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JEFF: Having my own cabin
has been my dream for 13 years.
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SHERON: You don't realize until
you start how much there is to do.
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[ Chain saw starts ]
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You guys ready? CHAD: Yep.
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JEFF: When I do something,
I am all in or all-out.
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Watch out, it's
starting to jump.
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Whoa! Ugh.
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If someone got their arm
stuck, it would rip it out.
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SHERON: It's not gonna work.
He's gonna be so upset.
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JEFF: We've got a problem!
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It's panic mode.
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If they slip, they could
come back down and hit us.
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JEFF: Ahh!
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JEFF: We got a rattlesnake!
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Come here!
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Oh! He's coming close.
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If this comes down,
you get killed.
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SHERON: That just
doesn't look right.
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NARRATOR: Are you ready
to go off the grid?
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JEFF: So, I think right
in through here,
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we're looking for a spot where
I can easily access water.
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Having my own property,
my own cabin,
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has been my dream
for about 13 years.
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A flat spot will work
really good in through here,
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and it's got a really
good view of the mountains
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right there in front. SHERON:
Ooh, great view, yeah.
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Jeff has always been
the type of person
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that if he falls in the water,
he doesn't get wet.
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Everything he tries,
he's very successful at.
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But I think this one would
be a really good area,
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right in here. Maybe.
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I'm in charge, mostly,
but I do allow his opinion
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to be, you know,
used from time to time.
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You allow my opinion
sometimes? I do. I do.
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Say "thank you" to your mother.
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Thank you, mother. Okay.
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JEFF: This land, it's
not a vacation home.
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It's not somewhere
I just come and visit.
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It's not my mountain property.
No, this is my home.
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When I get my cabin built,
this will be mine.
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SHERON: Oh, my gosh, yeah.
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That is a nice view
from your front porch.
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This is perfect. I want
to build it here. Okay.
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I'm Jeff. I'm Sheron.
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And we're building
a cabin off the grid.
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The mountain range
that I chose to build in,
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it's about two hours
south of Salt Lake City
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and about four hours
north of Las Vegas.
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I was a gymnastics coach
in the NCAA for 16 years,
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and I loved coaching,
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but I started getting
burnt out a little bit,
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and I wanted to get more back
to how I grew up and my roots.
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I actually started
saving up money then
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to be able to purchase
the property,
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purchase all the materials,
the equipment that I would need,
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so I've been preparing for
this for a long time.
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I designed this cabin with
the specifications
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that he gave me that
were important to him.
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I'm not a creative person
whatsoever.
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She's very creative,
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so I kind of told
all the different things
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that I needed to have,
and then she drew it up for me.
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That's why we make a good team.
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I'm building a rustic cabin
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that will be 16 feet wide
and 24 feet long.
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My porch is 10 feet wide
by 12 feet long.
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As you walk into the cabin,
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on the right-hand side
will be my basic kitchen,
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and on the left side
will be the living room
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that is heated by a wood stove.
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In front of the wood stove,
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there's a ladder that
leads up to the loft,
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where my sleeping area will be.
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When I come up to visit him,
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I want a comfortable
place to stay.
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I'm not real fond
of living in a tent.
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I'm going to have an outhouse.
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I have a spring
that's above my property
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that I'm gonna pipe
down into it.
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All I have is
a generator right now,
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but in the next few years,
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as everything
starts to progress,
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I'm gonna get solar
and batteries.
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When I do something,
I am all in or all-out,
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and so that's why I live here
and I'm building here.
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I have four horses up here,
also have two dogs.
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Now that I've picked
a spot for my cabin,
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I've been hard at work
bringing up materials
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for the past three
or four weeks.
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So, I'm using this pole
for part of my foundation.
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This log probably weighs
about 300 pounds.
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We're picking up this
log up off the ground
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just a little bit,
so he can pull it.
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SHERON: The horses are very
important on a build like this,
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because we're bordering
a national forest --
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So with horses, you can go
into the national forest,
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where you can't take
heavy equipment,
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to bring in some of these logs.
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JEFF: My grandpa, he taught us
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how to do all of
these different things.
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I've been driving
since before I could walk,
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and they can go anywhere.
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SHERON: Good boy!
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Good job, Mack. You did
good pulling up that hill.
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Good boy. Let's get this
log off of you. Good boy.
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I wanted to try and get my cabin
done as soon as possible
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before the cold weather
comes in and hits.
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I enjoy living in the tent,
and I enjoy camping,
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but I don't want to
camp anymore.
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I actually want
to live in a cabin,
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so we are going to get this
done before the snow comes.
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I'm hopefully gonna
get it done in two months.
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And my budget --
I'm trying to keep it
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right between
$20,000 and $25,000.
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Today, we're gonna
start the foundation
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and clearing the land,
squaring everything up,
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getting everything ready
and prepared to set some posts.
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[ Engine starts ]
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I'm using a skid steer
to clear my land.
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Some of the challenges
with that --
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The oak brush is really dense
and difficult to push.
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I've actually blown
two tires off of it
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going over the top
of that stuff.
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The road to get to my
property is pretty awful.
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When he bought the place, when
we drove up here, I said,
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"Oh my goodness, Jeff, nobody is
gonna come up here to see you,
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because they won't
be able to get up here."
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And I'm not fixing it,
'cause I don't want
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a lot of people coming
up and visiting me.
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Right, good enough.
It's all cleared.
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I don't have a ton
of building experience.
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I've framed some walls.
I've framed some sheds.
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Now we're gonna put in all
the pillars for the foundation.
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There are gonna be numerous
people helping me with this.
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Primarily my mother,
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and then one of my
really good friends, Chad --
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He is a concrete master.
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We'll just put the auger
straight over the top of
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the little sticks, so that
way we get in the center.
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SHERON: Gotcha. Okay.
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I completely hate shoes.
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You will never see
me wearing shoes
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unless I have to
go into a store.
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Their foot prisons.
They're awful.
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They're so constricting,
and everyone's like,
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"Well, aren't you going
to get cut up or anything?"
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Like, yeah, but you
just keep going.
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It doesn't hurt that bad.
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I have augur for
my skid steer...
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[ Engine starts ]
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You guys ready? Okay.
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...and that's what I'm using to
dig the holes for my foundation.
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Alright, watch out! Drilling!
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CHAD: Yeah, how deep
are you going?
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I think I'm gonna go 3 feet,
so we get past the frost line.
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I have 12 holes I need
to dig with the auger,
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and then Chad's up here
helping fill them with concrete.
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We'll be able to fill those in,
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and that's gonna take
about a week to set up.
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[ Thud ] Careful!
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You do not want
that thing to hit you!
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Uh-oh.
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I want you to get out
and come and look at this.
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There's a tree right there.
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There's gonna be some big
roots coming off of this one.
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When I start to dig,
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you guys just kind of
back up a little bit,
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and I'll just have to go
a little bit slower.
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Okay. 'Cause it's
gonna bounce around,
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and I don't want it to bounce
out when it hits that stump --
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So just be careful.
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Alright, let's get 'er done.
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[ Engine starts ]
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See, it's already
having trouble cutting.
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There's the root.
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See how it's not going anywhere?
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Come on, cut.
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Is it pulling at all?
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I've got it full,
all the way down right now.
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Is it?
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[ Groans ]
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JEFF: Watch out! It's
starting to jump.
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JEFF: There's the root!
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See how it's not going anywhere?
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Come on, cut!
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Watch out! It's
starting to jump.
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[ Clunk ] Wat-- [ Groans ]
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That blade's spinning,
and it's powerful.
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It grinds up roots.
It breaks up rock.
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And if someone got their arm
stuck, it would rip it out.
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If I got into an accident,
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I wouldn't be able to
get an ambulance up here.
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Oh, you hit a rock!
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I thought it was a root,
but it's not.
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There we go!
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Woo-woo!
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See, it just ripped
right through here.
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Let's get the concrete mix in
and ready to go for the pillars.
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Right now, I'm just
filling up buckets
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to pour in the hole
for the concrete.
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This is actually
my horse trough.
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This hose, I actually
ran out of a spring.
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It's about a mile up north.
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I'm gonna pipe the spring
down into my house,
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into a holding tank,
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and that'll be used for a shower
or for washing dishes.
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Okay.
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Ugh!
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It's about centered.
We just have to level it.
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We're using a laser level to
check the height of each pole.
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It'll make sure that
the foundation is even
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from corner to corner
and to the middle.
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[ Beeping ]
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Alright. Fill it up!
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For the corners, the telephone
poles won't be enough.
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My plan is, I'm going
to use concrete.
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Normally, you use
cardboard tubing,
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but I don't want to do that.
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I'm going to use 5-gallon
buckets, cut the bottoms off,
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and fill them with concrete.
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It's more cost-effective,
and they're easier to handle.
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[ Level beeping ]
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JEFF: That high?
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That's how high it has
to be? CHAD: Yeah.
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Is that gonna -- do
we have enough bucket?
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We just poured,
and it's too short.
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Our buckets aren't tall enough.
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Unfortunately, my corners,
on the high side,
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are 4 feet above the ground,
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so the 5-gallon buckets
are too short.
