1 00:00:01,535 --> 00:00:03,736 [Mina] We got a nice little tiny nugget. 2 00:00:03,837 --> 00:00:04,937 Oh, I love a nugget! 3 00:00:05,039 --> 00:00:07,106 You're assaulted by a smell. 4 00:00:07,108 --> 00:00:08,307 Let's take a look around. 5 00:00:08,309 --> 00:00:09,641 There's a rug up here! 6 00:00:10,311 --> 00:00:11,944 [crashing] 7 00:00:12,646 --> 00:00:14,546 [Cory] They didn't wait for me? 8 00:00:14,648 --> 00:00:16,949 Why, dude? That was my ceiling! 9 00:00:17,051 --> 00:00:18,283 [MJ] My bad! 10 00:00:18,285 --> 00:00:20,519 We don't have one ounce of flashing on this entire house. 11 00:00:20,521 --> 00:00:22,354 I don't understand what's going on. 12 00:00:22,423 --> 00:00:24,723 [Karen] Do you boys see how much I love you? 13 00:00:24,725 --> 00:00:26,959 [Cory] The best days on landscaping 14 00:00:26,961 --> 00:00:28,293 are when we have things like this. 15 00:00:28,295 --> 00:00:29,561 [chuckling] Oh, my God! 16 00:00:35,036 --> 00:00:36,735 [Mina] Yeah! 17 00:00:36,837 --> 00:00:39,605 Mom and I take on some of the nastiest houses you've ever seen. 18 00:00:44,045 --> 00:00:46,845 Our team isn't afraid to tackle the worst of the worst. 19 00:00:46,947 --> 00:00:49,048 That is so gross! 20 00:00:49,050 --> 00:00:50,181 [Karen] Holy cow! 21 00:00:50,183 --> 00:00:52,351 [Mina] Then we turn those rundown houses 22 00:00:52,419 --> 00:00:54,520 into some of the nicest homes in the neighborhood. 23 00:00:54,522 --> 00:00:56,221 -[man] Wow! -[woman] I love it! 24 00:01:08,903 --> 00:01:10,836 This way! Here we go! 25 00:01:11,539 --> 00:01:12,905 Too slow, you guys go first 26 00:01:12,907 --> 00:01:14,239 All right! 27 00:01:14,341 --> 00:01:15,407 Hi! 28 00:01:15,409 --> 00:01:16,942 How are you? 29 00:01:17,010 --> 00:01:18,544 -[Finley] Good, how are you? -[worker] You've got a fun crew here today! 30 00:01:18,612 --> 00:01:20,211 We're gonna learn a little bit about chocolate, 31 00:01:20,213 --> 00:01:22,815 we're gonna taste some chocolate from different places around the world, 32 00:01:22,817 --> 00:01:24,283 and we're gonna play with some chocolate. 33 00:01:24,285 --> 00:01:26,118 -[Mina gasps] You wanna make some chocolate? -[Harrison] Okay. 34 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,153 This morning, Finley and I are taking our kids 35 00:01:28,222 --> 00:01:30,823 to just this cool little place on Mass Ave. 36 00:01:30,825 --> 00:01:32,357 Finley has Harrison and Kennedy, 37 00:01:32,459 --> 00:01:34,526 and we're both working moms which can make it tough 38 00:01:34,528 --> 00:01:37,162 to find time with our kids, so, if we can kinda double-up 39 00:01:37,231 --> 00:01:39,231 so the kids will entertain each other, 40 00:01:39,233 --> 00:01:41,400 Finley and I can talk a little bit of business... 41 00:01:41,402 --> 00:01:43,035 [Finley] What are you making, Ken? 42 00:01:43,037 --> 00:01:44,603 ...and everyone gets what they need. 43 00:01:44,605 --> 00:01:46,105 [Finley] Well, when you head to Talbott, 44 00:01:46,107 --> 00:01:48,307 do we have different plans in what we did 45 00:01:48,309 --> 00:01:50,409 'cause of the loss we took on Michigan was... 46 00:01:50,411 --> 00:01:53,812 I mean, in all fairness, the plan was the same, 47 00:01:53,814 --> 00:01:55,414 which is always to make money. 48 00:01:55,416 --> 00:01:58,951 But I think this one's a more manageable beast, 49 00:01:59,052 --> 00:02:00,752 -like, it's just smaller. -[Finley] Yeah. 50 00:02:00,821 --> 00:02:03,555 We definitely have not had much profit. 51 00:02:03,624 --> 00:02:06,492 The last house was not good. 52 00:02:06,494 --> 00:02:09,761 -Are we over budget right now? -Yes. This is a joke! 53 00:02:09,830 --> 00:02:12,664 But I really think this house on Talbott that I'm gonna go see today 54 00:02:12,733 --> 00:02:16,301 is in a way better position to renovate and sell, 55 00:02:16,303 --> 00:02:19,138 and actually have room for, not a huge, 56 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:20,706 but I think at least a profit. 57 00:02:20,708 --> 00:02:22,107 Well, the other thing to think about 58 00:02:22,109 --> 00:02:23,942 is the kind of need to have a profit 59 00:02:23,944 --> 00:02:26,211 if we're gonna make the HQ thing happen. 60 00:02:26,213 --> 00:02:28,547 -[Mina] Yes, no more whoopsies, right? -No more whoopsies. 61 00:02:28,649 --> 00:02:30,516 I'll get a better assessment of it today when... 62 00:02:30,518 --> 00:02:32,918 I'm gonna go home and change and pick up Mom, 63 00:02:32,920 --> 00:02:35,254 but I'll touch base with you afterwards. 64 00:02:35,322 --> 00:02:36,522 Okay. Come track me down. 65 00:02:36,524 --> 00:02:37,623 [Mina] Perfect. 66 00:02:37,625 --> 00:02:39,191 It was fun. Say, "thank you!" 67 00:02:39,193 --> 00:02:41,460 -[worker] Thank you, everyone, take care. -Say, "thank you!" 68 00:02:41,529 --> 00:02:43,295 Who she waving at? All right. 69 00:02:43,297 --> 00:02:45,564 I'm gonna drop you guys off at home before I go to work, okay? 70 00:02:50,938 --> 00:02:51,904 Are we going to Talbott Street? 71 00:02:51,906 --> 00:02:53,639 -We're going to Talbott. -Yeah! 72 00:02:53,740 --> 00:02:56,608 Are there any houses left on there that we haven't done? 73 00:02:56,610 --> 00:02:59,611 I remember the biker bar and I remember the Pearce. 74 00:03:00,514 --> 00:03:02,314 [Mina] The blue duplex town home. 75 00:03:02,316 --> 00:03:04,449 -[Karen] That counts as two -[Mina] Yeah, mmm-hmm. 76 00:03:04,551 --> 00:03:05,750 Counts as two, now I've lost count. 77 00:03:05,752 --> 00:03:07,786 I feel like it's at least eight and this would be nine. 78 00:03:07,788 --> 00:03:10,155 [Mina] Right, so, clearly this is an area we know well 79 00:03:10,224 --> 00:03:12,724 It's close to Downtown, right next to Bates-Hendricks, 80 00:03:12,726 --> 00:03:14,426 and is turning into a very cute neighborhood 81 00:03:14,428 --> 00:03:16,261 with good resale values, 82 00:03:16,330 --> 00:03:18,063 which is exactly what we need right now 83 00:03:18,165 --> 00:03:20,432 to make up for the big hit we took on our last project 84 00:03:20,501 --> 00:03:22,501 This one right now is small, 85 00:03:22,503 --> 00:03:24,536 it's got, like, two bedroom and then the kitchen 86 00:03:24,605 --> 00:03:28,207 is kind of, like, adjacent to the one bathroom, that's kinda weird. 87 00:03:28,209 --> 00:03:31,610 So, it's super small, especially considering how much it costs. 88 00:03:31,612 --> 00:03:32,811 What did you pay for it? 89 00:03:32,813 --> 00:03:35,547 [Mina] I got this one for $55,000, 90 00:03:35,649 --> 00:03:38,517 and right now it's only about 900 square feet. 91 00:03:38,519 --> 00:03:40,185 It's got two small bedrooms and one bath, 92 00:03:40,187 --> 00:03:42,321 so, we'll definitely need to expand this house someho 93 00:03:42,323 --> 00:03:44,690 to make a profit on it, but I think I have a plan for that. 94 00:03:44,692 --> 00:03:49,094 The nice thing is the city just rolled out new building rules. 95 00:03:49,096 --> 00:03:52,397 I think they're really gonna help us make this tiny house a little more sellable. 96 00:03:52,399 --> 00:03:53,898 [Karen] Nice. Very nice. 97 00:03:53,900 --> 00:03:56,501 [Mina] So, just wait until you see the house and I'll fill you in. 98 00:03:56,503 --> 00:03:58,103 [Karen] It's very exciting. 99 00:04:04,311 --> 00:04:06,812 [Mina] We got a nice little tiny nugget, 100 00:04:06,814 --> 00:04:10,148 but all the code is finally changing 101 00:04:10,250 --> 00:04:13,318 to reflect the city's desire for urban density. 102 00:04:14,054 --> 00:04:15,187 -What? -Yeah! 103 00:04:15,189 --> 00:04:18,257 So, the city of Indianapolis's goal is urban density, 104 00:04:18,358 --> 00:04:22,127 which really just means mor people in the city center. 105 00:04:22,129 --> 00:04:25,063 [Karen] Because more people means more support for local business. 106 00:04:25,065 --> 00:04:26,932 And they've actually changed the building codes 107 00:04:26,934 --> 00:04:29,501 to reflect the city' goal, which gives us what? 108 00:04:29,503 --> 00:04:31,737 Urban density! 109 00:04:31,838 --> 00:04:33,105 So, usually on a compact lot, 110 00:04:33,107 --> 00:04:36,341 -you can only have 40% house... -Right. 111 00:04:36,410 --> 00:04:37,943 -...60% green space... -Right. 112 00:04:37,945 --> 00:04:39,544 -...five foot side setbacks. -Right. 113 00:04:39,613 --> 00:04:42,314 The new plan is 80% house... 114 00:04:42,316 --> 00:04:43,281 [Karen gasps] 115 00:04:43,383 --> 00:04:44,916 -...three foot side setbacks. -What? 116 00:04:44,918 --> 00:04:47,019 [Mina] So, with the new rule now we have room to build 117 00:04:47,021 --> 00:04:50,122 a two-story addition on the back and make this place a little bit bigger 118 00:04:50,124 --> 00:04:51,957 in a charming addition to the neighborhood. 