1 00:00:01,267 --> 00:00:02,768 KENNETH COX: If we could live in the middle of the woods, 2 00:00:02,869 --> 00:00:03,669 it'd be a dream for us. 3 00:00:03,770 --> 00:00:04,903 NARRATOR: In South Alabama-- 4 00:00:05,005 --> 00:00:06,772 CAITLIN COX: It's very secluded and quiet. 5 00:00:06,873 --> 00:00:08,240 It's exactly what we want. 6 00:00:08,341 --> 00:00:10,576 NARRATOR: --a young family races to build 7 00:00:10,677 --> 00:00:12,344 their waterfront dream home. 8 00:00:12,445 --> 00:00:13,812 CAITLIN COX: We are ready to start building. 9 00:00:13,913 --> 00:00:15,180 Oh, yeah. 10 00:00:15,281 --> 00:00:17,416 NARRATOR: But when mother nature hits hard-- 11 00:00:17,517 --> 00:00:19,051 There's a hurricane on the way, like right 12 00:00:19,152 --> 00:00:20,152 around the corner. 13 00:00:20,253 --> 00:00:22,121 NARRATOR: --and critical mistakes are made-- 14 00:00:22,222 --> 00:00:24,156 I don't know, this seems pretty dangerous. 15 00:00:24,257 --> 00:00:24,990 Whoa. 16 00:00:25,091 --> 00:00:25,824 Whoa! 17 00:00:25,925 --> 00:00:26,625 Oh! 18 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:29,161 What just happened? 19 00:00:29,262 --> 00:00:30,963 NARRATOR: --they will be pushed to their limits. 20 00:00:32,565 --> 00:00:34,266 Oh my god, Kenneth. 21 00:00:34,367 --> 00:00:38,003 NARRATOR: Are you ready to go off the grid? 22 00:00:38,104 --> 00:00:40,873 [music playing] 23 00:00:43,877 --> 00:00:45,778 CAITLIN COX: We need to catch some bluegill for supper 24 00:00:45,879 --> 00:00:46,578 tonight. 25 00:00:46,679 --> 00:00:47,513 [laugh] 26 00:00:47,614 --> 00:00:48,747 If we get one big enough, maybe. 27 00:00:48,848 --> 00:00:51,417 NARRATOR: In southern Alabama, Kenneth and Caitlin 28 00:00:51,518 --> 00:00:54,019 Cox are about to turn their favorite fishing 29 00:00:54,120 --> 00:00:57,022 hole into an off-grid dream home for their family. 30 00:00:57,123 --> 00:00:59,992 We have 20 acres that we bought a year ago. 31 00:01:00,093 --> 00:01:01,360 CAITLIN COX: It's beautiful. 32 00:01:01,494 --> 00:01:05,164 We have a three acre pond surrounded by gorgeous woods, 33 00:01:05,265 --> 00:01:07,366 and it's very secluded and quiet. 34 00:01:07,467 --> 00:01:08,901 It's exactly what we want. 35 00:01:09,002 --> 00:01:10,736 Caitlin caught a four-pounder over there. 36 00:01:10,837 --> 00:01:13,205 It was probably like 2 and 1/2. 37 00:01:13,306 --> 00:01:16,508 It gets bigger and bigger every time he tells the story. 38 00:01:16,609 --> 00:01:17,309 I'm Caitlin. 39 00:01:17,410 --> 00:01:18,444 I'm Kenneth. 40 00:01:18,545 --> 00:01:19,678 And we're going to be building our off-grid 41 00:01:19,779 --> 00:01:20,946 home outside of Lake Eufaula. 42 00:01:22,515 --> 00:01:24,416 NARRATOR: The Cox's 20 acre playground 43 00:01:24,517 --> 00:01:27,753 is located two hours from the state capital of Montgomery, 44 00:01:27,854 --> 00:01:31,657 right along the Chattahoochee River in the town of Eufaula. 45 00:01:31,758 --> 00:01:33,959 CAITLIN COX: We would sleep in a tent on the ground if we could, 46 00:01:34,060 --> 00:01:34,760 but we have kids. 47 00:01:36,096 --> 00:01:37,396 We are a family of four. 48 00:01:37,497 --> 00:01:41,366 We have an eight-year-old boy, Lyon, and he is an outdoorsman. 49 00:01:41,468 --> 00:01:43,502 He loves to hunt, fish, play in the mud. 50 00:01:43,603 --> 00:01:44,837 I got one! I got one! 51 00:01:44,938 --> 00:01:45,671 I got one! 52 00:01:45,772 --> 00:01:47,606 KENNETH COX: Good job, buddy. 53 00:01:47,707 --> 00:01:48,907 I got it. 54 00:01:49,008 --> 00:01:50,209 Oh, my. 55 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:53,412 I never got that kind of fish before. 56 00:01:53,513 --> 00:01:56,782 And we also have an 11-month-old named Byrd. 57 00:01:56,883 --> 00:01:57,683 What's that? 58 00:01:57,784 --> 00:01:59,084 [byrd babbling] 59 00:01:59,185 --> 00:02:00,719 She's just beautiful. 60 00:02:02,255 --> 00:02:03,555 OK. 61 00:02:03,656 --> 00:02:05,124 KENNETH COX: And we also have a dog named Man. 62 00:02:05,225 --> 00:02:07,993 So we named our dog after humans and our kids after animals. 63 00:02:09,162 --> 00:02:09,862 Whoo! 64 00:02:13,733 --> 00:02:15,300 KENNETH COX: We have a lot of critters around here. 65 00:02:15,401 --> 00:02:17,836 We got rattlesnakes, and we have water moccasins. 66 00:02:17,937 --> 00:02:19,872 There's a gator from time to time here. 67 00:02:19,973 --> 00:02:21,206 CAITLIN COX: It's very remote. 68 00:02:21,307 --> 00:02:22,741 We don't have any neighbors. 69 00:02:22,842 --> 00:02:23,609 No power line. 70 00:02:23,710 --> 00:02:25,978 No power lines, no water lines. 71 00:02:26,079 --> 00:02:27,646 So we have to be off grid. 72 00:02:27,747 --> 00:02:29,281 We don't have a choice. 73 00:02:29,382 --> 00:02:30,682 KENNETH COX: The home site where we 74 00:02:30,783 --> 00:02:33,785 want to build the house is up on top of the hill above the pond. 75 00:02:33,887 --> 00:02:36,088 It'd be nice to wake up and drink coffee to every morning. 76 00:02:36,189 --> 00:02:36,889 Yes. 77 00:02:38,291 --> 00:02:40,559 KENNETH COX: So we're building a 820-square-foot house 78 00:02:40,660 --> 00:02:42,528 with a big front porch facing the pond. 79 00:02:42,629 --> 00:02:43,862 On the back left hand side, we're going 80 00:02:43,963 --> 00:02:45,564 to have a single bathroom. 81 00:02:45,665 --> 00:02:47,566 On the right hand side is going to be the kitchen, 82 00:02:47,667 --> 00:02:49,535 and the living space is going to be right in the front door 83 00:02:49,636 --> 00:02:50,736 when you walk in. 84 00:02:50,837 --> 00:02:52,371 It's going to have a two-bedroom loft. 85 00:02:52,472 --> 00:02:54,606 One's going to be for us, and the other side 86 00:02:54,707 --> 00:02:55,974 is going to be for Lyon. 87 00:02:56,109 --> 00:02:57,209 Our bedroom should be on this side 88 00:02:57,310 --> 00:02:58,944 and Lyon's should be on this side. 89 00:02:59,045 --> 00:02:59,745 We'll figure it out. 90 00:03:01,814 --> 00:03:04,449 Some of our off grid features are going to be solar panels, 91 00:03:04,551 --> 00:03:06,618 and for heat we're going to be using a wood burning stove. 92 00:03:06,719 --> 00:03:08,220 We're going to have a composting toilet, 93 00:03:08,321 --> 00:03:09,888 and until we can get a well dug, we're going 94 00:03:09,989 --> 00:03:11,390 to have to hand carry water in. 95 00:03:11,491 --> 00:03:15,260 Our budget is $30,000 and our timeline is about two months. 96 00:03:15,361 --> 00:03:17,529 What I'm looking forward to the most is the reveal. 97 00:03:17,630 --> 00:03:20,032 We've been living with our in-laws for too long. 98 00:03:20,133 --> 00:03:21,567 You can't say that. 99 00:03:21,668 --> 00:03:22,601 [laugh] 100 00:03:22,702 --> 00:03:24,570 This is going to be very challenging, 101 00:03:24,671 --> 00:03:27,272 and it's going to test us, probably, 102 00:03:27,373 --> 00:03:28,340 and push us to the limits. 103 00:03:28,441 --> 00:03:30,108 But we're going to get it done, it's 104 00:03:30,210 --> 00:03:32,578 going to be our forever home, and it's going to be our dream. 105 00:03:35,415 --> 00:03:37,716 KENNETH COX: The first steps are getting infrastructure stuff 106 00:03:37,817 --> 00:03:39,818 done like getting the roads done, getting rock 107 00:03:39,919 --> 00:03:41,086 poured so it's not as slippery. 108 00:03:43,790 --> 00:03:45,624 Clearing the top of the hill and getting the trees 109 00:03:45,725 --> 00:03:47,392 moved out of the way. 110 00:03:47,493 --> 00:03:49,561 I want to actually try to utilize some of the wood. 111 00:03:49,662 --> 00:03:53,065 Accessing the site can be very easy if it's dry and very 112 00:03:53,166 --> 00:03:54,633 difficult when it rains. 113 00:03:54,734 --> 00:03:56,235 Being in the peak of hurricane season, 114 00:03:56,336 --> 00:03:59,204 it seems to rain every day here on and off, all day long. 115 00:03:59,305 --> 00:04:00,606 You can't trust the weather man. 116 00:04:00,707 --> 00:04:02,007 It's going to rain, pretty much. 117 00:04:03,977 --> 00:04:05,611 All right, we're going to-- CAITLIN COX: Break ground today? 118 00:04:05,745 --> 00:04:06,578 KENNETH COX: Yeah. 119 00:04:06,679 --> 00:04:07,446 Been waiting on this for a long time. 120 00:04:07,547 --> 00:04:09,648 I know it's been 10 years for me. 121 00:04:09,749 --> 00:04:11,383 And ever since me and her have been together, 122 00:04:11,484 --> 00:04:12,451 we've been working towards this. 123 00:04:12,552 --> 00:04:13,485 CAITLIN COX: This is our dream. 124 00:04:13,586 --> 00:04:14,886 KENNETH COX: Yeah. 125 00:04:14,988 --> 00:04:17,556 NARRATOR: For the foundation, the plan is to dig nine holes 126 00:04:17,657 --> 00:04:19,691 that will house concrete forms. 127 00:04:19,792 --> 00:04:22,294 After that, they'll clear out a trench for the cooling 128 00:04:22,395 --> 00:04:25,998 tubes that will act as a natural air conditioner for the house. 129 00:04:26,099 --> 00:04:26,965 KENNETH COX: This is exciting. 130 00:04:29,168 --> 00:04:30,702 Finally getting the footers done. 131 00:04:30,803 --> 00:04:32,004 My buddy Tim's coming. 