Here's How Much Time Bobby Berk Has To Renovate Homes On Queer Eye

Renovating a house is a massive project that can take over six months due to the prep work, physical work, and clean-up. When you're watching home renovation shows, the hosts make constant updates in a short amount of time. You've probably wondered how long it takes them to complete a single home renovation in real-time, especially when one person is in charge.

For example, Bobby Berk from "Queer Eye" has all the power in decision-making when he's getting ready to transform a home but only has less than a week to complete it. While the other hosts can get their roles done quicker, like Jonathan Van Ness giving the homeowners a makeover with a haircut or Antoni Poworski changing the homeowner's eating habits, Berk does a lot to create a functional living space.

In the little time Berk has to renovate a home, he's also thinking ahead of how his next project will look. He's working nonstop to ensure every homeowner gets a fair chance and their best home. One week is hardly any time for the average person to change a couple of rooms, but Berk has to make significant changes that are meant to take months. Here's a breakdown behind his mastermind home renovations.

Before Bobby Berk and his team renovate the house that week, they look for a massive warehouse to store various furniture and décor they can use throughout the season. When the Fab Five meet with the homeowners, Berk assesses the house and what he and his team need to get done. He has a four-day timeframe — the team meets the homeowners on Tuesday, and Berk needs to finish renovating by Friday, per Netflix Tudum.

Luckily, his team gets a head start on the project. While Berk is working on the renovation for the week, a few of his teammates will visit the following location to map out the best plan based on the measurements they took.

Berk and his team figure out which rooms they'll be renovating and create a plan on what colors they will use to order furniture pieces. They get the renovations done in three days due to the number of workers they have on their team. Throughout the season, Berk will have four central teammates that go with him to each house, and then when it's time to do the work, they hire local workers. There are always less than 10 people working to get everything done.

In a perfect world, the plan you set up is the one that gets done, but sometimes it doesn't happen that way. Bobby Berk knows a thing or two about pivots. Since the Fab Five team meet the heroes for the first time on a Tuesday, Berk takes that day to get to know them. As he learns more about their personalities and what needs their home should have, it makes it easier on Berk to find home goods that tailor to the Heroes.

However, there have been a few times when things have gone off track, and Berk and his team have had to make last-minute changes. For example, he upholstered sofa cushions with Ikea curtains because the cushions he ordered didn't arrive on time. Or the time Berk had to renovate more of the upstairs in episode 3 "Dega Don't" in season 1 instead of the planned basement because the hero spent too much time in it (via Netflix Tudum).

Berk wanted the nominee Cory to spend more time with his family, so they had to rework their design plan and finish it by Friday. Other pivots include making furniture or decor with the homeowners that show off their personality in the home. Regardless of the unexpected twists and turns, Berk and his team always know how to fix any issue and still meet their deadline.