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[David] We are building a 1,200
square foot shipping container home.
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[Stephanie] We are surrounded
by wildlife and donkeys.
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Once you get
to our front gate, good luck.
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[Stephanie] Oh, no.
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[David] It's going to be a
miracle to get out of here.
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- That would not be good!
- Oh, no!
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It sounds like
a really terrible idea.
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I have [bleep].
I can't watch this any more.
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Back in, let's... Oh! Whoa!
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Are you kidding me?
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I am so tired of throwing
money at this project.
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[David] This is destroyed,
honey. Look at this.
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[Stephanie]
We have no other option.
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We got to move, guys.
Lightning and thunder.
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[men grunting]
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[David] This is the last place I want
to be, right next to a metal container
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when there's a lightning storm.
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You need to go that way!
Go, go!
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- Come on.
- [David] It's the wind.
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[Stephanie] Pull it back.
Go!
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[narrator] Are you ready
to go off the grid?
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[David] So, do you want
to feed the donkeys?
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Well, they're hungry.
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Harper.
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Oh, who is going to get that?
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We have a property
that's about 300 acres
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and we're building on a
quarter acre of it, it's beautiful.
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- So, I'm Dave.
- And I'm Steph.
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[David] And we're building
our off-grid getaway
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in the
Mark Twain National Forest.
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[Stephanie] The build site is
located in the boot heel of Missouri,
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about two hours
south of St. Louis.
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We are surrounded by wildlife
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and donkeys
that are roaming the area.
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You want to feed them a carrot?
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Here you go, Ben.
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We are a donkey rescue,
a donkey sanctuary.
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We are part of the largest
equine donkey rescue in the world.
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We just love kind of doing our part to give
back to find these amazing animals homes,
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and we're just excited to kind
of share the land with them
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and do
what we can to keep them safe,
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happy, and eventually find
a loving home.
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And these adopters come
from all over the United States,
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and when they visit, they're
going to need a place to stay.
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They're not actually stubborn,
surprisingly.
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[Stephanie]
How did you get so strong?
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What makes this land
really special, though,
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is the fact that it's been in
my family since the 1950s.
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My grandparents
first purchased this
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so they could have a place
to raise their family.
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I grew up staying there as a kid
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and my grandfather handed
it down to the next generation.
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- Eat that. Eat the carrot.
- You want to hold the carrot?
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[Stephanie]
Along for the ride,
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of course, are our two little
ones Sutton and Monroe.
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He is five and little Monroe
is almost two.
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- Who's your favorite donkey?
- Ben.
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[Stephanie]
Ben? Why do you like Ben?
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[David]
You like the little guy?
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Because he's the smallest
donkey just like Monroe.
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[Stephanie] He is.
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He's small
like your baby sister.
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[Sutton] Yeah.
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[Stephanie] Being down here
with the kids,
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it just kind of forces us
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to spend
that quality time together
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in a whole different world
than what you get from the city.
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It's kind of like
our own little safari here.
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And speaking of safari,
it can get a little...
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What's the word I'm looking for?
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- Hairy.
- It's a little rugged, yeah.
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[Stephanie]
The sticks and the brush,
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especially when the weather
starts to warm up,
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this stuff really gets
overgrown.
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We've got trails
that were not exactly
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meant for big heavy equipment
and concrete trucks.
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[David] They're tight.
They're really tight trails.
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Once you get to our front gate,
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good luck.
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[Stephanie] There are
no hospitals. No help.
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Hardly any cell reception.
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When I do want to go make
a phone call,
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I got to find and climb to
the top of a hill somewhere.
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So we are
in the middle of nowhere.
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Ultimately, it is our getaway
in the woods.
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[David] So we are building a 1,200
square foot shipping container home
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where we are taking
two shipping containers
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and stacking them perpendicular.
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We have a rooftop deck,
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which is going to be
an amazing view
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right on top of a lower deck.
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So you walk in from the
end of one shipping container
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into an atrium with a fireplace.
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On the left
will be the lower bedroom.
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If you keep going,
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you look
through the dining room,
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into the kitchen, you'll see the
living room with the vaulted ceilings.
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The bathroom will be there.
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You can go upstairs.
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You'll see the loft
and two bedrooms will be
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on each side
of the upper container.
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So some of our off-grid
features are a massive
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24 panel solar array.
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We have a well pump for water,
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an electric fireplace for heat.
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[Stephanie] We've got
a budget about 50,000,
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and we're hoping to knock
this out in two months.
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So even though we're in
the middle of the woods,
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we're going for a kind of a
key Midwest coastal vibe.
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We're in the Midwest here,
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we love Key West and we thought,
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why not put the two together.
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It is going to be a tropical
paradise when it's done.
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It looks like
the donkeys are ready.
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- They're happy.
- Are you ready?
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- [Sutton] Yeah.
- [David] All right.
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We gave ourself a pretty
aggressive timeline on here,
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and that's because we got
a lot more donkeys coming
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and we have to get
the shipping container done
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because we're going to have
adoptions
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from all over the country and we
want to give them a fun place to stay
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and experience the donkeys
before they go home with them.
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[Stephanie]
There are always challenges
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when doing this type of thing, but I
feel really good about the first day.
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It took forever to get here.
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But just like that,
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the ball is rolling
and we're ready to go.
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We are not exactly
first-timers to the build process.
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This is somewhat
of what we do for a living,
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typically doing remodels, a
few new builds here and there.
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[David] So we have
built off grid before.
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It was a major challenge,
to say the least.
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Hopefully, we have
a "lessons learned" binder.
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- Yeah, I wrote all of it down.
- Okay.
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She's got the lessons learned,
so we're good with that.
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Nonetheless, there's just
a lot that gets thrown at you
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that you can't prepare
for out here.
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We overcame, we built.
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We're hoping, ultimately,
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that this shipping container
build turns out the same way.
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Now that the land's cleared,
it's time to start our build.
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We've got a big day.
They all are.
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But when a third of your house
is being delivered in one day,
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that's pretty important.
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So our shipping container,
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each one is going to be
around 90 to 100 pounds,
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40 feet long
and we got the high cubes.
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So I think it's about
9-feet, 6-inches to the top.
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Oh, my goodness.
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All right.
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So this thing is
a lot bigger than I thought.
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- Crap.
- [Stephanie] Yes.
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It's going to get
a little hairy.
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[Stephanie]
The trails are really tight.
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[David]
Even if the driver is skilled
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and he stays straight,
that trail might tip him,
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and that's enough
to hit one of the trees.
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[Stephanie]
The driver is key here.
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All right.
Just follow my path.
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It should be good.
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40,000 pounds.
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I'm sweating now.
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It's a little muddy,
it's a little slick.
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Man, this is just soup,
isn't it?
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[Stephanie] We're hanging on
by a thread here.
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His wheels are spinning.
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Oh, no, this is...
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Wow.
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Looking good.
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[David] Finally his tires
start to hit hardpack
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and he got the grip,
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he's following me
and from that point on,
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we were able to meander
through the trail
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and get to the other side.
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[Stephanie]
Oh, thank goodness.
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Yeah, we're good.
That was close.
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Do you not feel so relieved?
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[sighs] Yeah.
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[Stephanie] If you could just
get it off the truck first.
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[David] I think
that's the easiest part.
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[Stephanie]
It's kind of hard to imagine
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at first living
in a shipping container home.
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But finally, when it actually
got here in front of us,
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I was really able to see
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how this is all going to
come together
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and truly, the uniqueness of building
a house out of a shipping container.
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I like it. Good day.
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So last night we got about inch
and a half to two inches of rain.
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We got concrete coming
today to pour the forms.
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The route that that truck has
to come in is slick and slippery,
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with a lot of mud.
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[Stephanie]
That might get messy.
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Oh.
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[man] I'm stuck.
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Oh. Oh, oh, oh.
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[David]
That would not be good.
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[Stephanie]
Have you seen his front tire?
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- No.
- [man] I hate to go any further.
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[Stephanie] We're stuck.
I mean, this is not good.
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The concrete is going to harden,
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we don't have that poured yet.
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[man] It's going to be a
miracle to get out of here.
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[Stephanie] I don't think
we're getting out of this mess.
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[Stephanie]
That might get messy.
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So last night, we got about inch
and a half to two inches of rain.
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We got concrete coming
today to pour the forms.
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I'm trying to be optimistic,
but I know that the route
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that that truck has to come
in is slick
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and slippery with a lot of mud.
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[Stephanie] Oh.
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[man] I'm stuck.
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Oh. Oh, oh, oh.
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[David]
That would not be good.
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[Stephanie]
Have you seen his front tire?
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[man]
I hate to go any further.
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[Stephanie] We're stuck.
I mean, this is not good.
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The concrete is going to harden
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and we don't have
that poured yet.
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[man] It's going to be
a miracle to get out of here.
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[Stephanie] I don't know
how this one's getting out.
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I'm going to try
to get the dozer.
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We'll try to get you closer.
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See if this is a little better.
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Okay.
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That truck is buried.
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The plan is to hook them up
with the dozer
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and pull them out of the ditch,
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but hopefully the dozer is
enough to pull them out of place
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and get that concrete poured.
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If not, I don't know
what we're going to do.
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- Go another way.
- [man] Go that way.
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[Stephanie]
It's going to happen again.
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[David]
Well, it worked, kind of,
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kind of not.
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Oh.
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[David] But we got them
through the gate and...
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[Stephanie] No, no.
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He's spinning out.
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[David]
Then he got stuck again.
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Worse than the last time.
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Go figure.
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So I thought we could do this.
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I thought I could tow.
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My ego got the best of me.
245
00:10:04,771 --> 00:10:05,937
We got to get this concrete out.
