1 00:00:01,334 --> 00:00:03,068 [April] This is gonna be the biggest build that we've ever done. 2 00:00:03,070 --> 00:00:04,069 Let's build our watchtower. 3 00:00:04,071 --> 00:00:05,137 Lift. 4 00:00:06,139 --> 00:00:08,307 It's definitely gonna be some blood, sweat, and tears. 5 00:00:08,309 --> 00:00:10,109 Watch out for that branch. 6 00:00:10,111 --> 00:00:11,343 [man] ...a little bit... 7 00:00:12,579 --> 00:00:14,313 [April] Oh! 8 00:00:14,315 --> 00:00:16,548 He's never gonna make it. He's never gonna make it! 9 00:00:17,350 --> 00:00:18,751 Oh, my God! 10 00:00:18,753 --> 00:00:20,019 Gonna be tricky. 11 00:00:20,021 --> 00:00:22,388 Building off the grid is not easy. 12 00:00:23,089 --> 00:00:25,324 It's okay, baby, it's okay. 13 00:00:26,526 --> 00:00:28,660 And we're like 30 feet up in the air. 14 00:00:28,662 --> 00:00:30,529 It's a little scary right now. 15 00:00:32,365 --> 00:00:35,968 It's gonna be a lot of time before we can get help 16 00:00:35,970 --> 00:00:38,037 if someone ends up injuring themselves. 17 00:00:38,039 --> 00:00:40,105 This is-- this is nerve-racking. 18 00:00:40,940 --> 00:00:44,076 - Ernie, you need to go this way. - Okay. 19 00:00:44,078 --> 00:00:47,446 - April, move out of the way! - What's going on? 20 00:00:49,149 --> 00:00:52,251 [narrator] Are you ready to go off the grid? 21 00:00:58,858 --> 00:01:01,994 All right, let's find a spot. 22 00:01:03,063 --> 00:01:06,632 I was thinking, like, somewhere right in here. 23 00:01:06,634 --> 00:01:08,667 As long as we can get to the top 24 00:01:08,669 --> 00:01:11,770 - where we can see both the sunrise and the sunset. - Yeah. 25 00:01:11,772 --> 00:01:13,872 That, it definitely needs that. 26 00:01:13,874 --> 00:01:17,810 One of the reasons why we chose this property is because of the views. 27 00:01:17,812 --> 00:01:19,912 [April] I mean, it is gorgeous up there. 28 00:01:19,914 --> 00:01:23,882 You can see well into Tennessee, well into the Blue Ridge Mountains. 29 00:01:23,884 --> 00:01:25,517 It's really stunning. 30 00:01:25,519 --> 00:01:27,019 - I'm April. - I'm Daniel. 31 00:01:27,021 --> 00:01:28,620 [April] And we are building our off grid watchtower 32 00:01:28,622 --> 00:01:31,023 in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. 33 00:01:33,059 --> 00:01:37,796 Take out a few of these trees up here maybe, like, this one and few of these. 34 00:01:37,798 --> 00:01:39,031 That will be so cool. 35 00:01:39,033 --> 00:01:42,367 - You just have to build high enough to see. - Yeah, yeah. 36 00:01:42,369 --> 00:01:43,969 [April] Daniel really wanted to this build, 37 00:01:43,971 --> 00:01:45,971 so he can climb some trees. 38 00:01:45,973 --> 00:01:48,507 He likes heights, he's a squirrel. 39 00:01:50,810 --> 00:01:54,713 We built a tiny house, a tree house, a silo greenhouse. 40 00:01:54,715 --> 00:01:56,815 And this is our fourth build. 41 00:01:56,817 --> 00:01:59,651 So, this is the watchtower. We're just adding another one to the list. 42 00:01:59,653 --> 00:02:02,955 We love the challenge of new and unique builds 43 00:02:02,957 --> 00:02:06,959 and a watchtower has always been one of those creative challenges 44 00:02:06,961 --> 00:02:08,527 that I've always wanted to be able to tackle. 45 00:02:08,529 --> 00:02:11,063 It's gonna be an amazing guest house. 46 00:02:11,065 --> 00:02:12,898 [April] The build site is located in Ringgold, Georgia, 47 00:02:12,900 --> 00:02:15,200 which is just an hour an half above Atlanta. 48 00:02:15,202 --> 00:02:18,504 This is just gonna be a great place for our guests to retreat. 49 00:02:18,506 --> 00:02:19,872 It's gonna be worth it. 50 00:02:25,044 --> 00:02:27,779 We're building a 1,200 square-foot watchtower 51 00:02:27,781 --> 00:02:30,149 on top of 425-foot telephone poles. 52 00:02:30,151 --> 00:02:31,650 When you go up the first staircase, 53 00:02:31,652 --> 00:02:33,785 it leads you to the entertainment deck. 54 00:02:33,787 --> 00:02:35,954 The second staircase leads you to the main living area 55 00:02:35,956 --> 00:02:37,856 with a horseshoe wraparound deck 56 00:02:37,858 --> 00:02:40,759 and a cargo lift elevator to make life a whole lot easier. 57 00:02:40,761 --> 00:02:42,594 When you go into the main living space, 58 00:02:42,596 --> 00:02:45,831 you have a kitchen on your right and a bed and a bath on your left. 59 00:02:45,833 --> 00:02:50,035 And the deck overlooks a awesome putting green and the hot tub. 60 00:02:50,037 --> 00:02:52,871 So, some of the off grid features that we're gonna be incorporating into this 61 00:02:52,873 --> 00:02:54,840 are the solar panel for power 62 00:02:54,842 --> 00:02:56,842 and then we also have a well on the property 63 00:02:56,844 --> 00:02:59,511 that pumps it up into a source tank. 64 00:02:59,513 --> 00:03:02,047 And then we have a booster pump that pumps it 65 00:03:02,049 --> 00:03:05,751 into the actual structure itself. 66 00:03:05,753 --> 00:03:08,654 So, do you think that we can get materials here, though? 67 00:03:08,656 --> 00:03:10,422 No. that's definitely gonna be a challenge. 68 00:03:10,424 --> 00:03:13,258 We're gonna have to cut out some kind of trail going back. 69 00:03:13,260 --> 00:03:15,427 We're gonna need skids here-- up here to clear it out. 70 00:03:15,929 --> 00:03:17,396 Something. 71 00:03:17,398 --> 00:03:19,064 [April] This is gonna be the biggest build that we've ever done. 72 00:03:19,066 --> 00:03:20,999 We're gonna certainly need some help, 73 00:03:21,001 --> 00:03:23,135 so we've called in our friend, Andrew Sanchez. 74 00:03:23,137 --> 00:03:25,137 He has got an amazing contracting company, 75 00:03:25,139 --> 00:03:27,339 and that is the most awesome team. 76 00:03:27,341 --> 00:03:29,408 And we're stoked to have him on this project. 77 00:03:29,410 --> 00:03:34,513 We have never built anything as crazy as the watchtower, which is awesome. 78 00:03:35,982 --> 00:03:38,550 [April] So the terrain is super rocky, it's super steep, 79 00:03:38,552 --> 00:03:41,153 it's beyond a challenge for us. 80 00:03:41,155 --> 00:03:44,890 We'll figure it out, but it's definitely gonna be some blood, sweat, and tears. 81 00:03:44,892 --> 00:03:46,758 The heat's coming, the Georgia heat is pretty brutal, 82 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,361 but we are pushing towards the finish line, 83 00:03:49,363 --> 00:03:52,998 because we know when we get there, it's gonna all be worth it. 84 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:54,967 Our budget for this build is 55 grand, 85 00:03:54,969 --> 00:03:57,636 and we've got six weeks to do it. 86 00:03:57,638 --> 00:03:59,838 - Make it happen, captain. - Yup. 87 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:01,873 It's gonna be one of the coolest builds yet. 88 00:04:01,875 --> 00:04:04,610 It's gonna be the coolest build yet. 89 00:04:04,612 --> 00:04:06,044 You're ready, Sehs? 90 00:04:06,046 --> 00:04:10,682 What do you think? You want the watchtower up here, right here? 91 00:04:10,684 --> 00:04:12,918 Wouldn't that be so fun, Seh-seh? 92 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:16,154 - Let's go do it. - Let's do it. This is gonna be awesome. 93 00:04:18,958 --> 00:04:21,994 [Daniel] So, the first step is clearing the land. 94 00:04:34,073 --> 00:04:35,841 [April] We've had to create our own road, 95 00:04:35,843 --> 00:04:37,943 so we could actually get materials up 96 00:04:37,945 --> 00:04:40,279 to the build site, way up there. 97 00:04:41,047 --> 00:04:43,148 It's been quite the challenge. 98 00:04:47,153 --> 00:04:49,187 We're clearing the land. 99 00:04:49,922 --> 00:04:51,890 Fun stuff. 