines "were too crazy."But "it is very hard for us to see the narrative being written on one side," Candis added. "We're just trying to say that we genuinely did everything we could in the moment.""We just wish they would have come to us before this two-year mark, when the network was launching," Candis said. "And we really wish we could have worked it out."<h2>Bennion and the Hawleys have since refuted claims that they're just trying to 'take down' the Merediths</h2>When Insider asked Bennion to comment on the Merediths' claim that they had paid $32,000 of their own money for her kitchen renovation, she replied: "This is the first time that I have heard this number." Bennion told Insider on Thursday that although Candis said at one point during the renovation that "she had paid money out of her pocket," she never gave Bennion a breakdown of costs despite numerous requests for receipts and work orders. "When she told me that she had spent her own money on the project, I asked her why she had not talked to me earlier about the financial situation, nor had she asked me to approve the overages," Bennion said. "I had no idea any of it had gone on, and I responded by continually asking for receipts and such. Those never came, but she used emotional phrases such as 'taking food from my kids to pay for your kitchen.'"Bennion said she only decided to speak out because she didn't want anyone "to have to go through what I went through." "From my perspective, Candis and Andy were not interested in resolving the issues I brought to the table at the time of the project," she continued. In a statement sent to Insider on Thursday, the Hawleys denied that Jeff ever threatened the Merediths with a lawsuit while the renovation project was ongoing. "We do not know why the Merediths would say they felt threatened by Jeff at any point," they wrote. "Naturally, we were not happy with timelines, quality of work, and especially that our budget was fully exhausted. But we remained professional." The couple said they couldn't verify the Merediths' claim that they spent $10,000 of their own money on the renovation because they never saw any receipts "despite repeatedly asking." But the Hawleys added that they don't believe the statement is true, and said that Candis emailed them in February 2020 and asked that they wire $10,466 to the Merediths immediately. The Hawleys said sharing their story wasn't about "running anyone's lives," adding that they believe "the bullying behavior to Candis and Andy's personal life needs to stop." "This was, however, about being heard and having people be held accountable for constant wrong-doings," they continued. "This isn't just about project delays and a poor renovation experience. There are patterns of manipulation, dishonesty, and gross negligence here. We wanted to make sure all of our voices were heard and that those in power and influence aren't able to continue taking advantage."If you want to get in touch with Insider regarding Andy and Candis Meredith or "Home Work," email sgrindell@insider.com.

Couple at the center of home-renovation show drama on Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network say homeowners were trying to 'take us down'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Magnolia has pulled its series "<keyword id="11898442" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="home" source="Orion">Home</keyword> Work" two days after the network's cable premiere.</li><li>Some homeowners featured on the show allege that hosts Candis and Andy Meredith ruined their houses.</li></ul><keyword id="12476559" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chip-and-joanna-gaines" source="Orion">Chip and Joanna Gaines</keyword>' <keyword id="12476558" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="magnolia-network" source="Orion">Magnolia Network</keyword> is removing a show from its lineup just two days after its <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-chip-and-joanna-gaines-original-fixer-upper-casting-tape-2022-1">cable launch</a> on Discovery+. "Home Work" was set to star Utah-based couple Andy and Candis Meredith, following the couple's renovation of a school into their family home, as well as their work on other people's homes in their area, <a href="https://people.com/home/how-a-dm-from-joanna-gaines-changed-candis-andy-merediths-lives-forever-living-our-dream/">as People reported</a>. The show, originally Joanna Gaines' idea, was poised to be the next "Fixer Upper," <a href="https://decider.com/2021/03/30/home-work-magnolia-network-discovery-plus-new-fixer-upper/">according to Decider</a>.But "Home Work" was pulled from the network after some homeowners featured on the series alleged that the Merediths had damaged their homes and that renovations went over budget by tens of thousands of dollars in certain cases.The Merediths have denied the accusations on Instagram and in a statement provided to Insider. Allison Page, the president of Magnolia Network, confirmed to Insider that the network was pulling the show and said it was reviewing the claims made against the couple.<div type="image" title="Andy and Candis Meredith pose on the Shortys red carpet in 2018." height="1500" width="2000" msid="88766458" hostid="261"></div><h2>Aubry Bennion says working with the Merediths led to a slew of issues</h2>Bennion, a Utah homeowner who said she had her kitchen renovated for the series in 2019, shared an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/aubryeliz/">18-post Instagram tale about her experience</a> on Wednesday.Bennion <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYVgwMnsi4q/">wrote in an Instagram post</a> that the Merediths initially told her they could renovate her kitchen in three weeks for $20,000. They ultimately decided on a budget of $25,000 during the first taping of the show, Bennion told Insider.But the process ended up taking five months, Bennion said, adding that it cost her over $39,000 — with much of that money spent on fixing issues created during the renovation, according to the homeowner.Bennion wrote in <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYVgy5yMd71/">another Instagram post</a> that the Merediths added a deck onto the back of her kitchen, but they built it over a sprinkler system and created a drainage issue. In the same post, Bennion wrote that her home also almost flooded because of the deck, lowering the value of her home. Bennion told Insider she had to pay $18,000 to repair it.Bennion also said that the Merediths never showed her a budget during the renovation process, despite her multiple requests for one.Bennion said she spoke to the Merediths about the issues she had with the renovation throughout the process, and that Candis typically responded with excuses or promises of things arriving the following day. But these promises rarely came true, according to Bennion.The homeowner said she reached out to producers at the Magnolia Network for help during the renovation. They gave Candis a "stern talking to" after her call, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYVhCEJslc6/">according to one of Bennion's Instagram posts</a>, but no real change occurred.Bennion said she had developed trust in <keyword id="12476560" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="chip-and-joanna" source="Orion">Chip and Joanna</keyword>'s brand after building a professional relationship with Magnolia Market by attending its vendor events through her small business, so the experience with the network disappointed her. "I want Magnolia to be accountable," she said. "It's mind-blowing to me that they would put Magnolia's name and reputation on the line or that they would allow these people to represent them without any sort of oversight or mentoring."