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The bucket is too low, and we
can't bring it up high enough
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to be able to get
a good foundation.
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Can you go down into town
and grab cardboard tubing?
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00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:15,858
The bucket idea is just
not gonna work.
251
00:10:15,882 --> 00:10:20,830
From my cabin site to town
is about 45 minutes' drive
252
00:10:20,854 --> 00:10:23,132
with everything
going smooth and good.
253
00:10:23,156 --> 00:10:26,102
If something goes wrong,
it could be up to two hours.
254
00:10:26,126 --> 00:10:29,205
Jeez, Jeff, I don't -- can
I make it into town in time?
255
00:10:29,229 --> 00:10:32,275
The store closes pretty
early down here, so...
256
00:10:32,299 --> 00:10:34,677
It's still 4:00, so you
might be able to make it
257
00:10:34,701 --> 00:10:36,779
by 6:00 or 7:00,
by the time it closes.
258
00:10:36,803 --> 00:10:38,848
Well, yeah, I think
it closes at 6:00.
259
00:10:38,872 --> 00:10:41,017
Well, if you get going now,
you can probably make it.
260
00:10:41,041 --> 00:10:43,086
We have to set
the tubes in there
261
00:10:43,110 --> 00:10:45,455
before the concrete sets up.
262
00:10:45,479 --> 00:10:49,726
Well, I'll run down, then.
I just hope I make it in time.
263
00:10:49,750 --> 00:10:52,117
Hurry! Hurry! Okay,
okay! I'm hurrying.
264
00:10:56,122 --> 00:10:58,935
[ Level beeping ]
265
00:10:58,959 --> 00:11:00,069
JEFF: That high?
266
00:11:00,093 --> 00:11:01,304
Do we have enough bucket?
267
00:11:01,328 --> 00:11:03,306
We just poured,
and it's too short.
268
00:11:03,330 --> 00:11:05,975
The bucket is too low, and we
can't bring it up high enough
269
00:11:05,999 --> 00:11:07,977
to be able to get
a good foundation.
270
00:11:08,001 --> 00:11:09,946
Since it's way up here
in the mountains,
271
00:11:09,970 --> 00:11:11,381
I tried to get everything up,
272
00:11:11,405 --> 00:11:15,885
but sometimes things go missing
or we run out of supplies,
273
00:11:15,909 --> 00:11:17,754
and then you have to
make that long trek
274
00:11:17,778 --> 00:11:19,789
back into town to get anything.
275
00:11:19,813 --> 00:11:22,225
Can you go down into town
and grab cardboard tubing?
276
00:11:22,249 --> 00:11:24,360
Okay, I just hope
I make it in time.
277
00:11:24,384 --> 00:11:32,384
♪♪
278
00:11:32,893 --> 00:11:34,637
We resolved the situation.
279
00:11:34,661 --> 00:11:36,339
Here you go!
280
00:11:36,363 --> 00:11:37,807
The buckets, they
were too short,
281
00:11:37,831 --> 00:11:41,266
so my mom went down into town
and got some concrete tubing.
282
00:11:43,636 --> 00:11:45,081
We were able to build it up
283
00:11:45,105 --> 00:11:47,283
and actually make
the foundation perfect.
284
00:11:47,307 --> 00:11:48,618
Like you've done this before.
285
00:11:48,642 --> 00:11:50,119
[ Grunting ]
286
00:11:50,143 --> 00:11:54,257
Who needs to go to the gym when
you can handle concrete bags?
287
00:11:54,281 --> 00:11:55,558
CHAD: Exactly.
288
00:11:55,582 --> 00:11:58,227
Then we have all of
the telephone poles to put in...
289
00:11:58,251 --> 00:12:00,296
It feels so nice on my toes.
290
00:12:00,320 --> 00:12:01,998
...and then we're finished
with the foundation
291
00:12:02,022 --> 00:12:03,966
and ready to move on
to the next step.
292
00:12:03,990 --> 00:12:11,841
♪♪
293
00:12:11,865 --> 00:12:13,042
The past couple weeks,
294
00:12:13,066 --> 00:12:15,344
we've actually got a lot
of really good work done.
295
00:12:15,368 --> 00:12:19,082
The concrete sealed up
perfectly, got all the poles in,
296
00:12:19,106 --> 00:12:20,416
and we got the floor down.
297
00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:21,651
I was very excited about that.
298
00:12:21,675 --> 00:12:23,119
I even slept on it that night,
299
00:12:23,143 --> 00:12:25,621
just because I was
so jazzed up about it.
300
00:12:25,645 --> 00:12:28,991
Come on, guys! Let's get
some boards over here.
301
00:12:29,015 --> 00:12:30,793
SHERON: The plan today is
to put the walls up,
302
00:12:30,817 --> 00:12:33,796
and we're gonna put the windows
in and the door today, too.
303
00:12:33,820 --> 00:12:34,853
Yeah.
304
00:12:36,422 --> 00:12:38,601
DAVE: Two on top, one on bottom.
305
00:12:38,625 --> 00:12:41,471
And we have Brian coming up,
and Jeff's friend Dave.
306
00:12:41,495 --> 00:12:43,406
Brian's one of my really,
really good friends.
307
00:12:43,430 --> 00:12:46,008
He's always there for me
with anything I ever need.
308
00:12:46,032 --> 00:12:48,144
Dave has the background
in framing.
309
00:12:48,168 --> 00:12:50,079
We kind of need
a little expertise,
310
00:12:50,103 --> 00:12:52,482
since Jeff isn't
real good at this stuff.
311
00:12:52,506 --> 00:12:54,584
I'm great at framing.
312
00:12:54,608 --> 00:12:56,319
DAVE: So, we've got to make
sure we space this out
313
00:12:56,343 --> 00:12:59,122
just enough to put this in.
314
00:12:59,146 --> 00:13:00,790
So if the bottom
of the window --
315
00:13:00,814 --> 00:13:03,459
Say, 4 1/2 half feet,
so it'd be about there.
316
00:13:03,483 --> 00:13:04,694
The bottom?
317
00:13:04,718 --> 00:13:06,496
No, let's make it up about here.
318
00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:07,964
That's too high.
319
00:13:07,988 --> 00:13:11,100
You want the bottom of
the window that high? Yeah.
320
00:13:11,124 --> 00:13:13,202
If it's only this high, then
you can't look out the window.
321
00:13:13,226 --> 00:13:16,539
You want to see the middle
of the window at your eye level.
322
00:13:16,563 --> 00:13:18,341
No, I don't. [ Sighs ]
323
00:13:18,365 --> 00:13:20,042
Because I'm thinking
at my eye level.
324
00:13:20,066 --> 00:13:21,177
She's short.
325
00:13:21,201 --> 00:13:23,513
Well, I'm not short.
I'm just not as tall as you.
326
00:13:23,537 --> 00:13:25,314
BRIAN: Well, how high is
your counter gonna be?
327
00:13:25,338 --> 00:13:26,749
I don't know. Like, this high?
328
00:13:26,773 --> 00:13:28,317
That's, like,
old-lady counter height.
329
00:13:28,341 --> 00:13:30,486
Well, I've got long arms.
[ Laughing ]
330
00:13:30,510 --> 00:13:32,455
You're gonna have
a sore back doing dishes.
331
00:13:32,479 --> 00:13:34,123
No, I'm not.
332
00:13:34,147 --> 00:13:36,626
There's a lot of bosses
and no workers right now.
333
00:13:36,650 --> 00:13:38,161
Everyone wants to be a boss.
334
00:13:38,185 --> 00:13:39,162
It's not gonna work.
335
00:13:39,186 --> 00:13:40,630
He's going to be so upset
336
00:13:40,654 --> 00:13:42,064
when he gets the whole
house built
337
00:13:42,088 --> 00:13:43,900
and his window
hits him right there.
338
00:13:43,924 --> 00:13:45,468
Just so you guys know,
this is my cabin,
339
00:13:45,492 --> 00:13:46,836
and this is where I want it.
340
00:13:46,860 --> 00:13:49,972
Go ahead, Dave. When he's not
looking, we'll change it.
341
00:13:49,996 --> 00:13:51,140
DAVE: I have never
done it that way.
342
00:13:51,164 --> 00:13:52,775
Well, you learned
something new today,
343
00:13:52,799 --> 00:13:54,010
didn't you, old man?
344
00:13:54,034 --> 00:13:55,244
[ Chuckles ] No.
345
00:13:55,268 --> 00:14:03,268
♪♪
346
00:14:03,844 --> 00:14:05,321
Let's drop that window
down a little bit.
347
00:14:05,345 --> 00:14:06,322
It's too high.
348
00:14:06,346 --> 00:14:07,757
[ Laughing ]
349
00:14:07,781 --> 00:14:09,859
I know. Good thinking.
350
00:14:09,883 --> 00:14:11,661
Do you want to go
to 4 feet instead?
351
00:14:11,685 --> 00:14:13,830
Just drop it down a half a foot.
352
00:14:13,854 --> 00:14:15,865
BRIAN: I'm not saying anything
about the window.
