1 00:00:01,001 --> 00:00:02,735 [William] I've done definitely some creative builds, 2 00:00:02,737 --> 00:00:05,070 but I haven't really done anything like this before. 3 00:00:05,072 --> 00:00:06,505 We're gonna take it to the next level on this one. 4 00:00:06,507 --> 00:00:08,173 This ain't regular. 5 00:00:08,175 --> 00:00:09,575 This is William Barrett build. 6 00:00:09,577 --> 00:00:11,777 So the plan is to build a Greek cottage. 7 00:00:11,779 --> 00:00:15,814 It's gonna be a challenge and it might add a couple gray hairs along the way. 8 00:00:15,816 --> 00:00:17,683 [Scott] Shut down. 9 00:00:17,685 --> 00:00:19,718 Here it goes. 10 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:21,086 [Drew] It's trying roll on us. 11 00:00:21,088 --> 00:00:23,389 [man 1] Whoa, whoa, whoa. 12 00:00:24,057 --> 00:00:25,524 [Scott] Well, that sucks. 13 00:00:26,092 --> 00:00:27,659 [William] Ah, it's cold today. 14 00:00:27,661 --> 00:00:29,094 It's been a rainy, snowy month. 15 00:00:29,096 --> 00:00:30,195 And this is a mud pit out here. 16 00:00:30,197 --> 00:00:32,264 [Scott] Mud's everywhere right now. 17 00:00:33,666 --> 00:00:35,401 [Danielle] Oh. Whoa, whoa, hey. 18 00:00:35,403 --> 00:00:36,969 - The track came off. - [Scott] Dang. 19 00:00:36,971 --> 00:00:39,338 [William] If I don't see the solution, we're done, dead in the water. 20 00:00:39,340 --> 00:00:41,173 [instrumental music plays] 21 00:00:41,175 --> 00:00:43,509 [William] Trying to be optimistic, but it's getting a little frustrating. 22 00:00:44,210 --> 00:00:45,644 A mess. 23 00:00:45,646 --> 00:00:46,979 [William] Use it now, Scott. 24 00:00:46,981 --> 00:00:48,981 Hold up, hold up. Come on. Hold up. 25 00:00:49,182 --> 00:00:51,417 [man 1] Scott, whoa, it slipped. 26 00:00:51,419 --> 00:00:53,218 [man 2] Oh, watch out, watch out. 27 00:00:53,220 --> 00:00:56,088 [man 2] That's part of working out here in the wilderness. 28 00:00:56,090 --> 00:00:59,324 [narrator] Are you ready to go off the grid? 29 00:01:01,161 --> 00:01:04,096 [instrumental music plays] 30 00:01:06,433 --> 00:01:09,068 [William] Guys, I'm telling you, I'm really excited about this build. 31 00:01:09,070 --> 00:01:11,837 This has been something I've been looking forward to for a very long time. 32 00:01:11,839 --> 00:01:13,972 I've done some creative builds in the past 33 00:01:13,974 --> 00:01:17,042 but I've never done anything this big, this challenging. 34 00:01:17,044 --> 00:01:19,211 This one's gonna be taking it to another level. 35 00:01:19,213 --> 00:01:20,979 Yeah, you don't see this in East Tennessee 36 00:01:20,981 --> 00:01:22,448 what we're getting ready to build. 37 00:01:22,450 --> 00:01:24,450 - [William] I'm William. - [Scott] I'm Scott. 38 00:01:24,452 --> 00:01:27,252 [William] And we're building a Greek cottage in the hills of East Tennessee. 39 00:01:29,489 --> 00:01:32,124 So build site is located two hours northeast of Knoxville, 40 00:01:32,126 --> 00:01:34,460 basically at the Virginia North Carolina border 41 00:01:34,462 --> 00:01:36,862 in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. 42 00:01:36,864 --> 00:01:40,632 My wife Danielle, and I purchased this property of 34 acres three years ago. 43 00:01:40,634 --> 00:01:42,634 It was a diamond in the rough and we've worked really hard 44 00:01:42,636 --> 00:01:45,070 but it's really something special now. 45 00:01:45,072 --> 00:01:48,907 My wife, she didn't quite see it at first, of course it's very remote. 46 00:01:48,909 --> 00:01:50,609 It was an old junkyard. 47 00:01:50,611 --> 00:01:54,880 [Danielle] Thirty years of cars and tires. It had been wrecked. 48 00:01:54,882 --> 00:01:57,516 When I first saw it, I thought William had lost his mind, 49 00:01:57,518 --> 00:02:00,519 but slowly, things came into vision. 50 00:02:00,521 --> 00:02:03,589 And now, I can't imagine it being anything other than what it is. 51 00:02:03,591 --> 00:02:05,457 - [William] It's very thick. - [Boston] Rocky. 52 00:02:05,459 --> 00:02:08,961 [William] For sure. So for whereabouts are you thinking to build this at? 53 00:02:08,963 --> 00:02:11,964 Scott's been with me three, three and a half, four years. 54 00:02:11,966 --> 00:02:14,199 We've grown together. We're more buddies now. 55 00:02:14,201 --> 00:02:15,134 [laughs] 56 00:02:15,136 --> 00:02:16,702 You know. 57 00:02:16,704 --> 00:02:18,170 [William] What do you think about right in here? 58 00:02:18,172 --> 00:02:19,505 [Scott] This looks pretty good. 59 00:02:19,507 --> 00:02:20,639 [William] I don't see much rock. 60 00:02:20,641 --> 00:02:21,840 As far as eye-level. I think we can... 61 00:02:21,842 --> 00:02:24,009 I think we can grade through that pretty easy. 62 00:02:24,011 --> 00:02:25,611 [Scott] I believe this would be a good place. 63 00:02:25,613 --> 00:02:27,713 Scott keeps me in check a lot of times. 64 00:02:27,715 --> 00:02:30,516 He always tells me I'm wrong in the form of a question. 65 00:02:30,518 --> 00:02:32,885 He's like, "Are you sure you want to do that?" 66 00:02:32,887 --> 00:02:34,987 And so it's a good subtle way of like, 67 00:02:34,989 --> 00:02:37,122 "No, Will, no, that's not... that's not gonna work." 68 00:02:37,124 --> 00:02:38,790 Boston, what do you think? 69 00:02:38,792 --> 00:02:41,360 Yeah, few trees to bust out, yeah. 70 00:02:41,362 --> 00:02:44,496 You're gonna do that for me, of course. Yeah. 71 00:02:44,498 --> 00:02:47,499 My son, he's been into this since he was probably like three or four years old, 72 00:02:47,501 --> 00:02:48,934 and he loves equipment. 73 00:02:48,936 --> 00:02:50,736 He's been out here every step of the way with me. 74 00:02:50,738 --> 00:02:54,106 And I mean, he honestly probably loves the place as much as I do, if not, more. 75 00:02:55,074 --> 00:02:56,341 Sof, what do you think? 76 00:02:57,677 --> 00:02:58,877 It's flat. 77 00:02:58,879 --> 00:03:00,212 Flat, it's good, it's a good start, right? 78 00:03:00,214 --> 00:03:02,047 - [Scott] Yeah. - [Sofie] Kinda. 79 00:03:02,448 --> 00:03:03,949 [William] My youngest daughter, Sofie. 80 00:03:04,317 --> 00:03:06,485 She doesn't like to get her hands dirty. And she's kind of like her mom. 81 00:03:06,487 --> 00:03:08,153 She wants to come in at the end 82 00:03:08,155 --> 00:03:10,389 and do the more pretty things, so to speak. 83 00:03:12,926 --> 00:03:15,627 I've always enjoyed building creatively. 84 00:03:15,629 --> 00:03:17,996 And this property has always offered us the platform 85 00:03:17,998 --> 00:03:19,998 to build really cool and creative things. 86 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,101 And so we've built a hobbit house that we really enjoy. 87 00:03:23,103 --> 00:03:25,671 And we've also built a really cool tree house as well. 88 00:03:25,673 --> 00:03:27,105 And so, I'm looking for something 89 00:03:27,107 --> 00:03:28,974 even more different on this next build. 90 00:03:28,976 --> 00:03:30,475 [Scott] It's different, you know. 91 00:03:30,477 --> 00:03:32,978 It ain't conventional, that's for sure. 92 00:03:32,980 --> 00:03:34,780 [William] For us, this time, this is the big one. 93 00:03:34,782 --> 00:03:37,082 So the plan is to build a Greek cottage 94 00:03:37,084 --> 00:03:39,851 and there's a lot of rules in Greek architecture that you have to follow. 95 00:03:39,853 --> 00:03:41,153 We're learning a lot, really. 96 00:03:41,155 --> 00:03:43,622 - [laughs] - I quiz him every now and then too. 97 00:03:43,624 --> 00:03:45,891 I think this is an opportunity to combine some natural elements 98 00:03:45,893 --> 00:03:48,927 and put a new twist on what it could be. 99 00:03:48,929 --> 00:03:50,696 One of the great things is this is going to challenge me 100 00:03:50,698 --> 00:03:51,763 to think outside of my comfort zone 101 00:03:51,765 --> 00:03:53,999 and be a little bit more precise on some things 102 00:03:54,001 --> 00:03:57,636 and to really think through all the geometric proportions that have to be there 103 00:03:57,638 --> 00:04:00,038 to do Greek architecture and to do it right. 104 00:04:02,775 --> 00:04:03,875 [William] So what we have is just a traditional 105 00:04:03,877 --> 00:04:05,744 crawl space foundation cinder blocks, 106 00:04:05,746 --> 00:04:08,347 and then we're going to build our Greek cottage on top of that. 107 00:04:08,349 --> 00:04:10,115 And then as you walk up to it, you're gonna be blown away 108 00:04:10,117 --> 00:04:12,918 by the big, huge columns, and it's gonna be totally apparent 109 00:04:12,920 --> 00:04:14,720 that this is a Greek structure. 110 00:04:14,722 --> 00:04:18,957 When you enter the space, you enter a nice living area with huge high ceilings, 111 00:04:18,959 --> 00:04:22,628 kitchen to your right and a living space to your left. 112 00:04:22,630 --> 00:04:25,897 In the back, you come across a bedroom with a full bath, 113 00:04:25,899 --> 00:04:27,733 and then you go up the spiral staircase 114 00:04:27,735 --> 00:04:30,168 to another little bedroom with a half bath. 115 00:04:30,170 --> 00:04:31,670 As far as our off-grid features go, 116 00:04:31,672 --> 00:04:33,972 we have solar panels for electricity. 