100 00:04:51,892 --> 00:04:53,358 [Daniel] One of the things that we've had to do 101 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,027 is bring in some heavy machinery 102 00:04:55,029 --> 00:04:58,163 to kind of grade the land and get it ready for a build site. 103 00:05:07,774 --> 00:05:09,608 [April] So we dug these crazy holes 104 00:05:09,610 --> 00:05:12,911 that were difficult in themselves in this rocky soil. 105 00:05:12,913 --> 00:05:15,847 And now, it's time to take the poles up to the build site 106 00:05:15,849 --> 00:05:19,718 and I'm not really sure how's that's gonna happen. 107 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:23,889 Guys, we got four posts, we gotta take them about 700 feet up the mountain. 108 00:05:23,891 --> 00:05:28,260 They're 30-foot poles, so probably gonna be pretty stout, 109 00:05:28,262 --> 00:05:31,229 around 1,000 to 1,200 pounds, at least. 110 00:05:31,764 --> 00:05:32,998 Sounds fun. 111 00:05:33,032 --> 00:05:38,103 I have scoured the entire area for the strongest manpower. 112 00:05:38,105 --> 00:05:41,840 Unfortunately, they weren't available, so she was stuck with us. 113 00:05:41,842 --> 00:05:45,944 - Let's build a watchtower. - Let's do it! 114 00:05:45,946 --> 00:05:49,614 I'm hoping that these guys can do it, I will jump in there if necessary, 115 00:05:49,616 --> 00:05:51,116 really make it happen. 116 00:05:54,253 --> 00:05:56,455 You arm for me-- You stay, you stay, you stay. 117 00:05:56,823 --> 00:05:58,890 We're good. 118 00:05:58,892 --> 00:06:00,959 - [John grunts] Oh, God. - [man] Pretty sure all the weight's in the back. 119 00:06:00,961 --> 00:06:02,160 [John grunts] Yeah. 120 00:06:02,162 --> 00:06:04,096 Yeah, John's gruntin' pretty hard, I think... 121 00:06:04,764 --> 00:06:06,064 he quite a bit up there. 122 00:06:06,066 --> 00:06:07,532 [April] Okay, it's coming down. 123 00:06:07,534 --> 00:06:09,301 [men grunting] 124 00:06:09,936 --> 00:06:11,370 [April] Drop it. 125 00:06:12,338 --> 00:06:13,972 Don't hurt yourself. 126 00:06:13,974 --> 00:06:17,342 We made it 100 feet, we just have 600 more to go. 127 00:06:17,344 --> 00:06:20,312 And it may take us till mid-afternoon to do it, 128 00:06:20,980 --> 00:06:21,813 or evening. 129 00:06:21,848 --> 00:06:23,315 Lift! 130 00:06:25,852 --> 00:06:27,319 [Andrew] I think we can go to the top guys. 131 00:06:27,321 --> 00:06:28,987 [man] I don't know, it's getting heavier. 132 00:06:28,989 --> 00:06:31,990 [Daniel] We're walking with the first pole and it is harder than we thought. 133 00:06:31,992 --> 00:06:34,126 There's a lot huffing and puffing. 134 00:06:36,229 --> 00:06:38,163 Come on, guys, just 300 feet more. 135 00:06:38,264 --> 00:06:40,031 [April] Break. 136 00:06:41,401 --> 00:06:43,835 Don't-- Need another... 137 00:06:43,837 --> 00:06:45,837 [all panting] 138 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,875 - Y'all, I've realized that I was steering the ship. - Yeah. 139 00:06:49,877 --> 00:06:53,245 And I could easily steer us right off the cliff, and I thought about it. 140 00:06:53,247 --> 00:06:55,213 'Cause there was sometimes that seemed better than what we were doing. 141 00:06:55,215 --> 00:06:56,948 [all laugh] 142 00:06:56,950 --> 00:06:58,683 You guys wanna try do the last leg? 143 00:06:58,685 --> 00:07:01,853 - I say let's run it. - [man] I'd say let's just do it. 144 00:07:01,855 --> 00:07:04,856 - Ready. Lift. - [April] Oh, my God, are we gonna do it that way-- 145 00:07:04,858 --> 00:07:06,992 - Oh, my God. - [man] We're good. 146 00:07:08,961 --> 00:07:11,496 [April] It's slick, be careful, be careful. 147 00:07:12,198 --> 00:07:13,832 Aah! 148 00:07:13,834 --> 00:07:15,066 [Daniel] Watch your feet. 149 00:07:15,068 --> 00:07:16,101 - Almost there. - [April] Push. 150 00:07:16,135 --> 00:07:18,270 We got it. 151 00:07:18,272 --> 00:07:20,472 [April] Come on you got this, you got this. 152 00:07:22,275 --> 00:07:23,675 And drop. 153 00:07:23,677 --> 00:07:25,377 [Daniel] Drop to your right. 154 00:07:26,946 --> 00:07:28,947 Eventually, we made it up there, 155 00:07:28,949 --> 00:07:31,683 but I think we're gonna have to come up with another solution. 156 00:07:31,685 --> 00:07:32,517 I don't know if, uh, 157 00:07:32,519 --> 00:07:34,886 we gonna be able to do the other ones. 158 00:07:34,888 --> 00:07:36,988 [April] We gotta figure out something else. 159 00:07:40,326 --> 00:07:42,227 [April] Let's go. Let's go. Push. 160 00:07:42,462 --> 00:07:44,162 Can't handle it. 161 00:07:45,798 --> 00:07:47,232 We're walking with the first pole, 162 00:07:47,234 --> 00:07:49,701 and it is harder than we thought. 163 00:07:49,703 --> 00:07:51,002 [April] And drop. 164 00:07:51,004 --> 00:07:52,971 [Daniel] Drop to your right. 165 00:07:55,508 --> 00:07:57,275 Three more to go, guys. 166 00:07:59,045 --> 00:08:00,612 [April] Oh, my gosh. 167 00:08:00,614 --> 00:08:02,013 Eventually, we made it up there, 168 00:08:02,015 --> 00:08:05,517 but I think we're gonna have to come up with another solution. 169 00:08:05,519 --> 00:08:07,953 I'm gonna make a phone call, see if you can get some help out here. 170 00:08:07,955 --> 00:08:09,654 So, I have gotta call my neighbor Mark, 171 00:08:09,656 --> 00:08:13,024 and I'm hoping that he has his tractor 172 00:08:13,026 --> 00:08:16,061 and we can use that to help get the other poles up to site. 173 00:08:16,963 --> 00:08:18,163 Hey, Mark. 174 00:08:18,165 --> 00:08:20,232 Hey, listen, we are in a bind right now, 175 00:08:20,234 --> 00:08:23,101 we need to borrow your tractor. 176 00:08:24,003 --> 00:08:25,837 You do. Rock on. 177 00:08:25,839 --> 00:08:27,973 Appreciate you, man. 178 00:08:27,975 --> 00:08:29,474 Okay, we'll be waiting for you. 179 00:08:30,042 --> 00:08:31,443 Thanks, bye. 180 00:08:32,211 --> 00:08:33,912 All right, he's coming. 181 00:08:33,914 --> 00:08:34,913 [all cheering] 182 00:08:34,915 --> 00:08:36,715 - Score! - Finally. 183 00:08:36,717 --> 00:08:40,752 He's on his way, so we are looking forward to schlepping these poles up, 184 00:08:40,754 --> 00:08:43,321 not with our strength, but with the tractor. 185 00:08:53,833 --> 00:08:57,536 What a glorious moment, seeing the tractor pull up. It was awesome. 186 00:08:57,538 --> 00:08:59,938 It just felt like my back was saying thank you. 187 00:08:59,940 --> 00:09:01,706 [April] He's our hero. 188 00:09:01,708 --> 00:09:03,341 Come on, a little more underneath. 189 00:09:05,711 --> 00:09:07,212 Watch it out, watch your fingers. 190 00:09:07,214 --> 00:09:09,447 [April cheering] Let's go, let's go! 191 00:09:10,750 --> 00:09:12,350 [Daniel] Hey, I'm liking it so far. 192 00:09:12,352 --> 00:09:14,452 - [April] I know, I can sit on it. - Watch your feet! 193 00:09:19,859 --> 00:09:21,059 Not wise. 194 00:09:21,061 --> 00:09:22,360 - No. - No. 195 00:09:22,895 --> 00:09:23,995 No. 196 00:09:26,999 --> 00:09:28,466 Little easier on the back. 197 00:09:31,671 --> 00:09:33,071 Now it's going great. 198 00:09:34,173 --> 00:09:36,274 [man] She's something else, bro. 199 00:09:37,109 --> 00:09:38,510 8-second ride. 200 00:09:39,812 --> 00:09:42,080 This is the way to move a log, right here. 201 00:09:44,850 --> 00:09:46,084 [Daniel] Mark saved the day. 202 00:09:46,086 --> 00:09:48,687 Now, we're gonna be able to get these poles lifted up 203 00:09:48,689 --> 00:09:50,355 and then get these guys back to working. 204 00:09:52,024 --> 00:09:54,693 We think that the best way to hoist these poles 205 00:09:54,695 --> 00:09:56,361 are with a pulley system. 206 00:09:56,363 --> 00:09:58,830 So, I'm gonna place a pulley about 30 feet up 207 00:09:58,832 --> 00:10:02,367 and then we are gonna use a tractor to hoist the pole up 208 00:10:02,369 --> 00:10:04,469 and then place it down into the hole. 209 00:10:08,140 --> 00:10:10,041 [April] Oh! 210 00:10:10,043 --> 00:10:13,111 Uh, Daniel, you might wanna pick another tree. 211 00:10:13,113 --> 00:10:15,013 Oh, no, I'm just gonna picking another branch. 