[Dave] You guys ready to roll?
Yup.
[Dave] Secret service, I've got two boys
that are about to get dominated on a mountain bike.
Repeat. Two boys about to get dominated on a mountain bike
by their 43-year-old dad.
[Dave] All right, I'm following you. Watch out for Dolly.
She's definitely not gonna move.
See you, Dolly.
Today, the boys and I, we're gonna go for a little mountain bike ride.
Hey, wait for your dad!
How come you guys are going so fast?
Coming?
[Dave] As they get older,
it's opening up a whole new world of activities we can do together.
The boys love mountain bikes.
They're really good at it. I'm... not so much.
-What a nice day, huh? -[Ben] Yeah.
We're like the Three Amigos.
You mean The Three Musketeers?
No, the Three Amigos.
Haven't you ever seen the Three Amigos!?
-No. -[gasps]
Watch the turn in there. Coming in hot!
[Ben] Nate, you turned on the electric bike mode.
[Dave] Here he comes.
Here he comes!
[Ben] You have an electric bike.
[Dave] I don't know what you talking about.
I have the electricity turned off.
[Nate] No, you don't!
[Dave] Gotta go to the Hillyers. I gotta get changed.
But, I got ten minutes that I got to enjoy with the boys,
cruise around the farm.
Hi, Luke!
Good job, Ben.
It was a great start.
So much rain.
I know, it's really pretty.
Makes everything beautiful and green.
Today, we're going to Derek and Kristin's house.
Derek is a vital part of our construction team.
He's been with us for about three years now.
Derek can do about anything.
Demo, construction...
He's amazing at building front doors.
-[Dave] You guys are pretty good. -[Jenny] That's really pretty.
But unfortunately, he just had shoulder surgery.
So now, it's our turn to help him out.
He can sit back, recover, while we help renovate his house.
I'm excited to do Derek and Kristin's house.
Me too.
I love doing historic homes. And this is one of that.
-[Dave] I do, too. -This is one that
I really hope they wanna keep that historic feel
and the integrity of the home.
[Dave] That's it right there.
-[Jenny] Wow, it's so cute. -[Dave] Oh, they're there.
-[Derek] Hello! -Look how pretty the blues are!
[Derek] How's it going?
-[Dave] I love it! -[Jenny] This is so cute, you guys.
[Dave] How's your shoulder?
[Derek] Getting there, 80 to 90%, but sore still.
[Kristin] My name is Kristin Hillyer.
My name's Derek Hillyer.
[Kristin] Our son Oliver is four
and our daughter Palmer is two.
We live in downtown Rogers.
We bought this house because it's close to everything,
and it has a lot of history.
[Derek] This place, I love about everything about it.
The charm, the character...
what you don't find in a new build.
You know, these are one-of-a-kind hand-built craftsmen homes
from 120 years ago.
I don't think it's been updated
-at all really, yeah, ever. -Ever. Yeah.
Everything needs fixed up.
[Derek] Kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms.
It's livable, but it's not livable for our family.
[Kristin] My wish list. Beautiful kitchen
and just an area to hang out with friends and family.
I just wanna have space for everybody
to like sit down and have dinner together.
[Derek] After being part of the team,
I got a familiarity with Dave and Jenny and their process,
and there's a big trust factor there.
I'm excited to see what Dave and Jenny are gonna do.
All right. So, let's get the bad stuff out of the way first.
How much do you have to spend on this project?
Um, $150K-ish.
-K-ish? -I heard the "ish."
-Yeah. -[all laughing]
[Derek] It's an old house, so we know...
-[Jenny] I know. -...there's surprises to be had.
-Yeah. -There are. It looks like you need a new roof.
-[Derek] New roof. New siding. -[Jenny] New roof.
-[Derek] New windows. -[Jenny] New windows, yeah.
Do you want it to still feel historic?
Do you want to make it more modern?
I would like to keep more historic side on it, but have a little fun with it.
Really, this is just stripping all the stuff that's been added over the years off.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -So, I wonder if we could save budget
if the old siding's okay underneath.
[Derek] I would like to get rid of the three doors.
-And there's a lot of doors. -There's a lot of doors up there.
[Jenny] What about color?
Are you good with incorporating some different trim colors,
-really playing up the history of this house. -[Kristin] Mmm-hmm.
-I would love that. -Yeah.
-[Jenny] Okay, cool.
It's starting to pour. Should we...
-[Jenny] Head to the porch. -...continue this from the porch?
-Yeah, this little porch area. -Let's go.
It's still covered. I mean...
-[Derek] Okay. I'll hold the... -[Jenny] Oh, gosh.
-Okay. Run under. -[Jenny] Ready, ready.
-[Kristin] Thank you. -[Jenny] Whew.
-Oh. -[all laughing]
-[Jenny] Whoa. -Oh, that was good.
-That was good, Derek. -[Kristin] Nice, nice.
-All right. -[Derek] I think we need gutters too.
-[laughs] -Yeah, gutters, for sure.
So, I think the plan for the exterior of this house
is new roof, new windows, new siding,
potentially use the original siding.
We'll open up this front porch.
Get rid of some of these doors and create an actual front door.
We will paint,
new landscaping, new lighting.
The overall plan is to really bring this house back to what it was originally.
-Yeah. -So you drive up and you just think,
"Oh, my gosh, this house is adorable and historic," because it is.
-[Derek] Perfect. -[Jenny] Okay.
[Derek] I'm excited.
[Dave] This is it, huh?
-This is our new house. -Oh, right.
It's cute. I like it.