353
00:14:15,889 --> 00:14:18,000
This is Jeff's cabin.
He's made that very clear.
354
00:14:18,024 --> 00:14:19,502
Put it where he wants it.
355
00:14:19,526 --> 00:14:21,270
We're just trying to do our job.
356
00:14:21,294 --> 00:14:23,039
We're just trying
to get through this.
357
00:14:23,063 --> 00:14:24,040
Okay.
358
00:14:24,064 --> 00:14:25,241
Down.
359
00:14:25,265 --> 00:14:27,476
JEFF: You remember that one time
360
00:14:27,500 --> 00:14:30,313
when we were building
the pig pens at your house,
361
00:14:30,337 --> 00:14:31,848
and you screwed
through my finger?
362
00:14:31,872 --> 00:14:33,049
You thought something bit you.
363
00:14:33,073 --> 00:14:34,584
I thought a spider got me!
364
00:14:34,608 --> 00:14:37,720
It wasn't my fault.
His directions were off.
365
00:14:37,744 --> 00:14:39,488
I said, "Your right,"
366
00:14:39,512 --> 00:14:41,490
which means your right,
not my right.
367
00:14:41,514 --> 00:14:42,959
You apologized more that day
368
00:14:42,983 --> 00:14:44,393
than I think you've
ever done in our whole life.
369
00:14:44,417 --> 00:14:46,195
Yeah, that's a possibility.
'Cause I was bleeding.
370
00:14:46,219 --> 00:14:47,230
Yeah.
371
00:14:47,254 --> 00:14:50,566
I don't have any
feeling from here up.
372
00:14:50,590 --> 00:14:52,490
Hmm. Yeah. Thank you.
373
00:14:53,659 --> 00:14:55,071
JEFF: We have a new air gun,
374
00:14:55,095 --> 00:14:58,708
and I've never used it before,
so I'm hoping that it works.
375
00:14:58,732 --> 00:15:00,009
SHERON: And if you can't
work the air gun,
376
00:15:00,033 --> 00:15:01,110
I think I could probably do it.
377
00:15:01,134 --> 00:15:03,212
You are not touching
the air gun.
378
00:15:03,236 --> 00:15:04,947
I could do the gun.
No, please. No.
379
00:15:04,971 --> 00:15:06,949
[ Thunk ] Okay. Do you
want me do the other side?
380
00:15:06,973 --> 00:15:08,718
Nope. I'm gonna
have Brian do it.
381
00:15:08,742 --> 00:15:10,887
Let Dave do it.
382
00:15:10,911 --> 00:15:12,955
DAVE: I might be going through
your finger on purpose, Jeff.
383
00:15:12,979 --> 00:15:15,725
That's true. Alright,
let's stand it up.
384
00:15:15,749 --> 00:15:17,515
[ Grunting ]
385
00:15:18,918 --> 00:15:19,962
Move it on over.
386
00:15:19,986 --> 00:15:24,567
♪♪
387
00:15:24,591 --> 00:15:28,404
He put one screw in here to hold
this up. We're gonna nail these --
388
00:15:28,428 --> 00:15:30,039
I think you should
put one at that end,
389
00:15:30,063 --> 00:15:31,540
so that it doesn't get
bumped and moved around.
390
00:15:31,564 --> 00:15:33,109
Well, once we get
the other one put up,
391
00:15:33,133 --> 00:15:34,577
then we're gonna nail it all in.
392
00:15:34,601 --> 00:15:35,678
SHERON: I'm putting one in.
393
00:15:35,702 --> 00:15:37,513
Just one, Jeff.
I can take it out again.
394
00:15:37,537 --> 00:15:38,881
You do what you want to do.
395
00:15:38,905 --> 00:15:41,050
Thank you. I will.
396
00:15:41,074 --> 00:15:42,385
Okay. You feel better now?
397
00:15:42,409 --> 00:15:43,552
I feel better. I feel better.
398
00:15:43,576 --> 00:15:45,221
I want them to be stable.
399
00:15:45,245 --> 00:15:47,657
What'd you think I wanted?
I want it to fall down?
400
00:15:47,681 --> 00:15:49,358
Well, you wouldn't put
the screw in.
401
00:15:49,382 --> 00:15:51,227
But I got my point across,
402
00:15:51,251 --> 00:15:53,863
and he went ahead and did
it the way I wanted to.
403
00:15:53,887 --> 00:15:55,598
Alright. Let's get to work
on the other side now.
404
00:15:55,622 --> 00:15:57,667
[ Grunting ]
405
00:15:57,691 --> 00:16:00,937
Right... there is level.
406
00:16:00,961 --> 00:16:05,308
My eye -- which is better than
a level -- it's perfect.
407
00:16:05,332 --> 00:16:06,676
[ Laughing ]
408
00:16:06,700 --> 00:16:09,812
I was so excited when I got to
see those walls finally come up,
409
00:16:09,836 --> 00:16:11,714
'cause I don't have
a very good imagination,
410
00:16:11,738 --> 00:16:14,617
and I could actually
see my cabin now.
411
00:16:14,641 --> 00:16:15,785
Yeah, and I kept asking him,
412
00:16:15,809 --> 00:16:17,286
"Can you visualize
it yet, Jeff?"
413
00:16:17,310 --> 00:16:18,587
And he goes, "No."
414
00:16:18,611 --> 00:16:21,157
When those walls went up,
he could visualize it.
415
00:16:21,181 --> 00:16:22,591
This window right here, look --
416
00:16:22,615 --> 00:16:25,461
I can just imagine myself
seeing out my beautiful view.
417
00:16:25,485 --> 00:16:29,966
♪♪
418
00:16:29,990 --> 00:16:31,534
We've got a problem!
419
00:16:31,558 --> 00:16:33,002
What did you do, Jeff?
420
00:16:33,026 --> 00:16:36,305
We've got a stuck nail
in the compressor now.
421
00:16:36,329 --> 00:16:38,641
Why did it shoot 14 nails?
422
00:16:38,665 --> 00:16:41,344
So, I'm going to nail
something with the nail gun,
423
00:16:41,368 --> 00:16:44,280
and one of the nails got
bent and jammed in there.
424
00:16:44,304 --> 00:16:45,414
[ Clicking ] Just making
sure there's no air in there.
425
00:16:45,438 --> 00:16:48,484
BRIAN: Watch your fingers.
I know, right?
426
00:16:48,508 --> 00:16:50,219
SHERON: Yep. That's
what you needed.
427
00:16:50,243 --> 00:16:52,488
How many miles did you
get stuck in there, Jeff?
428
00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:53,756
At least four.
429
00:16:53,780 --> 00:16:54,824
[ Thunk ]
430
00:16:54,848 --> 00:16:56,559
JEFF: The most important
thing are our tools.
431
00:16:56,583 --> 00:16:58,928
If we don't have tools,
then we're pretty much
432
00:16:58,952 --> 00:17:00,763
doing it manually.
433
00:17:00,787 --> 00:17:02,231
If I can't use this nail gun,
434
00:17:02,255 --> 00:17:04,433
it's gonna take a lot
longer than it should.
435
00:17:04,457 --> 00:17:07,036
Are the nails bent
up into the machine?
436
00:17:07,060 --> 00:17:09,505
Yeah, the head got sideways.
437
00:17:09,529 --> 00:17:10,940
BRIAN: Start hammering, Dave.
438
00:17:10,964 --> 00:17:12,274
Yeah.
439
00:17:12,298 --> 00:17:15,144
JEFF: The nails I'm using for
my nail gun are really soft,
440
00:17:15,168 --> 00:17:17,279
and when I tried to
hammer them in by hand,
441
00:17:17,303 --> 00:17:18,781
they just bent everywhere.
442
00:17:18,805 --> 00:17:20,349
[ Hammering ]
443
00:17:20,373 --> 00:17:23,386
Okay, I might just want to fix
it, instead of doing this.
444
00:17:23,410 --> 00:17:25,388
My hopes for today
were that I could get
445
00:17:25,412 --> 00:17:28,290
all of my walls put up, but
that's just not gonna happen.
446
00:17:28,314 --> 00:17:30,960
The day's not long enough and
the tools aren't working for us,
447
00:17:30,984 --> 00:17:34,497
which kind of sucks, because
I really want to get this done
448
00:17:34,521 --> 00:17:36,599
so I don't have to live
in my tent anymore.
449
00:17:36,623 --> 00:17:38,489
This isn't gonna
get fixed right now.
450
00:17:40,325 --> 00:17:45,408
♪♪
451
00:17:45,432 --> 00:17:46,609
[ Thunk ]
452
00:17:46,633 --> 00:17:48,244
JEFF: We've got a problem!
453
00:17:48,268 --> 00:17:49,578
SHERON: What did you do, Jeff?
454
00:17:49,602 --> 00:17:52,915
We've got a stuck nail
in the compressor now.
455
00:17:52,939 --> 00:17:54,717
Yep, that's what you needed.
456
00:17:54,741 --> 00:17:56,419
BRIAN: Start
hammering, Dave. Yeah.
457
00:17:56,443 --> 00:17:59,221
This isn't gonna get
fixed right now.
