[upbeat music playing]
[Dave] Okay, Luke.
Now, there is no kicking daddy
when you're on the swing.
[Luke speaking]
[Jenny] Hop on.
[Dave] How high are we gonna go?
[Luke speaking]
[Dave] Mega high?
[screaming]
-[laughs] -[Dave] Whoa!
[Jenny] Holy moly!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Dave] Jenny, you just pushed it wrong.
[laughter]
[Dave] He tried to hold on.
[Luke speaking]
[Dave] Your mom pushed you off.
[Jenny] Oh, man.
[Dave] We gotta go to work now.
[Dave] All right. One more time.
[Luke speaking]
[Jenny] No, don't kick me.
I'm not... Don't kick me.
-[screaming] -[screams]
[laughter]
[upbeat music playing]
Dave and I headed to meet Erik and Jessica Danielson.
They have a beautiful home on the lake.
-Super cute. -Oh, it is.
-Hello. -Hi. Hi.
-How are y'all? -Thank you for coming.
[Dave] Yeah. How you doing?
[Erik] Yes. Thank you. Good.
[Jenny] Look at this place.
It's amazing. I love this.
[Erik] We call it the tree house.
My name is Jessica and this is my husband, Erik.
And we live here in Rogers, right on Beaver Lake.
I'm an attorney by trade and I've met Jessica
about 10 years ago.
We just celebrated our seventh wedding anniversary...
[Jessica] Mmm-hmm.
[Erik] and we have a 3-and-a-half-year-old little girl.
[Jessica] We bought this house
because we really wanted something on the water.
[Erik] The house is three stories.
Its bones are very mid-century modern,
and we both love that.
We refer to it as the tree house
because the top floor is in the trees
and there, you can actually see the birds fly beneath you
when you're up in the top floor.
It was built in the late '60s and is--
[Jenny] Okay. Quite camouflaged.
Speaking of camouflage,
I can't see the front door.
[Jessica] Yes, it's in a weird spot.
[Jenny] Do you like having it hidden?
[Jessica] I don't like it.
You don't know where you're going.
And as you can see with the driveway...
-[Jenny] Yeah. -[Jessica] it's not a good way to veer in.
A little awkward with these rocks.
[Dave] Yeah. When people come up,
they have to tumble across these steps...
-[Jessica] Yes. -[Dave] to a handrail
that is to my knees.
I can put my foot through there.
So, I mean, this is three stories above the ground.
[Erik] There are a lot of things that just aren't up to code.
-Mmm-hmm. -And are poorly redone.
We do have a 3-and-a-half-year-old
and it's just not safe.
I mean, I've fallen carrying her in a carrier and it...
-[Jenny] Right. Oh, it's scary. -scared me half to death.
-[Dave] So scary. -Yeah, definitely.
-Safety is... -[Jenny] Yeah.
-first and foremost. -Thank you.
Okay. So the plan out here,
rebuild the entire deck structure
and we'll actually move it
so that it enters in the front of the house here
right when you drive up.
It'll give you a better curb appeal.
We'll have a new lighting.
And then we'll also work on this entrance
where people drive in,
make it much more welcoming and inviting.
[Jessica] Okay. Perfect.
The one thing we didn't talk about
is what are you hoping to spend on the total renovation,
not just out here, but inside as well?
Uh, the budget we have in mind is $275,000.
Okay. We can do a lot with that.
-Yeah. -[Jenny] All right.
-Should we go inside? -Should we go inside?
-[Jessica] Yes. -[Erik] Sure.
-[Jenny] All right. -[Dave] We'll follow you guys.
[Jenny] Oh, this is amazing.
[Dave] Super cool.
[Jenny] It's so beautiful.
[Dave] When was this built again?
-Late '60s. -Uh-huh.
Check out the intercom.
[Jenny] Oh, that's awesome.
We love the weirdness of the house.
We are attracted to weird.
So, hence we got married.
-Guess. -Just kidding. [laughs]
[Jenny] It kind of reminds me of a Frank Lloyd Wright house.
[Erik] We're told that the architect was a student of Wright.
[Jenny] Cool.
I love the ceiling.
-[Jenny] Okay. Now you, too. -[Jessica] I absolute love it.
-It's very interesting. -[Dave] It's so cool.
These lights are in a strange spot.
-Uh-huh. -So I think we would need
-to move them over the island. -[Jessica] Yes.
I don't love the way that they redid the kitchen.
For example, these cabinets are just kind of rickety.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Dave] Yeah.
I would like it to look a little more fabulous
-and I am not afraid of color. -[laughs] Okay. I like that.
There's not really a good place to sit down
and have a meal with the family.
That's what I was gonna say, is this dining?
-This is dining? -Yes.
Yes. We fold that out and it's...
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Erik] very cramped.
-[Dave] Yeah. -[Jessica] And then this rail
that doesn't match anything in the house.
[Jenny] Yeah. It's very heavy.
-[Jessica] So that's... -[Jenny] Okay.
If there's any way to put a bathroom upstairs,
that would be nice.
[Jenny] Come over here.
-I have an idea. -Mmm-hmm.
So you don't need this door.
Yes.
This could be a powder bath right here.
Yeah. We've got water right here.
-Yeah. -So I could get a drain easily.
[Jessica] Yes.
[Erik] That would be phenomenal.
[Jenny] Okay. All right.
What about this deck out here?
We would like to use it,
-but the bugs out here are-- -So bad.
[Jessica] Yes.
[Jenny] This already has a roof.
Could we close this in
and this becomes a new dining room?
[Dave] There's a foundation below it.
So this is actually a roof then.
It's more than a deck.
We could definitely close it in.
[Jenny] Okay. That would be amazing 'cause then you have...