212 00:10:15,015 --> 00:10:16,815 Okay. All right. 213 00:10:16,817 --> 00:10:18,717 - I'll catch you. - As long as the... 214 00:10:18,719 --> 00:10:20,418 - I will catch you. - Branches stop. 215 00:10:21,153 --> 00:10:24,122 [April] All right. All right. Okay. 216 00:10:25,524 --> 00:10:27,959 He's a dad now, and there's not just me. 217 00:10:27,961 --> 00:10:31,963 So, he definitely needs to be picking his branches wisely. 218 00:10:33,099 --> 00:10:34,532 Is that as high as you're going? 219 00:10:34,967 --> 00:10:36,034 I think that's good. 220 00:10:36,036 --> 00:10:38,703 - You want me to go higher? - No. No. 221 00:10:38,705 --> 00:10:41,272 - One, two... - [April] Come on, baby. 222 00:10:42,975 --> 00:10:46,077 - Hey, that works. - [man] Go ahead and pull it to you. 223 00:10:47,013 --> 00:10:48,079 We're good. Coming down 224 00:10:48,081 --> 00:10:49,714 [Andrew] Awesome. 225 00:10:49,716 --> 00:10:51,983 [April] Daniel, be real careful coming down, bud. 226 00:10:51,985 --> 00:10:54,285 [man] I wouldn't trust those branches too much. 227 00:10:56,389 --> 00:10:59,524 [April] Best scamperer I've ever seen. 228 00:10:59,526 --> 00:11:01,926 [Daniel] Let's get these, uh, posts in the ground and hoist them on up. 229 00:11:01,928 --> 00:11:04,763 - Let's do it. - Awesome. 230 00:11:04,765 --> 00:11:09,134 [Daniel] Guys just be careful. This probably weighs close to 1,100 pounds. 231 00:11:09,136 --> 00:11:12,203 So, if it does start to fall, just kind of get out of the way. 232 00:11:12,205 --> 00:11:12,804 [April] Run. 233 00:11:12,806 --> 00:11:13,938 A lot could go wrong. 234 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:16,608 The biggest thing is this pole could fall on somebody. 235 00:11:16,610 --> 00:11:18,943 So, we've got all hands on deck, 236 00:11:18,945 --> 00:11:21,012 and we're just praying nothing goes wrong. 237 00:11:21,014 --> 00:11:22,380 Let's do this! 238 00:11:24,250 --> 00:11:26,384 [Daniel] That way, it'll all do, yeah. 239 00:11:27,853 --> 00:11:29,954 [man] Daniel, this is all you. 240 00:11:31,957 --> 00:11:33,258 [Daniel] Slowly, watch out. 241 00:11:33,260 --> 00:11:34,359 Bring it this way. 242 00:11:34,827 --> 00:11:36,127 - Okay. - Got it. 243 00:11:37,163 --> 00:11:38,930 Careful, it's gonna fall into the hole. 244 00:11:38,932 --> 00:11:40,365 So be ready for that. 245 00:11:43,135 --> 00:11:44,402 - All right, that's... - [April] All right. 246 00:11:45,104 --> 00:11:46,738 It's good. 247 00:11:46,740 --> 00:11:48,807 - [April] It went pretty smoothly. - Yeah. 248 00:11:48,809 --> 00:11:50,875 - Good jobs, guys. - That worked out a lot-- a lot better than, uh, 249 00:11:50,877 --> 00:11:52,911 - I thought it would. - Yeah. 250 00:11:52,913 --> 00:11:54,779 [April] Oh, it's so exciting, to see height of it, 251 00:11:54,781 --> 00:11:56,514 like, when you actually see it, 252 00:11:56,516 --> 00:11:58,950 you're like, okay, this thing is mega and it's awesome. 253 00:11:58,952 --> 00:12:00,185 We're rocking and rolling. 254 00:12:01,987 --> 00:12:04,222 [Daniel] Hey, how many bags did y'all put in so far? 255 00:12:04,224 --> 00:12:04,889 [man] Now that's four. 256 00:12:04,891 --> 00:12:06,758 But it's gonna take one more. 257 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,527 [Daniel] We're putting concrete in, then solidify it, 258 00:12:09,529 --> 00:12:11,696 and then later, we're gonna add another, uh, 259 00:12:11,698 --> 00:12:14,632 rock skirt to it, give it some more stability. 260 00:12:14,634 --> 00:12:17,001 [April] The first one went really smooth, honestly, 261 00:12:17,003 --> 00:12:20,505 and I think I'm gonna ask Mark if I can drive the tractor next, 262 00:12:20,507 --> 00:12:22,941 'cause that's look like a job I would like to do. 263 00:12:22,943 --> 00:12:26,077 Let's set the pole. Let's go. 264 00:12:26,079 --> 00:12:29,013 A tractor is the first thing I actually learned how to drive on. 265 00:12:29,015 --> 00:12:30,582 I did run over my dad once... 266 00:12:30,584 --> 00:12:32,817 Mmm, that's not a good start. 267 00:12:32,819 --> 00:12:35,520 In the learning process. But he's fine, he's with us today, 268 00:12:35,522 --> 00:12:36,454 so that's a good sign. 269 00:12:37,223 --> 00:12:38,289 I think I can do it. 270 00:12:38,657 --> 00:12:40,091 [Daniel] Round two. 271 00:12:41,927 --> 00:12:43,728 - Hey, hey, hey! - [Daniel] Whoa, whoa, whoa! 272 00:12:43,730 --> 00:12:45,163 Too fast, way too fast. 273 00:12:45,165 --> 00:12:46,831 [Andrew] Too fast, too furious. 274 00:12:46,833 --> 00:12:49,200 - We'll just slide it. - I got a little excited. 275 00:12:49,202 --> 00:12:50,935 - [Daniel] Real slow. - Got it. 276 00:12:50,937 --> 00:12:52,670 I have a lead foot, I told you. 277 00:12:52,672 --> 00:12:55,039 - Here I go. - Go. 278 00:12:55,041 --> 00:12:57,242 - [Daniel] Nice and easy. - [man] My bad, bro, I'm sorry. 279 00:13:00,246 --> 00:13:02,113 [Daniel] There we go. There we go. 280 00:13:04,116 --> 00:13:05,450 I got it, I got it. 281 00:13:07,119 --> 00:13:09,187 - We're gonna lose a branch. - [man] It's goin'. 282 00:13:09,855 --> 00:13:10,955 [Daniel] Pull it that way, Aldo. 283 00:13:10,957 --> 00:13:12,957 - Go that way, Audio. - [man 2] Pull it! 284 00:13:15,027 --> 00:13:16,494 [Daniel] Okay. Hold on, hold on, hold on. 285 00:13:17,997 --> 00:13:19,330 Watch out for that branch. 286 00:13:20,833 --> 00:13:22,133 [Daniel grunting] Pull, pull! 287 00:13:25,204 --> 00:13:27,138 Let's set the pole, let's go. 288 00:13:27,807 --> 00:13:29,974 - Here I go. - Go. 289 00:13:29,976 --> 00:13:32,243 - [Daniel] Nice and easy. - [man] There you go. Just baby it. 290 00:13:35,114 --> 00:13:36,514 [Daniel] There we go, there we go. 291 00:13:37,149 --> 00:13:38,283 Got it, I got it. 292 00:13:38,285 --> 00:13:39,984 - Gonna lose a branch. - It's goin'. 293 00:13:39,986 --> 00:13:41,286 So, I'm driving the tractor, 294 00:13:41,288 --> 00:13:42,854 the pole is moving, everything is going good, 295 00:13:42,856 --> 00:13:45,023 but then we hit a tree. 296 00:13:45,025 --> 00:13:46,724 - [man] Go straight into the tree. - [man 2] Go that way. 297 00:13:46,726 --> 00:13:49,160 [Daniel] Okay, hold on, hold on, hold on. 298 00:13:49,162 --> 00:13:50,495 [April] Watch out for that branch! 299 00:13:51,497 --> 00:13:52,931 Pull, pull. 300 00:13:52,933 --> 00:13:55,133 [April] Pull, pull, pull. 301 00:13:58,737 --> 00:14:00,004 [Daniel] There we go. 302 00:14:01,540 --> 00:14:03,341 All right, we're good, we're good. 303 00:14:04,243 --> 00:14:05,877 It's in. 304 00:14:05,879 --> 00:14:06,511 All right, it's it. 305 00:14:07,012 --> 00:14:07,745 Whoo! 306 00:14:07,747 --> 00:14:09,013 What's up! 307 00:14:09,015 --> 00:14:11,282 [Andrew] April as a tractor driver... 308 00:14:12,952 --> 00:14:13,985 scary. 309 00:14:13,987 --> 00:14:14,986 [laughs] But it's fun. 310 00:14:15,020 --> 00:14:16,855 All right, two more. 311 00:14:16,857 --> 00:14:19,023 We had a little bit of an issue, a little hiccup, 312 00:14:19,025 --> 00:14:21,993 but everything is okay, the pole is up and we're moving on. 313 00:14:22,194 --> 00:14:23,928 [Daniel] Let's go. 314 00:14:23,930 --> 00:14:25,997 - [man] Pull! - [man 2 grunting] More this way. 315 00:14:26,298 --> 00:14:27,966 [April] Be careful. 316 00:14:27,968 --> 00:14:30,935 [man] Pull it, pull it, pull it. Pull. 317 00:14:31,937 --> 00:14:33,371 Hey, there we go. 318 00:14:33,873 --> 00:14:35,373 [Daniel] Way to go, guys. 319 00:14:37,042 --> 00:14:40,245 So, this is our last pole. Looking forward to calling it a day. 320 00:14:41,780 --> 00:14:44,515 [men shouting] 321 00:14:45,284 --> 00:14:47,552 - I got it. - It's going, it's going. 