119 00:04:51,959 --> 00:04:52,958 Sweet! 120 00:04:52,960 --> 00:04:54,059 It's very exciting! 121 00:04:54,127 --> 00:04:56,161 -Yeah. -We definitely need something here. 122 00:04:56,263 --> 00:04:58,563 -[Karen] Well, we need more windows. -[Mina] Yeah. 123 00:04:58,632 --> 00:04:59,931 It's like a one-eyed monster. 124 00:04:59,933 --> 00:05:01,800 [Karen] Yeah, it's like a cyclops. 125 00:05:01,802 --> 00:05:03,935 -His eye is not in the middle. -Crooked cyclops. 126 00:05:03,937 --> 00:05:05,804 -[Karen] And she's gotta be a very unhappy cyclops. -[Mina] Yeah. 127 00:05:05,806 --> 00:05:07,039 That can't work. 128 00:05:07,107 --> 00:05:08,807 [Mina] So, we need to add a window on the front, 129 00:05:08,809 --> 00:05:11,543 and with brand new siding it's gonna add a lot of char 130 00:05:11,645 --> 00:05:14,046 But, you know what this also, because it's a corner lot, 131 00:05:14,048 --> 00:05:17,616 it kinda screams for a grass fence or a shrub fence 132 00:05:17,618 --> 00:05:19,751 -or something other than a fence fence. -Yeah. 133 00:05:19,820 --> 00:05:20,852 -You know what I mean? -Yeah. 134 00:05:20,954 --> 00:05:21,953 -Okay, let's go in. -Yeah, okay. 135 00:05:27,594 --> 00:05:29,561 All right, what have we got? 136 00:05:29,629 --> 00:05:31,129 [Mina] See how clear? 137 00:05:31,131 --> 00:05:33,398 -[Karen] It has an interesting aroma. -[Mina] Well, yeah. 138 00:05:33,400 --> 00:05:35,434 You're assaulted by a smell, 139 00:05:35,535 --> 00:05:38,203 and it's mostly a smoker lived here, 140 00:05:38,205 --> 00:05:40,238 but there's some underlying smell... 141 00:05:40,340 --> 00:05:41,640 It's like cleaner and smoke. 142 00:05:41,709 --> 00:05:43,909 Yeah, it's like, but it's mmm, 143 00:05:43,911 --> 00:05:46,111 I don't know, I don't know, it's not good. 144 00:05:46,113 --> 00:05:47,546 [Mina] But look at the ceiling height! 145 00:05:47,647 --> 00:05:48,947 -[Karen] Yeah! -[Mina] Right? 146 00:05:48,949 --> 00:05:50,315 [Karen] So, there's no dropp ceiling, which is nice. 147 00:05:50,317 --> 00:05:52,017 Which walls are coming down? 148 00:05:52,019 --> 00:05:54,619 -[Mina] Um... -[Karen] Because the rest of 'em have to be scraped. 149 00:05:54,621 --> 00:05:57,656 -Well, I think the whole thing will be gutted to the studs. -Okay, good. 150 00:05:57,725 --> 00:05:59,358 [Mina] And this is main bedroom. 151 00:06:03,063 --> 00:06:05,831 Oh, textured ceiling, too. 152 00:06:06,367 --> 00:06:07,699 And a boob light. 153 00:06:07,701 --> 00:06:10,135 What it looks like up here 154 00:06:10,237 --> 00:06:13,638 is maybe they put a ceiling in the closet, 155 00:06:13,707 --> 00:06:16,308 and so that's how you get to your attic scuttle hole. 156 00:06:16,310 --> 00:06:17,409 I know you're dying to get up there. 157 00:06:17,411 --> 00:06:19,311 I know, you brought me to a boring house 158 00:06:19,313 --> 00:06:22,013 with no junk in it, I'm gonna get a little squirrely. 159 00:06:22,015 --> 00:06:23,615 [Mina] Like, literally, a little squirrel 160 00:06:23,617 --> 00:06:25,350 crawling around to try to find a nut. 161 00:06:25,452 --> 00:06:27,219 [Karen] This looks pretty sturdy. 162 00:06:27,221 --> 00:06:31,423 [Mina] Just the framing on the top of that, don't, er... 163 00:06:31,425 --> 00:06:33,725 [Karen] No, it's plywood. Let's take a look around. 164 00:06:35,229 --> 00:06:38,029 [grunting] There's a rug up here! 165 00:06:38,031 --> 00:06:39,931 Like, a pee-ridden rug? 166 00:06:39,933 --> 00:06:43,034 [Karen] It's a, like a Persian-style rug. 167 00:06:43,103 --> 00:06:45,604 I'm gonna wait till demo day to get the rug. 168 00:06:45,606 --> 00:06:47,739 I could probably do something with it. 169 00:06:47,841 --> 00:06:50,442 First, put a little bleach on it, see what that does. 170 00:06:50,544 --> 00:06:52,244 -Ohl. -Yeah! 171 00:06:52,312 --> 00:06:53,545 That's good. 172 00:06:53,614 --> 00:06:55,914 We could make it look really distressed and old. 173 00:06:55,916 --> 00:06:57,349 Mm, yeah! 174 00:06:57,451 --> 00:06:59,751 -Probably is really old and distressed. -[laughing] 175 00:06:59,853 --> 00:07:01,219 So, your thought is... 176 00:07:02,222 --> 00:07:03,822 ...fit a bathroom in here? 177 00:07:03,824 --> 00:07:06,158 Yeah, so take this space and a little bit more. 178 00:07:06,259 --> 00:07:09,795 -[Karen] So, you have your main floor ensuite. -[Mina] Mm-hmm. 179 00:07:09,797 --> 00:07:13,031 And then we could drop in another bathroom in here, 180 00:07:13,033 --> 00:07:15,300 so this adjacent bed would be split between 181 00:07:15,302 --> 00:07:17,436 the ensuite bath and the public powder room. 182 00:07:17,504 --> 00:07:21,039 [Karen] This room's pretty itty bitty, if we take some of this... 183 00:07:21,041 --> 00:07:23,842 Well, no, so this is bathroom, this is bathroom. 184 00:07:23,911 --> 00:07:25,210 [Karen] Ohl! 185 00:07:25,212 --> 00:07:27,112 [Mina] And then we do our kitchen back here. 186 00:07:30,617 --> 00:07:33,819 [Karen] So, this was not a very useful kitchen 187 00:07:33,821 --> 00:07:35,520 'cause that's the only counter space. 188 00:07:35,522 --> 00:07:36,822 [Mina] No. What is this? 189 00:07:37,624 --> 00:07:38,957 Oh, there's more over here. 190 00:07:40,561 --> 00:07:42,160 [laughing] 191 00:07:42,196 --> 00:07:43,328 Forgot that was there! 192 00:07:43,330 --> 00:07:45,564 You got your cat paws out for that! 193 00:07:45,665 --> 00:07:47,098 [Mina] That's a really big bathroom. 194 00:07:47,100 --> 00:07:49,401 [Karen] Yeah, this is gonna make a great kitchen. 195 00:07:49,403 --> 00:07:51,436 [Mina] Yeah, it's so big, it's actually wasting 196 00:07:51,538 --> 00:07:53,538 a lot of space we desperatel need in the kitchen, 197 00:07:53,640 --> 00:07:55,340 so, I think this bathroom's gotta go. 198 00:07:55,409 --> 00:07:58,243 -We could take this whole wall down... -Yeah. 199 00:07:58,345 --> 00:07:59,611 ...and have an L-shaped kitchen. 200 00:07:59,613 --> 00:08:02,047 You'd have so much room for a table, that'd be really nice. 201 00:08:02,049 --> 00:08:03,515 Yeah, then where the kitchen is now, 202 00:08:03,517 --> 00:08:04,950 we can do a laundry, mud roo 203 00:08:05,018 --> 00:08:06,518 -[Karen] And then basement? -Yep. 204 00:08:10,457 --> 00:08:12,123 Don't step on that middle one. 205 00:08:12,125 --> 00:08:13,925 [Karen] "Don't step on that middle one," 206 00:08:13,927 --> 00:08:15,961 -oh, the one that's all falling over? -[Mina] There you go. 207 00:08:16,062 --> 00:08:17,929 -Well, we've got a problem here. -Ta-da! 208 00:08:18,565 --> 00:08:20,198 [Karen] Oh, my gosh! 209 00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:21,399 Oh, my gosh. 210 00:08:25,839 --> 00:08:27,405 [Mina] Don't step on that middle one. 211 00:08:27,407 --> 00:08:28,940 [Karen] "Don't step on that middle one." 212 00:08:28,942 --> 00:08:31,243 -Well, we've got a problem here. -Ta-da! 213 00:08:31,311 --> 00:08:32,944 [Mina] Yeah, I know, it's the whole basement. 214 00:08:33,046 --> 00:08:35,747 They dug it out, the house is actually floating, look. 215 00:08:35,849 --> 00:08:37,215 [Karen] Oh, my gosh! 216 00:08:38,485 --> 00:08:40,051 Oh, my gosh! 217 00:08:40,053 --> 00:08:41,987 -[Mina] Great! -[Karen] Just a miracle! 218 00:08:41,989 --> 00:08:43,221 -Great! -Just a miracle, 219 00:08:43,223 --> 00:08:45,056 I love it when houses are held up by magic. 220 00:08:45,158 --> 00:08:49,261 But I think really the best option 221 00:08:49,329 --> 00:08:52,063 would be to come in through this window 222 00:08:52,065 --> 00:08:55,000 or, like, break a hole, and just fill it with concrete. 223 00:08:55,102 --> 00:08:56,400 Oh. 224 00:08:56,402 --> 00:08:57,602 [Mina] Not the whole thing, but, like, up to where 225 00:08:57,604 --> 00:08:59,437 -nothing's gonna fall in anymore. -Yeah. 226 00:09:03,143 --> 00:09:05,143 [Mina] All right, so, just a little nugget deck. 227 00:09:06,046 --> 00:09:07,712 [Karen] I mean, it's not bad 228 00:09:07,714 --> 00:09:08,914 [Mina] It just should come off. 229 00:09:08,916 --> 00:09:10,882 -Privacy fence this. -Yeah. 230 00:09:10,884 --> 00:09:12,817 It's a little postage stamp backyard. 231 00:09:12,819 --> 00:09:14,619 -[Mina] I mean it's... -[Karen] It's adorable! 232 00:09:14,621 --> 00:09:16,955 [Mina] ...it's a tiny lot, but with the new rules with urban density, 233 00:09:17,057 --> 00:09:18,557 there's a lot we can do here 234 00:09:18,625 --> 00:09:20,625 First, we gotta give the front of it some love. 235 00:09:20,627 --> 00:09:23,595 Give the cyclops window a second eye and pretty her up. 236 00:09:23,597 --> 00:09:25,030 We need to fix the foundatio 237 00:09:25,032 --> 00:09:27,098 then we can reconfigure the whole first floor, 238 00:09:27,100 --> 00:09:28,800 and with the new two-story addition, 239 00:09:28,802 --> 00:09:31,202 we can add new bedrooms and a bathroom upstairs. 