117 00:04:33,974 --> 00:04:36,375 For water, we have a pump that comes from the creek 118 00:04:36,377 --> 00:04:38,777 and supplies fresh water to the house. 119 00:04:38,779 --> 00:04:41,046 And for heating in the winter, we'll use a propane heating system. 120 00:04:41,048 --> 00:04:42,614 You got the creative aspect of the build, 121 00:04:42,616 --> 00:04:44,049 the technical aspect of the build, 122 00:04:44,051 --> 00:04:46,785 and then you combine that with off-the-grid component of the build 123 00:04:46,787 --> 00:04:50,122 and getting things on to a remote jobsite and so forth, 124 00:04:50,124 --> 00:04:53,091 it's going to be a challenge and I've already got too many gray hairs 125 00:04:53,093 --> 00:04:55,193 and I'm thinking we'll probably add a couple on this one. 126 00:04:56,129 --> 00:04:57,763 I think that one of the biggest challenge is, 127 00:04:57,765 --> 00:04:58,997 is of course we got that creek. 128 00:04:58,999 --> 00:05:00,465 - [Scott] All right. - [William] And our access 129 00:05:00,467 --> 00:05:02,934 to this side over here is through the creek. 130 00:05:02,936 --> 00:05:06,004 I think we need to put some temporary bridge or something, a culvert. 131 00:05:06,006 --> 00:05:08,774 Absolutely, because I don't wanna be carrying all this stuff by hand. 132 00:05:08,776 --> 00:05:11,276 -Yeah. It's gonna get old quick. -Yeah. 133 00:05:11,278 --> 00:05:12,711 [William] Yeah, this is gonna be real nice, guys. 134 00:05:12,713 --> 00:05:15,380 [Scott] I think it'll work out right. I think it'll work out good. 135 00:05:15,382 --> 00:05:17,849 [Boston] What's our budget? 136 00:05:17,851 --> 00:05:19,484 [William] Wait, my budget or the budget I told mom? 137 00:05:19,486 --> 00:05:20,419 [laughs] 138 00:05:20,753 --> 00:05:22,020 It's a 14-week build. 139 00:05:22,022 --> 00:05:23,855 We have a budget of a hundred thousand dollars. 140 00:05:23,857 --> 00:05:25,190 And I think we can do that. 141 00:05:25,192 --> 00:05:27,259 We'll work it out some way or another. 142 00:05:27,261 --> 00:05:29,328 We have a good team. We'll make it. 143 00:05:36,736 --> 00:05:38,170 [Boston] You think that's good? 144 00:05:38,172 --> 00:05:40,005 - [William] All right. - [Scott] Here we go. 145 00:05:40,239 --> 00:05:42,140 [machine whirring] 146 00:05:46,245 --> 00:05:47,479 [William] So be careful. 147 00:05:48,915 --> 00:05:50,248 Here it comes. 148 00:05:50,250 --> 00:05:51,950 Timber. 149 00:05:52,785 --> 00:05:53,518 All right. 150 00:05:55,321 --> 00:05:56,788 Good job, Boston. 151 00:05:56,790 --> 00:05:58,190 Good job, son. 152 00:05:58,192 --> 00:06:00,959 [Scott] That was the first one of many. 153 00:06:04,063 --> 00:06:06,398 [instrumental music plays] 154 00:06:09,869 --> 00:06:10,969 [William] So it's week three of the build. 155 00:06:10,971 --> 00:06:12,704 And we've got the foundation in 156 00:06:12,706 --> 00:06:15,006 and we're ready now to start the bridge project. 157 00:06:15,775 --> 00:06:17,709 Originally, we had to put in a small bridge 158 00:06:17,711 --> 00:06:20,912 and that was an effort to get building materials across. 159 00:06:20,914 --> 00:06:23,081 That bridge only served the purpose for so long. 160 00:06:23,083 --> 00:06:25,517 And then now, we need to put in a more substantial bridge 161 00:06:25,519 --> 00:06:26,818 that can handle the floods. 162 00:06:26,820 --> 00:06:29,788 Step one is going to be to, of course, pull out the old culvert 163 00:06:29,790 --> 00:06:33,024 and, uh, clean up the area, and then we're ready for the new one. 164 00:06:34,193 --> 00:06:37,963 [instrumental music plays] 165 00:06:46,205 --> 00:06:49,040 [instrumental music plays] 166 00:06:52,311 --> 00:06:54,112 Come on. 167 00:06:54,981 --> 00:06:56,014 Almost. 168 00:06:59,919 --> 00:07:00,685 Will. 169 00:07:00,687 --> 00:07:03,622 Man, just blew the hose. 170 00:07:03,624 --> 00:07:04,990 [Scott] I was trying to get the stump out 171 00:07:04,992 --> 00:07:06,658 and it just put too much pressure. 172 00:07:06,660 --> 00:07:08,927 [William] What are we gonna do? 173 00:07:08,929 --> 00:07:12,164 We're down for a whole... We're down for, like, at least the rest of the day. 174 00:07:12,166 --> 00:07:13,265 [Scott] Shut down. 175 00:07:14,500 --> 00:07:15,734 [grunts] 176 00:07:15,736 --> 00:07:17,502 Well, that sucks. 177 00:07:20,506 --> 00:07:23,308 [instrumental music plays] 178 00:07:30,383 --> 00:07:32,184 Come on. 179 00:07:33,019 --> 00:07:33,952 Yeah. 180 00:07:38,057 --> 00:07:38,690 Will. 181 00:07:38,692 --> 00:07:40,826 Man. 182 00:07:40,828 --> 00:07:42,427 Our excavator has an overload system in it. 183 00:07:42,429 --> 00:07:44,496 There's an O-ring in there 184 00:07:44,498 --> 00:07:47,866 that will sometimes get compromised and it lets the pressure out. 185 00:07:47,868 --> 00:07:50,035 Well, that sucks. 186 00:07:50,703 --> 00:07:53,071 Not good, no. That's a no-good. 187 00:07:53,073 --> 00:07:55,907 If we don't get this fixed today, especially with the rain coming in, 188 00:07:55,909 --> 00:07:58,743 it could be... it could screw us up a whole week. 189 00:07:58,745 --> 00:08:01,847 It blowed this part right here between this line. 190 00:08:01,849 --> 00:08:03,281 - Yeah. - [Scott] If we're lucky. 191 00:08:03,283 --> 00:08:04,983 - [William] Yeah. - [Scott] It's the O-ring. 192 00:08:04,985 --> 00:08:05,884 O-ring, yeah. 193 00:08:05,886 --> 00:08:07,452 I might have some of them. I don't know. 194 00:08:07,454 --> 00:08:10,555 - But if I can find it, I'll fix it. - Okay. Cool. 195 00:08:10,557 --> 00:08:13,358 [William] I've seen Scott do some creative little fixes along the way. 196 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:14,960 So I'm hoping maybe we can make this work somehow. 197 00:08:14,962 --> 00:08:18,463 [instrumental music plays] 198 00:08:21,033 --> 00:08:22,100 [Scott] Well, you're in luck, boss. 199 00:08:22,102 --> 00:08:24,636 - Found the O-ring. - No joke, really? Cool. 200 00:08:24,638 --> 00:08:25,837 - [Scott] Last one. - [William] Last one, wow. 201 00:08:25,839 --> 00:08:27,506 - [Scott] Last one, yeah. - [William] Cool, man. 202 00:08:27,508 --> 00:08:30,041 We'll take it apart and make sure that's what it is but I'm... 203 00:08:30,043 --> 00:08:31,710 - Yeah. - pretty certain it is. 204 00:08:31,712 --> 00:08:34,045 - We'll get it done. - I appreciate you, man. 205 00:08:36,048 --> 00:08:39,985 We never get nothing done running two hours out to the park store 206 00:08:39,987 --> 00:08:42,220 or something like that, you know. 207 00:08:42,222 --> 00:08:45,290 So we make do with what we got. 208 00:08:45,292 --> 00:08:48,059 Yup. That's what it is, see this? 209 00:08:48,061 --> 00:08:49,995 See how it's broke? 210 00:08:49,997 --> 00:08:51,963 We lucked up, it's just the seal. 211 00:08:51,965 --> 00:08:56,501 I think I can get us going in the next 20, 30 minutes, you know. 212 00:08:56,503 --> 00:08:58,303 We'll be back up and digging. 213 00:08:58,305 --> 00:09:00,972 [instrumental music plays] 214 00:09:00,974 --> 00:09:02,707 [William] Hey. Drew, man. Help me out here on this. 215 00:09:02,709 --> 00:09:03,608 Okay, bud. 216 00:09:05,111 --> 00:09:06,811 [William] What we're doing is, of course, 217 00:09:06,813 --> 00:09:07,879 the big culvert, the big bridge that we're... 218 00:09:07,881 --> 00:09:09,915 that we're building, we have to get it into place. 219 00:09:09,917 --> 00:09:13,018 And of course, I'm nervous about it because this is 3,000 pounds. 220 00:09:13,020 --> 00:09:15,854 So we're just trying to get it secured to my skid-steer. 221 00:09:15,856 --> 00:09:17,522 And then we're gonna try to push it in. 222 00:09:17,524 --> 00:09:19,758 Yeah, I've never moved a load like this before. 223 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:22,093 We just got to make sure we're safety conscious on this 224 00:09:22,095 --> 00:09:24,429 because I mean, things could go bad pretty quick. 225 00:09:25,097 --> 00:09:27,165 - Oh, yes. - Perfect, sweet. 226 00:09:27,167 --> 00:09:28,833 [instrumental music plays] 227 00:09:28,835 --> 00:09:31,369 [William] So, all we got to do at this point is for Scott to get the stump out, 228 00:09:31,371 --> 00:09:33,972 and then we can install our culvert for the bridge. 229 00:09:36,676 --> 00:09:37,842 [Scott] Almost. 230 00:09:37,844 --> 00:09:39,411 [William] Get it to the side, Scott. 231 00:09:42,014 --> 00:09:43,381 There you go. 232 00:09:52,758 --> 00:09:55,160 Man, I'm watching, you're my... 233 00:09:55,162 --> 00:09:57,162 you're my eyes and ears. I can't see anything. 