1 00:00:01,468 --> 00:00:03,202 DAVE: We're building our dream home out here in Missouri. 2 00:00:03,303 --> 00:00:04,870 STEPHANIE: This is not gonna be your typical cabin 3 00:00:04,971 --> 00:00:06,105 in the woods. 4 00:00:06,206 --> 00:00:09,274 DAVE: This build is as remote as you could imagine. 5 00:00:09,376 --> 00:00:11,744 We don't know what to expect. 6 00:00:11,845 --> 00:00:13,312 I'm not sure we're going to be able to make it. 7 00:00:15,181 --> 00:00:17,716 STEPHANIE: Mother nature apparently has other plans. 8 00:00:17,817 --> 00:00:18,550 Whoa. 9 00:00:18,651 --> 00:00:20,819 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! 10 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:22,021 Unbelievable. 11 00:00:22,122 --> 00:00:24,423 I'm looking at a hydraulic leak on our main boom. 12 00:00:24,491 --> 00:00:25,891 Keep going! 13 00:00:25,992 --> 00:00:27,026 STEPHANIE: Out here, off the grid, 14 00:00:27,127 --> 00:00:28,527 there's no fire stations nearby. 15 00:00:28,595 --> 00:00:29,862 Oh, my gosh. 16 00:00:29,963 --> 00:00:31,330 I was not expecting it to go all the way to the top yet. 17 00:00:31,431 --> 00:00:33,232 Fire is not something to play with. 18 00:00:33,333 --> 00:00:34,566 DAVE: I probably am scared of heights. 19 00:00:34,667 --> 00:00:35,601 - No! - Whoa! 20 00:00:35,702 --> 00:00:36,435 No! 21 00:00:36,536 --> 00:00:37,269 Ah! 22 00:00:37,370 --> 00:00:38,437 You have got to be kidding me. 23 00:00:38,538 --> 00:00:40,606 It's not even close. 24 00:00:40,707 --> 00:00:42,474 This project is gonna be the death of me. 25 00:00:42,575 --> 00:00:44,143 Let's hope for miracles. 26 00:00:44,244 --> 00:00:46,945 NARRATOR: Are you ready to go off the grid? 27 00:00:48,548 --> 00:00:52,384 [music playing] 28 00:00:55,455 --> 00:00:56,355 Vincent van Goat! 29 00:00:57,957 --> 00:00:59,291 Kevin Bacon! 30 00:00:59,392 --> 00:01:00,459 Look at all of them! 31 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:01,560 Pig tails! 32 00:01:01,661 --> 00:01:02,361 Piggies! 33 00:01:02,462 --> 00:01:03,162 Come on! 34 00:01:03,263 --> 00:01:04,596 Come on, piggies! 35 00:01:04,697 --> 00:01:06,932 We just sold our home in the city. 36 00:01:07,033 --> 00:01:10,002 And we are here full time, which is a little different 37 00:01:10,103 --> 00:01:11,236 than what we're used to. 38 00:01:11,337 --> 00:01:13,138 Hi, Vincent van Goat. 39 00:01:13,239 --> 00:01:15,908 Hey, you guys are a bunch of pigs. 40 00:01:16,009 --> 00:01:18,010 We don't know what to expect. 41 00:01:18,111 --> 00:01:18,811 Here, come on. 42 00:01:18,912 --> 00:01:19,611 There you go. 43 00:01:19,712 --> 00:01:20,546 How dare you, goat? 44 00:01:20,647 --> 00:01:21,747 Oh, Kevin. 45 00:01:21,848 --> 00:01:22,748 DAVE (VOICEOVER): I'm Dave. 46 00:01:22,849 --> 00:01:23,749 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): And I'm Steph. 47 00:01:23,850 --> 00:01:24,817 DAVE (VOICEOVER): And we're building 48 00:01:24,918 --> 00:01:26,318 our dream home out here in the Taum Sauk 49 00:01:26,419 --> 00:01:27,653 Mountain Range of Missouri. 50 00:01:32,525 --> 00:01:33,892 They were hungry, weren't they, Sutton? 51 00:01:33,993 --> 00:01:34,760 Yummy, yummy. 52 00:01:34,861 --> 00:01:35,594 I love this food. 53 00:01:36,896 --> 00:01:38,297 DAVE (VOICEOVER): We're a family of four. 54 00:01:38,398 --> 00:01:40,966 Mama's gonna get you! 55 00:01:41,067 --> 00:01:42,935 DAVE (VOICEOVER): We have a beautiful one-year-old daughter 56 00:01:43,036 --> 00:01:45,504 named Monroe and a five-year-old son named Sutton. 57 00:01:47,040 --> 00:01:48,440 Five going on 15. 58 00:01:48,541 --> 00:01:49,575 Sometimes. 59 00:01:52,378 --> 00:01:54,713 The build site is located in southeast Missouri, about 60 00:01:54,814 --> 00:01:56,148 three hours from St. Louis. 61 00:01:59,119 --> 00:02:02,788 This build is as remote as you could imagine. 62 00:02:02,889 --> 00:02:04,957 We got 500 acres here. 63 00:02:05,058 --> 00:02:06,892 It's an amazing piece of property. 64 00:02:07,026 --> 00:02:08,193 We got pastures. 65 00:02:08,294 --> 00:02:10,162 You have mostly forest. 66 00:02:10,263 --> 00:02:12,831 And you have a lot of ridges, steep hills, 67 00:02:12,932 --> 00:02:15,067 a lot of creeks running through it. 68 00:02:15,201 --> 00:02:18,003 So really, it has everything but desert. 69 00:02:18,104 --> 00:02:19,805 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): It's just an untouched area 70 00:02:19,906 --> 00:02:22,307 that has a lot of beauty to it. 71 00:02:22,408 --> 00:02:23,976 What makes this land really special, 72 00:02:24,077 --> 00:02:25,744 though, is the fact that it's been in my family 73 00:02:25,845 --> 00:02:27,446 since the 1950s. 74 00:02:27,514 --> 00:02:29,081 My grandparents first purchased this 75 00:02:29,182 --> 00:02:31,150 so they could have a place to raise their family 76 00:02:31,251 --> 00:02:32,751 and then eventually retire. 77 00:02:32,852 --> 00:02:34,953 They started the farm, and they made it their home, 78 00:02:35,054 --> 00:02:36,588 along with my uncle John. 79 00:02:36,689 --> 00:02:39,491 The land has been in our family about 60 years. 80 00:02:39,592 --> 00:02:42,561 But my grandfather recently passed away and handed 81 00:02:42,662 --> 00:02:43,929 it down to the next generation. 82 00:02:45,932 --> 00:02:47,266 Good job locking the gate. 83 00:02:50,036 --> 00:02:51,170 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): We're building 84 00:02:51,271 --> 00:02:52,938 a modern cabin off grid. 85 00:02:53,039 --> 00:02:54,506 It's about 2,000 square feet. 86 00:02:54,607 --> 00:02:57,910 And it's got nearly 900 square feet of outdoor living space. 87 00:02:58,011 --> 00:02:59,278 When you walk in the door, you are 88 00:02:59,379 --> 00:03:01,180 gonna feel like you are in the city, 89 00:03:01,281 --> 00:03:02,981 but you're actually in the woods. 90 00:03:03,082 --> 00:03:04,383 You're gonna to see a coffee bar where 91 00:03:04,484 --> 00:03:06,285 you can sit up, cafe style. 92 00:03:06,386 --> 00:03:08,954 Straight back, you'll see a galley-style kitchen, 93 00:03:09,055 --> 00:03:13,125 spiral staircase, two bedroom, two bath, and an art gallery. 94 00:03:13,226 --> 00:03:14,826 DAVE (VOICEOVER): Some of our off-grid features 95 00:03:14,928 --> 00:03:17,129 are a massive solar array. 96 00:03:17,230 --> 00:03:20,232 And that's gonna power us just like we were in the city. 97 00:03:20,333 --> 00:03:21,567 We have a well pump. 98 00:03:21,668 --> 00:03:24,536 So we're able to pull water, no matter what. 99 00:03:24,637 --> 00:03:27,372 And finally, we have a fireplace to heat the house. 100 00:03:27,473 --> 00:03:28,774 It's a perfect combination of what 101 00:03:28,875 --> 00:03:31,543 we wanted to have the creature comforts of living in the city. 102 00:03:32,879 --> 00:03:33,879 For the past 10 years, we've been 103 00:03:33,980 --> 00:03:35,280 running a home design company. 104 00:03:35,381 --> 00:03:37,516 So we're definitely no strangers to construction. 105 00:03:37,617 --> 00:03:40,118 But this will be a first for us. 106 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:42,588 So our budget is $162,000. 107 00:03:42,689 --> 00:03:45,757 And our project is fast tracked on steroids. 108 00:03:45,858 --> 00:03:48,560 I think we have two months and one week 109 00:03:48,661 --> 00:03:49,928 to get this build done. 110 00:03:50,029 --> 00:03:51,930 It's a big build to get done in a short amount of time. 111 00:03:52,031 --> 00:03:53,932 But we're looking forward to even the challenges 112 00:03:54,033 --> 00:03:54,866 that are gonna come our way. 113 00:03:57,804 --> 00:03:59,738 DAVE (VOICEOVER): First step, clearing the land, 114 00:03:59,839 --> 00:04:00,872 getting ready for concrete. 115 00:04:06,779 --> 00:04:08,280 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): We broke ground. 116 00:04:08,381 --> 00:04:09,615 It's actually we cut the ground. 117 00:04:09,716 --> 00:04:10,649 Oh, he's schooling me. 118 00:04:10,750 --> 00:04:11,450 We cut the ground. 119 00:04:11,551 --> 00:04:12,551 We didn't break ground. 120 00:04:12,652 --> 00:04:13,652 DAVE (VOICEOVER): We cut it away. 121 00:04:13,753 --> 00:04:15,053 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): We cut it away, OK. 122 00:04:15,154 --> 00:04:18,357 [music playing] 123 00:04:27,433 --> 00:04:28,934 How much dirt did you put in there? 124 00:04:30,236 --> 00:04:31,670 I was working. 125 00:04:31,771 --> 00:04:34,873 [laughs] We need to get you some tighter shoes, then. 126 00:04:34,974 --> 00:04:38,143 OK, this just means that we have been productive. 127 00:04:38,244 --> 00:04:39,311 DAVE (VOICEOVER): I agree with that. 128 00:04:39,412 --> 00:04:40,445 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): OK? 129 00:04:40,546 --> 00:04:42,648 That shows that we've made a lot of progress. 130 00:04:42,749 --> 00:04:46,551 [music playing] 131 00:04:57,363 --> 00:04:58,864 DAVE (VOICEOVER): After getting the site leveled 132 00:04:58,931 --> 00:05:00,832 and the foundation trench dug, we're 133 00:05:00,933 --> 00:05:04,069 able to get a concrete truck to the site to pour the footings. 134 00:05:06,906 --> 00:05:08,674 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): You know, so we're cruising right 135 00:05:08,775 --> 00:05:09,675 along, making good progress. 136 00:05:11,978 --> 00:05:14,446 But mother nature apparently has other plans. 