240 00:09:31,204 --> 00:09:32,504 [Karen] What do you think you can make on it? 241 00:09:32,506 --> 00:09:34,706 I mean, the market is hot, 242 00:09:34,708 --> 00:09:36,441 like, if I could get the floorplans, 243 00:09:36,543 --> 00:09:38,310 I could probably list it with the plans and have it under contract. 244 00:09:38,312 --> 00:09:39,444 [Karen] Yeah. 245 00:09:39,446 --> 00:09:41,046 [Mina] I mean, I got it for $55,000, 246 00:09:41,048 --> 00:09:43,048 and I think if we can keep the reno on budget 247 00:09:43,050 --> 00:09:45,050 around $130,000, 248 00:09:45,052 --> 00:09:47,485 with those added bedrooms and bathrooms, I can sell 249 00:09:47,487 --> 00:09:49,154 a four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath 250 00:09:49,255 --> 00:09:51,323 in this neighborhood for $250,000 all day long. 251 00:09:51,325 --> 00:09:52,757 [Karen] Seriously. [Mina] I know, it's wild. 252 00:09:52,859 --> 00:09:54,191 -It's a seller's market right now. -It is. 253 00:09:54,261 --> 00:09:56,561 -All right, we got things to do. -I gotta do some research. 254 00:09:56,597 --> 00:09:58,663 [Karen] I gotta have some more coffee is what I need to do. 255 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:08,907 -Good morning! -[Tad] What's up! 256 00:10:08,909 --> 00:10:11,543 -[MJ] Hello! -Wait, how did Cory get the day off? 257 00:10:11,645 --> 00:10:13,712 I don't think he has the day off, I think he's just late. 258 00:10:13,714 --> 00:10:15,413 -Are you kidding me? -[Tad] No. 259 00:10:15,415 --> 00:10:17,849 I know, if anybody's was gonna be late, it woulda bee me, but... 260 00:10:17,951 --> 00:10:19,083 [Karen laughing] 261 00:10:19,085 --> 00:10:20,552 -[Cory on phone] Hello? -Uh, where are you? 262 00:10:20,621 --> 00:10:22,954 [Cory] My plane did not get in till 10:30. 263 00:10:22,956 --> 00:10:24,222 [Mina] Last night? 264 00:10:24,224 --> 00:10:26,324 -[Cory] No, today. -Oh, okay. 265 00:10:26,326 --> 00:10:27,825 [Cory] And everyone knew. 266 00:10:27,827 --> 00:10:30,161 Cory had all kinds of sass when I called him 'cause he wasn't there, 267 00:10:30,230 --> 00:10:32,764 he was like, "I told everybody," I was like, 268 00:10:32,866 --> 00:10:34,199 "you didn't tell me!" 269 00:10:34,201 --> 00:10:35,500 See you in a little bit. 270 00:10:35,502 --> 00:10:36,801 [Cory] Yeah, I'm in a restroom to change 271 00:10:36,803 --> 00:10:38,036 -Okay. -[laughing] 272 00:10:38,105 --> 00:10:39,537 -[Cory] Bye. -Bye. 273 00:10:39,539 --> 00:10:43,108 -Cory will join at his leisure. -[Tad] I mean, we got this. 274 00:10:43,110 --> 00:10:45,543 We'll get started, but, like, the floors are coming up, 275 00:10:45,612 --> 00:10:47,812 the carpet's coming up, bathroom gutted, kitchen gutted. 276 00:10:47,814 --> 00:10:49,814 Eventually, some of the roof's gonna be coming off 277 00:10:49,816 --> 00:10:53,618 'cause we're going up, but we're not gonna be managing that today. 278 00:10:53,620 --> 00:10:56,321 [Karen] In addition to demo, there are a few things I wanna save. 279 00:10:56,323 --> 00:10:57,188 Okay. 280 00:10:57,190 --> 00:11:00,158 There is a piece of carpet, rug, 281 00:11:00,260 --> 00:11:02,527 and I don't know if it's salvageable, 282 00:11:02,529 --> 00:11:04,929 but I would like you and I to look at it. 283 00:11:04,931 --> 00:11:06,898 -A rug or carpeting? -[Karen] It's a rug. 284 00:11:06,900 --> 00:11:07,799 -Okay. -[Karen] It's a rug. 285 00:11:07,801 --> 00:11:09,601 -Okay. -So, that's it. 286 00:11:09,603 --> 00:11:10,535 [crashing] 287 00:11:10,637 --> 00:11:11,403 There we go. 288 00:11:11,405 --> 00:11:13,038 [banging] 289 00:11:13,106 --> 00:11:14,472 Very satisfying. 290 00:11:14,474 --> 00:11:16,307 [Mina] This house is much cleaner than we're used to. 291 00:11:16,309 --> 00:11:19,611 There's no poop in the toilet, there's no rotten food, 292 00:11:19,613 --> 00:11:22,047 but there's still definitel some walls to take down, 293 00:11:22,148 --> 00:11:25,316 the textured drywall, so, we're gonna get dirty. 294 00:11:25,318 --> 00:11:26,651 [Karen] Well, you know what, in my opinion, 295 00:11:26,687 --> 00:11:28,119 today's really not about the demo, 296 00:11:28,121 --> 00:11:29,754 it's all about the treasure hunting. 297 00:11:29,823 --> 00:11:31,956 [MJ] Coming to see that rug. 298 00:11:31,958 --> 00:11:34,059 [Karen] And if you can reach it, just pull it down. 299 00:11:34,160 --> 00:11:35,627 I managed to get MJ up there, 300 00:11:35,629 --> 00:11:36,928 and I don't have to go up there. 301 00:11:36,930 --> 00:11:38,897 Look at him! He's, like, on a mission. 302 00:11:38,899 --> 00:11:40,198 This is fantastic! 303 00:11:40,200 --> 00:11:41,933 Yeah, real gross up there. 304 00:11:42,703 --> 00:11:44,402 Did the attic eat you, MJ? 305 00:11:44,404 --> 00:11:46,204 So, I climb through the hole in the ceiling, 306 00:11:46,206 --> 00:11:49,641 and then the rug is at the farthest point at the edge of the house, 307 00:11:49,743 --> 00:11:52,143 so, then I have to in the pitch black darkness 308 00:11:52,212 --> 00:11:55,447 crawl over some rafters to get to the rug. 309 00:11:55,515 --> 00:11:57,615 [Karen] Oh, look, I see a rug! [gasps] 310 00:11:57,617 --> 00:11:59,350 I'm so happy about this. 311 00:11:59,386 --> 00:12:00,952 -[MJ] I think I am, too. -Yeah. 312 00:12:00,954 --> 00:12:02,721 I think this is fantastic. 313 00:12:02,723 --> 00:12:04,022 [MJ] For sure sparks joy. 314 00:12:04,024 --> 00:12:05,957 And then we pull the rug out, 315 00:12:05,959 --> 00:12:09,127 and it's actually really cool, so, I'm into it. 316 00:12:09,730 --> 00:12:11,396 Worth it. Almost died. 317 00:12:11,398 --> 00:12:12,464 [Cory] Good morning. 318 00:12:12,565 --> 00:12:13,732 [Karen] I hear your voice, Cory. 319 00:12:15,602 --> 00:12:16,935 [Mina] That was dramatic! 320 00:12:16,937 --> 00:12:18,203 [Cory] Guess what time it is? 321 00:12:18,205 --> 00:12:19,604 [Karen laughing] 322 00:12:19,606 --> 00:12:21,039 [Cory shouting] Demo day, baby, yeah! 323 00:12:21,141 --> 00:12:22,307 [banging] 324 00:12:22,309 --> 00:12:23,608 [Cory shouting] Yeah! 325 00:12:23,610 --> 00:12:24,609 Yeah! 326 00:12:24,611 --> 00:12:26,111 Whoo! 327 00:12:26,113 --> 00:12:27,612 -[Mina] Wild. -[Cory] Morning! 328 00:12:27,614 --> 00:12:30,915 -You! You came in hot, baby! -[Cory] I'm hot! 329 00:12:30,917 --> 00:12:33,017 I'm came with the heat, all right? 330 00:12:33,019 --> 00:12:35,286 I got very little sleep last night, 331 00:12:35,288 --> 00:12:38,223 woke up at 3:00 a.m., two flights to get here, 332 00:12:38,225 --> 00:12:41,426 and I brought it and I'm dirty and who's gonna say I'm not? 333 00:12:47,901 --> 00:12:49,033 [laughing] 334 00:12:49,736 --> 00:12:50,902 [Austin] Oh, my God! 335 00:12:50,904 --> 00:12:53,104 -[Tad] This is Tad's wall. -[Austin] Okay, that's cool. 336 00:12:53,106 --> 00:12:54,105 [Tad] All right, guys. 337 00:12:54,107 --> 00:12:56,207 [Cory] Ooh, an accident waiting to happen. 338 00:12:56,209 --> 00:12:57,509 [Tad] I know. 339 00:12:57,511 --> 00:12:59,144 -Is this stable? -[Cory] No. 340 00:12:59,212 --> 00:13:01,713 -[Tad] Will this hold me? -[Cory] Oh, God. Okay. 341 00:13:01,715 --> 00:13:02,714 [banging] 342 00:13:02,716 --> 00:13:04,916 The three of us, Tad, myself and Austin 343 00:13:04,918 --> 00:13:08,353 were all feverishly working at this old bathroom ceiling in the back. 344 00:13:08,388 --> 00:13:10,755 [banging] 345 00:13:12,025 --> 00:13:14,759 [Cory] Oh, yeah, oh, God, this is exciting. 346 00:13:14,828 --> 00:13:17,829 Like, I wanted to see what was going to happen when the ceiling came down, 347 00:13:17,831 --> 00:13:20,131 like, was the whole lean two gonna come off the back of the crib? Who knows. 348 00:13:20,133 --> 00:13:22,500 This is exciting! 349 00:13:22,502 --> 00:13:23,835 Okay, here we go. 350 00:13:23,904 --> 00:13:25,503 It looks like it wants to. 351 00:13:26,206 --> 00:13:27,038 [Tad] Yes! 352 00:13:27,107 --> 00:13:28,539 [Cory] Shall we cut this wire? 353 00:13:28,541 --> 00:13:30,408 Tad, we're gonna wait on that ceiling for a second, all right? 354 00:13:30,410 --> 00:13:33,545 And he went to just grab a water really quick to... 355 00:13:33,613 --> 00:13:36,047 -Just hydrate. Wet my whistle. -...hydrate, exactly, 356 00:13:36,149 --> 00:13:38,616 before he came back and pulled this thing down. 357 00:13:38,618 --> 00:13:41,786 And Austin and I were patiently waiting on the patio. 