322 00:14:47,554 --> 00:14:50,521 [April] It's it! Whoo! 323 00:14:51,857 --> 00:14:55,059 All the poles are in, Andrew and his team did a fabulous job, 324 00:14:55,061 --> 00:14:56,895 and now it's time to build a watchtower. 325 00:14:56,897 --> 00:14:58,363 You guys are awesome. 326 00:15:08,941 --> 00:15:11,342 [Daniel] All right, we'll sandwich this one. 327 00:15:11,344 --> 00:15:14,846 So, right now we've got a bunch of strong guys, they're lifting up some 328 00:15:14,848 --> 00:15:17,949 floor joists for the very first platform, and it's looking good. 329 00:15:17,951 --> 00:15:19,284 They're about 400 pounds apiece, 330 00:15:19,286 --> 00:15:20,752 so these guys are killing it. 331 00:15:20,754 --> 00:15:24,222 So, It's definitely starting to feel more like a watchtower. 332 00:15:24,224 --> 00:15:26,157 What do you think, Seh-seh? 333 00:15:26,926 --> 00:15:28,860 She's loving it. 334 00:15:28,862 --> 00:15:30,428 [man] There you go, there you go, you got it. 335 00:15:31,530 --> 00:15:33,298 Okay, so it's good. 336 00:15:40,806 --> 00:15:44,108 It's been busy couple of weeks and the first platform is up. 337 00:15:44,110 --> 00:15:47,145 Now, we're gonna be put the decking on the second platform, 338 00:15:47,147 --> 00:15:49,948 it's gonna be really exciting to see what it looks like. 339 00:15:49,950 --> 00:15:52,317 Here we go, guys, let's do this. 340 00:15:52,319 --> 00:15:54,919 - [man] Let's go up. - Going up. 341 00:15:54,921 --> 00:15:57,088 [Daniel] Putting decking on we gotta be very careful 342 00:15:57,090 --> 00:15:58,823 because this is the top platform. 343 00:15:58,825 --> 00:16:00,892 We're like 30 feet up in the air. 344 00:16:00,894 --> 00:16:02,794 Baby, you leave me alone. I got this. 345 00:16:02,796 --> 00:16:04,929 - Andrew, take care of my wife. - I'm good. 346 00:16:04,931 --> 00:16:08,533 Because we're so remote and just kind of the location that we are at, 347 00:16:08,535 --> 00:16:12,036 it's gonna be a lot of time before we can get help 348 00:16:12,038 --> 00:16:14,038 if someone ends up injuring themselves. 349 00:16:14,040 --> 00:16:16,240 So we just wanna make sure that everyone is gonna be safe. 350 00:16:16,242 --> 00:16:17,709 Little scary working up this high, 351 00:16:17,711 --> 00:16:19,677 but you gotta do what you gotta do. 352 00:16:19,679 --> 00:16:23,014 We're gonna lay down the decking and then it's framing after that. 353 00:16:28,153 --> 00:16:30,989 ♪ Just go into this piece of wood please ♪ 354 00:16:30,991 --> 00:16:33,891 Whoo! 355 00:16:33,893 --> 00:16:37,261 ♪ I did it I put the screws in here ♪ 356 00:16:37,396 --> 00:16:38,896 The views are awesome. 357 00:16:39,064 --> 00:16:42,900 Working high up until we have railings in a deck is a little terrifying. 358 00:16:42,902 --> 00:16:45,069 It's a little scary right now. 359 00:16:45,071 --> 00:16:47,105 I'm living on the edge over here. 360 00:16:47,773 --> 00:16:49,374 Literally. 361 00:16:54,847 --> 00:16:57,849 So, April, she's the glue that holds the team together, 362 00:16:57,851 --> 00:16:59,517 really kinda doing all the work. 363 00:16:59,519 --> 00:17:01,219 - Stop, stop. - We hired these guys 364 00:17:01,221 --> 00:17:04,856 for, I mean, look it, they're our models. 365 00:17:04,858 --> 00:17:08,192 We actually just bought these tool belts last week 366 00:17:08,194 --> 00:17:10,061 just to make them look official. 367 00:17:10,763 --> 00:17:12,397 - April. - Yes. 368 00:17:12,399 --> 00:17:15,666 I would feel so much safer if you sit your butt up 369 00:17:15,668 --> 00:17:18,469 - on that backside and held on. - But this is so much funner, baby. 370 00:17:18,471 --> 00:17:20,872 [April] You can either ride down the boom 371 00:17:20,874 --> 00:17:24,542 or you can lounge down the boom, and I chose to lounge. 372 00:17:24,544 --> 00:17:26,077 Can't tell me nothing. 373 00:17:27,112 --> 00:17:29,180 - Bye. - [forklift operator] Coming down. 374 00:17:29,182 --> 00:17:31,482 [April] It's been such a great life we built. 375 00:17:32,051 --> 00:17:34,519 I like living on the edge. 376 00:17:34,521 --> 00:17:37,922 - I'm a Phelan, comes with the name. - That's true. 377 00:17:37,924 --> 00:17:41,025 - That's yours, brother. - That's all mine right there. 378 00:17:41,027 --> 00:17:42,260 It's all yours. 379 00:17:42,262 --> 00:17:43,528 [April sighs] 380 00:17:43,530 --> 00:17:45,430 It's a nice ride. 381 00:17:51,103 --> 00:17:52,537 Watch your feet. 382 00:17:52,539 --> 00:17:53,838 [April] So, the biggest challenge for today 383 00:17:53,840 --> 00:17:55,540 is gonna be that platform deck extension 384 00:17:55,542 --> 00:17:59,777 for the deck upstairs. It is 800-900 pounds 385 00:17:59,779 --> 00:18:02,914 and we somehow have to get it 30 feet in the air and install it. 386 00:18:02,916 --> 00:18:04,148 Now I need to let it down. 387 00:18:04,416 --> 00:18:06,217 Yeah, we need to let it down. 388 00:18:06,219 --> 00:18:09,520 [Daniel] So, we're gonna have Ernie in the Lull, we've got April on the ground, 389 00:18:09,522 --> 00:18:10,988 she's gonna be directing him. 390 00:18:10,990 --> 00:18:12,924 - You guys ready up there? - Yeah, we're ready. 391 00:18:12,926 --> 00:18:14,892 Back it up. 392 00:18:14,894 --> 00:18:17,862 Andrew and I are gonna be up top, we're gonna be receiving it 393 00:18:17,864 --> 00:18:21,099 and then hopefully getting it in place. 394 00:18:21,101 --> 00:18:24,235 - [Ernie] Am I good? - It's gonna be tricky. 395 00:18:24,237 --> 00:18:26,270 You got about a foot. 396 00:18:26,772 --> 00:18:28,139 You're good. 397 00:18:28,141 --> 00:18:29,740 [Ernie] All right, guys, I'm gonna lift it. 398 00:18:29,742 --> 00:18:30,842 [Daniel] All right, come on. 399 00:18:30,844 --> 00:18:33,978 It might get a little sketchy, it's uneven on here. 400 00:18:33,980 --> 00:18:37,281 - [man] Bring it. - [Daniel] All right, come on, just nice and slow. 401 00:18:38,851 --> 00:18:41,052 All right, keep it coming. 402 00:18:42,154 --> 00:18:45,490 - I'm gonna try to pull forward and closer. - All right. 403 00:18:48,026 --> 00:18:50,328 [April] I don't know if that's a good idea. 404 00:18:52,531 --> 00:18:53,498 - [man] Turn right. - Ernie! 405 00:18:53,500 --> 00:18:54,699 [Daniel] Whoa, whoa, whoa! 406 00:18:54,701 --> 00:18:58,002 - Ernie, you need to go this way. - Okay. 407 00:19:01,540 --> 00:19:04,809 - April, move out of the way! - [April] What's going on? 408 00:19:04,811 --> 00:19:06,244 [Daniel] Easy! 409 00:19:07,813 --> 00:19:08,913 [Daniel] All right, come on. 410 00:19:08,981 --> 00:19:11,849 It might get a little sketchy, it's uneven on here. 411 00:19:11,851 --> 00:19:14,085 All right, come on, just nice and slow. 412 00:19:14,087 --> 00:19:15,953 [April] So, the biggest challenge for today 413 00:19:15,955 --> 00:19:17,755 is gonna be that platform deck extension 414 00:19:17,757 --> 00:19:20,057 for the deck upstairs. This thing is a beast, 415 00:19:20,059 --> 00:19:21,626 and we've somehow gotta get it up. 416 00:19:21,628 --> 00:19:23,427 I don't know if that's a good idea. 417 00:19:24,830 --> 00:19:27,999 - Ernie, you need to go this way. - Okay. 418 00:19:29,101 --> 00:19:31,969 - April, move out of the way! - [April] What's going on? 419 00:19:31,971 --> 00:19:33,337 [Daniel] Easy! 420 00:19:35,974 --> 00:19:37,742 - [man] That was scary. - Yeah. 421 00:19:37,744 --> 00:19:38,976 Terrifying. 422 00:19:38,978 --> 00:19:41,512 [man] Like, legit, your tire was off the ground. 423 00:19:41,514 --> 00:19:43,681 All right, let's center it back up. 424 00:19:43,683 --> 00:19:46,017 It got everyone pretty shaken up. 425 00:19:46,019 --> 00:19:48,786 Not to mention the boom shaking, so we're trying to figure out, 426 00:19:48,788 --> 00:19:52,156 all right, "Is this thing gonna fall over, or what's gonna happen?" 