234 00:09:57,164 --> 00:09:58,530 [Drew] Okay. 235 00:10:01,167 --> 00:10:03,101 Keep on coming. Yeah, you're good. 236 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:09,240 Stop. 237 00:10:09,242 --> 00:10:11,009 - You're about right there at the edge. - [William] About at the edge. 238 00:10:11,011 --> 00:10:12,344 Yeah, hold up. 239 00:10:12,346 --> 00:10:13,745 [William] It's big and precarious, and so forth. 240 00:10:13,747 --> 00:10:15,747 And once it starts to go, it does its own thing. 241 00:10:15,749 --> 00:10:17,082 And so if you don't have any control over it, 242 00:10:17,084 --> 00:10:18,650 then, of course, that makes you nervous. 243 00:10:18,652 --> 00:10:20,518 All right, guys, here's the plan. 244 00:10:20,520 --> 00:10:22,687 Scott, you're gonna be, you're on position on that side. 245 00:10:22,689 --> 00:10:26,324 I'm gonna take the culvert, I'm gonna unhook the chains, and then I'm gonna push it in. 246 00:10:26,326 --> 00:10:28,760 I do kind of worry about it may be, like, wanting to roll. 247 00:10:28,762 --> 00:10:30,762 Because I don't... I don't really want it to roll, I'd rather just kind of... 248 00:10:30,764 --> 00:10:32,230 - [Scott] Slide in. - Yeah. Slide in. 249 00:10:32,232 --> 00:10:34,366 - And then... - I'll try to keep a little pressure against it 250 00:10:34,368 --> 00:10:36,501 - when I can. - A lot could get wrong, man. 251 00:10:36,503 --> 00:10:38,737 Yeah, this... I don't wanna get anybody hurt on this job anywhere 252 00:10:38,739 --> 00:10:40,005 to getting anybody hurt, man. 253 00:10:40,007 --> 00:10:41,673 So let's just make sure we're all safe 254 00:10:41,675 --> 00:10:43,541 - and let's get in, you know. - [Scott] Take your time, 255 00:10:43,543 --> 00:10:45,977 - don't get in a hurry. - Don't get in a hurry, yeah. 256 00:10:47,780 --> 00:10:50,148 [Scott] It's gonna be a little... a little challenging. 257 00:10:50,150 --> 00:10:53,151 It's gonna be turned a certain way when it goes in. 258 00:10:53,153 --> 00:10:54,886 [William] Am I lined up? 259 00:10:54,888 --> 00:10:57,389 - Straight in? - Yes. 260 00:10:57,391 --> 00:10:58,423 Don't want to screw it up. 261 00:10:58,425 --> 00:11:00,191 If we somehow damage it, or crimp it, or something, 262 00:11:00,193 --> 00:11:02,894 then it'd be six weeks before I could get the new one in. 263 00:11:02,896 --> 00:11:05,063 I'm sweating pretty good. 264 00:11:05,998 --> 00:11:07,432 [William] Are you ready? 265 00:11:10,770 --> 00:11:12,671 [Drew] Just keep on coming forward with it. 266 00:11:12,673 --> 00:11:15,073 Looks like it might try to roll on us maybe. 267 00:11:15,075 --> 00:11:17,208 - [Scott] Whoa. - [Drew] Yeah. That's what I was trying to do. 268 00:11:17,210 --> 00:11:18,943 - Huh? - [Drew] Trying to roll on us. 269 00:11:18,945 --> 00:11:20,178 There it goes. 270 00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:22,313 [William] Hang on, don't, don't... 271 00:11:22,315 --> 00:11:23,815 No, get away from it. 272 00:11:23,817 --> 00:11:25,383 [man groans] 273 00:11:31,657 --> 00:11:32,991 [William] Let's just make sure we're all safe 274 00:11:32,993 --> 00:11:35,060 - and then let's get it in. - [Scott] Take your time. 275 00:11:35,062 --> 00:11:37,962 - Don't get in a hurry. - Not get in a hurry, yeah. 276 00:11:37,964 --> 00:11:39,731 All right. Let's do this. 277 00:11:39,733 --> 00:11:41,166 I'm sweating. 278 00:11:41,168 --> 00:11:42,600 [William] Don't want to screw it up. 279 00:11:42,602 --> 00:11:44,035 Are you ready? 280 00:11:46,172 --> 00:11:47,839 [Drew] Just keep on coming forward with it. 281 00:11:47,841 --> 00:11:50,241 Looks like it might try to roll on us maybe. 282 00:11:50,243 --> 00:11:52,477 - Whoa. - [Drew] Yeah. That's what it's trying to do. 283 00:11:53,913 --> 00:11:54,679 [William] Did I get it? 284 00:11:54,681 --> 00:11:56,281 There it goes. 285 00:11:56,283 --> 00:11:59,184 [William] Hang on. No, get away from it. 286 00:12:01,787 --> 00:12:03,088 Whoa, baby. 287 00:12:04,156 --> 00:12:05,924 There it goes. 288 00:12:05,926 --> 00:12:08,059 I need about that much more. 289 00:12:08,061 --> 00:12:10,161 [instrumental music plays] 290 00:12:10,163 --> 00:12:11,963 [Scott] There you go. 291 00:12:12,865 --> 00:12:13,998 [Drew] You got it. 292 00:12:16,135 --> 00:12:18,002 I think it's good right there. 293 00:12:18,004 --> 00:12:19,003 Looks pretty good. 294 00:12:19,005 --> 00:12:21,706 [Drew] Yeah. Cool. 295 00:12:21,708 --> 00:12:23,808 [William] That was one of the hard projects on the job 296 00:12:23,810 --> 00:12:24,843 was getting that thing in, nobody got hurt. 297 00:12:24,845 --> 00:12:26,945 Tense moment, absolutely. 298 00:12:26,947 --> 00:12:28,880 But now we've got a good bridge, and rain is coming, 299 00:12:28,882 --> 00:12:30,949 and so overall, it was a really good morning. 300 00:12:30,951 --> 00:12:33,017 [birds chirping] 301 00:12:33,753 --> 00:12:36,488 [instrumental music plays] 302 00:12:38,090 --> 00:12:39,324 [William] Doing some framing... 303 00:12:39,759 --> 00:12:42,093 checking out the job site. 304 00:12:42,095 --> 00:12:45,029 Got Boston here with me. I think he didn't want to talk today. 305 00:12:45,031 --> 00:12:47,732 Anyway, just trying to work on a Saturday. 306 00:12:47,734 --> 00:12:51,169 [instrumental music plays] 307 00:12:51,171 --> 00:12:52,971 [William] Winter is setting here in East Tennessee. 308 00:12:52,973 --> 00:12:54,906 Got an inch or so of snow last night 309 00:12:54,908 --> 00:12:56,674 and we're supposed to get two or three more today. 310 00:12:56,676 --> 00:13:00,011 So our framing has now gotten paused. 311 00:13:00,013 --> 00:13:01,579 Hoping for a better day tomorrow. 312 00:13:01,581 --> 00:13:04,783 [instrumental music plays] 313 00:13:04,785 --> 00:13:06,985 [William] So, yeah, another day and it's snowing here. 314 00:13:06,987 --> 00:13:08,653 Just trying to get going with the rafters. 315 00:13:08,655 --> 00:13:10,989 Working up high, just trying to be careful. 316 00:13:10,991 --> 00:13:13,758 Don't wanna get anybody hurt with the snow and everything. 317 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,027 Just be glad we get this thing under roof. 318 00:13:17,897 --> 00:13:20,598 [instrumental music plays] 319 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:23,134 [William] Ah, it's cold today. 320 00:13:23,136 --> 00:13:25,937 It's been snowing a lot here the last two weeks, which is a little unusual. 321 00:13:25,939 --> 00:13:27,939 But we've been framing, and today, 322 00:13:27,941 --> 00:13:30,475 we're getting ready to get some more rafters up. 323 00:13:30,477 --> 00:13:32,043 Forty-two and three quarters. 324 00:13:32,045 --> 00:13:33,344 [machine whirring] 325 00:13:35,848 --> 00:13:37,215 Watch out. 326 00:13:38,517 --> 00:13:39,951 [William] Aw! 327 00:13:42,555 --> 00:13:43,955 Yeah, of course, anytime you set rafters, 328 00:13:43,957 --> 00:13:46,391 you're always a little bit nervous about working up high. 329 00:13:46,393 --> 00:13:47,826 If you fall or if you get hurt or something, 330 00:13:47,828 --> 00:13:50,061 you know, there's not like a hospital is two minutes down the road. 331 00:13:50,063 --> 00:13:51,930 You know you have to go quite a bit of ways. 332 00:13:51,932 --> 00:13:54,098 And so, um, we wanna make sure we're being safe. 333 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:55,433 [Scott grunts] 334 00:13:58,971 --> 00:14:01,239 Looks good from down here. 335 00:14:03,909 --> 00:14:06,411 [instrumental music plays] 336 00:14:09,448 --> 00:14:12,217 [William] Push. All right. Push. Push. Push. All right, let it fall. 337 00:14:15,621 --> 00:14:16,821 [Scott] There we go. 338 00:14:16,922 --> 00:14:18,823 [William] Overall, I think we made a good progress today. 339 00:14:18,825 --> 00:14:20,792 We got the rafters set on the roof 340 00:14:20,794 --> 00:14:22,994 and then we also got half of it sheeted. 341 00:14:22,996 --> 00:14:24,162 All right, guys. 342 00:14:24,164 --> 00:14:26,030 I think we got enough done today. 343 00:14:26,032 --> 00:14:27,832 [Scott] All right. Good deal. 344 00:14:27,834 --> 00:14:29,133 It's cold. 345 00:14:32,137 --> 00:14:35,340 [instrumental music plays] 346 00:14:37,776 --> 00:14:38,476 [William] It's so cold. 347 00:14:39,511 --> 00:14:41,312 [Scott] Just a little cold. 348 00:14:42,915 --> 00:14:44,616 [William] So it's week seven here in East Tennessee, 349 00:14:44,618 --> 00:14:46,551 and the storm blew in last night, 350 00:14:46,553 --> 00:14:48,086 and we have a couple inches of snow in the ground today. 351 00:14:48,088 --> 00:14:50,722 So that's gonna make the work a little challenging today, 352 00:14:50,724 --> 00:14:54,125 a little bit slower, but it is what it is. 353 00:14:54,127 --> 00:14:57,629 What's very exciting is now we finally have a cabin that looks like a cabin. 