<h2>Others featured on the show describe similar experiences</h2>After Bennion shared her story, another "Home Work" homeowner, Teisha Satterfield Hawley, detailed her experience with the Merediths.Hawley wrote on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYXYXkvlc05/">Instagram</a> that she and her husband Jeff gave the Merediths $45,000 to renovate their living space in four weeks. Ten weeks later, with little work done on their home, the Merediths told the Hawleys they would need an additional $40,000 to make the project work, according to a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYXZBaAF_ir/">follow-up post</a> shared on Hawley's Instagram account."Hopeless is the word that comes to mind when I think of that day," Hawley wrote in the caption of the same post about the experience."We had been living in our basement for months at this point including Thanksgiving, Christmas and birthdays," they wrote later in the caption. "We were exhausted, we had just been told all of our funds were used and our home was torn apart with bubbling floors laid."<a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYXZdXklhou/">In another Instagram post</a>, the Hawleys wrote that they told the Merediths not to come back after they asked for the additional money, choosing to figure out how to fix their home without their help. "People with 'celebrity' status can't have power over others just because they feel like they can," Hawley told Insider, adding that "the Magnolia name (as well as Chip and Jo's)" gave them "a sense of safety and security" in working with the Merediths."There are many families and even businesses that have been harmed by these people," she added, speaking of the Merediths. "It all needs to be put to an end."Vienna and Rob Goates also shared their "Home Work" experience on Friday via Instagram.The Goateses, who have five children, wrote in an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYbZH8arNj9/">Instagram post</a> that they gave the Merediths $50,000 for the $100,000 renovation they were going to do on their home in February 2020. According to the same post, the Goateses wired the money after Candis asked them for the amount to secure deposits for subcontractors working on their home.According to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYbZMIBLPDU/">another Instagram post</a> from the Goateses, months passed and work did not begin on their home, and when Rob was laid off in May 2020, Candis told the couple that she could help pay for the renovations. The couple said they tried to give Candis the benefit of the doubt, particularly because she came endorsed by the Gaineses."We had faith in the reputation of Chip and Joanna and their beloved Magnolia brand and Candis's repeated assurances that everything would work out," Vienna wrote on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYbZRRdr4GD/">Instagram</a>. The Goateses told Insider that by September 2020 the Merediths still had not started working on their home, and they decided to ask for their money back. They said Candis agreed to pay them back, but she kept delaying payments — even after the couple hired a lawyer.To date, according to the Goateses' <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYbZsKirEt4/">Instagram</a>, the Merediths have paid them $14,000 of the $50,000 they owe.The Goateses told Insider they were hesitant about going public with their allegations, but it felt like the only option they had left. "We've been doing everything in our power to resolve this privately for the last two years," Vienna said. "We got a lawyer. We went through all the proper channels. We tried our best, and it just never happened."The couple said they also reached out to a Discovery+ lawyer, but that the attorney "brushed off" their concerns."They said that 'we believe that they intend to repay you and you've already got a lawyer involved, so we don't feel that this is something we need to get involved with,'" Vienna said of her email exchange with the lawyer. "The knowledge that we're in the right here, that we were kind and that we always took the high road, is some comfort," the Goateses wrote in an Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYbaRMjLpzH/">post</a> about the experience. "That kindness and our extreme patience were taken advantage of, and that is such a huge violation that we feel so deeply, but our consciences are clear, and that's no small thing."<h2>Magnolia Network says it's investigating the claims made against the Merediths, though the couple denies the allegations</h2>In a statement provided to Insider, Allison Page, the president of Magnolia Network, confirmed that the Merediths' show would be pulled from the network."Magnolia Network is aware that certain homeowners have expressed concerns about renovation projects undertaken by Candis and Andy Meredith," the statement said. "Within the last day, we have learned additional information about the scope of these issues, and we have decided to remove 'Home Work' from the Magnolia Network line up pending a review of the claims that have been made." In a statement to Insider that was also <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYb-tnoF8GZ/">shared on Instagram</a>, the Merediths denied the claims by the Hawleys, the Goateses, and Bennion."Although we cannot speak for anyone but ourselves, we can say that we have always tried to give everything we have to make anyone we work with happy," the couple wrote, adding that they "adamantly deny" they stole money from clients. "It is true that we are sometimes left with outstanding balances, but we always pay, even if it takes some time for us to make arrangements," the statement read.The Merediths also provided Insider with a link to a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hotcocoareads/?utm_medium=copy_link">satisfied client's Instagram page</a>. The user, who goes by @hotcocoareads, shared photos of a reading cottage designed by the duo and wrote that "Andy and Candis did beautiful work" and that though the project "took longer than I hoped, I ultimately feel that Candis truly wanted me to love the space."<div type="image" title="An Instagram story screengrab showing a reading cottage designed by Andy and Candis Meredith of &quot;Home Work.&quot;" height="1274" width="710" msid="88766790" hostid="261"></div>In their statement, the Merediths also questioned the timing of the public allegations, saying the claims coming out the week their show was supposed to premiere was intended to "hurt us the most.""The fact that this story is coming out now is extremely calculated," they added. "One day we may have the courage to put everything out publicly, to defend ourselves against the 'Instagram mafia' that was called up. But in this moment, we know that anything we say will only be turned against us and hurt so many more."