458
00:17:59,245 --> 00:18:02,024
After trying to nail
in the nails manually
459
00:18:02,048 --> 00:18:04,994
and them being soft nails --
It wasn't working,
460
00:18:05,018 --> 00:18:08,130
so we went back to work trying
to get that nail gun fixed.
461
00:18:08,154 --> 00:18:10,232
Oh, you damaged that up
pretty good, there. I know, right?
462
00:18:10,256 --> 00:18:12,068
I don't even know
how that happened.
463
00:18:12,092 --> 00:18:14,537
Luckily, we have Brian,
who has a college degree
464
00:18:14,561 --> 00:18:16,172
and is super smart.
465
00:18:16,196 --> 00:18:18,240
And he just thought, "Well,
why try to pull it out?
466
00:18:18,264 --> 00:18:19,442
Just tap it back in."
467
00:18:19,466 --> 00:18:20,776
And it worked.
468
00:18:20,800 --> 00:18:22,845
Yay! It works.
469
00:18:22,869 --> 00:18:30,869
♪♪
470
00:18:31,277 --> 00:18:33,823
Since we got so far
behind yesterday,
471
00:18:33,847 --> 00:18:36,092
let's get the door in
and then frame it,
472
00:18:36,116 --> 00:18:37,960
and then we'll put it in solid
473
00:18:37,984 --> 00:18:39,428
after we get
everything all measured.
474
00:18:39,452 --> 00:18:41,997
Sounds good.
Cool, man. Let's do it.
475
00:18:42,021 --> 00:18:43,766
SHERON: Oh, my gosh, Jeff!
The front door!
476
00:18:43,790 --> 00:18:45,534
I know! I'm so excited!
477
00:18:45,558 --> 00:18:50,239
♪♪
478
00:18:50,263 --> 00:18:51,740
DAVE: Right there. Perfect.
479
00:18:51,764 --> 00:18:54,110
♪♪
480
00:18:54,134 --> 00:18:55,500
Honey, I'm home.
481
00:18:57,369 --> 00:18:59,782
Oh, it's just you two. Dang it.
482
00:18:59,806 --> 00:19:06,055
♪♪
483
00:19:06,079 --> 00:19:07,957
Let's get this done!
484
00:19:07,981 --> 00:19:15,030
♪♪
485
00:19:15,054 --> 00:19:17,099
I have four walls.
486
00:19:17,123 --> 00:19:18,200
Oh, my goodness.
487
00:19:18,224 --> 00:19:20,202
That took so much longer
than I wished,
488
00:19:20,226 --> 00:19:21,704
but we're gonna
make up some time.
489
00:19:21,728 --> 00:19:23,205
Let's put those windows in quick
490
00:19:23,229 --> 00:19:26,008
and then get the plywood
and some wooden slabs on.
491
00:19:26,032 --> 00:19:27,977
♪♪
492
00:19:28,001 --> 00:19:30,746
[ Whirring ]
493
00:19:30,770 --> 00:19:31,747
Beauty. DAVE: Beautiful.
494
00:19:31,771 --> 00:19:36,685
♪♪
495
00:19:36,709 --> 00:19:39,989
I went and got some slabs
that look like real logs.
496
00:19:40,013 --> 00:19:42,024
They're just logs
that are quartered,
497
00:19:42,048 --> 00:19:44,627
and I'm gonna put those
on the outside as siding,
498
00:19:44,651 --> 00:19:46,061
and it's gonna look phenomenal.
499
00:19:46,085 --> 00:19:48,964
It's gonna look like an old,
rustic cabin in the mountains.
500
00:19:48,988 --> 00:19:50,166
SHERON: Okay, Jeff.
501
00:19:50,190 --> 00:19:52,768
I picked a nice, thin one
for you, like you wanted.
502
00:19:52,792 --> 00:19:54,403
Is it good? Oh, I think so.
503
00:19:54,427 --> 00:19:55,905
Ooh, I like that one.
That's nice.
504
00:19:55,929 --> 00:19:58,507
It's got character.
Yeah, I like character.
505
00:19:58,531 --> 00:20:01,844
♪♪
506
00:20:01,868 --> 00:20:03,712
That looks so cool.
507
00:20:03,736 --> 00:20:05,147
It's awesome, man.
508
00:20:05,171 --> 00:20:08,450
The reason why I did
these log slabs is
509
00:20:08,474 --> 00:20:09,652
it would have been a nightmare
510
00:20:09,676 --> 00:20:12,988
to get those big, huge
logs up that mountain.
511
00:20:13,012 --> 00:20:16,225
This, it gives it the same
appearance as a log cabin,
512
00:20:16,249 --> 00:20:18,561
but it's framed.
513
00:20:18,585 --> 00:20:22,298
[ Hammering ] So, you know
what the best part about this will be?
514
00:20:22,322 --> 00:20:25,134
It's extra insulation.
515
00:20:25,158 --> 00:20:27,469
Just in time, man,
516
00:20:27,493 --> 00:20:29,104
'cause it's gonna get
cold here pretty soon.
517
00:20:29,128 --> 00:20:30,739
Yes, it is.
518
00:20:30,763 --> 00:20:36,145
♪♪
519
00:20:36,169 --> 00:20:41,584
♪♪
520
00:20:41,608 --> 00:20:42,818
Let's call it a day.
521
00:20:42,842 --> 00:20:44,787
We did so much good stuff today,
522
00:20:44,811 --> 00:20:46,488
Yeah. so let's be done.
523
00:20:46,512 --> 00:20:47,723
Looks beautiful.
524
00:20:47,747 --> 00:20:51,460
♪♪
525
00:20:51,484 --> 00:20:55,764
It was a beautiful day.
It was in the high 70s...
526
00:20:55,788 --> 00:20:57,499
[ Thunder rumbles ]
527
00:20:57,523 --> 00:21:00,836
Then the next day,
a freak storm just rolled in
528
00:21:00,860 --> 00:21:06,775
and dumped snow on my uncovered
floor that I had just put in.
529
00:21:06,799 --> 00:21:08,544
The moment of truth...
530
00:21:08,568 --> 00:21:11,480
Walking up to the cabin site,
531
00:21:11,504 --> 00:21:15,918
hoping that the floor
isn't too wet or soaked.
532
00:21:15,942 --> 00:21:20,923
And pooling and puddling.
That's not great.
533
00:21:20,947 --> 00:21:23,025
♪♪
534
00:21:23,049 --> 00:21:24,493
It was standing water.
535
00:21:24,517 --> 00:21:27,830
That whole, entire day that I
had to go in and sweep it out,
536
00:21:27,854 --> 00:21:29,732
pull all the puddles,
dry everything out.
537
00:21:29,756 --> 00:21:31,700
I thought my floor
was gonna get ruined,
538
00:21:31,724 --> 00:21:35,638
which would have set me
back a month or two.
539
00:21:35,662 --> 00:21:37,273
It was a scary moment
for a second.
540
00:21:37,297 --> 00:21:38,874
That's one of the reasons
why I really want
541
00:21:38,898 --> 00:21:41,377
to accelerate this
build faster now.
542
00:21:41,401 --> 00:21:42,711
I want to get a roof on.
543
00:21:42,735 --> 00:21:45,080
It's panic mode, and
where you got to move quick
544
00:21:45,104 --> 00:21:46,949
and do what needs to be done.
545
00:21:46,973 --> 00:21:53,255
♪♪
546
00:21:53,279 --> 00:21:56,425
Today, I have helping me
one of my best friends, Dave,
547
00:21:56,449 --> 00:21:59,862
and then two of my really good
friends, Christa and Rob Bell.
548
00:21:59,886 --> 00:22:02,131
CHRISTA: Hi, guys!
DAVE: Hey, how are you?
549
00:22:02,155 --> 00:22:04,133
Looking good!
550
00:22:04,157 --> 00:22:05,134
JEFF: Thanks very much.
551
00:22:05,158 --> 00:22:06,302
You've gotten a lot done.
552
00:22:06,326 --> 00:22:08,804
It's been a lot of work,
but looking good.
553
00:22:08,828 --> 00:22:09,738
ROB: What's left?
554
00:22:09,762 --> 00:22:11,607
We're doing trusses today.
555
00:22:11,631 --> 00:22:14,710
JEFF: My trusses, they were
custom-made for my cabin
556
00:22:14,734 --> 00:22:16,412
and for this elevation.
557
00:22:16,436 --> 00:22:20,282
I'll get two to three feet
of snow in any given storm,
558
00:22:20,306 --> 00:22:22,685
and these trusses aren't
the normal two-peaked.
559
00:22:22,709 --> 00:22:25,087
They're here, and then
they have a hinge,
560
00:22:25,111 --> 00:22:26,455
and then it goes up to the top.
561
00:22:26,479 --> 00:22:29,758
So really, the only snow load
is on this part.
562
00:22:29,782 --> 00:22:32,461
We don't have a crane to
pick it up onto the house.
563
00:22:32,485 --> 00:22:33,829
We have to do it by hand.
564
00:22:33,853 --> 00:22:35,097
Those hands.