-[Dave] Yeah. -this space entirely for the kitchen...
-Uh-huh. -and then you have an actual
dining space where you can sit
and you don't have to move furniture.
-Yeah. -That would be amazing.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Dave] Okay.
So the plan for the kitchen
and dining spaces are,
first of all, we're gonna update the flooring.
[Jessica] Yes, please.
[Jenny] And we will update all your cabinets,
all your countertops, appliances, everything.
We'll move the pendant lights above the island.
We'll add a powder bath next to the kitchen.
[Jessica] Uh-huh.
[Jenny] We'll also update this handrail.
And then we will close in this little deck
and make this your new dining room.
That...
-Yes. -[laughter]
-We're on... Yes. -Yes. Okay. Good. I love it.
-Okay. -Okay.
-[Dave] So now the living room.
[Jenny] This is a great space.
What do you guys think about the fireplace?
We'd love to have a fireplace.
-[Jenny] Yes. -We just don't like this one.
[Jenny] Right. Okay.
Gas, electric, wood burning?
I would like one that works.
-[Jenny] All right. -[Jessica] This one allegedly works,
-but I'm kind of scared of it. -[Jenny] Yeah.
-[laughter] -[Jenny] Okay.
So what about... You have carpet in here,
-do you like the carpet? -I hate the carpet.
-Okay. -It's just a hotbed
-for allergens and dog hair. -[Jenny] Yes. Okay.
And these windows, are these original?
Yes. These are original single plain windows.
[Dave] Yeah. If we wanna make it all about safety,
having that big pane of glass that's just a single pane,
I would want insulated window units.
-[Jenny] Yes. Yeah. -[Jessica] Yeah. That would be--
-[Erik] That would be great. -[Jenny] Yeah.
Okay. So now, here's the plan for the living room.
So basically, we're gonna start here.
This will be your front door.
And we'll have updated flooring,
new windows, keep the fireplace,
but make it more mid-century modern...
-[Jessica] Yes. -to match the architecture of the house.
-Okay? -I love it.
-Okay. -Okay.
All right. So should we go downstairs now?
-Yes. -Let's do it.
-All right. -Up next? Okay.
[Jessica] Please watch your step.
The bedroom's down here.
This is nice. I love the ceiling.
[Jessica] Yes.
[Erik] But we don't love the paneling.
-I was gonna ask-- -Sheetrocking it or?
Yeah. Ooh, yeah.
I would love that.
[Jenny] Yeah, you would? Okay. Good.
So this is what we're calling your...
-The main bedroom? -Yes.
-Okay. -Okay. But there's no bathroom here?
That's the kicker.
Well, I saw when we came down this other bedroom here.
If we keep that as the bedroom and then...
I mean, we could make this into
a really nice bathroom/closet.
So this is... We're on the main floor
-and then there's one... -Mmm-hmm.
and then the upstairs.
So there's bedrooms in the second floor.
-Yes. Yes. -And that's enough,
where we could create
a bathroom out of this bedroom?
-[Jessica] I would love that. -[Jenny] Okay.
[Erik] That would be great.
Typically, you wouldn't wanna take away a bedroom
because it would be detrimental to the real estate value.
But, I mean, it's also a bad thing
to not have that main suite.
Uh, so, I think it's going to be a really good trade off.
What about closet space?
Oh, my gosh.
If I could have a big closet...
-Yes. -I've never had a big closet
-in my entire life. -Aw.
-Never. -Okay.
And what about vanity, do you want a double vanity?
-Two vanities. -[Jenny] Two vanities.
Okay. So, the plan for the main suite
is to actually create an en suite.
We'll close off the door right in the hallway.
We will sheetrock in the bedroom,
paint the walls to brighten it up,
but leave the ceiling exposed.
Then we'll create a nice walk-in closet
and a main bathroom with double vanities and a shower.
-[Erik] Sounds great. -[Jenny] Okay.
Yay. All right.
-What else? -Okay.
We've got one more space outside.
-[Jenny] Oh, okay. Cool. -Okay.
-[Jenny] Wow.
And so out here we've got a lot of...
-It's beautiful. -unused space.
I would love a deck,
something large where we can entertain.
Sure. Is this where you wanna have a grill station down here?
I would definitely love some way to grill out here.
And we would kind of like if people park back here
and they're leaving or something, you know,
then they don't even have to go through the house.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -[Erik] Or friends coming off the water.
There's a lot of friends that would come up.
[Jenny] Oh, yeah.
-That is so... -[Jessica] Yeah.
unique to lake life.
Friends are just popping by,
-not on your front porch... -Mmm-hmm.
-but on your... Yeah. -Yeah.
-Coming in the backyard.
-I love that. -Coming from the backyard.
Okay. So we're gonna, out here,
build a nice big deck, have a grilling station,
and, you know, maybe have some stream lights.
Just make it a really festive, fun atmosphere
and utilize this space back here
where you enter off the parking,
because it is kind of underutilized, so.
-Yeah. -Yes.
I love that. I think this can be really, really cool.
It's gonna be a challenging, challenging house.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -[Dave] Just because it's way up there.
-I can't even look down... -Yeah.
when I'm standing on that deck.
It's so high.
[Dave] We've got an entire wall of windows
that we've gotta replace.
It's not gonna be easy.
Okay. We will head out.
You guys get packed up.
-We'll be back... -Okay.
-in a few days to get started. -Absolutely.
-Okay. Thank you. -[Jenny] Okay?
The other challenge is that we are giving
ourselves five months.
We need to get this place done
so that they can actually get back in their house
and enjoy it while the weather is still nice.
-Thank you, guys. -See y'all later.
Okay. Be very careful.
[Jenny] Okay.