246
00:10:05,939 --> 00:10:07,472
It's getting hot.
It's going to harden.
247
00:10:07,474 --> 00:10:09,240
We've got to get
this in the form.
248
00:10:09,242 --> 00:10:10,909
We've wasted an hour and a half.
249
00:10:10,911 --> 00:10:13,378
How much time do you have
before that starts hardening in there?
250
00:10:13,380 --> 00:10:16,214
Well, we really need to get it
off there as soon as possible.
251
00:10:17,149 --> 00:10:18,216
Right now, what they're doing
252
00:10:18,218 --> 00:10:19,384
is we're going to get
the skid steer.
253
00:10:19,386 --> 00:10:20,752
We're going to put it
in the bucket.
254
00:10:20,754 --> 00:10:22,320
Take it out of the bucket.
Put it in the forms,
255
00:10:22,322 --> 00:10:24,489
lighting this thing up
and hopefully, at that point,
256
00:10:24,491 --> 00:10:27,258
we can get this thing moving
and get it out of here.
257
00:10:27,260 --> 00:10:29,294
This is going to take forever.
258
00:10:30,496 --> 00:10:34,132
This may be 20, 25 loads.
259
00:10:36,102 --> 00:10:37,402
[Stephanie] Ooh!
260
00:10:37,404 --> 00:10:40,138
[David] We need to get this
concrete out of the hopper
261
00:10:40,140 --> 00:10:42,707
into the forms quick
because it's getting hot
262
00:10:42,709 --> 00:10:45,410
and it's going to start
hardening real fast.
263
00:10:45,412 --> 00:10:46,678
[Stephanie] Keep it coming.
264
00:10:50,182 --> 00:10:51,282
It's going to take
a lot more time,
265
00:10:51,284 --> 00:10:53,785
a lot more labor,
really was a tedious,
266
00:10:53,787 --> 00:10:56,955
most probably, miserable
part of this entire build.
267
00:10:56,957 --> 00:10:59,324
[David] Taking the concrete
from the hopper into the bucket,
268
00:10:59,326 --> 00:11:02,193
and moving it with the skid
steer and filling the forms
269
00:11:02,195 --> 00:11:03,662
and working it and...
270
00:11:04,563 --> 00:11:05,797
That's kind of how it was.
271
00:11:05,799 --> 00:11:07,032
And my arms still hurt.
272
00:11:07,034 --> 00:11:09,567
[David] And paddle
and paddle and paddle.
273
00:11:09,569 --> 00:11:11,269
[Stephanie] We couldn't paddle
fast enough,
274
00:11:11,271 --> 00:11:12,771
that's the problem.
275
00:11:12,773 --> 00:11:14,272
- Are your... Yeah.
- These...
276
00:11:14,274 --> 00:11:16,007
- I think that says something else.
- What are these?
277
00:11:16,009 --> 00:11:17,108
Are these traps or lats?
278
00:11:17,110 --> 00:11:18,276
I don't think
those are anything.
279
00:11:18,278 --> 00:11:19,477
[both laughing]
280
00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:22,447
That's sort of mean,
you've hurt me.
281
00:11:22,449 --> 00:11:23,915
I think this is it.
282
00:11:23,917 --> 00:11:26,885
[Stephanie] Oh, I thought
this was never going to end.
283
00:11:26,887 --> 00:11:29,120
It only took
five hundred loads, right?
284
00:11:29,122 --> 00:11:31,523
Give me a concrete five.
285
00:11:37,763 --> 00:11:39,564
[Stephanie] The forms are
finally poured and in place.
286
00:11:39,566 --> 00:11:41,332
I'm just glad that concrete
didn't dry
287
00:11:41,334 --> 00:11:42,901
before we could do it.
288
00:11:42,903 --> 00:11:44,069
Oh, boy.
289
00:11:44,071 --> 00:11:45,937
Oh, oh, much better.
290
00:11:45,939 --> 00:11:47,505
[David] With the extra weight
out of the mixer,
291
00:11:47,507 --> 00:11:49,107
he was able to get
out of the mud
292
00:11:49,109 --> 00:11:50,875
and drive away
without getting stuck.
293
00:11:50,877 --> 00:11:52,711
Man, what a day.
294
00:11:52,713 --> 00:11:54,179
[man screaming]
295
00:12:07,126 --> 00:12:08,226
[David] Less than a week ago,
296
00:12:08,228 --> 00:12:10,462
this was just like
the woods behind me.
297
00:12:10,464 --> 00:12:12,297
So it's really nice to see this.
298
00:12:12,299 --> 00:12:13,698
We're going to get
the slab poured.
299
00:12:13,700 --> 00:12:14,966
I don't have time
to be stressed.
300
00:12:14,968 --> 00:12:16,201
I don't have time to be worried.
301
00:12:16,203 --> 00:12:17,669
It's going so fast.
302
00:12:18,938 --> 00:12:21,139
[Stephanie] After installing
our N4 thermal heating,
303
00:12:21,141 --> 00:12:22,707
our foundation was poured.
304
00:12:32,551 --> 00:12:35,286
And our second container
was delivered.
305
00:12:38,124 --> 00:12:39,724
[kids screaming]
306
00:12:49,468 --> 00:12:53,972
Now we are ready to move the
box over to the concrete from A to B.
307
00:12:53,974 --> 00:12:55,373
I mean, how hard could it be?
308
00:12:55,375 --> 00:12:56,875
David and I are
going to tackle this,
309
00:12:56,877 --> 00:12:58,343
and saying that out loud,
310
00:12:58,345 --> 00:13:00,845
it sounds like
a really terrible idea.
311
00:13:00,847 --> 00:13:04,249
All right, honey.
There you go.
312
00:13:04,251 --> 00:13:05,950
Oh, you're such a gentleman.
313
00:13:05,952 --> 00:13:07,018
We're in the middle of nowhere
314
00:13:07,020 --> 00:13:08,920
and it's hard to get
people here to help.
315
00:13:08,922 --> 00:13:11,356
So sometimes we just have to jump
into action and see what happens.
316
00:13:11,358 --> 00:13:13,424
[David] Yeah, you got
to keep in mind, budget.
317
00:13:13,426 --> 00:13:16,728
We're trying to pinch
every single penny
318
00:13:16,730 --> 00:13:18,429
by moving this ourselves.
319
00:13:18,431 --> 00:13:19,497
All right.
320
00:13:19,499 --> 00:13:23,468
So let's thread this through
and take the shackle.
321
00:13:24,737 --> 00:13:27,438
The container weighs
over 9,000 pounds
322
00:13:27,440 --> 00:13:30,508
and the straps should be
able to handle that pretty well.
323
00:13:30,510 --> 00:13:32,443
It's well over
the weight of the container,
324
00:13:32,445 --> 00:13:34,045
but I'm not feeling
very confident.
325
00:13:34,047 --> 00:13:35,513
I don't know
that we thought this out...
326
00:13:35,515 --> 00:13:36,881
I'm right here.
327
00:13:36,883 --> 00:13:38,082
Oh, he can hear me.
328
00:13:38,084 --> 00:13:40,952
I don't know that we--
He thought this out enough,
329
00:13:40,954 --> 00:13:43,454
but David has a genius idea
and that is,
330
00:13:43,456 --> 00:13:46,457
lift it from the middle,
pick it with the excavator.
331
00:13:46,459 --> 00:13:48,193
[David]
Seeing the piece of equipment
332
00:13:48,195 --> 00:13:50,161
close to the shipping container
333
00:13:50,163 --> 00:13:52,897
makes me a little nervous,
but we're going to try it.
334
00:13:52,899 --> 00:13:54,999
[Stephanie]
And we should be coasting
335
00:13:55,001 --> 00:13:58,469
into paradise with the
container over to the concrete.
336
00:13:58,471 --> 00:14:00,638
Hopefully,
everything goes as planned.
337
00:14:02,007 --> 00:14:03,575
You're good. Open.
338
00:14:03,577 --> 00:14:05,443
[David] I know everything's
rigged right up there,
339
00:14:05,445 --> 00:14:09,747
and then we're just going to kind of
shimmy it in the site where we need it.
340
00:14:09,749 --> 00:14:11,249
[Stephanie] All right.
Bring it back.
341
00:14:11,251 --> 00:14:13,585
[David] Get it up on
the piers, that's the plan.
342
00:14:15,921 --> 00:14:18,590
Oh, my...
I can't watch this any more.
343
00:14:18,592 --> 00:14:20,091
Back in. Let's move!
344
00:14:20,093 --> 00:14:21,392
Oh, oh.
345
00:14:21,394 --> 00:14:22,493
Ah!
346
00:14:22,495 --> 00:14:24,963
[Stephanie]
We have no other option.
347
00:14:30,636 --> 00:14:32,036
[David] So we got concrete.
348
00:14:32,038 --> 00:14:35,039
We just need the container
on the piers in place
349
00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:36,341
and we can get going
with framing.
350
00:14:36,343 --> 00:14:38,109
[Stephanie]
David has a genius idea,
351
00:14:38,111 --> 00:14:39,344
and that is to lift it
from the middle,
352
00:14:39,346 --> 00:14:42,046
pick it with the excavator.
353
00:14:42,048 --> 00:14:44,582
[David] Makes me a little
nervous, but we're going to try it.
354
00:14:44,584 --> 00:14:47,118
It sounds like
a really terrible idea.
355
00:14:47,987 --> 00:14:50,088
You're good. Open.
356
00:14:50,090 --> 00:14:51,956
[David] I know everything's
rigged right up there,
357
00:14:51,958 --> 00:14:55,994
and then we're just going to kind of
shimmy it in the site where we need it.