[thunder crashing]
-Thunder's in the air. -[Kristin] Thunder.
-Yeah. -[Kristin chuckles]
It's gotta be a good sign, right?
-It's a good sign, right? -It's like rain on your wedding day.
-Yeah, yes. -Kind of similar thing.
So, I'm assuming this is gonna be the living room, right?
-Correct. -[Kristin] Yeah.
[Jenny] Okay. And it looks like you've got a dining room straight through here.
A sunroom to the left.
The kitchen's off the back over there.
-And the bedroom's are over here to the side. -[Kristin] Yeah.
In here, I think we wanna open it up just to make it a little bigger.
So maybe knock those walls down right there.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -[Dave] Okay.
What about the floors?
[Derek] I'm afraid when we open the walls
we won't be able to match it very well.
-[Jenny] All right. -Yep, new floors.
[Jenny] So, what do you want?
-What kind of flooring do you want? -White oak.
-White oak. Okay.
-A pretty white oak. -Yeah.
Yes. Right. Okay.
So, plan in here basically,
we're gonna open this wall to create a nice open living space.
We'll give you some new flooring.
We'll have new lighting, paint,
and we'll really just brighten up this whole space.
So that's the living room.
So, once this is open, what are you guys hoping to make this space?
-[Derek] Kitchen. So, you have a big, flowing open area... -[Jenny] Oh.
-...where we can have kids playing... -[Jenny] Okay.
-Yeah. -...people over.
Just trying to think how this kitchen would lay out.
'Cause you've got door. [Jenny] Wait, are we keeping this door?
[Derek] I thought we'd pull that door out.
-I would like to pull this door out. -And then do, like,
-a fridge over there. -Yeah.
So you walk in and see...
-[Dave] See that back wall. -[Derek] Yeah.
Okay.
Derek and I work together all the time.
He gets this stuff.
-He can figure it out in his head... -Yeah.
And then, maybe a sink here.
[Dave] Which is great for us.
-Great, yeah. -Because it's tough in these old houses
to figure out a new layout that works for their family.
You wanna do dining here as well.
Like, prep room and enough room to seat
quite a few people if we want to.
-[Kristin] Yeah. -[Derek] I think once we open the wall up too
-it'll have a little more space. -[Dave] I agree.
And then, what about look and feel?
Neutrals. Maybe a little bit of color.
-And maybe like white oak cabinets. -Okay.
Um, I would like maybe some open shelving,
-tile that has texture to it. -Okay.
All right. So, the plan in here
is we're gonna get rid of this door to the outside.
We're gonna replace these windows.
White oak cabinetry, a sink.
We're gonna give you new countertops,
an interesting backsplash,
new appliances,
updated lighting,
and then, we are gonna figure out
how to create an island and dining table combination.
-All the things. -Yeah.
[Jenny] What about this little room? What is this?
[Kristin] Our little surprise room.
[Dave] So, this used to be an old deck, huh?
You can just... You can tell.
-[Kristin] Mmm-hmm. -[Jenny] Yes.
So, what would you like to see in here?
An office space with possibly a bar, or just...
-My kind of work people. -Yeah, I love it.
Office space, but it has to have a bar.
-Very Mad Men. Yes. Yes. -Have to have a drink while you're doing your office work.
-[Jenny] Do we need this door? -[Derek] Get rid of it.
-[Kristin] Get rid of it. -[Dave] Get rid of it.
Do you want this to be kind of a darker, moodier space?
-What do you think? -I think dark would be, be fun.
Cool. I love this little spot.
So the plan in here,
we'll remove the door to add more space.
We'll bring the white oak flooring in.
We'll pick a nice moody, dark paint in here
and just give you guys a really, kind of eclectic little spot
to tuck away and hide from the kids.
-[Kristin] Sounds awesome. -[Derek] Sounds good.
So, now, should we go to what is the kitchen...
-Sure. Let's go. -...and then see what we wanna do with it.
-[Derek] All right. -Oh, look.
-You have your old abstract. That's so cool. -[Derek] We do.
[Jenny] They bought it for $200.
-It's all handwritten as well. -So, 1860.
-This is the land. -[Jenny] And I think that's the land,
-when they bought the land. -The house was built in 1900.
James Buchanan.
[Jenny] It was pretty expensive,
really expensive back then, I bet.
-So many doors. -[Derek chuckles] So many doors.
-I will say, though, the doors are cool. -Yeah.
I'd love to strip those down and take them back to just
-original wood doors. -Yeah.
Yeah, I think that'd be cool.
And then this would go to a primary bedroom going that way.
-And then kick the kids upstairs. -I like that.
Kick the kids upstairs.
[Jenny] Okay. So, the upstairs attic is unfinished.
Let's take a look.
So, this is the attic, huh?
[Dave] Holy cow.
-That is a staircase. -[Derek chuckles] Yeah.
[Jenny] You go first, and then I'll go up next.
[Dave] Wow, look at this, babe.
Oh, my gosh. Look at this.
[Dave] You guys, this is amazing up here.
-[Jenny] I love it. -There's a whole second floor.
[Jenny] This reminds me of our upstairs
-where we did the kids' spaces. -[Dave] Yeah.
[Jenny] When we renovated our house,
we had an attic space that was unused.
-[Dave] Yep. -[Jenny] And we turned it into kids' bedrooms.
And so, I love this project for that reason.
-[Dave] I do too. -It's a place for their kids.
It's added square footage.
-I think we can make something with this. All right. -This is, yeah, very cute.
-Okay. -[Dave] Following you down.
If I slide, just catch me, okay?
