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[William] I've done definitely
some creative builds,
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but I haven't really done
anything like this before.
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We're gonna take it
to the next level on this one.
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This ain't regular.
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This is William Barrett build.
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So the plan is to build
a Greek cottage.
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It's gonna be a challenge and it might
add a couple gray hairs along the way.
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[Scott] Shut down.
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Here it goes.
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[Drew]
It's trying roll on us.
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[man 1] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
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[Scott] Well, that sucks.
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[William]
Ah, it's cold today.
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It's been a rainy, snowy month.
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And this is a mud pit out here.
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[Scott]
Mud's everywhere right now.
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[Danielle]
Oh. Whoa, whoa, hey.
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- The track came off.
- [Scott] Dang.
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[William] If I don't see the solution,
we're done, dead in the water.
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[instrumental music plays]
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[William] Trying to be optimistic,
but it's getting a little frustrating.
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A mess.
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[William]
Use it now, Scott.
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Hold up, hold up.
Come on. Hold up.
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[man 1]
Scott, whoa, it slipped.
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[man 2]
Oh, watch out, watch out.
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[man 2] That's part of working
out here in the wilderness.
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[narrator] Are you
ready to go off the grid?
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[instrumental music plays]
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[William] Guys, I'm telling you,
I'm really excited about this build.
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This has been something I've been
looking forward to for a very long time.
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I've done some creative
builds in the past
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but I've never done anything
this big, this challenging.
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This one's gonna be
taking it to another level.
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Yeah, you don't see this
in East Tennessee
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what we're getting ready
to build.
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- [William] I'm William.
- [Scott] I'm Scott.
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[William] And we're building a Greek
cottage in the hills of East Tennessee.
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So build site is located two
hours northeast of Knoxville,
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basically at the
Virginia North Carolina border
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in the foothills
of the Appalachian Mountains.
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My wife Danielle, and I purchased
this property of 34 acres three years ago.
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It was a diamond in the rough
and we've worked really hard
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but it's really something
special now.
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My wife, she didn't quite see it
at first, of course it's very remote.
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It was an old junkyard.
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[Danielle] Thirty years of cars
and tires. It had been wrecked.
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When I first saw it, I thought
William had lost his mind,
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but slowly,
things came into vision.
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And now, I can't imagine it
being anything other than what it is.
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- [William] It's very thick.
- [Boston] Rocky.
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[William] For sure. So for whereabouts
are you thinking to build this at?
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Scott's been with me three,
three and a half, four years.
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We've grown together.
We're more buddies now.
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[laughs]
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You know.
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[William] What do you think
about right in here?
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[Scott]
This looks pretty good.
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[William]
I don't see much rock.
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As far as eye-level.
I think we can...
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I think we can grade
through that pretty easy.
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[Scott] I believe
this would be a good place.
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Scott keeps me in check
a lot of times.
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He always tells me I'm wrong
in the form of a question.
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He's like, "Are you sure
you want to do that?"
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And so it's a good
subtle way of like,
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"No, Will, no, that's not...
that's not gonna work."
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Boston, what do you think?
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Yeah, few trees
to bust out, yeah.
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You're gonna do that
for me, of course. Yeah.
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My son, he's been into this since he
was probably like three or four years old,
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and he loves equipment.
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He's been out here every step
of the way with me.
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And I mean, he honestly probably loves
the place as much as I do, if not, more.
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Sof, what do you think?
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It's flat.
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Flat, it's good,
it's a good start, right?
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- [Scott] Yeah.
- [Sofie] Kinda.
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[William]
My youngest daughter, Sofie.
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She doesn't like to get her hands
dirty. And she's kind of like her mom.
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She wants to come in at the end
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and do the more pretty
things, so to speak.
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I've always enjoyed
building creatively.
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And this property has always
offered us the platform
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to build really cool
and creative things.
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And so we've built a hobbit
house that we really enjoy.
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And we've also built a really
cool tree house as well.
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And so, I'm looking
for something
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even more different
on this next build.
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[Scott]
It's different, you know.
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It ain't conventional,
that's for sure.
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[William] For us, this time,
this is the big one.
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So the plan
is to build a Greek cottage
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and there's a lot of rules in Greek
architecture that you have to follow.
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We're learning a lot, really.
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- [laughs] - I quiz him
every now and then too.
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I think this is an opportunity to
combine some natural elements
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and put a new twist
on what it could be.
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One of the great things is
this is going to challenge me
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to think outside
of my comfort zone
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and be a little bit
more precise on some things
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and to really think through all the
geometric proportions that have to be there
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to do Greek architecture
and to do it right.
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[William] So what we have
is just a traditional
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crawl space foundation
cinder blocks,
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and then we're going to build
our Greek cottage on top of that.
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And then as you walk up to
it, you're gonna be blown away
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by the big, huge columns, and
it's gonna be totally apparent
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that this is a Greek structure.
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When you enter the space, you enter a
nice living area with huge high ceilings,
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kitchen to your right and
a living space to your left.
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In the back, you come across
a bedroom with a full bath,
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and then you go up
the spiral staircase
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to another little bedroom
with a half bath.
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As far as our off-grid
features go,
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we have solar panels
for electricity.
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For water, we have a pump
that comes from the creek
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and supplies fresh water
to the house.
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And for heating in the winter,
we'll use a propane heating system.