427 00:19:52,158 --> 00:19:56,093 So, we're just glad that Ernie was able to get it under control. 428 00:19:56,895 --> 00:19:58,529 Whoo, all right. 429 00:19:58,531 --> 00:20:01,032 [April] Go slow, Ernie. 430 00:20:01,034 --> 00:20:04,235 [Daniel] Come on, you've got about five inches. 431 00:20:07,506 --> 00:20:10,074 [April] Be careful! I can't. 432 00:20:10,076 --> 00:20:13,811 [Daniel] Keep going, keep going, keep going. All right, now push it in. 433 00:20:13,813 --> 00:20:16,948 - [Ernie] I'm gonna try. - That's it, stop. 434 00:20:16,950 --> 00:20:18,149 [Andrew] There's a ladder over there, isn't there? 435 00:20:18,151 --> 00:20:19,617 All right, way to go, Ernie. 436 00:20:19,619 --> 00:20:22,019 [April] Awesome driving skills, man. 437 00:20:22,021 --> 00:20:26,290 We were able to get it set in, and we're gonna be moving on to now lifting up the walls. 438 00:20:26,292 --> 00:20:28,125 Thank God. 439 00:20:30,996 --> 00:20:34,765 This whole day just took a lot longer than we thought just to get the platform in. 440 00:20:34,767 --> 00:20:36,500 And so we're at least gonna get one wall up 441 00:20:36,502 --> 00:20:37,868 - because... - Yup. 442 00:20:37,870 --> 00:20:40,504 We really wanna see some dimension to this structure, 443 00:20:40,506 --> 00:20:42,273 so we've got it. 444 00:20:42,275 --> 00:20:45,443 All right, let's do it, guys. Raising up our first wall. 445 00:20:48,013 --> 00:20:50,181 All right. 446 00:20:51,717 --> 00:20:54,852 This thing is way higher than I thought it was gonna be. 447 00:20:54,854 --> 00:20:56,520 - [man] All right. - 10-foot wall, look at that. 448 00:20:56,522 --> 00:20:58,222 [Daniel] 10'4.5". 449 00:21:00,425 --> 00:21:03,961 - We got a wall! Whoo! First wall, way to go. - Oh, yeah. 450 00:21:03,963 --> 00:21:06,097 - [Daniel] Three more to go. - And then we'll have some doors and windows. 451 00:21:06,099 --> 00:21:07,598 This thing will like a house. 452 00:21:16,608 --> 00:21:19,610 [April] Work on the watchtower has been moving along the past week. 453 00:21:19,612 --> 00:21:22,113 We've got all four walls up, the roof is getting sheathed, 454 00:21:22,115 --> 00:21:25,049 and we are one step closer to being dried in. 455 00:21:27,019 --> 00:21:30,054 - It's a good day. This thing is coming together. - Yes, it is. 456 00:21:30,056 --> 00:21:31,656 I'm excited to see this glass go in. 457 00:21:31,658 --> 00:21:34,058 We're super excited it's window time, 458 00:21:34,060 --> 00:21:36,994 and our windows are here, we got the truck up the mountain somehow 459 00:21:36,996 --> 00:21:39,030 and now it's time to put them 30 feet in the air, 460 00:21:39,032 --> 00:21:41,165 so that's a whole nother challenge. 461 00:21:42,067 --> 00:21:44,835 Daniel's not here today, he is working on other projects. 462 00:21:44,837 --> 00:21:47,104 It's just me here helping these guys. 463 00:21:47,106 --> 00:21:51,042 And honestly, who even needs 'em when you have me. 464 00:21:51,044 --> 00:21:53,678 - You guys need some extra muscle, I know. - Oh, yes. 465 00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:55,713 I'm here for it. 466 00:21:55,715 --> 00:21:59,050 - Big guns. Yeah. - I mean, they shock ya. 467 00:21:59,052 --> 00:22:02,053 Straight up and drop the bottom down. 468 00:22:02,854 --> 00:22:04,121 All right. 469 00:22:04,523 --> 00:22:06,123 Look at that! 470 00:22:07,993 --> 00:22:09,894 This makes me excited. 471 00:22:09,896 --> 00:22:13,264 It's just really cool to see the structure just coming together 472 00:22:13,266 --> 00:22:15,866 and it looks awesome. 473 00:22:15,868 --> 00:22:17,535 - [man] One, two. - Three. 474 00:22:20,806 --> 00:22:22,707 Awesome. 475 00:22:22,709 --> 00:22:25,876 - There it is. - Oh, that looks great, guys. 476 00:22:25,878 --> 00:22:29,814 - Looks great. - Thanks for letting me be a glazer for a day. 477 00:22:29,816 --> 00:22:31,582 - No problem. - That was fun. 478 00:22:31,584 --> 00:22:33,851 I needed the help. 479 00:22:33,853 --> 00:22:36,320 Listen, you gotta call in the big guns, I'm just saying. 480 00:22:36,322 --> 00:22:38,289 That's right. 481 00:22:44,129 --> 00:22:46,731 Elevator day, it's elevator day. 482 00:22:46,733 --> 00:22:48,933 [man] Going up. 483 00:22:48,935 --> 00:22:51,936 It's very unique to us to have a cargo lift. 484 00:22:51,938 --> 00:22:54,905 It's gonna be super, super handy. We're excited. 485 00:22:54,907 --> 00:22:57,141 These guys came all the way from Texas to help us out. 486 00:22:57,143 --> 00:23:01,078 So, we are going to be able to now lug materials up 487 00:23:01,080 --> 00:23:02,413 and all that stuff, so at the end of today, 488 00:23:02,415 --> 00:23:05,316 our life just got a tiny bit easier. 489 00:23:05,318 --> 00:23:09,720 Better than having to deal with a big old boom and carrying all the stuff up. 490 00:23:09,722 --> 00:23:14,024 This elevator is gonna be exactly what we need. 491 00:23:14,026 --> 00:23:16,994 Pick up on that end, we'll get these bottom wheels on track. 492 00:23:16,996 --> 00:23:18,896 - Okay. - And then we'll run it up. 493 00:23:18,898 --> 00:23:22,099 - All right. - [April] This makes me so happy! 494 00:23:22,101 --> 00:23:24,435 So, I definitely think this thing is gonna work. 495 00:23:24,836 --> 00:23:26,537 There we go. 496 00:23:29,941 --> 00:23:32,476 - Wow! - [April] We have an elevator. 497 00:23:34,479 --> 00:23:36,280 It's working! 498 00:23:38,083 --> 00:23:40,551 It's really awesome, we're building off the grid and we have an elevator. 499 00:23:40,553 --> 00:23:43,354 That's pretty epic, so we're stoked. 500 00:23:50,495 --> 00:23:52,863 So, today is a big day for us, we're insulating this bad boy. 501 00:23:52,865 --> 00:23:54,498 It's framed, it's ready, 502 00:23:54,500 --> 00:23:58,102 but the biggest challenge today is actually getting the equipment, 503 00:23:58,104 --> 00:24:01,172 the truck, the trailer, all of the things up this side of the mountain. 504 00:24:01,174 --> 00:24:03,774 And so it may not happen, I don't know. 505 00:24:03,776 --> 00:24:05,543 - Thanks for coming, man. - Yeah. 506 00:24:05,545 --> 00:24:07,178 - You ready for this? - I think so. 507 00:24:07,180 --> 00:24:08,813 How long is your trailer? 508 00:24:08,815 --> 00:24:12,149 24-foot trailer, 22-foot truck, so... 509 00:24:12,751 --> 00:24:14,018 About how heavy? 510 00:24:14,020 --> 00:24:15,719 - 25,000 pounds. - Hoo! 511 00:24:15,721 --> 00:24:16,720 - Yeah. - Yeah. 512 00:24:16,722 --> 00:24:19,056 - So, this is gonna be pretty tricky. - Yeah. 513 00:24:19,058 --> 00:24:21,826 This is the start of the trail and then obviously when we get up there, 514 00:24:21,828 --> 00:24:23,961 we got some mud, so we'll just see how she handles. 515 00:24:23,963 --> 00:24:25,262 [Jonathan] All right, let's do it. 516 00:24:25,264 --> 00:24:27,231 You're the only one in the world that would do this. 517 00:24:27,233 --> 00:24:28,699 - Thank you. - Yeah. 518 00:24:28,701 --> 00:24:32,770 The driveway is steep, the driveway is also slick, and it's fresh gravel. 