Wrecklamation

Total Wrecklamation opens viewers' eyes to all that can be salvaged and provides consumers with ideas they can use in their own homes. Floorboards to chandeliers, bathtubs to banisters, even stone walkways and shrubbery are given a second life by bargain hunters who know the value of a good deal at Jodi's auctions. It's one of the few places that young homeowners can go head-to-head with a salvage expert or antique dealer, and still come out a winner.

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Total Wrecklamation Episode: Saving Green

The "Queen of Green" Jodi Murphy has more on her plate now than ever before! The first order of business is auctioning off materials for reuse from a stunning remodel in Hinsdale. On auction day, the competition gets heated when + READ MORE

Trash or Cash: Antique Slipper Tub (Video)

This antique slipper tub retails at $3,800. A claw foot bathtub can add real personality to a bathroom, but will these bidders appreciate its antique charm? Jodi even tries to use her 'mental powers' to connect with the bidders. Find + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Episode: Ultimate Recycling Center (Video)

Total Wrecklamation host Jodi Murphy visits the ultimate recycling center: Waste Management Construction & Demolition's recycling facility. She is excited to find out that 75% of the demolition waste at the Oakland center is diverted from the landfill. She decides + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Episode: Kitchens, Toilets and Doorknobs, Oh My!

A beautiful, brick, Italian style home is facing a complete interior remodel and it's not the first time this home has had a face-lift. Jodi finds materials original to the house that date back 80 years as well as + READ MORE

Are you Auction Savvy?

Jodi Murphy from Wrecklamation Nation is one determined demolition auctioneer! She finds homes doomed that are doomed for the wrecking ball and auctions off the reusable materials left inside. In this quiz, guess how much Jodi got for each item. + READ MORE

Jodi Says: Sometimes Auctions Can Be Pretty Rough

Auctions are extremely dynamic. That's what I love about them. That's what I hate about them. They can switch on a dime, great bidding one moment, great begging the next. Some auction days, you're the bird, and some auction days + READ MORE

Jodi Says: Funky City Auctions Can Be Great

This was such a cool house because it had such a wide range of materials for sale. From antique to modern, I knew it would appeal to a wide spectrum of buyers. One thing about working in the city, suburbanites + READ MORE

Trash or Cash: Onyx Sink (Video)

Jodi has found a custom sink made of onyx with 24-karat gold leaf, worth $5,000 at retail. This item could make a fantastic centerpiece in a bathroom, if Jodi can get bidders interested. Will she get a deal or find + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Episode: The Little Jodi that Could

Little does she know it, but Jodi is about to take on her toughest auction to date. The home is being completely remodeled so the brand new cherry wood master bathroom, fireplace mantels, flooring and entire kitchen are on their + READ MORE

Jodi Says: We Salvaged Amazing Things from this Remarkable House

I know, I know, you can't believe that this house was coming down. I couldn't believe it either. But, since it was, I was determined to do it justice. This caliber of home is not typical, not by a long + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Episode: The Fairest of Them All

This is Jodi's biggest auction ever! A home in the Hinsdale area of Chicago is full of beautiful materials that need a new home. Three giant wood paneled rooms, leaded glass floor to ceiling window, antique light fixtures, hand carved + READ MORE

Trash or Cash: Bathroom Mirror (Video)

A new bathroom mirror can cost $80 or more at retail, plus it requires untold amounts of energy for its production and transport. At auction, the same thing is available for a fraction of the price which means everyone, from + READ MORE

Trash or Cash: Stackable Washer-Dryer (Video)

A stackable washer-dryer unit saves space and energy but can cost $1,000 or more at retail. When Jodi finds one to salvage, the bidders are offered a deep discount, with the starting price set at $500. Will the price drop, + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Episode: Something Old, Something New

Homes slated for Jodi's auctions are sometimes filled with “gems,” while others are loaded with more contemporary features. Jodi has her sights set on a Lincoln Park home in north Chicago that has both. Some highlights include wrought iron stair + READ MORE

Trash or Cash: Attic Stairs

A new set of fold-down attic stairs retails for $150. When Jodi discovers a sturdy set in an old house, they can be had for much less. But can she find a bidder who wants them? Will they offer a + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Episode: Expect the Unexpected

Host Jodi Murphy faces a huge challenge this week with a four-bedroom home in Evanston, Illinois. The interior is somewhat dated, which means Jodi has her work cut out for her trying to auction older light fixtures, bathrooms and + READ MORE

Jodi Says: My Daughters Have Been Salvaging Homes Since They Were Kids!