358
00:14:55,996 --> 00:14:57,295
[Stephanie] All right.
Bring it back.
359
00:14:57,297 --> 00:14:58,463
[David]
And get it up on the piers.
360
00:14:58,465 --> 00:14:59,731
That's the plan.
361
00:14:59,733 --> 00:15:02,066
[Stephanie] Oh.
362
00:15:02,068 --> 00:15:03,568
I can't watch this any more.
363
00:15:05,137 --> 00:15:06,337
Back in. Let's move.
364
00:15:06,339 --> 00:15:07,939
- Oh, oh.
- Ah!
365
00:15:07,941 --> 00:15:09,540
[Stephanie]
Are you kidding me?
366
00:15:09,542 --> 00:15:12,076
I thought the weight of the
straps with the container,
367
00:15:12,078 --> 00:15:13,177
I thought
we did some math on this.
368
00:15:13,179 --> 00:15:14,245
[David] Yeah.
369
00:15:14,247 --> 00:15:15,880
[Stephanie]
We barely even moved it.
370
00:15:15,882 --> 00:15:17,615
Well, we moved it
enough to snap it.
371
00:15:18,450 --> 00:15:19,918
What's the plan?
372
00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:22,220
It will be a crane. That's
the only way to do this.
373
00:15:22,222 --> 00:15:24,422
[Stephanie] Seriously think we're
going to have to bring in a crane?
374
00:15:24,424 --> 00:15:25,490
Yes. Week delay.
375
00:15:25,492 --> 00:15:27,091
We got to get a crane out here.
376
00:15:27,093 --> 00:15:29,460
$1,500 a day
to mobilize out here.
377
00:15:29,462 --> 00:15:30,795
Minimum.
378
00:15:30,797 --> 00:15:33,364
And I bet you they are a
week to a week-and-a-half out.
379
00:15:33,366 --> 00:15:36,367
[Stephanie] This build is at a complete
standstill until we get a crane here,
380
00:15:36,369 --> 00:15:38,236
but I don't really see
any other way
381
00:15:38,238 --> 00:15:39,437
it's going to happen
at this point.
382
00:15:39,439 --> 00:15:40,939
So we're going to really
have to stretch
383
00:15:40,941 --> 00:15:42,907
some pennies to make this work.
384
00:15:42,909 --> 00:15:45,443
Do what we have to do,
keep this build going.
385
00:15:56,322 --> 00:15:57,922
[Stephanie] So we've had
about a two week delay,
386
00:15:57,924 --> 00:15:59,424
and I am ready to go.
387
00:15:59,426 --> 00:16:01,326
We have just been sitting
and waiting things out
388
00:16:01,328 --> 00:16:03,561
and we are finally ready to
get this container into place
389
00:16:03,563 --> 00:16:05,897
and that means
get the crane here as well.
390
00:16:05,899 --> 00:16:07,665
So this is a big move for us.
391
00:16:08,934 --> 00:16:12,537
[David] We have the containers
outside of the fenced-in area.
392
00:16:12,539 --> 00:16:15,206
The crane operator is
going to be set up right there.
393
00:16:15,208 --> 00:16:17,008
He's ready to pick and place.
394
00:16:17,943 --> 00:16:19,577
The plan is to move
the first container
395
00:16:19,579 --> 00:16:23,114
on top of the concrete piers
next to the slab.
396
00:16:23,116 --> 00:16:24,349
Once that's in place,
397
00:16:24,351 --> 00:16:25,483
we will move
the second container
398
00:16:25,485 --> 00:16:27,418
perpendicular on top of that.
399
00:16:28,487 --> 00:16:30,888
Oh, now we got the fun part.
400
00:16:30,890 --> 00:16:34,325
We are picking
the first container right now,
401
00:16:34,327 --> 00:16:37,295
and, so we're going to pick
these over the fence.
402
00:16:37,297 --> 00:16:38,596
The chains are going to come,
403
00:16:38,598 --> 00:16:41,699
we're going to rig it at all
four corners and go from there.
404
00:16:41,701 --> 00:16:44,535
This is a really big task.
405
00:16:44,537 --> 00:16:48,406
It's as if we're framing 640
square feet of our house
406
00:16:48,408 --> 00:16:50,875
in three hours right now.
407
00:16:50,877 --> 00:16:53,044
Yeah, right.
It should be easy, right?
408
00:16:53,046 --> 00:16:54,979
I'm not doing all the work.
409
00:16:54,981 --> 00:16:56,280
[Stephanie]
That's what I'm saying.
410
00:16:56,282 --> 00:16:57,915
So, yeah, it should be, is it?
411
00:16:57,917 --> 00:17:00,418
Yeah, get thing in the air
and bada-bing.
412
00:17:00,420 --> 00:17:01,953
No straps this time.
413
00:17:01,955 --> 00:17:04,188
We obviously know what
happened last time with those.
414
00:17:04,190 --> 00:17:07,158
This time, as you can see,
these chains,
415
00:17:07,160 --> 00:17:08,359
they're pretty thick.
416
00:17:08,361 --> 00:17:12,163
This could lift a house. This
is lifting a house. Oh, boy.
417
00:17:12,165 --> 00:17:14,332
They give me this tag line.
418
00:17:14,334 --> 00:17:18,036
You can control what's in the
air with this 50, 60 foot rope.
419
00:17:18,038 --> 00:17:20,338
I'm extremely nervous.
420
00:17:20,340 --> 00:17:21,439
I mean, my goodness.
421
00:17:21,441 --> 00:17:24,208
Well, we got 9,000 pounds
going to be 50,
422
00:17:24,210 --> 00:17:26,210
maybe even 60 feet in the air.
423
00:17:31,250 --> 00:17:32,517
[Stephanie] It's happening.
424
00:17:34,486 --> 00:17:35,686
Oh, my gosh.
425
00:17:35,688 --> 00:17:37,088
This is crazy.
426
00:17:39,391 --> 00:17:40,358
Okay.
427
00:17:40,360 --> 00:17:41,959
Coming in hot.
428
00:17:44,863 --> 00:17:46,197
I think that's good, right?
429
00:17:46,199 --> 00:17:47,432
That's good enough.
430
00:17:47,434 --> 00:17:49,167
Oh, it's turning. Go that way.
431
00:17:49,169 --> 00:17:51,035
[David] There you go.
432
00:17:51,037 --> 00:17:53,037
Just call me
the tightrope master.
433
00:17:54,606 --> 00:17:56,741
So far,
it's going pretty smoothly.
434
00:17:56,743 --> 00:17:58,976
I'm ready.
435
00:17:58,978 --> 00:18:00,144
[Stephanie] You got this?
436
00:18:00,146 --> 00:18:01,913
[David] Yeah.
437
00:18:01,915 --> 00:18:05,316
We just need to get the
second container over the fence.
438
00:18:05,318 --> 00:18:06,517
[Stephanie] Forward.
439
00:18:06,519 --> 00:18:07,718
Here you go.
440
00:18:09,288 --> 00:18:10,521
Just don't let it swing.
441
00:18:11,957 --> 00:18:13,524
Down, down, down.
442
00:18:14,426 --> 00:18:15,626
Yeah.
443
00:18:16,795 --> 00:18:17,995
It should be all right.
444
00:18:19,198 --> 00:18:20,431
[David]
Then we need to squeeze
445
00:18:20,433 --> 00:18:23,101
the crane truck
through the gate.
446
00:18:26,438 --> 00:18:27,705
[Stephanie]
He's good on this side.
447
00:18:27,707 --> 00:18:28,940
This is his tight side.
448
00:18:28,942 --> 00:18:30,174
[Stephanie]
He's clear over here.
449
00:18:30,176 --> 00:18:31,476
He's got a little room.
450
00:18:34,079 --> 00:18:35,913
Yeah, he's good.
451
00:18:35,915 --> 00:18:37,381
[David] Now,
the really difficult part.
452
00:18:37,383 --> 00:18:39,150
We're going to lift
with the crane again,
453
00:18:39,152 --> 00:18:43,054
but this time where we drop
the container needs to be precise.
454
00:18:45,357 --> 00:18:46,457
[Stephanie]
It's really important
455
00:18:46,459 --> 00:18:48,726
to get that first container
exactly in place.
456
00:18:48,728 --> 00:18:51,329
We're framing a stick frame
on the backside of it,
457
00:18:51,331 --> 00:18:53,097
so we've got to make sure
that there are no gaps
458
00:18:53,099 --> 00:18:55,199
and that everything
is perfectly level.
459
00:18:55,201 --> 00:18:57,034
So getting it into place is key.
460
00:18:57,036 --> 00:18:59,003
And once we get that into place,
461
00:18:59,005 --> 00:19:01,472
we will set
the second container on top.
462
00:19:01,474 --> 00:19:03,341
You line up your edge.
463
00:19:03,343 --> 00:19:05,109
[David] I am.
464
00:19:05,111 --> 00:19:06,511
Okay, go down.
465
00:19:07,846 --> 00:19:09,347
We are as flush as we can get...
466
00:19:09,349 --> 00:19:10,548
[Stephanie] Okay. Good.
467
00:19:10,550 --> 00:19:12,683
[David] ...level, we're gonna
weld it in place.
468
00:19:12,685 --> 00:19:13,951
[Stephanie] Uh-huh.
469
00:19:13,953 --> 00:19:15,686
Let's get the chains off,
so we can get that last pick.
470
00:19:15,688 --> 00:19:17,722
Oh my gosh. Fingers crossed.
471
00:19:17,724 --> 00:19:19,257
[Stephanie]
Worried about this one.
472
00:19:19,259 --> 00:19:20,491
[crane whirring]
473
00:19:23,262 --> 00:19:24,862
[David] This is eight-feet
off the ground.
