Ryan Prosser: The Bath Crasher

Plymouth remodeler Ryan Prosser breaks down and busts up barriers to a common Plymouth redo—the bathroom—only he’s doing it on national television.

By: Andy Greder | From the issue: March 2012

Photo: Emily J. Davis

Ryan Prosser

As a producer, cameramen, assistants and a sound guy mill around the Plymouth set of an upcoming Bath Crashers episode, star Matt Muenster is looking out for his Plymouth contractor.

“Can somebody get that big chunk of sheetrock dust out of Ryan’s hair?” Muenster asks.

Pardon Ryan Prosser if he isn’t polished. Before the dust is promptly brushed aside, the man behind Prosser Construction was briskly finishing a bathroom expansion and remodel in the matter of a few frantic days for the weekly DIY Network show.

“Quiet on the set,” the producer shouts.

Prosser takes his place next to Muenster as they gave “Babs*” the first glimpse of her decadent new bathroom digs on Terraceview Lane in Plymouth.

“Oh, my, it’s beautiful!” Babs says.

“It’s frilly, it’s fancy, it’s elegant,” Muenster says as he shows her the show-record two layers of crown molding, the glistening chandelier, the spacious makeup station and other elegant elements.

“It’s more than I wanted,” Babs says.

She was soon scoping out the shower when Muenster whipped the curtain shut.

“Who is gonna luffa my back?” Babs asks.

“Ryan?” Muenster shouts.

It’s a joke, but Prosser has shown a serious ability to do it all. When a fellow contractor couldn’t do a Bath Crashers episode in November 2010, Prosser filled in.

“I was tickled pink to do it, and after one, they said, ‘Welcome to the team,’” Prosser said as the bathroom unveiling gave way to beers and champagne toasts at a post-show party.

Prosser has done more than 10 episodes of Bath Crashers—from Burnsville to St. Paul and from Eden Prairie to Coon Rapids—in the past 15 months. The episodes mean that he has to work long days and schedule subcontracts for his other projects. (During this December taping in Plymouth, Prosser had other job sites in Plymouth, Edina and Maple Grove.) But managing this workload allows for routine TV appearances—and the resulting marketing benefits.

“It adds credibility to say we work with Bath Crashers,” says Prosser, who has been in business for himself for three years and has worked in the field for 15.

To receive this marketing opportunity, though, Prosser and others—such as plumbers and electricians—often work through the night.

The Bathcrashers team, including Ryan Prosser, right, host Matt Muenster, center, and Seth Smolich.