137 00:05:17,150 --> 00:05:19,251 We got hit with the remnants of a massive hurricane 138 00:05:19,352 --> 00:05:20,652 down in the Gulf Coast. 139 00:05:20,753 --> 00:05:23,388 Seven to eight inches of rain came down in just a few hours 140 00:05:23,489 --> 00:05:24,823 and caused a ton of flooding. 141 00:05:26,893 --> 00:05:28,860 DAVE (VOICEOVER): We're heading to the site for the first time 142 00:05:28,961 --> 00:05:30,595 since the storm hit to see how things are looking. 143 00:05:30,697 --> 00:05:32,264 And I'll be honest, I'm a little nervous. 144 00:05:40,273 --> 00:05:41,940 Things are not looking great. 145 00:05:42,041 --> 00:05:44,743 So let's try to be positive. 146 00:05:44,844 --> 00:05:46,144 You said you wanted a moat. 147 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:48,413 STEPHANIE: Whoa! 148 00:05:48,514 --> 00:05:49,715 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! 149 00:05:49,816 --> 00:05:51,016 I said I wanted a moat. 150 00:05:51,117 --> 00:05:51,883 I guess I got one. 151 00:06:06,599 --> 00:06:07,265 Holy... 152 00:06:09,802 --> 00:06:10,902 STEPHANIE: Not what you expected? 153 00:06:11,003 --> 00:06:11,703 DAVE: No. 154 00:06:13,139 --> 00:06:13,839 Look at this. 155 00:06:15,408 --> 00:06:16,475 This is not good. 156 00:06:16,576 --> 00:06:19,244 I don't know if the trench walls now 157 00:06:19,345 --> 00:06:21,079 have collapsed on the footing. 158 00:06:21,180 --> 00:06:23,915 We expected walls to be going up at this point. 159 00:06:24,016 --> 00:06:24,950 Not happening. 160 00:06:26,753 --> 00:06:29,621 This is really deflating, isn't it? 161 00:06:29,722 --> 00:06:30,956 Unbelievable. 162 00:06:36,062 --> 00:06:36,762 Look at this. 163 00:06:37,864 --> 00:06:39,131 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): We were making 164 00:06:39,232 --> 00:06:41,600 good progress getting the site ready for the concrete slab. 165 00:06:41,701 --> 00:06:45,804 And then a major hurricane came from Louisiana, well over 500 166 00:06:45,905 --> 00:06:47,105 miles from where we are in Missouri. 167 00:06:47,206 --> 00:06:48,974 DAVE (VOICEOVER): It brought us a ton of rain 168 00:06:49,075 --> 00:06:50,242 the past few days. 169 00:06:50,343 --> 00:06:52,677 And now we're not only stalled, but we're also flooded. 170 00:06:52,779 --> 00:06:53,945 This is not good. 171 00:06:54,046 --> 00:06:55,547 This puts our build way behind. 172 00:06:57,083 --> 00:06:57,883 Unbelievable. 173 00:06:59,886 --> 00:07:01,386 DAVE (VOICEOVER): At this point, all we can do 174 00:07:01,487 --> 00:07:03,021 is wait for this to dry up and hope 175 00:07:03,122 --> 00:07:06,024 it doesn't cause any long-term issues with the foundation. 176 00:07:07,360 --> 00:07:08,627 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): It's taken a couple of weeks, 177 00:07:08,728 --> 00:07:09,828 but everything is dried up. 178 00:07:09,929 --> 00:07:12,464 So the build site is finally coming back to life. 179 00:07:12,565 --> 00:07:13,932 We finally got the backlog poured 180 00:07:14,033 --> 00:07:15,367 so we can move forward with getting the slab 181 00:07:15,468 --> 00:07:16,368 and the foundation complete. 182 00:07:16,469 --> 00:07:17,536 DAVE (VOICEOVER): The cement trucks 183 00:07:17,637 --> 00:07:18,703 will be here tomorrow morning. 184 00:07:18,805 --> 00:07:20,705 And we got a lot of underground plumbing work 185 00:07:20,807 --> 00:07:21,973 to get done before they get here. 186 00:07:24,544 --> 00:07:26,378 Next up, we got the site prep for the slab. 187 00:07:28,247 --> 00:07:29,347 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): We're really 188 00:07:29,449 --> 00:07:32,284 trying to fasten our seat belts here, because it's 189 00:07:32,385 --> 00:07:33,385 gonna be a long ride... 190 00:07:33,486 --> 00:07:34,186 We're gonna do it. 191 00:07:34,287 --> 00:07:35,353 ...Over the next 48 hours. 192 00:07:44,664 --> 00:07:47,065 I'm losing power to my boom. 193 00:07:47,166 --> 00:07:48,834 God, gotta be kidding me. 194 00:07:48,935 --> 00:07:50,101 Let's just hope it's a fitting. 195 00:07:56,075 --> 00:07:57,042 This is ridiculous. 196 00:07:58,744 --> 00:08:02,247 So we were just starting the underground for the plumbing. 197 00:08:02,348 --> 00:08:04,983 And I'm looking at a hydraulic leak on our main boom. 198 00:08:05,084 --> 00:08:06,618 So the machine is pretty much dead. 199 00:08:06,719 --> 00:08:08,320 I'm not sure we're gonna be able to make it. 200 00:08:08,421 --> 00:08:09,387 It sucks. 201 00:08:09,489 --> 00:08:10,689 Can't dig it by hand. 202 00:08:10,790 --> 00:08:12,991 So we sent a guy to get his machine. 203 00:08:13,092 --> 00:08:14,693 And he'll be back in a couple hours, 204 00:08:14,794 --> 00:08:16,761 and we can give it another try. 205 00:08:16,863 --> 00:08:18,263 We'll work till dark. 206 00:08:18,364 --> 00:08:19,130 We'll get it done, though. 207 00:08:25,238 --> 00:08:26,505 DAVE (VOICEOVER): We're burning daylight. 208 00:08:26,606 --> 00:08:28,840 We got another excavator to come in. 209 00:08:28,941 --> 00:08:30,742 So we've been out here since 6:00 in the morning. 210 00:08:30,843 --> 00:08:32,410 So I'm ready to actually go to bed. 211 00:08:32,512 --> 00:08:33,278 But not yet. 212 00:08:33,379 --> 00:08:34,179 We still got work to do. 213 00:08:35,982 --> 00:08:37,716 We got an inch and a half. 214 00:08:37,817 --> 00:08:39,818 Three incher, 66. 215 00:08:39,919 --> 00:08:41,319 Where's that trap at? 216 00:08:44,891 --> 00:08:48,793 [music playing] 217 00:08:52,398 --> 00:08:54,266 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): We spent the wee hours into the night 218 00:08:54,367 --> 00:08:56,535 plumbing by tractor light. 219 00:08:56,636 --> 00:09:00,305 We got through it, barely, barely got through it. 220 00:09:00,406 --> 00:09:03,542 And we are ready for finally that concrete pour. 221 00:09:03,643 --> 00:09:04,342 STEPHANIE: Woo! 222 00:09:07,179 --> 00:09:08,780 It feels really good to be standing over here, 223 00:09:08,881 --> 00:09:10,415 just watching that get that done. 224 00:09:10,516 --> 00:09:11,483 Unbelievable. 225 00:09:13,319 --> 00:09:16,054 We finally have the third and final pour. 226 00:09:16,155 --> 00:09:17,055 We had footings. 227 00:09:17,156 --> 00:09:18,256 We had the back wall. 228 00:09:18,357 --> 00:09:21,226 As you can see, this is the final slab. 229 00:09:21,327 --> 00:09:22,694 Nothing can happen without this. 230 00:09:22,795 --> 00:09:24,095 And it's finally here. 231 00:09:24,196 --> 00:09:27,799 So I remember, as a kid, we did this when I was like five years 232 00:09:27,900 --> 00:09:28,600 old. 233 00:09:28,701 --> 00:09:29,501 How old are you, Sutton? 234 00:09:30,803 --> 00:09:31,503 What? 235 00:09:31,604 --> 00:09:32,637 Almost five. 236 00:09:32,738 --> 00:09:34,072 OK, so you're gonna do it one year before me. 237 00:09:35,508 --> 00:09:36,541 There's your name. 238 00:09:36,642 --> 00:09:37,342 How do you spell it? 239 00:09:37,443 --> 00:09:38,810 S-U-T-T-O-N. 240 00:09:38,911 --> 00:09:39,744 Oh, great. 241 00:09:39,845 --> 00:09:40,879 STEPHANIE: You've come a long way. 242 00:09:40,980 --> 00:09:41,980 This is so exciting. 243 00:09:43,583 --> 00:09:44,449 DAVE: OK, perfect. 244 00:09:44,550 --> 00:09:45,717 Look at that. 245 00:09:45,818 --> 00:09:46,785 There we go. 246 00:09:46,886 --> 00:09:48,987 Always remember, etched in concrete now. 247 00:09:49,088 --> 00:09:50,455 Now we got a slab. 248 00:09:50,556 --> 00:09:51,957 And we're ready for vertical construction. 249 00:09:52,058 --> 00:09:55,760 [music playing] 250 00:10:01,901 --> 00:10:02,601 You're good. 251 00:10:02,702 --> 00:10:03,401 You're good! 252 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:17,282 DAVE: Now you really start to envision your rooms, 253 00:10:17,383 --> 00:10:18,650 your dimensions. 254 00:10:18,751 --> 00:10:19,818 Yeah, it's amazing. 255 00:10:19,919 --> 00:10:20,852 You ready? 256 00:10:20,953 --> 00:10:21,653 Here we go. 257 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:28,660 Keep going. 258 00:10:33,399 --> 00:10:34,065 Right there. 259 00:10:34,166 --> 00:10:34,866 STEPHANIE: Woo! 260 00:10:36,769 --> 00:10:38,837 It's a lot bigger when it's standing up, isn't it? 261 00:10:38,938 --> 00:10:39,904 Yeah. 262 00:10:40,006 --> 00:10:41,039 That couldn't have gone better, actually. 263 00:10:43,776 --> 00:10:45,010 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): While the framers 264 00:10:45,111 --> 00:10:46,811 work on the house for the next couple days, 265 00:10:46,912 --> 00:10:49,614 David and I decided to spend a little time on site cleanup 266 00:10:49,715 --> 00:10:50,548 that we've been putting off. 267 00:10:53,152 --> 00:10:54,519 Since we cleared the land, we have 268 00:10:54,620 --> 00:10:56,254 this massive pile of brush. 269 00:10:56,355 --> 00:10:57,555 We had to go somewhere with it. 270 00:10:57,657 --> 00:10:59,391 So it all got pushed into a pile. 271 00:10:59,492 --> 00:11:02,193 And the idea behind that is to burn the pile. 272 00:11:02,294 --> 00:11:04,829 But we're not really experienced in that area. 273 00:11:04,930 --> 00:11:06,665 DAVE: Let's do a fire line around this. 274 00:11:06,766 --> 00:11:07,999 We'll cut it out. 275 00:11:08,100 --> 00:11:09,968 And we'll get that thing going, because that's an eyesore. 