These are my cranes.
565
00:22:35,121 --> 00:22:36,932
CHRISTA: Be really
careful, okay?
566
00:22:36,956 --> 00:22:39,601
JEFF: We will be putting
up 13 trusses,
567
00:22:39,625 --> 00:22:41,603
and we're swinging them
up onto the roof,
568
00:22:41,627 --> 00:22:45,040
and if they slip, they could
come back down and hit us.
569
00:22:45,064 --> 00:22:46,375
Do we want to put
the boards in now?
570
00:22:46,399 --> 00:22:48,644
DAVE: We definitely need
to put the braces on. Okay.
571
00:22:48,668 --> 00:22:51,013
It can be dangerous,
if you do it wrong.
572
00:22:51,037 --> 00:22:52,281
You ready? Yep.
573
00:22:52,305 --> 00:22:55,117
Just slide it to the end.
574
00:22:55,141 --> 00:22:58,320
Right up against those 2x4s.
575
00:22:58,344 --> 00:22:59,755
ROB: Okay. Ready?
576
00:22:59,779 --> 00:23:02,524
3, 2, 1, here we go.
577
00:23:02,548 --> 00:23:03,959
[ Grunting ]
578
00:23:03,983 --> 00:23:07,663
♪♪
579
00:23:07,687 --> 00:23:09,365
Alright.
580
00:23:09,389 --> 00:23:11,900
I've got this.
581
00:23:11,924 --> 00:23:13,869
So now we're screwing
those into those 2x4s,
582
00:23:13,893 --> 00:23:15,871
so they just hold and stay.
583
00:23:15,895 --> 00:23:19,942
♪♪
584
00:23:19,966 --> 00:23:21,810
[ Tools whirring ]
585
00:23:21,834 --> 00:23:25,381
♪♪
586
00:23:25,405 --> 00:23:27,082
I'll wait till you guys
are down off the ladders.
587
00:23:27,106 --> 00:23:28,283
Go ahead. We're good?
588
00:23:28,307 --> 00:23:29,351
Yeah.
589
00:23:29,375 --> 00:23:30,886
Alright, here's
the moment of truth.
590
00:23:30,910 --> 00:23:32,221
Oh, it stayed!
591
00:23:32,245 --> 00:23:33,922
SHERON: Woo! That's nice.
592
00:23:33,946 --> 00:23:36,959
Let's do 12 more.
593
00:23:36,983 --> 00:23:39,528
That looks so amazing.
Oh, my gosh.
594
00:23:39,552 --> 00:23:41,563
I didn't think
I'd see this moment.
595
00:23:41,587 --> 00:23:44,600
♪♪
596
00:23:44,624 --> 00:23:46,301
ROB: Got you covered.
597
00:23:46,325 --> 00:23:47,302
Reach down. Lift it up.
598
00:23:47,326 --> 00:23:49,071
Okay, now get that side.
I got this side.
599
00:23:49,095 --> 00:23:51,540
Okay.
600
00:23:51,564 --> 00:23:53,308
Right up there. There you go.
601
00:23:53,332 --> 00:23:54,598
CHRISTA: Watch your shoulder.
602
00:23:59,504 --> 00:24:01,350
Jeff, I think you can
actually let it down.
603
00:24:01,374 --> 00:24:04,019
I am not gonna let
it down yet. Okay.
604
00:24:04,043 --> 00:24:05,354
[ Tools whirring ]
605
00:24:05,378 --> 00:24:07,623
Yes, if this comes down,
you get killed.
606
00:24:07,647 --> 00:24:09,491
Can I bring it down?
You can bring it down.
607
00:24:09,515 --> 00:24:11,326
Awesome. [ Exhales deeply ]
608
00:24:11,350 --> 00:24:19,350
♪♪
609
00:24:20,393 --> 00:24:21,403
[ Dog yelping ]
610
00:24:21,427 --> 00:24:22,471
SHERON: Ohh!
611
00:24:22,495 --> 00:24:24,306
We were building --
[ Dog barking ]
612
00:24:24,330 --> 00:24:26,975
and all of a sudden I hear
this bloodcurdling scream.
613
00:24:26,999 --> 00:24:28,177
My dogs start to bark,
and they're
614
00:24:28,201 --> 00:24:30,612
my warning alarm for everything.
615
00:24:30,636 --> 00:24:32,347
And I run down there to see
what they were barking at,
616
00:24:32,371 --> 00:24:34,216
and they had a rattlesnake
up against a tree.
617
00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:35,818
[ Dogs barking ]
618
00:24:35,842 --> 00:24:37,753
Hey! Get back.
619
00:24:37,777 --> 00:24:39,254
Come here.
620
00:24:39,278 --> 00:24:40,155
Oh, he's coming close!
621
00:24:40,179 --> 00:24:41,657
[ Barking ]
622
00:24:41,681 --> 00:24:43,225
We got a rattlesnake!
623
00:24:43,249 --> 00:24:47,918
♪♪
624
00:24:49,688 --> 00:24:52,167
♪♪
625
00:24:52,191 --> 00:24:53,235
JEFF: Alright, guys.
626
00:24:53,259 --> 00:24:55,571
We were building --
[ Dog yelping ]
627
00:24:55,595 --> 00:24:58,507
and all of a sudden I hear
this bloodcurdling scream,
628
00:24:58,531 --> 00:25:00,909
and they had a rattlesnake
up against the tree.
629
00:25:00,933 --> 00:25:03,245
We got a rattlesnake!
630
00:25:03,269 --> 00:25:05,781
[ Leaves rustling ]
631
00:25:05,805 --> 00:25:09,251
So I went on a snake hunt,
found the snake.
632
00:25:09,275 --> 00:25:11,620
If I actually got bit
by a rattlesnake,
633
00:25:11,644 --> 00:25:14,456
I would have to rush myself
down as fast as possible,
634
00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:17,526
but trying to stay calm,
down to the local hospital
635
00:25:17,550 --> 00:25:19,228
'cause rattlesnake
venom actually
636
00:25:19,252 --> 00:25:23,265
eats away your flesh
and it paralyzes you.
637
00:25:23,289 --> 00:25:24,900
I like rattlesnakes,
638
00:25:24,924 --> 00:25:26,835
but I don't like rattlesnakes
right next to my house,
639
00:25:26,859 --> 00:25:28,403
and so I have to kill them,
640
00:25:28,427 --> 00:25:30,405
just for the fact that
I don't want to get bit
641
00:25:30,429 --> 00:25:32,341
or any of my animals to get bit.
642
00:25:32,365 --> 00:25:33,342
Dinner.
643
00:25:33,366 --> 00:25:36,578
♪♪
644
00:25:36,602 --> 00:25:38,680
SHERON: The trusses were
a big worry for me,
645
00:25:38,704 --> 00:25:41,283
because we had no
idea how to do it.
646
00:25:41,307 --> 00:25:44,720
And I don't know why, but people
kind of scared us, you know?
647
00:25:44,744 --> 00:25:47,089
"Oh, you got to have
somebody do this and that,"
648
00:25:47,113 --> 00:25:49,992
and we're really trying
to do this on our own.
649
00:25:50,016 --> 00:25:56,932
♪♪
650
00:25:56,956 --> 00:25:59,268
Look at how amazing
this view is up here.
651
00:25:59,292 --> 00:26:02,738
It's too bad I need to
put, like, a ceiling in.
652
00:26:02,762 --> 00:26:05,307
When we finished the closed
part, where the bedroom is,
653
00:26:05,331 --> 00:26:07,743
and we transitioned into
the open part of the loft,
654
00:26:07,767 --> 00:26:09,511
we didn't have any
boards underneath us
655
00:26:09,535 --> 00:26:11,079
to be able to stand on.
656
00:26:11,103 --> 00:26:13,115
So, seeing as how I was
a gymnastics coach
657
00:26:13,139 --> 00:26:16,385
for however many years, my
mother had a brilliant idea
658
00:26:16,409 --> 00:26:18,854
of putting me on a balance beam.
659
00:26:18,878 --> 00:26:19,955
You ready?
660
00:26:19,979 --> 00:26:22,090
It actually works
really, really well...
661
00:26:22,114 --> 00:26:24,826
Just kind of hang out
there for a second.
662
00:26:24,850 --> 00:26:27,829
...but it kind of gets
a little bit tricky at times.
663
00:26:27,853 --> 00:26:33,902
♪♪
664
00:26:33,926 --> 00:26:35,470
SHERON: It just looks amazing.
665
00:26:35,494 --> 00:26:37,906
Isn't this so exciting? Yes.
666
00:26:37,930 --> 00:26:45,180
♪♪
667
00:26:45,204 --> 00:26:46,949
The next step for this is
668
00:26:46,973 --> 00:26:49,451
putting the plywood over
the top of the trusses.
669
00:26:49,475 --> 00:26:51,720
We're just going to lift them
up with the skid steer,
670
00:26:51,744 --> 00:26:54,323
two of us hold them
on, tack them in,
671
00:26:54,347 --> 00:26:56,580
and then move down
the line, do it again.