354 00:14:57,631 --> 00:14:59,530 The Greek elements are starting to take place. 355 00:14:59,532 --> 00:15:02,033 Of course, we're very excited today about putting in the columns. 356 00:15:02,035 --> 00:15:04,535 And of course, that's the centerpiece of what Greek architecture is, 357 00:15:04,537 --> 00:15:06,004 its big columns, door columns. 358 00:15:06,006 --> 00:15:08,840 And we're very excited today to get those in place. 359 00:15:08,842 --> 00:15:12,010 Any thoughts on how we're gonna actually try to get them over there? 360 00:15:12,012 --> 00:15:15,046 - Yeah. - [Scott] The only way is the skid-steer one at a time. 361 00:15:15,048 --> 00:15:15,847 Unless you wanna pick one up. 362 00:15:15,849 --> 00:15:17,582 Definitely not, no. 363 00:15:17,584 --> 00:15:21,019 [William] So we have six logs, they're eleven feet long, they're very heavy. 364 00:15:21,021 --> 00:15:24,856 It's something that you can't just simply carry with two or six men, at least not us. 365 00:15:24,858 --> 00:15:26,291 We're not that strong. 366 00:15:34,934 --> 00:15:36,100 The logs came from the property, 367 00:15:36,102 --> 00:15:37,869 some of which actually came from the rock quarry itself 368 00:15:37,871 --> 00:15:39,904 and they have been floating there for years and years. 369 00:15:39,906 --> 00:15:42,573 And so me and my son Boston, we teamed up on that together 370 00:15:42,575 --> 00:15:44,475 and he helped pull those logs out, 371 00:15:44,477 --> 00:15:47,145 and I'm very excited to put them in place. 372 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:49,147 The challenges today, 373 00:15:49,149 --> 00:15:51,916 of course, it's slippery and, you know, muddy, 374 00:15:51,918 --> 00:15:54,052 so which means it's gonna be miserable. 375 00:15:57,323 --> 00:15:59,290 I'm clogged up right here. 376 00:16:00,993 --> 00:16:02,060 [William] Hey. 377 00:16:04,029 --> 00:16:04,963 Can you back in? 378 00:16:04,965 --> 00:16:07,432 My bottom is hitting all this mud. 379 00:16:10,135 --> 00:16:12,103 [Charles] You're going to lose it, Boston. 380 00:16:12,905 --> 00:16:14,806 [man 3] Whoa! Almost lose the tree. 381 00:16:14,808 --> 00:16:16,374 [Charles] Keep going, keep warming, 382 00:16:16,376 --> 00:16:18,142 you gotta warm it, you gotta warm it. 383 00:16:20,112 --> 00:16:22,146 All right. Set it down there for a minute. 384 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:24,816 [William] It's winter here in East Tennessee, 385 00:16:24,818 --> 00:16:26,084 so that's what we're dealing with today, 386 00:16:26,086 --> 00:16:27,852 and we have to do the best we can. 387 00:16:27,854 --> 00:16:30,021 That's every kid's dream is playing in the mud. 388 00:16:30,023 --> 00:16:32,890 Oh, yeah. I still do. [laughs] 389 00:16:32,892 --> 00:16:34,792 All the time. [laughs] 390 00:16:34,794 --> 00:16:35,693 [William] Lacey is a carpenter, 391 00:16:35,695 --> 00:16:36,961 a friend of mine that helps me out. 392 00:16:36,963 --> 00:16:38,930 I'm very glad to have him here on a day like today 393 00:16:38,932 --> 00:16:41,466 because it's gonna present some challenges. 394 00:16:41,468 --> 00:16:43,201 Scott, you're gonna do the Mini-X and... 395 00:16:43,203 --> 00:16:45,703 Lacey, of course, you're still set to rigging and so forth, 396 00:16:45,705 --> 00:16:46,838 you'll do the rigging. 397 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:49,040 You know, make sure that nobody's underneath it, 398 00:16:49,042 --> 00:16:51,743 so let's, um, be safe on how we do it. 399 00:16:51,745 --> 00:16:53,644 - And don't screw it up. - Don't screw it, up Scott. 400 00:16:53,646 --> 00:16:55,013 Now, all right. Let's... 401 00:16:55,015 --> 00:16:56,748 [Charles] Do you want to move over? 402 00:16:56,750 --> 00:16:58,216 [Scott] I think I can reach it. 403 00:17:01,887 --> 00:17:03,354 [Boston] Scott looks like a little stuck there. 404 00:17:03,922 --> 00:17:04,922 [William] Scott! 405 00:17:04,924 --> 00:17:06,257 [Boston] Oh! Whoa! Whoa! 406 00:17:07,092 --> 00:17:08,226 Scott! 407 00:17:08,228 --> 00:17:10,194 Hey, the track came off. 408 00:17:10,896 --> 00:17:12,697 [Scott] Well, that sucks. 409 00:17:12,699 --> 00:17:14,232 [William] I'm trying to be optimistic, but, you know, 410 00:17:14,234 --> 00:17:15,133 it's getting a little frustrating. 411 00:17:15,135 --> 00:17:17,101 [grunts] 412 00:17:17,936 --> 00:17:19,237 [Scott] I think we're almost there. 413 00:17:21,974 --> 00:17:22,940 A mess. 414 00:17:22,942 --> 00:17:24,475 - [William] We're just done. - [Scott] Ugh. 415 00:17:25,944 --> 00:17:28,579 [instrumental music plays] 416 00:17:28,581 --> 00:17:29,981 [William] It's been a rainy and snowy month. 417 00:17:29,983 --> 00:17:31,749 And this is a mud pit out here, you know, 418 00:17:31,751 --> 00:17:32,950 we're making mud pies every day. 419 00:17:32,952 --> 00:17:35,353 [Scott] Muds everywhere right now. 420 00:17:35,954 --> 00:17:37,088 [Charles] Do you want to move over? 421 00:17:37,090 --> 00:17:39,257 [Scott] I think I can reach it. 422 00:17:40,826 --> 00:17:42,260 [Boston] Scott looks like a little stuck there. 423 00:17:43,862 --> 00:17:45,163 Oh! Whoa! Whoa! 424 00:17:46,165 --> 00:17:46,864 Scott! 425 00:17:46,866 --> 00:17:49,233 Hey, track came off. 426 00:17:49,235 --> 00:17:50,935 [William] So, we're in the middle of getting these logs up, 427 00:17:50,937 --> 00:17:52,537 I'm trying to move position. 428 00:17:52,539 --> 00:17:55,907 We get a track off to Mini-X and it just popped right off as... 429 00:17:55,909 --> 00:17:58,409 Just like... just like that and we're done. Dead in the water. 430 00:17:58,977 --> 00:18:00,478 [Scott grunts] 431 00:18:00,480 --> 00:18:01,946 [Scott] I didn't want that. 432 00:18:03,015 --> 00:18:05,083 A mess. 433 00:18:05,085 --> 00:18:06,884 [William] I'm trying to be optimistic, but, you know, 434 00:18:06,886 --> 00:18:08,086 it's getting a little frustrating. 435 00:18:08,088 --> 00:18:10,021 But that's what you deal with in the winter. 436 00:18:10,023 --> 00:18:13,124 Frustration and mud, lots of mud. Hate mud. 437 00:18:13,525 --> 00:18:15,026 [Boston] There you go. Yeah. 438 00:18:17,863 --> 00:18:19,130 [William] If we're gonna make progress today, 439 00:18:19,132 --> 00:18:20,031 we gotta get this thing on quick. 440 00:18:20,033 --> 00:18:21,065 You know, I need to get my logs up. 441 00:18:21,067 --> 00:18:23,067 This is a critical piece of equipment 442 00:18:23,069 --> 00:18:24,635 and there's just no way to do it safely without it. 443 00:18:24,637 --> 00:18:25,736 [Scott] Got it right there? 444 00:18:25,738 --> 00:18:28,106 See if you can hold it, I might be able to... 445 00:18:29,842 --> 00:18:32,009 [Charles] Let me see if I can go right here. 446 00:18:32,011 --> 00:18:33,411 [grunts] 447 00:18:34,113 --> 00:18:35,446 [Scott] Push. 448 00:18:41,019 --> 00:18:43,187 - [Scott] Got it? - [Charles] Yeah. 449 00:18:43,189 --> 00:18:44,489 [William] Give me a hit. 450 00:18:44,491 --> 00:18:45,890 [man 4] Close. 451 00:18:45,892 --> 00:18:48,192 Bring it on, big daddy. 452 00:18:49,128 --> 00:18:51,095 - There it goes. - [Charles] Okay. 453 00:18:51,097 --> 00:18:51,996 [inaudible] Boston to go forward. 454 00:18:51,998 --> 00:18:53,998 [Scott] Go forward. 455 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:55,967 - [Scott] Forward. - [Charles] Forward. 456 00:18:55,969 --> 00:18:56,901 Keep going. 457 00:18:58,137 --> 00:19:00,471 - There it is. - [Scott] All right. All right. 458 00:19:00,473 --> 00:19:01,705 All right. 459 00:19:01,707 --> 00:19:04,041 [William] See, that kind of made, uh, a short day for us, 460 00:19:04,043 --> 00:19:07,011 so we can pick momentum, and back up, and, uh, we'll hit it again. 461 00:19:07,013 --> 00:19:08,846 [Scott] This is a chore right here 462 00:19:08,848 --> 00:19:11,215 to get that back on in a mud hole, 463 00:19:11,217 --> 00:19:13,117 you know, so you can tell. 464 00:19:13,119 --> 00:19:14,886 [laughs] You know? 465 00:19:14,888 --> 00:19:15,953 And I'm tired. 466 00:19:15,955 --> 00:19:18,489 We got it, though. 467 00:19:18,491 --> 00:19:21,125 [William] It's gonna get dark on us here pretty soon, so we better work quickly. 468 00:19:21,127 --> 00:19:22,994 We just got now the Mini-X up and running. 469 00:19:22,996 --> 00:19:24,996 And we got to salvage today somehow 470 00:19:24,998 --> 00:19:25,596 and get these columns installed. 471 00:19:25,598 --> 00:19:27,398 [Scott] Curl your bucket. 472 00:19:30,569 --> 00:19:33,905 [William] The centerpiece of what Greek architecture is, is big columns, door columns, 473 00:19:33,907 --> 00:19:36,941 and very excited today to get those in place. 474 00:19:36,943 --> 00:19:39,710 [William] We're lifting, 700-800-pound logs easy 475 00:19:39,712 --> 00:19:42,446 and weight makes things go bad quick. 