276 00:11:15,975 --> 00:11:17,942 It's a little eerie when you're out here off the grid, 277 00:11:18,044 --> 00:11:19,377 and you're in the middle of nowhere. 278 00:11:19,478 --> 00:11:20,311 There's no hospitals. 279 00:11:20,413 --> 00:11:21,913 There's no fire stations nearby. 280 00:11:22,014 --> 00:11:22,981 I mean, it would... 281 00:11:23,082 --> 00:11:24,282 If I had to make a call for help, 282 00:11:24,383 --> 00:11:25,950 it would take a couple hours for somebody to get here. 283 00:11:26,052 --> 00:11:28,153 So we've got to be very cautious with the way 284 00:11:28,254 --> 00:11:30,588 we approach situations, and especially when you're 285 00:11:30,690 --> 00:11:33,158 playing with fire, because fire is not something to play with. 286 00:11:35,928 --> 00:11:37,696 I have some legitimate concerns. 287 00:11:37,797 --> 00:11:38,830 How many times have you done this? 288 00:11:40,566 --> 00:11:41,232 Before today? 289 00:11:42,368 --> 00:11:43,068 Zero. 290 00:11:44,270 --> 00:11:45,437 STEPHANIE: First thing to keep in mind 291 00:11:45,538 --> 00:11:47,338 is know what you're doing before you start the fire. 292 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:48,139 Yes. 293 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:49,240 I'm glad that we do. 294 00:11:49,341 --> 00:11:50,075 Calm day. 295 00:11:52,111 --> 00:11:52,811 I think we're good. 296 00:11:57,349 --> 00:11:58,616 All right. 297 00:11:58,718 --> 00:11:59,818 I don't know how to feel. 298 00:11:59,919 --> 00:12:01,419 I'm excited about this, but I'm also very nervous. 299 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:02,821 Oh my gosh. The flame is getting... 300 00:12:02,922 --> 00:12:04,856 I was not expecting it to go all the way to the top yet. 301 00:12:04,957 --> 00:12:06,291 I thought this was supposed to start 302 00:12:06,392 --> 00:12:07,459 at the bottom and kinda smoke. 303 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:08,259 I didn't expect it. 304 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:09,594 I seriously... 305 00:12:09,695 --> 00:12:11,062 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): I'm genuinely concerned that this 306 00:12:11,163 --> 00:12:11,963 could get out of hand. 307 00:12:13,966 --> 00:12:15,066 I mean, really, that is blazing. 308 00:12:17,069 --> 00:12:17,902 Let me cut more dirt. 309 00:12:19,638 --> 00:12:20,739 STEPHANIE: My heart is racing. 310 00:12:20,840 --> 00:12:22,741 My mind is going to the absolute worst. 311 00:12:22,842 --> 00:12:26,644 The last thing we need is a big fire to take everything down. 312 00:12:26,746 --> 00:12:27,445 Oh boy. 313 00:12:28,881 --> 00:12:30,115 The flame is getting bigger! 314 00:12:33,786 --> 00:12:35,553 OK, I wasn't expecting it to be this big. 315 00:12:35,654 --> 00:12:37,021 You told me it was just gonna smoke. 316 00:12:37,123 --> 00:12:38,056 It keeps spreading. 317 00:12:38,157 --> 00:12:39,491 Since we cleared the land, we have 318 00:12:39,592 --> 00:12:41,292 this massive pile of brush. 319 00:12:41,393 --> 00:12:44,229 And the idea behind that is to burn the pile. 320 00:12:44,330 --> 00:12:45,363 I mean, really, that is blazing. 321 00:12:47,433 --> 00:12:48,299 Let me cut more dirt. 322 00:12:49,769 --> 00:12:51,236 STEPHANIE: So I'm genuinely concerned that this 323 00:12:51,337 --> 00:12:52,771 could get out of hand. 324 00:12:52,872 --> 00:12:55,140 To keep the flames in this brush pile under control, 325 00:12:55,241 --> 00:12:56,808 Dave is going around, cutting dirt 326 00:12:56,876 --> 00:12:58,743 to kind of keep everything intact 327 00:12:58,844 --> 00:12:59,911 and make sure that nothing spreads. 328 00:13:02,348 --> 00:13:03,181 Oh boy. 329 00:13:03,282 --> 00:13:04,949 The flame is getting bigger! 330 00:13:05,050 --> 00:13:07,018 Growing up, when we did this out on the farm, 331 00:13:07,119 --> 00:13:08,219 the fire was contained. 332 00:13:08,320 --> 00:13:09,154 It was small in the middle. 333 00:13:09,255 --> 00:13:10,688 I didn't see flames like this. 334 00:13:10,790 --> 00:13:12,857 I wasn't feeling the heat from a mile away. 335 00:13:16,595 --> 00:13:18,062 DAVE: We have cut our fire line. 336 00:13:18,164 --> 00:13:19,430 Nothing's jumping. 337 00:13:19,532 --> 00:13:21,666 The wind has luckily died down. 338 00:13:21,767 --> 00:13:23,768 So I'm feeling confident. 339 00:13:23,869 --> 00:13:24,569 It's going. 340 00:13:24,670 --> 00:13:25,837 It's smoldering. 341 00:13:25,938 --> 00:13:26,905 STEPHANIE: So what do you think? 342 00:13:27,006 --> 00:13:27,972 It's fine. 343 00:13:28,073 --> 00:13:28,773 We're good. 344 00:13:28,874 --> 00:13:30,008 STEPHANIE: It's fine, yeah. 345 00:13:30,109 --> 00:13:33,378 It's actually doing exactly what we wanted it to do. 346 00:13:33,479 --> 00:13:36,514 So yes, there's gonna be an initial flame. 347 00:13:36,615 --> 00:13:38,049 It's taking care of all the dead leaves. 348 00:13:38,150 --> 00:13:38,850 Woosh! 349 00:13:40,252 --> 00:13:41,386 It's gonna happen. 350 00:13:42,755 --> 00:13:43,955 So we got the cycle down. 351 00:13:44,056 --> 00:13:45,256 We started to understand it. 352 00:13:45,357 --> 00:13:47,859 We realized that that's part of managing it. 353 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:49,093 And luckily, it worked out OK. 354 00:13:54,900 --> 00:13:56,634 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): The framing is going up quickly. 355 00:13:58,204 --> 00:14:01,372 It is so exciting, seeing those sticks take their place. 356 00:14:01,473 --> 00:14:02,373 And the walls are forming. 357 00:14:03,742 --> 00:14:05,210 DAVE (VOICEOVER): This is amazing, to see 358 00:14:05,311 --> 00:14:06,845 them throw it up that quick. 359 00:14:06,946 --> 00:14:08,079 It's pretty neat. 360 00:14:08,180 --> 00:14:09,447 It's really neat, actually. 361 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:16,187 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): The roof joists are here. 362 00:14:16,288 --> 00:14:17,422 And they are going up fast. 363 00:14:18,991 --> 00:14:21,059 We have a roof overhead, kind of a big deal. 364 00:14:22,695 --> 00:14:24,562 We have the outer panels up. 365 00:14:24,663 --> 00:14:27,632 It feels like this is taking forever, 366 00:14:27,733 --> 00:14:31,102 but also started to just fly and happen really quick. 367 00:14:31,203 --> 00:14:34,172 So it's so cool that we are standing here in a place. 368 00:14:34,273 --> 00:14:35,406 This place exists now. 369 00:14:35,507 --> 00:14:37,775 These ideas that we went from our heads, 370 00:14:37,877 --> 00:14:42,647 our visions, conversations, to a real, standing place. 371 00:14:42,748 --> 00:14:44,082 This is incredible. 372 00:14:49,655 --> 00:14:51,489 So this phase of where we are at is 373 00:14:51,590 --> 00:14:53,992 where David and I really have to get busy getting 374 00:14:54,093 --> 00:14:56,427 a lot of the work done ourself. 375 00:14:56,528 --> 00:14:59,264 David is going to cover all of the electrical in the house. 376 00:15:00,966 --> 00:15:02,834 We're talking over 2,000 square feet. 377 00:15:02,935 --> 00:15:05,403 So he's got his work cut out for him. 378 00:15:05,504 --> 00:15:08,439 I'm trying to knock out the electrical. 379 00:15:08,540 --> 00:15:11,809 That way, when we're ready for insulation, 380 00:15:11,911 --> 00:15:14,679 I have all my exterior walls finished, 381 00:15:14,780 --> 00:15:17,315 because we have one week and two days 382 00:15:17,416 --> 00:15:19,317 until we put up sheet rock. 383 00:15:20,819 --> 00:15:22,887 So I'm putting in a lot of long days and late nights 384 00:15:22,988 --> 00:15:23,855 to pull it off in time. 385 00:15:27,826 --> 00:15:31,596 [music playing] 386 00:15:35,868 --> 00:15:37,368 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): We've got to do the roof. 387 00:15:37,469 --> 00:15:38,937 That's our next milestone. 388 00:15:39,038 --> 00:15:39,837 The metal is here. 389 00:15:39,939 --> 00:15:41,272 We have a full crew in place. 390 00:15:41,373 --> 00:15:42,373 They are here. 391 00:15:42,474 --> 00:15:43,775 And we're gonna help get that roof on today. 392 00:15:43,876 --> 00:15:45,376 And we are pumped about it. 393 00:15:45,477 --> 00:15:47,879 I cannot wait to see it all come together. 394 00:15:47,980 --> 00:15:49,914 You are a little more afraid of heights than I am. 395 00:15:50,015 --> 00:15:51,916 DAVE (VOICEOVER): I guess, is it scared if all I think about 396 00:15:52,017 --> 00:15:54,285 is me falling over and over and over again? 397 00:15:54,386 --> 00:15:57,055 Yeah, I probably am scared of heights, because I don't 398 00:15:57,156 --> 00:15:58,356 really consider what I'm doing. 399 00:15:58,457 --> 00:15:59,624 I just consider the fall. 400 00:15:59,725 --> 00:16:00,692 You don't want to look down. 401 00:16:00,793 --> 00:16:01,926 Just look straight to the roof. 402 00:16:02,027 --> 00:16:03,127 You'll be all right. 403 00:16:05,798 --> 00:16:06,898 DAVE (VOICEOVER): So with this roof, 404 00:16:06,999 --> 00:16:08,800 obviously, there's a lot of challenges. 405 00:16:08,901 --> 00:16:11,769 We have long pieces of the metal. 406 00:16:11,870 --> 00:16:14,038 We have high roof line. 407 00:16:14,139 --> 00:16:15,606 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): 20-foot ceilings inside. 408 00:16:15,708 --> 00:16:18,176 So you can imagine that pitch is pretty steep. 