132 00:04:32,105 --> 00:04:34,072 He's really good with the backhoe. 133 00:04:34,173 --> 00:04:35,207 He's very experienced. 134 00:04:35,308 --> 00:04:36,842 He should be able to get it done pretty quick. 135 00:04:36,943 --> 00:04:38,143 We really need to get it done today, 136 00:04:38,244 --> 00:04:40,145 because the concrete truck's coming tomorrow. 137 00:04:40,246 --> 00:04:44,082 Also, we have a hurricane on the way, so we need to try to-- 138 00:04:44,183 --> 00:04:44,916 That's not gonna help. 139 00:04:45,018 --> 00:04:46,118 Yeah, we need to hurry it up. 140 00:04:46,219 --> 00:04:47,219 You think you can get through it? 141 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:48,053 All right. 142 00:04:48,154 --> 00:04:49,388 I believe it won't be a problem. 143 00:04:49,489 --> 00:04:51,923 As long as we don't hit any rocks or anything like that. 144 00:04:52,025 --> 00:04:53,025 I don't think there's any rock. 145 00:04:53,126 --> 00:04:54,526 It's just really hard clay. 146 00:04:54,627 --> 00:04:55,327 We'll see. 147 00:04:59,065 --> 00:05:00,432 KENNETH COX: The pond is an old bauxite mine, 148 00:05:00,533 --> 00:05:03,168 and they just threw everything from underneath the ground 149 00:05:03,269 --> 00:05:05,871 on top of the hill right here. 150 00:05:05,972 --> 00:05:08,774 And it's been sitting here for 15 years. 151 00:05:08,875 --> 00:05:10,042 It's just gotten harder and harder. 152 00:05:14,914 --> 00:05:16,081 KENNETH COX: Yeah, that'll be perfect. 153 00:05:16,182 --> 00:05:17,149 TIM BOWDEN: You like that? KENNETH COX: Yeah. 154 00:05:17,250 --> 00:05:18,350 TIM BOWDEN: It's definitely hard, isn't it? 155 00:05:18,451 --> 00:05:19,151 It is hard. 156 00:05:22,722 --> 00:05:24,423 KENNETH COX: I was worried about how hard it would be. 157 00:05:24,524 --> 00:05:26,158 I mean, if you try to stick a shovel in this ground, 158 00:05:26,259 --> 00:05:27,759 it's going down three inches and you're done. 159 00:05:27,860 --> 00:05:28,960 Yeah, it's hard ground. 160 00:05:29,062 --> 00:05:30,529 Luckily, this is a pretty big piece of equipment, 161 00:05:30,630 --> 00:05:31,863 so he's helping us out with that. 162 00:05:31,964 --> 00:05:34,132 Otherwise, I don't think we could have got it done. 163 00:05:34,233 --> 00:05:36,068 Whoa, that is deep. 164 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:36,868 Yeah. 165 00:05:36,969 --> 00:05:37,903 How deep is that? 166 00:05:38,004 --> 00:05:38,837 Like 10 foot. 167 00:05:38,938 --> 00:05:39,871 It's three foot. 168 00:05:40,006 --> 00:05:41,173 That's where we're going to pour concrete, 169 00:05:41,274 --> 00:05:42,841 and then our house is going to sit on top of that. 170 00:05:42,942 --> 00:05:44,810 Oh, I get it, yeah. 171 00:05:44,911 --> 00:05:47,346 Really solid, so we don't trip over and fall and get hurt. 172 00:05:47,447 --> 00:05:48,747 LYON COX: Yeah. 173 00:05:48,848 --> 00:05:51,850 Maybe we should put our well so we can get some pennies and-- 174 00:05:51,951 --> 00:05:53,185 KENNETH COX: Oh, a wishing well? 175 00:05:53,286 --> 00:05:54,553 Let's get our house built first and we'll figure it out. 176 00:05:54,654 --> 00:05:55,854 LYON COX: Yeah, we'll figure it out. 177 00:05:57,990 --> 00:05:59,591 Now then we're done getting the nine holes done 178 00:05:59,692 --> 00:06:02,527 for the pillars our foundation is going to sit on top of, 179 00:06:02,628 --> 00:06:03,762 right now we're going to dig a trench 180 00:06:03,863 --> 00:06:05,063 for the air cooling system. 181 00:06:05,164 --> 00:06:06,465 We're going to do two of those. 182 00:06:06,566 --> 00:06:09,334 If we can get it five foot deep, hopefully by the time that tube 183 00:06:09,435 --> 00:06:11,203 comes in, the hot air rises through that tube, 184 00:06:11,304 --> 00:06:14,639 it'll be cool and those are going to run into the bottom 185 00:06:14,741 --> 00:06:15,874 of the house right there. 186 00:06:17,744 --> 00:06:18,910 The one thing I'm worried about is, 187 00:06:19,011 --> 00:06:20,612 there's a big drop off over here that he's going 188 00:06:20,713 --> 00:06:21,747 to have to deal with that. 189 00:06:21,848 --> 00:06:22,748 I'm not sure what he's going to do with that. 190 00:06:24,217 --> 00:06:25,083 Come on. 191 00:06:36,763 --> 00:06:38,263 He's past the bad part, at least. 192 00:06:38,364 --> 00:06:39,598 When the tires were dangling in the air 193 00:06:39,699 --> 00:06:42,033 I was kind of worried about it. 194 00:06:42,135 --> 00:06:43,635 Think you're good. 195 00:06:43,736 --> 00:06:45,070 NARRATOR: With the digging finished, 196 00:06:45,171 --> 00:06:47,439 Kenneth and Caitlin are ready for concrete pillars 197 00:06:47,540 --> 00:06:49,574 to be poured the following day. 198 00:06:49,642 --> 00:06:53,245 But the late summer in these parts brings a familiar foe. 199 00:06:54,781 --> 00:06:57,482 [thunder] 200 00:06:59,786 --> 00:07:01,620 KENNETH COX: We worked really hard to get this all done, 201 00:07:01,721 --> 00:07:03,789 to get the holes dug for the cement truck. 202 00:07:03,890 --> 00:07:05,157 Cement truck canceled, obviously. 203 00:07:05,258 --> 00:07:06,525 We're not going be able to pour today. 204 00:07:06,626 --> 00:07:09,928 There's a hurricane on the way like right around the corner. 205 00:07:09,996 --> 00:07:12,164 CAITLIN COX: Our driveways are a mess. 206 00:07:12,265 --> 00:07:14,232 We can't get any heavy machinery out here. 207 00:07:14,333 --> 00:07:15,834 It's just-- it's bad. 208 00:07:15,935 --> 00:07:16,835 Hurricanes don't help. 209 00:07:24,076 --> 00:07:27,045 NARRATOR: Day two of Kenneth and Caitlin Cox's off grid 210 00:07:27,146 --> 00:07:31,283 build in southern Alabama, and already a late summer hurricane 211 00:07:31,384 --> 00:07:33,251 has shut down their progress. 212 00:07:33,352 --> 00:07:36,788 Five days later, they're finally able to return to the site 213 00:07:36,889 --> 00:07:38,323 to assess the damage. 214 00:07:38,424 --> 00:07:41,426 CAITLIN COX: We just got this road fixed and the storm that 215 00:07:41,527 --> 00:07:43,628 just came through just washed it right out, 216 00:07:43,729 --> 00:07:45,831 so we're going to have to rework this road again. 217 00:07:47,366 --> 00:07:48,834 CAITLIN COX: That's all part of living 218 00:07:48,935 --> 00:07:52,304 off the grid in South Alabama. 219 00:07:52,371 --> 00:07:55,607 All of our holes ended up three foot by four foot deep, 220 00:07:55,708 --> 00:07:58,009 and they all got filled up completely with water. 221 00:08:00,079 --> 00:08:02,147 We were supposed to finish our forms tomorrow and get 222 00:08:02,248 --> 00:08:03,949 concrete poured, but we're going to have to figure 223 00:08:04,050 --> 00:08:05,283 out how to get the water out. 224 00:08:05,384 --> 00:08:06,485 I don't have any pumps or anything like that right now, 225 00:08:06,586 --> 00:08:07,919 so I'm gonna have to buy one, I reckon. 226 00:08:13,526 --> 00:08:14,459 At least a couple of days. 227 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:16,127 And right now we don't have any days 228 00:08:16,229 --> 00:08:17,529 that we can waste with our timeline, 229 00:08:17,630 --> 00:08:19,865 so we're going to have to try to make up with it somewhere else. 230 00:08:26,939 --> 00:08:27,772 CAITLIN COX: What you doing? 231 00:08:29,609 --> 00:08:31,543 KENNETH COX: Before I could even think about putting concrete 232 00:08:31,644 --> 00:08:34,045 in there, we had to actually go buy pumps 233 00:08:34,146 --> 00:08:35,380 to pump all that water out. 234 00:08:35,481 --> 00:08:37,249 Yeah, so it cost us time and money. 235 00:08:39,118 --> 00:08:40,418 KENNETH COX: It's coming out pretty quick, 236 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:42,988 but, uh, it's probably about 700 gallons 237 00:08:43,089 --> 00:08:44,656 in each hole based on the time and how 238 00:08:44,757 --> 00:08:45,891 much pumps out a minute. 239 00:08:45,992 --> 00:08:49,594 So it's going, but it's just a slow process. 240 00:08:49,695 --> 00:08:52,497 NARRATOR: The Coxs make progress draining the muddy rainwater 241 00:08:52,598 --> 00:08:55,667 out of the footings, but their troubles are far from over, 242 00:08:55,768 --> 00:08:58,270 with forecasters calling for another storm heading 243 00:08:58,371 --> 00:08:59,571 their way in a few days. 244 00:09:02,608 --> 00:09:05,944 KENNETH COX: Try to get our form set between today and tomorrow 245 00:09:06,045 --> 00:09:08,747 and get the concrete poured on Tuesday. 246 00:09:08,848 --> 00:09:10,215 And then the rain's coming in Thursday, 247 00:09:10,316 --> 00:09:11,983 so we have to get that done or else we might 248 00:09:12,084 --> 00:09:13,184 have to do this all over again. 249 00:09:15,154 --> 00:09:17,522 NARRATOR: To help speed things up before the next storm, 250 00:09:17,623 --> 00:09:19,291 Caitlin's dad Bill and his friend 251 00:09:19,392 --> 00:09:22,561 arrive to help install the concrete forms in rebar. 252 00:09:35,474 --> 00:09:37,042 So we finally got the forms ready. 253 00:09:37,143 --> 00:09:39,411 We worked through the night, but it looks good. 254 00:09:43,516 --> 00:09:45,250 This ground is very, very muddy. 