476 00:19:42,448 --> 00:19:44,282 - And mud. - And mud, yeah, always mud. 477 00:19:44,284 --> 00:19:47,151 Yeah, absolutely. And so, um, we just need to make sure we're being safe. 478 00:19:47,953 --> 00:19:48,519 [man 4] All right, Scott. 479 00:19:57,062 --> 00:19:58,062 Oop. 480 00:19:58,064 --> 00:19:59,764 Tell him to come down on the low side. 481 00:19:59,766 --> 00:20:01,432 - Watch yourself. - [man 4] I am. 482 00:20:03,468 --> 00:20:06,037 [William] Whoa, whoa, whoa. Okay. 483 00:20:06,039 --> 00:20:08,873 All right, tell him to come down a little bit, now a little bit more. 484 00:20:08,875 --> 00:20:10,274 Very gently. 485 00:20:11,176 --> 00:20:13,044 Very gently, come down. Come on. 486 00:20:13,046 --> 00:20:14,712 [inaudible]. 487 00:20:14,714 --> 00:20:16,013 Okay. Hang on. 488 00:20:16,015 --> 00:20:18,149 All right. Just start easing it down. 489 00:20:19,685 --> 00:20:21,986 [Charles] Whoa! No! No! Slow down. 490 00:20:21,988 --> 00:20:23,721 - [Scott] Down. - [man 4] Oop. 491 00:20:23,723 --> 00:20:26,090 -[inaudible] -[Charles] That ought to get it. 492 00:20:26,092 --> 00:20:27,191 [William] I think it's good. 493 00:20:27,193 --> 00:20:28,259 Let me brace it off. 494 00:20:28,261 --> 00:20:30,628 [hand drill whirring] 495 00:20:30,630 --> 00:20:32,063 [Charles] We're good. 496 00:20:32,065 --> 00:20:33,965 - [Boston] We did it! - [William] We did it! 497 00:20:33,967 --> 00:20:35,266 The first one. 498 00:20:35,867 --> 00:20:38,236 Good job, fellas. Five to go. 499 00:20:40,305 --> 00:20:42,039 Bring it on in, Boston. 500 00:20:42,474 --> 00:20:43,341 Come on. 501 00:20:48,814 --> 00:20:50,147 [Charles] All right, Boston. 502 00:20:57,189 --> 00:20:58,422 - [Charles] Ready? - [William] Yeah. 503 00:20:59,057 --> 00:21:00,358 [Charles] Go. 504 00:21:04,496 --> 00:21:06,264 - [William] Okay. - [Charles] Whoa. 505 00:21:07,065 --> 00:21:08,799 [William] Okay. All right. 506 00:21:08,801 --> 00:21:10,935 Now pull it that way. 507 00:21:14,139 --> 00:21:15,139 [Charles] All right. 508 00:21:16,675 --> 00:21:18,509 [hand drill whirring] 509 00:21:26,151 --> 00:21:28,819 [man 5] Up, up, up, up a little bit, up a bit. 510 00:21:28,821 --> 00:21:30,021 Come down a bit. 511 00:21:30,989 --> 00:21:32,156 There you go. 512 00:21:32,158 --> 00:21:33,190 Come on down. 513 00:21:35,093 --> 00:21:36,493 Yeah. 514 00:21:37,796 --> 00:21:39,830 [William] Yeah, I can't wait until we get all six of them in place. 515 00:21:39,832 --> 00:21:41,699 My stress level will go down which would be good, 516 00:21:41,701 --> 00:21:44,068 and, uh, I think it's gonna be beautiful, I do. 517 00:21:44,070 --> 00:21:46,270 So I'm excited and cautious. 518 00:21:46,972 --> 00:21:48,205 [Charles] Hey, Will, check this out. 519 00:21:48,207 --> 00:21:48,839 [William] Yo, what's up, man? 520 00:21:48,841 --> 00:21:50,875 [Charles] Hey, right here, 521 00:21:50,877 --> 00:21:52,877 what I'm worried about is a taper on this one, it's slipping out the choker. 522 00:21:52,879 --> 00:21:54,745 Oh, I got it. Where it tapers down... 523 00:21:54,747 --> 00:21:56,747 Yeah. So as far as once... He gets a hold of it, 524 00:21:56,749 --> 00:21:58,983 - Boston needs to get out of the way. - [William] Of course. 525 00:21:58,985 --> 00:22:01,585 [Charles] And we definitely need to stay away, because if it's gonna fall, 526 00:22:01,587 --> 00:22:03,020 it's gonna fall where we're lifting it. 527 00:22:03,022 --> 00:22:04,889 [William] No, and follow you, Yeah, I got you. Okay. 528 00:22:04,891 --> 00:22:06,524 I guess we'll see what happens. 529 00:22:06,526 --> 00:22:08,859 As soon as he gets it, hold on it. 530 00:22:08,861 --> 00:22:10,194 - You back up from under it. - [Boston] Back up? 531 00:22:10,196 --> 00:22:12,263 All right. 532 00:22:14,099 --> 00:22:14,965 [William] All right. And lift it. 533 00:22:14,967 --> 00:22:17,134 [dramatic music plays] 534 00:22:28,513 --> 00:22:30,348 [Charles] It's holding better than I thought. 535 00:22:33,485 --> 00:22:34,485 Now, ease it down, Scott. 536 00:22:34,487 --> 00:22:36,787 Hold up, hold up. Hold up, up. 537 00:22:36,789 --> 00:22:38,489 [William] Scott, whoa! It's slipping! 538 00:22:39,091 --> 00:22:42,193 Whoa! Whoa! Watch out! Watch out! 539 00:22:45,897 --> 00:22:47,765 [Charles] Hey, Will, check this out. 540 00:22:47,767 --> 00:22:49,400 Right here, what I'm worried about is a taper on this one, 541 00:22:49,402 --> 00:22:51,001 it's slipping out the choker. 542 00:22:51,003 --> 00:22:53,270 If it's gonna fall, it's gonna fall when we're lifting it at. 543 00:22:53,272 --> 00:22:54,872 No, I follow you-- Yeah, I got you. 544 00:22:54,874 --> 00:22:56,741 Okay. I guess we'll see what happens. 545 00:22:56,743 --> 00:22:57,975 All right, lift it. 546 00:23:10,055 --> 00:23:11,122 [Charles] Ease it down, Scott. 547 00:23:11,124 --> 00:23:14,024 - Hold up, hold up. Come up! - [William] Hold up. Up. 548 00:23:14,026 --> 00:23:15,359 Scott, whoa! It's slipping! 549 00:23:15,961 --> 00:23:17,862 Whoa! Whoa! Watch out! Watch out! 550 00:23:17,864 --> 00:23:19,130 [Charles] I just need you to come forward. 551 00:23:19,132 --> 00:23:20,965 [William] And take it down. 552 00:23:22,300 --> 00:23:23,267 [Charles] You got it, Will? 553 00:23:23,269 --> 00:23:26,137 - Yeah, I got it. - [Charles] You good? 554 00:23:26,872 --> 00:23:27,938 [William] Are we on it? 555 00:23:27,940 --> 00:23:29,206 [Charles] Yes, it's on it. 556 00:23:29,941 --> 00:23:31,275 [William] That was close. 557 00:23:31,777 --> 00:23:33,010 That was scary, yeah. 558 00:23:33,012 --> 00:23:36,781 It tapers up, then that knot started slipping a little bit. 559 00:23:36,783 --> 00:23:38,749 And, uh, it was just kinda a little tense, 560 00:23:38,751 --> 00:23:39,917 scary moment there for a second. 561 00:23:39,919 --> 00:23:41,252 Nobody got hurt, nobody got... 562 00:23:41,254 --> 00:23:42,987 fingers smashed, or crushed, or anything. 563 00:23:42,989 --> 00:23:45,256 [hand drill whirring] 564 00:23:45,258 --> 00:23:46,957 - [Charles] Whew! - [William] Yeah. 565 00:23:46,959 --> 00:23:49,193 [instrumental music plays] 566 00:23:50,128 --> 00:23:51,028 [man 5] Go up. 567 00:23:51,030 --> 00:23:54,298 [instrumental music plays] 568 00:23:56,735 --> 00:23:58,035 [William] I think these things looks awesome. 569 00:23:58,037 --> 00:23:59,804 Uh, like, I'm totally excited about it. 570 00:23:59,806 --> 00:24:01,505 I think they balanced out really, really well. 571 00:24:01,507 --> 00:24:03,441 'Cause in my mind, kinda spinning around 572 00:24:03,443 --> 00:24:05,843 is now it's starting to kinda look like something. 573 00:24:05,845 --> 00:24:09,046 I think, uh, definitely enough excitement for one day for me, so we're gonna... 574 00:24:09,048 --> 00:24:11,449 We'll call it a day and be back out tomorrow. 575 00:24:16,855 --> 00:24:18,122 [instrumental music plays] 576 00:24:18,757 --> 00:24:20,090 [William] It's another cold morning here in Eastern Tennessee, 577 00:24:20,092 --> 00:24:22,726 10 degrees this morning. 578 00:24:22,728 --> 00:24:24,795 Snow's still on the ground from two days ago. 579 00:24:24,797 --> 00:24:26,664 It hasn't really been a great morning. 580 00:24:26,666 --> 00:24:30,000 We were hoping to get started on the entablature over the columns. 581 00:24:30,002 --> 00:24:32,403 And went to start the skid-steer, 582 00:24:32,405 --> 00:24:34,004 temperature is very cold 583 00:24:34,006 --> 00:24:36,974 and, uh, unfortunately, I think it's frozen something up inside the machine 584 00:24:36,976 --> 00:24:39,243 that has caused the hydraulic line to bust. 585 00:24:39,245 --> 00:24:41,212 So on a build like this, stuffs gonna happen. 586 00:24:41,214 --> 00:24:42,746 It is what it is. 587 00:24:42,748 --> 00:24:44,181 We just keep on moving forward. 588 00:24:49,955 --> 00:24:51,922 [instrumental music plays] 589 00:24:51,924 --> 00:24:53,824 [William] We're gonna start framing up the entablature, 590 00:24:53,826 --> 00:24:56,160 which is a space above the columns. 591 00:24:57,829 --> 00:25:00,498 In order to stay true to Doric Greek architecture, 592 00:25:00,500 --> 00:25:02,800 we'll place square capitals on the top of every column. 593 00:25:02,802 --> 00:25:04,735 From there, we'll create the entablature 594 00:25:04,737 --> 00:25:07,771 which ties the front porch to the main structure. 595 00:25:07,773 --> 00:25:10,841 The original plan was to use the skid-steer with the basket, 596 00:25:10,843 --> 00:25:13,143 but now, we're gonna go to some conventional scaffolding. 597 00:25:13,145 --> 00:25:15,079 It's not ideal that we're gonna make this work today, 598 00:25:15,081 --> 00:25:17,047 we don't have another choice really. 599 00:25:17,049 --> 00:25:18,315 When I get up high a little bit, I just... 600 00:25:18,317 --> 00:25:22,186 It takes me while before I start to feel comfortable with it. 601 00:25:22,188 --> 00:25:24,288 It'd be really nice if I had a skid-steer for this, 602 00:25:24,290 --> 00:25:25,956 that would really come in handy. 