409 00:16:18,277 --> 00:16:20,345 It's a scary job, but somebody's got to do it. 410 00:16:23,349 --> 00:16:25,249 And are they just snapping together? 411 00:16:25,351 --> 00:16:28,653 They go over the other area where you fastened 412 00:16:28,754 --> 00:16:31,222 it so that there's no possibility 413 00:16:31,323 --> 00:16:33,124 for wind-driven rain to get in. 414 00:16:35,761 --> 00:16:36,794 A little faster, honey. 415 00:16:41,033 --> 00:16:42,133 You got it? 416 00:16:42,201 --> 00:16:43,034 I think so. 417 00:16:43,135 --> 00:16:43,835 All right. 418 00:16:45,137 --> 00:16:46,304 STEPHANIE: You get to stomp it? 419 00:16:46,405 --> 00:16:47,205 Can I stop it? 420 00:16:53,012 --> 00:16:55,613 They work as good as they look, I promise. 421 00:16:55,714 --> 00:16:58,082 Being up here and actually seeing the roof come together, 422 00:16:58,183 --> 00:17:01,519 and really being a part of it up here, high pitch or not, 423 00:17:01,620 --> 00:17:02,653 things are looking really good. 424 00:17:05,324 --> 00:17:06,290 David, how are you doing? 425 00:17:06,392 --> 00:17:08,192 I think he's a little terrified up here. 426 00:17:08,293 --> 00:17:13,498 I have my cat claws out, just to the roof. 427 00:17:15,834 --> 00:17:18,202 It seems like we're almost seeing the light 428 00:17:18,303 --> 00:17:19,537 at the end of the tunnel. 429 00:17:19,638 --> 00:17:20,872 And we say, oh, metal! 430 00:17:20,973 --> 00:17:21,672 Bring it up! 431 00:17:21,774 --> 00:17:23,941 How many pieces are left? 432 00:17:24,043 --> 00:17:24,842 Only got two. 433 00:17:24,943 --> 00:17:25,676 Are you kidding me? 434 00:17:25,778 --> 00:17:26,711 How close to the edge are we? 435 00:17:28,981 --> 00:17:29,680 Oh, come on. 436 00:17:31,250 --> 00:17:33,484 DAVE: We got the last two pieces up, but we're one short. 437 00:17:34,987 --> 00:17:36,054 Do we need to go... 438 00:17:36,155 --> 00:17:38,056 DAVE: 24, 3, 3. 439 00:17:38,157 --> 00:17:39,257 That's 30. 440 00:17:39,358 --> 00:17:41,125 STEPHANIE: I'm not gonna interfere with your math. 441 00:17:41,226 --> 00:17:44,195 DAVE: We're coming about a foot short on our last panel. 442 00:17:44,296 --> 00:17:45,763 It's looking like it's about three to four 443 00:17:45,864 --> 00:17:47,565 weeks on one replacement panel. 444 00:17:48,934 --> 00:17:51,102 And that puts us behind the eight ball again. 445 00:17:51,203 --> 00:17:53,304 So we got to figure something out and figure it out quick. 446 00:18:01,046 --> 00:18:02,346 The roof is going on. 447 00:18:02,448 --> 00:18:04,816 It seems like we're almost seeing the light 448 00:18:04,917 --> 00:18:06,117 at the end of the tunnel. 449 00:18:06,218 --> 00:18:09,220 And we're coming about a foot short on our last panel. 450 00:18:09,321 --> 00:18:10,288 STEPHANIE: Are you kidding me? 451 00:18:10,422 --> 00:18:11,756 It's looking like it's about three to four 452 00:18:11,857 --> 00:18:14,425 weeks on one replacement panel. 453 00:18:14,526 --> 00:18:16,327 And that puts us behind the eight ball again. 454 00:18:16,428 --> 00:18:18,796 So we got to figure something out and figure it out quick. 455 00:18:18,897 --> 00:18:19,597 Terrific. 456 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:23,267 STEPHANIE: I kind of want to go curl up in the car 457 00:18:23,368 --> 00:18:26,237 and hide, because it's just been such a roller coaster, 458 00:18:26,338 --> 00:18:27,438 you know? 459 00:18:27,539 --> 00:18:30,041 We kind of get a high, and we get excited about it, 460 00:18:30,142 --> 00:18:31,843 and then something happens, which just seems to happen 461 00:18:31,944 --> 00:18:33,144 with every build project. 462 00:18:33,245 --> 00:18:35,813 It kind of is what it is and comes with the territory. 463 00:18:35,914 --> 00:18:37,115 DAVE: My hope is that they tucked 464 00:18:37,216 --> 00:18:39,984 it somewhere in the longer pieces just to mess with us. 465 00:18:40,085 --> 00:18:41,052 This has got to be it, though. 466 00:18:42,754 --> 00:18:43,754 DAVE: Oh, there they are. 467 00:18:43,856 --> 00:18:45,022 We found them. This is it. 468 00:18:45,124 --> 00:18:45,857 STEPHANIE: This has got be it, right? 469 00:18:45,958 --> 00:18:46,657 Has to be. 470 00:18:49,027 --> 00:18:50,061 Please be 20. 471 00:18:50,162 --> 00:18:51,629 Please be... OK, come on. 472 00:18:53,932 --> 00:18:55,066 All right, we got them! 473 00:18:55,167 --> 00:18:56,434 Woo! 474 00:18:56,535 --> 00:18:59,270 Thank goodness, heart attack later, it's all figured out. 475 00:18:59,371 --> 00:19:00,538 But jeez. 476 00:19:01,907 --> 00:19:03,474 STEPHANIE: Let's get this last piece in. 477 00:19:06,712 --> 00:19:07,411 Woo! 478 00:19:07,513 --> 00:19:08,446 I feel good about this. 479 00:19:08,547 --> 00:19:09,580 We still have a little ways to go. 480 00:19:09,681 --> 00:19:11,015 But the top part is done. 481 00:19:11,116 --> 00:19:12,250 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): Now that we've 482 00:19:12,351 --> 00:19:14,051 found the missing piece of metal, 483 00:19:14,153 --> 00:19:16,053 this should be smooth sailing from here. 484 00:19:17,256 --> 00:19:17,955 Got it? 485 00:19:19,992 --> 00:19:21,225 That ones a whopper. 486 00:19:21,326 --> 00:19:22,360 Yeah, that one's a little... STEPHANIE: A little heavier. 487 00:19:22,461 --> 00:19:23,861 ...A little bigger than what we had earlier. 488 00:19:26,265 --> 00:19:28,266 Woo, last piece! 489 00:19:28,367 --> 00:19:29,300 Bon voyage. 490 00:19:29,401 --> 00:19:30,101 Bon voyage. 491 00:19:31,136 --> 00:19:31,836 Woo! 492 00:19:33,705 --> 00:19:37,842 I can't even tell you how good it feels to look at that roof, 493 00:19:37,943 --> 00:19:40,978 no panels missing, beautiful Arctic white. 494 00:19:41,079 --> 00:19:41,879 And it looks perfect. 495 00:19:41,980 --> 00:19:42,914 And I couldn't be more excited. 496 00:19:47,219 --> 00:19:47,952 We're feeling good. 497 00:19:48,053 --> 00:19:48,986 The roof is on. 498 00:19:49,087 --> 00:19:51,122 The electrical work is finished inside. 499 00:19:51,223 --> 00:19:53,391 And we're able to spray the insulation. 500 00:20:01,833 --> 00:20:04,669 We're pretty much done insulating. 501 00:20:04,770 --> 00:20:07,171 And man, it feels good to have this done. 502 00:20:07,272 --> 00:20:07,972 This is amazing. 503 00:20:13,212 --> 00:20:14,245 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): Our windows 504 00:20:14,346 --> 00:20:16,047 have started to arrive... 505 00:20:16,148 --> 00:20:17,381 Not one you want to break. 506 00:20:17,482 --> 00:20:18,716 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): ...which is great, 507 00:20:18,817 --> 00:20:20,751 because installing those brings us one 508 00:20:20,852 --> 00:20:22,353 step closer to being dried in. 509 00:20:27,259 --> 00:20:28,826 DAVE (VOICEOVER): The drywall is quickly going up. 510 00:20:30,729 --> 00:20:33,764 Everything was going great until the solar panels arrived. 511 00:20:36,868 --> 00:20:38,402 We've been waiting four weeks for these, 512 00:20:38,503 --> 00:20:40,104 so you can imagine the excitement 513 00:20:40,205 --> 00:20:42,173 and the anticipation for us to finally 514 00:20:42,274 --> 00:20:44,141 get them in our little hands. 515 00:20:44,243 --> 00:20:44,942 And they arrived... 516 00:20:46,278 --> 00:20:47,612 DAVE:... shattered! 517 00:20:48,981 --> 00:20:51,082 The irony is all over the panel. 518 00:20:51,183 --> 00:20:52,617 Do not stack. 519 00:20:52,718 --> 00:20:54,785 We don't have any backups for the solar panels. 520 00:20:54,886 --> 00:20:56,787 So it's a really unfortunate and really disappointing 521 00:20:56,888 --> 00:20:59,123 way to start the weekend, especially when we're right 522 00:20:59,224 --> 00:21:00,358 ahead schedule on everything. 523 00:21:00,459 --> 00:21:01,626 You know, it's like... 524 00:21:01,727 --> 00:21:02,593 DAVE: Caught up. 525 00:21:02,694 --> 00:21:03,461 Things are good. 526 00:21:03,562 --> 00:21:04,528 Man. 527 00:21:04,630 --> 00:21:05,663 It's a bummer. DAVE: Theme of the build. 528 00:21:05,764 --> 00:21:06,664 Up, down. Up, down. 529 00:21:06,765 --> 00:21:07,465 Up, down. 530 00:21:07,566 --> 00:21:08,466 Up, up, down, down. 531 00:21:08,567 --> 00:21:10,134 Up, up, up, down, down. 532 00:21:10,235 --> 00:21:13,804 We have 24400-watt panels in here 533 00:21:13,905 --> 00:21:16,707 that are useless right now. 534 00:21:16,808 --> 00:21:20,278 If they take four weeks like this, we're past our deadline. 535 00:21:20,379 --> 00:21:23,414 We are past when we need to have the entire build done. 536 00:21:23,515 --> 00:21:27,218 We are not in the most conducive area for expediting material. 537 00:21:27,319 --> 00:21:29,320 So I'm not counting on it. 538 00:21:29,421 --> 00:21:30,254 But let's hope for miracles. 539 00:21:35,894 --> 00:21:36,994 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): Fall is here, 540 00:21:37,095 --> 00:21:38,696 so we are feeling the crunch. 541 00:21:38,797 --> 00:21:41,165 The coolness in the air makes me feel really good. 542 00:21:41,266 --> 00:21:42,300 And I love this time of year. 543 00:21:42,401 --> 00:21:44,568 But at the same time, I feel so much pressure. 544 00:21:44,670 --> 00:21:45,970 We've got the windows in the house. 545 00:21:46,071 --> 00:21:47,972 But we have yet to get the doors in. 546 00:21:48,073 --> 00:21:49,573 So with the weather cooling down, 547 00:21:49,675 --> 00:21:51,409 we obviously want to get that sealed up. 548 00:21:51,510 --> 00:21:53,010 The most challenging, though, is going 549 00:21:53,111 --> 00:21:55,813 to be that double French door up to the second level. 