255 00:09:45,351 --> 00:09:46,851 I hope he doesn't get stuck anywhere. 256 00:09:46,919 --> 00:09:49,087 He's already kind of sank in one spot, so we'll see. 257 00:10:01,767 --> 00:10:03,168 That's for our powerhouse to the rear, 258 00:10:03,269 --> 00:10:06,371 and we got all nine pillars done. 259 00:10:06,472 --> 00:10:07,939 Pretty good day so far. 260 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:10,275 We've got two more days before another hurricane comes in, 261 00:10:10,376 --> 00:10:12,978 so I'm glad we got it before. 262 00:10:21,787 --> 00:10:25,357 We managed to get about two weeks of pretty dry weather, 263 00:10:25,458 --> 00:10:28,026 so we've been able to get a good bit done with the foundation. 264 00:10:28,127 --> 00:10:29,961 It's been really nice, because we've been working together 265 00:10:30,062 --> 00:10:31,296 as a family on this one. 266 00:10:34,567 --> 00:10:35,266 I'm mortaring. 267 00:10:35,368 --> 00:10:36,067 CAITLIN COX: Yep. 268 00:10:36,168 --> 00:10:37,369 You're mortaring? 269 00:10:37,470 --> 00:10:41,206 I'm just patting this down so it can stay in place. 270 00:10:41,307 --> 00:10:43,908 My dad is putting the new bricks in. 271 00:10:44,010 --> 00:10:46,478 After this brick, we're going to let it dry for almost 272 00:10:46,579 --> 00:10:50,715 like an hour or something and do some more work. 273 00:10:52,351 --> 00:10:53,985 CAITLIN COX: There we go, guys. 274 00:10:54,086 --> 00:10:54,853 We're level. 275 00:10:56,789 --> 00:10:59,124 NARRATOR: With the foundations all set, 276 00:10:59,225 --> 00:11:02,494 Kenneth and Caitlin finally have luck on their side. 277 00:11:02,595 --> 00:11:04,696 CAITLIN COX: So our house is getting here today. 278 00:11:04,830 --> 00:11:06,331 We've been waiting for a really long time 279 00:11:06,432 --> 00:11:08,400 and it's finally coming. 280 00:11:10,970 --> 00:11:13,138 KENNETH COX: He had some issues with the shipping on the frame, 281 00:11:13,239 --> 00:11:16,374 because it came out of Texas and we had two hurricanes-- 282 00:11:16,475 --> 00:11:17,642 Two hurricanes came through there. 283 00:11:17,743 --> 00:11:19,678 --Came straight through there back to back and messed 284 00:11:19,779 --> 00:11:21,780 up the trucking patterns and the power 285 00:11:21,881 --> 00:11:22,981 grid there and everything. 286 00:11:23,082 --> 00:11:25,283 So it's here now, so we're ready to start building. 287 00:11:31,691 --> 00:11:32,891 Ready for the house to get here? 288 00:11:37,763 --> 00:11:41,733 We got our house in finally, and we are ready to start building. 289 00:11:41,834 --> 00:11:43,134 Oh, yeah. 290 00:11:43,235 --> 00:11:44,803 NARRATOR: Before they can start building, 291 00:11:44,904 --> 00:11:47,238 Kenneth plans to install the solar panels 292 00:11:47,339 --> 00:11:50,175 so he can use the sun's energy to power his tools. 293 00:11:50,276 --> 00:11:53,311 But his plan has come to a sudden stop. 294 00:11:53,412 --> 00:11:56,948 KENNETH COX: Just got our solar panels in, and it is shattered. 295 00:11:57,049 --> 00:11:58,216 They're busted. 296 00:11:58,317 --> 00:11:59,417 Says do not stack. 297 00:11:59,518 --> 00:12:03,321 Obviously somebody stacked something on top of it. 298 00:12:05,157 --> 00:12:06,858 It's pretty ridiculous. 299 00:12:06,959 --> 00:12:08,526 That's another setback for us. 300 00:12:11,530 --> 00:12:14,265 NARRATOR: In the deep south of the Yellow Hammer State, 301 00:12:14,366 --> 00:12:16,701 Caitlin and Kenneth Cox are attempting 302 00:12:16,802 --> 00:12:20,371 to build an off grid family home on their 20 acre property. 303 00:12:20,473 --> 00:12:23,308 So far, they've been pounded by misfortune, 304 00:12:23,409 --> 00:12:26,177 but with the framing for the house finally on site, 305 00:12:26,278 --> 00:12:27,812 they're forging ahead. 306 00:12:27,913 --> 00:12:29,647 We're going to get it done. 307 00:12:29,749 --> 00:12:31,816 It's a little crazy building out here. 308 00:12:31,917 --> 00:12:34,486 There's no power, no water yet. 309 00:12:34,587 --> 00:12:37,455 Caitlin and Kenneth, they chose to live like this. 310 00:12:37,556 --> 00:12:40,525 If that's what they want to do, I'll help them any way I can. 311 00:12:43,629 --> 00:12:44,929 That's not going anywhere. 312 00:12:45,030 --> 00:12:46,364 NARRATOR: The metal frame for the house 313 00:12:46,465 --> 00:12:50,201 goes together like a rib cage, with an anchor on each side 314 00:12:50,302 --> 00:12:53,371 of the foundation and the 26 ribs connected up 315 00:12:53,472 --> 00:12:56,040 to a center beam at the peak of the structure, 316 00:12:56,142 --> 00:12:57,642 creating an arch shape. 317 00:12:57,743 --> 00:12:59,043 KENNETH COX: So now we want to try to lift 318 00:12:59,145 --> 00:13:00,211 one of these first ribs up? 319 00:13:00,312 --> 00:13:01,980 Yeah, we need to build a scaffolding. 320 00:13:02,081 --> 00:13:05,784 And what we'll do is we'll put one of the ribs in the top 321 00:13:05,885 --> 00:13:07,285 and then try to set it in there. 322 00:13:07,386 --> 00:13:08,086 OK. 323 00:13:11,757 --> 00:13:13,792 The scariest part about putting the frame up 324 00:13:13,893 --> 00:13:14,993 is how high it's going to be up. 325 00:13:15,060 --> 00:13:16,594 It's 17 and 1/2 foot tall. 326 00:13:16,695 --> 00:13:18,263 I've got scaffolding for 12 foot, 327 00:13:18,364 --> 00:13:19,931 but I am a little shy of heights. 328 00:13:21,300 --> 00:13:22,667 That's it. 329 00:13:22,768 --> 00:13:23,868 That's it. 330 00:13:23,969 --> 00:13:25,336 You want to get on the ground and hold that tape 331 00:13:25,437 --> 00:13:27,639 and see if I can get to 17 and 1/2 foot? 332 00:13:27,740 --> 00:13:29,107 It doesn't make me nervous. 333 00:13:29,208 --> 00:13:30,141 It makes me nervous for him. 334 00:13:36,248 --> 00:13:38,883 KENNETH COX: Yeah, 17 and 1/2 about here. 335 00:13:38,984 --> 00:13:41,219 So I can do it, but not for long. 336 00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:42,487 Let's see if we can stand it up. 337 00:13:49,595 --> 00:13:50,728 We don't have it anymore. 338 00:13:50,830 --> 00:13:51,529 You got it? 339 00:13:51,630 --> 00:13:52,297 KENNETH COX: Yeah. 340 00:13:56,135 --> 00:13:59,137 WORKMAN: If you get these three ribs in the middle put 341 00:13:59,238 --> 00:14:02,073 in place, that will hold it up to where then we 342 00:14:02,174 --> 00:14:04,042 can move the scaffolding to each corner 343 00:14:04,143 --> 00:14:05,643 to do the rest of the ribs. 344 00:14:05,744 --> 00:14:07,078 Coming at you. 345 00:14:07,179 --> 00:14:08,079 CAITLIN COX: Be careful, babe. 346 00:14:08,180 --> 00:14:09,314 KENNETH COX: I'm trying. 347 00:14:09,415 --> 00:14:10,348 Just scary. 348 00:14:10,449 --> 00:14:11,149 CAITLIN COX: Yeah. 349 00:14:14,253 --> 00:14:16,120 Somebody move that ladder for us. 350 00:14:20,893 --> 00:14:22,093 Whoa, whoa, whoa! 351 00:14:24,830 --> 00:14:25,697 WORKMAN: Let me get up there. 352 00:14:25,798 --> 00:14:26,764 Let me get up there. 353 00:14:26,866 --> 00:14:27,932 Yeah, we're gonna need one more person. 354 00:14:28,033 --> 00:14:29,567 There's going to have to be two people holding it 355 00:14:29,668 --> 00:14:31,302 and then two people to bring them in. 356 00:14:31,403 --> 00:14:32,570 Are you OK? 357 00:14:32,671 --> 00:14:34,138 KENNETH COX: I'm about to have a damn heart attack. 358 00:14:40,145 --> 00:14:42,080 Pick your side up a little bit, Kenneth. 359 00:14:42,181 --> 00:14:42,914 There you go. 360 00:14:43,015 --> 00:14:44,482 Just get this in there. 361 00:14:44,583 --> 00:14:45,450 Get the other side. 362 00:14:45,551 --> 00:14:46,217 There you go. 363 00:14:48,153 --> 00:14:49,687 All right. 364 00:14:49,788 --> 00:14:51,055 WORKMAN: Let's get another beam up there. 365 00:14:55,060 --> 00:14:56,494 You got it? 366 00:14:56,595 --> 00:14:57,762 There it is. 367 00:14:57,863 --> 00:14:59,530 WORKMAN: All right, let's get it on the other side. 368 00:14:59,632 --> 00:15:02,133 KENNETH COX: Being on the scaffolding was pretty sketchy. 369 00:15:02,234 --> 00:15:04,569 Once we got a few of the ribs up, 370 00:15:04,670 --> 00:15:06,638 I felt a lot more comfortable with it. 371 00:15:06,739 --> 00:15:07,972 Every time you get another rib in place, 372 00:15:08,073 --> 00:15:09,440 it tightens up the rest of the structure, 373 00:15:09,541 --> 00:15:11,609 so it's harder to get the next one and the next one. 374 00:15:11,710 --> 00:15:12,443 Yeah, it looks like it. 375 00:15:12,544 --> 00:15:13,544 It looks sketchy. 376 00:15:13,646 --> 00:15:15,780 We're getting us a frame. 377 00:15:15,881 --> 00:15:17,815 You want to get up there and put the screws in? 378 00:15:17,917 --> 00:15:18,616 I'm not scared. 