-[Jenny] Are you gonna play soccer this year? -[Luke] Yeah.
-[Jenny] First year? -[Luke] Yeah.
-[Jenny] Are you the goalie? -[Ben] Are you goalie?
-Yeah. -Oh, Dolly's helping you.
[Jenny] Dolly's gonna help you be goalie.
-No, she's not. -[Jenny] Ready? Oh, she gave up on us.
It's me against you, goalie.
Are you ready?
Yes! He stopped it!
[whooping]
You got to go like this.
-Scare him. -[Luke grunts]
Intimidate him.
Whoa, look at that fancy footwork.
Oh. Oh!
-[Ben] Goal. -[Luke] Slowly.
[Jenny] It's okay, goalie. Shake it off.
Try us, Ben. Try us.
[Luke] Try us.
[Jenny] Oh, God, that's hard. Ow!
You didn't jam your finger, did you?
[Luke] Are you okay?
-Ben, that's your mom. -[Jenny] I did it though, I sacrificed for the team.
We're the champions.
Today we are going to meet with Blake and Selby McDowell,
who are the son-in-law and daughter
of Ted and Suzanne Lennard.
Uh, we renovated their house a few years ago.
Whoa! Oh!
Oh, wow. Look at that.
I can't believe it. It's like a Spanish villa.
-[Jenny] Yes! -[Ted] Yeah.
Word of mouth, it's so important,
um, especially in a small town.
-Yeah. -And to have
Ted and Suzanne refer us
to their daughter, that's a huge deal.
And they are actually moving right around the corner
from Ted and Suzanne.
They just had a new baby girl.
[Jenny] Grandma and grandpa are literally
walking distance. There's nothing better.
There they are right there, babe.
Hello.
Coming from your parents' house?
-[Selby] Yeah. -[Dave] I love that.
-What's up? Good to see you. -You too.
Are you freezing?
-It's... -Yeah, it's a little cold.
Here, take my jacket.
Yes, Dave. Give her your jacket.
My name is Selby McDowell. This is my husband, Blake.
We've been married for six years
and live in downtown Bentonville, Arkansas.
We have a daughter
who's six months old. Her name is Phoebe.
And, um...
-We're new to parenthood. -Yes.
We were drawn to this house because of where it's situated.
I mean, we're right off of the square downtown.
And then, of course, we're right next to my parents' house.
It was the reason why we moved here
from Austin, Texas,
was to be closer to family.
We just didn't really imagine it would be a few feet away.
[Jenny] All right. So,
do you guys know how old this house is?
-[Blake] It was built in the '20s. -[Dave and Jenny] Okay.
[Selby] I think our style is more modern.
-[Jenny] Okay. -But we do like
that this is a more historical home.
-Yeah. -And we want to
-keep a nod to that was well. -[Jenny] Okay.
We love working on historic homes.
What needs to happen out here?
Just an overall refresh.
You see a lot of rotten wood.
-[Dave] Yup. -[Blake] Siding is kind of chipping away.
You can see, like, how that paint is cracking up there.
-[Blake] Mm-hmm. -[Dave] That's probably a good sign
of lead.
So, we'll have to do a lead test.
And if there is lead,
then we'll have to do an abatement first.
[Jenny] What about the roof?
It probably needs to be replaced.
-[Dave] Yeah. -I couldn't tell you the last time it was.
[Jenny] The other thing I think we have to do is
give you a better front porch.
Once we get rid of all these hedges,
this is gonna be a great spot
for you to sit out in the morning,
watch everybody walk by.
-We love the porch-livin' life. -Okay.
We're gonna get along just great.
[all laughing]
[Jenny] First of all, we need to get the paint tested
and see if there's lead. And if there is,
we're gonna replace all the siding.
Add shutters. We're gonna replace the roof
and give you a new front porch.
Get you a new front door.
We'll have new lighting.
And, of course, new landscaping.
We'll get rid of this hedgerow in the front.
-[Blake] Sounds great. -[Selby] That sounds great.
-Yeah. -[Jenny] Okay.
-All right. Let's go inside. -[Blake] Yeah, let's do it.
[Jenny] I'm excited just seeing this. It's so cute from out here.
[Selby] Come on in.
This is the living room area.
[Jenny] So what are you guys thinkin'?
We definitely want to vault the ceiling.
[Jenny] Raising the ceiling makes it feel
-so much bigger. -Oh, my gosh.
And gives it, like, breathing room.
What about the floors?
What are you guys hoping to see?
[Blake] Definitely wood. No carpet.
[Dave] I feel like it needs,
you know, old style,
like, the narrower oak strip.
Like something that looks historic.
Um, what about paint colors?
I mean, we'd really like to see it brighten up in here.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Selby] So maybe white.
And that'll make it feel bigger too,
if it's lighter in here. Perfect. Okay.
So, raise the ceiling.
Open up the vault.
Replace the flooring.
Paint. Get new lighting.
-[Blake] Sound great. -[Selby] Okay.
[Dave] Okay.
-[Jenny] So, now... -[Selby] Kitchen.
-Kitchen? -Kitchen.
-I'm here, so I'm just going for it. -Yes.
[Dave] My goodness, this is very, very small.
-It's an efficiency kitchen. -Yeah.
[Selby] The kitchen isn't very functional.
What do you want this kitchen to look like overall?
We really like more natural wood
versus painted.
Well, and that's actually more expensive to do,
wood, like, stained cabinetry.
But this is a teeny, tiny kitchen,
so, the good news is
we might be able to afford it.
What are you guys planning to spend on the renovation?