So, we definitely need a new staircase.
-[Dave] Yeah. I don't know that this meet be code. -[Jenny chuckles] No.
So, what we'll do is drop the staircase here
in the middle of the house from the attic.
We'll create a powder bath underneath.
And then the three rooms along the side of the house
turn into one big main suite with a bedroom, bathroom, and massive closet.
-What do you think? -[Derek] We trust you.
-Okay. All right. So we're gonna do that. -[Kristin] That sounds good.
So, this won't be wide enough for the bedroom anymore.
So, this we go bathroom here.
-And then closet here. -[Derek] Yeah.
Let's talk about this then.
Do you want shower, tub, both?
We would like a soaker tub.
-I just want a nice, nice shower. -[Jenny] Okay.
Okay. And then we have a nice big walk-in closet.
[Dave] This is a closet.
[Jenny] This is gonna be amazing. I love it.
Anything else that we should know.
One thing we had talked about was possibly getting a fireplace
-of some sort. -Okay.
-Even if it's a fake flame, or...
-Oh. You just want... -Just a mantel.
-Somewhere for the stockings. That is what I want. -Did you have those TVs?
[chuckles] Yeah, exactly.
[all laughing]
Dave and Jenny have a lot of experience renovating historical homes.
I think it's gonna be beautiful.
I'm excited. I mean, this is gonna be our home.
I just wanna grow old with you.
-Oh, my God. -[both laugh]
-We've got a lot of work. -Yeah, you'll have your work cut out.
You've helped me out so much that I, I kind of feel like I owe you.
But I will probably still be calling you.
I'll, uh... I'll lend a hand.
So, it's really fun to get to do this for Derek and Kristin.
-This is gonna be fun, you guys. -[Derek] Spectacular.
-It's so exciting. -See you. Appreciate it.
[Jenny] But, yes, there is some pressure
because, you know, Derek is on our team,
and if we screw up, we're gonna hear about it. [chuckles]
-[Chase] Howdy, sir. -[Dave] Well, hello.
-Hi. -Turd.
Oh. Turd.
It's a bad sign when there's a big dog turd
-right when I walk in. -It's gonna be one of those days.
It's gonna be one of those days. [chuckles]
Demo day at Derek and Kristin's.
-[Jenny] Hello! -[Derek] Hello.
Derek. He has been dreaming about this house for the last six months.
-[Derek] How are you? -Are you gonna help us on your house?
I gotta demo some. I gotta put in some sweat equity.
He really wanted to help us out with demo.
And he thinks he'll be fine to do a little bit of work, so we'll allow it.
You have to leave shortly afterwards.
-[Jenny] Yeah, you're gonna have to leave. -I plan on it.
We'll leave your brother here after we kick you out.
-Sounds good. -Do you trust...
-Do you trust this one here? -[Derek] Fully trust.
-[Jenny] Fully. -Fully.
-Wow. -98.99%.
-[chuckles] -You fully trust. That's good.
We do actually have a lot to do, but...
-Oh, Joe! -[Dave] What happened?
-I twisted my knee and ripped something in there. -Oh.
He's gonna be on team Jenny today and hang out with you.
-Oh, good, we'll do some supervising. -Supervisory role.
-So... -I like to just point.
-This'll be good. He can be like... -No, he didn't.
-"Dave, over here." -Yeah, he did.
"Chase, over there."
I like it, Joe, it's smart.
So, with your knee and Derek's shoulder,
if we put you guys together, we'll have one able-bodied worker.
[all laughing]
[Jenny] All right. So out here, this porch is going away.
We are gonna remove this siding.
I would love to know if the original siding is underneath this.
And if it is,
I wanna keep it if it's in good condition.
I would first like to get the door to nowhere out of here
-'cause it drives me insane. -Okay. Go. Take it out now.
[Derek] There you go.
-Joe and I feel really good about that. -Yep.
Keep going, guys. You're doing good.
I've gotta know what we've got behind this aluminum siding.
We just don't wanna mess this up.
My hope is that it's the original wood siding
and we can restore it to its former glory.
Maybe we go from here.
Holy... Whoo-hoo! Man! [chuckles]
-[laughing] That's scary. -What?
Oh, my God! Oh, my Lord, David.
-[Dave] I just pulled the siding out. -[Jenny shrieking]
-Chase, come help me. -[Jenny] What is that? What is that?
-[shrieking] -Chase.
-Come help me. -[Jenny] What is that? What is that?
Burn it down. Let's just light it on fire now.
Yeah. Look at him. He's so mean!
[Derek] I think it's just gardener's snake.
[Joe] That's a good snake.
-[Jenny shrieks] He doesn't look so good to me. -[laughing]
[Jenny] Where did it go? Oh, man.
Now... Oh, gosh.
Oh, gosh!
[Derek] There he is.
David, do not fling it towards me.
-[laughing] -[Jenny] Get him away from me.
Dave.
Oh, my gosh, he's so mad.
-The python, 34 feet long. -[laughs]
I popped one piece of siding, and that thing...
I'm pretty sure if you look at the camera angle...
-[laughs] -...it will come up and strike,
and just as it was going...
[distorted voice in slow motion]
...just missed me.
I jumped a little bit.
-[laughs] -And I got out of the way.
[exhales deeply]
[Derek] Hey, but the good news is...
-Look at him. -That did not go how I...
Jenny Marrs, it was all worth it.
Oh, nice. Oh.
-Oh, my gosh. -[Derek] Look at that.
-[Jenny] Oh, siding. -[Derek] Yay.