379 00:15:20,152 --> 00:15:21,185 Just don't look down, yeah. 380 00:15:24,256 --> 00:15:25,256 KENNETH COX: Good job. 381 00:15:25,357 --> 00:15:27,392 Yeah, I did it! 382 00:15:27,493 --> 00:15:28,960 I was worried when Caitlin got up there, 383 00:15:29,061 --> 00:15:30,995 but very proud of her for putting together 384 00:15:31,096 --> 00:15:32,864 those last couple of ribs. 385 00:15:32,965 --> 00:15:35,233 Very exciting, and glad she could be a part of that. 386 00:15:35,334 --> 00:15:36,467 One more. 387 00:15:36,568 --> 00:15:37,368 You got it? 388 00:15:38,804 --> 00:15:40,238 And it's-- 389 00:15:40,339 --> 00:15:41,539 There you go, there you go. 390 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:42,707 [cheering] 391 00:15:46,278 --> 00:15:48,012 We just finished our frame. 392 00:15:48,113 --> 00:15:50,682 And it was very scary and challenging, 393 00:15:50,783 --> 00:15:53,518 but we got it done and I couldn't be happier. 394 00:15:55,387 --> 00:15:56,888 NARRATOR: With the frame complete, 395 00:15:56,989 --> 00:15:58,957 the crew turns their focus to siding 396 00:15:59,058 --> 00:16:02,794 and insulation for the massive 17 and 1/2 foot tall 397 00:16:02,895 --> 00:16:04,262 curved walls. 398 00:16:04,363 --> 00:16:05,563 It's a giant burrito wrap. 399 00:16:07,466 --> 00:16:08,900 CAITLIN COX: You have to wrap the insulation 400 00:16:09,001 --> 00:16:10,902 around the brackets. 401 00:16:11,003 --> 00:16:13,671 Then you have to screw the metal onto that. 402 00:16:13,772 --> 00:16:16,941 It's a team effort and we only have two ladders. 403 00:16:18,344 --> 00:16:20,678 We can put the first sheet on there. 404 00:16:20,779 --> 00:16:22,380 Hold on, I got a pile of wood back here. 405 00:16:25,484 --> 00:16:29,354 [laughing] 406 00:16:29,455 --> 00:16:30,321 Did you get that? 407 00:16:30,422 --> 00:16:31,122 All right. 408 00:16:31,223 --> 00:16:33,091 Are you OK? 409 00:16:33,192 --> 00:16:34,926 I just kind of slowly lay down. 410 00:16:37,896 --> 00:16:39,564 I meant to do that, by the way. 411 00:16:42,601 --> 00:16:44,068 Let me grab a level. 412 00:16:44,169 --> 00:16:47,071 This side is going to have to come up right there. 413 00:16:50,275 --> 00:16:51,609 Heavy metal coming through. 414 00:16:53,712 --> 00:16:55,313 I'm not tall enough. 415 00:16:55,414 --> 00:16:56,147 Right there. 416 00:16:56,248 --> 00:16:57,015 Nail her down. 417 00:16:58,784 --> 00:17:01,319 I've done siding projects, but I've never done something 418 00:17:01,420 --> 00:17:02,720 at the curvature like this. 419 00:17:02,821 --> 00:17:03,988 That's what's making it really tricky. 420 00:17:06,492 --> 00:17:07,692 It's hard to do it from the inside, 421 00:17:07,793 --> 00:17:08,860 it's hard to do from the outside. 422 00:17:11,430 --> 00:17:12,130 All right, guys. 423 00:17:12,231 --> 00:17:13,297 That was a good day's work. 424 00:17:13,399 --> 00:17:14,632 Almost halfway there. 425 00:17:14,700 --> 00:17:16,234 So what's the plan for tomorrow? 426 00:17:16,335 --> 00:17:17,935 We got rain coming in later in the week, 427 00:17:18,037 --> 00:17:20,605 so maybe tomorrow we can get the whole thing sided off 428 00:17:20,706 --> 00:17:21,873 and finish up with that. 429 00:17:21,974 --> 00:17:23,041 All right, good job, guys. 430 00:17:23,142 --> 00:17:24,809 Y'all buy the steaks, I'll cook them. 431 00:17:33,352 --> 00:17:36,020 NARRATOR: It's a new day at the Cox family job site, 432 00:17:36,121 --> 00:17:40,324 and sunny skies are forecasted to take a turn for the worse, 433 00:17:40,426 --> 00:17:43,227 making the guys anxious to get the rest of the insulation 434 00:17:43,328 --> 00:17:45,263 and siding up before it hits. 435 00:17:45,364 --> 00:17:47,932 But with fewer hands on site than yesterday, 436 00:17:48,033 --> 00:17:51,803 the tall task is starting to feel out of reach. 437 00:17:51,904 --> 00:17:52,970 What do you think, Ken? 438 00:17:53,072 --> 00:17:53,771 I don't know. 439 00:17:53,872 --> 00:17:54,839 This seems pretty dangerous. 440 00:17:54,940 --> 00:17:55,640 Yeah. 441 00:17:59,978 --> 00:18:02,046 KENNETH COX: It's pretty sketchy up there, and you're on metal. 442 00:18:02,147 --> 00:18:03,047 It's slippery. 443 00:18:03,148 --> 00:18:04,816 There's nothing really to grasp on to. 444 00:18:04,917 --> 00:18:06,551 Let's bring it on down real quick. 445 00:18:06,652 --> 00:18:07,952 Let's think about it. 446 00:18:08,053 --> 00:18:09,921 I don't want to risk it and I don't want anybody to get hurt. 447 00:18:10,022 --> 00:18:11,289 BILL GILMORE: Well, look. 448 00:18:11,390 --> 00:18:13,724 You know we got rain coming this week from the hurricane. 449 00:18:13,826 --> 00:18:14,859 CAITLIN COX: Oh, I know. 450 00:18:14,960 --> 00:18:16,961 We need to get all these sheets up. 451 00:18:17,062 --> 00:18:18,329 We do have rain coming. 452 00:18:18,430 --> 00:18:21,132 We got like 10 inches of rain coming in the next two days, 453 00:18:21,233 --> 00:18:22,467 so we got to get this thing up. 454 00:18:22,568 --> 00:18:24,268 KENNETH COX: Yeah, we don't have a choice at this point. 455 00:18:24,369 --> 00:18:26,604 If that insulation goes wet, I mean, we're done. 456 00:18:26,705 --> 00:18:29,707 Whatever we do, we've got to come up with a plan to do, 457 00:18:29,808 --> 00:18:30,808 we need to do it today. 458 00:18:30,909 --> 00:18:31,609 Yeah. 459 00:18:44,456 --> 00:18:45,923 What do you think, Ken? 460 00:18:46,024 --> 00:18:46,724 I don't know. 461 00:18:46,825 --> 00:18:48,459 This seems pretty dangerous. 462 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:49,794 Let's bring it on down real quick. 463 00:18:51,130 --> 00:18:52,597 Let's think about it. 464 00:18:52,698 --> 00:18:53,965 Well, look. 465 00:18:54,066 --> 00:18:56,567 You know we got rain coming this week from that hurricane. 466 00:18:56,668 --> 00:18:57,702 I know. 467 00:18:57,803 --> 00:18:59,604 BILL GILMORE: We need to get all these sheets up. 468 00:18:59,705 --> 00:19:02,807 Whatever we do, we got to come up with a plan to do. 469 00:19:02,908 --> 00:19:03,741 We need to do it today. 470 00:19:05,410 --> 00:19:06,677 All right, I hate to do it, but I 471 00:19:06,778 --> 00:19:09,647 think we need to spend the money on a boom lift, renting one. 472 00:19:09,748 --> 00:19:10,781 - I'm all for it. - It'd be safer. 473 00:19:10,883 --> 00:19:12,183 We're going to need it for the top anyway. 474 00:19:12,284 --> 00:19:13,217 BILL GILMORE: OK. 475 00:19:13,318 --> 00:19:16,888 Well, I'll head to town, rent the lift, 476 00:19:16,989 --> 00:19:18,222 and try to get back quick as I can. 477 00:19:18,323 --> 00:19:19,524 OK. Sounds good, man. 478 00:19:19,625 --> 00:19:20,658 BILL GILMORE: All right. 479 00:19:20,759 --> 00:19:22,894 NARRATOR: Running out of both time and options, 480 00:19:22,995 --> 00:19:25,930 Kenneth and Caitlin decided some extra machinery is 481 00:19:26,031 --> 00:19:27,765 their best bet for a bailout. 482 00:19:27,866 --> 00:19:29,100 CAITLIN COX: Hopefully it'll only 483 00:19:29,201 --> 00:19:31,802 take my dad a few hours to get back with that boom lift. 484 00:19:34,406 --> 00:19:37,408 We're losing a lot of time, but I think in the long run 485 00:19:37,509 --> 00:19:40,811 it'll be quicker with the boom lift, and a lot safer. 486 00:19:49,021 --> 00:19:49,921 KENNETH COX: The boom's here. 487 00:19:50,022 --> 00:19:52,356 CAITLIN COX: Yeah, woohoo, it's here! 488 00:19:52,457 --> 00:19:53,257 No time to waste, though. 489 00:19:53,358 --> 00:19:54,058 We got to get this done. 490 00:19:58,830 --> 00:20:00,097 CAITLIN COX: We do have rain coming. 491 00:20:00,199 --> 00:20:03,067 We got like 10 inches of rain coming in the next two days, 492 00:20:03,168 --> 00:20:04,335 so we got to get this thing up. 493 00:20:04,436 --> 00:20:06,304 Yeah, we don't have a choice at this point. 494 00:20:06,405 --> 00:20:08,406 What we're going to do is attach these ropes 495 00:20:08,507 --> 00:20:10,541 to the panels using vice grips. 496 00:20:10,642 --> 00:20:12,310 We're gonna throw the rope to the other side, 497 00:20:12,411 --> 00:20:14,245 and then y'all are going to go to the other side and pull, 498 00:20:14,346 --> 00:20:16,747 and it'll pull it up to where I can get it in place. 499 00:20:16,848 --> 00:20:18,649 I'll give you a shout, and I'll screw it 500 00:20:18,750 --> 00:20:20,151 in until we get them all done. 501 00:20:20,252 --> 00:20:21,285 A little nervous. 502 00:20:21,386 --> 00:20:23,087 Never driven one before, but I'll figure it out. 503 00:20:23,188 --> 00:20:24,956 Better than climbing up on a ladder, so. 504 00:20:34,633 --> 00:20:35,833 BILL GILMORE: Tell me when. 505 00:20:35,934 --> 00:20:36,734 KENNETH COX: Pull it. 506 00:20:38,937 --> 00:20:40,905 We're fraying our rope on that center beam there. 507 00:20:41,006 --> 00:20:41,872 Yeah, I see that. 508 00:20:41,974 --> 00:20:42,673 KENNETH COX: Pull it. 509 00:20:44,876 --> 00:20:46,410 All right, that's good right there. 510 00:20:46,511 --> 00:20:47,245 Hold on one second. 511 00:20:51,850 --> 00:20:53,484 NARRATOR: With the extra help of the boom, 512 00:20:53,585 --> 00:20:55,620 the crew is able to safely install 513 00:20:55,721 --> 00:20:58,356 the siding and insulation onto the 17 514 00:20:58,457 --> 00:21:00,758 and 1/2 foot tall curved walls. 