[Blake] We're thinking up to about 210,000.
[Jenny] All right. That's healthy.
One of the advantages of a smaller house
is we can stretch the budget a little bit.
-Oh, yeah. -Because everything's smaller.
You name it. Everything.
You're using a much smaller percentage of it,
and so the dollar goes a lot farther.
And maybe a little bit more modern in the kitchen?
-[both] Yes. -[Jenny] Okay.
These cabinets, they come out
25 inches or so.
So if we extended this wall
all the way to the opening to there,
we do the same over here.
Then at least we can get cabinets
all the way across this side,
all the way across this side.
-We can get everything... -[Jenny] Yeah.
over where it's open
and there's still a walkway in-between.
-A lot better flow that way. -Yeah.
Yeah.
[Jenny] So it's gonna have to be galley.
We'll open it up as much as we can
to the living room.
All the same flooring throughout the house,
which will make it all feel bigger and cohesive.
We will give you wood cabinetry,
new appliances, countertops, tile backsplash,
and, of course, new lighting.
-[Blake] Sounds great. -[Jenny] Okay?
-[Blake] Okay. -[Selby] Yeah.
[Jenny] What's this room?
[Blake] This is like a mudroom sunroom.
[Jenny] Wait. You said there's
two bedrooms right now...
-Yes. -...in this hall.
-Should we go look at those? -Yeah.
-[Jenny] So, it's up front? -[Blake] Yes.
[Jenny] Okay. So you got just a small little bedroom,
small bathroom. So this could be Phoebe's space.
-And then this is your bedroom? -[Selby] Yes.
Well, you could about touch wall to wall.
-Almost, yeah. -Wow. I don't--
Maybe get a twin in here.
[Dave] These bedrooms are miniscule.
Let's talk about your bedroom, your bathroom,
what you would like to see.
-Bigger. Less of this color. -[Jenny] Yes.
-[Dave chuckling] Bigger and less of this color. Okay. -[Jenny] Yes. Yes.
[Blake] We need a main bathroom as well.
A bigger bathroom where
you can't take a shower, sit on the toilet,
and brush your teeth at the same time
like it currently is setup.
This wall bumps up to that sunroom.
So if we take this wall out,
we can combine those two rooms and create a main suite.
That sounds great.
So your bedroom looks out to your backyard,
-which is nice. -Yeah, that is nice.
-We have Phoebe's room up front. -Then we have Phoebe's room.
A bathroom for guests.
-Guest bathroom. Living. -Yeah.
Okay. What about... In your bathroom, do you want
a tub, a shower?
-Probably gonna just be a shower. -Yeah.
-Right. -Yes. Yeah.
And then we'll try to do a closet as well.
And then, in the bedroom, obviously, carry the flooring in.
So the plan for this bedroom and the sunroom
is to turn it into the main suite.
So we will get you new flooring,
we'll paint,
create a bathroom with a shower,
tile, vanity, of course.
All new lighting.
Making it all feel light and bright,
and as open as possible.
-[Dave] Yeah. -Even though it's small, we'll make it feel bigger.
So now, we're gonna have a wall, basically here,
and you guys are now standing in what will be
-your new bedroom. -[Selby] Right.
This is the only place for the laundry room.
So it needs to stay.
Do we have space here
for, like, a little drop zone? I don't know if we do.
[Dave] What's more important? Is it
the bedroom? Or is it to have the extra little space
in this back entry?
I think the space in the bedroom
is probably what we would want.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -[Dave] Okay.
[Jenny] So the plan here is to
create a hallway where we'll have
laundry with storage.
-[Blake] Sounds great. -[Jenny] Okay.
Okay. So should we go outside?
-This is a really nice lot, guys. Wow. -Really nice backyard.
Small house, big yard.
-[Dave] Heck yeah. -[Jenny] That's the best way to do it.
Wow.
I love it. This is amazing.
This huge yard, as Phoebe gets bigger,
this is where she can play. This is awesome.
-We love this deck. -Okay.
-Obviously, it needs to be redone. -Yes.
A place where we can entertain out here
-would be great. -Yes.
We could go cover on this porch.
-That'll be wonderful. -Then you could use it even more.
[Dave] And maybe you can use this as a little dining space,
'cause this is where everyone's gonna come.
-Yeah. -You got that covered porch coming on.
This will be great. Yeah.
-This is where you're gonna spend most time. -This is an amazing backyard.
[Jenny] So, out here, we'll have a covered porch
to replace this decking.
You'll have a nice patio for entertaining and eating.
And then, just create a really great space
for you guys to enjoy indoor-outdoor living.
-Love it. -That sounds great.
-I'm excited about this. -Yeah, me too.
I love that you guys are saving an old house.
-[Jenny] Me too. -[Dave] You're not tearing it down.
I think there is so much character in our area
-that needs to be preserved. -[Blake] Very excited.
-See you guys. -Appreciate you. Really do.
Tell your parents hi for us.
-We will. -Okay.
[Dave] The house is tiny. Tiny, tiny.
So we've really got to maximize every inch.
I think one of the biggest challenges is storage,
because although Selby and Blake
are thinkin', "Oh, we only have one little six-month-old,
we don't need a lot of space."
-The six-month-old grows up quickly. -Oh. Those little packages
-come with a lot of luggage. -Yeah.
We need to make sure it continues to work for them
-for years and years to come. - [Dave] Yup.
[Jenny] With the new baby,
this one we just need to
get it done as quickly as we can.
We think it'll take around four months.
So that they can, you know,
enjoy this season of their lives.