[upbeat music playing]
[Dave] All right, guys.
All right, Joe, look at this.
It's our actual tree house.
-What do you think? -It looks like a tree house.
-It's nice. -It is. Isn't it nice?
-But I will say-- -Hey, it's slick.
-Be careful. -Yeah. Be careful.
We are redoing this deck completely.
One of the things I really wanna get done today
is to figure out how we're gonna build
this new deck to get up to the front porch.
[Dave] All right. Matt and Derek and the guys should be here.
Today, construction is beginning.
Matt, Derek.
-Hey. -[Dave] All right.
So, we're taking all the cabinets
right out on the deck and then we will take them down.
[Jenny] Everybody needs to be careful.
That deck is very slippery.
And then getting rid of the little fireplace,
that's not a big deal.
But the biggest thing I wanna do
is cut out this new front door.
[Dave] And then we're taking all the carpeting out,
all the tiles coming out.
Downstairs, we wanna take all the paneling off
for the main suite.
-We'll be-- -Let's do it.
[claps]
[rock music playing]
[machine whirring]
[banging on wood]
[Jenny] Whoo!
[Dave] Got a hole.
I love it.
[Dave] It's so much brighter in here already.
Now, we gotta figure out how do we actually
access the opening. [laughs]
-[Matt] It sounds great. -So we just maybe make it wider?
Wider, and then we'll have platforms.
And it'll be more in the sun,
-so it'll dry out. -That's against the moss.
-Yeah. -Okay.
[upbeat music playing]
[machine whirring]
[Matt] What's on these floors?
Let's start with carpet.
That's tongue and groove pine.
[Dave] Awesome.
Two inch thick tongue and groove pine.
I grew up with this exact floor,
Matt and I did.
And it's original.
As long as the tongue and groove is in good condition...
-Mmm-hmm. -we can salvage it.
It will be really pretty once this is all sanded down.
It will also save us the money, which I love.
-Mmm-hmm. -But--
There's always a but.
We just have to know what's under the tile
because if it's not in good condition under there,
it's not gonna work.
I want the floor to all be consistent on this main level.
I don't want it to be different flooring
in the kitchen and the living room.
[banging on metal]
[Matt] Hmm.
It's not popping right up.
[banging on metal]
[Matt] It's not popping right up.
Oh, look at that.
So we have flooring.
-That's awesome. -Look at that.
We can save it. We can use it as the main flooring.
And that'll save the Danielsons a lot of money.
[Dave] Yeah.
[banging on rock]
[Dave] It already looks better.
[machine whirring]
[Jenny] We have a little bit to do downstairs.
We have to take the paneling off the wall
and just clear out this bedroom
that will become the new main closet and main bathroom.
-[Dave] All right. -It's a good day.
Got a lot done.
It's a really good day.
-All right. I got all this. -You got that?
-Yes. -All right. Grab the tools.
All right.
[upbeat music playing]
All right, Jenny Marrs.
Look at that new front door opening.
-[machine whirring] -You hear that?
That's the sound of work.
What's good in here?
Those look good in here.
Hey.
[Damon] What's going on?
What's up, man? How are you?
-Hi, guys. -Good. Taking all the doors out.
How does this deck look?
Hey, guys, that does not look very safe.
Careful.
David Joseph Marrs back up right now.
You're just going out there like,
"Oh, let me just go walk out of here.
No problem."
It's absurdly high and there's no railing.
Get off... You... My hands, please,
my hands are sweating.
Jenny, I'm four feet away from...
I don't care. You know, get off.
Come in. Look at my hands.
Feel my hands.
So, I want you to build a dining table for them.
'Cause remember, they said they wanna have Thanksgiving,
so I think we need to make it mid-century modern
feel of the rest of the house and all the furniture, so.
Okay. On it.
You want it stained, painted?
I think we could do like a... Oh, it's so close.
I can't even look out there.
I see him out the corner of my eye.
White... I think we'll whitewash it.
Okay.
Okay. So out here, this is the living room,
gotta figure out a plan for the fireplace.
I need to find some really cool furniture too for this space.
She has some stuff that was actually really nice,
but I really would like to find a piece that would fit.
Just something, like, unexpected.
So, we might have to do a little shopping.
[Dave] Well, you got a little more room too
'cause we're actually... This post is coming out.
Yeah.
So we're gonna do a support above.
-Right. -And then this one.
So these two, so you'll have a little bit more room.
[Jenny] Oh, that's good.
We've got to get beams in place
-to remove these posts. -Yeah.
It's a lot of work,
but I think it's going to be worth it
to really open up this living room.
We are gonna have to run a beam.
So we're gonna have to actually take...
Cram off all the way to that
where the seam is and put it back,
because new cedar doesn't look anything like this.
[Jenny] No, it has to look the same.
I mean, this is not something we can just get at the store.
This is a very specific wood that is...
Has been in the house for 60 years.
Take it off, number it.
-Number it? -Yes.
-Put it back. -Yes. Very, very carefully.
You wanna grab ladders so we can start doing that.
-Yeah. -[Jenny] Okay.
The other thing we gotta do eventually
is replace this handrail.
-Yeah. -Just do an iron handrail.
This has to be safe, most importantly,
more updated, of course.
And it just needs to fit with the style of the house.
This does not fit. This feels like '90s.
Just feel like you should just do iron completely, right?
-Okay. -All iron.
-Yeah. -Iron cap and everything.
-Okay. -[Dave] I like it.
I'll get the steel ordered for that.
-Yes. -And I'm gonna get to work taking this trim down.
All right. Good job.
Thanks.
[Dave] Damon, this stuff.
You gotta be real... It's super brittle.
[Damon] Go very slow.
One down, 47 to go.
[rock music playing]
[Dave] There you go.