-That... -Oh, that's perfect.
...is amazing!
What a great surprise for a homeowner
-if you just hand them $7,000 worth of free siding. -[chuckles]
-Oh, my gosh, it's incredible. -[chuckles]
It is beautiful.
We are going to bring back some of the history of this house.
We are gonna eliminate snakes. Everyone wins.
[Jenny] We're gonna go ahead and get started
-with this first wall that needs to come out. -[Derek] Yep.
[Jenny] It's between the living room and what will become the new kitchen.
-This is not a load-bearing wall. -No. Thank goodness.
-Finally. -This entire wall can come out.
[Jenny] Oh, my gosh!
We got a hole.
Let's really focus our efforts in this old kitchen.
And we're actually getting rid of everything.
[Dave] All right. Let's go.
That'll go out the door.
Whoo-hoo!
It actually came out a lot easier than I thought.
[Joe] Take that to the dumpster.
Y'all are doing good.
[Dave] Joe, I appreciate the kind words.
[Jenny] These stairs are a little narrow.
-The old attic. -I love this.
I know. It's so fun.
We have this entire attic space upstairs
that is right now not used at all.
And we need to create this whimsical spot
-for Derek and Kristin's kids... -Yep.
...to have their bedrooms, a bathroom, and a play space.
-So, I feel like we might need to put some dormers up here... -[Dave] I agree.
-...just to bump out the space and give us some more room. -[Dave] Mmm-hmm.
We gotta get this trash out of here first.
-[Jenny] All right. -[Dave] My trailer's right out front.
So I think I'm just gonna go knock that vent out,
and then I can make a trail here.
[Jenny] All right. Got it.
[Dave] We're about to get some light in here.
Let there be light!
Nice!
[Dave] I wanna see what this is up here real quick.
Pull a little of this siding.
Oh, Jenny.
-You're gonna love this. -[Jenny] I am?
And if I can get this off of here.
Oh, we got shake.
[Dave] The surprises just keep coming.
-The gifts... -They do.
...continue to give on this house.
The old original siding, the original shake. I love it.
So much better already.
[Dave] Now, this is the efficient way to get rid of trash.
It's a pretty good day.
[sheep bleating]
-Jenny, I think you're a few babies short. -[Jenny sighs]
[Jenny] Holy cow. Look at all this water.
[sheep bleating]
It's a typical morning at the Marrs farm.
And we've been getting a ton of rain. The babies are crying.
And we have four baby sheep,
but I'm not seeing all of them.
One, two.
We think that there's a chance maybe one of the babies are trapped.
Oy, yoi, yoi.
If they're trapped in the water.
-This is very dangerous. -You're going in.
I'm going in after her. Absolutely.
[Dave] It was close. I heard it crying close.
Come on. [clapping hands]
Come on, guys.
Come on, girls.
[barrel shaking]
[sheep bleating]
One, two.
There's a baby.
We're missing one of these babies.
Oh, there she is. She's right there, yeah.
Everybody's here.
-It was a false alarm. They're totally fine. -[chuckles]
-They just wanted snacks. -[chuckles]
And they knew if they cried enough, we'd bring treats.
-[Dave] All right. Here you go, guys. -There's one.
There's one. Yeah, spread them out.
Our baby sheep, when they are separated from momma,
they cry like Luke does.
You be the baby and I'll be the mom.
-[mimics sheep bleating] -No. Come on. That's...
-[sheep bleating] -[Jenny] Dave, gosh, you're terrible at this.
-Come on. -Let's hear it. Let's hear it.
-Give me an... -[mimics sheep bleating]
-[Dave chuckles] No, that's a horse. -[Jenny laughs]
That was a horse.
[mimics sheep bleating]
No. I don't know.
-It's harder than you thought, isn't it? -[laughs] It is.
-All right. They're good. -They're happy now.
[sheep bleating]
We are at the Hillyer house this morning.
And we've got most of the walls framed up
-in the downstairs. -[Jenny] Yes.
Great news. We were able to completely open up
from the kitchen to the living room.
We're gonna put a staircase going upstairs.
So I'm feeling really good about it.
-I'm feeling really good about it. -Yeah.
Okay. So, obviously this entrance will be gone.
So, now it's time to come up with a plan for the backyard
at Derek and Kristin's house.
This is going to open up, right?
Can we build up a deck?
That's eight. So, maybe you come out like ten feet.
We could go all the way to the edge,
and then we can bring it around here and wrap it if you want.
[Jenny] Yeah, I think that'd be great.
I know they love to entertain.
They love to have friends over.
They love to have the kids' friends over.
But we need to maximize this space.
Okay. So, what else can we do out here that could be cool?
Something different that we don't... What?
I feel like there's a logical answer here.
Hot tub.
That stands for fun.
H-O-T-T-U-B-F-U-N. Same word.
[laughs]
Okay. So, what if we built it in over here into the deck?
And then have a cover for it so it's covered up.
-So you don't have to see it. -So you don't have to see it.
And you can still use it as like livable space.
-[Dave] Okay. -The kids can run over it.
And you want it to be not seen.
Yeah, I want it built-in so it looks...
It's flush with the deck and it looks really... a little more modern.
Okay. I like that.
I think they're gonna be blown away surprised. They'll love it.
We are, you know, at a point now
where we can install this staircase
and really open up the first floor to the second floor.
Installing a new staircase,
it's actually pretty straightforward.
[chuckling]
Beep. Beep. Beep.
We just have to install these stringers,
making sure the treads are level.
Man, that is perfect.
I can tell you right now, this staircase is more level than this house.