-[Dave] Go inside and get warm. -[Selby] Okay.
-[Jenny] Bye, guys. -[Dave] See y'all later.
There's not much of the house left, is there?
Uh, no.
[Dave] A lot of work has already been done here.
[Jenny] Wow. Okay.
[Dave] Anything that had lead-based paint in it
has been removed.
Luckily, the windows had been replaced,
some of the Sheetrock inside.
There is a lot of lead.
I mean, on the back porch, there's no ceiling.
-Yeah. -But you know what? It's gone.
It's gone. It's done.
-We can work. -Good.
Hey, in case you ain't aware of it, it's raining.
[Dave] All right. So,
this is gonna become the main bedroom.
So, got to open up a wall.
I'll start cutting a hole through here,
and then we need two or three going
into the kitchen,
because it's too small to have more than
two people per room anyway.
Yeah, Joe and I better head out.
[Tim laughs]
-[Dave] Ready? -[Matt] Yeah, let's work.
[Dave] Holy cow. That's in there.
I can see why.
It's all tongue and groove.
Three-quarter-inch tongue and groove.
We're trying to break through, so...
You can't. We just have to cut through it.
They just used to build things a lot differently.
That right there just makes for a really strong house.
-Hey, just hand me the circular saw. -There it is.
Let's get this thing done.
[Matt] Look at that, Dave. I think it's just, like, tongue and groove flooring.
[Dave] It is. It's strong.
We got an opening.
[Matt] Oh, you couldn't have done that better.
-[Dave] All right. You guys got this? -Got it.
I'm gonna go up there.
What are you gonna do up there?
[Dave] We got to raise the roof.
[Jenny] Raise the roof.
I think the biggest thing I wanna have happen today
is I wanna open up the ceiling
so we can see the vault.
You want to make a small space feel bigger,
if we can raise the ceiling,
-it makes your eye go up. - [Dave] Yeah.
[Jenny] It just gives the illusion of a bigger space.
I think that's gonna make a huge difference
in the space.
[Dave] I think I saw an access right here.
Jenny.
You're not gonna believe this.
[Jenny] Where are you?
[Dave] I'm in the closet.
-[Jenny] Hi. -Come on up.
[Jenny] Oh. There's a chimney.
Oh, it's so cute.
Can we open all of this
and then leave the fireplace exposed?
-Kind of like... -I mean, we got to make sure
it's structural all the way down, but...
[Jenny] Yeah, like get the welcome in. How we have all those
-old chimneys showing. -[Dave] Yeah.
[Jenny] The brick. Just like that. I love that.
-So, yeah, I think we can try to salvage it. -Let's open it up.
100%.
All right. Let's go see if that chimney goes all the way down.
All right. I'm coming down.
I feel brick.
-[Dave] What do we got? -[Jenny] Look at this.
[Dave] Oh, yeah, boys.
It's gonna be so pretty.
[Dave] Holy cow. That's bigger than I thought.
[Jenny] We're now uncovering it.
Basically just restoring history.
It's not gonna be functional.
But it still adds so much
to the space. I think it's absolutely worth
keeping and exposing.
It's just gonna be awesome.
That's a find right there.
-Yeah. -Yeah.
Let's get all the Sheetrock out of her that we can.
We'll pull the lights down and then we'll
tackle this ceiling.
And it will be a lot better with
-all this opened up. -[Tim] Yeah.
[Dave] Most of the demo is happening inside.
We were able to lift those ceilings
and give the appearance of more space.
In their backyard, we're demoing the old decking.
It's a lot of work.
-But... -It's okay.
-It's worth it. -It's gonna be awesome when it's done.
We're saving an old house.
Good job. Don't leave me hanging. Okay.
[Jenny] We had to completely strip this house down
because of the lead paint.
So all the siding's gone.
The demo is done inside.
And now we are slowly making our way back up.
[Dave] We got a new door being framed in for the new main bathroom.
We've started work building a new back deck.
And it's got a brand-new roof.
This is not a big house,
so we need to do anything we can to capitalize on space.
Back deck, great.
But if it's a covered back deck,
now all of a sudden you've got
-three seasons to use this space. -[Jenny] Yes.
So, we're gonna have a really cool vaulted ceiling there.
Tim and I are just finishing up putting the structural screws,
structural ties in. So,
we can close this thing in and...
-[Jenny] Now-- -[Dave] ...move forward with siding.
[Jenny] This looks amazing.
-Getting there. -So good.
That looks really nice.
-Look how big this is. -So that's... This is all gonna be filled in...
-Yeah. -...with plywood on the outside.
Let's give 'em the ceiling with the car siding.
I think that'll be really pretty.
We have a long way to go, but I can see it.
There he is. What's up?
-How's it going? -Good to see you, brother.
Yeah, good to see you.
-How you been? Good. -Good to see you.
[Dave] We've got to replace the roof on this house.
We have weather coming in.
It's supposed to downpour in a few hours.
We've got plywood over.
But now we got to get it roofed so it doesn't leak.
Luckily, Erik and his entire crew are here,
and they are going to knock this thing out.
-Thank you for getting here. -Yeah.
[Dave] I know we have a storm rolling in, so what can I help with?
Uh, shingling.
-Help us load some of this stuff up on the roof. -Okay.
All hands on deck situation.
The decking actually looks like it's in decent shape.
This decking's in good shape.
We will throw some new turtle vents in.
That way, the house will be able to breathe
a lot better now.
All right. Well, let's start throwing some shingles.
Just set 'em next to you. We'll start stacking 'em up.