474
00:19:24,864 --> 00:19:27,031
Next one, 20, 30-feet
off the ground
475
00:19:27,033 --> 00:19:28,599
to get it to lift on top.
476
00:19:28,601 --> 00:19:29,967
You're looking good?
477
00:19:29,969 --> 00:19:31,302
[David] I'm good.
478
00:19:31,304 --> 00:19:33,604
[Stephanie] That wind
is starting to pick up.
479
00:19:33,606 --> 00:19:35,973
Just in time,
right as we're about to pick
480
00:19:35,975 --> 00:19:37,642
that second container into place
481
00:19:37,644 --> 00:19:38,876
and I'm a little concerned
482
00:19:38,878 --> 00:19:40,278
it's going to clip these trees.
483
00:19:40,280 --> 00:19:41,979
The big one.
484
00:19:41,981 --> 00:19:43,915
Slow and steady.
485
00:19:43,917 --> 00:19:46,017
[David] You tell me
if we're getting too close.
486
00:19:46,019 --> 00:19:47,418
Yeah,
you're already a little close.
487
00:19:47,420 --> 00:19:49,287
[David] Really?
Where do I go?
488
00:19:49,289 --> 00:19:50,955
[Stephanie] I don't want you
to get off track, but...
489
00:19:50,957 --> 00:19:53,090
[David] I'm along for the ride
on this. This is not...
490
00:19:53,092 --> 00:19:55,259
- You are just heading into the tree, come on.
- [David] It's the wind.
491
00:19:55,261 --> 00:19:57,028
[Stephanie] No, now you're...
492
00:19:57,030 --> 00:19:59,063
Whoa, whoa, whoa! You are clipping
the tree. You are clipping the tree.
493
00:19:59,065 --> 00:20:00,998
Holy crap, I'm trying.
494
00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,134
[Stephanie] All right.
Whoa, whoa! Pull it back.
495
00:20:07,406 --> 00:20:09,507
[Stephanie] That wind
is starting to pick up.
496
00:20:09,509 --> 00:20:12,076
Just in time,
right as we're about to put
497
00:20:12,078 --> 00:20:14,178
that second
container into place...
498
00:20:14,180 --> 00:20:15,479
It's the big one.
499
00:20:16,281 --> 00:20:18,182
Slow and steady.
500
00:20:18,184 --> 00:20:20,151
I'm along for the ride
on this. This is not...
501
00:20:20,153 --> 00:20:22,053
[Stephanie] You are just
heading into the tree. Come on.
502
00:20:22,055 --> 00:20:22,954
[David] It's the wind.
503
00:20:22,956 --> 00:20:24,522
[Stephanie] No, now you're...
504
00:20:24,524 --> 00:20:26,457
Whoa, whoa, whoa! You are clipping
the tree. You are clipping the tree.
505
00:20:26,459 --> 00:20:27,658
I'm trying.
506
00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:30,261
Holy crap!
This wind is something else.
507
00:20:30,263 --> 00:20:33,231
[Stephanie] All right. Whoa,
whoa! Pull it back. Pull it back.
508
00:20:33,233 --> 00:20:35,333
[David] We got the second one
going on top
509
00:20:35,335 --> 00:20:39,870
and you can control what's
in the air with this little rope.
510
00:20:39,872 --> 00:20:42,206
It's not that easy when
you have a big sail in the air,
511
00:20:42,208 --> 00:20:43,908
even though it's 9,000 pounds,
512
00:20:43,910 --> 00:20:46,277
I'm just
at the mercy of the wind.
513
00:20:46,279 --> 00:20:47,678
You need to go that way.
514
00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:50,281
[David] No, now I'm going
to hit the crane.
515
00:20:50,283 --> 00:20:52,083
-[Stephanie] You probably didn't...
-It's the wind.
516
00:20:52,085 --> 00:20:54,018
[Stephanie] Bring it down!
517
00:20:54,020 --> 00:20:55,286
All right, you're clear.
518
00:20:55,288 --> 00:20:57,355
[David] Oh, my goodness.
519
00:20:57,357 --> 00:21:00,324
Seeing your vision turn
into something physical.
520
00:21:00,326 --> 00:21:02,326
Wow, this is cool.
521
00:21:02,328 --> 00:21:04,328
[Stephanie] How... This is...
Does that look right?
522
00:21:04,330 --> 00:21:06,497
[David] No, that's
a little cattywampus.
523
00:21:06,499 --> 00:21:08,432
Yeah, I think it should be
forward a little more.
524
00:21:08,434 --> 00:21:10,301
Why don't you go
look at the back?
525
00:21:14,339 --> 00:21:16,407
[David]
Now you're far enough back.
526
00:21:17,376 --> 00:21:20,077
[Stephanie] Do you want it
back more, though?
527
00:21:20,079 --> 00:21:21,846
- [David] Go back.
- [Stephanie] Yeah, back.
528
00:21:21,848 --> 00:21:23,347
[David] About three inches.
529
00:21:24,683 --> 00:21:26,083
- There you go.
- [Stephanie] Here we go. Yeah.
530
00:21:26,085 --> 00:21:27,418
Okay. Yeah.
531
00:21:27,420 --> 00:21:31,255
Now that six inch post is going
to rest right on the main support.
532
00:21:31,257 --> 00:21:32,923
- [Stephanie] Yeah.
- [David] So, we are good.
533
00:21:32,925 --> 00:21:34,692
Good to go.
It's a good day.
534
00:21:34,694 --> 00:21:36,460
This went, this went
better than I thought.
535
00:21:36,462 --> 00:21:37,962
[Stephanie] Much better.
536
00:21:49,074 --> 00:21:50,441
[Stephanie] With the
two containers stacked,
537
00:21:50,443 --> 00:21:52,576
we stayed up late,
adding support beams,
538
00:21:53,979 --> 00:21:56,347
as well as welding
everything together.
539
00:21:58,884 --> 00:22:00,918
That means today,
despite some light rain,
540
00:22:00,920 --> 00:22:02,720
we're ready to get
to the wood framing.
541
00:22:04,122 --> 00:22:06,223
It is first day of framing
and we've got Bubba
542
00:22:06,225 --> 00:22:07,391
and his crew on the scene
543
00:22:07,393 --> 00:22:10,027
and I think
they're going to nail it.
544
00:22:10,029 --> 00:22:12,797
[David] It's not the most
difficult framing job right now.
545
00:22:12,799 --> 00:22:15,333
It's some heavy walls,
two by six exteriors,
546
00:22:15,335 --> 00:22:16,801
but we should be
able to throw up
547
00:22:16,803 --> 00:22:19,470
all these exterior walls today.
548
00:22:19,472 --> 00:22:21,272
That's if the weather
cooperates.
549
00:22:24,309 --> 00:22:25,476
[Stephanie]
So things are moving along.
550
00:22:25,478 --> 00:22:26,544
And then of course,
551
00:22:26,546 --> 00:22:27,845
things change with the weather,
552
00:22:27,847 --> 00:22:29,280
which in turn change our plans.
553
00:22:29,282 --> 00:22:31,182
So we've got heavy rains
on the way.
554
00:22:31,184 --> 00:22:33,050
We're kind of in a race
to get these walls up.
555
00:22:33,052 --> 00:22:34,051
Things are getting wet.
556
00:22:34,053 --> 00:22:35,286
It's muddy out here,
557
00:22:35,288 --> 00:22:37,221
and it's just going to really
dampen our plans
558
00:22:37,223 --> 00:22:38,356
to kind of move this along,
559
00:22:38,358 --> 00:22:40,591
and it's going to put us
behind even further.
560
00:22:40,593 --> 00:22:42,026
[David]
Nighttime is coming in.
561
00:22:42,028 --> 00:22:43,427
It just got super dark.
562
00:22:43,429 --> 00:22:44,962
We're back to these ropes.
563
00:22:44,964 --> 00:22:46,430
I'm not the biggest fan,
564
00:22:46,432 --> 00:22:49,200
but we've got to get this
wall up and it's pretty heavy.
565
00:22:49,202 --> 00:22:50,434
We've got to move quick.
566
00:22:52,437 --> 00:22:54,338
We are going to take
the excavator
567
00:22:54,340 --> 00:22:57,708
and lift, stabilize, brace,
568
00:22:57,710 --> 00:22:59,543
and move on to fight
another day.
569
00:22:59,545 --> 00:23:00,911
Let's hope.
570
00:23:00,913 --> 00:23:02,880
We're going to raise
this side up.
571
00:23:02,882 --> 00:23:04,615
- Push it in this way.
- [David] Okay.
572
00:23:10,288 --> 00:23:11,222
All right, hold it.
573
00:23:11,224 --> 00:23:12,456
[thunder rumbling]
574
00:23:12,458 --> 00:23:14,625
[Stephanie] We got to move
guys, lightning and thunder.
575
00:23:14,627 --> 00:23:16,293
[Bubba] Okay.
All right, pull it up.
576
00:23:16,295 --> 00:23:19,363
[David] One of these times, the
shelf is going to pop up right over us.
577
00:23:19,365 --> 00:23:21,966
We've got to get this wall
brace before that happens.
578
00:23:21,968 --> 00:23:23,167
Go on.
579
00:23:24,102 --> 00:23:25,136
- [David] Oh.
- [Stephanie] Oh!
580
00:23:25,138 --> 00:23:26,437
[David] Hold on,
we're going to hit that.
581
00:23:26,439 --> 00:23:28,406
-[Stephanie] Yeah, we're bending.
-[David] Hold on.
582
00:23:28,408 --> 00:23:32,543
As I raise it up little bit,
get that rod up in the middle.
