1 00:00:01,467 --> 00:00:04,136 [David] We are building a 1,200 square foot shipping container home. 2 00:00:04,138 --> 00:00:07,473 [Stephanie] We are surrounded by wildlife and donkeys. 3 00:00:08,475 --> 00:00:11,310 Once you get to our front gate, good luck. 4 00:00:11,312 --> 00:00:13,479 [Stephanie] Oh, no. 5 00:00:13,481 --> 00:00:15,280 [David] It's going to be a miracle to get out of here. 6 00:00:15,282 --> 00:00:16,882 - That would not be good! - Oh, no! 7 00:00:16,884 --> 00:00:18,984 It sounds like a really terrible idea. 8 00:00:18,986 --> 00:00:22,054 I have [bleep]. I can't watch this any more. 9 00:00:22,056 --> 00:00:24,289 Back in, let's... Oh! Whoa! 10 00:00:24,291 --> 00:00:26,158 Are you kidding me? 11 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,061 I am so tired of throwing money at this project. 12 00:00:29,063 --> 00:00:32,097 [David] This is destroyed, honey. Look at this. 13 00:00:32,099 --> 00:00:34,099 [Stephanie] We have no other option. 14 00:00:34,101 --> 00:00:36,101 We got to move, guys. Lightning and thunder. 15 00:00:36,103 --> 00:00:37,636 [men grunting] 16 00:00:37,638 --> 00:00:40,172 [David] This is the last place I want to be, right next to a metal container 17 00:00:40,174 --> 00:00:42,508 when there's a lightning storm. 18 00:00:42,510 --> 00:00:44,410 You need to go that way! Go, go! 19 00:00:44,412 --> 00:00:45,711 - Come on. - [David] It's the wind. 20 00:00:45,713 --> 00:00:47,946 [Stephanie] Pull it back. Go! 21 00:00:47,948 --> 00:00:51,283 [narrator] Are you ready to go off the grid? 22 00:00:58,925 --> 00:01:01,026 [David] So, do you want to feed the donkeys? 23 00:01:02,262 --> 00:01:04,496 Well, they're hungry. 24 00:01:04,498 --> 00:01:05,664 Harper. 25 00:01:06,900 --> 00:01:08,333 Oh, who is going to get that? 26 00:01:10,737 --> 00:01:13,072 We have a property that's about 300 acres 27 00:01:13,074 --> 00:01:16,542 and we're building on a quarter acre of it, it's beautiful. 28 00:01:17,811 --> 00:01:19,144 - So, I'm Dave. - And I'm Steph. 29 00:01:19,146 --> 00:01:20,913 [David] And we're building our off-grid getaway 30 00:01:20,915 --> 00:01:23,182 in the Mark Twain National Forest. 31 00:01:23,184 --> 00:01:25,717 [Stephanie] The build site is located in the boot heel of Missouri, 32 00:01:25,719 --> 00:01:28,020 about two hours south of St. Louis. 33 00:01:28,022 --> 00:01:30,155 We are surrounded by wildlife 34 00:01:30,157 --> 00:01:32,958 and donkeys that are roaming the area. 35 00:01:34,527 --> 00:01:36,295 You want to feed them a carrot? 36 00:01:36,297 --> 00:01:38,030 Here you go, Ben. 37 00:01:38,032 --> 00:01:40,199 We are a donkey rescue, a donkey sanctuary. 38 00:01:40,201 --> 00:01:43,402 We are part of the largest equine donkey rescue in the world. 39 00:01:43,404 --> 00:01:48,207 We just love kind of doing our part to give back to find these amazing animals homes, 40 00:01:48,209 --> 00:01:51,076 and we're just excited to kind of share the land with them 41 00:01:51,078 --> 00:01:52,911 and do what we can to keep them safe, 42 00:01:52,913 --> 00:01:55,347 happy, and eventually find a loving home. 43 00:01:55,349 --> 00:01:58,217 And these adopters come from all over the United States, 44 00:01:58,219 --> 00:02:01,520 and when they visit, they're going to need a place to stay. 45 00:02:01,522 --> 00:02:04,189 They're not actually stubborn, surprisingly. 46 00:02:05,125 --> 00:02:07,493 [Stephanie] How did you get so strong? 