358 00:13:41,788 --> 00:13:43,822 And then someone told MJ, 359 00:13:43,824 --> 00:13:45,456 "MJ, this ceiling's gotta come down." 360 00:13:45,525 --> 00:13:46,724 [Karen] Ooh, MJ! 361 00:13:50,764 --> 00:13:52,430 [loud crashing] 362 00:13:52,432 --> 00:13:54,732 [Cory] They didn't wait for me? Why, dude! 363 00:13:54,834 --> 00:13:56,901 -[Tad] Not cool, MJ! -[Cory] That was my ceiling 364 00:13:56,903 --> 00:13:57,902 [MJ] My bad! 365 00:14:06,446 --> 00:14:08,246 [loud crashing] 366 00:14:09,216 --> 00:14:10,849 [Karen] Wow! 367 00:14:10,950 --> 00:14:13,852 [Cory] They didn't wait for me? That was my ceiling 368 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:14,853 [MJ] My bad! 369 00:14:14,855 --> 00:14:16,154 -[Tad] We didn't do that. -[Cory] Why, dude? 370 00:14:16,223 --> 00:14:17,322 [Tad] MJ just did it. 371 00:14:17,324 --> 00:14:18,857 -[Cory] I wanted that-- -[Tad] Not cool, MJ! 372 00:14:18,958 --> 00:14:21,025 -[MJ] I was told to! -[Tad] That was shame! 373 00:14:21,027 --> 00:14:23,561 I just walked in on a half torn down ceiling, 374 00:14:23,630 --> 00:14:26,531 didn't really know what was going on and decided to just take care of it. 375 00:14:26,533 --> 00:14:28,733 -I didn't know it was gonna be that intense. -[Austin] So sort of precious? 376 00:14:28,835 --> 00:14:31,636 Yeah, I didn't expect the cloud of black smoke. 377 00:14:31,705 --> 00:14:34,239 It was kinda scary, I had regrets immediately. 378 00:14:34,340 --> 00:14:35,406 Cory, do you want the rest? 379 00:14:35,408 --> 00:14:37,242 [Cory] Let's go and see what you guys did. 380 00:14:37,310 --> 00:14:39,577 I need to get a mask on because that is intense. 381 00:14:39,579 --> 00:14:42,146 Wow! Pure devastation! 382 00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:45,116 MJ probably did do the most exciting part today, 383 00:14:45,118 --> 00:14:46,417 which was pull that down. 384 00:14:47,954 --> 00:14:49,554 [Cory] Okay. 385 00:14:49,656 --> 00:14:51,956 [Mina] So, once the boys finished playing that's mine not your 386 00:14:51,958 --> 00:14:54,926 they finally got all the ceiling down in the bac half of the house 387 00:14:54,928 --> 00:14:58,062 leaving me to pretty much do everything else myself. 388 00:14:58,064 --> 00:15:00,398 Next up, we got a big chunk of the inside done, 389 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:01,499 still gotta finish the outside, 390 00:15:01,501 --> 00:15:03,234 but it's figuring out the floorplans. 391 00:15:03,303 --> 00:15:05,236 I'm hoping four bedroom, two-and-a-half bath 392 00:15:05,305 --> 00:15:06,504 will get us to the selling point we want, 393 00:15:06,506 --> 00:15:09,140 but I gotta figure out where the sweet spot is. 394 00:15:09,209 --> 00:15:11,209 The sweet spot's right here. 395 00:15:11,211 --> 00:15:12,677 [laughing] 396 00:15:12,679 --> 00:15:14,646 Right here! [laughing] 397 00:15:14,747 --> 00:15:17,048 Oh, I got dirtier from touching you. 398 00:15:17,116 --> 00:15:18,950 Very, very likely. 399 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:36,334 What? Where do you think you're going, Miss? 400 00:15:36,403 --> 00:15:38,703 I was leaving 'cause I've been waiting for you. 401 00:15:38,705 --> 00:15:40,004 I told you I was on the way! 402 00:15:40,006 --> 00:15:41,906 Yeah, but your, "on my way" 403 00:15:41,908 --> 00:15:44,609 is, like, is different than most people's, "on my way." 404 00:15:44,611 --> 00:15:46,244 You're getting really comfortable 405 00:15:46,313 --> 00:15:47,812 showing up to work late these days. 406 00:15:47,814 --> 00:15:49,914 I had some very important things happening this morning... 407 00:15:49,916 --> 00:15:51,082 [mock talking] 408 00:15:51,117 --> 00:15:53,117 ...I had to sell some sidewalks, water some sod, 409 00:15:53,119 --> 00:15:54,552 make some stuff happen today. 410 00:15:54,654 --> 00:15:55,954 [mock talking] 411 00:15:56,656 --> 00:15:57,622 All right. 412 00:15:57,624 --> 00:16:00,224 -I got Talbott here. -I love the elevation! 413 00:16:00,226 --> 00:16:01,526 Look how cute she is! 414 00:16:01,528 --> 00:16:03,928 -So, right now, it's just the first floor? -Yes. 415 00:16:03,930 --> 00:16:05,163 [Mina] The little nugget. 416 00:16:05,165 --> 00:16:08,232 Um, we've got this really generous two-story addition 417 00:16:08,301 --> 00:16:09,901 now that we're allowed to have 80% coverage, 418 00:16:09,903 --> 00:16:12,503 which is huge 'cause this is a very small corner lot. 419 00:16:12,505 --> 00:16:14,205 Right now it's got one window in the front 420 00:16:14,207 --> 00:16:15,606 so then we're gonna split it out to two. 421 00:16:15,608 --> 00:16:17,909 -Yeah, the cyclops window's gotta go. -Mm, I dare ya. 422 00:16:17,911 --> 00:16:21,012 [Mina] So, you come in the front door, you've go the bedroom in the front, 423 00:16:21,014 --> 00:16:23,314 you've got a bedroom kind of in the middle of the space, 424 00:16:23,316 --> 00:16:25,817 and what we're gonna do is take that middle bedroom 425 00:16:25,819 --> 00:16:29,220 and give it to the front bedroom to create an ensuite 426 00:16:29,222 --> 00:16:31,322 Part of the middle bedroom is gonna lend itself 427 00:16:31,324 --> 00:16:33,825 to our staircase going up to our nice little second story. 428 00:16:33,827 --> 00:16:34,993 Correct, yep, exactly. 429 00:16:34,995 --> 00:16:37,128 And we're gonna be able to open up our living, 430 00:16:37,130 --> 00:16:39,897 dining, kitchen area, that portion of the floorplan. 431 00:16:39,899 --> 00:16:42,700 The floorplans actually call for a peninsula island 432 00:16:42,702 --> 00:16:46,304 and I don't want that, it's too limiting for a layout. 433 00:16:46,306 --> 00:16:48,206 So, I wanna adjust the floorplan slightly 434 00:16:48,208 --> 00:16:51,042 and just do an L kitchen so the buyer could have a dining table, 435 00:16:51,144 --> 00:16:52,543 they could have a movable island, 436 00:16:52,612 --> 00:16:54,612 they could install a permane island if they want. 437 00:16:54,614 --> 00:16:56,748 And now upstairs, so, we're gonna get 438 00:16:56,849 --> 00:16:58,316 all the natural light from this window, 439 00:16:58,318 --> 00:17:00,952 so, the end, it does not look this big, 440 00:17:00,954 --> 00:17:02,954 but there's a really good size lot, 441 00:17:03,023 --> 00:17:05,623 which I think for four bedrooms you need a second living space. 442 00:17:05,625 --> 00:17:08,026 And then three bedrooms, a full bath 443 00:17:08,028 --> 00:17:09,961 with a double vanity and a tub, 444 00:17:10,063 --> 00:17:12,663 -and the bedrooms are all, like, 11 by 11. -[Cory] I love that. 445 00:17:12,765 --> 00:17:15,400 All right, now that we've got the floorplans decided on, 446 00:17:15,402 --> 00:17:18,903 -um, I want to get it listed with just that right away. -Mm-hmm. 447 00:17:18,905 --> 00:17:21,039 Get it sold, so, no hiccups. 448 00:17:21,140 --> 00:17:23,307 -Thanks for being on time. -We need to get to stepping. 449 00:17:23,309 --> 00:17:24,642 [Mina] Get to stepping. 450 00:17:30,550 --> 00:17:32,383 Our foundation guys came in and did the work 451 00:17:32,385 --> 00:17:36,287 for us to be able to provide the support we need to build up two stories 452 00:17:36,289 --> 00:17:39,323 We've begun framing that out, and thanks to the new rules of the city 453 00:17:39,325 --> 00:17:41,826 allowing us to build a bigger house on a small lo 454 00:17:41,828 --> 00:17:44,562 we should really get some bang for our buck here. 455 00:17:44,630 --> 00:17:46,564 [Cory] So, if you wanna do floating shelving here, 456 00:17:46,666 --> 00:17:48,299 we'll have to put in some hefty blocking. 457 00:17:48,301 --> 00:17:50,034 -Hi! -Hello! 458 00:17:50,036 --> 00:17:52,136 [Mina] We've got some decisions to make starting in the kitchen. 459 00:17:52,238 --> 00:17:54,939 Uh, you guys know that the layout shifted, right? 460 00:17:54,941 --> 00:17:57,241 -'Cause we don't have that peninsula island. -Oh. 461 00:17:57,243 --> 00:17:59,844 -[Tad] We're just going L shape? -Yeah, it's just an L shape. 462 00:17:59,913 --> 00:18:01,612 And then open shelving everywhere? 463 00:18:01,614 --> 00:18:03,114 [Mina] It is a lot of open shelving. 464 00:18:03,116 --> 00:18:05,450 I think what I'm most excited about for this house, 465 00:18:05,518 --> 00:18:08,953 especially for this kitchen is all the open shelving 466 00:18:09,021 --> 00:18:10,421 that we're gonna be able to put in there 467 00:18:10,423 --> 00:18:12,056 because we got rid of the peninsula 468 00:18:12,058 --> 00:18:13,958 now we have even more freedom in the space. 469 00:18:14,027 --> 00:18:15,226 It's gonna be amazing. 470 00:18:15,228 --> 00:18:17,728 -[Mina] Watch your nogging. -[Cory] This is so spacious! 471 00:18:17,730 --> 00:18:19,864 -[Mina] We've got three... -[Cory] Watch this step it's a doozy. 