Chip and Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Network pulls show after homeowners allege that makeovers ruined their houses

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="12053943" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="joanna-gaines" source="Orion">Joanna Gaines</keyword> just published the spring issue of the <keyword id="13154545" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="magnolia-journal" source="Orion">Magnolia Journal</keyword>.</li><li>She wrote in an essay that she felt "unbalanced" last year because she was giving so much to others.</li></ul><a href="https://www.insider.com/category/joanna-gaines">Joanna Gaines</a> opened up about prioritizing herself in the newest edition of the <keyword id="12948905" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="magnolia" source="Orion">Magnolia</keyword> Journal.The spring issue of Gaines' quarterly magazine hit newsstands on Friday. In a personal essay published in the magazine, Gaines wrote that she was feeling "unbalanced" in 2021, as <a href="https://people.com/home/joanna-gaines-on-the-extreme-steps-she-took-to-nurture-herself-during-a-rough-patch-last-year/">People</a> reported."I found myself in this place late last year. Unbalanced by how much I was pouring out without being poured into in the ways I really needed," Gaines wrote, as reported by People.It's not surprising Gaines felt off-kilter in 2021, given the year she and her husband and business partner Chip Gaines had. In addition to running the myriad of businesses they own in Waco, Texas, the Gaineses were filming a new season of "Fixer Upper: Welcome <keyword id="11898442" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="home" source="Orion">Home</keyword>" and preparing for the <a href="https://www.insider.com/video-chip-and-joanna-gaines-original-fixer-upper-casting-tape-2022-1">cable launch of Magnolia Network</a> for January 2022. It previously launched on Discovery+.<div type="image" title="Chip and Joanna Gaines" height="1247" width="1663" msid="89509487" hostid="261"></div>"I was learning that a well that's only ever knee-deep can't outlast a drought and that I had to figure out what it was that would pull me out of the grind and give me renewed perspective," Gaines said of the year's toll on her in Magnolia Journal, according to People.Gaines went on to write that she decided to seek support from things she already knows bring her joy."I considered what I'm already drawn to, what I already know wakes me up and brings me life — nature, the garden, being in my kitchen, and the peace that meets me there — and I leaned in," she wrote."For weeks, I pored over books, threw my hands into the soil, and filled every surface of the house with jars for canning just about anything," Gaines went on to write, according to People.Gaines wrote that she was so focused on caring for herself that her family was a bit taken aback, People reported."My family joked that I'd gone a little extreme, but for the first time in a long time I felt full, truly full," she added. "And at the end of those days, I was bursting with so much more to give. And really, that's all that I was after." Although the cable launch of Magnolia was a ratings success, according to a press release from Discovery+ shared with Insider, the release wasn't smooth sailing for the Gaineses.Magnolia <a href="https://www.insider.com/timeline-chip-and-joanna-gaines-magnolia-network-home-work-controversy-2022-1">temporarily pulled one of its original series "Home Work" from its lineup</a> after homeowners featured on the series alleged hosts <a href="https://www.insider.com/who-are-candis-and-andy-meredith-magnolia-network-controversy-2022-1">Candis and Andy Meredith</a> ruined their houses and cost them tens of thousands of dollars. The Merediths have since <a href="https://www.insider.com/andy-candis-meredith-refute-claims-homeowners-made-against-show-2022-1">refuted the claims</a>, and Magnolia <a href="https://www.insider.com/home-work-will-return-to-magnolia-network-after-controversy-2022-1">returned the series to its lineup</a> just three weeks after the scandal unfolded.

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