515 00:21:00,859 --> 00:21:02,526 All right, this is the last one. 516 00:21:02,628 --> 00:21:03,361 Good job, guys. 517 00:21:03,462 --> 00:21:04,161 Yay! 518 00:21:04,263 --> 00:21:06,464 [cheering] 519 00:21:06,565 --> 00:21:08,132 CAITLIN COX: While my dad and the others 520 00:21:08,233 --> 00:21:10,568 add some more screws to the metal roof, 521 00:21:10,669 --> 00:21:13,271 me and Kenneth are going to put in the cooling tubes. 522 00:21:13,372 --> 00:21:14,672 All right, let's carry this down. 523 00:21:14,773 --> 00:21:16,374 Let's go about halfway and then we'll cut them. 524 00:21:16,475 --> 00:21:17,508 OK. 525 00:21:17,609 --> 00:21:19,210 This is going to make our house so much cooler 526 00:21:19,311 --> 00:21:21,145 without having to do the air conditioning. 527 00:21:21,246 --> 00:21:23,748 NARRATOR: The cooling tubes will be buried approximately five 528 00:21:23,849 --> 00:21:25,816 feet deep, where the ambient temperature 529 00:21:25,917 --> 00:21:27,918 will be around 55 degrees. 530 00:21:28,020 --> 00:21:30,121 As the hot air moves through the tubes, 531 00:21:30,222 --> 00:21:32,223 the surrounding Earth cools the air, 532 00:21:32,324 --> 00:21:35,826 and that colder air is pumped into the cabin with a fan. 533 00:21:35,927 --> 00:21:38,296 And we're going to do two of those just for more efficiency, 534 00:21:38,397 --> 00:21:40,665 and those will plug-in right up into the bottom of the house. 535 00:21:41,967 --> 00:21:43,034 CAITLIN COX: (ECHOING) Hey, babe? 536 00:21:43,135 --> 00:21:43,834 Hello? 537 00:21:45,671 --> 00:21:46,370 (ECHOING) Hey. 538 00:21:48,373 --> 00:21:49,640 (ECHOING) This is our telephone system. 539 00:21:55,414 --> 00:21:56,847 Air condition will be nice. 540 00:21:56,948 --> 00:21:58,215 KENNETH COX: It's going to be nice, yeah. 541 00:21:58,317 --> 00:21:59,717 By the time it makes it back to the house, 542 00:21:59,818 --> 00:22:00,951 it should be close to 70. 543 00:22:01,053 --> 00:22:01,752 I hope so. 544 00:22:03,355 --> 00:22:04,689 Don't we have a friend with a tractor. 545 00:22:04,790 --> 00:22:05,523 KENNETH COX: Yeah, we do. 546 00:22:05,624 --> 00:22:07,058 Why don't we do that? 547 00:22:07,159 --> 00:22:08,025 Call him in? 548 00:22:08,126 --> 00:22:08,959 You don't want to do this? 549 00:22:10,495 --> 00:22:11,195 No. 550 00:22:18,570 --> 00:22:21,439 NARRATOR: With the metal framing and siding finally finished, 551 00:22:21,540 --> 00:22:23,207 the crew is turning their attention 552 00:22:23,308 --> 00:22:25,443 to the rest of the framing. 553 00:22:25,544 --> 00:22:26,477 All right, let's get started. 554 00:22:26,578 --> 00:22:27,278 All right. 555 00:22:34,486 --> 00:22:36,253 Stand it up, and then I'll screw it down on the floor 556 00:22:36,355 --> 00:22:38,055 and we'll fasten it down. 557 00:22:38,156 --> 00:22:39,857 We'll lift it up and then we'll start building 558 00:22:39,958 --> 00:22:41,025 up the loft on this side. 559 00:22:52,170 --> 00:22:52,937 All right, we got a wall. 560 00:22:53,038 --> 00:22:53,738 Yay. 561 00:22:54,906 --> 00:22:56,741 We need to get the beams cut, too, right? 562 00:22:56,842 --> 00:22:57,908 KENNETH COX: Yeah. 563 00:22:57,976 --> 00:22:59,577 These beams came out of a house from the 1850s 564 00:22:59,678 --> 00:23:00,845 that they tore down. 565 00:23:00,946 --> 00:23:03,280 It was the oldest house in Clayton, which is near us. 566 00:23:03,382 --> 00:23:04,515 They're made out of cedar. 567 00:23:04,616 --> 00:23:07,251 They're very dense, very strong, and our loft 568 00:23:07,352 --> 00:23:08,919 is going to sit on top of them. 569 00:23:09,020 --> 00:23:11,822 The center beam was made out of the center of the tree, 570 00:23:11,923 --> 00:23:13,657 and that's going to go in the center of our house. 571 00:23:13,759 --> 00:23:15,126 So the heart of the tree is going to go 572 00:23:15,227 --> 00:23:15,993 in the heart of our house. 573 00:23:19,664 --> 00:23:21,532 KENNETH COX: So the framing went really well today, I think. 574 00:23:21,633 --> 00:23:23,367 I thought we were going to get a little bit farther as 575 00:23:23,468 --> 00:23:24,902 far as production that we did today. 576 00:23:25,003 --> 00:23:27,138 But it looks good, we did it right. 577 00:23:27,239 --> 00:23:29,306 I think it'd be a good idea to let Lyon come see. 578 00:23:29,408 --> 00:23:30,207 Yeah, me too. 579 00:23:31,810 --> 00:23:33,677 All right, are you ready to see it? 580 00:23:33,779 --> 00:23:34,812 Yes. 581 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:36,514 We've gotten a pretty good bit done today. 582 00:23:36,615 --> 00:23:38,048 Mhm. 583 00:23:38,150 --> 00:23:40,484 OK, are you ready? 584 00:23:40,585 --> 00:23:41,585 Mhm. 585 00:23:41,686 --> 00:23:42,386 What! 586 00:23:44,055 --> 00:23:45,556 Go in there and look around, man. 587 00:23:45,657 --> 00:23:46,657 OK. 588 00:23:46,758 --> 00:23:48,492 KENNETH COX: Tell us what you think. 589 00:23:48,593 --> 00:23:49,660 Pretty nice floor. 590 00:23:51,163 --> 00:23:52,696 Your bedroom is going to be up there. 591 00:23:52,798 --> 00:23:53,531 Is that too high for you? 592 00:23:53,632 --> 00:23:55,132 Yeah, it's cool. 593 00:23:55,233 --> 00:23:56,500 KENNETH COX: Be careful. 594 00:23:56,601 --> 00:23:58,469 CAITLIN COX: He's not scared. 595 00:23:58,570 --> 00:24:00,037 Not scared at all. 596 00:24:00,138 --> 00:24:01,772 It looks beautiful up here. 597 00:24:03,842 --> 00:24:05,776 Lyon went up the ladder and got on top of the loft. 598 00:24:05,877 --> 00:24:07,211 He seemed to really like it. 599 00:24:07,312 --> 00:24:08,646 You think we should keep building? 600 00:24:08,747 --> 00:24:09,647 Mhm. 601 00:24:09,748 --> 00:24:10,781 We've got a lot more to do, don't we? 602 00:24:10,882 --> 00:24:11,549 Mhm. 603 00:24:13,318 --> 00:24:14,285 Good job, dad. 604 00:24:14,386 --> 00:24:15,119 KENNETH COX: Thanks, man. 605 00:24:15,220 --> 00:24:15,920 You're welcome. 606 00:24:22,527 --> 00:24:23,828 KENNETH COX: Today is an exciting day. 607 00:24:23,929 --> 00:24:26,163 We're going to install a couple of windows we already have in. 608 00:24:26,264 --> 00:24:27,865 CAITLIN COX: And we got our big French doors 609 00:24:27,933 --> 00:24:28,966 that we're going to be putting in 610 00:24:29,067 --> 00:24:30,634 and our stained glass window. 611 00:24:30,735 --> 00:24:32,135 KENNETH COX: It's really old and antique. 612 00:24:32,204 --> 00:24:33,304 It's beautiful. 613 00:24:33,405 --> 00:24:35,706 It has a bird theme, which is our daughter's name, 614 00:24:35,807 --> 00:24:37,808 and I really look forward to putting it up there. 615 00:24:37,909 --> 00:24:39,577 It's going to be the centerpiece of our house. 616 00:24:41,179 --> 00:24:42,446 KENNETH COX: What we're going to do is me 617 00:24:42,547 --> 00:24:44,315 and Matt will climb up on top of the scaffolding. 618 00:24:44,449 --> 00:24:45,649 If y'all can bring the window around, 619 00:24:45,750 --> 00:24:47,685 maybe put it up here and then lift that 620 00:24:47,786 --> 00:24:49,253 window up to us, and we should be 621 00:24:49,354 --> 00:24:50,654 able to hang it from up there. 622 00:24:50,755 --> 00:24:52,423 OK, sounds good. 623 00:24:52,524 --> 00:24:53,390 Y'all be careful. 624 00:24:53,492 --> 00:24:54,658 It's an antique. 625 00:24:54,759 --> 00:24:55,459 It's very fragile. 626 00:25:01,166 --> 00:25:02,032 You got it? 627 00:25:02,133 --> 00:25:02,833 Mhm. 628 00:25:05,470 --> 00:25:06,170 Y'all be careful. 629 00:25:06,271 --> 00:25:07,972 This is sketchy. 630 00:25:08,073 --> 00:25:09,373 KENNETH COX: I haven't gotten up there yet 631 00:25:09,474 --> 00:25:10,941 to see if it's going to fit or not, 632 00:25:11,042 --> 00:25:13,444 so all the measurements should be perfect, but we'll see. 633 00:25:15,847 --> 00:25:17,448 It's fitting kind of tight. 634 00:25:17,549 --> 00:25:18,716 Yeah, it looks tight. 635 00:25:18,817 --> 00:25:19,517 KENNETH COX: Whoa. 636 00:25:22,220 --> 00:25:24,154 Be careful with it, guys. 637 00:25:24,256 --> 00:25:25,389 KENNETH COX: Whoa! 638 00:25:25,490 --> 00:25:26,590 CAITLIN COX: Oh, oh, oh! 639 00:25:26,691 --> 00:25:27,391 KENNETH COX: Oh! 640 00:25:31,630 --> 00:25:33,464 NARRATOR: In southern Alabama, Caitlin and Kenneth 641 00:25:33,565 --> 00:25:36,433 Cox are installing a one of a kind window for 642 00:25:36,535 --> 00:25:38,035 their off the grid dream home. 643 00:25:38,136 --> 00:25:39,036 CAITLIN COX: Y'all be careful. 644 00:25:39,137 --> 00:25:40,204 KENNETH COX: Yeah, this is sketchy. 645 00:25:42,507 --> 00:25:44,475 It's fitting kind of tight. 646 00:25:44,576 --> 00:25:45,576 It looks tight. 647 00:25:45,677 --> 00:25:46,377 KENNETH COX: Whoa. 648 00:25:48,947 --> 00:25:51,515 So I'm putting the stained glass in place at the top of the 649 00:25:51,616 --> 00:25:54,985 build, and it was fitting a little too snug, so I tried 650 00:25:55,086 --> 00:25:56,453 to wiggle the back back in. 651 00:25:56,555 --> 00:25:57,922 CAITLIN COX: Be careful with it, guys. 652 00:25:58,023 --> 00:25:59,690 And a gust of wind came through 653 00:25:59,791 --> 00:26:02,426 and it really just took it out of my hands. 654 00:26:02,527 --> 00:26:03,227 Oh! 655 00:26:03,295 --> 00:26:04,061 CAITLIN COX: Oh! 656 00:26:04,162 --> 00:26:04,862 KENNETH COX: Oh! 657 00:26:06,731 --> 00:26:07,865 CAITLIN COX: What just happened? 