472 00:18:19,933 --> 00:18:22,300 [Mina] ...good size bedrooms a full bath and double vanit 473 00:18:22,302 --> 00:18:23,534 and the fuller loft space. 474 00:18:23,636 --> 00:18:25,203 [MJ] Okay, so, what we should do is 475 00:18:25,205 --> 00:18:28,106 -make this multifunctional. -Yeah. 476 00:18:28,108 --> 00:18:30,508 Lots of different options, maybe a game room. 477 00:18:30,510 --> 00:18:31,742 [Cory] I kinda like it. 478 00:18:31,811 --> 00:18:34,212 I mean, packing a whole lotta punch into this. 479 00:18:34,214 --> 00:18:35,713 Windows are supposed to be here on Monday, 480 00:18:35,715 --> 00:18:37,748 so, as soon as the windows get in, 481 00:18:37,784 --> 00:18:39,750 the siding is just waiting to be picked up. 482 00:18:39,819 --> 00:18:41,119 [MJ] What color's the siding? 483 00:18:41,121 --> 00:18:42,820 It's the brick color you wanted. 484 00:18:42,822 --> 00:18:44,222 -Yes! -[Cory] Great color. 485 00:18:44,224 --> 00:18:46,324 -We're doing a red house! -Ooh. 486 00:18:46,326 --> 00:18:48,726 -[MJ] Listen... -[laughing] 487 00:18:48,728 --> 00:18:52,063 MJ's been begging to do this color, it's like a red brick, 488 00:18:52,165 --> 00:18:54,499 a little bit more like a barn red maybe. 489 00:18:54,501 --> 00:18:56,134 [MJ] We've done a lot of neutral houses, 490 00:18:56,202 --> 00:18:58,603 this block needs a little bit of red to spice it up. 491 00:18:58,605 --> 00:19:01,739 We have this urban barn bungalow theme, it's gonna be amazing. 492 00:19:01,808 --> 00:19:03,140 We're going red. 493 00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:05,042 [Cory] This is crazy from what it actually started out as... 494 00:19:05,044 --> 00:19:05,810 I know. 495 00:19:05,878 --> 00:19:07,011 [Cory] ...and where we're at now. 496 00:19:07,013 --> 00:19:08,179 [Mina] Crazy awesome! 497 00:19:14,687 --> 00:19:16,921 The windows for our Talbott house came in, 498 00:19:16,923 --> 00:19:18,923 and that means we're getting this home closed up 499 00:19:18,925 --> 00:19:21,959 and now we can get the barn-red siding installe 500 00:19:21,961 --> 00:19:23,961 -Morning! -Morning! 501 00:19:24,063 --> 00:19:26,230 This place is actually starting to look like a house now. 502 00:19:26,232 --> 00:19:27,498 How are you? 503 00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:28,665 [Mina] I've been better. 504 00:19:28,667 --> 00:19:30,334 [Cory] Yeah, you're gonna be terrible after this. 505 00:19:30,403 --> 00:19:33,337 We don't have one ounce of flashing on this entire house 506 00:19:33,439 --> 00:19:34,805 as you can see walking up. 507 00:19:36,109 --> 00:19:37,141 Yeah. 508 00:19:37,210 --> 00:19:38,409 [Mina] Urgh! 509 00:19:38,411 --> 00:19:40,211 [Cory] This is bad! 510 00:19:40,213 --> 00:19:42,113 The right way to do this would have been 511 00:19:42,115 --> 00:19:44,248 to install the flashing between the trim 512 00:19:44,350 --> 00:19:47,051 up behind the siding to keep water from seeping i 513 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:49,053 but we have trim and siding and no flashing. 514 00:19:49,155 --> 00:19:51,255 Not to mention all of this needs to be done properly 515 00:19:51,324 --> 00:19:52,957 to pass the home owner inspection, 516 00:19:52,959 --> 00:19:54,458 but also to finish the house. 517 00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:56,060 We need to get all of this taken off... 518 00:19:56,062 --> 00:19:57,528 -Oh, my God. -...that's the summary of it. 519 00:19:57,530 --> 00:20:00,164 And then re-put back on with a new board coming-- 520 00:20:00,266 --> 00:20:02,600 I can't afford to take all the trim off. 521 00:20:02,602 --> 00:20:03,935 [Cory] We have to. 522 00:20:03,937 --> 00:20:05,603 Urgh! 523 00:20:05,605 --> 00:20:07,705 I don't understand what's going on. 524 00:20:11,110 --> 00:20:12,343 [Cory] We don't have 525 00:20:12,345 --> 00:20:13,411 one ounce of flashing on this entire house. 526 00:20:13,413 --> 00:20:15,046 We need to get all this taken off 527 00:20:15,114 --> 00:20:16,314 with a new board coming... 528 00:20:16,316 --> 00:20:18,683 I can't afford to take all the trim off. 529 00:20:18,685 --> 00:20:19,951 We have to. 530 00:20:19,953 --> 00:20:22,186 I don't understand what's going on. 531 00:20:22,188 --> 00:20:23,421 Urgh! 532 00:20:23,423 --> 00:20:25,456 -This is so frustrating. -I know. 533 00:20:25,525 --> 00:20:27,525 The trim has to come off so that we can install 534 00:20:27,527 --> 00:20:29,961 the flashing underneath it, but that's trickier than it sounds. 535 00:20:30,029 --> 00:20:33,431 Trim is very particular in h you need to install it 536 00:20:33,433 --> 00:20:36,300 to ensure the manufacturer's warranty 537 00:20:36,302 --> 00:20:39,704 It's very easy to void a warranty by missing one step. 538 00:20:39,706 --> 00:20:40,805 And not only have we... 539 00:20:40,807 --> 00:20:43,241 they not we, they missed one step... 540 00:20:43,342 --> 00:20:46,611 It's we. The fish stinks from the head done, Cory. It's we. 541 00:20:46,613 --> 00:20:47,912 [chuckling] What? 542 00:20:47,914 --> 00:20:48,846 It's a saying. 543 00:20:48,948 --> 00:20:51,115 We. The fish stinks from the head down. 544 00:20:51,117 --> 00:20:53,818 It means, "yeah, it's their fault, but we let it be their fault." 545 00:20:53,820 --> 00:20:56,420 Because we hired the people that did it wrong, 546 00:20:56,422 --> 00:21:00,324 and we didn't oversee the people who did it wrong doing it wrong 547 00:21:00,326 --> 00:21:02,059 until it was already done wrong. 548 00:21:02,161 --> 00:21:03,928 I've never heard that saying before. 549 00:21:03,930 --> 00:21:07,965 So, we need to get some demo person out here with some finesse. 550 00:21:07,967 --> 00:21:10,501 A demon person with finesse? 551 00:21:10,503 --> 00:21:12,103 -No. -Yeah. 552 00:21:12,105 --> 00:21:14,338 -Okay. Get this off and then we'll go from there. -All right. 553 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:17,108 The short of it is Talbott is screwed up. 554 00:21:17,110 --> 00:21:18,142 Screwed up. 555 00:21:18,210 --> 00:21:20,611 We need to get this puppy back on track ASAP. 556 00:21:26,352 --> 00:21:28,419 [Mina] The outside of Talbot has really taken a step bac 557 00:21:28,421 --> 00:21:31,122 as the guys carefully take down the siding and tri 558 00:21:31,124 --> 00:21:34,025 install the flashing and then reinstall the sidin 559 00:21:34,027 --> 00:21:36,294 to a T so everything can pass inspection. 560 00:21:36,296 --> 00:21:38,229 It's a mistake that's setting us back on time 561 00:21:38,231 --> 00:21:40,097 and a few grand to get it right. 562 00:21:40,099 --> 00:21:42,099 Luckily, inside things are going smoother. 563 00:21:42,101 --> 00:21:44,402 The insulation is in and the drywall is up. 564 00:21:44,404 --> 00:21:47,438 -Good morning. Ope, ope. Oh, wow. -A little behind this morning. 565 00:21:47,540 --> 00:21:49,707 Which means it's time to figure out the design pla 566 00:21:49,709 --> 00:21:50,808 for our urban barn. 567 00:21:50,810 --> 00:21:52,943 -We're talking Talbott? -Yes. 568 00:21:53,045 --> 00:21:55,012 All right, so, big, red, urban barn. 569 00:21:55,014 --> 00:21:57,848 Yes. I want to get the, like, the spec sheet all pulled 570 00:21:57,950 --> 00:22:00,418 together in one document so I can get it up with the listing. 571 00:22:00,420 --> 00:22:02,420 I think that'll help get it under contract. 572 00:22:02,422 --> 00:22:04,288 I've got a guy that's looking, 573 00:22:04,290 --> 00:22:06,424 but I need to give him finishes. 574 00:22:06,426 --> 00:22:10,261 -Okay, well, sounds like we need to wrap this up soon. -Mm-hmm. 575 00:22:10,363 --> 00:22:12,129 I'm not messing around with this house. 576 00:22:12,131 --> 00:22:14,799 I listed it a couple weeks ago and I think I might already have an interested buyer. 577 00:22:14,801 --> 00:22:16,334 Do they like big red barns? 578 00:22:16,402 --> 00:22:18,803 The red is a bold color and I just want to make sure 579 00:22:18,805 --> 00:22:22,006 as we're finishing it out inside that we are, like, nice and neutral. 580 00:22:22,008 --> 00:22:24,342 And just, kind of like, a throw to the barn vibe. 581 00:22:24,410 --> 00:22:27,011 Cannot afford to scare off this buyer or any other ones 582 00:22:27,013 --> 00:22:29,246 Particularly after that las project where we took a hit 583 00:22:29,348 --> 00:22:31,849 So, we need to get back in the green and fast. 584 00:22:31,918 --> 00:22:35,720 The backyard is quaint but I think doing the fence 585 00:22:35,722 --> 00:22:39,523 maybe like the horizontal deck boards like that. 586 00:22:39,525 --> 00:22:40,891 -Like this? -Squeezed closer together 587 00:22:40,893 --> 00:22:42,927 and, obviously, not quite as distressed. 