583
00:23:32,545 --> 00:23:34,578
All right.
One more time.
584
00:23:36,815 --> 00:23:38,349
[Stephanie]
I think we're clear.
585
00:23:38,351 --> 00:23:40,451
[David] You want to go and
bring it up a little bit more,
586
00:23:40,453 --> 00:23:42,420
but no more than that until
we get braces on it.
587
00:23:45,490 --> 00:23:47,091
Yep, that's good.
588
00:23:50,395 --> 00:23:51,562
[Stephanie]
Are you guys hearing this?
589
00:23:51,564 --> 00:23:52,730
Oh, lightning.
590
00:23:52,732 --> 00:23:54,198
[David] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
591
00:23:54,200 --> 00:23:56,000
I don't even care
if this is level.
592
00:23:56,002 --> 00:23:57,201
With this storm coming,
593
00:23:57,203 --> 00:23:58,369
we've got to get out of here,
guys.
594
00:23:58,371 --> 00:23:59,870
Let's go, guys.
595
00:23:59,872 --> 00:24:02,373
This is the last place I want to
be, right next to a metal container
596
00:24:02,375 --> 00:24:04,074
when there's a lightning storm.
597
00:24:04,076 --> 00:24:05,576
[thunder crashes]
598
00:24:12,317 --> 00:24:13,584
[Stephanie]
Are you guys hearing this?
599
00:24:13,586 --> 00:24:15,219
- Oh, lightning.
- Oh, yeah.
600
00:24:16,154 --> 00:24:17,788
[David] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
601
00:24:17,790 --> 00:24:19,490
I don't even care
if this is level.
602
00:24:19,492 --> 00:24:22,126
With this storm coming,
we've got to get this done.
603
00:24:22,128 --> 00:24:24,161
So right as the excavator
boom is going up,
604
00:24:24,163 --> 00:24:25,329
we're lifting the wall,
605
00:24:25,331 --> 00:24:26,397
[mimics thunder rumble]
606
00:24:26,399 --> 00:24:27,898
right on cue.
607
00:24:27,900 --> 00:24:30,267
It's not far away.
It's here.
608
00:24:30,269 --> 00:24:31,402
Let's go, guys.
609
00:24:31,404 --> 00:24:33,204
Grab a couple more
concrete stakes.
610
00:24:34,873 --> 00:24:36,207
This is the last place
I want to be,
611
00:24:36,209 --> 00:24:38,075
right next to a metal container
612
00:24:38,077 --> 00:24:39,477
when there's a lightning storm.
613
00:24:39,479 --> 00:24:41,412
[driller whirring]
614
00:24:41,414 --> 00:24:42,947
All right, we got that brace.
615
00:24:42,949 --> 00:24:44,915
This should be good.
We're done.
616
00:24:44,917 --> 00:24:46,083
You hear this?
617
00:24:46,085 --> 00:24:47,384
We're out of here.
Good job.
618
00:24:47,386 --> 00:24:48,686
Let's wrap up the tools.
619
00:24:48,688 --> 00:24:51,655
Actually, forget it,
let's get out of here.
620
00:24:58,363 --> 00:25:00,931
[Stephanie] It's been a few
days, but the weather is clear
621
00:25:00,933 --> 00:25:02,166
and we managed to finish
622
00:25:02,168 --> 00:25:04,101
framing out the back portion
of the build.
623
00:25:08,340 --> 00:25:10,007
[David]
So we have both the top eave
624
00:25:10,009 --> 00:25:11,709
and the bottom eave done
625
00:25:11,711 --> 00:25:15,212
on our single slope pitch roof
for the great room.
626
00:25:15,214 --> 00:25:17,515
And right now we're getting
the high joist up
627
00:25:17,517 --> 00:25:19,149
so we can start
sheathing the top of this,
628
00:25:19,151 --> 00:25:21,185
so that we can do
some work inside.
629
00:25:22,954 --> 00:25:24,321
[Stephanie] Next,
we cut out the space
630
00:25:24,323 --> 00:25:27,258
for our pop-up loft area
and finish framing it out.
631
00:25:28,193 --> 00:25:29,627
I started
to install some windows
632
00:25:29,629 --> 00:25:32,863
and painted the entire exterior.
633
00:25:32,865 --> 00:25:35,165
It's going to be one of the
best features of the entire build.
634
00:25:37,302 --> 00:25:39,069
How is painting going?
635
00:25:41,339 --> 00:25:42,773
You picked
the right color shirt.
636
00:25:42,775 --> 00:25:44,041
[Stephanie] Joke's over.
637
00:25:51,950 --> 00:25:53,717
[Stephanie] One of the
other challenges with working
638
00:25:53,719 --> 00:25:56,420
with a shipping container
has been cutting the metal.
639
00:25:56,422 --> 00:25:59,023
It looks a little flimsy
on these metal boxes,
640
00:25:59,025 --> 00:26:00,424
but once you actually
cut a piece out
641
00:26:00,426 --> 00:26:02,026
and feel the weight of it,
642
00:26:02,028 --> 00:26:04,528
it is kind of a bear to get out.
643
00:26:05,997 --> 00:26:08,566
- [David] Oh!
- [Stephanie] Oh! Oh. Oh.
644
00:26:11,369 --> 00:26:13,971
[David] So we have
a few difficult windows,
645
00:26:13,973 --> 00:26:15,906
some five by five,
some picture frames.
646
00:26:15,908 --> 00:26:17,908
This is one of the bigger
picture frames
647
00:26:17,910 --> 00:26:19,610
right in the front.
648
00:26:19,612 --> 00:26:22,980
It's kind of the focal point of that
cantilevered second storey container.
649
00:26:22,982 --> 00:26:29,453
Getting that perfectly fit with the
doors open is really a challenge.
650
00:26:29,455 --> 00:26:31,322
All right.
So what's the plan?
651
00:26:31,324 --> 00:26:33,057
Drive careful, please.
652
00:26:33,059 --> 00:26:34,224
Okay.
653
00:26:34,226 --> 00:26:35,359
Oh, we should tighten these.
654
00:26:35,361 --> 00:26:36,393
[Stephanie] Whoa. Yeah.
655
00:26:36,395 --> 00:26:38,262
Oh, my goodness.
656
00:26:38,264 --> 00:26:41,265
I'm behind the wheel, so I'm
not going to let anything fall.
657
00:26:44,102 --> 00:26:45,469
Ready to go up?
658
00:26:47,138 --> 00:26:48,672
[David] We'll have
two guys helping us.
659
00:26:48,674 --> 00:26:52,176
That way we can get those
nail flanges set immediately.
660
00:26:53,878 --> 00:26:58,115
I don't want to tail too much,
I don't want you to fall. Up.
661
00:27:00,352 --> 00:27:02,853
[David] There's always a risk
for something to break.
662
00:27:02,855 --> 00:27:04,288
We don't have any spares,
either,
663
00:27:04,290 --> 00:27:05,990
so something happens to this,
664
00:27:05,992 --> 00:27:09,893
obviously, you know...
Womp, womp, womp.
665
00:27:09,895 --> 00:27:11,562
All right. I'm gonna have
you guys both take the top.
666
00:27:11,564 --> 00:27:12,563
Okay.
667
00:27:12,565 --> 00:27:14,331
[David] And I'm going to
step out on the fork.
668
00:27:16,968 --> 00:27:18,569
Are you going to lift it?
669
00:27:18,571 --> 00:27:19,670
[David] You're good.
670
00:27:20,939 --> 00:27:22,106
Got her?
671
00:27:22,108 --> 00:27:23,340
I think so.
672
00:27:25,577 --> 00:27:27,077
[Stephanie] Got it?
673
00:27:27,946 --> 00:27:29,013
[David] We got room.
674
00:27:29,015 --> 00:27:31,048
- [man] Yep.
- [David] There you go.
675
00:27:31,050 --> 00:27:32,416
[Stephanie]
That bottom corner is in.
676
00:27:32,418 --> 00:27:34,084
[man] Make sure
you don't topple over.
677
00:27:34,086 --> 00:27:35,352
[David] Right there is fine.
678
00:27:37,222 --> 00:27:38,288
That window looks great.
679
00:27:38,290 --> 00:27:39,923
It's exactly
what we were looking for.
680
00:27:39,925 --> 00:27:41,992
We wanted
that large picture frame.
681
00:27:41,994 --> 00:27:44,361
When you are up there that high,
682
00:27:44,363 --> 00:27:45,763
you felt like you were outside,
683
00:27:45,765 --> 00:27:47,665
and that's the exact feel
that you get from it.
684
00:27:50,168 --> 00:27:52,036
- We're done.
- [Stephanie] This looks so good.
685
00:27:52,038 --> 00:27:54,171
What a transformation just
to get some glass on that.
686
00:27:54,173 --> 00:27:55,272
Woo.
687
00:27:55,274 --> 00:27:56,340
[David] Happy?
688
00:27:56,342 --> 00:27:57,941
- Oh, yeah.
- [David] I am.
689
00:28:00,345 --> 00:28:01,445
[David speaking]
690
00:28:01,447 --> 00:28:04,181
We have the original homestead
on the property.
691
00:28:04,183 --> 00:28:05,416
It's probably
about a mile and a half,
692
00:28:05,418 --> 00:28:08,919
two miles away
from our build site here.
693
00:28:08,921 --> 00:28:10,387
[Stephanie] I grew up
staying there as a kid
694
00:28:10,389 --> 00:28:12,523
and it just brings back so
many great memories I have
695
00:28:12,525 --> 00:28:13,957
spending time with my family
696
00:28:13,959 --> 00:28:15,459
and I'm really excited
to kind of incorporate
697
00:28:15,461 --> 00:28:16,727
that into the new build.