[machine whirring]
-[Damon] We're good. -[laughs]
-[Damon] Watch all the nails. -Finally.
Ten more pieces like that
and we'll be able to get to a beam.
But first, we gotta get this glass out of here.
I don't want this deck open
any longer than we have to have it.
But before we can frame up those walls
and make it safe again here,
Damon and I, we need to get all of that glass removed.
It should be pretty free.
If we can do it without breaking it.
I'm gonna put glasses on in case this thing does shatter.
All right. You ready?
So if I can push it towards you.
Let me see that flat bar.
Okay.
[soft music playing]
[Dave] Damn.
Okay. You ready?
Damn.
Quick, get the corner.
-Got it Over there? -[Damon] Yup.
Hey, Baylor, can you give us a hand?
-I want to drop this. -[Baylor] Yes.
[Dave] If I push this corner, grab that corner.
Just make sure it doesn't catch and break.
Get it.
-Clear? -Yup.
-[Damon] Yup. -[Dave] Look at that.
That's a heavy piece of glass.
Eventually, all of the glass
is going to come out and be replaced.
If we get this out, we can get everything framed in.
[upbeat music playing]
[machine whirring]
-[Damon] All right. -[Dave] All right.
Got it.
[birds honking]
[upbeat music playing]
[Dave] So Jenny told me to make a modern retro table.
40 inches wide, 8 foot long
to fit over at the Danielson's house
on what was now going to become the new dining room.
And to the legs, so I've kind of made this...
I don't know. It kinda looks like an eyeball.
I guess you could go like that and...
But I'm gonna cut this
then we'll laminate quarter inch on top of it
and see if we can make a table for the Danielsons.
[machine whirring]
All right.
We'll get it all screwed together.
[machine whirring]
[Dave] We are gonna clamp it and nail it as we go.
-[Jenny] Hey. -[Dave] Hey.
What are you doing?
This is my table leg for the Danielson family.
-Quarter-inch plywood, skin. -Uh-huh.
Then dental molding on top of it.
End up with this.
-Uh-huh. -[Dave] So...
Oh, so for each...
And then the table's on top.
-Oh. -This one here.
I see. Okay.
-We got another one here. -Got you. Okay.
And then I've got a 40 inch by 8 foot long tabletop
that I'm gonna cut this same arch.
So kind of a soft eyebrow on each end
where people can get around,
they can have Thanksgiving, you name it.
I think the Danielsons are gonna love it.
[Jenny] Very mid-century feeling.
[Dave] You think that's pretty cool?
That's cool.
-Yeah. -I'm pretty impressed with myself.
Should be.
I love it.
[upbeat music playing]
[Dave] We're two months into this project
and we're getting things knocked out at the Danielson house.
Inside, we framed out the whole dining room.
It looks great.
So no more three-story drop to worry about.
We have the whole floor exposed
and it's looking really good.
And we're gonna remove these posts
that break up the space.
Downstairs, we are putting in the sheetrock
in the main suite.
And we started plumbing in the new main bathroom.
It's going to be great.
-Yeah. -They're going to love it.
On the outside, this back deck area
is going to be such an improvement.
Hello?
-[Dave] Hey. -[Matt] Hello.
[Dave] I need your help.
Yes. I gotta get down from here.
Hang on. Ooh.
-Yes. -[Dave] Okay.
So if we ran square off of the garage...
-Okay. -and then we're gonna run the deck into here.
Okay. And up here, right?
Yeah, but it's a different level.
-Okay. -So we either need to have steps going into here
or we need to run a second deck here
that's just higher where you have,
like, a longer step going across.
So I think this should be level
and then you have a step going into the house.
And then it helps us if we wanna put a table.
It's all flat. I think...
-Okay. So we're gonna-- -a flat deck is better.
[Matt] Aren't we doing some kind of cooking area out here?
Do we put that up against the block wall over here...
-[Jenny] Yes. -[Matt] or do we leave it--
[Jenny] I think so.
I would love to get,
you know, those little mid-century modern blocks?
Like the breeze blocks, like cinder blocks
with the little cutouts in them.
[Dave] Like beach houses and stuff.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -[Dave] They would have them a lot.
Yeah. I gotta... I just gotta find them.
All right. You find those
-and we'll build a place for it. -I've found some companies,
-but they're all out town. -[Dave] I love them.
-Very cool. -Breeze blocks. I like that.
Breeze. Lets the breeze in
but it also is a block.
-Like jorts. -A hole in your pants.
-[laughs] -Like your cutoffs?
-Yeah. -[Jenny] Oh, yeah.
-The jorts. -The jorts.
-Exactly. Breeze jorts. -Oh, okay.
I know what you're talking about.
-Yeah. Breeze, jorts. -The breeze.
-Think jorts. -Yeah.
These blocks, I gotta find a source locally
because they're expensive.
-And... -Yeah.
that'd be a lot of shipping.
All right. So I had to make a few structural modifications.
So I need your help figuring out
what exactly we're going to do.
Framing is complete at the Danielson house.
We were able to remove three big posts.
I pulled out this guy right here...
-[Jenny] Uh-huh. -and this guy over here.
Adding the beams just let us really open it up.
Is this sturdy?
Yeah. It's a floor.
We have two floors below this.
-Okay. -And then I have one more.
We were able to take out all of the columns
except this one.
Why didn't we just keep the original?
Because it wasn't enough support.
So I was thinking here, should we build,
like, some open shelving across this
where it's backed here,
then you go up here and this one's backed here
and almost like a stair step up.
Oh, yeah. Oh, okay.
[Dave] You basically have two shelves
that are open on the living room side,
and then two that are open to that kitchen dining room side.
[Jenny] For books and games and stuff.