588 00:22:42,929 --> 00:22:46,263 -Very into that. -But, I think kind goes with the urban farm vibe. 589 00:22:46,332 --> 00:22:50,935 -I love it. -So, now we just need to get the inside finalized. 590 00:22:50,937 --> 00:22:52,403 Let's start with flooring. 591 00:22:52,405 --> 00:22:55,806 This flooring sample is blond. 592 00:22:55,808 --> 00:22:57,942 -Love it. -Blond, beautiful, amazing. 593 00:22:57,944 --> 00:22:59,710 -What about wall color? -Simple. 594 00:22:59,712 --> 00:23:02,813 -Oh. Okay. There we go. Super neutral. Love that. -Simple, clean. Right? Like... 595 00:23:02,815 --> 00:23:06,117 And, where we have the "L" kitchen I want to do 596 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:08,052 a beadboard backsplash and floating shelves. 597 00:23:09,055 --> 00:23:10,087 I'm so happy. 598 00:23:10,089 --> 00:23:12,022 I think the beadboard would be super cool. 599 00:23:12,024 --> 00:23:14,291 And I think if we paint it just the wall color, 600 00:23:14,293 --> 00:23:16,127 then the shelves will really pop more. 601 00:23:16,129 --> 00:23:18,496 And, obviously, you know, floating shelves. 602 00:23:18,498 --> 00:23:21,098 Nothing, you know, revolutionary about that. 603 00:23:21,100 --> 00:23:23,200 But I like... Right? There's not. 604 00:23:23,202 --> 00:23:25,703 -I like that these go in front of the window. -I mean, for us it is. Yeah. 605 00:23:25,705 --> 00:23:27,204 [Mina] 'Cause we've never done that before. We always stop them. 606 00:23:27,206 --> 00:23:29,440 Perfect for a little herb garden or flowers 607 00:23:29,542 --> 00:23:30,741 or whatever you want to do there. 608 00:23:30,843 --> 00:23:33,344 Yeah. I think as far as countertops, 609 00:23:33,413 --> 00:23:37,214 this is probably the closest color that we want to do. 610 00:23:37,216 --> 00:23:39,116 They do have a really fun one, though, 611 00:23:39,118 --> 00:23:41,152 -that's a herringbone pattern. -[MJ] Perfect. 612 00:23:41,253 --> 00:23:43,487 The kitchen is very white right now. 613 00:23:43,489 --> 00:23:46,924 We've got the white cabinets, we've got the white beadboard backsplash. 614 00:23:46,926 --> 00:23:50,027 -The beadboard is very farm-chic, by the way. -It is. I love it. 615 00:23:50,029 --> 00:23:51,695 The white could be a little cool, 616 00:23:51,697 --> 00:23:54,265 so I want to warm it up wit a butcher block countertop. 617 00:23:54,333 --> 00:23:55,533 Maybe do it in the herringbone pattern 618 00:23:55,601 --> 00:23:56,967 'cause that'll be a little bit fun. 619 00:23:56,969 --> 00:23:59,036 -Gives the kitchen a little something-something. -Mm-hmm. 620 00:23:59,138 --> 00:24:01,405 -Bathrooms. -Mm. Bathrooms, yeah. 621 00:24:01,407 --> 00:24:04,408 This house probably doesn't merit real marble. 622 00:24:04,410 --> 00:24:07,812 -No. -But, I think as far as ceramic goes, 623 00:24:07,814 --> 00:24:08,913 this is a good one. 624 00:24:08,981 --> 00:24:10,614 [MJ] And it, again, because of the high ceilings, 625 00:24:10,616 --> 00:24:11,915 because of the high ceilings it's gonna go way up. 626 00:24:11,917 --> 00:24:13,517 -[Mina] Okay. -[MJ] So, this'll be way more affordable. 627 00:24:13,519 --> 00:24:16,020 The upstairs loft I just want to set up as a game room. 628 00:24:16,022 --> 00:24:18,322 -And you can go wild with that. -Amazing. 629 00:24:18,324 --> 00:24:22,126 I also heard a little rumor from someone... 630 00:24:22,128 --> 00:24:24,161 -Is that so, eh? Oh, okay. -Yeah. 631 00:24:24,230 --> 00:24:26,564 That we might be, uh, finding our forever home. 632 00:24:26,665 --> 00:24:27,998 Or building something? 633 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:30,534 Well, Cory needs to keep his mouth shut. 634 00:24:30,636 --> 00:24:32,436 He talks way too much. I don't know. 635 00:24:32,505 --> 00:24:34,305 I'm working on it. It's up in the air. 636 00:24:34,307 --> 00:24:36,207 -I haven't had caffeine yet, so I can't even... -Wow. 637 00:24:36,209 --> 00:24:38,509 -I can't address this. -All right, well, let's get you some caffeine. 638 00:24:38,511 --> 00:24:40,845 ♪ And, and I ♪ 639 00:24:42,114 --> 00:24:44,114 ♪ With you standing by my side ♪ 640 00:24:44,116 --> 00:24:46,917 ♪ Makes me want to pull you high ♪ 641 00:24:46,919 --> 00:24:49,220 [Mina] Our new flashing at Talbott has passed inspectio 642 00:24:49,222 --> 00:24:53,023 and we're running a tight sh over there lately to get back on track. 643 00:24:53,025 --> 00:24:55,726 Inside, our wide-plank barn flooring is getting installe 644 00:24:55,728 --> 00:24:58,429 and outside, the chimney's been painted a bold black 645 00:24:58,431 --> 00:25:00,798 and Austin is prepping the yard for sod. 646 00:25:00,800 --> 00:25:03,334 Mom has big landscaping ideas out here. 647 00:25:03,402 --> 00:25:07,238 So we found this rug in the attic of the Talbott house. 648 00:25:07,339 --> 00:25:09,006 [Mina] But first, she and M are giving that old rug, 649 00:25:09,008 --> 00:25:10,941 they found in the attic a little TLC. 650 00:25:11,010 --> 00:25:13,644 [man] So, this is actually a Persian rug from Iran. 651 00:25:13,746 --> 00:25:15,212 -[Karen] Really? -Um, yeah. 652 00:25:15,214 --> 00:25:16,614 How do you know? Just... 653 00:25:16,616 --> 00:25:17,748 [man] You see a lot of them. 654 00:25:17,750 --> 00:25:21,118 And this rug dates, probably to the 1930s, 1940s 655 00:25:21,120 --> 00:25:24,622 from a region called Hamadan in north-west Iran. 656 00:25:24,624 --> 00:25:26,023 -What? -[man] Yeah. 657 00:25:26,025 --> 00:25:27,725 It's a great piece. Something like this 658 00:25:27,727 --> 00:25:30,961 -would probably retail in the $800 or $900 range. -[Karen] Wow. 659 00:25:30,963 --> 00:25:33,597 Real treasure! Whoo-hoo! 660 00:25:33,599 --> 00:25:35,699 I will never doubt you again. Who'd have thought. 661 00:25:35,701 --> 00:25:38,135 What we could do for you is, obviously, get it cleaned. 662 00:25:38,204 --> 00:25:40,204 -And get it looking super sharp. -Okay. 663 00:25:40,206 --> 00:25:44,208 -Morning. I heard we were scrubbing a rug today. -[MJ] What is happening? 664 00:25:44,210 --> 00:25:47,411 Yeah, I've got a small, hand-knotted Pakistan rug. 665 00:25:47,413 --> 00:25:50,581 -Yeah. -Okay. And then I've got a sisal. 666 00:25:50,616 --> 00:25:52,816 Uh, but, are we scrubbing rug today? 667 00:25:52,818 --> 00:25:54,151 -[Karen laughing] -[man] Yeah, we are. 668 00:25:54,153 --> 00:25:57,054 All right. I have had this rug for quite some tim 669 00:25:57,056 --> 00:25:59,356 and it is in dire need of a cleaning. 670 00:25:59,425 --> 00:26:01,659 And when I found out we were going to be here today, 671 00:26:01,694 --> 00:26:05,062 I said, "What a perfect opportunity to slide this in for the free 99." 672 00:26:05,064 --> 00:26:08,032 And, uh, the good Lord knows that that's what I did today. 673 00:26:08,034 --> 00:26:09,400 -Oh, okay. -Just place it right on in. 674 00:26:09,402 --> 00:26:11,802 -Oh, yeah. -We're going to leave this flap out just a bit. 675 00:26:11,804 --> 00:26:13,938 The process, as I understand it, 676 00:26:13,940 --> 00:26:16,040 is first we put it in this tumbler. 677 00:26:16,042 --> 00:26:17,107 [worker] Close it up. 678 00:26:17,109 --> 00:26:18,642 That knocks a bunch of the dirt out of it. 679 00:26:18,744 --> 00:26:20,344 And then we put it on the wash floor. 680 00:26:20,413 --> 00:26:21,712 You can see it already. 681 00:26:21,714 --> 00:26:22,746 There is rinsing. 682 00:26:22,815 --> 00:26:24,515 Oh! Look at all that. 683 00:26:24,517 --> 00:26:25,316 And squeegeeing. 684 00:26:25,318 --> 00:26:26,450 Some power washing. 685 00:26:26,452 --> 00:26:28,452 This looks fantastic. Can I get mine out here? 686 00:26:28,521 --> 00:26:30,588 -Yeah. -Yeah! 687 00:26:30,590 --> 00:26:32,623 And then it goes into the centrifuge. 688 00:26:32,625 --> 00:26:34,725 That is a jet plane taking off right now. 689 00:26:34,727 --> 00:26:36,961 It gets rinsed again and most of the water comes out. 690 00:26:37,062 --> 00:26:38,329 And then it goes in the drying room. 691 00:26:38,331 --> 00:26:40,431 Look at this rug, guys. 692 00:26:40,433 --> 00:26:43,334 -So beautiful. -Oh, my goodness. It looks so much better. 693 00:26:43,435 --> 00:26:45,736 [man] Most rugs are going to be hung to dry. 694 00:26:45,838 --> 00:26:49,540 This room will get turned on with the heat, the airflow, all of that 695 00:26:49,609 --> 00:26:51,742 and it'll dry in about 7 or 8 hours. 696 00:26:51,844 --> 00:26:53,310 -Just shut the door and turn it on? -Yeah, we'll fire it up, 697 00:26:53,312 --> 00:26:54,511 -and we're good to go. -All right. 