-[laughing] -[Chase] Yes.
[Dave] To create the opening for the stairs,
I'm almost wondering if we can't cut these joists out
and take it out in one or two pieces.
Should be able to try that.
[Dave] I'm not gonna wanna put any weight on these things
because we don't wanna fall straight down.
Let me just see.
Keep it in the middle.
-[laughing] I'm really glad I wasn't sitting there. -[Chase laughing]
[Dave] Keep it in the middle.
You know what we got?
We got a second floor.
Look at this.
We're gonna be able to look up,
see that chimney, fireplace,
the whole second floor.
And the greatest part about this
is we can cut this up into two or three sections
and our cleanup work is done.
-Oh, yeah. -[Dave] I love it.
So, I'm heading over to see my architectural salvage friend, Adrian.
You never know what you're gonna find when you go to Adrian's,
and I think that's kind of the beauty of it.
It's really a fun little treasure hunt.
-Adrian. Hey! -[Adrian] Hi, Jenny.
-Nice to see you. -[Jenny laughing]
Welcome.
-Sorry, I get distracted by pretty things. -Yeah, no worries.
[Jenny] We're working on an old house from 1901,
so the homeowner actually is gonna work with Dave to build his own front door.
-Oh, very cool. -He wants to be a part of it.
-That's exciting. -So, we're gonna make it look like an old door
-and I need old hardware. -To make it look period correct to the house.
Exactly. So, I just brought these.
I mean, this is what's in the house now.
Okay. Knob-wise, we've got some solid brass ones.
[Jenny] Ooh, I like those.
How it's darker on this little line,
-'cause it ties in. -Has a little patina to tie in the iron.
So, if you've thought about a doorbell,
old Victorian bells.
Oh, how fun.
Actually it ties pretty nicely, right?
-Yep, it does. -Where do you put it?
This one, originally, probably would go on the door itself,
one of the panels, and then it actually rings through...
[Jenny] Yes. Yes. I love it.
The thing about the front door is,
it's the first thing people see
when they enter the house.
If you wanted to leave that with me...
-Okay. -...I can put the set together.
So these details are really gonna set the tone
for everything that we're doing in this house.
Adrian, this is such a cute little mantel.
Isn't that a cutie?
This house we're working on,
the living room is pretty small
but she really wants a mantel.
-Okay. -Can I follow up with you on this?
[Adrian] Sure can.
Because I'm gonna go measure at the house
and see if it'll work.
I think it will.
-Yep. -I'll just put it on hold for you.
-Perfect. Thank you. -Sounds good.
-Okay. See you. Bye. -Good to see you. All right.
That'll work.
So, I'm out at the barn, my happy place
and Derek is coming over
to build a front door or his family.
[horn honks]
[Dave] That's good.
This is our clear Alder?
Clear Alder. This is my door.
That's beautiful, Derek.
[Dave] He is an amazing builder,
an amazing craftsman.
And even though we're renovating his house,
because he's still rehabbing his shoulder,
he wants to build that front door.
Has Damon told you anything?
No. And it's extremely, extremely frustrating
knowing that I, you know,
wanna be hands on all the time...
-Gotta let it go. -...and all I can do is text him
I tried to finagle something out of him,
and that just doesn't work.
You'll be pleased with it, I know.
You're leading on this.
What kind of a front door do you want?
Classic like the house.
-Yeah. -True to the age.
So I'd like to have some ornate kind of,
crown type trim details in it.
[Derek] Raised panel here, glass...
And then this will have, like, trim outlining this
and trim kinda outlining that.
-I like it. Let's do it. -Let's get it going.
[Dave] I'll let you feed it to me.
-I'm ready, let's go. -All right.
[Dave] There we go.
Today, we've got to get the wood planed
and then we've got to get the framework,
the skeleton of the door put together.
Grab my tape measure.
We're just gonna cut our side stiles,
cut our top and bottom
and then we'll get it all put together.
[Dave] That's top, bottom.
I love puzzles, Derek.
[Derek] This is the easier puzzle.
I'm gonna go home and bring out the router table
and make my own little trim to kind of go inside of it.
I love it.
Just to see his excitement
and see how much thought
he's already put into this door is amazing.
You think we should just brand,
like, "Derek built this." right on the top?
Yeah, right on the side.
Right above the door handle here.
[Dave] I know it's gonna turn out beautifully
and we got the skeleton put together.
So the hard work's done.
[Dave] Looks good, man.
[Dave] We're really coming along
on the Hillyer house.
Most of the dry wall is up on the first floor.
The plumbing is in.
And the new main bedroom
has the beginnings of an amazing new en suite.
All right, man, I think one more
and we should be good to start cutting this out.
If we're going to make the attic
an inviting space for the kids,
we've got to add a lot of light.
So we're cutting a hole in the roof
and we're putting some dormers on.
-You ready? -Yep.
Look at this.
So we've got one, two, three, plus the shingles.
So much weight.
[Dave] The average lifespan of asphalt shingles is about 20 years.
So some of the shingles on this roof
are likely 100 years old.
It's time for our roofers to rip them up
so we can replace them with much-needed new shingles.
I want to save all this stuff...
-Okay. -And I have nowhere else to put it in the house. So...
We are making the most
out of a little space that we possibly can.
Wonder if we can fit a little sofa here.
[Dave] This used to be a deck
which was later enclosed
and turned into this weird little sunroom.
But now, we're gonna give them a full office and a full bar.
I mean, it's business and party.
-Yeah. -And then, this is the built in.
This feels too much.
It's, like, too impeding in the room.