658 00:26:07,966 --> 00:26:09,767 I don't know, but that's not salvageable. 659 00:26:09,868 --> 00:26:11,402 My heart is beating so fast right now. 660 00:26:11,503 --> 00:26:12,937 I can't believe that just happened. 661 00:26:13,038 --> 00:26:15,306 I made this spot just for that window. 662 00:26:15,407 --> 00:26:17,741 It's not like a regular size window. 663 00:26:17,842 --> 00:26:19,109 CAITLIN COX: What are we going to do now? 664 00:26:19,210 --> 00:26:20,744 We paid a lot of money for that window. 665 00:26:20,845 --> 00:26:22,413 Where are we going to find another stained glass 666 00:26:22,514 --> 00:26:23,781 window this fast? 667 00:26:23,915 --> 00:26:24,982 MATT: Probably not. 668 00:26:25,083 --> 00:26:26,817 KENNETH COX: Yeah, I don't see it happening. 669 00:26:31,823 --> 00:26:32,623 We don't have time to stop. 670 00:26:32,724 --> 00:26:33,991 We got to figure something out. 671 00:26:34,092 --> 00:26:35,559 The deadline's coming up quick. 672 00:26:35,660 --> 00:26:36,760 CAITLIN COX: We got to keep going. 673 00:26:40,098 --> 00:26:42,232 Can you just hold this up? 674 00:26:42,334 --> 00:26:43,867 CAITLIN COX: So we broke the window, 675 00:26:43,969 --> 00:26:45,569 but we got to move on, so we're setting 676 00:26:45,670 --> 00:26:47,071 up the scaffolding right now. 677 00:26:47,172 --> 00:26:49,440 And we're about to put in our French doors. 678 00:26:49,541 --> 00:26:52,843 The ground is uneven where we've dug our cooling tubes 679 00:26:52,944 --> 00:26:55,412 and we had to slide several boards 680 00:26:55,513 --> 00:26:57,781 just to get the scaffolding level. 681 00:26:57,882 --> 00:26:59,350 Somewhat level. 682 00:26:59,451 --> 00:27:01,118 Somewhat level. 683 00:27:01,219 --> 00:27:02,886 That looks so sketchy. 684 00:27:02,988 --> 00:27:03,988 MATT: That ain't bad. 685 00:27:04,089 --> 00:27:05,422 CAITLIN COX: It just really makes me nervous, 686 00:27:05,523 --> 00:27:06,824 because if we break something else 687 00:27:06,925 --> 00:27:08,025 we can't recover from that. 688 00:27:08,126 --> 00:27:09,393 We don't have a lot of time left. 689 00:27:10,862 --> 00:27:12,296 KENNETH COX: The French doors that we're putting up there 690 00:27:12,397 --> 00:27:13,364 are very heavy. 691 00:27:13,465 --> 00:27:15,432 If I had to guess, maybe 400, 450 pounds. 692 00:27:15,533 --> 00:27:16,233 Ready? 693 00:27:17,969 --> 00:27:19,603 Not only are they heavy, they're awkward. 694 00:27:19,704 --> 00:27:21,605 So it's really hard to get a good grip on it. 695 00:27:21,706 --> 00:27:22,940 BILL GILMORE: Back it off, stand it up, 696 00:27:23,041 --> 00:27:25,409 and Steve's gonna screw that board on to keep them doors 697 00:27:25,510 --> 00:27:26,210 from swinging. 698 00:27:29,214 --> 00:27:30,914 KENNETH COX: We have to lift the door up actually 699 00:27:31,016 --> 00:27:34,952 about four foot to get to where our door frame is actually at. 700 00:27:35,053 --> 00:27:36,654 That's going to be really tricky and there's 701 00:27:36,755 --> 00:27:37,921 very little room for error. 702 00:27:42,527 --> 00:27:44,361 Well, we're going to turn it around, this part up. 703 00:27:44,462 --> 00:27:46,030 Two of us is going to get on the scaffold. 704 00:27:46,131 --> 00:27:47,097 OK. 705 00:27:47,198 --> 00:27:48,165 We can let it lean up there right now. 706 00:27:51,503 --> 00:27:52,903 Come on, come on. 707 00:27:53,004 --> 00:27:54,171 KENNETH COX: We've had to make trips 708 00:27:54,272 --> 00:27:56,940 to get these French doors, to get the stained glass. 709 00:27:57,042 --> 00:27:59,476 At this point on, if we're going to make this timeline, 710 00:27:59,577 --> 00:28:00,944 we need to be building every day. 711 00:28:03,248 --> 00:28:05,315 You have to make sure it's out up top. 712 00:28:05,417 --> 00:28:06,450 Yeah, it's out. 713 00:28:06,551 --> 00:28:08,185 The bottom's got to go to him. 714 00:28:08,286 --> 00:28:09,687 - Get the bottom in first. - There we go. 715 00:28:09,788 --> 00:28:11,021 There we go. And then we'll get the top. 716 00:28:11,122 --> 00:28:11,822 There we go. 717 00:28:11,923 --> 00:28:12,790 That's it. 718 00:28:12,891 --> 00:28:13,957 All right, go for it, there. 719 00:28:18,196 --> 00:28:19,396 You're good. 720 00:28:19,497 --> 00:28:20,864 KENNETH COX: It was a little rough getting it up there, 721 00:28:20,965 --> 00:28:23,667 but when we got it up there we were able to maneuver 722 00:28:23,768 --> 00:28:25,335 it into place somewhat easily. 723 00:28:27,672 --> 00:28:28,972 - That's good. - That's it. 724 00:28:29,074 --> 00:28:30,107 Yeah, that's it right there. 725 00:28:30,208 --> 00:28:31,008 It's in there nice now. 726 00:28:31,109 --> 00:28:31,942 I really like it. 727 00:28:32,043 --> 00:28:32,843 That gets a paycheck? 728 00:28:32,944 --> 00:28:33,644 Yeah. 729 00:28:37,015 --> 00:28:39,483 Oh, yeah, that does look good. 730 00:28:45,256 --> 00:28:47,257 KENNETH COX: The solar panels, the first time 731 00:28:47,325 --> 00:28:49,793 they came in, they were busted up on the top. 732 00:28:49,894 --> 00:28:53,597 Just got solar panels in and it is shattered. 733 00:28:53,698 --> 00:28:55,432 It's pretty ridiculous. 734 00:28:55,533 --> 00:28:57,735 It's another setback for us. 735 00:28:57,836 --> 00:29:00,070 NARRATOR: It took four weeks for the replacement panels 736 00:29:00,171 --> 00:29:04,174 to arrive, and Kenneth wasted no time on the install. 737 00:29:04,275 --> 00:29:07,077 We have a total of 12 panels, eight batteries. 738 00:29:07,178 --> 00:29:10,047 It's a total of 3,750 watts. 739 00:29:10,148 --> 00:29:12,549 The rack we made all out of scrap metal. 740 00:29:12,650 --> 00:29:16,954 Average price for solar panel mounts is $1,500 to $2,500. 741 00:29:17,055 --> 00:29:19,590 We got it done for free besides bolts and screws 742 00:29:19,691 --> 00:29:20,958 and stuff like that. 743 00:29:21,059 --> 00:29:23,627 But finally got it up, even though with all the setbacks. 744 00:29:23,728 --> 00:29:24,928 We just need to wire this thing up, 745 00:29:25,029 --> 00:29:26,530 and within the next week hopefully 746 00:29:26,631 --> 00:29:27,598 we can be using our own power. 747 00:29:32,303 --> 00:29:34,271 We have a big brush pile that we need to burn. 748 00:29:34,372 --> 00:29:37,407 It's left over trees from when we cleared this property. 749 00:29:37,509 --> 00:29:39,476 We've needed to get it out of the way for a while now. 750 00:29:39,577 --> 00:29:41,011 We've been trying to get the build going on 751 00:29:41,112 --> 00:29:42,846 and get it completed as fast as possible. 752 00:29:46,351 --> 00:29:48,285 I'm trying to get as much as I can on the inside 753 00:29:48,386 --> 00:29:50,554 and on the top and then come down as I go. 754 00:29:50,655 --> 00:29:52,890 Probably need to try and get more in the middle up there. 755 00:29:54,492 --> 00:29:55,859 That's what I was thinking. 756 00:29:55,960 --> 00:29:57,327 We're used to this kind of thing, 757 00:29:57,428 --> 00:29:59,897 but it could still go wrong, so we've 758 00:29:59,998 --> 00:30:03,567 got to be careful and make sure it doesn't get out of hand. 759 00:30:03,668 --> 00:30:06,336 We're not very close to a fire department or anything. 760 00:30:06,437 --> 00:30:07,871 So hopefully nothing goes wrong. 761 00:30:10,942 --> 00:30:11,842 Whoa. 762 00:30:11,943 --> 00:30:12,876 Oh my god, Kenneth. 763 00:30:19,751 --> 00:30:22,619 NARRATOR: In Eufaula, Alabama, Kenneth and Caitlin 764 00:30:22,720 --> 00:30:24,822 Cox are about to play with fire. 765 00:30:32,597 --> 00:30:35,265 We're not very close to the fire department or anything, 766 00:30:35,366 --> 00:30:36,834 so hopefully nothing goes wrong. 767 00:30:39,504 --> 00:30:40,204 Whoa. 768 00:30:46,110 --> 00:30:47,177 Are you OK? 769 00:30:47,278 --> 00:30:48,645 Did it scare you? 770 00:30:48,746 --> 00:30:50,914 So I lit the fire, it starts off real fast, 771 00:30:51,015 --> 00:30:54,184 it gets to that diesel fuel, and that's what sustains it. 772 00:30:54,285 --> 00:30:55,285 It got pretty big. 773 00:30:55,386 --> 00:30:56,954 A little uneasy for a second. 774 00:30:57,055 --> 00:30:58,322 CAITLIN COX: It always only starts big 775 00:30:58,423 --> 00:30:59,823 and then it gets smaller. 776 00:31:01,893 --> 00:31:03,193 KENNETH COX: The burn pile is going good. 777 00:31:03,294 --> 00:31:05,829 This kind of process usually takes a couple of days. 778 00:31:05,930 --> 00:31:07,798 We'll just keep checking on it, being safe about it 779 00:31:07,899 --> 00:31:10,067 as possible, and it'll look a lot better over there. 780 00:31:10,168 --> 00:31:11,869 And it'll be a space that we can utilize 781 00:31:11,970 --> 00:31:14,238 versus just a nasty pile on the side of our house. 782 00:31:19,777 --> 00:31:22,212 We've had a really busy week. 783 00:31:22,313 --> 00:31:24,548 We've been able to make a deck on the outside, 784 00:31:24,649 --> 00:31:26,617 we put up the exterior walls on the back. 785 00:31:26,718 --> 00:31:28,752 And then we're still waiting on the windows. 