-[Dave] It looks intentional and built in. -[Jenny] Yeah.
Anything that we put in this house needs to be a little bit funky.
That's the kind of feel of the house.
So I think it's gonna be really cool.
-Thank you. -And it also kind of separates all of the spaces,
living room, the dining room, and the kitchen.
That's why I'm the idea man.
-[chuckles] Okay. Nice. -Thank you.
[upbeat music playing]
[machine whirring]
[Jenny] Okay. This one seems too big.
-Do you have another one? -[Dave] Yeah, it's too big.
I think like one-inch rope.
Jenny wants me to build a cool swing
for the Danielson house.
All right, Luke, we gotta drill this out.
It actually will be for their three-year-old daughter, Elizabeth.
Two, three, go.
-[Luke] Oh, yeah. -Oh, that'll be nice, babe.
Let me grab the router.
[machine whirring]
Yeah. Perfect.
-Yeah. That will be nice. -All right.
I think she's going to love it.
All right, Luke, should we go tie this up out there
and have you field test it?
[Luke speaking]
[Dave laughs] Wait a minute.
We've got a month and a half left,
and we've got a lot going on at the Danielson house.
We have most of the framing done on the outside deck.
[Jenny] We have drywall on the walls.
[man] Watch your step.
[Jenny] The walnut cabinets are coming in
and the old cabinets kind of falling apart,
and now, it's time to upgrade.
We have finished pretty much
all the cement backer
for Jenny's tile.
And the tile guys are going to town
in the main bath as well.
It's a lot of tile.
[machine whirring]
-This is the tile. -Little tiles.
Yeah. It's gonna be a little bit up there.
We're just doing a really clean,
modern, matte black tile
all along the wall.
-Here, can you put three on top? -Yup.
Hmm.
-Like that? -Yeah, just like that. Okay.
So basically this whole wall is just gonna be these tiles
just stacked on top of each other.
Super clean, modern.
Mid-century design can be simplistic,
but there's moments. And that's what we wanted.
We have a moment on the fireplace.
We're gonna have a really cool moment
with that bookshelf that you're gonna build.
We're gonna have a really beautiful moment on the front door.
[Dave] Yeah. Derek, Damon, and I are working
on a front door of Jenny's design.
We're trying to tie the table
that I'm building in the dining room.
That same theme with little strips.
[Jenny] It looks so good.
This is gonna be amazing.
[country music playing]
[Jenny] Do we have a few minutes?
Since we're down here, they have a couple good antique stores.
I just wanted to hop in and see if I can find
anything for the Danielson's house.
We have about 30 minutes to kill today,
and I have been eyeing
this new antique store that I wanna check out.
-So let's go out. -And I'm spending quality time
with my wife, so what could be better?
Oh, mercy.
-How y'all doing? -[woman] Hey y'all.
-Hi. -[woman] Let us know if you need anything.
-[Jenny] Okay. Thanks. -[Dave] Thanks.
Oh, my gosh. Look at the little Italian flag. Could... Oh, stop it.
Could you see Lukie carrying this?
That has nothing to do with the Danielson's.
But it's flipping cute.
A little copper horse.
Wouldn't that be cute on the bookshelf?
That brass horse would look adorable
on Charlotte's bookshelf.
She loves horses.
Bam.
Well, these are cute too.
These would be great for candles.
Nothing to do with the Danielson's.
Nothing, but it's adorable.
-Aw. -Got old school TV.
Oh, my gosh, babe, we could do
something with this for the Danielson's.
-It's cool. -[Jenny] Ain't it funky?
Does it say the year this was built?
[Dave] It's got a little thing that says 1966.
It's got a record player.
Oh, a record player.
[Dave] How much is this TV stand?
$250.
-Okay. -You're not gonna bargain it, like, negotiate?
You've never done that when I've texted you, ever,
when I'm at a shop and you're like, "Ah,
ask him the cash price." That's what you always say. [chuckles]
It's not even something I really wanna negotiate on
because I feel like I'm getting a really good value.
I also just saw this too at the corner of my eye.
Holy cow. Is that a golden goose?
Okay. That's $352.94.
Okay. Perfect.
It's gonna take some modification,
but to have something authentic to the time period
that we can put back into use is really cool.
[Jenny] I can get in and out of a store
and spend money in no time.
[laughs]
[upbeat music playing]
-[Jenny] Derek? -[Derek] Yup.
-[Jenny] Hello? -[Derek] What do you got for me?
[Jenny] Oh, I have tile.
-This is the floor tile for the shower. -[Derek] Ooh.
-Isn't it fun? -Yeah.
-It's like a terrazzo almost. -Yeah.
It's kind of funky. It's good for this house, you know?
Okay. So then, I don't wanna lay this
in just a standard pattern.
-So... -Of course not.
of course not.
-Mmm-hmm. -So kind of like a little weave pattern.
The fun of tile is that you can lay the tile in a new pattern
and make it feel completely different.
[Derek] So it's like an offset basket weave.
-It's kind of fun. Now, I don't wanna stop. -[Derek] Yeah.
We'll do a dark grout in between.
-Like a dark gray? -Just... Yeah.
But really thin grout lines, I think.
Okay.
[Jenny] It feels awesome.
It's going to make this bathroom so unique.
It's actually pretty cost-effective.
When we do a different pattern like this,
-it makes it really interesting. -Yeah.
And I think this is the perfect house
for, kind of, a different unique pattern.
[Derek] I like the different pattern.
All right. Thanks. It's gonna be great.
[slow music playing]
[Jenny] We've got about four weeks left to finish this remodel.
There's a lot going on. We're in that stage of the build.
Crews are finishing the flooring
downstairs in the main bedroom.
Let's get it screwed in place.