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You got the creative aspect
of the build,
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the technical aspect
of the build,
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and then you combine that with
off-the-grid component of the build
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and getting things on to
a remote jobsite and so forth,
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it's going to be a challenge and
I've already got too many gray hairs
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and I'm thinking we'll probably
add a couple on this one.
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I think that one
of the biggest challenge is,
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is of course we got that creek.
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- [Scott] All right.
- [William] And our access
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to this side over here
is through the creek.
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I think we need to put some
temporary bridge or something, a culvert.
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Absolutely, because I don't wanna
be carrying all this stuff by hand.
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-Yeah. It's gonna get old quick.
-Yeah.
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[William] Yeah, this is
gonna be real nice, guys.
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[Scott] I think it'll work out
right. I think it'll work out good.
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[Boston] What's our budget?
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[William] Wait, my budget
or the budget I told mom?
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[laughs]
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It's a 14-week build.
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We have a budget of a hundred
thousand dollars.
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And I think we can do that.
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We'll work it out
some way or another.
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We have a good team.
We'll make it.
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[Boston]
You think that's good?
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- [William] All right.
- [Scott] Here we go.
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[machine whirring]
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[William] So be careful.
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Here it comes.
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Timber.
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All right.
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Good job, Boston.
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Good job, son.
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[Scott] That was the first one
of many.
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[instrumental music plays]
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[William] So it's week three
of the build.
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And we've got the foundation in
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and we're ready now
to start the bridge project.
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Originally, we had
to put in a small bridge
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and that was an effort to get
building materials across.
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That bridge only served
the purpose for so long.
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And then now, we need to
put in a more substantial bridge
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that can handle the floods.
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Step one is going to be to, of
course, pull out the old culvert
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and, uh, clean up the area, and
then we're ready for the new one.
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[instrumental music plays]
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[instrumental music plays]
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Come on.
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Almost.
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Will.
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Man, just blew the hose.
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[Scott] I was trying
to get the stump out
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and it just put
too much pressure.
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[William]
What are we gonna do?
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We're down for a whole... We're down
for, like, at least the rest of the day.
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[Scott] Shut down.
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[grunts]
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Well, that sucks.
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[instrumental music plays]
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Come on.
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Yeah.
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Will.
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Man.
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Our excavator has an overload
system in it.
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There's an O-ring in there
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that will sometimes get compromised
and it lets the pressure out.
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Well, that sucks.
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Not good, no.
That's a no-good.
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If we don't get this fixed today,
especially with the rain coming in,
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it could be... it could
screw us up a whole week.
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It blowed this part
right here between this line.
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- Yeah.
- [Scott] If we're lucky.
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- [William] Yeah.
- [Scott] It's the O-ring.
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O-ring, yeah.
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I might have some of them.
I don't know.
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- But if I can find it, I'll fix it.
- Okay. Cool.
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[William] I've seen Scott do some
creative little fixes along the way.
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So I'm hoping maybe we can
make this work somehow.
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[instrumental music plays]
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[Scott]
Well, you're in luck, boss.
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- Found the O-ring.
- No joke, really? Cool.
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- [Scott] Last one.
- [William] Last one, wow.
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- [Scott] Last one, yeah.
- [William] Cool, man.
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We'll take it apart and make
sure that's what it is but I'm...
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- Yeah.
- pretty certain it is.
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- We'll get it done.
- I appreciate you, man.
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We never get nothing done running
two hours out to the park store
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or something like that,
you know.
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So we make do with what we got.
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Yup.
That's what it is, see this?
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See how it's broke?
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We lucked up,
it's just the seal.
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I think I can get us going in the
next 20, 30 minutes, you know.
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We'll be back up and digging.
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[instrumental music plays]
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[William] Hey. Drew, man.
Help me out here on this.
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Okay, bud.
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[William] What we're
doing is, of course,
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the big culvert,
the big bridge that we're...
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that we're building,
we have to get it into place.
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And of course, I'm nervous about
it because this is 3,000 pounds.
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So we're just trying to get
it secured to my skid-steer.
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And then we're gonna try
to push it in.
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Yeah, I've never moved
a load like this before.
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We just got to make sure we're
safety conscious on this
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because I mean, things
could go bad pretty quick.
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- Oh, yes.
- Perfect, sweet.
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[instrumental music plays]
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[William] So, all we got to do at this
point is for Scott to get the stump out,
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and then we can install
our culvert for the bridge.
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[Scott] Almost.
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[William]
Get it to the side, Scott.
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There you go.
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Man, I'm watching, you're my...
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you're my eyes and ears.
I can't see anything.
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[Drew] Okay.
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Keep on coming.
Yeah, you're good.
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Stop.
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- You're about right there at the edge.
- [William] About at the edge.
238
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Yeah, hold up.
239
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[William] It's big and
precarious, and so forth.
240
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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
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I'm gonna take the culvert, I'm gonna unhook
the chains, and then I'm gonna push it in.
246
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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
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- 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
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- 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
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[William] Am I lined up?
259
00:10:54,888 --> 00:10:57,389
- Straight in?
- Yes.
260
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Don't want to screw it up.
261
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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
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- 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
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- [William] And maybe one more.
- [Scott] One more.
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[laughs]
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- [William] One more.
- Yeah.
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Whoo!