I want to get this thing done
so I can get the heck off this roof.
[Erik chuckling]
[Dave] We got to move fast.
[thunder rumbling]
[Dave] I want to get this thing done
so I can get the heck off this roof.
-[Erik chuckling] -[Dave] We got to move fast.
So the guys are doing incredibly.
They are getting this roof done really quickly.
So glad that we replaced it.
We've got venting on the roof now,
so we won't get any warping.
It just needed to happen.
I think we just beat it.
We did it. We beat it.
[thunder rumbling]
-[Matt] Ooh. -[Dave] Look at this roof.
[Matt] Geez.
-[Jenny] Hmm. Shoot. -[Dave] Yeah.
The other night, we had a really bad storm roll through.
-[Dave] Yeah. -[Jenny] A bunch of trees fell.
Thankfully, we got the roof on at Blake and Selby's,
and it's good.
But their parents weren't so lucky.
Ted and Suzanne Lennard's house got damaged.
They live right down the street.
So we actually saw the damage
when we were going over to Blake and Selby's.
-Hello. -[Dave] Hello.
[Ted] Hey. Look who's here.
-Well, you guys have a little roof issue, huh? -[Ted] Yeah.
It's always nice to go to old houses
that we've done in the past.
-Ted and Suzanne are amazing. - [Jenny] They're awesome.
[Dave] Thank God that they're okay.
-Yes. -And nothing happened.
[Jenny] We got to just put some numbers together
-to get to their insurance company. -[Dave] Yup.
And then the guys can go over and get everything fixed.
-Were you guys here when it happened? -Oh, yeah.
It hit right over our bedroom.
-[Dave] Did it do any damage in here? -[Ted] It did.
Let's look outside first,
and then I'll pull my shoes and look inside.
[Jenny] So it was this tree came all the way over here?
-That's crazy. -[Ted] Yup. A part fell and broke off.
-[Jenny] Wow. -[Ted] And landed on the corner.
And then all through here.
[Jenny] Oh, my gosh.
[Matt] Good luck up there.
Well, right here is what I'm worried about.
That we broke this ridge line.
I mean, the rest, really, for a tree falling on it,
these tiles, they did pretty well.
No kidding.
[Dave] Yeah, I don't think there's
15 of 'em that are broken.
I'm gonna have to order more of these tiles.
No, they have some.
Oh, you do have some?
-[Ted] We have some in the backyard. -Perfect.
It could've been a lot worse.
Let's go look inside.
Oh, wow.
-Oh, my gosh. -We vacuumed it up,
but there was a lot of Sheetrock
-and things on the floor. -[Jenny] Wow. It really came in.
So these here, we just added for looks.
-Yeah, this is easy to replace. -What about that one?
[Dave] That one we've got to replace.
This right here...
this ridge line.
That's what supports everything,
and it's in good shape.
The structure from here looks good.
-So we don't have to open up the whole roof? -[Dave] No.
-Oh, that's great. -[Jenny] Oh, that is good. Yes.
We'll verify everything's good
when we're replacing the top piece on the outside.
Again, this is your support,
-and it's supporting everything. -[Ted] Okay. Great.
Well, I'm glad you're okay.
-Yeah. Thank you, Jenny. -That could've been like, that was scary.
-Thank you, thank you. -[Jenny] Bye bye.
-Good seeing you again. -Thanks, Dave.
-Yup. -See you, Matt.
[Dave] All right, Tom.
So we are at the McDowell house today.
We've got less than 12 weeks to get all of this done.
Tom and I are working on
getting this back deck done
and installed today.
Drywall guys are crankin'.
Drywall's going up in all the reconfigured spaces.
It's been long enough without this thing sided.
It's time.
I think the neighbors are as ready as we are.
[Dave chuckles]
We've got the crew here, me, Matt, Tim.
Got the sheeting on,
the house wrap. And now we're gonna
knock out some siding on this house.
Because this is an old historic house,
we have original old walls.
We can't get all the insulation
that we really need into this house.
So we're using a new siding.
We want somethin' that's got some insulation value,
plus some rigidity that looks like old cement siding.
This will give the look of that old classic siding.
But it's gonna give
Blake and Selby the insulation
and what they need to make this an efficient house.
-[Dave] Hi, Tim. -Hi, Dave.
[Dave] Let's go.
Look at that snap.
Man, that's gonna look sharp.
It looks good.
Doesn't it look good?
It's starting to look like a house again.
Good job, guys. Keep up the good work.
Okay. So, Dave,
I got a lot of ideas we need to talk about.
I feel sorry for you.
[Matt chuckling]
-[Dave] What's up? -Tim, you can join if you want.
-You want to join, Tim? -[Tim] No, I got steps to build.
[mimicking Tim's accent] Did he say "build"?
-Build. -[Tim] Build.
-[Matt chuckling] -[Jenny] Okay.
The bedroom looks good.
So, this will be their bed wall.
Have you ever heard of
Shou Sugi Ban?
No.
So it's basically a method of taking cedar and burning it.
Shou Sugi Ban originated in Japan.
It was a way
-to preserve the wood... - [Dave] Yeah.
[Jenny] ...and protect it from insects,
which made it great for exteriors,
but it also makes for a really great accent wall.
So we can do, like, tiny strips.
So, basically, like vertical slats of
of burnt cedar,
so it almost looks like it's just a black feature wall.
But it's just something a little bit unique and different.
Do we need to paint this black first?
Yes, we do.
-Just this wall? -And I'll put the slats over it.