550 00:21:55,914 --> 00:21:56,614 It's big. 551 00:21:56,715 --> 00:21:57,648 It's heavy. 552 00:21:57,749 --> 00:21:58,749 And we're gonna need a lot of manpower 553 00:21:58,850 --> 00:22:01,185 to get that lifted and sealed into place. 554 00:22:01,286 --> 00:22:02,253 All right, ready? 555 00:22:02,354 --> 00:22:03,688 Let's dry this place in! 556 00:22:05,590 --> 00:22:06,791 DAVE (VOICEOVER): We're gonna try 557 00:22:06,892 --> 00:22:09,126 to use the tractor to get it up to that second story, 558 00:22:09,227 --> 00:22:10,061 support it. 559 00:22:10,162 --> 00:22:11,062 We're gonna be there, holding it, 560 00:22:11,163 --> 00:22:12,463 nailing, getting everything in. 561 00:22:13,932 --> 00:22:14,732 All right. 562 00:22:14,833 --> 00:22:16,500 All right, Nate. 563 00:22:16,601 --> 00:22:18,002 Bring her in. 564 00:22:18,103 --> 00:22:19,737 All right, you gotta tilt up. 565 00:22:19,838 --> 00:22:20,538 STEPHANIE: Tilt it! 566 00:22:20,639 --> 00:22:21,439 Tilt up a little bit. 567 00:22:21,540 --> 00:22:22,873 No, up! 568 00:22:22,974 --> 00:22:24,075 STEPHANIE: There you go. 569 00:22:24,176 --> 00:22:24,842 Come on. 570 00:22:24,943 --> 00:22:26,210 No! 571 00:22:26,311 --> 00:22:27,278 No! 572 00:22:27,379 --> 00:22:28,079 No! 573 00:22:29,581 --> 00:22:32,817 Oh my... you have got to be kidding me. 574 00:22:32,918 --> 00:22:35,386 This project is gonna be the death of me. 575 00:22:35,487 --> 00:22:36,287 Unbelievable. 576 00:22:41,159 --> 00:22:44,028 So we've got about six doors or so to get into place. 577 00:22:44,129 --> 00:22:45,629 The most challenging, though, is going 578 00:22:45,731 --> 00:22:48,999 to be that double French door up to the second level. 579 00:22:49,101 --> 00:22:50,067 All right, you got to tilt up. 580 00:22:50,168 --> 00:22:50,901 STEPHANIE: Tilt it! 581 00:22:50,969 --> 00:22:51,702 Tilt up a little bit. 582 00:22:51,803 --> 00:22:52,636 No, up! 583 00:22:52,738 --> 00:22:53,838 No! 584 00:22:53,939 --> 00:22:54,638 No! 585 00:22:54,740 --> 00:22:55,906 STEPHANIE: Oh! 586 00:22:56,007 --> 00:23:00,578 Oh my... you have got to be kidding me. 587 00:23:00,679 --> 00:23:02,880 Oh my... what happened, dude? 588 00:23:02,981 --> 00:23:03,848 The forks came off. 589 00:23:05,550 --> 00:23:08,085 This project is gonna be the death of me. 590 00:23:08,186 --> 00:23:09,053 Unbelievable. 591 00:23:10,689 --> 00:23:12,690 I... I don't even have any words right now. 592 00:23:16,995 --> 00:23:18,062 What do you want to do? 593 00:23:18,163 --> 00:23:20,498 DAVE: Let's just figure this out and move on. 594 00:23:20,599 --> 00:23:22,466 CONSTRUCTION WORKER: This was custom sized for that opening? 595 00:23:22,567 --> 00:23:23,834 Yes, yeah. 596 00:23:23,935 --> 00:23:25,803 The only thing we can do right now is get on the phone. 597 00:23:25,904 --> 00:23:27,438 That's the only thing that's gonna fix this. 598 00:23:27,539 --> 00:23:28,272 CONSTRUCTION WORKER: How long did 599 00:23:28,373 --> 00:23:28,939 it take you to get this door? 600 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:30,241 DAVE: Three weeks. 601 00:23:30,342 --> 00:23:31,709 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): It was a custom door. 602 00:23:31,810 --> 00:23:34,211 So getting one that fits our specific requirements 603 00:23:34,312 --> 00:23:37,415 for the door jamb and the space that we need to fill 604 00:23:37,516 --> 00:23:38,249 might not happen. 605 00:23:38,350 --> 00:23:39,483 So we're gonna get on the phone. 606 00:23:39,584 --> 00:23:41,886 We're gonna make some calls, get the area cleaned up. 607 00:23:41,987 --> 00:23:44,188 We got a lot of glass on the site to clean up. 608 00:23:44,289 --> 00:23:46,424 But pretty disappointed and feeling 609 00:23:46,525 --> 00:23:47,458 pretty upset about this. 610 00:23:49,027 --> 00:23:50,494 It's like just throwing hundreds of dollars 611 00:23:50,595 --> 00:23:51,362 into the trash can. 612 00:23:54,399 --> 00:23:55,866 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): Yesterday was a disaster. 613 00:23:55,967 --> 00:23:57,768 But today, we're putting the deck on. 614 00:23:57,869 --> 00:24:00,538 So I'm hoping that the bad day yesterday is gonna be made up 615 00:24:00,639 --> 00:24:03,474 for with lots of happy feelings today when 616 00:24:03,575 --> 00:24:05,609 the second-story deck goes on. 617 00:24:05,710 --> 00:24:07,545 Hopefully things go smoothly. 618 00:24:07,646 --> 00:24:09,079 We're gonna walk out on there, and we can 619 00:24:09,181 --> 00:24:11,415 kind of forget about yesterday. 620 00:24:11,516 --> 00:24:12,816 DAVE (VOICEOVER): We got 20-foot decking. 621 00:24:12,884 --> 00:24:17,288 So we're gonna lay it across the forks that are going to firmly 622 00:24:17,389 --> 00:24:18,823 be attached to the bucket. 623 00:24:20,792 --> 00:24:22,426 That's gonna take that, bring it up. 624 00:24:22,527 --> 00:24:24,595 And we're going to try to angle it so that it's a little 625 00:24:24,696 --> 00:24:26,697 easier to get that up there. 626 00:24:26,798 --> 00:24:27,865 Lift her up. STEPHANIE: Up? 627 00:24:27,966 --> 00:24:28,666 Up high. 628 00:24:30,435 --> 00:24:32,736 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): This is tractor redemption day. 629 00:24:32,838 --> 00:24:35,105 We are using this tractor to our advantage. 630 00:24:35,207 --> 00:24:37,208 And it is gonna help us get the deck into place. 631 00:24:37,309 --> 00:24:39,743 I will not allow anything to go wrong this time. 632 00:24:39,845 --> 00:24:40,544 STEPHANIE: You got this? 633 00:24:40,645 --> 00:24:41,345 Yeah. 634 00:24:41,446 --> 00:24:42,813 Getting tired, though. 635 00:24:42,914 --> 00:24:44,482 STEPHANIE: It's not the time to get tired. 636 00:24:44,583 --> 00:24:45,349 OK, sorry. 637 00:24:46,818 --> 00:24:48,185 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): Now that we've got all the boards up 638 00:24:48,286 --> 00:24:50,254 on the deck, we're just gonna lay it out piece by piece 639 00:24:50,355 --> 00:24:51,322 and really get a feel. 640 00:24:51,423 --> 00:24:52,723 I think this is one of our strong suits 641 00:24:52,824 --> 00:24:55,459 of working together is that kind of assembly line process. 642 00:24:58,363 --> 00:24:59,296 I can't get over this, honey. 643 00:24:59,397 --> 00:25:00,564 Seriously. 644 00:25:00,665 --> 00:25:04,134 We just added 400 square feet of outdoor living space, 645 00:25:04,236 --> 00:25:05,469 coming right out of the bedroom. 646 00:25:05,570 --> 00:25:06,637 Mhm. 647 00:25:06,738 --> 00:25:09,340 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): The deck looks amazing. 648 00:25:09,441 --> 00:25:11,742 Being able to walk out of this second-story doorway 649 00:25:11,843 --> 00:25:14,445 to just take in the view is breathtaking. 650 00:25:14,546 --> 00:25:16,146 Ah, it's all starting to come together. 651 00:25:16,248 --> 00:25:17,348 I can see the light. 652 00:25:17,449 --> 00:25:18,549 Now if we could just get a door. 653 00:25:22,254 --> 00:25:23,554 Things are finally moving forward. 654 00:25:23,655 --> 00:25:25,256 We start the drywall process. 655 00:25:25,357 --> 00:25:26,991 And texturing should be on the way. 656 00:25:27,092 --> 00:25:29,660 But the mud's on the wall, and the mud's not drying. 657 00:25:29,761 --> 00:25:30,961 It's been up there a couple of days. 658 00:25:31,062 --> 00:25:32,029 It's still wet. 659 00:25:32,130 --> 00:25:33,097 And you can't put a second coat on there 660 00:25:33,198 --> 00:25:34,832 until the first coat is dry. 661 00:25:34,933 --> 00:25:36,200 We don't have power in the house. 662 00:25:36,301 --> 00:25:38,602 It has been incredibly humid outside. 663 00:25:38,703 --> 00:25:40,504 And then the doors haven't been on. 664 00:25:40,605 --> 00:25:43,407 And that's causing a bunch of moisture to get inside. 665 00:25:43,508 --> 00:25:44,542 So the floors are wet. 666 00:25:44,643 --> 00:25:45,676 The walls are wet. 667 00:25:45,777 --> 00:25:47,845 Everything is just a mess at this point. 668 00:25:47,946 --> 00:25:50,047 If this mud doesn't dry, I don't know what we're gonna do. 669 00:25:54,352 --> 00:25:56,086 DAVE (VOICEOVER): One little victory is that our garage 670 00:25:56,187 --> 00:25:56,987 door arrived today. 671 00:25:59,591 --> 00:26:00,858 We're excited. 672 00:26:00,959 --> 00:26:02,860 We've seen in our head what we want it to look like... very 673 00:26:02,961 --> 00:26:04,461 architectural, very modern. 674 00:26:04,563 --> 00:26:06,530 Plan is, throw that thing up. 675 00:26:06,631 --> 00:26:07,831 I think it comes in like four or five... 676 00:26:07,933 --> 00:26:08,799 Glass. Let's don't throw it. 677 00:26:08,900 --> 00:26:10,601 Let's not throw it. 678 00:26:10,702 --> 00:26:13,270 Let's gently place that garage door into its hole. 679 00:26:13,371 --> 00:26:14,805 Fair enough. 680 00:26:14,906 --> 00:26:15,606 Oh my gosh. 681 00:26:15,707 --> 00:26:16,840 This aluminum is so heavy. 682 00:26:16,942 --> 00:26:17,641 Yeah. 683 00:26:17,742 --> 00:26:18,442 Oh yeah. 684 00:26:18,543 --> 00:26:19,677 Bring that baby in. 685 00:26:19,811 --> 00:26:21,745 Now you go ahead and set yours in the track here. 686 00:26:21,846 --> 00:26:23,981 There you go, right through the radius. 