672
00:26:58,750 --> 00:27:00,262
JEFF: Okay, lift us up.
673
00:27:00,286 --> 00:27:03,398
My friend Dave and my mother
are here helping me today.
674
00:27:03,422 --> 00:27:04,499
Slowly, please.
675
00:27:04,523 --> 00:27:06,735
Okay, go all the way
over to the edge.
676
00:27:06,759 --> 00:27:08,837
A few things could go wrong.
677
00:27:08,861 --> 00:27:11,239
Mechanics always fail when
you don't want them to.
678
00:27:11,263 --> 00:27:12,808
[ Nail gun thuds ]
679
00:27:12,832 --> 00:27:14,576
Okay, bring us down!
680
00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:17,145
We could drop the plywood,
break a couple pieces,
681
00:27:17,169 --> 00:27:19,815
fall off the skid steer,
any of those number of things.
682
00:27:19,839 --> 00:27:22,618
Nail through my finger, which --
None of that I really want,
683
00:27:22,642 --> 00:27:25,120
so let's not jinx it too much.
684
00:27:25,144 --> 00:27:26,410
That worked really good.
685
00:27:28,847 --> 00:27:30,859
Right now on the cabin,
we're dealing with
686
00:27:30,883 --> 00:27:33,228
an 8-foot wall
and 8-foot trusses,
687
00:27:33,252 --> 00:27:35,530
and then in some spots,
like on the far corner,
688
00:27:35,554 --> 00:27:38,533
probably a 3 or 4-foot
drop from the foundation.
689
00:27:38,557 --> 00:27:41,203
So in places, it's gonna
be 20 feet in the air.
690
00:27:41,227 --> 00:27:45,240
Yep, bring us down. Okay.
691
00:27:45,264 --> 00:27:47,542
Other way.
692
00:27:47,566 --> 00:27:48,910
Sorry!
693
00:27:48,934 --> 00:27:51,647
SHERON: I was trying really hard
to get the right commands,
694
00:27:51,671 --> 00:27:55,751
but inside the skid steer,
you can't hear anything.
695
00:27:55,775 --> 00:27:59,554
What I'm thinking is, why
don't we grab our two ladders,
696
00:27:59,578 --> 00:28:00,956
put it in here and here?
697
00:28:00,980 --> 00:28:04,292
'Cause then the bucket stops
the ladder from going out,
698
00:28:04,316 --> 00:28:07,262
and the house stops
it from coming in.
699
00:28:07,286 --> 00:28:09,086
So we'll see how this goes.
700
00:28:10,588 --> 00:28:12,000
Everybody okay?
701
00:28:12,024 --> 00:28:14,169
Yep, keep going!
702
00:28:14,193 --> 00:28:15,737
He gets up on the top
of that roof,
703
00:28:15,761 --> 00:28:20,142
and I'm kind of nervous about
if he's gonna slide off
704
00:28:20,166 --> 00:28:23,879
or the ladder's going to fall
or ladder's gonna tip.
705
00:28:23,903 --> 00:28:25,614
I like to have things
in control,
706
00:28:25,638 --> 00:28:27,315
and I felt totally
out of control.
707
00:28:27,339 --> 00:28:28,383
[ Nail gun thuds ]
708
00:28:28,407 --> 00:28:30,485
♪♪
709
00:28:30,509 --> 00:28:33,722
JEFF: Just push it down.
710
00:28:33,746 --> 00:28:34,956
There you go.
711
00:28:34,980 --> 00:28:36,124
Ahh!
712
00:28:36,148 --> 00:28:37,292
I got you. I got you.
713
00:28:37,316 --> 00:28:40,262
Dave grabbed my arm
and kind of stabilized me
714
00:28:40,286 --> 00:28:41,530
so I didn't fall
all the way out,
715
00:28:41,554 --> 00:28:43,732
and then I grabbed one of
the rafters up above me
716
00:28:43,756 --> 00:28:46,435
and finished the stabilizing,
and then we went back to work.
717
00:28:46,459 --> 00:28:47,836
JEFF: [ Exhales deeply ]
718
00:28:47,860 --> 00:28:49,237
You're shaking the ladder, man.
719
00:28:49,261 --> 00:28:52,441
I am shaking so freaking bad.
720
00:28:52,465 --> 00:28:53,975
I'm getting off
this rickety ladder
721
00:28:53,999 --> 00:28:56,712
and getting on
this rickety roof.
722
00:28:56,736 --> 00:28:59,181
I'd rather be up here
than down there.
723
00:28:59,205 --> 00:29:00,682
I think me too. [ Chuckles ]
724
00:29:00,706 --> 00:29:02,851
[ Nail gun thuds ]
725
00:29:02,875 --> 00:29:04,486
SHERON: There were some
stressful moments,
726
00:29:04,510 --> 00:29:06,154
but we worked them out.
727
00:29:06,178 --> 00:29:08,123
I'm kind of glad today's over.
728
00:29:08,147 --> 00:29:10,659
JEFF: My main goal this weekend
was dry and in the cabin.
729
00:29:10,683 --> 00:29:13,395
Didn't quite get there,
but it'll get done.
730
00:29:13,419 --> 00:29:14,963
We still got a lot
of work to do,
731
00:29:14,987 --> 00:29:17,065
but I'm really happy
where I am right now.
732
00:29:17,089 --> 00:29:25,089
♪♪
733
00:29:25,898 --> 00:29:29,611
Keep coming! Back straight up!
734
00:29:29,635 --> 00:29:30,746
Nope, straight back.
735
00:29:30,770 --> 00:29:31,947
[ Beeping ]
736
00:29:31,971 --> 00:29:35,317
Been working my tail
off the last three weeks.
737
00:29:35,341 --> 00:29:38,453
Hopefully today,
if all goes well,
738
00:29:38,477 --> 00:29:40,756
and there's not a lot of wind,
we'll get the tin on.
739
00:29:40,780 --> 00:29:42,591
♪♪
740
00:29:42,615 --> 00:29:44,392
JEFF: I want to see
how this works.
741
00:29:44,416 --> 00:29:47,462
SHERON: Yeah, I'd kind of like
to see how it works also.
742
00:29:47,486 --> 00:29:50,732
♪♪
743
00:29:50,756 --> 00:29:52,167
I had to call my truss guy
744
00:29:52,191 --> 00:29:54,002
that I got my trusses
from and my roofing guy.
745
00:29:54,026 --> 00:29:56,438
I'm like, "Hey, all these
pieces you sent me --"
746
00:29:56,462 --> 00:29:57,773
What are they for?
747
00:29:57,797 --> 00:29:59,241
I was like, "Can I call
you throughout the day
748
00:29:59,265 --> 00:30:00,308
if I need help?"
749
00:30:00,332 --> 00:30:02,978
He's like "Oh, yeah, sure."
750
00:30:03,002 --> 00:30:05,881
Do you want the level? No.
751
00:30:05,905 --> 00:30:07,905
Do you want a chair to sit on?
752
00:30:09,941 --> 00:30:12,053
Where am I gonna put a
chair to sit in here at?
753
00:30:12,077 --> 00:30:13,889
♪♪
754
00:30:13,913 --> 00:30:15,379
[ Tool whirring ]
755
00:30:21,619 --> 00:30:24,900
[ Laughing ] Stop.
It's not even that bad.
756
00:30:24,924 --> 00:30:26,835
That wasn't meant for you.
Uh-huh.
757
00:30:26,859 --> 00:30:28,703
That sigh of relief
was not meant for you.
758
00:30:28,727 --> 00:30:30,539
Oh, it was a sigh
of relief? Yeah.
759
00:30:30,563 --> 00:30:34,442
It sounded like a sigh of,
like, "Ugh, again?" Disgust?
760
00:30:34,466 --> 00:30:37,045
One question. Just one?
761
00:30:37,069 --> 00:30:40,582
Are you supposed to
put anything on this side?
762
00:30:40,606 --> 00:30:43,018
Wasn't that supposed
to go over it?
763
00:30:43,042 --> 00:30:45,420
Ohh. That goes over this.
764
00:30:45,444 --> 00:30:49,958
No! That just
doesn't look right.
765
00:30:49,982 --> 00:30:52,460
So he said the rain drips
piece, the 4-inch piece --
766
00:30:52,484 --> 00:30:54,095
Right. then the foam.
767
00:30:54,119 --> 00:30:56,965
Then the bottom piece
of tin, then the foam.
768
00:30:56,989 --> 00:30:59,701
Then the second pitch
point goes over here.
769
00:30:59,725 --> 00:31:02,871
He said nothing about
the corners or the sides.
770
00:31:02,895 --> 00:31:04,172
You're wrong.
771
00:31:04,196 --> 00:31:06,107
If I have to come down off
of this freaking ladder
772
00:31:06,131 --> 00:31:07,709
and off this roof and call him,
773
00:31:07,733 --> 00:31:10,712
and then he explains the same
thing over again to you --
774
00:31:10,736 --> 00:31:13,949
Okay. then you're getting up
on this roof and you're doing it.