My daughters have worked with me since, well pretty much their entire lives. Indentured servitude is such a harsh word...I prefer, well, indentured servitude pretty much sums it up. But man oh man, was it great training for them. + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Episode: A Grand Victorian

A home in the Chicago suburb of Hinsdale is up for auction. Enter Jodi Murphy who must recycle all the contents of the home to prevent it from ending up in a landfill. Dozens of bidders hoping to score unreal + READ MORE

Trash or Cash: Window Treatments

It's time for Trash or Cash and this time Jodi says "be kind, buy blind." These designer window treatments cost hundreds of dollars at retail, but bidders have a chance to get a big deal at auction. Can Jodi find + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Episode: Completing the Home

Host Jodi Murphy turns her auctioning sights to a three-story townhouse in the trendy Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. Things look promising right from the start: in-demand pine flooring, stylish master bath fixtures, and kitchen cabinets to die for. + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Video: Luck of the Irish

This brick Tudor-style house in Chicago is almost 85 years old, but its awkward floor plan prevents it from being remodeled. Unfortunately, that means it must be demolished, but not before Jodi sells off this home's hidden treasures to eager + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Episode: Luck of the Irish

Jodi's next house is a beautiful Tudor in Downer's Grove, IL. The auction attracts everyday bargain hunters and salvage pros. Jodi is determined to save as much of this house as she can. When the items are added up, they + READ MORE

Trash or Cash: Fireplace Tools

A deer gave his antlers for this set of fireplace tools, but what will the auction goers give? Jodi appraises the set at a retail value of $300 but starts the bidding much lower. Two potential buyers emerge and both + READ MORE

Jodi Says: We Salvaged 85 Percent of the Lake Michigan House!

Well, all I can say is I tried! This tired house right on Lake Michigan was not an ideal Murco project. I know what my buyers are looking for and for the most part is wasn't here. Neither were my + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Episode: Out With the Old, In With the New

The shores of Lake Michigan are where Jodi Murphy finds her latest home for auction. Between the limestone portico, entrance ironwork, and marble mantles it's more a matter of who can carry these over sized goods away than who + READ MORE

Trash or Cash: The Fountain

Is this birdbath worth cash or is it destined for the trash? Total Wrecklamation's Jodi Murphy lets the auction goers decide when an old stone fountain comes up for auction. The bidding is heated and the potential buyers want delivery + READ MORE

Jodi Says: Frozen in Time

Ok Follow me here: Think Tony Orlando and Dawn. "Bannock 3 times on the ceiling if you want me, twice on the pipe, (clink, clink) if you ain't gonna show..." Oh my, sweetness! Sing with me, everyone! I'm talking + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Episode: Frozen in Time

Demolition Auctioneer, Jodi Murphy, is selling the original materials from a brick farm house in an upscale Chicago suburb. But limited inventory, specialized items and freezing temperatures are conspiring against her to pull off a successful auction. Checkout the + READ MORE

Jodi Says: Every Little Bit Counts

In the Jodi Says series, Total Wrecklamation Host Jodi Murphy goes behind the scenes of the Planet Green show all about salvaging would-be waste from home auctions to renew and reuse. When I walked into this tiny but mighty + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation: Good As New

Auctioneer, Jodi Murphy, is selling the original materials from a lakeside mansion in Wilmette, Illinois. The home inventory features an amazing corner library, one of a kind chandeliers, and a unique one of a kind art-deco bar. Check out + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Episode: Every Little Bit Counts

Demolition auctioneer, Jodi Murphy, is on a mission to prove that even a typical suburban home is full of recyclable materials. This 1950s house may not have all the antique items Jodi usually auctions off, but it still has + READ MORE