So it's just like, doot-to-do-to-do-to-do.
-Just a vertical slat. -And just a real narrow gap
-in-between 'em? -Yeah.
You can make that noise if you want.
-Doot-to-do-to-do-to-do. -[Matt mildly imitating]
Doot-to-do-to-do-to-do.
Trying something new.
It's kinda fun.
-Kinda unexpected. -Yeah
All right. Thanks.
Living room.
-So... -I love this living room now.
-The high ceilings. -[Jenny] I know.
-It looks great. So... -[Dave] The brick.
We're gonna have a border. A walnut border...
-Sweet. -...on the floor, which will be really cool.
And then I thought we could do
beams on the ceiling, but maybe we do 'em
crisscross, like scissor beams.
-Like this? -Where they connect. Yeah.
Where they just cross each other.
-Criss-cross apple sauce. -Yeah.
One over on the very edge, on in the middle,
one on this side.
Three's the right number.
So I think you lose this light,
you do the four cans.
And now a light, yeah.
Four can lights in here is more than enough.
And the feature is gonna be the beams, not the light.
Yeah. That's true.
We can do that.
-[Dave] Okay. -Okay.
So I actually had planned for a chandelier.
But I don't think we need it.
We're giving a nice focal point
for the space with the beams.
So scrap the light.
-It's gonna be great. -I love it.
We are literally making decisions and saving dollars.
You know what we do have to figure out?
They are so close
to Ted and Suzanne.
Your parents are just right down the street.
Yeah, we have cell phones, but, eh...
I think Ted and Suzanne, Blake and Selby
will love, like,
if we do an old-school way of communication.
Oh, I've got it.
We can do an underground tunnel
between the two houses.
No.
I can call the city and see if we can get permission.
-[chuckles] -I don't need cups with a string
-running across the power lines. -[Jenny] That'd be so cool.
I do think that maybe some sort of zipline
-would be the best. -[chuckling] Jenny.
-But, like, you have it, like, strapped for a baby. -[Dave] I'm leaving.
-So, like, you stick the baby in... -He's leaving.
...and you just like... Here, Mom.
-[Jenny] Hey, babe. -[Dave] Hey.
These glasses, I feel like a mad scientist.
[Dave] You like one.
But, I mean, you're gonna be carrying around a torch,
so, it kinda makes sense, doesn't it?
We've got a month and a half left
at Blake and Selby's.
And we are starting on all the details.
We are putting vertical panels
on the wall of Blake and Selby's bedroom.
Basically, to give it a feature wall,
and create this kind of modern feel.
We're ripping these cedar strips an inch and quarter wide.
Then we're going to
put 'em on saw horses, burn them with a blow torch.
It's gonna be awesome.
Like painting.
But you don't ever get paint on you.
All right, you do it. Whatever you think.
Hey, Jenny. This is the moment where you go...
[mimicking evil laughter]
That's catching on fire I think.
-Dave, it's on fire. -Blow it out.
It's on fire over there.
Can you blow that out?
-Well, not with you swinging that in my face. -[screams softly]
-It's happening so fast. -There you go.
[blowing]
[Dave] Looks amazing.
I'm gonna get more cedar.
[Dave] We are at the McDowell house today.
The siding is done.
So now we are installing
the brick skirt around the base of the house.
[Jenny] The white oak flooring is being installed.
It's gonna looking really historically accurate,
and the walnut inlay gives the space
a little bit more character.
And in their main bathroom,
I'm going with a funky pattern on the floor.
And then, in the shower itself,
I have some 2x6 tile.
Little bit of just, kind of fun and whimsy
into the shower with this
modern tile.
Cabinets are coming in.
That is the best part of the renovation,
because it feels like a house again.
And the gorgeous quartz countertop is coming in.
[Dave] All right, Matt, I got one more bundle coming.
All right. We got three in there.
That should be enough to get us rolling.
Shou Sugi Ban,
me, Tim, Matt, we got to get this installed.
We're gonna clear-coat everything.
But we first have to figure out
spacing, coloring, what we're gonna do with it.
[Jenny] They don't need to all be the same,
'cause that's kind of the point,
but get 'em as close as possible I think.
it'll be cool.
I think it's gonna look good.
[Dave] It'll look good.
-Man, this is gonna be perfect for here. -I know.
Small house.
Do a little load of dishes each time.
[woman] Knock, knock.
-[Dave] Rainy. What's up? -Hey.
-Jenny Marrs! -[Jenny] Yes!
Rainy is here.
-Oh. Hi. -Hey.
-How are you? -Good. How are you doing?
I'm good. Good to see you.
-You too. -We're gonna work on another project.
Selby and Blake are young
and they love modern design.
-[Rainy] Okay. -They wanted white walls.
But they wanted pops of color.
I feel like this would be a fun place
-to play with it. Have some fun color. -Yeah.
[Jenny] We've worked with Rainy many times.
I want Rainy to make tiles for me,
because I love handmade tile.
I love working with local artisans.
I love working with Rainy.
-That sounds awesome. -And you actually made
the tile
-for Selby's parents' house. Do you remember? -Oh, cool.
-Right over here? -Yeah, yeah.
Ted and Suzanne, on the front porch.
On the front of their steps.
Ooh. Look at that.
A local artist actually handmade each tile.
-[Ted] Wow. -[Jenny] They're one of a kind.
-You'll never see them anywhere else. -[Ted] Oh, wow.
-So this kind of, like, a full circle moment. -Aww.
-You're making the tile for their house. -That's so cool.
Okay. I brought you colors.