775
00:31:13,973 --> 00:31:16,006
♪♪
776
00:31:17,842 --> 00:31:20,455
♪♪
777
00:31:20,479 --> 00:31:24,025
JEFF: I have been working my
tail off the last three weeks.
778
00:31:24,049 --> 00:31:27,229
Hopefully today,
if all goes well,
779
00:31:27,253 --> 00:31:29,264
and there's not a lot of wind,
we'll get the tin on.
780
00:31:29,288 --> 00:31:33,301
♪♪
781
00:31:33,325 --> 00:31:34,569
One question.
782
00:31:34,593 --> 00:31:38,139
Are you supposed to put
anything on this side?
783
00:31:38,163 --> 00:31:40,375
That just doesn't look right.
784
00:31:40,399 --> 00:31:42,544
If I have to come down
off of this freaking ladder
785
00:31:42,568 --> 00:31:44,179
and off this roof and call him,
786
00:31:44,203 --> 00:31:47,148
and then he explains the same
thing over again to you --
787
00:31:47,172 --> 00:31:51,286
Okay. then you're getting up
on this roof and you're doing it.
788
00:31:51,310 --> 00:31:52,787
JEFF: I'm gonna call
the roofing guy.
789
00:31:52,811 --> 00:31:54,289
[ Cellphone rings ]
Hopefully he answers.
790
00:31:54,313 --> 00:31:56,658
Hello. Hi, Jonathan.
This is Jeff again.
791
00:31:56,682 --> 00:31:57,826
Hey.
792
00:31:57,850 --> 00:32:01,897
So, want to explain
the process one more time?
793
00:32:01,921 --> 00:32:03,965
We'll start from from
bottom to top.
794
00:32:03,989 --> 00:32:06,468
On the edge of the building,
795
00:32:06,492 --> 00:32:09,671
the wood is sticking out
about four inches.
796
00:32:09,695 --> 00:32:12,307
There's no pieces that we
put over the sides, right?
797
00:32:12,331 --> 00:32:14,643
No, we didn't order
any pieces over the side.
798
00:32:14,667 --> 00:32:16,878
That's really good that we
called and asked about that.
799
00:32:16,902 --> 00:32:18,680
Alright. I appreciate
it, Jonathan. Thank you.
800
00:32:18,704 --> 00:32:20,982
Thank you, Jonathan. Yeah,
you bet. Talk to you later.
801
00:32:21,006 --> 00:32:23,652
So you have to get up there
and do the rest of the tin,
802
00:32:23,676 --> 00:32:25,820
and then I'll do the
ridge cap. Okay.
803
00:32:25,844 --> 00:32:27,422
Have we got, like, a week?
804
00:32:27,446 --> 00:32:32,827
♪♪
805
00:32:32,851 --> 00:32:38,233
♪♪
806
00:32:38,257 --> 00:32:40,101
Once side down. Progress!
807
00:32:40,125 --> 00:32:43,104
I'm hoping that I'm able to
get this roof done today.
808
00:32:43,128 --> 00:32:44,839
I still feel like I'm going to.
809
00:32:44,863 --> 00:32:47,809
It might go pretty
close to dawn.
810
00:32:47,833 --> 00:32:50,312
Jeff, did you
say "dusk" or "dawn?"
811
00:32:50,336 --> 00:32:52,180
Yes. [ Laughing ] Okay.
812
00:32:52,204 --> 00:32:54,816
Whatever -- Yes, I did.
813
00:32:54,840 --> 00:33:02,840
♪♪
814
00:33:03,015 --> 00:33:05,160
[ Birds chirping ]
815
00:33:05,184 --> 00:33:08,129
This is one of those really
tough mornings to get up.
816
00:33:08,153 --> 00:33:12,267
It's been getting about
27, 28 at night now.
817
00:33:12,291 --> 00:33:13,535
Getting a little chillier.
818
00:33:13,559 --> 00:33:14,736
I'm running out of time.
819
00:33:14,760 --> 00:33:16,705
My timeline's getting
really, really short.
820
00:33:16,729 --> 00:33:17,939
The cold's moving in.
821
00:33:17,963 --> 00:33:19,975
If there's still stuff
out in the elements
822
00:33:19,999 --> 00:33:22,744
and it snows a foot,
then that's ruined.
823
00:33:22,768 --> 00:33:25,580
Like, my boards are
gonna get messed up.
824
00:33:25,604 --> 00:33:27,382
My furniture would
get messed up.
825
00:33:27,406 --> 00:33:30,385
So I need to get
this done quickly.
826
00:33:30,409 --> 00:33:33,989
Today, I'm bringing in
a load of furniture.
827
00:33:34,013 --> 00:33:36,758
Right now, I'm just trying
to move all these logs.
828
00:33:36,782 --> 00:33:37,993
This is my bed frame.
829
00:33:38,017 --> 00:33:40,095
And so those logs, I
want to make sure that
830
00:33:40,119 --> 00:33:43,231
they don't get broken or cracked
when I'm going up that road,
831
00:33:43,255 --> 00:33:45,500
[ Ratcheting ] and make
sure everything is secure.
832
00:33:45,524 --> 00:33:49,404
I hate bring in big loads up
this road. It's just sucky.
833
00:33:49,428 --> 00:33:51,940
We good?
SHERON: I think we're good.
834
00:33:51,964 --> 00:33:53,174
[ Engine starts ]
835
00:33:53,198 --> 00:33:58,980
♪♪
836
00:33:59,004 --> 00:34:01,583
It's about 9 miles
of just awfulness,
837
00:34:01,607 --> 00:34:05,387
and 5 MPH creeps
really, really slow.
838
00:34:05,411 --> 00:34:08,490
Good thing I got
four-wheel-drive.
839
00:34:08,514 --> 00:34:11,659
Oh, great, my truck's
overheating now.
840
00:34:11,683 --> 00:34:14,129
Get out of here!
841
00:34:14,153 --> 00:34:16,731
I don't want to walk
up to the camp, do you?
842
00:34:16,755 --> 00:34:18,199
Well, no, I don't want to,
843
00:34:18,223 --> 00:34:20,135
but I don't want your truck
to blow up either.
844
00:34:20,159 --> 00:34:21,136
[ Brakes whine ]
845
00:34:21,160 --> 00:34:23,038
Okay, make sure that
you're ready to bail
846
00:34:23,062 --> 00:34:25,073
when this trailer tips over.
847
00:34:25,097 --> 00:34:27,275
I only have one tire
on the ground right now.
848
00:34:27,299 --> 00:34:28,843
The other tire's
floating in the air.
849
00:34:28,867 --> 00:34:30,145
There, it dropped.
850
00:34:30,169 --> 00:34:33,281
♪♪
851
00:34:33,305 --> 00:34:35,617
Okay. We're good.
852
00:34:35,641 --> 00:34:43,641
♪♪
853
00:34:45,350 --> 00:34:46,728
We didn't even lose a board.
854
00:34:46,752 --> 00:34:48,463
I thought we were gonna lose
a board coming up there,
855
00:34:48,487 --> 00:34:51,232
but we did a good job
strapping everything down.
856
00:34:51,256 --> 00:34:52,634
Finally made it.
857
00:34:52,658 --> 00:34:55,470
Burned half the day, but I
have my furniture up here now.
858
00:34:55,494 --> 00:34:57,505
I hauled it all up in one shot.
859
00:34:57,529 --> 00:34:59,507
Now the real work begins.
860
00:34:59,531 --> 00:35:01,643
I'm really, really
excited about today.
861
00:35:01,667 --> 00:35:06,269
I'm getting my kitchen set up,
my countertops, my sink put in.
862
00:35:07,738 --> 00:35:08,950
Good? Good.
863
00:35:08,974 --> 00:35:10,552
I didn't think that was
gonna be so difficult,
864
00:35:10,576 --> 00:35:13,922
to cut a hole in metal.
865
00:35:13,946 --> 00:35:16,691
My mom's inside, just kind
of touching up the kitchen,
866
00:35:16,715 --> 00:35:20,562
trying to get everything
situated, putting shelving in.
867
00:35:20,586 --> 00:35:21,663
Hold on.
868
00:35:21,687 --> 00:35:23,531
[ Grunts ]
869
00:35:23,555 --> 00:35:25,934
[ Clattering ] Good catch.
870
00:35:25,958 --> 00:35:29,604
My whole bill, it's got so much,
like, different stuff to it.
871
00:35:29,628 --> 00:35:32,040
My roof isn't the same
as everybody else's.
872
00:35:32,064 --> 00:35:34,576
My siding doesn't look the same
as everybody else's.
873
00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:35,677
Lock the wheels up.
874
00:35:35,701 --> 00:35:37,979
What, like it's
gonna leave? Yeah.
875
00:35:38,003 --> 00:35:39,881
I want my place to be me.
876
00:35:39,905 --> 00:35:42,951
I want it to be unique
in every single way possible,
877
00:35:42,975 --> 00:35:44,819
and that's what
I've been trying to do.
878
00:35:44,843 --> 00:35:47,655
Everything that I do, I want it
to be a part of me, [ Beeping ]
879
00:35:47,679 --> 00:35:50,547
and I am so ready to
get the rest of it done.