The electric fireplace is here.
It provides heat and it is safe.
We spent extra time to save these original pine floors
and we were able to replace all the windows.
So, it's energy efficient.
It's not just that single pane of glass.
[Jenny] And quartz countertops
that are going into the kitchen and bathroom.
They're coming in.
They're going to give the Danielsons
years of beauty and durability.
On the outside, this back deck is going
to be such an improvement.
[Dave] We're using composite decking
and they're not gonna have to worry about it
for many decades.
Look at that window. It looks so pretty.
Derek, are you here?
-Oh. -Watch the hole.
-Oh, my.
-Derek. -That's terrifying.
[Derek] Yeah. What's up?
[Dave] Looking good.
It's coming along.
We need some handrail.
The railing's supposed to arrive anytime today.
We're just welding up something simple but is safe.
The safety of this house was really
number one for their daughter.
Oh, it's scary.
-I'm blown away. -Oh.
This railing,
the dining room.
[Jessica] Oh, look.
-[Erik] Wow. -[Jessica] You don't have to--
Yeah, I know.
[laughter]
[Dave] We've got two weeks to finish the Danielson house.
And today it's nearing its completion.
We have the guys weld up
a brand new handrail.
Oh, that looks so much better.
And it will be safe for their daughter,
which is the most important.
Dave is building the custom bookshelf with Derek,
which makes the beam look intentional.
The glass for the new shower is here.
I wanna see these cabinets.
-Look at that. -[Jenny] It's so clean.
[Dave] Love it.
[Jenny] The new powder bath
next to the kitchen is getting
a beautiful wallpaper.
The matte tile is so bold on this wall.
Lighting fixtures are going in.
[Dave] We've got railing going up around the new decks
and we finally got the breeze block.
And for this grill surround,
that's gonna be awesome.
[upbeat music playing]
[Dave] All right. Let's get along.
All right. Good. That's fine.
-We found a really cool... -[Jenny] Very cool.
[Dave] retro TV cabinet.
It was missing the TV, which gave us kind of
the perfect opportunity to fill that hole
with something cool and--
-Liquor. -Yeah.
If you could fill that and make a little bar,
I mean, what a cool statement piece.
I think it just needs some dark...
You know, something here for the background
and then just a couple shelves to stack...
-Oh, I got you. -bottles and glasses up top maybe.
I'll have sides that go in here
and here and then I'll put a back on it.
All right. You get to work.
-See you. -Have fun.
[machine whirring]
[upbeat music playing]
[Dave] I'll leave a channel where I can get
this electrical wiring
run underneath to the other speaker,
so might as well make the thing work.
[machine whirring]
[Dave] I love the found furniture.
Something that was done in 1966
where we can actually bring it back into service.
[Jenny] How's it going?
Pretty good.
[Jenny] Oh, it looks great.
We'll polish, like, the whole exterior,
you know, to brighten it up.
And it's ready to be put into service again.
[upbeat music playing]
[wood banging]
And they're tight.
Let's give 'em a little...
There we go.
[Jenny] Erik and Jessica will be here in a few days.
We are finishing up the front porch,
which we had to get to the front of the house
and get over a ravine.
But last two boards and we're done.
How good does this house look?
-It's so pretty. -I know you're more excited
about this deck than anything else, though.
I know. It's safe.
The Danielsons are coming back soon,
so we're getting all the final details together.
-[Dave] Yup. -[Jenny] I have rugs.
We have furniture in here.
The table is gonna be beautiful.
This one's perfect. The size is nice, too. Here.
-Are you good? -Yeah.
[Dave] I built a custom table.
It has the same fluting that the front door has.
And then all the light wood just kind of softens everything.
We also need to bring that cabinet in
'cause we still have to stage that.
Okay.
[Jenny] It's so cute.
It's really funky.
And I love a good unexpected moment in a room. And that's what this is.
Where do you wanna hang the swing, right off that beam?
[Jenny] Yeah.
[upbeat acoustic music playing]
[Dave] Jenny, give it a good bounce.
Okay. Well, that's cute.
It's gonna be a really great space.
-Light the space. It'll be awesome. -Yeah.
Party lights, I tell you. Turn them on
and you've got a perfect mood,
that nice glow.
I'm gonna get a table here.
You can come out, grill, sit out here,
have dinner into the lights and the stars.
We are in a good place.
-We're almost done. -We're in a really good place.
Yup. Ready to turn it back over
and give them back their keys.
[birds chirping]
-[Dave] Babe, I got the butterscotches. -[Jenny] Oh, perfect.
How many do you think are here?
[Jenny] One fifty.
Nope.
Ninety-eight.
Did you eat one?
-Ninety-seven. -[Dave] There were a hundred.
-This one was really fun. -Yeah.
Because the house started off cool
before we started.
Table fits and they're nice.
I know. It looks so good.
All we had to do was give them
a beautiful kitchen,
give them a beautiful fireplace wall,
just make some changes that highlight
all of the amazing features
that this house already had.
Basket.
Basket there.
And not only did we make it more beautiful
for Erik and Jessica, we made it safe
for their daughter, Elizabeth,
-which was very important to them. -[Jenny] Mmm-hmm.
-[Dave] This backyard is amazing. -[Jenny] It is.
[Dave] They're ready to entertain. I love it.
Let's go.
[Jenny] Okay.
[Jessica] Okay. Here we go.
Awesome. I'm actually a little nervous.
I'm not nervous. I'm pumped.
Here we go.
Oh, my gosh. They redid the parking.
[laughs]
I can hear her.
Oh, my gosh.
Oh, wow, the parking area.
Oh, my gosh. They redid the parking. I love it.
[chuckles] I can hear her. [Jessica] Oh.