I think, as long as you stay with
a really earthy palette,
I think it'll look nice against the brick.
-And, of course, the wood cabinetry. -These are beautiful.
So I just want to keep really earthy tones throughout.
Okay.
And then, I'm gonna take one of those colors
and I'm actually gonna paint
the whole laundry room.
I'm gonna color-match it to the tile.
And it'll be a nice, little bold moment.
I'm trying to decide if I like this green or this green.
Oh, that's fun too.
[Rainy] Ooh, that's a good one.
[Jenny] Okay. Let's go look at these over here.
I think that looks really nice.
I like all four of these,
but I think that the green and the greyish blue will be the best,
because they're neutral, but it gives us a really bold
pop-up color, but still neutral enough.
-You know? -Yeah, it's not too trendy.
-Yes. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I think that's what I need then.
I'm so excited.
-Thanks, Jenny. -All right. Thank you.
-Okay, perfect. Okay. Bye, Rainy. -Thanks. See you.
Let's get this thing up.
I love this new look that Jenny had.
It's just something different.
-This looks good, don't you think? -[Tim] It does.
You'll start to see the dimension.
It just seems so much bigger.
It's nice to start a project
-and finish it the same day. -Yeah.
Looks really good.
He said he's gonna do this in his house.
No. You can come do it in my house.
I love it.
-Oh, there it is. -Oh, wow.
[gasps] Wow.
-[Blake] That's awesome. -[Selby] It's so cool.
-Wow. -This is so beautiful.
[Dave] One of the sides, they'll fit in like so.
With less than three weeks left,
I'm working on making
a couple of wood boxes
that will hold some two-way radios.
One of them will be in Selby and Blake's house.
One of them in Ted and Suzanne's.
They're only, you know, three or four houses away.
Yeah, they could pick up a cell phone
or just walk down there,
but this is gonna be cool for many years to come.
Come see what I've got, Luke.
Whoa.
-[Dave] We have some-- -Hello.
-[radio beeps] -Oh. Who is that?
Hello?
What is your name?
This is Ms. Cassidy. How may I help you?
[Dave] Ms. Cassidy?
-It doesn't sound like Ms. Cassidy. -That's Sylvie.
[Jenny] That's Sylvie.
-[Luke] Sylvie, that's-- -[Sylvie] Luke, how may I help you?
That's you, Sylvie.
I have a Luke Marrs
and a Jenny Marrs coming to your location. Do you
copy that?
What?
I repeat. Luke is coming into the kitchen.
Copy that.
-Go to the kitchen. Go. -Over and out.
-Go. -Breaker breaker 19.
[Dave] We need to have one of these
in the tractor so we can communicate
when I need you to bring me out a ham sandwich.
Copy.
[Luke] I dropped the microphone on the cabinet.
[Dave] Okay. It's pretty tough. Don't worry about it.
I think they're really going to enjoy this.
And I cannot wait to see
the fun that they have with this.
[Dave] All right. Let's finish putting these in.
At the McDowell home, we're finishing up
a lot of last-minute things that need to happen
before we're completely done with this house.
The new front porch is coming together.
The cedar posts
add a lot of warmth to the house. And I think they're gonna use this
all the time.
You know what is amazing to me
is how a fence can make such a big difference.
I think Jenny's gonna love it.
That's all that matters.
This fencing is a composite.
It's great. You don't have to paint it.
There's no maintenance. It doesn't give you splinters.
And you want to be out in the yard where you don't have to worry
about your daughter going out into the street.
It's a safety issue.
But it does make it look amazing.
[Jenny] Super cute.
Out back, we're getting our fan and lights installed
on the new covered deck.
We're finishing up tile for the main bathroom.
And we're putting the final touches
on the kitchen, including Rainy's
stunning hand-crafted backsplash tile.
This laundry room,
I want the door white, the trim white, but...
We have this tile from Rainy.
This room will be painted this dark color.
This whole room.
This laundry room, we have beautiful white oak cabinets.
But the walls are very white and stark.
I think we go dark in here
just to make it a little more interesting.
Get your paintbrush out.
-[Matt] Yeah. -[Jenny] I got to go. Tyler's here.
-See you. -Bye.
I need it to feel like a cute cottage.
One of our landscapers, Tyler,
is here today to talk about landscaping.
This is a really old house.
I want to have the historic elements.
So I think that the pathway will help.
[Tyler] All right. I set up just a little bit of--
-Oh, perfect. -Yeah, herringbone for you.
-So, herringbone pattern for the main portion. -[Jenny] Yes. Perfect.
And then we'll turn our bricks on the side
-and do a soldier course on the other side. -Right.
-Love it. Perfect. -[Tyler] The outline.
[Jenny] Also, the Lennards' roof and ceiling are getting fixed,
so their home will be like new again
just in time for Blake and Selby
to move in down the street.
[Dave] Jen.
[Jenny] Hey.
I got my supplies.
Selby and Blake love modern design elements.
In the backyard, we're gonna bring some more green
up onto the wall.
A modern fern
-moss. -Jungle.
Art installation.
-I mean, I think this... -You want me to leave, like, the live edge on that's here
-or just cut it square? -I think it's cool.
[Dave] We've never tried this, so we're gonna...
-[Jenny] Figure it out. -...figure it out together.
And, yeah, it may be a complete failure,
but you don't know if you don't try it.
I guess the way we're gonna do it is
make, like, a big ball,
and we'll put moss around it.
And then the fern will sit in the ball.
It's kinda like packing a snowball.
So then we'll attach this.