[Damon] Hey, guys, what's going on?
-Hi. -I got to run now.
Oh! You got it!
Jumped through the fence, crawled through the ditch, I rolled through the window.
-Oh, yes! -What are we talking about?
I sent Damon on a secret mission
because I really want to do something special for Derek and Kristin.
They love going to concerts together.
They've been to over 100 concerts
and they've saved their ticket stubs.
-[Dave] What is it? -[Damon] It's, like, hundreds of concert tickets.
[Jenny] 2009, 2007. Oh, my gosh, how cool is this?
So I asked Damon to bring me
their collection of ticket stubs.
I want to use those to create a little surprise feature
-in this little side bonus room we have for them. -Yeah.
[Jenny] Let me just take the ones in the front
so I don't mess anything up.
Cause these clearly, these seem very organized.
-Nah, I dropped it. -Okay. Oh, you did?
-[laughing] -Shoot. Are you serious?
Shoot. Okay, so here's what I'm thinking.
I create this whole backsplash
of all of their ticket stubs and paraphernalia.
Like a wallpaper?
Kinda like a wallpaper.
Sort of, I'll Mod Podge it on.
Jenny's scrap-booking is coming back hardcore.
It is.
Pretty soon you're gonna see the scissors break out.
You know that have little jagged things on--
Oh, yeah. Those, yeah. And the stickers.
She's gonna be, you know,
collaging them on there...
You think they'll like it
or you think they'd be like, "Well, that's weird."?
Not really sure how this one's gonna turn out.
If they don't like it, then they're losers.
-Yeah exactly. That's right. -They're gonna like it.
You tell 'em.
"If you don't like this, you're a loser."
I'll say that exactly to 'em.
[Dave] We're at the Hillyer house this morning
and we got everything moving along.
We're installing the deck with room for a hot tub.
[Dave] White oak flooring is going down on the second floor
to match the original hardwoods we've got downstairs.
And we've put faux beams in the kitchen
that will complement the rest of the natural woods in this house.
The kids' space is turning out so cool.
We've literally have taken
where there was no second floor and created one.
In doing so you have a lot of weird and quirky angles...
-Which I love. -...which make it look amazing.
-You got tile? -I got some tile.
[Dave] And our bathroom tile order is here.
This stuff is heavy.
[Dave grunts]
Jenny told me black up the shower walls,
that on the floor and then shower floor.
-We crushed it. -Yeah.
[Jenny] I have a picture of that mantel at Adrian's.
I know I sent the dimensions
but how cute is this little guy?
Adrian thinks that this is the same age as the house.
It's really cool.
-[Dave] And we trust Adrian? -[Jenny] Yes.
[Dave] I'm just kidding.
Oh, man, I rubbed against the wall again.
You've got a lot of dust going on everywhere.
Future don't wear a black jacket into a Sheetrocked house.
-[Jenny] Did it get on me? -[Dave] No. No.
Wait a sec, let me make sure.
-No, I got it. You're good. You're good. -Okay.
[laughs]
[Dave] No, we're gonna have to turn it up.
All right, you ready?
So today we're at Derek's house.
We've got a lot going on now.
[Dave] We've got cabinets going in today
in the new bar area and the kitchen.
We're installing the tile
in Derek's super cool new shower and bathroom.
We installed the amazing door
that Derek and I made for the house
and we've got Adrian coming over to bring some door hardware...
[doorbell chiming]
[Dave] Oh, Jenny's gonna love that.
Gonna be a good day.
-Hey. -Hey, the tile looks good... in the bathroom.
Okay, when you walk into the bedroom,
you see this wall, right?
This is where we're gonna have the bed, along this wall.
So I thought we could do a feature wall here...
This is a very old home
and so they want to keep the house
true to the era it was built in
with a little bit of a modern twist.
So imagine a piece of wood.
You know, you have some going that way,
then you go up this way
and then you go that way...
-We're just gonna like smodge 'em up here. -As random as we want.
-You just have to sort of... -[Damon] Throw 'em up?
...do it. Yeah.
Did this help? When I did this?
Did that explain it better?
A little bit better.
[laughs]
[Dave] I mean, let's face it,
bedroom walls, they're just boring.
So whenever you can do
some kind of a feature on those walls,
it's really cool.
It's not expensive.
It's something that Damon and I can do
with leftover scraps and cut-offs from the house.
And I think Derek's really gonna appreciate it.
[Dave] Let me go on the other side.
I got to set this mantel first
so I can trim around it.
-Careful, careful. -So...
[Jenny] God, I hope this works
because Kristin really wanted a mantel to hang stockings.
Oh, it's really small.
It looks a lot bigger in Adrian's shop.
Was his shop like a miniature shop?
One of those little Santa's workshops or something that you put up at Christmas?
Yeah. It was. That's what it... That's the problem.
Yeah. It would've look a lot bigger.
This doesn't look good.
It's too small.
If it was a miniature house, it would be perfect.
-Oh, my word. -Oh, wow!
[Kristin] That is amazing!
Oh, it's really small.
Yeah, it looks really small for this room.
This mantel was built around the same time as the house.
it was small... I thought it'd be perfect.
So, moving this out of the way.
[Jenny] It's just kind of sad.
All right, so can you build something?
-What do you want? -Do like a brick surround
and then do just a simple, clean mantel.
So sometimes you just have to get it, try. Take a risk.
She would've had regret had she not bought it.
I got material right there, I can build it out of.
Now, I have regret that I did buy it.
-But... -Yes. That happens.
...it's fine.