698 00:26:54,513 --> 00:26:56,213 -Let's get this rug ready. -Bye, rug. 699 00:26:57,550 --> 00:27:00,351 ♪ I got that magic ♪ 700 00:27:00,419 --> 00:27:03,454 ♪ Work hard, play hard than we do it all again ♪ 701 00:27:03,489 --> 00:27:05,355 [Mina] The side is in at Talbott 702 00:27:05,357 --> 00:27:08,158 and we're working on installing our chic horizont pasture-style fencing 703 00:27:08,227 --> 00:27:10,527 to really tie-in our urban barn exterior. 704 00:27:10,529 --> 00:27:11,795 Inside trim is installed. 705 00:27:11,797 --> 00:27:13,330 Our white shaker cabinets are in 706 00:27:13,332 --> 00:27:15,899 and the herringbone butcher block came out gorgeous. 707 00:27:15,901 --> 00:27:17,635 This looks nice outside. 708 00:27:17,736 --> 00:27:21,405 -[laughing] Oh. -This looks like crap. 709 00:27:21,407 --> 00:27:22,740 But Cory got the heads up that we have 710 00:27:22,841 --> 00:27:25,609 a pretty ugly situation wit our beadboard backsplash. 711 00:27:25,611 --> 00:27:27,745 -What kind of board is this? -That's MDF. 712 00:27:27,813 --> 00:27:30,614 I think the main problem is the seams on the MDF board are crap. 713 00:27:30,616 --> 00:27:32,716 Well, also, that's just a small portion of it. 714 00:27:32,718 --> 00:27:34,218 This one's supposed to go vertical, too. 715 00:27:34,220 --> 00:27:36,887 That is my fault. I said "horizontal." 716 00:27:36,889 --> 00:27:38,222 [Cory] No, you didn't. You said "vertical." 717 00:27:38,224 --> 00:27:39,757 -Let me check my... -It doesn't matter at this point 718 00:27:39,792 --> 00:27:41,358 -because it's a moot point. -Well, no, I just want to make sure 719 00:27:41,427 --> 00:27:44,328 because I just want to take responsibility if it was my fault. 720 00:27:44,330 --> 00:27:48,532 What? Hold on, I got to put my hearing aid in real quick. 721 00:27:48,601 --> 00:27:50,200 -Look. -Let me turn this thing up. 722 00:27:50,202 --> 00:27:51,335 What'd you just say? 723 00:27:51,404 --> 00:27:53,604 "I'd need to do what in case it was my fault"? 724 00:27:53,606 --> 00:27:56,407 Yeah, I don't know, but I'm pretty sure I said "horizontal" 725 00:27:56,409 --> 00:27:58,142 and that was not the right answer. 726 00:27:58,210 --> 00:27:59,810 [Cory laughs] 727 00:27:59,812 --> 00:28:02,212 This is actually twice on one house 728 00:28:02,214 --> 00:28:03,547 that you've admitted that it's your fault. 729 00:28:03,649 --> 00:28:05,215 You know that, right? 730 00:28:05,217 --> 00:28:10,721 It was only may fault because I trusted you to manage the situation. 731 00:28:10,723 --> 00:28:12,756 Mm. Touche, but it's still your fault. 732 00:28:12,858 --> 00:28:14,358 If that's the case, then it's strike one for me 733 00:28:14,460 --> 00:28:16,060 and strike, like, one million for you. 734 00:28:17,296 --> 00:28:18,729 There was a way to do this... 735 00:28:18,731 --> 00:28:20,264 Well, we need to run a vertical 736 00:28:20,365 --> 00:28:21,699 and then all of it sanded 737 00:28:21,701 --> 00:28:23,434 -and then I want a solid beadboard back up. -Well, the... 738 00:28:23,535 --> 00:28:24,301 Hmm. 739 00:28:24,303 --> 00:28:25,502 'Cause it's a backsplash. 740 00:28:25,504 --> 00:28:28,205 This house is like the gift that just keeps on giving. 741 00:28:28,207 --> 00:28:29,673 -And it's not a gift. -Do you, do you remember? 742 00:28:29,675 --> 00:28:31,041 This house is under contract. 743 00:28:33,145 --> 00:28:35,946 So, the buyer that was interested a couple weeks ago, 744 00:28:36,015 --> 00:28:38,315 after I showed him the spec sheet, he is all in. 745 00:28:38,317 --> 00:28:41,118 So, yay. We have a buyer for this one. 746 00:28:41,821 --> 00:28:43,454 Yay for you, boo for me. 747 00:28:43,555 --> 00:28:46,056 What's the projected closing date? 748 00:28:46,125 --> 00:28:47,590 Like, four weeks. 749 00:28:47,592 --> 00:28:50,961 We all simply know that that's not happening at this point, right? 750 00:29:01,006 --> 00:29:02,806 What's the projected out-date for here? 751 00:29:02,808 --> 00:29:04,441 Like, four weeks. 752 00:29:04,543 --> 00:29:07,811 We all simply know that that's not happening at this point, right? 753 00:29:08,481 --> 00:29:09,613 We'll talk about this later. 754 00:29:09,615 --> 00:29:11,715 -Do you want this to go away? -Please fix all this. 755 00:29:11,717 --> 00:29:12,949 We're gonna make this go away. 756 00:29:12,951 --> 00:29:14,418 -And we're gonna do it the right way. -Okay, okay. 757 00:29:14,420 --> 00:29:16,019 Now that we're in a contract, we gotta move. 758 00:29:16,021 --> 00:29:17,921 There's no more time for mistakes. 759 00:29:21,527 --> 00:29:25,496 ♪ Can't be tamed, I'm a hurricane ♪ 760 00:29:25,498 --> 00:29:28,599 This is so bad. Looks like a two-year-old put this up. 761 00:29:28,601 --> 00:29:31,135 [Mina] Just a few weeks left to get this house ready for closing. 762 00:29:31,236 --> 00:29:33,103 Cory is jumping on the backsplash fix 763 00:29:33,105 --> 00:29:35,305 by tearing out the old, flimsy MDF board, 764 00:29:35,307 --> 00:29:38,709 and getting new, real wood beadboard put up vertically this time 765 00:29:38,711 --> 00:29:42,479 With some glossy white paint it'll really tie our urban barn kitchen together. 766 00:29:42,481 --> 00:29:45,716 In the bathroom, we have our gray subway tile going i 767 00:29:46,685 --> 00:29:48,084 -Hello. -What's up? 768 00:29:48,086 --> 00:29:50,087 -How's it going? -This place is really coming together. 769 00:29:50,089 --> 00:29:51,522 It really is, isn't it? 770 00:29:51,524 --> 00:29:53,524 [Mina] And today, MJ and the boys are working on 771 00:29:53,526 --> 00:29:55,926 a finishing touch for the upstairs loft area. 772 00:29:55,928 --> 00:29:57,861 This is our game space. 773 00:29:57,930 --> 00:29:59,363 -Game space? -Yeah. 774 00:29:59,431 --> 00:30:01,832 -Okay. -We're going to sand this table down 775 00:30:01,934 --> 00:30:04,234 and we're going to make it into a chess board. 776 00:30:04,336 --> 00:30:05,602 This is gonna take a while. 777 00:30:05,604 --> 00:30:07,471 [laughing] Yeah. 778 00:30:07,539 --> 00:30:09,606 Oh, look at that's so satisfying. 779 00:30:09,608 --> 00:30:12,142 So my vision for this is we remove all the veneer 780 00:30:12,211 --> 00:30:13,510 so we have a nice, clean workspace 781 00:30:13,512 --> 00:30:15,179 to put in our chess board. 782 00:30:15,181 --> 00:30:16,413 [Cory] You're really good at this. 783 00:30:16,415 --> 00:30:18,315 [MJ] We're going to tape down some lines, 784 00:30:18,317 --> 00:30:20,918 get it stained, and it's gonna be amazing. 785 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:23,053 Sounds easier said than done. 786 00:30:23,121 --> 00:30:26,990 -[Tad] Oh, my gosh. -[Cory] We're only getting the black squares. 787 00:30:26,992 --> 00:30:30,327 What we're gonna want to do is very light coats of stain 788 00:30:30,329 --> 00:30:32,362 because we don't want it to bleed under the masking tape. 789 00:30:32,464 --> 00:30:33,230 And it will. 790 00:30:34,033 --> 00:30:35,065 You got this. 791 00:30:37,736 --> 00:30:39,603 -I'm so nervous. -What are you nervous about? 792 00:30:39,605 --> 00:30:41,038 Everything. 793 00:30:41,139 --> 00:30:42,940 Don't want to leave these little bubbles from your sloppiness. 794 00:30:43,041 --> 00:30:44,608 [Cory] I know. I wanted to get them darker. 795 00:30:44,610 --> 00:30:47,211 [MJ] You put the fear in me and now you're in here being wild. 796 00:30:47,213 --> 00:30:49,613 [Tad] This is gonna look so cool. 797 00:30:49,615 --> 00:30:53,116 This $10 table just became a really cool table. 798 00:30:53,118 --> 00:30:54,718 Now, we stain the outside of it. 799 00:30:54,720 --> 00:30:57,721 I want this to be mine. Yes. 800 00:30:59,024 --> 00:31:00,190 Oh, that's nice, yeah. 801 00:31:00,192 --> 00:31:01,725 All right, last one. 802 00:31:01,727 --> 00:31:03,560 This table looks incredible, though. 803 00:31:03,629 --> 00:31:06,930 So now we just got to set this on that cool rug that we had cleaned. 804 00:31:06,932 --> 00:31:07,798 Family game night. 805 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:09,533 -Test it out. -Let's go. 806 00:31:15,808 --> 00:31:18,709 [Mina] Our urban barn is coming down to the final push. 807 00:31:18,711 --> 00:31:21,311 Inside, all of our kitchen appliances are going in. 808 00:31:21,313 --> 00:31:23,547 Oh, this thing is not some small potato. 809 00:31:23,616 --> 00:31:26,516 [Mina] And our custom floating shelves are ready to be installed. 810 00:31:26,518 --> 00:31:27,718 [Cory] That's an interesting detail. 811 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:30,053 They go across the face of the window. 812 00:31:30,155 --> 00:31:31,154 Okay, I'm on. 813 00:31:31,156 --> 00:31:34,258 Oh, yeah, that one went in real nice like. 814 00:31:34,326 --> 00:31:36,059 [Mina] And, so, while the inside comes together.. 815 00:31:37,963 --> 00:31:39,429 Yee-haw! 816 00:31:39,431 --> 00:31:40,831 [Mina] ...today, mom and the boys 817 00:31:40,833 --> 00:31:42,699 are getting the outside under control. 