Interview with Jodi Murphy, Host of Planet Green's Total Wrecklamation

Planet Green: What did you do before you became the Diva O? Deconstruction? Jodi Murphy: I've always run my own business, because...c'mon who would work with me? Who could work with me? I barely can! Entrepreneurship started innocently enough with + READ MORE

Total Wrecklamation Episode: The Heart of the Home

Jodi Murphy is auctioning amazing household items from a million dollar home in the Hinsdale suburb of Chicago. Can she find more than one bidder for these luxurious materials? How much can she recycle? Check out the Planet Green + READ MORE

Jodi'isms

Total Wrecklamation's Jodi Murphy is known for her high-energy pursuit of the greatest finds any about-to-be-demolished building has to offer. In the midst of an auction she has also been known to use her own vocabulary, one that borders on + READ MORE

5 Reuses for: Pillows

Has your fluffy pillow suddenly gone flat? Don't toss your beloved bed buddy! Retire your favorite pillow and then reuse it. Here are my five ways to keep pillows out of trash piles. Beef up your mattress. Who says + READ MORE

5 Reuses for: Ceiling Tiles

If you are renovating your pad and have a pile of leftover ceiling tiles, don’t distress. I’ve got five great ways for you to turn your tiles into treasures. Custom design some floor mats. No, they weren't originally meant + READ MORE

5 Reuses for: Books

If you've got a dusty old collection of books you've never read and you'd like to have something else instead, this is your lucky day. You can repurpose old books even faster than you can read them. Check out + READ MORE

5 Reuses for: Gum Wrappers

Do you absolutely save everything including gum wrappers? If you want to use the wrapper well after you?re done with the gum, check out my five reuses. Make some incredible place mats. Save your wrappers in a place where + READ MORE

5 Reuses for: Bricks

Has a recent renovation project left you with a boatload of bricks?  If you?re looking for some creative ways to repurpose them, look no further.  I?ve got five ways you can reuse those bricks inside and outside the house.  Build + READ MORE

5 Reuses for: Shower Curtains II

Thinking about changing up the color of your bathroom, but don't want to abandon your favorite shower curtain? Wipe your weeping eyes and read my five reuses for it. I promise your rubber ducky patterned prize won't have to + READ MORE

5 Reuses for: Cardboard Boxes

Did you just move into a new place and want to make use of all those pricey cardboard boxes? If you're bored with recycling the cardboard, check out my five easy reuses. Make a shoe rug. If you don't + READ MORE

Why Demolish a Home

Most homeowners consider their houses to be sources of pride and joy, but some find their homes to be sources of stress and frustration. In these cases, instead of working with what already exists, many choose to demolish the dwelling + READ MORE

How Much Money Are We Talking?

Most homeowners probably don't have an $80,000 kitchen installed in the houses that they're about to bulldoze, but some could be surprised by what their appliances, materials and furniture are worth at a demolition auction. According to Chicago-based demolition auctioneer + READ MORE

Demolition Auction Dos and Don'ts

Did chills run down your spine when you saw a homeowner on Wrecklamation buy a like-new deep freezer for pennies on the dollar? Did you work up a sweat just watching Jodi auction off an unused sauna that would be + READ MORE

Meet Your Host

Nearly 20 years ago, Chicago-based demolition auctioneer Jodi Murphy was just an ambitious home rehabber with a maxed out mortgage, looking for ways to cut costs on her renovations. As with most first-time homeowners, Jodi had dreams that were far + READ MORE

About the Show

Total Wrecklamation opens viewers' eyes to all that can be salvaged and provides consumers with ideas they can use in their own homes. Floorboards to chandeliers, bathtubs to banisters, even stone walkways and shrubbery are given a second life by + READ MORE

Wrecklamation Photos

Sometimes it can be disconcerting to see beautiful and seemingly perfect houses sitting on the auction block and ready for demolition. While we can't prevent homeowners from destroying these homes, Jodi can at least salvage as much material as she + READ MORE