Jana Duggar Shows Off Her Nebraska Fixer Upper with New Husband — and Calls on Dad Jim Bob for Help!

Mar. 15, 2025

Jana Duggaris sharing an update on her Nebraska fixer upper!The formerCounting Onstar, 34, brought her YouTube subscribers on atour of the homethat she’s renovating with her new husbandStephen Wissmann. In addition to giving a rundown of the space, Jana showed off a little bit of the demo process — and enlisted the help of her dadJim Bob Duggarand her sisters.“My dad and some of my sisters have come up to help us with demo day at our fixer upper,” she explains in the video.The camera cuts to Jim Bob teaching them how to remove the closet doors from one of the rooms. She then shows her sisters helping to remove the carpets and calls the process “a little gross” when they discover some moisture underneath.In another scene, Jim Bob and Wissmann work together to rip out one of the walls. Over the clip, Jana writes, “Of course, we have plenty of fun on the job too!”Jana Duggar’s sisters helping with her fixer upper.Jana Duggar/YouTubeEarlier in the video, Jana explains how she and her husband plan to demolish the wall between the first and second bedroom to create one large primary suite.Stephen Wissmann and Jim Bob Duggar pulling apart one of the walls.Jana Duggar/YouTubeAfter the wall is out, she marvels at how the space looks “so much bigger.” She also notes how grateful she is for her helpers.“It’s amazing to me how fast a project like this can move along with so many people in here volunteering their time and energy to help. We are so thankful for all the extra workers,” she says.Jim Bob Duggar demonstrating how to remove closet doors.Jana Duggar/YouTubeWhile giving a tour of the five-bedroom abode, Jana brings viewers downstairs and reveals how the expansive living area might be turned into a game room or a home theater.Upstairs, she notes how they want to rip out the glossy wood floor in the open kitchen and living space as it’s “noisy” to walk on and “it never looks clean.” They also ripped out one of the closets to make the room feel even bigger.Stephen Wissmann in the soon-to-be primary suite.Jana Duggar/YouTube“Even though this place feels a bit gutted, I have to say, just looking out here, I am so in love with this natural light,” she says. “That is something that this home really has going for it. Lots of great windows on every side. I can’t wait to see how this place comes together.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The open living room and kitchen area.Jana Duggar/YouTubeJana — who is the eldest daughter of Jim Bob andMichelle Duggar’s 19 children —tied the knotwith Wissmann in Prairie Grove, Ark. on Thursday, Aug. 15. During an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the former TLC star revealed her and her husband’s plans to relocate to Wissmann’s hometown in Nebraska.“He has a little house we bought that we’ve been fixing up and getting pulled together, and so that’s been fun,” Jana shared.Over the years, Jana says she worried that getting married might not be in the cards for her.Darian Kaia Photography"I think as I got older, it definitely came on more and more and it felt like, ‘Okay, this isn’t happening. Let me figure out something else, maybe I’m supposed to be doing something else,’ " she says.Jana says she “dated around,” but nothing ever materialized. “I’m just like, ‘What is it? Is it me? Do I have a problem?'“She adds, “I haven’t always understood what the bigger picture is, but I know that God knows what is best for all of us. And so for me, it’s getting married later. Each of our stories will be written differently. If we were all the exact same, it would be a boring life. So I think it’s neat how God orchestrates.”

Jana Duggaris sharing an update on her Nebraska fixer upper!

The formerCounting Onstar, 34, brought her YouTube subscribers on atour of the homethat she’s renovating with her new husbandStephen Wissmann. In addition to giving a rundown of the space, Jana showed off a little bit of the demo process — and enlisted the help of her dadJim Bob Duggarand her sisters.

“My dad and some of my sisters have come up to help us with demo day at our fixer upper,” she explains in the video.

The camera cuts to Jim Bob teaching them how to remove the closet doors from one of the rooms. She then shows her sisters helping to remove the carpets and calls the process “a little gross” when they discover some moisture underneath.

In another scene, Jim Bob and Wissmann work together to rip out one of the walls. Over the clip, Jana writes, “Of course, we have plenty of fun on the job too!”

Jana Duggar’s sisters helping with her fixer upper.Jana Duggar/YouTube