That's our basket holder. Now we just need to clip
the hole in the top.
That's looking good.
I think another four-five hours of packing
moss around there, and you'll have that thing whipped.
[Jenny] Cram it in there.
Imagine this
hanging on that back patio.
[Dave] Looks good.
-Now I think we got it. -Yeah.
-Now can crank 'em out. -We can replicate that.
What are we gonna call 'em?
Fern art.
Fart.
-Fart. [laughs] -[laughing] Fern art.
-That's... -Or fart.
[Jenny] Wow. It's looking cool.
Those are cute.
All right. Love it.
They look good.
This wall looks sweet.
Actually came together really good.
Yeah, it looks awesome.
We're at Blake and Selby's.
Today is the day
we are giving them back their house.
-I know. It looks so good. -It looks so good.
[Dave] It's been a journey. For such a small little house,
we've literally done
everything. Like, we've touched
every single surface.
Like that?
But I think we've kept the original character.
Yeah, it looks good.
I think we've kept that cottage feel on the outside.
And I really think we've done
as much as we can to bring
the modern touches that Blake and Selby like
on the inside of the house.
-Jenny Marrs. -[Jenny] Yes.
Ted has got the other end of our walkie.
Oh. Are you testing it out?
Ted, this is Dave and Jenny Marrs.
Do you have a copy? Repeat. Do you have a copy?
[Ted] Good morning, Dave and Jenny Marrs.
Ah, yes.
Grandpa, we have a diaper change, stat.
Oh!
Ted.
-You're in trouble, buddy. -You're in trouble.
[Dave] I'm just really excited to show that
in such a small space,
Blake and Selby, they can still have
everything that they need.
All right. Blake and Selby will be here any minute,
so we will give you a call
when it's time for you guys to come over.
[Ted] Okay. We're standing by.
[Selby] I'm ready.
-I'm really-- -What color do you think it's gonna be?
They really could do anything.
-[Selby laughs] -It could be pink.
I hope not, but we'll see.
Okay. Here we go.
[gasps]
-Oh, there it is. -Oh, wow.
It's beautiful.
-That looks great. -It looks amazing.
-Oh, there it is. -Oh, wow.
It's beautiful.
-That looks great. -It looks amazing.
-[Jenny] Hi, guys. -[Selby] Hello!
-[Blake] Hello. -[Dave] Hey.
-Good to you see. -[Blake] You too.
Welcome back home.
-[Selby] This is so beautiful. -[Blake] Yes.
Right away, I'm already in love.
This is incredible.
-[Jenny] Yes. -[Selby] Very cottage-y.
-[Jenny] Yes. Exactly. -[Blake] Love that.
-Those bushes are gone. That-- -[Dave laughs]
-[Jenny] Yes. Yes. -[Selby] It's smaller now.
[Jenny] Yes.
And, of course, now you have a front porch.
Before, you remember, you had to go up the side.
-It was a little weird. -Oh, yeah.
So now we have the walkway right up to your front porch.
[Dave] The roof is brand-new. The siding.
The fence. It's a composite. It's insulated siding.
You never have to paint it, never have to do anything.
[Selby] I love the natural wood beams
-and shutters. That's really, really cute. - [Blake] Yeah.
-Thank you. -[Selby] Did you make those?
-[Dave] I did. -[Selby] I seriously cannot imagine
-anything cuter. -[Jenny chuckles]
You guys ready to go inside?
-There's so much to see. -Would love to. Yeah.
-Okay. After you. -We'll follow you guys.
-[Jenny] We'll follow you in. -[Selby] Okay.
[Selby] Look at this. Isn't it great?
-[Blake] Isn't it nice? That's amazing. -[Selby] It's cute.
[gasps] Wow.
-[laughs] -[Blake] Oh, my goodness.
This is so beautiful.
This is amazing.
-Look at the brick exposed. -[Selby] Yeah.
[Blake] The fireplace here.
[Selby] Oh. I love the beam.
-[Blake] Yeah. -[Selby] Just so neat.
[Jenny] I know you guys wanted this
to feel a little bit more modern inside.
-[Blake] Mm-hmm. -[Jenny] So we thought the cross beams
doing just a different style would be kind of fun.
But it still has references
-to a cottage feel. -[Jenny] Yes. Exactly.
-[Blake] Yeah. -[Selby] Yeah. I really like that.
And, of course, the ceilings are high.
-I can't touch the ceiling right now. -Exactly. Exactly.
And, yes, we found this original
chimney, so we left that exposed brick
because it's original.
And I love the feel it gives to the room. I mean, it just feels so cozy in here.
The other thing we did on the floor,
we also created this walnut border around the room.
-[Blake] Oh, wow. -[Jenny] Just another little
something interesting. And it feels like
it would be original to the house.
It's not, but it feels like that.
[Blake] Great.
[Jenny] Another fun little moment.
Dave built a little something for you. This is...
-Is it like a CB radio? -What is that?
[Jenny] They don't even know, they're so young.
[Dave] Yeah, it's a CB radio.
All right. Here you go. Try it out.
Testing. Testing. Hello?
[Ted] Yes, I'm here. We hear you.
What? [laughing] No way.
-This goes to their house? -Yeah.
-That's amazing. -That is amazing.
-I love that. -I love that.
-Who wants to pick up a cell phone? -That's no fun.
-That's amazing. -That is so fun.
I never would've thought about something
-like that. -[Jenny laughs]
Okay. So remember the kitchen before.
-Weird layout. Cramped. -Yes.
-Yes. So now let's go check out your kitchen. Now. -Okay.