47 00:02:10,997 --> 00:02:12,931 What makes this land really special, though, 48 00:02:12,933 --> 00:02:15,868 is the fact that it's been in my family since the 1950s. 49 00:02:15,870 --> 00:02:17,836 My grandparents first purchased this 50 00:02:17,838 --> 00:02:19,338 so they could have a place to raise their family. 51 00:02:19,340 --> 00:02:20,939 I grew up staying there as a kid 52 00:02:20,941 --> 00:02:24,076 and my grandfather handed it down to the next generation. 53 00:02:24,078 --> 00:02:26,912 - Eat that. Eat the carrot. - You want to hold the carrot? 54 00:02:26,914 --> 00:02:28,213 [Stephanie] Along for the ride, 55 00:02:28,215 --> 00:02:30,115 of course, are our two little ones Sutton and Monroe. 56 00:02:30,117 --> 00:02:33,785 He is five and little Monroe is almost two. 57 00:02:33,787 --> 00:02:36,522 - Who's your favorite donkey? - Ben. 58 00:02:36,524 --> 00:02:37,890 [Stephanie] Ben? Why do you like Ben? 59 00:02:37,892 --> 00:02:39,124 [David] You like the little guy? 60 00:02:39,126 --> 00:02:41,827 Because he's the smallest donkey just like Monroe. 61 00:02:41,829 --> 00:02:42,961 [Stephanie] He is. 62 00:02:42,963 --> 00:02:43,962 He's small like your baby sister. 63 00:02:43,964 --> 00:02:45,097 [Sutton] Yeah. 64 00:02:45,099 --> 00:02:46,465 [Stephanie] Being down here with the kids, 65 00:02:46,467 --> 00:02:47,933 it just kind of forces us 66 00:02:47,935 --> 00:02:49,334 to spend that quality time together 67 00:02:49,336 --> 00:02:52,004 in a whole different world than what you get from the city. 68 00:02:52,006 --> 00:02:54,139 It's kind of like our own little safari here. 69 00:02:54,141 --> 00:02:57,075 And speaking of safari, it can get a little... 70 00:02:57,077 --> 00:02:58,177 What's the word I'm looking for? 71 00:02:58,179 --> 00:03:00,379 - Hairy. - It's a little rugged, yeah. 72 00:03:00,381 --> 00:03:01,847 [Stephanie] The sticks and the brush, 73 00:03:01,849 --> 00:03:03,382 especially when the weather starts to warm up, 74 00:03:03,384 --> 00:03:05,684 this stuff really gets overgrown. 75 00:03:05,686 --> 00:03:07,352 We've got trails that were not exactly 76 00:03:07,354 --> 00:03:09,922 meant for big heavy equipment and concrete trucks. 77 00:03:09,924 --> 00:03:12,124 [David] They're tight. They're really tight trails. 78 00:03:12,126 --> 00:03:14,026 Once you get to our front gate, 79 00:03:14,028 --> 00:03:15,427 good luck. 80 00:03:15,429 --> 00:03:17,496 [Stephanie] There are no hospitals. No help. 81 00:03:17,498 --> 00:03:19,031 Hardly any cell reception. 82 00:03:19,033 --> 00:03:20,632 When I do want to go make a phone call, 83 00:03:20,634 --> 00:03:22,901 I got to find and climb to the top of a hill somewhere. 84 00:03:22,903 --> 00:03:25,237 So we are in the middle of nowhere. 85 00:03:25,239 --> 00:03:28,473 Ultimately, it is our getaway in the woods. 86 00:03:31,477 --> 00:03:35,080 [David] So we are building a 1,200 square foot shipping container home 87 00:03:35,082 --> 00:03:37,082 where we are taking two shipping containers 88 00:03:37,084 --> 00:03:38,784 and stacking them perpendicular. 89 00:03:38,786 --> 00:03:40,285 We have a rooftop deck, 90 00:03:40,287 --> 00:03:42,387 which is going to be an amazing view 91 00:03:42,389 --> 00:03:45,257 right on top of a lower deck. 92 00:03:45,259 --> 00:03:47,693 So you walk in from the end of one shipping container 93 00:03:47,695 --> 00:03:51,196 into an atrium with a fireplace. 94 00:03:51,198 --> 00:03:53,899 On the left will be the lower bedroom. 