698
00:28:16,729 --> 00:28:17,795
Oh...
699
00:28:17,797 --> 00:28:19,830
[Stephanie speaking]
700
00:28:19,832 --> 00:28:22,433
It's a far cry from the build
that we're working on today.
701
00:28:22,435 --> 00:28:27,004
Oh, my gosh, so many memories
flood through seeing this place.
702
00:28:27,006 --> 00:28:29,540
The rain has just
brought down the ceiling.
703
00:28:29,542 --> 00:28:30,741
It's so sad to see that.
704
00:28:30,743 --> 00:28:32,176
So many cool things
still in here.
705
00:28:32,178 --> 00:28:33,644
The fridge?
706
00:28:33,646 --> 00:28:35,412
[Stephanie] I think
we have one lined up already.
707
00:28:35,414 --> 00:28:37,648
So I'm hoping that when we do
a little treasure hunt there,
708
00:28:37,650 --> 00:28:38,982
we can find something
that's gonna really
709
00:28:38,984 --> 00:28:40,150
bring back some memories
710
00:28:40,318 --> 00:28:42,119
and the perfect piece to fit
in our new design here.
711
00:28:42,121 --> 00:28:43,153
Oh, wow!
712
00:28:43,155 --> 00:28:44,455
Come here and look at this.
713
00:28:44,457 --> 00:28:47,458
It's one of those vintage
light bulbs that's full of water.
714
00:28:47,460 --> 00:28:50,027
You want squirrels
and raccoons in this?
715
00:28:50,029 --> 00:28:51,061
Squirrels and raccoons?
I'll take it.
716
00:28:51,063 --> 00:28:52,730
- I like critters.
- I'm pretty sure that...
717
00:28:52,732 --> 00:28:55,799
- [Stephanie] They're friendly.
- [David] ...nature has taken over.
718
00:28:55,801 --> 00:28:58,235
[Stephanie] Oh, my gosh,
this is my old bedroom door.
719
00:28:58,237 --> 00:28:59,937
- Oh my gosh.
- [David] Are you serious?
720
00:28:59,939 --> 00:29:01,371
- Look at this.
- [David] Look at that wall.
721
00:29:01,373 --> 00:29:03,707
-That is what we came for. This is it.
-[David] And the color.
722
00:29:03,709 --> 00:29:05,075
[Stephanie]
It was just a solidification
723
00:29:05,077 --> 00:29:07,211
that new doors are opening
in this new build,
724
00:29:07,213 --> 00:29:08,712
and it couldn't be more fitting.
725
00:29:08,714 --> 00:29:10,180
[David] Good find.
726
00:29:10,348 --> 00:29:12,182
[Stephanie] We're going to just
load that into the side by side,
727
00:29:12,184 --> 00:29:14,084
take it home
and get this thing into place.
728
00:29:15,820 --> 00:29:17,387
[David] Hold on to that, baby.
729
00:29:19,991 --> 00:29:23,460
So today, we have the exterior
rear siding to put up,
730
00:29:23,462 --> 00:29:25,028
and once we're done with that,
731
00:29:25,030 --> 00:29:26,630
we can move on
to the inside of the house
732
00:29:26,632 --> 00:29:29,066
and plug away in there until
the finish line.
733
00:29:31,002 --> 00:29:32,102
[Stephanie]
We walk up to the site
734
00:29:32,104 --> 00:29:34,004
and we are ready
to get it put up and...
735
00:29:34,006 --> 00:29:36,273
- Uh...
- Did you order this tree?
736
00:29:36,275 --> 00:29:37,808
[Stephanie scoffs]
737
00:29:37,810 --> 00:29:39,910
[David] We have a tall,
probably 100 foot tree.
738
00:29:39,912 --> 00:29:41,645
We have the metal right under it
739
00:29:41,647 --> 00:29:43,313
and a branch
must have been blown off,
740
00:29:43,315 --> 00:29:46,450
and it dented pretty much
first sheet all the way through.
741
00:29:46,452 --> 00:29:48,352
Look at that,
all the way through.
742
00:29:48,354 --> 00:29:49,820
Oh, my gosh,
it is all the way through.
743
00:29:49,822 --> 00:29:51,021
[David]
This is destroyed, honey.
744
00:29:51,023 --> 00:29:52,389
[Stephanie]
It's going to look terrible.
745
00:29:52,391 --> 00:29:55,225
I am so tired of throwing
money at this project.
746
00:29:56,461 --> 00:29:57,895
We don't have time.
747
00:29:57,897 --> 00:29:59,663
We have nobody out here
to help us.
748
00:29:59,665 --> 00:30:01,532
I don't know
what we're going to do.
749
00:30:08,473 --> 00:30:12,276
[Stephanie] We walk up to the site
and we are ready to get it put up and...
750
00:30:12,278 --> 00:30:14,711
- Uh...
- Did you order this tree?
751
00:30:14,713 --> 00:30:16,947
We have a tall,
probably, a 100 foot tree.
752
00:30:16,949 --> 00:30:18,816
We had the metal right under it
753
00:30:18,818 --> 00:30:20,350
and a branch
must have been blown off,
754
00:30:20,352 --> 00:30:22,886
and it dented pretty much
all the way through.
755
00:30:22,888 --> 00:30:24,688
Look at that,
all the way through.
756
00:30:24,690 --> 00:30:26,089
Oh, my gosh,
it is all the way through.
757
00:30:26,091 --> 00:30:28,158
[David] This is destroyed,
honey. Look at this.
758
00:30:28,160 --> 00:30:31,161
[Stephanie] I am so tired of
throwing money at this project.
759
00:30:33,131 --> 00:30:34,665
I don't know
what we're going to do.
760
00:30:37,435 --> 00:30:39,369
It's been a difficult journey
so far.
761
00:30:39,371 --> 00:30:42,339
We're behind schedule.
We've got a ton of hurdles.
762
00:30:42,341 --> 00:30:45,342
We got to keep pushing if we
want to get this thing finished.
763
00:30:45,344 --> 00:30:47,044
[David] Even though
we're kind of stuck in the mud
764
00:30:47,046 --> 00:30:50,247
on the exterior until
we get new metal, fortunately,
765
00:30:50,249 --> 00:30:51,448
there's a lot of other projects
766
00:30:51,450 --> 00:30:52,850
we can check off the list.
767
00:30:52,852 --> 00:30:54,351
We've got
the spray foam crew here today
768
00:30:54,353 --> 00:30:56,787
to get the place all insulated.
769
00:30:56,789 --> 00:30:59,122
[Stephanie] We were also
able to get the drywall inside,
770
00:30:59,124 --> 00:31:03,627
which is really exciting because
now we get to bring this place to life.
771
00:31:10,235 --> 00:31:12,736
This is where we get
to start transforming
772
00:31:12,738 --> 00:31:18,308
the interior of this rusty metal shipping
container into a tropical paradise.
773
00:31:22,413 --> 00:31:24,314
Yeah, hold it tight, like that.
774
00:31:25,483 --> 00:31:26,917
[Stephanie]
So without a doubt,
775
00:31:26,919 --> 00:31:28,151
one of my favorite rooms
in this house
776
00:31:28,153 --> 00:31:29,386
is going to be the kitchen.
777
00:31:29,388 --> 00:31:32,289
Today, we have a simple
white countertop going in.
778
00:31:32,291 --> 00:31:35,759
But trust me, it is going to be
far from simple when it's done.
779
00:31:35,761 --> 00:31:36,927
[Stephanie chuckles]
780
00:31:36,929 --> 00:31:38,395
- [David] You guys got this, right?
- Oh, yeah.
781
00:31:38,397 --> 00:31:39,429
It looks so good.
782
00:31:39,431 --> 00:31:41,265
I'm so excited to see
this get in place.
783
00:31:41,267 --> 00:31:43,033
[man]
All right, here we go.
784
00:31:44,369 --> 00:31:47,371
[Stephanie] It's all about the
countertop when it comes to a kitchen.
785
00:31:47,373 --> 00:31:49,673
Nice. Like a glove.
786
00:31:49,675 --> 00:31:51,275
It's going to feel so tropical,
787
00:31:51,277 --> 00:31:53,944
and I think this is a perfect
piece to bring it all together.
788
00:31:53,946 --> 00:31:55,512
A pink refrigerator
is going to pop.
789
00:31:55,514 --> 00:31:58,482
What? You got a what?
What?
790
00:31:58,484 --> 00:32:00,250
Oh, you heard me, pink.
791
00:32:01,686 --> 00:32:03,453
[David] So one of the things
I'm most excited
792
00:32:03,455 --> 00:32:06,290
for is this 100 inch fireplace
for our living room,
793
00:32:06,292 --> 00:32:07,858
so I got a custom mount for it.
794
00:32:07,860 --> 00:32:09,293
We've got it all tiled.
795
00:32:09,295 --> 00:32:12,062
All that's left
to do is drop it in place.
796
00:32:12,064 --> 00:32:13,864
This is one of
the prettiest fireplaces
797
00:32:13,866 --> 00:32:15,065
I've ever seen,
798
00:32:15,067 --> 00:32:17,567
and full control
over the colors,
799
00:32:17,569 --> 00:32:20,370
the flame, the brightness,
you name it.
800
00:32:20,372 --> 00:32:23,907
So we got... [whooping]
801
00:32:23,909 --> 00:32:25,108
Look at all those.
802
00:32:25,110 --> 00:32:28,011
Now while you were obsessing
over the fireplace,
803
00:32:28,013 --> 00:32:31,214
we finally got our new metal
delivered and installed,
804
00:32:31,216 --> 00:32:33,150
and it looks amazing.