519 00:24:32,772 --> 00:24:35,005 We've tried to pack it as much as possible, 520 00:24:35,007 --> 00:24:37,341 but, honestly, that first incline will get ya. 521 00:24:37,343 --> 00:24:40,778 And it, it gets regular four-wheel drive trucks, 522 00:24:40,780 --> 00:24:44,148 much less trucks who are hauling crazy heavy equipment in the back. 523 00:24:44,150 --> 00:24:46,283 Hopefully, we will be able to get her up. 524 00:24:46,285 --> 00:24:48,219 All right, he's doing a wide turn. 525 00:24:50,522 --> 00:24:52,189 He's doing good so far. 526 00:24:54,693 --> 00:24:56,093 - It's looking good-- - [April] No! No-- 527 00:24:56,095 --> 00:24:58,529 He's never gonna make it! He's never gonna make it! 528 00:25:00,932 --> 00:25:03,033 Oh, my God. 529 00:25:04,836 --> 00:25:05,903 [April] So, today is the big day for us, 530 00:25:05,905 --> 00:25:07,938 we're insulating this bad boy. It's ready, 531 00:25:07,940 --> 00:25:11,542 but the biggest challenge today is actually getting the equipment, 532 00:25:11,544 --> 00:25:15,045 the truck, the trailer, all of the things up this side of the mountain. 533 00:25:15,047 --> 00:25:16,947 Honestly, that first incline will get ya. 534 00:25:16,949 --> 00:25:20,150 So, it may or may not happen, I don't know. 535 00:25:20,152 --> 00:25:22,253 [Daniel] This is certainly gonna be a challenge. 536 00:25:22,255 --> 00:25:24,321 All right, he's doing a wide turn. 537 00:25:25,991 --> 00:25:27,958 He's doing good so far. 538 00:25:29,027 --> 00:25:31,061 - It should be good. - No! No-- 539 00:25:31,063 --> 00:25:34,265 He's never gonna make it! He's never gonna make it! 540 00:25:35,100 --> 00:25:37,001 Oh, my God. 541 00:25:42,874 --> 00:25:45,009 How's this truck in the front, baby? 542 00:25:45,011 --> 00:25:46,510 Oh, God, Jonathan. 543 00:25:47,012 --> 00:25:49,013 Dang it. 544 00:25:49,015 --> 00:25:50,581 So, I'll say this about Jonathan, 545 00:25:50,583 --> 00:25:51,949 he goes all or nothing. 546 00:25:51,951 --> 00:25:54,552 I mean, he came and he knew it was gonna be a challenge 547 00:25:54,554 --> 00:25:57,254 and he gassed it right away and went boom! 548 00:25:57,256 --> 00:26:01,191 And he hit this huge-- the biggest rock on our property, 549 00:26:01,193 --> 00:26:02,326 I feel like. 550 00:26:02,328 --> 00:26:05,296 - We didn't get the best... best luck there. - Yeah. 551 00:26:05,298 --> 00:26:05,829 - Yeah. - Mmm. 552 00:26:05,831 --> 00:26:08,732 Yeah, a mess. 553 00:26:08,734 --> 00:26:13,537 Now, Jonathan's truck is stuck and the only way to get it out is with the Lull. 554 00:26:13,539 --> 00:26:14,972 I think we should pull it with the Lull. 555 00:26:14,974 --> 00:26:16,340 I don't want you to mess up your truck. 556 00:26:16,541 --> 00:26:17,908 Yeah. 557 00:26:18,009 --> 00:26:22,246 We now need to bring the Lull to come down and try to bring him up. 558 00:26:22,714 --> 00:26:24,248 I'm really nervous. 559 00:26:26,217 --> 00:26:27,518 These guys are from out of town, 560 00:26:27,520 --> 00:26:29,253 so we have to get this done today. 561 00:26:29,255 --> 00:26:32,723 I mean, this is kind of the only shot, we're racing against the rain, 562 00:26:32,725 --> 00:26:35,025 we're just trying to get the equipment up the hill. 563 00:26:35,027 --> 00:26:37,127 Honestly right now, it's kind of a mess. 564 00:26:39,764 --> 00:26:41,966 - [Johnathan] We're gonna put all the weight on you... - Okay. 565 00:26:41,968 --> 00:26:44,935 And you just-- you're in control. You got us. 566 00:26:44,937 --> 00:26:47,037 - Keep us from sliding down that hill. - Cool. 567 00:26:47,039 --> 00:26:49,974 [April] We're just hoping the truck can make it up. 568 00:26:49,976 --> 00:26:52,209 [Daniel] Oh, this is-- This is nerve-racking. 569 00:26:55,447 --> 00:26:58,749 The mud, the rain, all of that can create these slippery conditions. 570 00:26:58,751 --> 00:27:02,286 Hopefully, this acts as an anchor, but if he starts sliding 571 00:27:02,288 --> 00:27:05,422 and I'm sliding then we're just sliding down the muddy hill. 572 00:27:12,130 --> 00:27:14,198 [man] All right, let's go. 573 00:27:15,266 --> 00:27:17,067 [Johnathan] Come on. Come on. 574 00:27:18,103 --> 00:27:19,436 How's that tree? 575 00:27:22,540 --> 00:27:24,174 [April] Whoo! 576 00:27:24,743 --> 00:27:28,779 Daniel actually has to back up the mountain with the Lull 577 00:27:28,781 --> 00:27:33,283 while pulling the truck to give it just a little more force in the front. 578 00:27:33,285 --> 00:27:35,085 Way to go, way to go. 579 00:27:37,822 --> 00:27:40,858 Whoo! 580 00:27:40,860 --> 00:27:44,962 [sighs] This is by far been the hardest thing to get up the mountain. 581 00:27:44,964 --> 00:27:47,097 [Johnathan] Daniel did great at dragging us out 582 00:27:47,099 --> 00:27:49,767 and the fact that that Lull didn't drag 583 00:27:49,769 --> 00:27:52,970 allowed us to not drag and we were able to inch ourselves up 584 00:27:52,972 --> 00:27:54,805 and get all the way to the top of the mountain. 585 00:27:54,807 --> 00:27:56,206 - That was nuts. - Yeah. 586 00:27:56,208 --> 00:27:58,509 - Well, we finally got it. - Team work, baby. 587 00:27:58,511 --> 00:28:00,010 Yeah. 588 00:28:03,048 --> 00:28:06,050 Now it's time to start spray foaming, so they're mixing it up... 589 00:28:06,985 --> 00:28:09,086 and we're gonna get started. 590 00:28:20,398 --> 00:28:22,666 After yesterday's fiasco with the spray foam truck, 591 00:28:22,668 --> 00:28:24,768 we were really hoping to move forward, make a lot of progress 592 00:28:24,770 --> 00:28:27,404 with the tower today, at least get metal roof on. 593 00:28:27,406 --> 00:28:31,341 And, of course, here comes a Georgia downpour. 594 00:28:33,545 --> 00:28:35,045 Oh, man! 595 00:28:37,749 --> 00:28:39,950 [Daniel] That rain came in sideways. 596 00:28:39,952 --> 00:28:42,486 There's just not a lot that we can do. 597 00:28:42,488 --> 00:28:45,022 The roof is over 40 feet off the ground, 598 00:28:45,024 --> 00:28:48,826 it's slick, it's slippery, not gonna be able to work today. 599 00:28:48,828 --> 00:28:52,329 We're already working on a tight deadline, we don't need this. 600 00:28:55,200 --> 00:28:57,835 - There's a lot of rain. - We'll try it again tomorrow. 601 00:28:57,837 --> 00:28:58,469 Yeah. 602 00:28:59,838 --> 00:29:01,071 It's okay, baby. 603 00:29:01,073 --> 00:29:03,407 - It's okay, yeah. - Stinks. 604 00:29:10,115 --> 00:29:13,117 [April] I thought today would be the day that we get to install the roof 605 00:29:13,119 --> 00:29:15,853 and now this. 606 00:29:15,855 --> 00:29:22,226 It is quite obvious that the roof does not wanna go on the watchtower 607 00:29:22,228 --> 00:29:25,996 because we had some major struggles yesterday. 608 00:29:25,998 --> 00:29:30,234 And now today, the boom is stuck. 609 00:29:30,969 --> 00:29:33,904 And it's not looking good. 610 00:29:33,906 --> 00:29:36,774 The Georgia mud is real. 611 00:29:36,776 --> 00:29:40,377 Not a good start to the morning. 612 00:29:43,181 --> 00:29:46,383 We're all tired, we've been trying to put a roof on for days. 613 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:52,923 But that's it. 614 00:29:52,925 --> 00:29:55,159 Building off the grid is not easy. 615 00:30:04,035 --> 00:30:05,702 [April] It's not looking good. 616 00:30:05,704 --> 00:30:08,372 The Georgia mud is real. 617 00:30:11,976 --> 00:30:14,778 Praying we can just get this thing free so we can get a roof on. 618 00:30:14,780 --> 00:30:17,981 We're all tired, we've been trying to put a roof on for days. 619 00:30:19,150 --> 00:30:20,450 Building off the grid is not easy. 620 00:30:23,121 --> 00:30:25,055 Come on, baby. 621 00:30:25,057 --> 00:30:28,091 Come on, baby, here we go. 622 00:30:33,498 --> 00:30:34,698 It's out. 623 00:30:34,799 --> 00:30:37,167 And I think, God willing, we can put a roof on this thing. 624 00:30:37,169 --> 00:30:39,169 So, that's what we're all hoping for. 625 00:30:39,171 --> 00:30:41,371 Hopefully, we're in it to win it now. 626 00:30:42,473 --> 00:30:43,774 Over the last couple of days, 627 00:30:43,776 --> 00:30:46,143 we have finally started to make progress on the roof. 628 00:30:46,145 --> 00:30:49,947 I feel like it took ages to get to this point. 629 00:30:49,949 --> 00:30:51,748 This thing is a beast. 