And we will drop people in? [gasps]
-Hello. Whoa. -Hi.
[laughs] The front door is where it's supposed to be.
-[Erik] Wow. -[Jenny] I know.
-Thank you so much. -Good to see you.
[laughs]
That door is beautiful.
-[Jenny] Isn't it gorgeous? -[Erik] Wow.
-Derek and Dave built the door. -Yup.
So, it's one of a kind.
-Solid ash. -[Jessica] Oh, my gosh.
Now you actually know where to enter.
Love the front walkway.
Good. Much better, much easier access
-to the house as well. -[Erik] Yes.
-And it's safe. -[Jenny] That's your parking
-and it's safe. -[Dave] And it's safe to go.
[Jessica] It's important to me.
-Yes. -Yes.
-Can we go in? -Should we go in?
-Yes. -[Jenny] Ready? Let's go inside.
[Dave] We'll follow you guys. I'm excited.
On the loose.
-Oh... -Whoa.
[Jessica] Oh. Oh, my gosh.
[Erik scoffs] Wow.
Holy smokes.
Just take a look.
-[Jessica] No. -[laughter]
[Erik] Wow.
-Floors are gorgeous. -Go ahead.
-Oh, my God. -Aren't they so cool?
These are the original floors.
This was under the carpet.
[Erik] I'm blown away.
Oh.
This railing,
the dining room.
Wow. You don't have to--
-Yeah, I know. Anybody? -[laughter]
-[Jessica] I really love it. -[Jenny] Do you like the fireplace?
-Don't know where to start. -Okay. Start there...
-Right there. -which is good.
[Jessica] This is better than I ever imagined.
[Jenny] Oh, good. I'm so glad.
So, I wanted this to be like a bold moment
with the tile all the way on this wall.
And it feels just so appropriate for this house.
Does that put off heat already? There's--
-Yes. And it won't catch on fire? -You can't burn yourself.
-Yes. -[Dave] It's safe.
-Wow. -[Dave] You have a little one--
Oh, gosh. Oh, yeah.
-[Jessica] Oh, my-- -[Erik] The railing.
-[Jenny] The handrail. -[Jessica] Oh, my gosh. It looks so much better.
[Erik laughs]
This is a complete game changer.
[Jessica] Absolutely perfect.
[gasps] Look at this island.
-Beautiful. -[gasps] Look at it.
-It's red. Yay. -[laughter]
-[Jenny] It's regular paint. -[Jessica] This is so fun.
-I love-- -[Jenny] Look at those range.
[Jessica] Oh, my gosh.
[Jenny] It's perfect for this house.
It feels really appropriate
to the architecture as well.
[Erik] So cool.
[Dave] All walnut cabinets.
[Jenny] Walnut cabinetry.
And we did the flat panel front,
so it feels very mid-century.
[Jessica] Golly.
And I love that the woods
-aren't like too matchy-matchy. -[Jenny] Yes.
Just really clean backsplash so that the dark
of the walnut really stands out.
-[Jessica] Uh-huh. -And then you have a nice contrast
with the cedar above as well.
[Jessica] Yes.
This is amazing. I've gotta walk in here.
Yeah. Go to the new dining room.
-[Jessica] Perfect. -[Erik laughs]
Oh, wow, the fixtures.
[Jenny] Yeah. We were able to refinish them.
And then we went with a really fun green color.
[Jessica] The green really still
-gives it that outside feel. -[Jenny] Yes.
-[Dave] Yeah. -[Jenny] Exactly.
And Dave built this dining table for you guys.
Oh. I did. Yup. So...
-It's gorgeous. -We thought something
that kind of has a modern look...
-[Jessica] Uh-huh. -[Dave] and whitewashed feel, just...
And it would fill the space nicely.
-[Erik] Wow. Thank you. -[Dave] Yeah.
[Jenny] We know you guys were talking about having Thanksgiving dinners here.
So, picture that happening here around this table.
I can't wait.
[Dave] We replaced all of the glass.
I know that was a big issue too.
So, it's all insulated.
-[Dave] Double-pane glass. -[Jessica] Okay.
And we were able to remove three of the poles
that were throughout the house.
-But this was structural. -Yup.
So, we did have to keep this.
We decided to drywall it.
And then Dave built these bookshelves here.
There's a bookshelf on the other side too,
but it's just a little bit
funky and unexpected in this house,
which feels really appropriate for this space.
Love the bookshelves.
-[Jessica] Thank you. -[Jenny] You're welcome.
-Here's another thing I'm gonna show you... -I'm blown away.
that I love.
So, we found this old TV cabinet
and created a little bar for you that...
-It's a working record player still. -[Erik] Wow.
-[Jessica gasps] -But it's just another little
interesting piece that fits this house. And it's...
That is awesome. [Jenny] just funky and fun.
-[Jessica] This is-- -[Erik] So cool.
[Jessica] Golly.
Okay.
-What else can we see? -[Jenny] Yeah.
You can go look behind that door as well
'cause obviously that used to be...
This used to be our weird front door.
-It's a bathroom. -[Erik] Oh, wow.
-[Jessica] I love-- -[Erik] I love the wall.
[Jessica] This is perfect.
Now our guests don't have to go downstairs.
-[Jenny] Right. Exactly. -[Jessica] They can stay upstairs.
[Jessica] That's a big deal.
[Erik] The wallpaper and these fixtures are gorgeous.
[Jenny] Yay. I'm so glad. I love this wallpaper.
It is so much fun.
[Jessica] It's still lakey but modern.
So nice to have it right here.
Our parents will be very happy
-about it. -[Erik laughs]
-Okay. There's more. -There's more.
Let's go downstairs. Go downstairs?
[Jenny] Yeah. We'll follow you, guys.