95 00:03:53,901 --> 00:03:54,900 If you keep going, 96 00:03:54,902 --> 00:03:56,835 you look through the dining room, 97 00:03:56,837 --> 00:04:01,039 into the kitchen, you'll see the living room with the vaulted ceilings. 98 00:04:01,041 --> 00:04:02,874 The bathroom will be there. 99 00:04:02,876 --> 00:04:04,009 You can go upstairs. 100 00:04:04,011 --> 00:04:06,278 You'll see the loft and two bedrooms will be 101 00:04:06,280 --> 00:04:08,347 on each side of the upper container. 102 00:04:09,649 --> 00:04:12,084 So some of our off-grid features are a massive 103 00:04:12,086 --> 00:04:14,486 24 panel solar array. 104 00:04:14,488 --> 00:04:15,887 We have a well pump for water, 105 00:04:15,889 --> 00:04:18,190 an electric fireplace for heat. 106 00:04:20,460 --> 00:04:22,327 [Stephanie] We've got a budget about 50,000, 107 00:04:22,329 --> 00:04:24,663 and we're hoping to knock this out in two months. 108 00:04:24,665 --> 00:04:26,331 So even though we're in the middle of the woods, 109 00:04:26,333 --> 00:04:30,235 we're going for a kind of a key Midwest coastal vibe. 110 00:04:30,237 --> 00:04:31,303 We're in the Midwest here, 111 00:04:31,305 --> 00:04:32,704 we love Key West and we thought, 112 00:04:32,706 --> 00:04:34,406 why not put the two together. 113 00:04:34,408 --> 00:04:38,510 It is going to be a tropical paradise when it's done. 114 00:04:38,512 --> 00:04:40,078 It looks like the donkeys are ready. 115 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:41,313 - They're happy. - Are you ready? 116 00:04:41,315 --> 00:04:43,148 - [Sutton] Yeah. - [David] All right. 117 00:04:45,018 --> 00:04:48,020 We gave ourself a pretty aggressive timeline on here, 118 00:04:48,022 --> 00:04:50,856 and that's because we got a lot more donkeys coming 119 00:04:50,858 --> 00:04:52,691 and we have to get the shipping container done 120 00:04:52,693 --> 00:04:54,159 because we're going to have adoptions 121 00:04:54,161 --> 00:04:57,362 from all over the country and we want to give them a fun place to stay 122 00:04:57,364 --> 00:05:00,132 and experience the donkeys before they go home with them. 123 00:05:00,134 --> 00:05:01,766 [Stephanie] There are always challenges 124 00:05:01,768 --> 00:05:04,536 when doing this type of thing, but I feel really good about the first day. 125 00:05:04,538 --> 00:05:06,271 It took forever to get here. 126 00:05:06,273 --> 00:05:07,306 But just like that, 127 00:05:07,308 --> 00:05:09,608 the ball is rolling and we're ready to go. 128 00:05:11,110 --> 00:05:14,046 We are not exactly first-timers to the build process. 129 00:05:14,048 --> 00:05:16,114 This is somewhat of what we do for a living, 130 00:05:16,116 --> 00:05:19,217 typically doing remodels, a few new builds here and there. 131 00:05:19,219 --> 00:05:21,053 [David] So we have built off grid before. 132 00:05:21,055 --> 00:05:25,791 It was a major challenge, to say the least. 133 00:05:25,793 --> 00:05:28,460 Hopefully, we have a "lessons learned" binder. 134 00:05:28,462 --> 00:05:30,062 - Yeah, I wrote all of it down. - Okay. 135 00:05:30,064 --> 00:05:32,898 She's got the lessons learned, so we're good with that. 136 00:05:32,900 --> 00:05:35,467 Nonetheless, there's just a lot that gets thrown at you 137 00:05:35,469 --> 00:05:37,469 that you can't prepare for out here. 138 00:05:37,471 --> 00:05:39,171 We overcame, we built. 139 00:05:39,173 --> 00:05:40,405 We're hoping, ultimately, 140 00:05:40,407 --> 00:05:43,041 that this shipping container build turns out the same way. 141 00:05:45,912 --> 00:05:49,081 Now that the land's cleared, it's time to start our build. 