603 00:25:27,959 --> 00:25:29,827 [bird squawks] 604 00:25:29,829 --> 00:25:33,030 [instrumental music plays] 605 00:25:33,032 --> 00:25:35,199 [hand drill whirring] 606 00:25:38,937 --> 00:25:41,205 [Charles] No, I never thought I'd be building something like this here. 607 00:25:42,774 --> 00:25:43,941 Not in Tennessee. 608 00:25:44,776 --> 00:25:48,178 [instrumental music plays] 609 00:25:58,390 --> 00:25:59,823 How about that one right there? 610 00:25:59,825 --> 00:26:01,392 Perfect. 611 00:26:02,193 --> 00:26:03,794 [William] So glad I have my friend Josh here today 612 00:26:03,796 --> 00:26:05,796 to help with the bridge project. 613 00:26:05,798 --> 00:26:08,499 He can usually handle my creative side and so, when I tell him, 614 00:26:08,501 --> 00:26:10,134 "Hey, you know what would be cool?" 615 00:26:10,136 --> 00:26:11,502 He can easily roll with those things pretty well 616 00:26:11,504 --> 00:26:13,470 and so I always enjoy working with Josh. 617 00:26:17,108 --> 00:26:18,409 [Josh] I'm gonna take it right here. 618 00:26:18,411 --> 00:26:19,376 [William] All right. 619 00:26:19,744 --> 00:26:20,911 [Josh] Oh, yeah. 620 00:26:20,913 --> 00:26:23,113 [William] The dwelling has so much character about it. 621 00:26:23,115 --> 00:26:25,082 I wanted the front entrance to have that same amount of character, 622 00:26:25,084 --> 00:26:26,216 so he designed a bridge. 623 00:26:26,218 --> 00:26:27,751 And the really cool thing about all this 624 00:26:27,753 --> 00:26:30,521 is that every part of bridge was sourced from the property, 625 00:26:30,523 --> 00:26:32,222 using rocks that were found on-site. 626 00:26:32,724 --> 00:26:34,858 With William, he necessarily says, 627 00:26:34,860 --> 00:26:36,794 "I don't want nothing straight, don't want nothing... 628 00:26:36,796 --> 00:26:38,963 looking like it was man-made. 629 00:26:38,965 --> 00:26:43,000 So, if it's gonna look crook, a little curve, or a... 630 00:26:43,002 --> 00:26:46,337 - Well, a little character, I guess, and, uh... - That's what William likes. 631 00:26:46,339 --> 00:26:47,605 [Josh] That's what Will likes. 632 00:26:47,607 --> 00:26:49,139 [laughter] 633 00:26:49,141 --> 00:26:52,076 And what Will like, I like, so it's all good. 634 00:26:53,078 --> 00:26:54,878 Fits like a glove. 635 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:58,415 [instrumental music plays] 636 00:27:00,085 --> 00:27:03,654 [William] Got to the jobsite today and got some windows put in. 637 00:27:03,656 --> 00:27:04,989 Of course, I followed Greek proportions 638 00:27:04,991 --> 00:27:08,892 with the bottom half being three-fifths of what the top half is. 639 00:27:08,894 --> 00:27:12,630 It's really great proportion, it looks awesome. 640 00:27:12,632 --> 00:27:14,665 And it's supposed to rain a lot over the next couple of weeks, 641 00:27:14,667 --> 00:27:16,066 and so we're gonna push hard today, 642 00:27:16,068 --> 00:27:17,034 and see what we get done today, 643 00:27:17,036 --> 00:27:19,036 and then move in for warmer weather. 644 00:27:22,140 --> 00:27:24,541 Really excited to have my wife Danielle here today 645 00:27:24,543 --> 00:27:26,143 to help us with the entablature. 646 00:27:26,145 --> 00:27:28,112 The one thing I've looked forward the most to on the project 647 00:27:28,114 --> 00:27:29,813 is doing some of those details 648 00:27:29,815 --> 00:27:32,983 and using some of the things I'm passionate about and different elements, 649 00:27:32,985 --> 00:27:34,785 which a lot of that takes place in my mind. 650 00:27:34,787 --> 00:27:39,723 So the first application is a painted old rusty tin, 651 00:27:39,725 --> 00:27:42,993 and as time goes on, the oxidation from the rust will come through, 652 00:27:42,995 --> 00:27:45,829 and give it a nice kind of an older patina, 653 00:27:45,831 --> 00:27:46,964 at least that's what we hope. 654 00:27:46,966 --> 00:27:50,868 [instrumental music plays] 655 00:27:50,870 --> 00:27:52,770 Every man's got an addiction in life, 656 00:27:52,772 --> 00:27:54,538 and mine is old reclaimed lumber. 657 00:27:54,540 --> 00:27:57,908 So we're taking old tobacco poles and using them 658 00:27:57,910 --> 00:27:59,977 because they're very straight, which worked out really, really well. 659 00:27:59,979 --> 00:28:01,679 And plus, they're more soft and natural 660 00:28:01,681 --> 00:28:03,080 than just say square barn wood stock. 661 00:28:03,082 --> 00:28:05,549 And so we're using the tobacco poles 662 00:28:05,551 --> 00:28:08,118 to work on some of the cornice details. 663 00:28:10,889 --> 00:28:13,157 - Push your lock, there you got it. - [Josh] Mmm-hmm. 664 00:28:13,159 --> 00:28:15,325 [hand drill whirring] 665 00:28:16,828 --> 00:28:18,228 [William] I spent a lot of time searching for, um, 666 00:28:18,230 --> 00:28:20,764 you know, Greek architecture and so forth. 667 00:28:20,766 --> 00:28:21,965 There is a little variation, 668 00:28:21,967 --> 00:28:25,069 but the general consensus is that the triglyphs 669 00:28:25,071 --> 00:28:27,004 are one-half the diameter of the column. 670 00:28:27,006 --> 00:28:30,708 The columns in this case are sixteen inches in diameter, 671 00:28:30,710 --> 00:28:33,210 which will make the triglyphs eight inches wide. 672 00:28:33,212 --> 00:28:35,212 I've been doing a little research myself 673 00:28:35,214 --> 00:28:39,283 trying to figure out what Will's doing and you still can't find. 674 00:28:39,285 --> 00:28:40,484 [laughter] 675 00:28:40,486 --> 00:28:41,852 It's only up here. 676 00:28:41,854 --> 00:28:44,121 I need some little blocks, just like six inches. 677 00:28:44,123 --> 00:28:46,724 That's all they need to be. If you can just give me six inches, it'd be great. 678 00:28:46,726 --> 00:28:49,159 - Okay. - [Scott] This isn't regular, 679 00:28:49,161 --> 00:28:51,128 you know, this is Will Barrett build. 680 00:28:51,130 --> 00:28:52,029 [laughs] 681 00:28:52,031 --> 00:28:54,331 [machine whirring] 682 00:28:54,333 --> 00:28:55,299 [William] All right. 683 00:28:55,967 --> 00:28:57,000 Good job. 684 00:28:58,737 --> 00:29:00,671 [thunder rumbling] 685 00:29:00,673 --> 00:29:02,372 [William] Done [inaudible] with that. 686 00:29:03,842 --> 00:29:06,210 Of course, I was hoping the rain would hold off a little bit longer, 687 00:29:06,212 --> 00:29:07,845 but it doesn't seem to be the case. 688 00:29:07,847 --> 00:29:09,279 We're gonna push on as long as we can, 689 00:29:09,281 --> 00:29:12,182 but, um, you know, the radar doesn't look good. 690 00:29:12,184 --> 00:29:14,351 [machine whirring] 691 00:29:15,854 --> 00:29:17,121 This rain sucks. 692 00:29:17,856 --> 00:29:18,889 - It's getting bad. - Yeah. 693 00:29:18,891 --> 00:29:20,958 Scott, Danielle, I don't know. 694 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:22,793 - It's up to you. - [William] Danielle, it's your call. 695 00:29:22,795 --> 00:29:24,227 What do you think? 696 00:29:24,229 --> 00:29:27,397 [Danielle] Um, I'd say we call it for the day and try again tomorrow. 697 00:29:27,399 --> 00:29:29,800 [William] Just a very, very nasty day, 698 00:29:29,802 --> 00:29:35,072 we were hoping to get more done than what we did and didn't happen. 699 00:29:35,074 --> 00:29:37,207 All right, guys, let's put the tools up. 700 00:29:37,209 --> 00:29:39,076 [Danielle] It's getting slippery. 701 00:29:39,078 --> 00:29:40,377 [William] Yeah. 702 00:29:40,379 --> 00:29:42,045 At this point, we're behind. 703 00:29:42,047 --> 00:29:45,482 And it looks like we're gonna be at least behind for next week. 704 00:29:45,484 --> 00:29:47,184 I was worried about the schedule. 705 00:29:47,186 --> 00:29:49,620 Now, I'm, like, super worried about the schedule. 706 00:29:49,622 --> 00:29:53,390 And I don't... I don't really see the... I don't see the solution. 707 00:29:56,227 --> 00:29:59,730 [Scott] That's part of working out here in the... in the wilderness. 708 00:29:59,732 --> 00:30:00,397 [groans] 709 00:30:04,135 --> 00:30:04,201 [instrumental music plays] 710 00:30:07,972 --> 00:30:09,640 [ducks squawking] 711 00:30:09,642 --> 00:30:11,875 [William] Four months into the build, 712 00:30:11,877 --> 00:30:14,411 unfortunately, that means we're two weeks over our timeline right now. 713 00:30:14,413 --> 00:30:17,314 And still yet probably have at least another three weeks to go. 714 00:30:18,650 --> 00:30:21,418 The good news is on all of this is that we're making progress now. 715 00:30:21,420 --> 00:30:24,755 The geometric features that are so important to Greek architecture, 716 00:30:24,757 --> 00:30:28,058 they're now coming to life, and it's starting to look like it should. 717 00:30:28,993 --> 00:30:31,628 We've spent a lot of time on the exterior features. 