Get real with: Jeff Devlin
Who: Host, contractor, main dude on "I Hate My Bath," which airs at 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays on the DIY Network.
Who: Host, contractor, main dude on "I Hate My Bath," which airs at 10:30 p.m. Tuesdays on the DIY Network.
Age: 38
From: Born in Northeast Philly, raised in Langhorne.
Now: West Chester
Growing up local: When not in class at Neshaminy High School, a teenage Devlin discovered his calling in the industrial arts. His favorite projects were birdhouses he built out of old pallets and sold at craft shows. "I nailed 'em together and called it a career," he said.
On the show: Each week, he happy-go-luckily meets mostly Midwestern homeowners on a budget and turns their ugly bathrooms - you know the kind: raggedy fiberglass tub, teensy shower, stained drop ceiling - into a plumbed space in which anyone would proud to spend quality time.
Staying local: Though most nights the family has dinner at home in their 200-year-old farmhouse, on special occasions, Devlin will take the wife and kids to nearby Goose Creek Grill, or, on special occasions, to a Phils' home game or Elfreth's Alley. "We're old-house buffs," he said.
Keepin' it real: When he's not commuting to Minnesota to tape the show, he's nailing nails for School House Woodworking, his small, specialized remodeling company.