142 00:05:49,083 --> 00:05:51,116 We've got a big day. They all are. 143 00:05:51,118 --> 00:05:55,187 But when a third of your house is being delivered in one day, 144 00:05:55,189 --> 00:05:56,488 that's pretty important. 145 00:05:57,790 --> 00:05:59,024 So our shipping container, 146 00:05:59,026 --> 00:06:02,260 each one is going to be around 90 to 100 pounds, 147 00:06:02,262 --> 00:06:05,030 40 feet long and we got the high cubes. 148 00:06:05,032 --> 00:06:07,632 So I think it's about 9-feet, 6-inches to the top. 149 00:06:11,104 --> 00:06:12,371 Oh, my goodness. 150 00:06:14,307 --> 00:06:15,407 All right. 151 00:06:15,409 --> 00:06:17,342 So this thing is a lot bigger than I thought. 152 00:06:17,344 --> 00:06:18,810 - Crap. - [Stephanie] Yes. 153 00:06:18,812 --> 00:06:20,712 It's going to get a little hairy. 154 00:06:20,714 --> 00:06:22,114 [Stephanie] The trails are really tight. 155 00:06:22,116 --> 00:06:23,382 [David] Even if the driver is skilled 156 00:06:23,384 --> 00:06:26,785 and he stays straight, that trail might tip him, 157 00:06:26,787 --> 00:06:28,687 and that's enough to hit one of the trees. 158 00:06:28,689 --> 00:06:30,288 [Stephanie] The driver is key here. 159 00:06:31,257 --> 00:06:33,024 All right. Just follow my path. 160 00:06:33,026 --> 00:06:34,092 It should be good. 161 00:06:35,328 --> 00:06:37,396 40,000 pounds. 162 00:06:37,398 --> 00:06:39,131 I'm sweating now. 163 00:06:43,436 --> 00:06:46,071 It's a little muddy, it's a little slick. 164 00:06:47,707 --> 00:06:50,375 Man, this is just soup, isn't it? 165 00:06:50,377 --> 00:06:52,310 [Stephanie] We're hanging on by a thread here. 166 00:06:52,312 --> 00:06:53,912 His wheels are spinning. 167 00:06:53,914 --> 00:06:56,081 Oh, no, this is... 168 00:06:56,083 --> 00:06:57,416 Wow. 169 00:06:59,886 --> 00:07:01,486 Looking good. 170 00:07:01,488 --> 00:07:04,122 [David] Finally his tires start to hit hardpack 171 00:07:04,124 --> 00:07:05,257 and he got the grip, 172 00:07:05,259 --> 00:07:07,459 he's following me and from that point on, 173 00:07:07,461 --> 00:07:09,060 we were able to meander through the trail 174 00:07:09,062 --> 00:07:10,128 and get to the other side. 175 00:07:10,130 --> 00:07:11,463 [Stephanie] Oh, thank goodness. 176 00:07:15,034 --> 00:07:17,869 Yeah, we're good. That was close. 177 00:07:17,871 --> 00:07:19,271 Do you not feel so relieved? 178 00:07:19,273 --> 00:07:21,139 [sighs] Yeah. 179 00:07:21,141 --> 00:07:23,108 [Stephanie] If you could just get it off the truck first. 180 00:07:23,110 --> 00:07:24,976 [David] I think that's the easiest part. 181 00:07:24,978 --> 00:07:26,445 [Stephanie] It's kind of hard to imagine 182 00:07:26,447 --> 00:07:28,947 at first living in a shipping container home. 183 00:07:28,949 --> 00:07:30,715 But finally, when it actually got here in front of us, 184 00:07:30,717 --> 00:07:31,750 I was really able to see 185 00:07:31,752 --> 00:07:33,385 how this is all going to come together 186 00:07:33,387 --> 00:07:37,756 and truly, the uniqueness of building a house out of a shipping container. 187 00:07:37,758 --> 00:07:39,524 I like it. Good day. 188 00:07:43,429 --> 00:07:46,498 So last night we got about inch and a half to two inches of rain. 189 00:07:46,500 --> 00:07:49,267 We got concrete coming today to pour the forms. 190 00:07:49,269 --> 00:07:53,171 The route that that truck has to come in is slick and slippery, 191 00:07:53,173 --> 00:07:55,507 with a lot of mud. 192 00:07:55,509 --> 00:07:57,175 [Stephanie] That might get messy. 