687 00:26:24,082 --> 00:26:25,349 You might have to push in. 688 00:26:25,450 --> 00:26:26,850 OK, there you go. Boom. 689 00:26:26,952 --> 00:26:28,252 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): This garage door is 690 00:26:28,353 --> 00:26:29,486 so much better than I thought. 691 00:26:29,588 --> 00:26:31,722 The glass panels look amazing. 692 00:26:31,823 --> 00:26:32,923 Got your rope over here. 693 00:26:33,024 --> 00:26:35,059 STEPHANIE: Oh, and just like that? 694 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,161 Oh, I don't even... It just did it. 695 00:26:37,262 --> 00:26:39,797 Oh, wait, you mean you didn't get the one with the remote? 696 00:26:39,898 --> 00:26:41,265 No, I am the remote. 697 00:26:41,366 --> 00:26:42,566 And you are the remote. STEPHANIE: Kidding. 698 00:26:42,667 --> 00:26:43,634 - Do you want to try it? - OK. 699 00:26:43,735 --> 00:26:44,435 All right. 700 00:26:44,536 --> 00:26:45,436 I thought you'd never ask. 701 00:26:45,537 --> 00:26:46,203 Pull the string. 702 00:26:46,304 --> 00:26:47,171 How do I do it? 703 00:26:47,272 --> 00:26:48,172 Just like that. 704 00:26:48,273 --> 00:26:48,973 Ooh. 705 00:26:51,176 --> 00:26:54,812 And then for the locking mechanism, you have a shoe. 706 00:26:54,913 --> 00:26:55,913 You can push down on there. 707 00:26:56,014 --> 00:26:56,714 Oh, like this? 708 00:26:56,815 --> 00:26:57,681 Yeah. 709 00:26:57,782 --> 00:26:58,482 Wow. 710 00:26:58,583 --> 00:26:59,416 Woo! 711 00:26:59,517 --> 00:27:01,385 We officially have a garage door. 712 00:27:01,486 --> 00:27:02,386 This is a big day. 713 00:27:04,222 --> 00:27:05,522 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): The other good news 714 00:27:05,624 --> 00:27:08,158 is that our replacement French doors have arrived. 715 00:27:08,259 --> 00:27:09,460 We waited a couple weeks. 716 00:27:09,561 --> 00:27:12,029 We kind of scrambled to get a new door into place. 717 00:27:12,130 --> 00:27:14,465 We disassembled it, took it apart completely. 718 00:27:14,566 --> 00:27:16,400 There's not gonna be any mistakes this time. 719 00:27:16,501 --> 00:27:18,836 This door is going up to that second story. 720 00:27:18,937 --> 00:27:20,004 And it's gonna be in one piece. 721 00:27:20,105 --> 00:27:22,406 If I start to fall, just push back. 722 00:27:22,507 --> 00:27:23,207 Lock me in. 723 00:27:28,813 --> 00:27:29,747 Yes! STEPHANIE: Woo! 724 00:27:29,848 --> 00:27:30,547 That was close. 725 00:27:36,554 --> 00:27:37,254 DAVE: Nice. 726 00:27:37,355 --> 00:27:38,422 STEPHANIE: OK, feeling good. 727 00:27:38,523 --> 00:27:39,456 Nice work. 728 00:27:39,557 --> 00:27:40,824 DAVE (VOICEOVER): Finally, we are 729 00:27:40,925 --> 00:27:44,428 on solid ground, a new deck, with our door in three pieces, 730 00:27:44,529 --> 00:27:45,696 ready to be put together. 731 00:27:45,830 --> 00:27:50,100 Finally, such a manageable task to get this door in. 732 00:27:50,201 --> 00:27:50,901 STEPHANIE: Looking good. 733 00:27:56,141 --> 00:27:57,107 All right. 734 00:27:57,208 --> 00:27:58,342 Yeah, let's shut them, see what happens. 735 00:27:58,443 --> 00:27:59,143 All right. 736 00:27:59,244 --> 00:28:00,144 See how it looks. 737 00:28:00,245 --> 00:28:01,412 Oh my gosh. 738 00:28:01,513 --> 00:28:02,780 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): The feeling I have to see 739 00:28:02,881 --> 00:28:04,448 these stories go into place... 740 00:28:04,549 --> 00:28:06,750 Thank goodness. 741 00:28:06,851 --> 00:28:09,219 This has been a couple thousand-dollar mistake. 742 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:10,354 And we're ready to move on. 743 00:28:10,455 --> 00:28:11,155 It's in. 744 00:28:11,256 --> 00:28:12,322 We lost two weeks. 745 00:28:12,424 --> 00:28:13,457 But it's in. 746 00:28:13,558 --> 00:28:14,825 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): I feel good about it. 747 00:28:14,926 --> 00:28:17,361 Now I just feel the pressure to get everything else done. 748 00:28:17,462 --> 00:28:19,496 Our kitchen cabinets have finally arrived. 749 00:28:19,597 --> 00:28:22,466 And we are finally starting to put together my favorite part 750 00:28:22,567 --> 00:28:23,967 of the build, the coffee bar. 751 00:28:26,071 --> 00:28:26,770 OK. 752 00:28:28,239 --> 00:28:29,473 Let's bring this over. 753 00:28:29,574 --> 00:28:31,308 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): My vision for this is that you walk 754 00:28:31,409 --> 00:28:33,410 inside to what feels like a coffee cafe, 755 00:28:33,511 --> 00:28:35,979 where you can just sit down, relax, and kind of just 756 00:28:36,081 --> 00:28:38,315 feel like you're on a vacation. 757 00:28:38,416 --> 00:28:40,951 We're talking cinder-colored cabinets, 758 00:28:41,052 --> 00:28:42,920 butcher block counter going in. 759 00:28:43,021 --> 00:28:44,955 The beveled edge on your right, my left. 760 00:28:45,056 --> 00:28:46,423 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): Kind of a rustic feel 761 00:28:46,524 --> 00:28:48,258 to kind of bring in the woods and really 762 00:28:48,359 --> 00:28:52,162 kind of emphasize that outdoor feel and get your coffee on. 763 00:28:52,263 --> 00:28:54,431 So picture five cylinders, boom, boom, boom, 764 00:28:54,532 --> 00:28:56,934 boom, that are gonna be filled with coffee beans, 765 00:28:57,035 --> 00:29:00,137 and then not whitewashed brick, but kind of a German schmear. 766 00:29:00,238 --> 00:29:01,505 It's gonna have a heavy... - A little thicker. 767 00:29:01,606 --> 00:29:03,040 - A little thicker, exactly. - Nice. 768 00:29:03,141 --> 00:29:04,341 I can't wait. 769 00:29:04,442 --> 00:29:06,510 And I know that I am going to help you with every step. 770 00:29:10,515 --> 00:29:12,483 [groans] Oh, my goodness. 771 00:29:12,584 --> 00:29:13,650 - Should I be concerned? - No. 772 00:29:13,752 --> 00:29:14,718 I should be concerned. 773 00:29:14,819 --> 00:29:15,886 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): This is a big day. 774 00:29:15,987 --> 00:29:17,855 Winter is just around the corner. 775 00:29:17,956 --> 00:29:19,256 The cooler temps are here. 776 00:29:19,357 --> 00:29:21,291 We've got to get heat into the place. 777 00:29:21,392 --> 00:29:22,826 Finally, the fireplace arrives. 778 00:29:22,927 --> 00:29:24,294 It is time to get that baby in the wall. 779 00:29:25,864 --> 00:29:26,764 You're right. 780 00:29:29,267 --> 00:29:30,334 OK, let's hope this fits. 781 00:29:31,703 --> 00:29:32,402 Your side first. 782 00:29:34,072 --> 00:29:34,872 Center. 783 00:29:34,973 --> 00:29:35,706 Oh. 784 00:29:35,807 --> 00:29:36,640 Holy crap. 785 00:29:38,143 --> 00:29:39,843 It's not even close! 786 00:29:41,312 --> 00:29:42,679 Oh no. 787 00:29:42,781 --> 00:29:44,014 That's a problem. 788 00:29:44,115 --> 00:29:45,182 I mean, it's... 789 00:29:45,283 --> 00:29:46,450 That's not even close. 790 00:29:48,753 --> 00:29:50,454 Did they send us the right one? 791 00:29:50,555 --> 00:29:52,856 So the rough opening, 36 and 1/2. 792 00:29:55,193 --> 00:29:56,160 39. 793 00:29:56,261 --> 00:29:58,529 STEPHANIE: OK, this is unbelievable. 794 00:29:58,630 --> 00:29:59,396 Oh, this is not good. 795 00:30:04,669 --> 00:30:05,803 OK, let's hope this fits. 796 00:30:07,472 --> 00:30:08,806 Your side first. 797 00:30:08,907 --> 00:30:11,208 We're feeling good, putting the fireplace in. 798 00:30:11,309 --> 00:30:12,643 Everything looks good. 799 00:30:12,744 --> 00:30:13,443 Oh. 800 00:30:13,545 --> 00:30:14,411 Holy crap. 801 00:30:15,780 --> 00:30:17,514 It's not even close. 802 00:30:18,850 --> 00:30:20,884 Oh, that's a problem. 803 00:30:20,985 --> 00:30:21,885 I mean, it's... 804 00:30:21,986 --> 00:30:24,121 That's not even close. 805 00:30:24,222 --> 00:30:25,823 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): Had we whipped out that tape 806 00:30:25,924 --> 00:30:28,759 from the beginning, we maybe would have avoided, 807 00:30:28,860 --> 00:30:30,761 I don't know, so much disappointment. 808 00:30:30,862 --> 00:30:33,063 So the rough opening, 36 and 1/2. 809 00:30:35,233 --> 00:30:36,099 39. 810 00:30:36,201 --> 00:30:37,334 STEPHANIE: OK. 811 00:30:37,435 --> 00:30:39,036 This is unbelievable. 812 00:30:39,137 --> 00:30:41,004 I mean, we're gonna have to rip the framing out. 813 00:30:41,105 --> 00:30:42,472 It's really our only option at this point, 814 00:30:42,574 --> 00:30:43,740 unless we're gonna start over with it. 815 00:30:49,881 --> 00:30:52,583 Luckily, if I took both those studs out 816 00:30:52,684 --> 00:30:56,753 on the side of the opening, we fit just perfect. 817 00:30:56,855 --> 00:30:57,554 Perfect. 818 00:31:00,058 --> 00:31:00,824 Oh my gosh. 819 00:31:00,925 --> 00:31:01,892 Rejoice. 820 00:31:01,993 --> 00:31:02,793 It's in. 821 00:31:04,262 --> 00:31:04,995 It's in. 822 00:31:05,096 --> 00:31:05,796 Thank goodness. 823 00:31:09,133 --> 00:31:10,767 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): Because of all the challenges 824 00:31:10,869 --> 00:31:12,636 we've been facing, we are super delayed. 825 00:31:12,737 --> 00:31:15,038 And we are racing to the finish line to get this wrapped up. 826 00:31:17,408 --> 00:31:19,643 Our new solar panels arrived unbroken this time. 827 00:31:21,145 --> 00:31:24,214 We are super excited to finally get power to the house. 828 00:31:27,719 --> 00:31:29,286 STEPHANIE: We're really, really excited. 829 00:31:29,387 --> 00:31:31,221 The drywall is no longer an issue. 