-[Blake] Wow. -[Selby] Wow.
Oh, my goodness.
This is beautiful.
-[Blake] You really opened it up. -[Selby] It's gorgeous.
-[Blake] Yeah. Love the natural wood. -[Selby] Yeah.
I love the wood.
-And the brick is still in here too. -[Jenny] Yes.
It feels bigger somehow.
Yeah. It does.
It feels a lot bigger.
[Dave] Even though it's the same square footage,
it's open to the living room,
and it feels a lot bigger.
-It does. Yeah. -Yeah.
I know you guys love natural woods,
and so we did the natural wood cabinets.
And you also wanted it a little bit modern,
so this is handmade tile by Rainy,
who actually made the tile
at your parents' house on the front steps.
-Oh, wow. -She made the tiles.
[Selby] I love the dark contrasting with the white.
-Yes. -And then same
-over here too. -[Jenny] Yes.
[Selby] I really like that. I love that it's
-handmade too. -[Jenny] Yes.
-That's special. -[Jenny] Okay.
So let's check out your bathroom next.
-[Blake] Let's do it. -Okay. So it's down the hall.
-We'll follow you. -Go right.
[Jenny] All right. Second door on your left.
-[gasps] Oh, wow. -Oh, my goodness.
-Look at that. -Wow, that shower.
[Blake] I did not expect to see a shower in here.
-No... -Honestly.
-[Selby] This is incredible. -[Jenny] Yay.
[Selby] I don't know how you were able to do this
in such a small space.
Magic.
[all laughing]
It was that small bedroom before, so,
we were able to make a nice bathroom with closets.
And then,
the unused space that was kinda your
random laundry room is the new bedroom.
[Blake] That's great.
Want to check it out?
-[Selby] Yes. -[Blake] Let's do it.
Whoa. Wow.
-[laughs] -Wow.
-[Blake] The wood wall. -[Selby] That's so pretty.
That's cool. Is it stained like that?
Or did you, like, burn it?
-Or how did you do that? -Burned it.
-Really? -You did? Wow.
-That's awesome. -That's so cool.
[Dave] It's called Shou Sugi Ban.
[Jenny] It's an ancient method
of burning cedarwood.
It gives just texture.
And it just feels really unique.
And again, has a little bit of a modern touch.
I really like it. I mean, it's modern,
but also the natural look
-that we were going for, so... -[Jenny] Yes. Yes.
[Dave] And we were able to vault this room
so it's not so low like the other one.
I mean, it actually does feel
like a pretty good size bedroom,
really, for how small the whole house is.
And you have tons of natural light coming in,
-which is awesome. -[Blake] Yes.
Now, you remember, this had the laundry in it.
So we moved the laundry.
And then, we also still have to go see your backyard,
'cause that's a big part of this space
-that you're gonna use a lot. -Yes.
So let's check out the laundry and then go out back.
-All right. We'll follow you guys. -Let's do it.
[Jenny] Okay. So here is your laundry room.
Oh, wow.
-[Blake] This is nice. -This is so nice.
[Jenny] This laundry room, it's not big,
but it has everything you need.
You got your washer and dryer, you've got storage throughout.
[Blake] Yes.
The paint color, I color-matched it
off of one of Rainy's tiles
so that these two spaces really tie in nicely together.
-It's not just white in here. There's no oh-oumph. - [Blake] Yeah.
I love that you guys left the windows...
-[Jenny] Yes. -...unblocked.
Because before the washer and dryer was...
[Jenny] They were blocking it.
So, yeah, this now works better.
[Blake] Yes.
[Jenny] Okay. So,
we know you're gonna spend a lot of time outside here.
The backyard is very important,
so let's go check it out.
-Okay. -Let's do it.
I'm excited for this.
-[Blake] Wow. -This is so beautiful.
-This is massive. -[Blake] Yeah, this is amazing.
-A little different, right? -[both] Yeah.
[Jenny] The covered porch, obviously, was necessary.
So now you have this space that you can really use a lot.
-Ten months of the year, you can be out here. -[Blake] Yeah.
So you have plenty of space for just hanging out,
you have a spot to eat.
It really is a multifunctional space.
And because you have such a small house,
-this is where you want to be anyway. -Right.
And you want to have people stopping by,
walking over, popping over to the backyard. I mean,
-I just see you guys using this a lot. -[Blake] Yes.
This is exactly what we were envisioning.
I love the ceilings.
-[Blake] Very livable. -[Jenny] Yes.
All right. So I feel like we should call your parents.
I mean, just so we can use the two-way radio again.
-[Blake] Let's do it. -Let's tell 'em to come over.
[Blake] Dave and Jenny are all in the details,
and we felt like
everything we asked for was met and then some.
So they just really exceeded our expectations.
-Mom, Dad, hey. -Hey, guys.
-Hi. -[Blake] Hey.
Wow.
[Selby] Before, the house was not practical,
it was not safe for our daughter.
And now it's amazing.
And we can't wait to have our daughter
play in that backyard, and have our friends over.
Phoebe, what do you think?
-Wanna take her? -You like it?
-Yeah, I'll take her. Hi. -She wants to go to Mom.
What do you think of the house?
Now we can just two-way radio grandparents
when we need a babysitter,
to do whatever we want to do.
-Hey, guys. -[woman] Hi.
[Blake] Come check it out.
[Suzanne] Come on in.
[Selby] This house is really a dream house for us.
We're really excited for all the memories that we're gonna make.
Congratulations.
Cheers, everyone.
[all] Cheers.
[all laughing]