718 00:30:31,630 --> 00:30:34,531 Now, we're also starting to make progress on the inside. 719 00:30:34,533 --> 00:30:37,167 Interior finishes are going up, the ceiling's looking good. 720 00:30:37,169 --> 00:30:40,537 The walls look great. And so the ball is rolling now, which is good. 721 00:30:41,139 --> 00:30:42,472 - Come on, Billy. - [Billy] Yeah. 722 00:30:43,975 --> 00:30:46,043 [William] Just back in right here, Billy. 723 00:30:47,912 --> 00:30:49,913 Man, I'm so excited about this, Scott. 724 00:30:49,915 --> 00:30:52,683 - You go big, you go big. - [William] I know. 725 00:30:52,685 --> 00:30:54,284 One of the things I'm very excited about is, 726 00:30:54,286 --> 00:30:57,521 of course, our off-grid features that we have, doing a solar panel setup. 727 00:30:57,523 --> 00:30:58,855 Okay, that's good. 728 00:30:58,857 --> 00:31:01,792 [William] It's a trailer system that I've got a heck of a deal on. 729 00:31:01,794 --> 00:31:05,229 It's a portable solar trailer, which is great because it can be serviced easy. 730 00:31:05,864 --> 00:31:07,931 Okay. Hey, too much, too much. 731 00:31:07,933 --> 00:31:09,299 Got to be pointing up, Scott. 732 00:31:09,934 --> 00:31:11,768 There we go. 733 00:31:11,770 --> 00:31:12,669 It should be about like that. 734 00:31:12,671 --> 00:31:13,937 The best spot for the trailer 735 00:31:13,939 --> 00:31:16,807 is not actually right at the house, it's across the creek, 736 00:31:16,809 --> 00:31:18,942 and a little bit more of a clearing where it gets better sun, 737 00:31:18,944 --> 00:31:22,079 we'll run some conduit under the creek probably. 738 00:31:22,081 --> 00:31:23,280 [Scott] I think you've done good on this. 739 00:31:23,282 --> 00:31:24,481 [William] Heck, yeah. 740 00:31:26,017 --> 00:31:28,318 [water gushing] 741 00:31:30,555 --> 00:31:32,823 [William] All right. So... 742 00:31:32,825 --> 00:31:35,826 I'm gonna take this and drop it here in this deep spot right in here. 743 00:31:35,828 --> 00:31:37,060 Deep hole? Yeah. 744 00:31:37,062 --> 00:31:38,462 [William] Right in there, it should be good. 745 00:31:38,464 --> 00:31:39,829 [Scott] Yeah. 746 00:31:39,831 --> 00:31:41,865 [William] We were challenged with how are we gonna get water here. 747 00:31:41,867 --> 00:31:43,400 City water was not gonna be an option. 748 00:31:43,402 --> 00:31:46,036 So we're very lucky, we're gonna be able to use the creek itself. 749 00:31:46,038 --> 00:31:48,772 And we'll have a pump that, of course, is powered off the solar. 750 00:31:48,774 --> 00:31:50,107 [Scott] All right. You wanna see if we got water? 751 00:31:50,109 --> 00:31:51,508 Yeah, let's check it out, man. 752 00:31:52,744 --> 00:31:53,977 All right, we got water. 753 00:31:53,979 --> 00:31:56,013 Cool. That's pretty cool right there. 754 00:31:56,015 --> 00:31:56,813 [William] Yeah. Yeah. 755 00:31:56,815 --> 00:31:57,915 [Scott] Cool. 756 00:31:57,917 --> 00:32:00,484 [William] And we'll pump the water into the house. 757 00:32:00,486 --> 00:32:03,153 It'll go through a couple of different filtration processes. 758 00:32:03,155 --> 00:32:04,855 And then, uh, we'll have potable water. 759 00:32:04,857 --> 00:32:06,957 [instrumental music plays] 760 00:32:06,959 --> 00:32:08,392 - [William] All right. - [Scott] Looks good. 761 00:32:13,965 --> 00:32:15,499 [William] Things are gonna be so pretty. 762 00:32:17,168 --> 00:32:21,004 This is either gonna be brilliant 763 00:32:21,006 --> 00:32:22,706 or it's gonna be a disaster. 764 00:32:22,708 --> 00:32:23,907 A project that I've been excited about 765 00:32:23,909 --> 00:32:26,009 from the beginning is putting driftwood 766 00:32:26,011 --> 00:32:28,011 on some collar ties that are up in the ceiling. 767 00:32:28,013 --> 00:32:31,081 [hand drill whirring] 768 00:32:31,883 --> 00:32:33,083 It didn't break. 769 00:32:33,985 --> 00:32:35,185 [William] Please don't fall. 770 00:32:36,220 --> 00:32:37,220 Screw that in if you can. 771 00:32:37,222 --> 00:32:38,422 I got this. 772 00:32:39,991 --> 00:32:41,858 [instrumental music plays] 773 00:32:41,860 --> 00:32:44,027 [William] We want the beams to pop or like we want, uh, 774 00:32:44,029 --> 00:32:46,563 we want something that will naturally bring your eye up 775 00:32:46,565 --> 00:32:49,599 to the 16 feet tall ceilings that we have. 776 00:32:49,601 --> 00:32:52,202 And so by simply making them an architectural feature, 777 00:32:52,204 --> 00:32:54,137 it's naturally gonna draw people's eye. 778 00:32:54,139 --> 00:32:57,908 They're gonna look up and then they'll realize how spacious this room is. 779 00:32:57,910 --> 00:32:59,509 Definitely a statement piece. 780 00:33:01,012 --> 00:33:04,114 [birds chirping] 781 00:33:04,482 --> 00:33:07,985 [instrumental music plays] 782 00:33:09,887 --> 00:33:12,689 [William] Good friend of mine owns a custom ironwork shop 783 00:33:12,691 --> 00:33:15,158 and done a lot of stuff for me in the past. 784 00:33:15,160 --> 00:33:18,161 Of course, we wanted get him in on this project with the spiral staircase. 785 00:33:18,730 --> 00:33:19,729 It's a big staircase. 786 00:33:19,731 --> 00:33:21,865 The elevation difference is 11 feet in itself, 787 00:33:21,867 --> 00:33:24,968 so you add the handrail, then you're at 14, 15 feet. 788 00:33:24,970 --> 00:33:28,038 And I think we're looking at 450, 500 pounds. 789 00:33:29,140 --> 00:33:30,841 [Scott] How are we gonna do this? 790 00:33:30,843 --> 00:33:33,243 All right. One, two, three, up. 791 00:33:34,212 --> 00:33:35,946 Oh, boy, this just got a lot heavier. 792 00:33:35,948 --> 00:33:37,914 Yeah. 793 00:33:37,916 --> 00:33:39,716 [William] I think we're gonna end up having to take it through the side door 794 00:33:39,718 --> 00:33:41,351 or through the side window that is. 795 00:33:41,353 --> 00:33:43,687 I mean, we've got a couple inches of clearance, so it should fit. 796 00:33:43,689 --> 00:33:44,888 Man, this is heavy. 797 00:33:44,890 --> 00:33:46,923 [Scott] You never know somebody gets their tape 798 00:33:46,925 --> 00:33:49,693 measuring wrong and sometimes that happens. 799 00:33:49,695 --> 00:33:51,161 But hopefully they didn't. 800 00:33:51,163 --> 00:33:53,230 - It fits on paper. - Yeah, it fits on paper. 801 00:33:53,232 --> 00:33:55,098 [Scott laughs] Yeah. 802 00:33:56,734 --> 00:33:59,669 [William] Sure glad we got the Mini-X here today. 803 00:33:59,671 --> 00:34:02,072 This would have never happened without it. 804 00:34:06,177 --> 00:34:08,045 [man 6] We just got to hook this handrail in. 805 00:34:09,213 --> 00:34:10,647 All right. 806 00:34:10,649 --> 00:34:12,015 We're ready to rotate! 807 00:34:14,118 --> 00:34:15,218 [William] Cut back just a little bit. 808 00:34:15,220 --> 00:34:17,120 - Oh, right there. - [Scott] All right. 809 00:34:17,122 --> 00:34:18,522 [grunts] 810 00:34:18,524 --> 00:34:19,756 [man 6] That's what I'm saying. 811 00:34:19,758 --> 00:34:20,924 [man 7] Everyone, job done. 812 00:34:20,926 --> 00:34:22,692 [Scott] Man, that was hot. 813 00:34:22,694 --> 00:34:24,761 -[laughs] -[man 6] John was the Hercules. 814 00:34:24,763 --> 00:34:26,129 We got it in, didn't get anything broke. 815 00:34:26,131 --> 00:34:27,464 So that's a good day. 816 00:34:33,037 --> 00:34:34,004 [man 9] There we go. 817 00:34:34,006 --> 00:34:35,238 [grunts] 818 00:34:36,374 --> 00:34:38,708 [indistinct chatter] 819 00:34:38,710 --> 00:34:40,944 [William] And at this point, we're kind of getting down to the homestretch. 820 00:34:40,946 --> 00:34:42,913 That's when it gets exciting because you start to see things 821 00:34:42,915 --> 00:34:44,548 kind of actually come to fruition 822 00:34:44,550 --> 00:34:47,050 and excited to show this off to our friends and family, 823 00:34:47,052 --> 00:34:49,953 and show them all the hard work we've been doing out here lately. 824 00:34:49,955 --> 00:34:51,388 I'm ready for a vacation. 825 00:34:53,257 --> 00:34:56,359 [instrumental music plays] 826 00:34:57,261 --> 00:34:58,695 [William] We're done with the project 827 00:34:58,697 --> 00:35:00,130 and, uh, I think it turned out awesome. 828 00:35:01,966 --> 00:35:04,000 It just fit so well on the property, 829 00:35:04,002 --> 00:35:05,969 we have the creek that goes right by in front of it, 830 00:35:05,971 --> 00:35:08,171 and it's just like very majestic little area. 831 00:35:08,173 --> 00:35:09,773 And you can just look up and you can then see 832 00:35:09,775 --> 00:35:11,675 all the columns that come down. 833 00:35:11,677 --> 00:35:15,745 It just looks like that is where that structure has always meant to be. 834 00:35:15,747 --> 00:35:18,882 [Scott] You don't see nothing like this around in East Tennessee, 835 00:35:18,884 --> 00:35:22,052 but when you do see it, you're going like, "Wow." 836 00:35:23,121 --> 00:35:26,623 [Danielle] This has been all hands on deck with the whole family. 