630 00:30:51,750 --> 00:30:54,785 It is super high, it is super steep, 631 00:30:54,787 --> 00:30:57,120 but the roofing team is making it happen. 632 00:30:57,122 --> 00:30:59,122 We're on our last piece over here, 633 00:30:59,124 --> 00:31:03,594 and so we're gonna whoop and holler and rejoice until the cows come home. 634 00:31:03,596 --> 00:31:04,962 It has been a journey with this roof, 635 00:31:04,964 --> 00:31:07,431 but I have never seen a better-looking roof. 636 00:31:11,636 --> 00:31:14,404 [Daniel] So not only do we have a cargo elevator, 637 00:31:14,406 --> 00:31:17,341 but we also found a company that designed a hot tub 638 00:31:17,343 --> 00:31:20,811 that blends in right with the scenery up here on the ridge. 639 00:31:20,813 --> 00:31:22,145 Hoo! Yup. 640 00:31:22,147 --> 00:31:23,981 - Good? - All right. 641 00:31:23,983 --> 00:31:26,984 You want even know it's here which is the coolest part. 642 00:31:26,986 --> 00:31:30,787 It is incredible how it camouflages with the rocks 643 00:31:30,789 --> 00:31:32,022 that we have on-site already. 644 00:31:32,024 --> 00:31:34,825 I mean, you would literally think we took a chisel 645 00:31:34,827 --> 00:31:38,629 and chiseled out a rock for this hot tub. It is awesome. 646 00:31:38,631 --> 00:31:41,298 - How does it feel? - Wonderful. 647 00:31:41,300 --> 00:31:44,968 We'll fill this up and be in it all drinking and eating grapes later. 648 00:31:44,970 --> 00:31:45,836 I can see it. 649 00:31:45,838 --> 00:31:47,070 - Awesome. - Just like that. 650 00:31:47,072 --> 00:31:49,373 It's gonna be a great retreat for us. 651 00:31:54,979 --> 00:31:56,313 When going of the grid, 652 00:31:56,315 --> 00:31:59,082 you're looking at things that you've gotta have on-site. 653 00:31:59,084 --> 00:32:02,152 And of the things is a putting green. 654 00:32:04,889 --> 00:32:07,357 [April] I'm gonna school you a little bit on this putting green, okay. 655 00:32:07,359 --> 00:32:08,959 - You're ready? - Let's see, girl. 656 00:32:08,961 --> 00:32:09,993 All right. 657 00:32:13,865 --> 00:32:15,499 - [April squealing] - Aah! 658 00:32:17,802 --> 00:32:19,736 She made it. Good job, girl. Good job. 659 00:32:19,738 --> 00:32:20,904 That's awesome. 660 00:32:20,906 --> 00:32:21,939 [April] From here on out, it only gets better. 661 00:32:21,941 --> 00:32:25,242 So it's gonna be pretty epic at the end. 662 00:32:31,883 --> 00:32:36,453 Today the interior comes together and that is my favorite part. 663 00:32:38,957 --> 00:32:42,960 Blast off, in three, two, one. 664 00:32:44,228 --> 00:32:45,662 It's slow, but it's epic. 665 00:32:45,664 --> 00:32:48,231 [Daniel laughs] 666 00:32:48,233 --> 00:32:51,501 [April] Our good friend Ryan and Kelsey have an awesome company in town 667 00:32:51,503 --> 00:32:53,070 and they have made some-- 668 00:32:53,072 --> 00:32:56,840 - Beautiful cabinets. - Insanely beautiful cabinets. 669 00:32:56,842 --> 00:32:58,108 Delivery, delivery. 670 00:32:58,110 --> 00:33:00,177 All right. 671 00:33:00,179 --> 00:33:01,845 You know you're squealing inside, Daniel. 672 00:33:01,847 --> 00:33:05,782 - I'm just-- I'm taking it all in, girl. - You are squealing, I know it. 673 00:33:05,784 --> 00:33:07,718 - It's a big kitchen for this space. - Yup. 674 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:09,152 It feels good. 675 00:33:09,154 --> 00:33:12,122 Now, the finishing touch is the countertops 676 00:33:12,124 --> 00:33:14,057 and we're gonna finish this thing of. 677 00:33:14,059 --> 00:33:15,158 [Daniel] Here we go. 678 00:33:21,866 --> 00:33:23,467 [April whooping] 679 00:33:25,103 --> 00:33:29,206 - Nice. Dude, that looks incredible. - I mean, just look at it. 680 00:33:29,208 --> 00:33:30,741 [April] It really brings it all together in here. 681 00:33:30,743 --> 00:33:34,344 We're rocking and rolling. This thing is actually shaping up. 682 00:33:36,514 --> 00:33:40,717 So, the last thing on the checklist today is to install the final earth screw. 683 00:33:40,719 --> 00:33:43,086 [Daniel] Because our watchtower stands about 40-feet tall, 684 00:33:43,088 --> 00:33:46,056 we are installing these gigantic screws 685 00:33:46,058 --> 00:33:49,960 to make sure our structure stays nice and stable. 686 00:33:50,595 --> 00:33:52,662 [April] It's working! 687 00:33:52,664 --> 00:33:55,065 [Daniel] All that's left is to run the cable up to the pole, 688 00:33:55,067 --> 00:33:56,933 back down to the other earth screw 689 00:33:56,935 --> 00:33:59,803 with a turnbuckle in place, we'll tighten 'er down, 690 00:33:59,805 --> 00:34:00,537 she should be good to go. 691 00:34:01,973 --> 00:34:04,041 All right, it's working. 692 00:34:04,208 --> 00:34:05,409 [April] Yay! 693 00:34:07,612 --> 00:34:09,479 - Awesome. - [Daniel] Perfect. 694 00:34:10,314 --> 00:34:13,450 [April] We are in a major time crunch now. 695 00:34:15,119 --> 00:34:16,353 Let's test her out. 696 00:34:16,821 --> 00:34:18,655 Look at that. 697 00:34:18,657 --> 00:34:20,590 We've got a lot of long nights ahead of us, 698 00:34:20,592 --> 00:34:22,893 but we're starting to see the fruit of our labor, 699 00:34:22,895 --> 00:34:27,431 so we're really excited to just keep on trucking and knock this thing out. 700 00:34:33,971 --> 00:34:36,540 We have wrapped this build, 701 00:34:36,542 --> 00:34:38,809 and it feels a little surreal right now. 702 00:34:38,811 --> 00:34:42,579 I think it moved so fast. I hardly remember day one, 703 00:34:42,581 --> 00:34:45,082 and here I am at the last stages 704 00:34:45,084 --> 00:34:48,518 - going, "We have a lookout tower." - Yeah, taking it all in. 705 00:34:48,520 --> 00:34:50,120 [April] It's so exciting. 706 00:34:50,122 --> 00:34:52,022 Andrew and his team were incredible, 707 00:34:52,024 --> 00:34:56,726 and we can truly say that this tower would not have happened without them at all. 708 00:34:56,728 --> 00:34:59,696 Our initial build schedule was about six weeks, 709 00:34:59,698 --> 00:35:02,099 we went a little over about seven weeks. 710 00:35:02,101 --> 00:35:06,803 And then our budget was 55,000 going up to 58. 711 00:35:06,805 --> 00:35:11,141 But it was well worth it, and we are very happy with the finished product. 712 00:35:11,742 --> 00:35:13,844 - Wow! - Hey, welcome, guys. 713 00:35:13,846 --> 00:35:15,078 - Hey! - Hey, guys! 714 00:35:15,080 --> 00:35:16,446 You made it! 715 00:35:16,448 --> 00:35:19,015 - So nice to be here! - Give me a hug. 716 00:35:19,017 --> 00:35:23,120 We are very excited. We have my brother Jeremy and his wife Meagan, 717 00:35:23,122 --> 00:35:24,521 they're gonna be out first guests 718 00:35:24,523 --> 00:35:26,957 to celebrate their 10-year anniversary. 719 00:35:26,959 --> 00:35:28,792 We couldn't be more happy to host them. 720 00:35:28,794 --> 00:35:29,726 [Meagan] Wow! 721 00:35:29,728 --> 00:35:31,294 Holy high heaven. 722 00:35:31,296 --> 00:35:35,165 - How tall is this thing? - It's about 40-feet to the top. 723 00:35:35,167 --> 00:35:36,533 [Meagan] Oh, wow! 724 00:35:36,535 --> 00:35:39,069 - Good job. - Yeah, wow. 725 00:35:39,071 --> 00:35:41,338 - What is this? - [Daniel] It's a hot tub. 726 00:35:41,472 --> 00:35:42,939 Made out of stone? 727 00:35:43,207 --> 00:35:46,843 No, it's just build to look like it, and it's really, really authentic. 728 00:35:46,845 --> 00:35:48,078 Well, I'm excited to try it. 729 00:35:48,080 --> 00:35:51,281 Yeah, because you get to sit here and look at this. 730 00:35:51,283 --> 00:35:52,849 - [April] Oh, yes. - [Jeremy] This is incredible. 731 00:35:52,851 --> 00:35:54,651 You can see the mountains right there. 732 00:35:54,653 --> 00:35:55,952 Bet you it looks even better from up there. 