786 00:31:28,853 --> 00:31:31,021 They're supposed to be here the next couple of days. 787 00:31:31,122 --> 00:31:33,523 Once again, set back on shipping. 788 00:31:33,625 --> 00:31:35,392 But once they get here, it's going to be easy peasy 789 00:31:35,493 --> 00:31:37,227 putting them in, I believe. 790 00:31:37,328 --> 00:31:38,862 CAITLIN COX: Today we're going to install 791 00:31:38,963 --> 00:31:42,232 our new stained glass window, and hopefully 792 00:31:42,333 --> 00:31:43,233 you won't break it this time. 793 00:31:43,334 --> 00:31:44,034 Yeah. 794 00:31:45,870 --> 00:31:47,905 So we ended up having to search a whole week to find 795 00:31:48,006 --> 00:31:49,172 a new stained glass window. 796 00:31:49,274 --> 00:31:50,440 We did find one. 797 00:31:50,541 --> 00:31:52,142 All right, go ahead and bring it up. 798 00:31:52,243 --> 00:31:53,510 Be careful with it, though. 799 00:31:53,611 --> 00:31:54,912 We found a couple of different ones, 800 00:31:55,013 --> 00:31:56,713 but the one that we set on actually 801 00:31:56,814 --> 00:31:59,182 has a hummingbird on it, which goes along with the little bird 802 00:31:59,284 --> 00:32:00,250 theme with our daughter. 803 00:32:00,351 --> 00:32:02,586 So it ended up being a pretty good find. 804 00:32:02,687 --> 00:32:03,854 Be careful with that, dad. 805 00:32:03,955 --> 00:32:05,722 I don't want you to break that window. 806 00:32:05,823 --> 00:32:07,291 All right, we're about to put it in, guys. 807 00:32:07,392 --> 00:32:08,091 OK. 808 00:32:08,192 --> 00:32:09,459 I am standing back. 809 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:10,894 Let's see if she fits. 810 00:32:10,995 --> 00:32:11,795 CAITLIN COX: Don't drop it. 811 00:32:15,166 --> 00:32:16,900 It's perfect. 812 00:32:17,001 --> 00:32:18,702 The only thing that was weird with it is it's 813 00:32:18,803 --> 00:32:20,737 a smaller window, so we ended up having 814 00:32:20,838 --> 00:32:23,540 to reframe it off with the other one that we had already framed. 815 00:32:23,641 --> 00:32:25,442 But it went in perfectly. 816 00:32:25,543 --> 00:32:27,311 The colors coming through the window from the inside 817 00:32:27,412 --> 00:32:28,512 look great. 818 00:32:28,613 --> 00:32:30,180 It's right in the middle, the center of the house, 819 00:32:30,281 --> 00:32:31,248 at the very top of the peak. 820 00:32:31,349 --> 00:32:32,616 I'm very happy with it. 821 00:32:32,717 --> 00:32:33,684 How's it look out there? 822 00:32:33,785 --> 00:32:34,952 CAITLIN COX: It looks good. 823 00:32:35,053 --> 00:32:37,154 It looks pretty from over here because I can see it. 824 00:32:37,255 --> 00:32:37,955 Good. 825 00:32:38,056 --> 00:32:38,922 I hope Byrd likes it. 826 00:32:39,023 --> 00:32:39,957 KENNETH COX: I hope she does, too. 827 00:32:40,058 --> 00:32:40,757 I think she will. 828 00:32:46,698 --> 00:32:49,399 NARRATOR: On the interior, Ken has been working nonstop 829 00:32:49,500 --> 00:32:52,803 installing the wood siding, but needs help from his son, Lyon, 830 00:32:52,904 --> 00:32:54,304 to finish the job. 831 00:32:54,405 --> 00:32:55,372 Hey, dad. 832 00:32:55,473 --> 00:32:57,641 Is this like pine tree wood or something? 833 00:32:57,742 --> 00:32:58,842 Mhm. 834 00:32:58,943 --> 00:33:00,677 And we're going to attach the pine to the spruce. 835 00:33:00,778 --> 00:33:03,880 The reason we're using spruce is because it's a lot softer 836 00:33:03,982 --> 00:33:06,016 and it's able to bend with these arches. 837 00:33:06,117 --> 00:33:09,086 But we'll staple the pine into the spruce 838 00:33:09,187 --> 00:33:10,354 using the staple gun. 839 00:33:10,455 --> 00:33:12,422 It's very fun showing my son how to do 840 00:33:12,523 --> 00:33:13,323 different stuff like that. 841 00:33:13,424 --> 00:33:15,225 My dad, when I was growing up, he 842 00:33:15,326 --> 00:33:16,560 showed me a lot of that kind of stuff, 843 00:33:16,661 --> 00:33:18,362 so it's cool to pass that on to him. 844 00:33:18,463 --> 00:33:19,296 Think you can handle it? 845 00:33:19,397 --> 00:33:21,331 I think I can try, I guess. 846 00:33:21,432 --> 00:33:22,966 You got your safety glasses on? 847 00:33:24,268 --> 00:33:25,402 All right, let's do this. 848 00:33:25,503 --> 00:33:26,203 OK. 849 00:33:26,304 --> 00:33:27,537 Do I go like-- 850 00:33:27,638 --> 00:33:31,475 You got to press the nose in, and that's going to allow 851 00:33:31,576 --> 00:33:32,843 you to be able to shoot it, OK? 852 00:33:32,944 --> 00:33:35,512 I love it when my dad teaches me new things. 853 00:33:36,547 --> 00:33:37,247 Oh! 854 00:33:38,950 --> 00:33:39,716 How does it work? 855 00:33:39,817 --> 00:33:40,517 Looks good. 856 00:33:40,618 --> 00:33:41,818 You want to keep on going? 857 00:33:41,919 --> 00:33:42,853 Yeah, I'll go, yes. 858 00:33:42,954 --> 00:33:43,987 All right, come on. 859 00:33:44,088 --> 00:33:47,891 LYON COX: Dad, we sure have a lot to do here. 860 00:33:47,992 --> 00:33:49,359 KENNETH COX: Yep. 861 00:33:49,460 --> 00:33:51,395 We're really starting to get into a groove on this thing. 862 00:33:51,496 --> 00:33:53,897 We're moving along, gotten the windows in. 863 00:33:53,998 --> 00:33:56,400 We've dried in completely, got all the tin up, finished up 864 00:33:56,501 --> 00:33:58,068 the interior siding, finally. 865 00:33:58,169 --> 00:34:00,370 We got all the flooring done all the way through the house. 866 00:34:00,471 --> 00:34:03,607 A lot of late nights, a lot of tired mornings. 867 00:34:03,708 --> 00:34:05,575 NARRATOR: With Kenneth and Caitlin burning the candle 868 00:34:05,676 --> 00:34:07,878 at both ends, they've called in friend 869 00:34:07,979 --> 00:34:10,080 and interior designer, April Phelan 870 00:34:10,181 --> 00:34:11,748 to help finish up the build. 871 00:34:14,318 --> 00:34:15,218 Here it is. 872 00:34:18,823 --> 00:34:20,090 APRIL PHELAN: Hey, guys. - Hey. 873 00:34:20,191 --> 00:34:21,491 It looks great. 874 00:34:21,592 --> 00:34:23,427 All right, so I brought a lot of stuff that I hope you guys 875 00:34:23,528 --> 00:34:24,394 like. I've been following your build. 876 00:34:24,495 --> 00:34:25,595 It looks awesome. 877 00:34:25,696 --> 00:34:26,997 Now it's time to make this place look like home. 878 00:34:27,098 --> 00:34:28,298 You ready? - Yeah, we're ready. 879 00:34:28,399 --> 00:34:29,900 Just knowing Kenneth and Caitlin a little bit, 880 00:34:30,001 --> 00:34:32,736 their vibe is very eclectic, very boho. 881 00:34:32,837 --> 00:34:34,638 And so they've got some really unique pieces 882 00:34:34,739 --> 00:34:36,039 and I can't wait to use them in the space. 883 00:34:36,140 --> 00:34:37,441 It's going to look awesome. 884 00:34:37,542 --> 00:34:39,709 Let's just start grabbing stuff and we'll start staging away. 885 00:34:39,811 --> 00:34:41,078 OK, sounds good. 886 00:34:41,179 --> 00:34:42,379 Woohoo. 887 00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:44,014 April brought all our stuff in. 888 00:34:44,115 --> 00:34:45,549 I thought it was amazing. 889 00:34:45,650 --> 00:34:47,350 It was everything that we loved. 890 00:34:47,452 --> 00:34:49,419 All right, gotta squeeze it in this doorway. 891 00:34:49,520 --> 00:34:50,654 KENNETH COX: I love this couch too. 892 00:34:50,788 --> 00:34:51,922 It's so great. 893 00:34:52,023 --> 00:34:53,256 KENNETH COX: Where do you think? Over in this corner? 894 00:34:53,357 --> 00:34:54,057 Oh, man. 895 00:34:54,158 --> 00:34:55,425 Do y'all have a preference? 896 00:34:55,526 --> 00:34:56,293 I like it over there. 897 00:34:56,394 --> 00:34:57,794 I'm thinking on that wall, too. 898 00:34:57,895 --> 00:34:59,129 Look, this is going to look so great 899 00:34:59,230 --> 00:35:01,098 next to that natural wood. 900 00:35:01,199 --> 00:35:02,065 Oh, yeah. 901 00:35:02,166 --> 00:35:03,100 All right, guys. 902 00:35:03,201 --> 00:35:04,501 This is your first piece of furniture. 903 00:35:04,602 --> 00:35:05,302 How's it feel? 904 00:35:05,403 --> 00:35:06,103 It feels awesome. 905 00:35:06,204 --> 00:35:06,937 I love it. 906 00:35:07,038 --> 00:35:07,737 I love the color. 907 00:35:07,839 --> 00:35:08,572 Yeah. 908 00:35:08,673 --> 00:35:09,639 It feels more like home already. 909 00:35:09,740 --> 00:35:10,841 It looks really good in here. 910 00:35:16,614 --> 00:35:18,815 So this can maybe function as a coffee table, you think? 911 00:35:18,916 --> 00:35:19,616 Yeah. 912 00:35:19,717 --> 00:35:20,817 This is pretty fun. 913 00:35:20,918 --> 00:35:22,152 I love the blue and it goes good with the couch. 914 00:35:22,253 --> 00:35:23,019 I love this. 915 00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:24,221 APRIL PHELAN: We definitely found 916 00:35:24,322 --> 00:35:26,556 some really cool pieces at some of the local stores 917 00:35:26,657 --> 00:35:27,757 for Byrd and Lyon. 918 00:35:27,859 --> 00:35:29,593 And so we've got some really cool themed pieces 919 00:35:29,694 --> 00:35:31,294 for the kids, and it's going to make the space 920 00:35:31,395 --> 00:35:33,063 look right at home for them. 921 00:35:33,164 --> 00:35:34,865 Lyon, are your eyes closed? 