Okay.
-[Erik] Love the rail. -[Jessica] I'm glad.
-Babe. -Wow.
-[Jessica] Oh, my gosh. -[Erik] Oh. [laughs]
-Can't believe it. -[Jessica] Oh, my gosh.
The color with the wood of the ceiling.
-It's so rich looking. -It's gorgeous.
[Jessica] This looks perfect.
-[Erik] Love the fixtures. -[Jessica] Yeah. Beautiful lighting.
[Jenny] We added sconces just 'cause we didn't wanna put
can lights into this beautiful ceiling.
-[Jessica] Yes. -[Erik] Absolutely.
The dark green also with the contrast
of the wood ceiling feels just like
a natural extension of outside...
-[Jessica] Yes. -[Jenny] which this house is.
[Jessica] Love that.
So, do you remember how this was laid out?
-[Jessica] Yes. -So, we had room here,
room over there. So we reconfigured,
took that back bedroom and then made it
-part of the whole suite. -[Jessica] Yes.
So, now we can check out behind the doors.
[Jessica] Oh, my gosh.
I've never wanted a closet
so much in my life. And this is...
-It's perfect. -[laughs]
We can walk in it.
-Exactly. -Yes.
-Turn. -[Erik] Wow.
[Jessica] Oh, my gosh.
[Jenny] Now, you have a lot more space for storage.
-[Dave] Yup. -I've never had space.
Oh, my gosh. This is amazing.
-Okay. One more space over there. Another door. -[Jessica] Oh, my gosh.
-[Jenny] Okay. -All righty, Jess.
Oh, wow. [laughs]
[Jessica] Oh, my gosh.
I love the tile
-where it's kind of like... -[Erik] Oh, yeah.
[Jessica] a river rock a little bit.
-To go with the lake feel. -[Jenny] It is.
-And this tile is perfect. -[Erik] Gorgeous.
[Jessica] I love the gold and the green.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -[Dave] Looks good, doesn't it?
[Jessica] Absolutely.
The window for some natural light.
[Jessica] Perfect.
[Jenny] The walnut again in here--
[Erik] Gorgeous. Okay.
-[Jenny] You like it? -I'm at a loss.
-[Erik] I love it. -[Jessica] I'm at a loss for words.
[Jenny] I'm glad you love it.
[Jessica] This is absolutely perfect.
-Okay. So this is... -Okay. We're not done.
all to lead us into the lake.
-Yes. -We gotta go outside.
-Yes. -[Erik] Okay.
We'll go... We'll get out of your way, after you.
Oh.
Erik, you're gonna die.
[laughter]
-[Jessica] Oh. -[Erik] Oh, my goodness.
[Jessica] Oh, my... Elizabeth's gonna die.
-[Jenny] Yay. -[laughter]
[Jessica] Oh, my gosh. That's for Elizabeth.
-Oh. -Oh, wow.
She's gonna be so excited.
That is so cool.
[Erik] This is what I envision.
This is sort of a dream come true.
[Jenny] Good.
Oh, my goodness.
-Babe. -[Erik] Wow.
Oh. Oh, my gosh.
-It's brand new. -[Erik] Gorgeous.
-Holy smokes. I love-- -With the lights.
-Yeah. This is really-- -[Jenny] Do you like this?
-[Dave] That's cool. -[Jenny] Isn't that cool?
[Jessica] Those breeze blocks kind of feels
a little Palm Springs-esque.
[Jenny] Yes. Yes.
-Oh, my gosh. -You know, having this outdoor living area
-versus that little walkway. -[Dave] Oh, my god.
-[Erik] Unusable. -[Jenny] It's huge.
-The rail, it's safe. -[Jenny] Yes.
[Jessica] We got new stairs so we don't fall.
-[Jenny] Yes. -[Erik] I've fallen down those
previous stairs before.
We raised this up
where you step down to the grill.
So all of this was one level.
So we can get a table in here
and get some space.
-[Jessica] Yeah. -[Erik] I love it.
The whole vision was to have friends
come off the water and entertain.
-This is the perfect spot for us. -Yes, absolutely.
You can grill, eat out here,
had down to the water.
There's a bathroom right there.
-Exactly. -There's bathroom right there.
-Exactly, yes. -This is durable.
-Exactly. -It's all tongue and groove.
So there's nothing to catch your toe on.
It's made for the lake.
I'm blown away.
It's perfect
beyond what I've imagined.
-Thank you guys so much. -Absolutely.
-I literally-- -Absolutely.
-You are so welcome. -Oh, my gosh.
Dave and Jenny knocked it out of the park.
This is what I wanted.
-Yeah. -I just didn't know it.
-Enjoy your home, guys. -We will.
-Thank you so much. -I love it so much.
-[Dave] Bye-bye. -You guys, bye.
Come back anytime. [laughs]
We actually took away a lot of the things
that have been added over the years
and you can just tell they really appreciated that.
Elizabeth.
I love it.
-[laughter] -Look at it.
The attention to detail too,
I mean, just there's a lot of little things
and the custom pieces,
the front door
and the dining table.
Mom, here's your favorite part.
-[Charlotte] No kidding. -[laughter]
-I love the wallpaper. -Me too.
From a safety standpoint,
I feel a lot more comfortable having our daughter
here than what was here previously.
Absolutely.
Look at your swing.
Mr. Dave made this for you.
Yeah.
Oh, wow.
[Erik] It's always been a unique funky house,
but now it's functional.
-And absolutely drop dead gorgeous. -[laughs]
Thank you all for coming.
[all] Cheers.
-Cheers, everybody. -Cheers.
[man] Cheers to the new home.
[Charlotte] I love it.
[Jessica] It's pretty awesome.