{{short description|Television series}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | genre = Reality | creator = | director = | starring = Matt Blashaw (2011–2014)<br>Ahmed Hassan (2008–2011) | theme_music_composer = Ron Wasserman (2017-present) | open_theme = | country = United States | language = English | location = All over the world | num_seasons = 13 | num_episodes = 173 | list_episodes = | runtime = | network = DIY Network | executive_producer = | company = Big Table Media | first_aired = {{Start date|2008|04|07}} | last_aired = {{End date|2017|06|24}} | related = }} '''''Yard Crashers''''' is a television show on the DIY Network that surprises home owners with a brand-new yard. The show is hosted by Matt Blashaw who is a licensed contractor. Like other "crasher" shows on the DIY Network, Blashaw and his crew ambush homeowners while they are home improvement shopping, follow them back to their homes, tear apart their yards and help them do a complete backyard makeover. They do the complete renovation in two filming days.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bashaw|first1=Matt|title=THE TRUTH BEHIND "YARD CRASHERS"|url=http://mattblashaw.com/blog/2014/2/24/the-truth-behind-yard-crashers|access-date=17 September 2014|publisher=MattBlashaw.com|date=24 February 2014|archive-date=October 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021144526/http://mattblashaw.com/blog/2014/2/24/the-truth-behind-yard-crashers|url-status=dead}}</ref> The previous host, Ahmed Hassan (2008–2011), was replaced by Matt Blashaw in 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title="Yard Crashers:" Ahmed Hassan Replaced by New Host|url=http://hookedonhouses.net/2012/04/10/yard-crashers-ahmed-hassan-replaced-by-new-host/|access-date=17 September 2014|publisher=HookedOnHouses.net|date=10 April 2012}}</ref> Blashaw is also taking a hiatus from the show, hosting HGTV's ''Vacation House For Free'', starting summer 2014. Chris Lambton will temporarily host ''Yard Crashers''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hammontree|first1=Amy|title=Chris Lambton Takes the Reins on DIY Network's Yard Crashers|url=http://www.scrippsnetworksinteractive.com/newsroom/company-news/Pages/Chris-Lambton-Takes-the-Reins-on-DIY-Network%E2%80%99s-Yard-Crashers-.aspx|access-date=17 September 2014|publisher=ScrippsNetworksInteractive.com|date=7 May 2014}}</ref>
==See also== * ''Bath Crashers'' * ''Candice Tells All'' * ''Divine Design'' * ''Fixer Upper'' * ''Flip or Flop'' * ''Income Property'' * ''Love It or List It'' * ''Property Brothers'' * ''Take This House and Sell It''
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==External links== * [http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/shows_dseq/ DIY Network Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302082100/http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/shows_dseq |date=March 2, 2009 }} * {{IMDb title|id=1261389|title=Yard Crashers}} * [http://www.diynetwork.com/matt-blashaw-bio/bio/index.html Matt Blashaw Bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718073832/http://www.diynetwork.com/matt-blashaw-bio/bio/index.html |date=July 18, 2014 }} * [http://www.diynetwork.com/ahmed-hassan-bio/bio/index.html Ahmed Hassan Bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718062454/http://www.diynetwork.com/ahmed-hassan-bio/bio/index.html |date=July 18, 2014 }}
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