837 00:35:26,625 --> 00:35:28,725 My favorite role was coming in with Sofie 838 00:35:28,727 --> 00:35:31,962 and putting our little touches on things. 839 00:35:31,964 --> 00:35:35,532 [Sofie] My brother, he's more of a builder person, but me not so much. 840 00:35:35,534 --> 00:35:36,933 I'm more of a decorator girl. 841 00:35:36,935 --> 00:35:39,469 [Danielle] So we've really enjoyed doing that together. 842 00:35:40,738 --> 00:35:42,239 [William] So originally, we were thinking 843 00:35:42,241 --> 00:35:43,640 this is gonna be a fourteen-week build. 844 00:35:43,642 --> 00:35:45,041 Things, of course, went a little bit longer. 845 00:35:45,043 --> 00:35:46,810 I think we ended up somewhere around 20 weeks. 846 00:35:46,812 --> 00:35:48,645 Budget-wise, we were shooting for a hundred 847 00:35:48,647 --> 00:35:52,983 and we're somewhere around hundred and thirty-ish. 848 00:35:54,385 --> 00:35:58,155 So my mom's coming today to check out the place, we're very excited for her. 849 00:35:58,157 --> 00:35:59,923 - [Linda] Hey. - [William] Hi, nana. 850 00:35:59,925 --> 00:36:01,625 Oh, my gosh. 851 00:36:01,627 --> 00:36:03,827 This is beautiful. 852 00:36:03,829 --> 00:36:07,797 I didn't think you could make it work and you have. 853 00:36:07,799 --> 00:36:11,001 A lot of my creative influence, comes from my mom. 854 00:36:11,003 --> 00:36:13,170 And so she's gonna be so excited to see it. 855 00:36:13,172 --> 00:36:15,205 Is it everything that I told you it would be? 856 00:36:15,207 --> 00:36:16,006 [Linda] And more. 857 00:36:16,008 --> 00:36:19,176 Wow, the columns. 858 00:36:19,178 --> 00:36:23,013 Look what you got a beautiful Greek country structure. 859 00:36:23,015 --> 00:36:24,514 - [Danielle] Well, let's go in. - In Tennessee. 860 00:36:24,516 --> 00:36:26,483 - Yeah. - True, yeah. 861 00:36:26,485 --> 00:36:27,817 Oh, let me show you about my steps. Okay. 862 00:36:27,819 --> 00:36:29,686 - Okay. Yes. - So in Greek culture, 863 00:36:29,688 --> 00:36:32,822 it's a very good luck thing to always finish on your right foot. 864 00:36:32,824 --> 00:36:34,024 And so it's specifically put out, 865 00:36:34,026 --> 00:36:35,859 so that you start with your right 866 00:36:35,861 --> 00:36:37,928 and then as long as you finish with your right, 867 00:36:37,930 --> 00:36:39,696 then it's a symbol of good luck. 868 00:36:39,698 --> 00:36:40,897 - [Linda] Oh. - [William] Yeah. 869 00:36:40,899 --> 00:36:41,798 [Linda] I need some of that. 870 00:36:41,800 --> 00:36:42,699 [laughter] 871 00:36:42,701 --> 00:36:44,000 - [Danielle] We all do. - [Linda] Okay. 872 00:36:44,002 --> 00:36:46,002 - Start with my right. - [William] Right. 873 00:36:46,270 --> 00:36:47,404 [Danielle] There you go. 874 00:36:48,239 --> 00:36:49,339 [William] Come on in, Mom. 875 00:36:49,840 --> 00:36:51,942 Wow! 876 00:36:51,944 --> 00:36:54,778 - Oh, it's like Christmas, honey! - [laughs] 877 00:36:54,780 --> 00:36:59,216 Wow! I love those beams, they're crazy in size. 878 00:37:00,017 --> 00:37:01,318 It's spectacular, really. 879 00:37:01,320 --> 00:37:04,254 [William] So the ceilings in here are 16 feet tall. 880 00:37:04,256 --> 00:37:05,121 [Linda] Wow. 881 00:37:05,123 --> 00:37:07,290 No wonder I have that floating feeling. 882 00:37:07,292 --> 00:37:08,491 - [William] Yeah. - [Danielle] Yeah. 883 00:37:08,493 --> 00:37:10,093 The kitchen... 884 00:37:10,095 --> 00:37:12,462 [Linda] You did a great job decorating, girl. 885 00:37:12,663 --> 00:37:14,197 Oh, look at the sink. 886 00:37:14,465 --> 00:37:18,668 [William] And we actually use the creek of all things to get water in here 887 00:37:18,670 --> 00:37:21,071 and so the water goes through a filter, and the purification process, 888 00:37:21,073 --> 00:37:23,740 and so we have clean drinking water from the creek. 889 00:37:23,742 --> 00:37:25,008 We have clean energy from the sun. 890 00:37:25,010 --> 00:37:26,776 And then in the winter, when it gets cold, 891 00:37:26,778 --> 00:37:28,278 we have propane to heat us through the winter. 892 00:37:28,280 --> 00:37:29,879 Y'all thought of everything. 893 00:37:29,881 --> 00:37:31,114 [William] And so we're off the grid 894 00:37:31,116 --> 00:37:33,049 and have our own little oasis over here. 895 00:37:33,051 --> 00:37:34,918 [instrumental music plays] 896 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:38,088 [Danielle] So I just love this area because you can sit, 897 00:37:38,090 --> 00:37:39,956 read a book, look at nature. 898 00:37:39,958 --> 00:37:41,458 [Linda] Yes. 899 00:37:41,460 --> 00:37:43,526 A cup of coffee in the morning. 900 00:37:43,528 --> 00:37:47,897 Of course, you know the blue is very prominent in the Greek culture, 901 00:37:47,899 --> 00:37:51,067 so I tried to bring a lot of the blues into the house. 902 00:37:51,069 --> 00:37:53,236 I think you're gonna have to build me one of this. 903 00:37:53,238 --> 00:37:55,038 You've been asking me to for a while now. 904 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:57,140 Well, let's check out some more. 905 00:37:58,009 --> 00:37:58,775 [William] Look at the door we made. 906 00:37:58,777 --> 00:38:00,176 [Linda] What is this? 907 00:38:00,178 --> 00:38:03,546 So this is actually just simple rusty tin that came off of a barn, 908 00:38:03,548 --> 00:38:05,849 and we glued it to a sheet of plywood, 909 00:38:05,851 --> 00:38:08,051 and then put, like, four coats of epoxy on it. 910 00:38:08,053 --> 00:38:09,786 [Linda] You never cease to amaze me 911 00:38:09,788 --> 00:38:11,621 with the ideas you come up with. 912 00:38:11,623 --> 00:38:13,957 [William] Nana, let's check out the bedroom. 913 00:38:13,959 --> 00:38:16,159 [Linda] Well, nature right in the bed with you. 914 00:38:16,161 --> 00:38:17,961 [laughs] 915 00:38:17,963 --> 00:38:20,864 I love this pattern. 916 00:38:20,866 --> 00:38:23,099 [William] So that's a maze is what it is. I'm glad you noticed it. 917 00:38:23,101 --> 00:38:24,934 In Greek culture, 918 00:38:24,936 --> 00:38:27,671 they're very big into mazes and labyrinths. 919 00:38:27,673 --> 00:38:29,039 And it starts with the front door, 920 00:38:29,041 --> 00:38:30,707 meanders its way, all the way through, 921 00:38:30,709 --> 00:38:31,975 and then ends up at the back door. 922 00:38:31,977 --> 00:38:35,111 [Linda] Neato, neato, you've thought of everything. 923 00:38:35,113 --> 00:38:37,080 [William] Let's check out the bathroom. 924 00:38:37,082 --> 00:38:37,747 [Linda] Okay. 925 00:38:37,749 --> 00:38:38,982 Oh. 926 00:38:38,984 --> 00:38:41,284 Lovely light fixture in here. 927 00:38:41,286 --> 00:38:43,420 The light comes in naturally. 928 00:38:45,056 --> 00:38:46,790 Lovely, lovely. 929 00:38:46,792 --> 00:38:48,858 Okay. We going upstairs now? 930 00:38:48,860 --> 00:38:50,727 - [William] Let's go upstairs. - [Danielle] Sure. 931 00:38:50,729 --> 00:38:52,062 [Linda] See what waits next. 932 00:38:52,064 --> 00:38:56,166 [instrumental music plays] 933 00:38:56,168 --> 00:38:58,168 [Danielle] This is a fun little area. 934 00:38:58,170 --> 00:38:59,669 - [Linda] This is neat. - [William] Yeah. 935 00:38:59,671 --> 00:39:01,071 Of course, a little half bath there, too, 936 00:39:01,073 --> 00:39:03,173 just in case, so you don't have to go downstairs. 937 00:39:03,175 --> 00:39:04,908 [Linda] It just gets better, don't it? 938 00:39:04,910 --> 00:39:07,177 [instrumental music plays] 939 00:39:09,513 --> 00:39:12,515 [Linda] And so when I heard William was gonna build a Greek cottage, 940 00:39:12,517 --> 00:39:16,453 I said that, "Don't fit in with the nature out there." 941 00:39:17,188 --> 00:39:19,656 And he says, "Just wait, mom. 942 00:39:19,658 --> 00:39:21,858 I can make it work." 943 00:39:21,860 --> 00:39:24,227 Just wanna stand here and take it all in. 944 00:39:25,796 --> 00:39:26,896 This is unreal. 945 00:39:26,898 --> 00:39:28,932 How can he do this, you know? 946 00:39:28,934 --> 00:39:31,701 I can't even imagine the things he imagines and comes up with. 947 00:39:31,703 --> 00:39:33,670 He always blows my mind. 948 00:39:33,672 --> 00:39:35,805 [William] It's a risk to build something like that here, 949 00:39:35,807 --> 00:39:37,073 you know, you don't see it a lot. 950 00:39:37,075 --> 00:39:39,976 And so I know it's either gonna turn out great or it wasn't. 951 00:39:39,978 --> 00:39:42,746 And I think it turned out awesome. 952 00:39:42,748 --> 00:39:44,848 Let's me toast, we got it done. 953 00:39:44,850 --> 00:39:46,216 We didn't get nobody hurt. 954 00:39:46,984 --> 00:39:48,084 It looks awesome. 955 00:39:48,086 --> 00:39:49,085 [man 10] Yeah. 956 00:39:49,087 --> 00:39:50,487 - [William] And maybe one more. - [Scott] One more. 957 00:39:50,489 --> 00:39:52,122 [laughs] 958 00:39:52,124 --> 00:39:53,356 - [William] One more. - Yeah. 959 00:39:53,358 --> 00:39:54,958 Whoo!