805
00:32:33,152 --> 00:32:34,551
[David] It's a good day.
806
00:32:37,255 --> 00:32:38,388
[Stephanie] So few weeks ago,
807
00:32:38,390 --> 00:32:40,190
we discovered a door
that was in the room
808
00:32:40,192 --> 00:32:41,725
that I grew up sleeping in.
809
00:32:41,727 --> 00:32:44,895
- What do you think?
- It looks prettier than I remember.
810
00:32:44,897 --> 00:32:46,029
It fits perfect
811
00:32:46,031 --> 00:32:47,965
-with what we're doing
right now, -Very on trend.
812
00:32:47,967 --> 00:32:51,902
So whoever painted that
had a great vision for the home
813
00:32:51,904 --> 00:32:53,670
that we were going to build
years later.
814
00:32:55,106 --> 00:32:56,873
[Stephanie] It's going to be
the barn style door
815
00:32:56,875 --> 00:32:58,442
where it just
kind of swings across
816
00:32:58,509 --> 00:33:01,244
and I can look at it like a pretty
little picture hanging on the wall.
817
00:33:01,246 --> 00:33:04,114
- Ooh.
- Ah, just a piece of the old cabin.
818
00:33:04,116 --> 00:33:05,315
I love it.
819
00:33:05,317 --> 00:33:07,784
[David] It feels good to be
where we're at right now.
820
00:33:07,786 --> 00:33:10,954
We're kind of entering the
finesse stage of the build.
821
00:33:10,956 --> 00:33:12,723
However, there's still
a lot of work to be done.
822
00:33:12,725 --> 00:33:13,924
Honey, this is going to be
823
00:33:13,926 --> 00:33:18,261
so cool for you
to test once I'm done.
824
00:33:18,263 --> 00:33:21,198
If you hadn't installed it,
I'd be happy to test it.
825
00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:22,432
[David]
Thanks for the confidence.
826
00:33:22,434 --> 00:33:24,201
[Stephanie] We decided
to add another element
827
00:33:24,203 --> 00:33:25,936
to the build by adding
a pop-up loft
828
00:33:25,938 --> 00:33:27,437
that we're calling
Hemingway's Hammock.
829
00:33:27,439 --> 00:33:29,272
We're really
excited about the...
830
00:33:29,274 --> 00:33:31,408
Just a little extra something
that it gives to the build.
831
00:33:32,443 --> 00:33:34,344
[gasps]
832
00:33:34,346 --> 00:33:36,413
[David] I'm thinking
that we're both going to take
833
00:33:36,415 --> 00:33:38,982
- quite a few little naps up there.
- I'm thinking so.
834
00:33:38,984 --> 00:33:42,085
Oh. Oh, this is really cool.
835
00:33:42,087 --> 00:33:44,121
I could get used to this.
This is paradise.
836
00:33:44,123 --> 00:33:45,422
Yeah.
837
00:33:46,958 --> 00:33:50,894
[David] Now it's time to
install the 24 solar panels.
838
00:33:50,896 --> 00:33:52,996
[Stephanie] I'm just excited
to kind of get things done
839
00:33:52,998 --> 00:33:54,798
and call this place a home.
840
00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:56,066
Ready?
841
00:33:56,068 --> 00:33:58,135
- You can slide it in.
- All right.
842
00:33:58,137 --> 00:33:59,236
Over.
843
00:34:00,171 --> 00:34:01,304
- [Stephanie] Yeah.
- [David] Nice.
844
00:34:01,339 --> 00:34:03,073
[Stephanie] You ready to start
serving up some pies?
845
00:34:03,075 --> 00:34:05,876
- [David] I'm ready to start eating them.
- [Stephanie] Ooh.
846
00:34:05,878 --> 00:34:08,812
[David] It's coming together
pretty nicely right now,
847
00:34:08,814 --> 00:34:10,914
so I want to keep on
this trajectory.
848
00:34:10,916 --> 00:34:12,082
[Stephanie]
We're in the homestretch.
849
00:34:12,084 --> 00:34:13,450
[David] I'm pretty excited.
850
00:34:19,490 --> 00:34:22,059
[Stephanie] I am so relieved
to be finished.
851
00:34:22,061 --> 00:34:23,960
It was very challenging,
852
00:34:23,962 --> 00:34:25,796
but it feels really, really good
853
00:34:25,798 --> 00:34:27,164
to finally get to this point
854
00:34:27,166 --> 00:34:30,834
and be looking at this
work of art that we created.
855
00:34:30,836 --> 00:34:32,035
[David] It's beautiful.
856
00:34:32,037 --> 00:34:34,104
It's exactly what, I think,
she had visioned.
857
00:34:34,106 --> 00:34:35,872
It looks perfect.
858
00:34:35,874 --> 00:34:38,275
So our original budget
was $50,000.
859
00:34:38,277 --> 00:34:41,812
We ended up nearly 75,000
to finish the project.
860
00:34:41,814 --> 00:34:43,346
We put two months
as our timeline.
861
00:34:43,348 --> 00:34:46,216
We went one week over
and it was well worth it.
862
00:34:46,218 --> 00:34:49,019
It gave us just that extra
amount of time to button things up.
863
00:34:50,288 --> 00:34:51,521
Oh, my gosh. Hi.
864
00:34:51,523 --> 00:34:53,223
Oh, my goodness.
865
00:34:53,225 --> 00:34:55,358
This is really cool.
866
00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:57,194
[Stephanie] Christina and
Josephine are coming today.
867
00:34:57,196 --> 00:34:58,395
They're going to check out
the build
868
00:34:58,397 --> 00:35:00,330
and hopefully,
adopt some donkeys.
869
00:35:00,332 --> 00:35:02,132
[Christina]
Look at all the colors.
870
00:35:02,134 --> 00:35:03,433
[Stephanie] Can you see it?
Is it bright enough?
871
00:35:03,435 --> 00:35:06,103
Tropical little oasis
in the middle of the woods.
872
00:35:06,105 --> 00:35:08,038
- Yes, exactly, right there.
- That's exactly what we wanted.
873
00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:09,306
I can hear the ocean calling.
874
00:35:09,308 --> 00:35:10,407
I think it's calling us inside.
875
00:35:10,409 --> 00:35:11,808
Yeah, I'm ready for that.
876
00:35:11,810 --> 00:35:15,178
So we cannot wait to show
you the inside.
877
00:35:15,180 --> 00:35:16,813
Come on in
where it's nice and cool.
878
00:35:16,815 --> 00:35:18,582
[Christina] Oh my goodness.
879
00:35:20,518 --> 00:35:22,385
[Stephanie] Look at this.
[Christina] It's awesome.
880
00:35:22,387 --> 00:35:23,353
[David] You like it?
881
00:35:23,355 --> 00:35:24,855
- I love it.
- Nice.
882
00:35:24,857 --> 00:35:26,256
[Stephanie]
You would never think
883
00:35:26,258 --> 00:35:27,457
that this is
a shipping container.
884
00:35:27,459 --> 00:35:29,126
[Christina]
Look at this fireplace.
885
00:35:29,128 --> 00:35:30,594
[David] Yeah, look
how slim this thing is.
886
00:35:30,596 --> 00:35:32,429
It will fit
in a two-by-four wall.
887
00:35:32,431 --> 00:35:33,497
[Josephine] So cool.
888
00:35:33,499 --> 00:35:35,932
[David]
100 inches, it's amazing.
889
00:35:35,934 --> 00:35:37,134
[Stephanie]
Pink kind of took over.
890
00:35:37,136 --> 00:35:39,002
It really wasn't the plan.
Sorry, honey.
891
00:35:39,004 --> 00:35:40,270
It just kind of happened
that way.
892
00:35:40,272 --> 00:35:42,506
You did it perfectly,
so I'm not going to complain.
893
00:35:42,508 --> 00:35:44,307
- [laughs] Good man.
- That's true.
894
00:35:45,943 --> 00:35:48,211
[Christina] All right.
Look at this kitchen.
895
00:35:48,213 --> 00:35:51,281
This is amazing, it flows
right into the dining room.
896
00:35:51,283 --> 00:35:53,950
This is really, really neat.
897
00:35:53,952 --> 00:35:56,119
[Josephine] I love the
tropical leaves. Look at this.
898
00:35:56,121 --> 00:35:58,088
This is amazing.
Is that wallpaper?
899
00:35:58,090 --> 00:35:59,222
- [David] Yes.
- [Stephanie] Yes.
900
00:35:59,224 --> 00:36:00,290
[Josephine] Oh, my goodness.
901
00:36:00,292 --> 00:36:02,058
[Stephanie] It was...
it's David's new favorite.
902
00:36:02,060 --> 00:36:04,027
Oh, wallpaper
is my new best friend.
903
00:36:04,029 --> 00:36:05,195
[Stephanie laughs]
904
00:36:05,197 --> 00:36:07,864
All right, so look at this
flip out window, too.
905
00:36:07,866 --> 00:36:08,999
- Wow.
- This is nice.
906
00:36:09,001 --> 00:36:11,001
- [Christina] That's huge.
- [Josephine] Really cool.
907
00:36:11,003 --> 00:36:12,903
[David] So, you know
what I said about the donkeys
908
00:36:12,905 --> 00:36:14,804
being all in our business
here, which is fantastic.
909
00:36:14,806 --> 00:36:16,239
You can see them from here.
910
00:36:16,241 --> 00:36:18,508
Hey, guys,
what do you want to drink?
911
00:36:18,510 --> 00:36:20,310
[Stephanie] Don't you have
a special for them?
912
00:36:20,312 --> 00:36:22,112
- Two orchard martinis.
- There you go.