830 00:31:31,322 --> 00:31:32,422 We can move forward. 831 00:31:32,523 --> 00:31:34,925 Just a lot of fine tuning still left to do but, 832 00:31:35,026 --> 00:31:36,760 it's going to look so good. 833 00:31:37,962 --> 00:31:39,162 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): With the walls dry, 834 00:31:39,264 --> 00:31:41,632 we were able to do the brick wall above the coffee bar. 835 00:31:41,733 --> 00:31:43,433 For that, we went with a watered-down mortar 836 00:31:43,534 --> 00:31:44,968 mix smeared over the top. 837 00:31:45,069 --> 00:31:47,204 Th smear was almost like art, you know? 838 00:31:47,305 --> 00:31:50,340 It was just kind of me doing my thing up there. 839 00:31:50,441 --> 00:31:52,542 We just really wanted that distressed look, almost 840 00:31:52,644 --> 00:31:53,844 like the paint was peeling. 841 00:31:53,945 --> 00:31:55,979 So I really felt like I was in my element. 842 00:31:56,080 --> 00:31:57,114 We added lights. 843 00:31:57,215 --> 00:32:00,083 And the cherry on top is a vibrant neon sign. 844 00:32:00,184 --> 00:32:01,685 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): We named our coffee bar 845 00:32:01,786 --> 00:32:03,754 Cocoplum Crema, because the cocoplum 846 00:32:03,855 --> 00:32:04,855 is one of our favorite plants. 847 00:32:07,525 --> 00:32:09,359 So we've got a few things on the list to knock out. 848 00:32:09,460 --> 00:32:10,761 And we have got to get going. 849 00:32:10,862 --> 00:32:12,329 We've got to tackle the staircase. 850 00:32:12,430 --> 00:32:13,764 It has been weeks, and we have had 851 00:32:13,865 --> 00:32:15,465 no access to the second level. 852 00:32:15,566 --> 00:32:17,034 So we've been using a ladder to get everything 853 00:32:17,135 --> 00:32:17,834 up there that we need. 854 00:32:19,871 --> 00:32:21,939 It is time to get those stairs in place. 855 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:23,407 And we've got to figure out how to do it. 856 00:32:25,810 --> 00:32:27,277 STEPHANIE: OK, so each one just needs 857 00:32:27,378 --> 00:32:29,546 to be fastened into the bottom. 858 00:32:29,647 --> 00:32:30,480 Yeah. 859 00:32:30,581 --> 00:32:31,581 STEPHANIE: That seems pretty easy. 860 00:32:33,251 --> 00:32:34,451 DAVE (VOICEOVER): We thought the spiral 861 00:32:34,552 --> 00:32:38,221 staircase would fit the architectural design 862 00:32:38,323 --> 00:32:39,589 of the whole build. 863 00:32:39,691 --> 00:32:42,025 And secondly, her grandpa actually 864 00:32:42,126 --> 00:32:43,994 had a spiral staircase. 865 00:32:44,095 --> 00:32:46,630 And it reminded us a lot of him. 866 00:32:46,731 --> 00:32:49,700 So it was another way of incorporating the past 867 00:32:49,801 --> 00:32:51,001 into this current build. 868 00:32:55,907 --> 00:32:57,774 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): It is a complete staircase, a spiral 869 00:32:57,875 --> 00:32:59,109 one that's looking pretty good. 870 00:32:59,210 --> 00:33:00,677 And next, we've got to do the railing. 871 00:33:00,778 --> 00:33:01,878 This looks really complicated. 872 00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:03,880 This is supposed to be the railing for the steps? 873 00:33:03,982 --> 00:33:05,115 DAVE: Yes. STEPHANIE: Pull apart? 874 00:33:05,216 --> 00:33:05,916 Yep. 875 00:33:06,017 --> 00:33:06,984 All right. 876 00:33:07,085 --> 00:33:09,653 Slowly, slowly. 877 00:33:09,754 --> 00:33:10,921 And pull up, up. 878 00:33:11,022 --> 00:33:11,722 You go the other way. 879 00:33:13,424 --> 00:33:14,725 I'm going, 880 00:33:14,826 --> 00:33:15,892 DAVE: No, OK. 881 00:33:15,994 --> 00:33:16,827 It's not going anywhere. 882 00:33:16,928 --> 00:33:17,694 You twist that one. 883 00:33:17,795 --> 00:33:18,495 STEPHANIE: Go back in. 884 00:33:18,596 --> 00:33:19,296 No, no, no. 885 00:33:19,397 --> 00:33:20,263 STEPHANIE: Out more? 886 00:33:20,365 --> 00:33:21,765 But this needs to go in. 887 00:33:21,866 --> 00:33:24,067 That thing did not do what it was supposed to. 888 00:33:24,168 --> 00:33:24,868 We were pulling. 889 00:33:24,969 --> 00:33:25,669 We were pushing. 890 00:33:25,770 --> 00:33:27,437 We were bending. 891 00:33:27,538 --> 00:33:28,238 DAVE: You're strong. 892 00:33:30,008 --> 00:33:31,108 We need some communication here. 893 00:33:31,209 --> 00:33:32,509 DAVE (VOICEOVER): I just didn't think 894 00:33:32,610 --> 00:33:37,180 that it was going to be as much of a divorce machine activity. 895 00:33:39,851 --> 00:33:41,585 Should we stop and read the directions? 896 00:33:41,686 --> 00:33:42,819 We did. 897 00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:45,789 This is how funny they look in the directions too. 898 00:33:45,890 --> 00:33:47,491 It shows a couple that's fighting. 899 00:33:48,760 --> 00:33:50,060 You know what? 900 00:33:50,161 --> 00:33:53,330 I think we did ruin it, because the loop... it did not turn out. 901 00:33:53,431 --> 00:33:54,965 Shall we regroup? 902 00:33:55,066 --> 00:33:56,066 Yeah. 903 00:33:56,167 --> 00:33:57,300 DAVE (VOICEOVER): We may be able to salvage it. 904 00:33:57,402 --> 00:34:00,303 So rather than do more damage and kink the railing, 905 00:34:00,405 --> 00:34:03,240 we're just gonna try to find some specialized help, somebody 906 00:34:03,374 --> 00:34:04,975 that might know better. 907 00:34:05,076 --> 00:34:06,977 Of course, we have other things to tackle. 908 00:34:07,078 --> 00:34:07,811 We're good. 909 00:34:07,912 --> 00:34:09,212 Look at that. 910 00:34:09,313 --> 00:34:10,981 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): Time is of the essence. 911 00:34:11,082 --> 00:34:13,116 We have about a week left on this build. 912 00:34:13,217 --> 00:34:14,718 And we've got to get moving on things 913 00:34:14,819 --> 00:34:16,386 so we can get moved in, especially 914 00:34:16,487 --> 00:34:19,656 before it gets too cold outside to be dealing with any of this. 915 00:34:19,757 --> 00:34:21,024 DAVE (VOICEOVER): Going to be testing 916 00:34:21,125 --> 00:34:24,895 how much an individual needs for sleep in a week's period. 917 00:34:24,996 --> 00:34:26,696 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): Hopefully it gets done on time. 918 00:34:28,299 --> 00:34:30,667 [music playing] 919 00:34:33,204 --> 00:34:34,404 We are done. 920 00:34:34,505 --> 00:34:37,207 It really is nice to kind of see us come to the point 921 00:34:37,308 --> 00:34:40,410 where we see that hard work come to fruition. 922 00:34:40,511 --> 00:34:41,611 It was such a long road. 923 00:34:41,712 --> 00:34:44,114 But we are so proud of what we put together. 924 00:34:44,215 --> 00:34:47,417 I am most looking forward to a long two-day nap. 925 00:34:47,518 --> 00:34:48,485 I'm there. 926 00:34:48,619 --> 00:34:49,786 DAVE (VOICEOVER): Once I come up from that, 927 00:34:49,887 --> 00:34:51,221 I'm going to get to enjoying it. 928 00:34:51,322 --> 00:34:52,756 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): Finally, we get to slow 929 00:34:52,857 --> 00:34:53,990 down and soak it all in. 930 00:34:55,359 --> 00:34:57,928 DAVE (VOICEOVER): So the original budget was 162,000. 931 00:34:58,029 --> 00:35:01,932 We were closer to about 185 because of all the delays, 932 00:35:02,033 --> 00:35:02,866 everything that happened. 933 00:35:02,967 --> 00:35:03,900 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): Our timeline 934 00:35:04,001 --> 00:35:05,869 was two months and one week. 935 00:35:05,970 --> 00:35:07,404 And I think it took us about three months 936 00:35:07,505 --> 00:35:09,106 to complete the project, which is slightly 937 00:35:09,207 --> 00:35:10,474 longer than we were hoping for. 938 00:35:10,575 --> 00:35:12,909 But with all the challenges, I think we landed in a pretty 939 00:35:13,010 --> 00:35:14,111 good spot, all said and done. 940 00:35:16,114 --> 00:35:18,715 We are showing our house to our lovely Aunt Su. 941 00:35:18,816 --> 00:35:20,550 She's always so proud and loves everything we do. 942 00:35:20,651 --> 00:35:22,953 So I can't wait to show her the house. 943 00:35:23,054 --> 00:35:23,753 Oh my gosh. 944 00:35:23,855 --> 00:35:25,122 You finished. 945 00:35:25,223 --> 00:35:26,289 Aunt Su! 946 00:35:26,390 --> 00:35:27,157 Hey, wow! 947 00:35:28,659 --> 00:35:30,093 This is beautiful. 948 00:35:30,194 --> 00:35:31,561 Look at all the windows! 949 00:35:31,662 --> 00:35:32,362 Wow. 950 00:35:32,463 --> 00:35:34,397 You got a phone booth! 951 00:35:34,499 --> 00:35:36,533 You're the only person I know with a phone booth. 952 00:35:36,634 --> 00:35:37,434 Step up on the deck. 953 00:35:37,535 --> 00:35:39,002 This thing is huge. 954 00:35:39,103 --> 00:35:40,403 We've got the fire going for you. 955 00:35:40,505 --> 00:35:42,305 We've got the marshmallows out. 956 00:35:42,406 --> 00:35:44,074 I cannot wait for you to see the inside. 957 00:35:44,175 --> 00:35:45,675 I can't wait to see. 958 00:35:45,776 --> 00:35:46,676 I can open my eyes? 959 00:35:46,777 --> 00:35:48,478 Yes, open, open. 960 00:35:48,579 --> 00:35:50,881 Oh, whoa. 961 00:35:52,550 --> 00:35:53,316 I love it. 962 00:35:53,417 --> 00:35:54,117 I could live here. 963 00:35:56,988 --> 00:35:58,722 This is beautiful. 964 00:35:58,823 --> 00:36:00,257 Yes, this is the butcher block. 965 00:36:00,358 --> 00:36:01,625 David did an amazing job. 966 00:36:01,726 --> 00:36:03,160 It was really tricky to put together. 