922 00:35:34,966 --> 00:35:36,533 LYON COX: My eyes are closed. 923 00:35:36,634 --> 00:35:37,634 I have a surprise for you. 924 00:35:37,735 --> 00:35:38,902 Are you ready? 925 00:35:39,003 --> 00:35:40,137 Open. 926 00:35:40,238 --> 00:35:41,238 What do you think? 927 00:35:41,339 --> 00:35:42,572 I love it. APRIL PHELAN: I thought of you. 928 00:35:42,673 --> 00:35:44,040 I thought that would look good in your room. 929 00:35:44,142 --> 00:35:44,975 Thank you. 930 00:35:45,076 --> 00:35:46,209 Do you have a good lion's roar? 931 00:35:46,310 --> 00:35:47,043 TIM BOWDEN: Yeah. 932 00:35:47,145 --> 00:35:47,978 APRIL PHELAN: Let me hear it. 933 00:35:48,079 --> 00:35:50,580 [roar] 934 00:35:50,681 --> 00:35:51,481 That's pretty good! 935 00:35:52,683 --> 00:35:53,683 We've got all the stuff in there, 936 00:35:53,784 --> 00:35:55,352 it looks really, really awesome, and it's 937 00:35:55,453 --> 00:35:57,053 totally made this thing just brighten 938 00:35:57,155 --> 00:35:58,321 up and look like home now. 939 00:35:58,422 --> 00:35:59,823 All right, your stuff's in the space. 940 00:35:59,924 --> 00:36:00,757 How's it feel? 941 00:36:00,858 --> 00:36:01,892 CAITLIN COX: Feels good. 942 00:36:01,993 --> 00:36:02,692 Yeah, it's exciting. 943 00:36:02,793 --> 00:36:04,094 Really exciting. 944 00:36:04,195 --> 00:36:05,462 APRIL PHELAN: That's half the battle, just getting it here. 945 00:36:05,563 --> 00:36:07,230 So now we just work all night, put it into place, 946 00:36:07,331 --> 00:36:08,498 and it's going to look really good. 947 00:36:08,566 --> 00:36:09,266 Yeah, I'm ready. 948 00:36:09,367 --> 00:36:10,267 Sounds good. 949 00:36:18,643 --> 00:36:20,477 We're finally done with our house. 950 00:36:20,578 --> 00:36:22,279 It feels really good. 951 00:36:22,380 --> 00:36:23,480 KENNETH COX: I'm really proud of it. 952 00:36:23,581 --> 00:36:25,682 I'm happy we can slow down a little bit 953 00:36:25,783 --> 00:36:27,918 and relax and enjoy it. 954 00:36:28,019 --> 00:36:29,352 It's been a crazy ride. 955 00:36:29,453 --> 00:36:31,555 It's good to finally get to our destination. 956 00:36:33,624 --> 00:36:35,859 The original budget was $30,000. 957 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:38,895 At the end of it, we ended up about $36,000. 958 00:36:38,996 --> 00:36:40,497 Our original timeline was two months, 959 00:36:40,598 --> 00:36:42,432 but due to the hurricanes, it ended 960 00:36:42,533 --> 00:36:44,334 up being about three months. 961 00:36:44,435 --> 00:36:45,302 But it was worth it. 962 00:36:45,403 --> 00:36:46,236 CAITLIN COX: For sure. 963 00:36:46,337 --> 00:36:47,270 I'm proud of what we've got done. 964 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:51,808 CAITLIN COX: Today we're showing the house to my little sister 965 00:36:51,909 --> 00:36:53,843 Sarah and her boyfriend Andrew, and they 966 00:36:53,945 --> 00:36:55,712 drove from three hours away. 967 00:36:55,813 --> 00:36:58,381 And I can't wait to see what they think about the house. 968 00:36:58,482 --> 00:36:59,349 Hey! 969 00:36:59,450 --> 00:37:00,150 Hey. 970 00:37:00,251 --> 00:37:01,284 The house looks so awesome. 971 00:37:01,385 --> 00:37:02,085 You like it? 972 00:37:02,186 --> 00:37:03,353 Yes. 973 00:37:03,454 --> 00:37:04,354 Thanks. 974 00:37:04,455 --> 00:37:05,822 Good to see you. 975 00:37:05,923 --> 00:37:07,290 You too. 976 00:37:07,391 --> 00:37:08,325 Appreciate it, man. 977 00:37:08,426 --> 00:37:09,392 - Oh, yeah. - It looks so fun. 978 00:37:09,493 --> 00:37:10,694 Look at the view. Look at the pond. 979 00:37:10,795 --> 00:37:11,695 It's so pretty. 980 00:37:11,796 --> 00:37:13,096 SARAH GILMORE: I know, that's awesome. 981 00:37:13,197 --> 00:37:14,598 Yeah, look at the stained glass window. 982 00:37:14,699 --> 00:37:16,233 ANDREW STEWART: It's got some color matching with the door, 983 00:37:16,334 --> 00:37:17,467 though. That looks great. 984 00:37:20,605 --> 00:37:21,638 CAITLIN COX: Welcome to our house. 985 00:37:21,739 --> 00:37:22,472 SARAH GILMORE: Oh my god. 986 00:37:22,573 --> 00:37:23,440 Oh my god. 987 00:37:23,541 --> 00:37:24,541 Guys, this looks amazing in here. 988 00:37:24,642 --> 00:37:25,575 CAITLIN COX: What do you think? 989 00:37:25,676 --> 00:37:26,710 This is insane. 990 00:37:26,811 --> 00:37:28,712 I love the stove. 991 00:37:28,813 --> 00:37:30,180 It looks so cool. 992 00:37:30,281 --> 00:37:32,282 KENNETH COX: That's going to heat our house when it's cold. 993 00:37:32,383 --> 00:37:33,416 SARAH GILMORE: That's so cool. 994 00:37:33,517 --> 00:37:35,185 KENNETH COX: We've also got the cooling tubes 995 00:37:35,286 --> 00:37:36,686 you can see on the ground. 996 00:37:36,787 --> 00:37:39,155 That rotates the air in the house underground 997 00:37:39,257 --> 00:37:41,458 and pulls it back up into and cools the house down. 998 00:37:41,559 --> 00:37:42,259 That's awesome. 999 00:37:42,360 --> 00:37:43,460 Yeah. 1000 00:37:43,561 --> 00:37:44,661 ANDREW STEWART: The ceiling is amazing in here. 1001 00:37:44,762 --> 00:37:45,595 CAITLIN COX: Yeah. 1002 00:37:45,696 --> 00:37:47,264 How many pieces of wood was this? 1003 00:37:47,365 --> 00:37:49,065 276 pieces. 1004 00:37:50,635 --> 00:37:52,702 CAITLIN COX: Let's check out the kitchen. 1005 00:37:52,803 --> 00:37:53,937 Look at this sink. 1006 00:37:54,038 --> 00:37:55,372 SARAH GILMORE: Oh my god. 1007 00:37:55,473 --> 00:37:58,174 This was daddy's when he was a baby. 1008 00:37:58,276 --> 00:37:59,175 That's so awesome. 1009 00:37:59,277 --> 00:38:00,210 ANDREW STEWART: That's awesome. 1010 00:38:00,311 --> 00:38:01,578 From his childhood home? - Yes. 1011 00:38:01,679 --> 00:38:02,579 That's awesome. 1012 00:38:02,680 --> 00:38:04,414 I love this countertop, too. 1013 00:38:04,515 --> 00:38:06,016 With the [inaudible] to the side, yeah. 1014 00:38:06,117 --> 00:38:06,816 CAITLIN COX: Yeah. 1015 00:38:06,917 --> 00:38:08,485 This is cherry oak. 1016 00:38:09,787 --> 00:38:12,155 And these posts came out of the oldest 1017 00:38:12,256 --> 00:38:14,658 home in Clayton, Alabama, and they're from the 1850s. 1018 00:38:14,759 --> 00:38:17,294 KENNETH COX: They're 170 years old. 1019 00:38:17,395 --> 00:38:18,528 You want to check out the bathroom? 1020 00:38:18,629 --> 00:38:19,863 - Yes. - All right, come on. 1021 00:38:21,666 --> 00:38:23,233 CAITLIN COX: So here's our bathroom. 1022 00:38:23,334 --> 00:38:25,735 Oh my gosh, this is so cool. 1023 00:38:25,836 --> 00:38:26,836 How does this work? 1024 00:38:26,937 --> 00:38:29,472 CAITLIN COX: That is our composting toilet. 1025 00:38:29,573 --> 00:38:31,975 There's a bucket that you put sawdust in. 1026 00:38:32,076 --> 00:38:33,043 SARAH GILMORE: It looks so good. 1027 00:38:33,144 --> 00:38:34,344 I love that. 1028 00:38:34,445 --> 00:38:35,979 Y'all want to go check out the bedrooms? 1029 00:38:36,080 --> 00:38:37,247 - Yeah. - Yeah, absolutely. 1030 00:38:43,821 --> 00:38:44,988 I love this up here. 1031 00:38:45,089 --> 00:38:47,123 I love the loft feel. 1032 00:38:47,224 --> 00:38:48,358 Lyon's room. 1033 00:38:48,492 --> 00:38:49,793 KENNETH COX: Yeah, this is where Lyon's gonna sleep. 1034 00:38:49,894 --> 00:38:51,061 That looks so good. 1035 00:38:51,162 --> 00:38:52,862 CAITLIN COX: This is the Lyon's den. 1036 00:38:52,963 --> 00:38:54,397 SARAH GILMORE: I love the lion head. 1037 00:38:54,498 --> 00:38:55,632 ANDREW STEWART: For the loft up here, 1038 00:38:55,733 --> 00:38:57,133 there's still a lot of room. 1039 00:38:57,234 --> 00:38:58,468 Yeah. 1040 00:38:58,569 --> 00:39:01,304 Seeing the final product, I'm kind of blown away by it. 1041 00:39:01,405 --> 00:39:02,405 I love the shape of it. 1042 00:39:02,506 --> 00:39:05,208 I love all the natural wood on the inside. 1043 00:39:05,309 --> 00:39:06,676 SARAH GILMORE: I'm so proud of them. 1044 00:39:06,777 --> 00:39:09,646 They've been working on this for such a long time. 1045 00:39:09,747 --> 00:39:14,284 So the fact that it's come to life is just really awesome. 1046 00:39:18,856 --> 00:39:20,757 Appreciate all you guys' help. 1047 00:39:20,858 --> 00:39:22,459 Thanks for your help, too, buddy. 1048 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:23,560 Thank you. 1049 00:39:23,661 --> 00:39:26,329 I'm excited to make family memories here. 1050 00:39:26,430 --> 00:39:29,065 [playing music] 1051 00:39:30,167 --> 00:39:32,335 It's challenging, but it's worth it. 1052 00:39:32,436 --> 00:39:34,104 We have our dream home now. 1053 00:39:34,205 --> 00:39:35,405 Yep. 1054 00:39:35,506 --> 00:39:37,006 I'm very excited to spend the rest of our lives here. 1055 00:39:40,344 --> 00:39:42,112 You fight for something for a long time, 1056 00:39:42,213 --> 00:39:45,648 and if you don't give up, it can happen, you know? 1057 00:39:45,783 --> 00:39:48,151 I never gave up on my dream, and it's finally 1058 00:39:48,252 --> 00:39:49,052 here in front of my eyes. 1059 00:39:49,153 --> 00:39:49,886 It's so crazy. 1060 00:39:49,954 --> 00:39:51,221 You're so sweet. 1061 00:39:54,792 --> 00:39:56,025 Are you gonna cry? 1062 00:39:56,127 --> 00:39:59,062 [laughing]