Yeah, I'm gonna get tools and get rolling.
[doorbell rings]
Sounds like a deal.
We have so much going on today at Derek's house.
[Jenny] We're priming the feature wall in the bedroom
that will add architectural detail in depth to the room.
The wall treatment over the bar is going up
made from copies of Derek and Kristin's beloved concert tickets.
And the glass door for their sleek black shower is going in.
[Dave] Damon and I are creating a simple mantel
that will look like it's been here for 100 years.
White quartzite countertops
are going down on the white oak island
with some fun green tile for a pop of color.
And the hot tub is here.
This a little weird for you?
Yeah, this is a little weird.
[laughing] Let's get out.
[Dave] The guys are building a cool hidden cover
that will completely conceal the hot tub
in the deck when it's not in use.
We are nearing the finish line.
[Dave] All right, guys, work day.
So I got to bring the boys to work today.
[Nate] Wait, wait, wait, wait. Don't open the door for us.
[doorbell chiming]
[Dave] Never gets old, does it?
It is old.
[Dave] The Hillyers' son and daughter are really into art.
So I want to have them help me build an easel for these kids
that they can use in their new play space.
So up here is gonna be the bedrooms.
And this is gonna be the play area.
So, basically, it looks like an A frame.
Kind of like this.
[Nate] Oh, I remember.
[Dave] Maybe, like, four feet tall or is that too tall?
-50. -So 50 inches tall...
They're really at that age where they like to learn...
So can you tell me where the crown and the bow is on that?
-The bottom... -Crown is--
That's right, crown is the one that sticks up
bow is the one on the bottom.
They can start to do more things.
Like, I can let them drill and saw and measure.
[Dave] All right. Now, don't touch anything until the blade is up there.
Perfect.
Okay, it's gonna sit about like that.
-You think that's good? -Yeah.
-Maybe. -Can we get a consensus?
-He doesn't know how to say yes or no. -Sure.
-I guess. -Sure is not a yes or no either.
He doesn't know how to say yes or no.
I guess is not a yes or no either.
[Dave] All right, grab that piece.
I'm really glad that I brought the boys.
This is about the time my dad started, like,
really building stuff with me.
So, I love it.
[Dave] Hey, Ben, that was almost, pretty much, I guess a good job.
-[Nate laughing] -[Ben] Yup.
We're at Derek and Kristin's house
and we're in the home stretch.
[Jenny] We're installing brick skirting and pathways
that will really play up the home's historic charm.
The house is painted a soft muted green,
vintage looking lights are going up
and the second floor spaces
are painted in fun colors for the kids.
We gotta get all the little details finished up...
[Jenny] Put this up here...
...because they're gonna be here really soon.
Yeah, really soon.
-This ticket wall is really, really cool. -It's so cool, right?
You doubted me.
I have to admit, I doubted myself.
Oh, my God.
-Feel really good about this one. -I do too.
-I mean... -I do too.
This is like our wheelhouse, these historic homes.
The character in this home,
the quirky angles,
all of the charm is just already here.
We just had to bring it out.
It was a little bit stressful
because Derek is part of our team,
he does a lot of work with us...
so it's like added pressure.
[Dave] To have him and to have Damon
and to have their whole family be able to enjoy this home...
Ah! It's amazing.
Jenny...
[both] Aw!
-Isn't that so cute? -I know.
There you go. I mean, stop it. That's adorable.
All right, Dave, let's set the chips and the drinks down here.
[Dave] I mean, I want to just jump in the tub.
-It's really nice. -[Jenny] It's perfect.
I love this deck.
-There's plenty of room for a table. -Big tree...
[Dave] Plenty of room for a tub.
Yeah. It's nice.
And you double the size of the deck by lowering that lid.
I love it.
-All right. -Let's go.
-Let's give 'em back their house. -Give 'em back their house!
[Derek] Are you ready for it?
I am so ready.
One more stop sign...
to our forever home.
[Kristin] Oh, wow.
It's so pretty.
So pretty. It looks amazing!
[horn honking]
Oh wow.
It's so pretty.
So pretty!
[Jenny] Hello! Welcome home!
Thank you. I cannot believe this is our home!
Hello.
[Derek] Nailed it!
So, so, so beautiful.
[Kristin] The door is gorgeous.
[Jenny] You know who built that door?
[Kristin] You did an awesome job. It looks amazing.
-She knew it was your door. -She knew.
This color is phenomenal.
[Jenny] I wanted something timeless and historic and pretty.
[Dave] The thing that blows me away about this house
is all of this siding was underneath that aluminum
and it was perfectly preserved.
That's so cool to say that it's 100 years old.
[Jenny] You have new dormers upstairs,
we have this vintage brick
that goes with the era of the house.
This house is just like a little storybook house.
It really is.
And I can't wait to get inside 'cause it's even better.
I wanna see inside.
All right, we're following you. It's your house.
Go on, it's your house
[Kristin] This is so pretty. I love it.
[gasping]
-Oh, my word! -Oh wow! Oh, my gosh.
-[Kristin] It's so adorable. -[Derek] Holy cow!
[Kristin] It looks so different in here.
[Derek] It's even better than I thought it was gonna be.
And there's a fireplace.
[Kristin] I didn't think we were gonna get a fireplace.
-Here-- -[Dave] What do you think of the floors?
[Derek] These are so sexy.
[all laughing]
[Derek] This is our home, babe.
-[Kristin] It's awesome. -We're gonna live here.
But let's talk about the kitchen. You ready to go in there?
-Yep. -So ready.