880
00:35:52,517 --> 00:35:53,595
[ Birds chirping ]
881
00:35:53,619 --> 00:36:00,502
♪♪
882
00:36:00,526 --> 00:36:03,204
JEFF: I am so excited that
the cabin's finally built.
883
00:36:03,228 --> 00:36:04,873
It's been a long
work-in-progress,
884
00:36:04,897 --> 00:36:07,275
not just working
on the cabin itself,
885
00:36:07,299 --> 00:36:10,445
just all the dreaming,
the planning, the saving.
886
00:36:10,469 --> 00:36:12,113
I'm really happy
with what we were able
887
00:36:12,137 --> 00:36:13,737
to accomplish together.
888
00:36:15,773 --> 00:36:18,186
Oh, we had times
that I struggled,
889
00:36:18,210 --> 00:36:19,354
but I didn't kill him.
890
00:36:19,378 --> 00:36:21,189
Hopefully he'll still
call me for advice,
891
00:36:21,213 --> 00:36:24,392
you know, now that he knows
how to do so many things,
892
00:36:24,416 --> 00:36:27,495
My original budget was between
$20,000 and $25,000.
893
00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:31,199
I actually came in
under budget at about $18,000.
894
00:36:31,223 --> 00:36:33,868
The original goal for
the built was eight weeks,
895
00:36:33,892 --> 00:36:36,804
and I got it done,
actually, in seven.
896
00:36:36,828 --> 00:36:39,240
We're having a couple of
our really good friends,
897
00:36:39,264 --> 00:36:42,076
Kim and Gordon,
come up and view it.
898
00:36:42,100 --> 00:36:44,445
Oh, god. Oh.
899
00:36:44,469 --> 00:36:46,548
Bouncing all over the place.
900
00:36:46,572 --> 00:36:48,583
Well, I think we're
just about there.
901
00:36:48,607 --> 00:36:52,220
♪♪
902
00:36:52,244 --> 00:36:54,055
That was quite the road.
[ Chuckles ]
903
00:36:54,079 --> 00:36:55,356
Terrible.
904
00:36:55,380 --> 00:36:57,258
I like this. It's really good.
905
00:36:57,282 --> 00:36:59,861
Wow, this is pretty.
Let's go find Jeff.
906
00:36:59,885 --> 00:37:01,796
Hi! Hi, guys!
907
00:37:01,820 --> 00:37:03,031
Come on up!
908
00:37:03,055 --> 00:37:04,199
Wow, you did great.
909
00:37:04,223 --> 00:37:06,701
It was a lot of work,
but it's here.
910
00:37:06,725 --> 00:37:09,470
KIM: This is so cool.
Come on up!
911
00:37:09,494 --> 00:37:10,572
This is amazing.
912
00:37:10,596 --> 00:37:11,806
Kind of a nice view
up here, isn't it?
913
00:37:11,830 --> 00:37:13,241
GORDON: This is beautiful.
914
00:37:13,265 --> 00:37:15,910
What do you guys think about
my logs here? I love them.
915
00:37:15,934 --> 00:37:18,513
And they're just slabs, but
it looks like it's a cabin.
916
00:37:18,537 --> 00:37:20,715
I want you guys to go first.
917
00:37:20,739 --> 00:37:22,917
That way you can see
the full effect.
918
00:37:22,941 --> 00:37:24,374
Okay. Here we go.
919
00:37:26,177 --> 00:37:28,990
Oh, wow.
920
00:37:29,014 --> 00:37:31,859
Oh, this turned out
fantastic. Look at this.
921
00:37:31,883 --> 00:37:34,529
Welcome to my humble abode.
922
00:37:34,553 --> 00:37:37,832
I could do this. We could move
off-grid and live in this.
923
00:37:37,856 --> 00:37:39,667
This is so nice.
924
00:37:39,691 --> 00:37:41,102
We chose the stainless steel
925
00:37:41,126 --> 00:37:42,904
'cause we do all the butchery,
926
00:37:42,928 --> 00:37:45,240
so this stuff will
clean up really easy.
927
00:37:45,264 --> 00:37:47,575
It's not gonna stain.
It just wipes right down.
928
00:37:47,599 --> 00:37:48,843
Running water? Yes.
929
00:37:48,867 --> 00:37:51,312
JEFF: And I fed the spring water
into a holding tank.
930
00:37:51,336 --> 00:37:54,816
If you have your water 75 feet
above where it comes out,
931
00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:57,018
you can actually get 35 PSI.
932
00:37:57,042 --> 00:37:58,953
Did you guys notice the view
from the kitchen window?
933
00:37:58,977 --> 00:38:00,355
I love that. I love that.
934
00:38:00,379 --> 00:38:02,724
The outhouse? [ Laughing ]
935
00:38:02,748 --> 00:38:04,692
I made this. This right here,
936
00:38:04,716 --> 00:38:06,327
because I always wanted plates
937
00:38:06,351 --> 00:38:09,197
that slid in
instead of stood up.
938
00:38:09,221 --> 00:38:10,665
What are you guys
doing for power?
939
00:38:10,689 --> 00:38:12,634
JEFF: I have a generator
just up the hill
940
00:38:12,658 --> 00:38:14,002
on a long extension cord.
941
00:38:14,026 --> 00:38:15,770
I want to someday
hook it up for solar.
942
00:38:15,794 --> 00:38:16,938
Oh, nice. But, yeah.
943
00:38:16,962 --> 00:38:18,139
Look at that stove.
944
00:38:18,163 --> 00:38:20,441
Yeah, that came out of
a caboose on a train,
945
00:38:20,465 --> 00:38:23,044
and I thought it would be the
perfect size for Jeff's cabin.
946
00:38:23,068 --> 00:38:25,769
This is perfect for you.
This is you.
947
00:38:27,638 --> 00:38:29,284
SHERON: Come sit down.
Make yourself comfortable.
948
00:38:29,308 --> 00:38:30,585
I just love the ceiling.
949
00:38:30,609 --> 00:38:33,588
The openness of it, it makes
this room looks huge.
950
00:38:33,612 --> 00:38:36,291
Yeah, it makes the cabin
look a lot bigger.
951
00:38:36,315 --> 00:38:38,059
JEFF: You guys want
to see the loft? I do.
952
00:38:38,083 --> 00:38:40,061
Okay. Let's go
one at a time, then.
953
00:38:40,085 --> 00:38:41,329
You can stay down here.
954
00:38:41,353 --> 00:38:43,564
You can't get two people
up there at one time.
955
00:38:43,588 --> 00:38:46,067
Hold on to it tight, Jeff.
It's very rickety.
956
00:38:46,091 --> 00:38:47,869
It's not that bad. Yes, it is!
957
00:38:47,893 --> 00:38:50,838
No, it's not. Oh, nice.
958
00:38:50,862 --> 00:38:54,475
I wanted a loft, because
it's only 16x24 feet,
959
00:38:54,499 --> 00:38:56,878
and I didn't want to take up
all that space with a bed.
960
00:38:56,902 --> 00:38:59,714
And this is all empty space
anyway. This is perfect, Jeff.
961
00:38:59,738 --> 00:39:07,388
♪♪
962
00:39:07,412 --> 00:39:09,824
Thank you so much for coming
out and visiting my cabin.
963
00:39:09,848 --> 00:39:11,159
This is so nice.
964
00:39:11,183 --> 00:39:14,495
Well, you guys drive safe down
that awesome, wonderful road.
965
00:39:14,519 --> 00:39:15,797
Yeah, that's your next project.
966
00:39:15,821 --> 00:39:16,898
Yeah, right.
967
00:39:16,922 --> 00:39:18,766
[ Laughing ]
968
00:39:18,790 --> 00:39:20,601
KIM: I think he did
a fantastic job.
969
00:39:20,625 --> 00:39:22,870
It's Jeff. He did a great job.
970
00:39:22,894 --> 00:39:24,539
He's gonna be very happy here.
971
00:39:24,563 --> 00:39:30,078
♪♪
972
00:39:30,102 --> 00:39:31,979
SHERON: Are you proud
to get this done? Mm-hmm.
973
00:39:32,003 --> 00:39:34,048
Yeah. I'm so glad I
was a part of it,
974
00:39:34,072 --> 00:39:35,850
to be here to see
975
00:39:35,874 --> 00:39:39,854
all the the special moments
and spend them together.
976
00:39:39,878 --> 00:39:42,924
Building this cabin is
definitely a dream come true,
977
00:39:42,948 --> 00:39:44,559
and it's finally
come to fruition.
978
00:39:44,583 --> 00:39:46,761
I am looking forward
to living here
979
00:39:46,785 --> 00:39:48,930
and making memories
for the rest of my life.
980
00:39:48,954 --> 00:39:50,865
Hey, thanks, Mom. Couldn't
have done it without you.
981
00:39:50,889 --> 00:39:52,600
That's true, you couldn't have.
982
00:39:52,624 --> 00:39:53,935
Alright, get out.
983
00:39:53,959 --> 00:39:55,603
[ Laughing ]
984
00:39:55,627 --> 00:39:59,896
♪♪