913
00:36:22,114 --> 00:36:23,313
[David] They got it.
914
00:36:23,315 --> 00:36:25,482
We'll be serving up pies,
and then donkeys.
915
00:36:25,484 --> 00:36:27,350
- It's a perfect combination, right?
- There you go.
916
00:36:27,352 --> 00:36:28,852
[Josephine]
This is beach at the Midwest.
917
00:36:28,854 --> 00:36:29,953
This is amazing.
918
00:36:29,955 --> 00:36:31,421
So, where do you get your water
919
00:36:31,423 --> 00:36:32,389
and how is this powered?
920
00:36:32,391 --> 00:36:33,857
So we have a solar array
921
00:36:33,859 --> 00:36:37,360
that feeds a huge battery bank
and it feeds a well pump,
922
00:36:37,362 --> 00:36:40,430
just like a normal house
out in the country would.
923
00:36:40,432 --> 00:36:42,465
[Christina] So we got to go
look at the rest of the house.
924
00:36:42,467 --> 00:36:43,533
[Stephanie] Okay.
925
00:36:43,535 --> 00:36:46,703
Wow, look at this.
926
00:36:46,705 --> 00:36:50,040
Oh, I love
the original container.
927
00:36:50,042 --> 00:36:51,308
See, they noticed.
928
00:36:51,310 --> 00:36:53,777
This thing has been
all over the world.
929
00:36:53,779 --> 00:36:55,045
Yeah.
930
00:36:55,047 --> 00:36:56,613
[Stephanie] And it landed here
into our hands and...
931
00:36:56,615 --> 00:36:57,747
[David] 25 years later.
932
00:36:57,749 --> 00:36:59,382
That's how old the container is.
933
00:36:59,384 --> 00:37:01,451
-[Christina] So cool.
-[Josephine] This is really neat.
934
00:37:03,387 --> 00:37:05,021
Wow, look at this.
935
00:37:05,023 --> 00:37:05,989
[Christina] Oh, my goodness.
936
00:37:05,991 --> 00:37:07,290
[Stephanie]
It's another gathering room.
937
00:37:07,292 --> 00:37:10,026
I love the little nook
and the extra fireplace.
938
00:37:10,028 --> 00:37:12,095
[Stephanie] We had to go
with two, of course.
939
00:37:12,097 --> 00:37:14,264
This is totally my style.
940
00:37:14,266 --> 00:37:16,066
Something you don't really get
941
00:37:16,068 --> 00:37:18,802
in a shipping container is
going to be a vaulted ceiling.
942
00:37:18,804 --> 00:37:20,303
[Christina] This is gorgeous.
943
00:37:20,305 --> 00:37:22,372
[Stephanie] And then we have
another barn door over here.
944
00:37:22,374 --> 00:37:24,040
This one was extra special
to us.
945
00:37:24,042 --> 00:37:25,909
This actually
was a little hidden gem
946
00:37:25,911 --> 00:37:27,510
at our original homestead here
on the land.
947
00:37:27,512 --> 00:37:30,080
My heart sunk
and I laid eyes on it
948
00:37:30,082 --> 00:37:31,181
and I said,
"Okay, this is it."
949
00:37:31,183 --> 00:37:32,915
Got to show you...
950
00:37:33,217 --> 00:37:36,720
[David] So, the bathroom is an old
Florida style theme too, by her, obviously.
951
00:37:36,722 --> 00:37:37,954
[Christina] Oh, wow.
952
00:37:37,956 --> 00:37:39,556
-[David] I think she nailed it.
-[Christina] Yep.
953
00:37:39,558 --> 00:37:41,424
[Stephanie] Okay. Now wait
till you see the upstairs.
954
00:37:41,426 --> 00:37:42,492
[Christina] Pretty stairs.
955
00:37:42,494 --> 00:37:43,860
Oh my goodness.
956
00:37:43,862 --> 00:37:45,362
Look up, look up.
Look at the net.
957
00:37:45,364 --> 00:37:47,297
- Whoa!
- [Josephine] Oh, my gosh.
958
00:37:47,299 --> 00:37:48,732
This is crazy.
959
00:37:50,067 --> 00:37:51,434
[Stephanie]
That's a third story pop-up
960
00:37:51,436 --> 00:37:53,570
that you were seeing
from outside.
961
00:37:53,572 --> 00:37:55,138
[Josephine] Yeah.
Oh, this is fun.
962
00:37:55,140 --> 00:37:56,373
This is really cool.
963
00:37:56,375 --> 00:37:58,608
- I love it.
- I love it. I really do.
964
00:38:01,412 --> 00:38:03,513
[Stephanie]
So this is another bedroom.
965
00:38:03,515 --> 00:38:05,048
[Josephine] Wow.
966
00:38:05,050 --> 00:38:07,150
[Stephanie]
I hope you like pink.
967
00:38:08,519 --> 00:38:10,854
Here is bedroom number three.
968
00:38:10,856 --> 00:38:12,722
[Josephine] It doesn't stop.
969
00:38:12,724 --> 00:38:16,126
As you can see, lots of
Florida vibes going on in here.
970
00:38:16,128 --> 00:38:17,193
[Josephine] For sure.
971
00:38:17,195 --> 00:38:18,862
You feel like you're
in a tree house up here.
972
00:38:18,864 --> 00:38:20,263
[Stephanie] You do.
You're absolutely right.
973
00:38:20,265 --> 00:38:22,132
Don't get any more ideas
about a tree house.
974
00:38:22,134 --> 00:38:24,167
[Stephanie] That might be
the next project.
975
00:38:24,169 --> 00:38:26,236
Well, if you want to spend
more time outdoors,
976
00:38:26,238 --> 00:38:28,138
let's show you the next space.
977
00:38:28,140 --> 00:38:31,741
This is probably
our all time favorite space.
978
00:38:31,743 --> 00:38:33,243
Oh, wow! Look at this.
979
00:38:33,245 --> 00:38:35,412
Oh, my gosh, this is beautiful.
980
00:38:35,414 --> 00:38:36,780
Oh, this is really,
really awesome.
981
00:38:36,782 --> 00:38:38,381
[Christina]
Oh, look at this table.
982
00:38:38,383 --> 00:38:40,317
[Stephanie] This would
probably be the ultimate view
983
00:38:40,319 --> 00:38:41,918
because you can really see
everything.
984
00:38:41,920 --> 00:38:44,921
You're in a little
piece of heaven on a beach,
985
00:38:44,923 --> 00:38:45,989
in the woods.
986
00:38:45,991 --> 00:38:47,223
[David] In the woods.
987
00:38:47,225 --> 00:38:48,191
It's where all the fun is.
988
00:38:48,193 --> 00:38:49,826
- I know.
- This is amazing.
989
00:38:49,828 --> 00:38:52,095
[Christina] Beautiful, beyond
my expectations.
990
00:38:52,097 --> 00:38:54,698
Truly, especially
how remote it is out here.
991
00:38:54,700 --> 00:38:56,333
I'm thoroughly shocked
and surprised
992
00:38:56,335 --> 00:38:59,436
that they were able to get
those containers that high
993
00:38:59,438 --> 00:39:03,373
and really bring that feel
from Florida to here
994
00:39:03,375 --> 00:39:04,341
in the middle of the Midwest.
995
00:39:04,343 --> 00:39:05,875
It's really, really nice.
996
00:39:05,877 --> 00:39:07,277
[Josephine]
I thought it was awesome.
997
00:39:07,279 --> 00:39:09,713
It actually reminded me of the
Caribbean, I'm from Puerto Rico,
998
00:39:09,715 --> 00:39:11,348
and it's like
I felt right at home.
999
00:39:11,350 --> 00:39:13,249
I love the colors,
love the vibe.
1000
00:39:13,251 --> 00:39:14,484
It was just beautiful.
1001
00:39:14,486 --> 00:39:16,920
[David] Today,
the feeling of accomplishment
1002
00:39:16,922 --> 00:39:18,822
that we have is well worth it.
1003
00:39:18,824 --> 00:39:20,190
Yeah, you really have
to push through
1004
00:39:20,192 --> 00:39:21,691
some of those challenging times.
1005
00:39:21,693 --> 00:39:23,426
I mean, it was a lot of work,
1006
00:39:23,428 --> 00:39:26,930
but finally, you get
to just breathe a little bit.
1007
00:39:26,932 --> 00:39:28,231
Here they come.
1008
00:39:28,233 --> 00:39:29,366
Look at them.
1009
00:39:29,368 --> 00:39:31,201
[David]
To have a donkey sanctuary
1010
00:39:31,203 --> 00:39:35,105
finally on top of all this,
it's perfect.
1011
00:39:35,107 --> 00:39:36,973
Let's go play on the beach.
1012
00:39:36,975 --> 00:39:38,108
[Stephanie laughing]
1013
00:39:38,110 --> 00:39:39,376
There you go.
1014
00:39:39,378 --> 00:39:42,045
Hi, guys. Hi, Lucy.
1015
00:39:42,913 --> 00:39:44,948
This is truly
what it was all about.
1016
00:39:45,950 --> 00:39:47,484
You're going to get a good home.
1017
00:39:48,686 --> 00:39:50,353
[Stephanie] We are
so excited they're going
1018
00:39:50,355 --> 00:39:51,955
to the best home
they could possibly go to.
1019
00:39:51,957 --> 00:39:53,256
[Josephine] Yeah.
1020
00:39:53,323 --> 00:39:55,125
[Stephanie] It was well worth
it. We have a house now.
1021
00:39:55,127 --> 00:39:56,960
We have a place for donkeys.
1022
00:39:56,962 --> 00:39:58,528
I wouldn't change it
for the world.