[Jenny] Let's go into the kitchen. Go, go, go. Come on.
That's, I mean...
Oh, I love it. The countertops are beautiful!
Look at this vein here.
This is a beautiful, beautiful piece of rock.
These are quartzite
and so they are indestructible.
-They are gorgeous. -[Dave] It's a lot harder than granite, actually.
The beams are awesome.
[Jenny] These lights are handmade
and they feel very true to the era of the house.
[Dave] Every space was used, even under your staircase.
Look, we have a pantry.
Look how big it is!
[Kristin] Oh, wow! It is so big! Oh, my gosh!
The newer woodwork,
like the beams and the door that Derek did,
complement all your original doors.
We had them all stripped,
all the paint taken off
and then just left them as they were.
[Jenny] I mean, this kitchen, it was in the back...
-[both] Yeah. -We moved it here and it is so gorgeous.
It is so warm and modern
yet very timeless and historic.
-This is enough for me. -[Jenny] Is it?
-No, it's not enough. -No, it's not.
-What else have you got? -Should we go to the old porch?
[Derek] Holy cow, this is awesome!
-Oh, wow! -Wow!
[Kristin] That is amazing!
[Jenny] We had a little birdie tell us
that you guys love to go to concerts together
and so I thought what better way to include
your own story into this house
than to create a back splash with your old ticket stubs?
We had to enlist Damon's help on this one.
He had to break into your house
and steal all your concert tickets.
-This is so cool. -So cool!
[Jenny] And Dave built this built-in here
to coordinate with your kitchen
-and storage... -Some white oak.
-...and you got your wine fridge. -[Kristin] Yes.
[Derek] It's about that time.
[all laughing]
Almost. We've got a couple more rooms to see
and then we'll be back. We'll finish out here.
Before we go to see your bedroom,
we have a little spot here for your guests.
Awesome.
-Heck yeah. -Oh, wow.
[Jenny] This feels like you, Derek.
[Derek] It smells good.
[Kristin] I'm in love with the wallpaper and the lights...
-Yeah, this is awesome. -This one knocked it out again.
-It's a mood. -It's like a different vibe in here.
-[Jenny] Perfect. Should we go see your bedroom? -[Kristin] Yes.
[Dave] All right. Go ahead.
-Yes! Nice. -Oh, wow!
-This is beautiful. -Look at that accent wall.
[both] I love it.
[Jenny] Dave and Damon went to town on that wall.
-[Kristin] I love it. -[Jenny] It was a labor of love.
-The flow of the room is so much better. -Yeah.
[Derek] It's bigger... It's a big room!
[Jenny] Yeah, it is. It's a really big room.
You have this nice little space back here,
cozy, you can sit and read...
Now, I know there was one thing you were excited about.
-The shower. -A nice shower.
Wait till you go in that bathroom.
[Jenny] Sorry, Kristin, this is Derek's moment.
[Derek] Ooh, dang!
Look at that shower!
[Kristin] That is beautiful. I love the tile.
I mean, you can join me if you want.
It's big enough for two of us now.
[Kristin] Okay, I'll try it out.
-[Jenny laughs] -[Kristin] I love it. And the tub.
And then when it gets too steamy you just turn on the defrost.
-[Jenny] So cool. -[Kristin] So cool.
This bathroom is beautiful.
Toilet, behind its own door
and even a giant closet.
It's everything you needed
-[Kristin] Awesome. -[Jenny] Yes.
[Jenny] I do wanted to show you guys the kids' space upstairs.
It's so cute.
Oh, how cute! Oh, my gosh.
-[Derek] Oh, look, babe. -[Kristin] Oh, they are gonna love this.
[Dave] A little easel for the kiddos.
Yes. Dave made that for them.
[Dave] Boys helped me.
It was a family affair putting this together.
This is so heartwarming. This is so good.
This is my favorite because I love quirky angles.
Like, that's what so cool about old houses.
-Just all this square footage that wasn't even here. -[Kristin] Yeah.
Dollars and cents, right there.
And memories.
Okay, we have one more thing to show you out back.
-Let's go. -Let's go.
Oh wow!
-[Derek] Whoa! -This is amazing!
[Jenny] How fun is this?
-[Derek] This is freaking awesome. -[Kristin] Awesome.
-[Kristin] Wow. -[Derek] I mean, look at that.
-[Jenny] Plenty of space to hang out. -[Kristin] That is so cool.
What's up with this thing?
That's your deck.
I know you have young kids
so this can be a little nerve wracking.
You don't want this just exposed all the time.
So this deck actually closes.
[both] Oh, wow!
Oh, my gosh.
[Dave] Just like so.
Kids can play, nobody knows it's there...
-Yeah. -That's pretty sweet.
It's just incredible that it's our house.
Beautiful.
-Thank you, guys. -Yeah?
-Yeah. -Blown away. Like, that is so cool.
I knew Dave and Jenny
were gonna be the right people for this project
because they have so much experience
renovating historical homes,
but I just had no idea that they were gonna make it so special and so wonderful.
-I'm so thankful. -It's perfect and I cannot wait to enjoy it.
We are so happy for you guys.
We hope you love this home
and have a wonderful life here.
-We're so thankful. -[Jenny] Bye, see you later.
Bam! I was giving myself a high five.
-[Jenny] Bye. See ya. -We're going back through.
I was giving myself a high five.
Good job, Jenny. Good job.
Looks great.
[Derek] Everyone of these things are concerts we've been to.
[woman] That is so cool.
[Kristin] Well, what do you guys think?
-[Palmer] So cute! -[Oliver] This is my room.