733 00:35:55,954 --> 00:35:57,521 It sure does. You wanna check it out? 734 00:35:57,523 --> 00:35:59,389 - We gotta show you, come on. - Let's go see it. 735 00:36:02,193 --> 00:36:04,194 - [Meagan] Wow. - [Jeremy] What is this? 736 00:36:04,762 --> 00:36:06,062 You have a putting green? 737 00:36:06,064 --> 00:36:08,165 [Meagan] This is like a resort, guys. 738 00:36:08,167 --> 00:36:09,933 That was just for you, Jeremy, just for you. 739 00:36:09,935 --> 00:36:12,068 [Jeremy] I appreciate it. 740 00:36:12,070 --> 00:36:14,004 - [April] I'm anxious to show you the rest. - [Meagan] Yeah. 741 00:36:14,006 --> 00:36:15,505 Show us, oh, my goodness! 742 00:36:15,507 --> 00:36:17,107 I'm wanna climb all these stairs. 743 00:36:17,109 --> 00:36:19,176 No, don't you worry. You don't have to deal with your bag. 744 00:36:19,178 --> 00:36:20,977 - What? - What? 745 00:36:20,979 --> 00:36:22,512 [Daniel] So, we have an elevator. 746 00:36:22,514 --> 00:36:24,080 - An elevator? - Yes. 747 00:36:24,082 --> 00:36:25,916 So, you don't have to carry your luggage all the way to the top. 748 00:36:25,918 --> 00:36:27,517 [April] It sends it all the way up. 749 00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:28,985 [Meagan] I told you, I should have brought more stuff. 750 00:36:28,987 --> 00:36:31,788 - [Daniel] You should have. - [April] Yeah, you could have on this trip. 751 00:36:31,790 --> 00:36:34,791 [Jeremy] Of course, I would have had to carry it to here, but... 752 00:36:34,793 --> 00:36:37,127 You guys think of everything, this is amazing. 753 00:36:37,129 --> 00:36:39,829 - This is super cool. - Yeah, let's see it. 754 00:36:39,831 --> 00:36:41,798 - Touch of a button, bud. - Whoa. 755 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:42,966 So, it will meet us at the top. 756 00:36:42,968 --> 00:36:45,302 - I'll be really relaxing on this trip. - So, let's head. 757 00:36:46,771 --> 00:36:49,139 This a lot, guys. How do you power everything? 758 00:36:49,141 --> 00:36:51,875 - [April] Solar power. - [Jeremy] Solar power. 759 00:36:51,877 --> 00:36:53,810 - There you go. - [Meagan] That's pretty awesome. 760 00:36:53,812 --> 00:36:54,511 [Jeremy] Well, I'm excited. 761 00:36:54,513 --> 00:36:55,845 Come on up. 762 00:36:55,880 --> 00:36:59,983 - What is on this level? - So, this is the first platform. 763 00:36:59,985 --> 00:37:02,586 This is what we call the entertainment platform. 764 00:37:02,588 --> 00:37:05,755 - Wow! - Yeah, it's cool. 765 00:37:05,757 --> 00:37:08,158 [April] So, you can take the view from the hammock bed. 766 00:37:08,793 --> 00:37:11,127 You can bake a pizza in the pizza oven. 767 00:37:11,129 --> 00:37:14,064 You can watch a movie on the projector and movie screen. 768 00:37:14,066 --> 00:37:15,632 [Meagan] Wow. 769 00:37:15,634 --> 00:37:17,133 - This would be perfect for the kids. - [Jeremy] Whoa! 770 00:37:17,135 --> 00:37:19,736 [Meagan] So, leave the kids here, go up there. 771 00:37:19,738 --> 00:37:21,905 [April] Yeah, so you can watch any movies that you want. 772 00:37:21,907 --> 00:37:24,541 A movie theater under the stars. 773 00:37:24,543 --> 00:37:27,210 - Let's go up top. I wanna show you guys the rest. - Yeah. 774 00:37:30,081 --> 00:37:31,147 [Daniel] All right, guys. 775 00:37:31,149 --> 00:37:32,816 Finally at the top. 776 00:37:32,818 --> 00:37:34,918 - Wow. - Check out that view. 777 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:37,020 - This is incredible. - Yeah. 778 00:37:37,022 --> 00:37:38,288 [Jeremy] This is so cool. 779 00:37:38,290 --> 00:37:39,422 Look at this. 780 00:37:39,457 --> 00:37:41,858 - That view is spectacular. - [Meagan] It's awesome. 781 00:37:41,860 --> 00:37:43,893 - I feel like we're the highest thing out here. - Yeah. 782 00:37:43,895 --> 00:37:47,130 This is a life-changing perspective. 783 00:37:47,132 --> 00:37:50,233 Yes, so you can sit out here, you can take in the view and... 784 00:37:50,235 --> 00:37:51,835 - Never leave. - Yeah. 785 00:37:51,837 --> 00:37:53,036 - [Jeremy] Absolutely. - Wow, guys. 786 00:37:53,038 --> 00:37:54,838 Let's go inside. 787 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:56,973 - I'll show you the inside. - Okay, can't wait to see this. 788 00:37:58,142 --> 00:37:59,676 Welcome home. 789 00:37:59,678 --> 00:38:01,978 - Wow. - [Jeremy] Look at this. 790 00:38:04,248 --> 00:38:07,083 [Meagan] There is so much space in here. 791 00:38:07,952 --> 00:38:10,287 This is an oasis, guys. 792 00:38:10,289 --> 00:38:11,521 [Jeremy] I love those countertops. 793 00:38:11,523 --> 00:38:12,522 Oh! 794 00:38:12,524 --> 00:38:13,923 Where does the water coming from? 795 00:38:13,925 --> 00:38:15,558 All the water comes from a well 796 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:18,028 that's on the property, feeds into a tank 797 00:38:18,030 --> 00:38:21,131 and then we have a booster pump that pumps it all the way up here. 798 00:38:21,133 --> 00:38:22,365 [April] You need a little boost. 799 00:38:23,334 --> 00:38:25,735 [gasps] Look at this bed. 800 00:38:25,737 --> 00:38:28,171 So, that I thought we would stay on the second floor, 801 00:38:28,173 --> 00:38:30,774 but the third floor looks pretty comfortable, too. 802 00:38:30,776 --> 00:38:31,808 [April] You can spend... yeah. 803 00:38:31,810 --> 00:38:33,710 Your days there, your nights here. 804 00:38:33,712 --> 00:38:35,779 [Meagan] You know, we've never been any place like this. 805 00:38:35,781 --> 00:38:38,048 - We're glad you're here. - [Jeremy] This is amazing. 806 00:38:38,050 --> 00:38:40,850 I'm gonna show you guys the bathroom, 'cause that's important, so. 807 00:38:40,852 --> 00:38:42,819 - Here you go. - There's so much room in this place. 808 00:38:42,821 --> 00:38:44,954 - [Meagan] Whoa! - [Jeremy] I love it. 809 00:38:45,823 --> 00:38:47,524 [Meagan] The sink is gorgeous. 810 00:38:47,526 --> 00:38:49,959 You guys have made tremendous use of this space. 811 00:38:49,961 --> 00:38:52,762 [Jeremy] Yeah. I love this. 812 00:38:52,764 --> 00:38:54,164 So we can stay here as long as we want. 813 00:38:54,166 --> 00:38:57,100 - In the bathroom? Absolutely. - Yes. Yes. 814 00:39:00,104 --> 00:39:02,639 The watchtower has an intimidating presence 815 00:39:02,641 --> 00:39:05,709 and it's much bigger than I ever could have imagined. 816 00:39:05,711 --> 00:39:08,878 And I think it's a reflection of Daniel and April. 817 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:11,014 Not everybody could do what they did. 818 00:39:11,016 --> 00:39:12,982 [April] Here we are. 819 00:39:12,984 --> 00:39:16,519 There you go. You don't even have to tip our sweet valet. 820 00:39:16,521 --> 00:39:17,654 Oh, my goodness. 821 00:39:17,656 --> 00:39:20,156 All right, the adventure awaits. 822 00:39:21,692 --> 00:39:23,059 [Jeremy] I'm exceedingly proud of my brother. 823 00:39:23,061 --> 00:39:26,363 He's wanted to build a watchtower since he was little 824 00:39:26,365 --> 00:39:28,932 and to finally be able to make that dream a reality, 825 00:39:28,934 --> 00:39:33,069 it's just-- I know he's excited and he's worked so hard on it. 826 00:39:33,071 --> 00:39:37,307 And I'm just really excited to see all of his dreams come true. 827 00:39:38,409 --> 00:39:41,678 [all cheering] 828 00:39:41,680 --> 00:39:44,114 [April] Building off the grid certainly comes with its challenges, 829 00:39:44,116 --> 00:39:46,883 but when you see your guests enjoying it, 830 00:39:46,885 --> 00:39:48,985 enjoying the view, taking in a coffee, 831 00:39:48,987 --> 00:39:50,787 just being able to seek restoration at this place, 832 00:39:50,789 --> 00:39:53,289 it's so worth it. 833 00:39:53,291 --> 00:39:57,327 [Daniel] To see this dream become a reality is an incredible experience. 834 00:39:57,329 --> 00:39:59,429 We're eternally grateful.