967 00:36:03,261 --> 00:36:04,861 And he did a seamless job. 968 00:36:04,962 --> 00:36:05,929 I'm so excited for this. 969 00:36:06,030 --> 00:36:06,763 Hey, seamless, nice. 970 00:36:06,864 --> 00:36:08,131 Yes. 971 00:36:08,232 --> 00:36:10,400 And we've got just about every coffee bean you can imagine. 972 00:36:10,501 --> 00:36:12,769 We wanted the place to feel like it had some history, 973 00:36:12,870 --> 00:36:16,406 and it had been here a while, so we added some brick accents. 974 00:36:16,507 --> 00:36:18,808 How do you power this out in the woods? 975 00:36:18,910 --> 00:36:20,644 Fantastic question. 976 00:36:20,745 --> 00:36:25,815 We have a huge solar array out in front and a hybrid inverter. 977 00:36:25,917 --> 00:36:27,517 And it transfers all of our energy 978 00:36:27,618 --> 00:36:28,752 into alternating current. 979 00:36:28,853 --> 00:36:30,554 It's pretty much the biggest battery you 980 00:36:30,655 --> 00:36:32,022 can get with a solar system. 981 00:36:32,123 --> 00:36:34,491 And it's powering everything you see in the house. 982 00:36:34,592 --> 00:36:35,292 DAVE: It's perfect. 983 00:36:37,461 --> 00:36:40,163 STEPHANIE: And then we can move into the living area here. 984 00:36:40,264 --> 00:36:41,565 DAVE: Do you feel that? Do you fee that? 985 00:36:41,666 --> 00:36:42,566 SU: Yeah. DAVE: The warmth? 986 00:36:42,667 --> 00:36:43,600 STEPHANIE: Can you feel it from here... 987 00:36:43,701 --> 00:36:44,167 SU: Yeah. STEPHANIE:... cozy fireplace? 988 00:36:44,268 --> 00:36:45,268 Yeah. 989 00:36:45,369 --> 00:36:46,937 That will actually pipe in and throw it up. 990 00:36:47,038 --> 00:36:48,104 And then look at the big fans. 991 00:36:48,206 --> 00:36:50,407 That will circulate it throughout the house. 992 00:36:50,508 --> 00:36:53,009 So there will be very little temperature difference 993 00:36:53,110 --> 00:36:55,445 from the high-vaulted ceilings down to where 994 00:36:55,546 --> 00:36:56,646 we're comfortable. 995 00:36:56,747 --> 00:36:57,948 Really, really wonderful. 996 00:37:00,785 --> 00:37:02,152 Oh, look at this. 997 00:37:02,253 --> 00:37:03,420 Have you used your kitchen? 998 00:37:03,521 --> 00:37:05,055 You are our first guest in the kitchen. 999 00:37:05,156 --> 00:37:05,989 What can I get you? 1000 00:37:06,090 --> 00:37:08,124 Anything you want on the menu. 1001 00:37:08,226 --> 00:37:10,727 You are a really good cook, so maybe you come over 1002 00:37:10,828 --> 00:37:12,195 and you cook for us. - I'd love to. 1003 00:37:12,296 --> 00:37:12,996 Right? 1004 00:37:13,097 --> 00:37:14,064 I'd love to. 1005 00:37:14,165 --> 00:37:15,165 Where does the water come from? 1006 00:37:15,266 --> 00:37:16,199 Where do you get your water? 1007 00:37:16,300 --> 00:37:19,469 DAVE: We have a well about 180 feet away. 1008 00:37:19,570 --> 00:37:21,471 And the pump is powered. 1009 00:37:21,572 --> 00:37:22,272 Guess what? 1010 00:37:22,373 --> 00:37:23,073 Solar. 1011 00:37:23,174 --> 00:37:24,608 Duh! 1012 00:37:24,709 --> 00:37:25,942 Kitchen came together so nice. 1013 00:37:26,043 --> 00:37:27,711 But I want to show you a really special room. 1014 00:37:27,812 --> 00:37:29,412 I'm excited to see what you think about this. 1015 00:37:29,513 --> 00:37:30,513 So... SU: Can't wait. 1016 00:37:30,615 --> 00:37:31,114 Can't wait. STEPHANIE:... let's go this way. 1017 00:37:31,215 --> 00:37:31,915 All right. 1018 00:37:32,016 --> 00:37:34,484 Come in, come in, and open. 1019 00:37:34,585 --> 00:37:35,785 SU: You have an art gallery. 1020 00:37:35,886 --> 00:37:37,120 STEPHANIE: Yes. 1021 00:37:37,221 --> 00:37:39,022 I was so excited to show you this, a really special room 1022 00:37:39,123 --> 00:37:40,223 that we did. 1023 00:37:40,324 --> 00:37:42,092 And most of it in here is painted by Uncle John. 1024 00:37:42,193 --> 00:37:44,561 SU: He was quite the artist, wasn't he? 1025 00:37:44,629 --> 00:37:45,662 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): Everything 1026 00:37:45,763 --> 00:37:48,031 really kind of centers around our family 1027 00:37:48,132 --> 00:37:49,265 and what our family is about. 1028 00:37:49,333 --> 00:37:51,668 And walking through there, I kind of get teary eyed. 1029 00:37:51,769 --> 00:37:53,069 You know, now that it's finally done, 1030 00:37:53,170 --> 00:37:54,537 I know that they would be so proud. 1031 00:37:54,639 --> 00:37:56,973 And they would love every second of it. 1032 00:37:59,410 --> 00:38:00,810 STEPHANIE: Are you excited to see upstairs? 1033 00:38:00,911 --> 00:38:01,878 SU: I am. 1034 00:38:01,979 --> 00:38:02,979 And then I get to slide down the banister. 1035 00:38:05,416 --> 00:38:06,983 DAVE: All right, let's go look at the bedrooms. 1036 00:38:07,084 --> 00:38:09,185 STEPHANIE: This is the kids' room, of course. 1037 00:38:09,287 --> 00:38:10,754 SU: So Monroe here, Sutton there. 1038 00:38:10,855 --> 00:38:11,554 STEPHANIE: Yes. 1039 00:38:11,656 --> 00:38:12,689 They love this. 1040 00:38:12,790 --> 00:38:14,457 They're just excited to have their own space. 1041 00:38:14,558 --> 00:38:15,258 SU: You did good. 1042 00:38:17,161 --> 00:38:18,261 This is the bedroom? - Yes. 1043 00:38:18,362 --> 00:38:19,062 Yes. 1044 00:38:19,163 --> 00:38:19,896 SU: It's huge. 1045 00:38:21,299 --> 00:38:22,165 I like it. 1046 00:38:22,266 --> 00:38:24,567 And I like the high ceilings a lot. 1047 00:38:24,669 --> 00:38:26,236 DAVE: And Sutton's loft. 1048 00:38:26,337 --> 00:38:27,537 This was David's idea. 1049 00:38:27,638 --> 00:38:28,371 We were in here. 1050 00:38:28,472 --> 00:38:29,339 We had the bathroom. 1051 00:38:29,440 --> 00:38:30,674 And we were figuring some stuff out. 1052 00:38:30,775 --> 00:38:32,676 And he says, why don't we put a ceiling over that, 1053 00:38:32,777 --> 00:38:34,511 cap that, and make that a little loft for Sutton? 1054 00:38:34,612 --> 00:38:37,847 And he was so excited when he found out that's what 1055 00:38:37,948 --> 00:38:39,482 we were doing for him. 1056 00:38:39,583 --> 00:38:41,251 And I love your view out the bathroom window. 1057 00:38:41,352 --> 00:38:42,919 STEPHANIE: This was a lot of work to put together. 1058 00:38:43,020 --> 00:38:45,322 So we're excited to see it all finished, finally. 1059 00:38:45,423 --> 00:38:47,223 SU: Nice-size closet, great glass door. 1060 00:38:47,325 --> 00:38:48,058 I like it. 1061 00:38:48,159 --> 00:38:49,392 We're very proud of the view. 1062 00:38:49,493 --> 00:38:50,427 This is what it was all about. 1063 00:38:50,528 --> 00:38:51,494 SU: The view is beautiful. 1064 00:38:51,595 --> 00:38:52,829 STEPHANIE: We wanted a view of the lake. 1065 00:38:52,930 --> 00:38:54,898 And being on the second story and being able to walk out 1066 00:38:54,999 --> 00:38:55,665 onto the deck... 1067 00:38:55,766 --> 00:38:56,666 SU: It's beautiful. 1068 00:38:56,767 --> 00:38:57,967 And this is enormous. 1069 00:38:58,069 --> 00:39:00,070 DAVE: There's no better place to stargaze. 1070 00:39:00,171 --> 00:39:01,538 Oh yeah, no lights out here. 1071 00:39:01,639 --> 00:39:03,006 DAVE: Nothing, nothing at all. SU: Good to know. 1072 00:39:03,107 --> 00:39:04,007 I'm thrilled. 1073 00:39:04,108 --> 00:39:05,041 Thank you for having me here. 1074 00:39:05,142 --> 00:39:05,975 I love your place. 1075 00:39:06,077 --> 00:39:07,410 I love everything about it. 1076 00:39:07,511 --> 00:39:08,912 SU (VOICEOVER): I think it's stunning. 1077 00:39:09,013 --> 00:39:11,147 I'm so proud of Stephanie and David. 1078 00:39:11,248 --> 00:39:13,049 They did an amazing job. 1079 00:39:13,150 --> 00:39:15,085 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): Building off the grid was challenging. 1080 00:39:15,186 --> 00:39:16,252 But it was so worth it. 1081 00:39:16,354 --> 00:39:17,654 And we finally have our dream home. 1082 00:39:17,755 --> 00:39:19,255 I'm too warm. 1083 00:39:19,357 --> 00:39:20,190 Oh, too warm? 1084 00:39:20,291 --> 00:39:21,825 Ooh, I think that heat feels good. 1085 00:39:21,926 --> 00:39:23,693 STEPHANIE (VOICEOVER): I'm so excited to just sit around 1086 00:39:23,794 --> 00:39:26,296 the fireplace, and start cooking some family meals, 1087 00:39:26,397 --> 00:39:28,098 and really just enjoying that togetherness 1088 00:39:28,199 --> 00:39:30,800 that we've been looking for in this off-the-grid build. 1089 00:39:30,901 --> 00:39:32,469 Hey, isn't this house cool? 1090 00:39:32,570 --> 00:39:33,470 Yeah! 1091 00:39:33,571 --> 00:39:35,472 Isn't it a dream come true? 1092 00:39:35,573 --> 00:39:37,507 I didn't dream about this. 1093 00:39:37,608 --> 00:39:39,175 Mama and I did. 1094 00:39:39,276 --> 00:39:40,443 DAVE (VOICEOVER): As far as the future 1095 00:39:40,544 --> 00:39:43,780 of the land and the house, there was a chapter 1. 1096 00:39:43,881 --> 00:39:45,682 And we are turning the page. 1097 00:39:45,783 --> 00:39:48,585 So I couldn't be more excited for what it has to hold. 1098 00:39:48,686 --> 00:39:50,420 What do you say marshmallows and chocolate, 1099 00:39:50,521 --> 00:39:51,821 and we go inside, and hang out, and enjoy 1100 00:39:51,922 --> 00:39:52,856 this beautiful new home? 1101 00:39:52,957 --> 00:39:54,290 That sound good? 1102 00:39:54,392 --> 00:39:55,358 OK. 1103 00:39:55,459 --> 00:39:57,360 I'm gonna get mine a little toasty first. 1104 00:39:57,461 --> 00:39:58,395 OK. 1105 00:39:58,496 --> 00:39:59,195 Ready? 1106 00:39:59,296 --> 00:40:00,764 Ready, Monroe?