193 00:08:07,086 --> 00:08:08,920 Oh. 194 00:08:08,922 --> 00:08:10,055 [man] I'm stuck. 195 00:08:10,057 --> 00:08:11,490 Oh. Oh, oh, oh. 196 00:08:11,492 --> 00:08:12,924 [David] That would not be good. 197 00:08:12,926 --> 00:08:14,459 [Stephanie] Have you seen his front tire? 198 00:08:14,461 --> 00:08:17,095 - No. - [man] I hate to go any further. 199 00:08:17,097 --> 00:08:19,064 [Stephanie] We're stuck. I mean, this is not good. 200 00:08:19,066 --> 00:08:20,098 The concrete is going to harden, 201 00:08:20,100 --> 00:08:21,733 we don't have that poured yet. 202 00:08:21,735 --> 00:08:24,002 [man] It's going to be a miracle to get out of here. 203 00:08:24,004 --> 00:08:26,271 [Stephanie] I don't think we're getting out of this mess. 204 00:08:31,911 --> 00:08:33,345 [Stephanie] That might get messy. 205 00:08:35,715 --> 00:08:38,717 So last night, we got about inch and a half to two inches of rain. 206 00:08:38,719 --> 00:08:41,820 We got concrete coming today to pour the forms. 207 00:08:41,822 --> 00:08:44,789 I'm trying to be optimistic, but I know that the route 208 00:08:44,791 --> 00:08:47,292 that that truck has to come in is slick 209 00:08:47,294 --> 00:08:49,694 and slippery with a lot of mud. 210 00:08:52,131 --> 00:08:53,865 [Stephanie] Oh. 211 00:08:53,867 --> 00:08:55,200 [man] I'm stuck. 212 00:08:55,202 --> 00:08:56,701 Oh. Oh, oh, oh. 213 00:08:56,703 --> 00:08:58,203 [David] That would not be good. 214 00:08:58,205 --> 00:09:00,338 [Stephanie] Have you seen his front tire? 215 00:09:00,340 --> 00:09:02,240 [man] I hate to go any further. 216 00:09:02,242 --> 00:09:04,109 [Stephanie] We're stuck. I mean, this is not good. 217 00:09:04,111 --> 00:09:05,043 The concrete is going to harden 218 00:09:05,045 --> 00:09:06,244 and we don't have that poured yet. 219 00:09:06,246 --> 00:09:08,713 [man] It's going to be a miracle to get out of here. 220 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:10,982 [Stephanie] I don't know how this one's getting out. 221 00:09:10,984 --> 00:09:12,684 I'm going to try to get the dozer. 222 00:09:12,686 --> 00:09:13,985 We'll try to get you closer. 223 00:09:13,987 --> 00:09:15,287 See if this is a little better. 224 00:09:15,289 --> 00:09:16,388 Okay. 225 00:09:16,390 --> 00:09:17,722 That truck is buried. 226 00:09:23,062 --> 00:09:24,963 The plan is to hook them up with the dozer 227 00:09:24,965 --> 00:09:26,331 and pull them out of the ditch, 228 00:09:26,333 --> 00:09:28,233 but hopefully the dozer is enough to pull them out of place 229 00:09:28,235 --> 00:09:30,035 and get that concrete poured. 230 00:09:30,037 --> 00:09:32,037 If not, I don't know what we're going to do. 231 00:09:42,348 --> 00:09:44,349 - Go another way. - [man] Go that way. 232 00:09:44,351 --> 00:09:46,418 [Stephanie] It's going to happen again. 233 00:09:46,420 --> 00:09:48,420 [David] Well, it worked, kind of, 234 00:09:48,422 --> 00:09:49,554 kind of not. 235 00:09:49,556 --> 00:09:51,356 Oh. 236 00:09:51,358 --> 00:09:53,291 [David] But we got them through the gate and... 237 00:09:53,293 --> 00:09:54,960 [Stephanie] No, no. 238 00:09:54,962 --> 00:09:56,227 He's spinning out. 239 00:09:56,229 --> 00:09:57,629 [David] Then he got stuck again. 240 00:09:57,631 --> 00:09:59,030 Worse than the last time. 241 00:09:59,032 --> 00:10:00,231 Go figure. 242 00:10:00,233 --> 00:10:01,466 So I thought we could do this. 243 00:10:01,468 --> 00:10:02,968 I thought I could tow. 244 00:10:02,970 --> 00:10:04,769 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.