818 00:31:42,701 --> 00:31:44,401 [cackling] 819 00:31:44,403 --> 00:31:46,102 [Karen] What are we doing today, boys? 820 00:31:46,104 --> 00:31:47,503 -[Cory] We're doing some hardcore landscaping. -Landscaping, yeah. 821 00:31:47,505 --> 00:31:50,007 -Yeah. And what did I bring for you? -Karen brought the power. 822 00:31:50,809 --> 00:31:53,610 Don't hit the dog. Whew! 823 00:31:53,612 --> 00:31:56,046 [Karen] Do you boys see how much I love you? 824 00:31:56,048 --> 00:31:59,917 The best days on landscaping are when we have things like this. 825 00:31:59,919 --> 00:32:01,384 I know, right? The plan is... 826 00:32:01,386 --> 00:32:03,820 -Okay, here we go. -...there's gonna be one of these big boys 827 00:32:03,822 --> 00:32:05,522 -on that corner. -Okay. 828 00:32:05,524 --> 00:32:08,558 There's gonna be another one on the north side by that outside post. 829 00:32:08,627 --> 00:32:10,661 -Okay. -And then we have 30 830 00:32:10,729 --> 00:32:13,864 of these non-invasive improved buckthorns. 831 00:32:13,932 --> 00:32:15,799 And we are going to do a shrub hedge. 832 00:32:15,801 --> 00:32:17,701 -Okay. -[Cory] This is gonna be fun today. 833 00:32:20,706 --> 00:32:21,838 That's probably good. 834 00:32:21,940 --> 00:32:23,507 Oh, there we go. 835 00:32:23,509 --> 00:32:26,410 -Aw, that looks fabulous. -Yeah, that's perfect. 836 00:32:26,412 --> 00:32:29,613 [Karen] Thirty Rhamnus, then two Juniperus, 837 00:32:29,615 --> 00:32:32,049 then there were three azalea so we're at five, 838 00:32:32,051 --> 00:32:34,051 and there were 13 ferns. 839 00:32:34,086 --> 00:32:35,519 We're at 48 plants. 840 00:32:35,521 --> 00:32:37,854 [Cory] Probably a full day process without that auger. 841 00:32:37,956 --> 00:32:40,157 I had gloves on. I promise I worked. 842 00:32:40,225 --> 00:32:41,358 [laughs] 843 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:42,793 [Cory] This is looking pretty dapper. 844 00:32:42,795 --> 00:32:44,962 -This looks amazing. -Doesn't it? 845 00:32:44,964 --> 00:32:47,230 We have achieved our goal. Nice work, guys. 846 00:32:47,232 --> 00:32:48,265 One more time, one more time. 847 00:32:56,909 --> 00:32:59,710 [MJ] This is the perfect rug for this space. 848 00:32:59,712 --> 00:33:01,244 The colors are so vibrant. 849 00:33:01,313 --> 00:33:04,114 -Like that. -Wow. 850 00:33:04,116 --> 00:33:06,350 So because we have a buyer for this house 851 00:33:06,418 --> 00:33:07,718 and the house is under contract, 852 00:33:07,720 --> 00:33:09,052 this is kind of a turn-and-burn. 853 00:33:09,154 --> 00:33:11,688 So we have to get in there, get it staged ASAP 854 00:33:11,690 --> 00:33:13,690 and this rug is almost the final touch, 855 00:33:13,692 --> 00:33:15,258 but we still have a lot of work to do. 856 00:33:15,260 --> 00:33:19,062 [Mina] I was super worried about this going through the window, 857 00:33:19,064 --> 00:33:21,031 -and I love it. -[MJ] I do, too. 858 00:33:21,033 --> 00:33:23,300 Because the urban barn exterior is so bold, 859 00:33:23,302 --> 00:33:25,135 we just wanted to stay a little more neutral inside 860 00:33:25,204 --> 00:33:26,937 with throws to the whole vibe. 861 00:33:27,039 --> 00:33:28,438 So, we've got the beadboard backsplash, 862 00:33:28,540 --> 00:33:30,707 we've got the black hardware with lots of plants, 863 00:33:30,709 --> 00:33:32,509 a lot of, like, Earth-toned decor. 864 00:33:32,511 --> 00:33:35,946 And the open shelving makes it feel really unique and fresh. 865 00:33:35,948 --> 00:33:39,082 I like that little shimmer with the pot pulling out the hood range. 866 00:33:39,084 --> 00:33:41,818 Me too. And I like mixing the light wood 867 00:33:41,820 --> 00:33:45,322 with the stainless steel, with the white farm sink, with the black. 868 00:33:45,324 --> 00:33:47,891 How are you feeling about the beadboard backsplash now that it's up? 869 00:33:47,893 --> 00:33:49,559 I love it. 870 00:33:49,561 --> 00:33:52,029 We took some risks on this house but I think it's, really, all gonna pay off. 871 00:33:52,031 --> 00:33:53,230 [MJ] Even with all the setbacks, 872 00:33:53,232 --> 00:33:54,731 we really knocked this one out of the park. 873 00:33:55,401 --> 00:33:56,733 So cute. 874 00:33:56,835 --> 00:33:58,035 Like, you're not even in the city. 875 00:33:58,037 --> 00:33:59,169 You don't even know. 876 00:33:59,171 --> 00:34:00,937 -[MJ] So cute. -[Mina] Don't leave me hanging. 877 00:34:05,511 --> 00:34:07,310 -Good morning. -Hey. 878 00:34:07,312 --> 00:34:09,513 -I feel like I already know you, so nice to meet you. -I know. 879 00:34:09,515 --> 00:34:10,947 It's great to meet you guys in person, finally. 880 00:34:11,016 --> 00:34:13,617 We are revealing this house to Dakota 881 00:34:13,619 --> 00:34:15,819 who is actually under contract to buy the home, 882 00:34:15,821 --> 00:34:18,422 but, there is nothing written in stone. 883 00:34:18,424 --> 00:34:19,656 No money has changed hands. 884 00:34:19,758 --> 00:34:21,058 So hopefully he likes it today. 885 00:34:21,126 --> 00:34:22,826 So we're in the old south side. 886 00:34:22,828 --> 00:34:26,229 And particularly this street and this chunk of street 887 00:34:26,231 --> 00:34:29,433 -in the old south side, we've done nine properties so far. -Wow. 888 00:34:29,534 --> 00:34:31,435 I've put offers on probably six other houses 889 00:34:31,536 --> 00:34:33,136 and when Mina listed this, I called my realtor, 890 00:34:33,238 --> 00:34:35,205 I was like, "I want to go see this one right now." 891 00:34:35,207 --> 00:34:37,841 I don't know if you saw the outside completely done, but... 892 00:34:37,943 --> 00:34:38,909 Oh, wow. 893 00:34:46,251 --> 00:34:48,718 It looks amazing. I love the color. 894 00:34:48,720 --> 00:34:51,855 We went a little bit bolder and mixed it up with some vertical board and batten. 895 00:34:51,957 --> 00:34:55,225 -Very dramatic black gutters. -Can you handle it? 896 00:34:55,227 --> 00:34:56,693 Yeah, I love it. 897 00:34:56,695 --> 00:34:58,929 The exterior of the house before, it was just like a gray-ish 898 00:34:58,931 --> 00:35:00,330 mainly because it was dirty 899 00:35:00,332 --> 00:35:02,699 -It was a cyclops window in the front. -Oh. 900 00:35:02,701 --> 00:35:04,901 -It was just awkward. Just awkward. -Just why? Yeah. 901 00:35:04,903 --> 00:35:06,803 You're like, "Oh, should we put an eyepatch?" 902 00:35:06,805 --> 00:35:07,904 So, you know... 903 00:35:07,906 --> 00:35:09,539 So that there's two windows in the front 904 00:35:09,608 --> 00:35:11,508 and the porch has been upgraded. 905 00:35:11,510 --> 00:35:13,443 -Also, there was no landscaping either. -Right. 906 00:35:13,545 --> 00:35:14,945 The border here? That's awesome. 907 00:35:14,947 --> 00:35:16,546 [Karen] They get about four or five feet tall 908 00:35:16,648 --> 00:35:18,615 they'll get about three feet wide, so it shoul 909 00:35:18,617 --> 00:35:20,550 -fill in and make a nice hedge. -It'll be awesome. 910 00:35:20,652 --> 00:35:22,953 -I'm so excited to show you the inside. -Now, I'm super excited. 911 00:35:22,955 --> 00:35:25,455 Your jaw is going to fall for the floor. 912 00:35:25,557 --> 00:35:26,890 -[Dakota] Oh, I'm sure it will. -[Karen] It's going to. 913 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:30,227 Ta-da! 914 00:35:30,229 --> 00:35:31,328 Oh, my God. 915 00:35:39,404 --> 00:35:40,704 Ta-da! 916 00:35:40,706 --> 00:35:42,305 Oh, my God. 917 00:35:51,817 --> 00:35:53,950 This is so great. I love the chandelier. 918 00:35:53,952 --> 00:35:55,352 You guys find the best fixtures. 919 00:35:55,453 --> 00:35:57,154 Yeah. Mina's lighting game is on point. 920 00:35:57,222 --> 00:35:58,922 Yeah, like, have you considered, like, 921 00:35:58,924 --> 00:36:00,690 professionally renovating houses? 922 00:36:00,692 --> 00:36:01,825 'Cause, I think... I mean, 923 00:36:01,827 --> 00:36:03,493 I think it would be a good thing for you. 924 00:36:03,562 --> 00:36:05,428 Right now it's just a hobby. I just wanna keep it that way for a little while, 925 00:36:05,430 --> 00:36:06,463 -I don't know. -That's fair. 926 00:36:06,565 --> 00:36:07,964 -[Karen] So you like it. -I love it. 927 00:36:08,033 --> 00:36:09,399 Yeah. This is so awesome. 928 00:36:09,401 --> 00:36:11,234 Before, the layout was... 929 00:36:11,336 --> 00:36:12,802 It was all one story, 930 00:36:12,804 --> 00:36:14,804 kinda walked into the living room, no staircase. 931 00:36:14,806 --> 00:36:16,406 And pretty much where the carpet ends 932 00:36:16,408 --> 00:36:18,441 was a wall, and it was a kitchen in the back 933 00:36:18,543 --> 00:36:19,709 and a bathroom over here. 934 00:36:19,711 --> 00:36:21,211 So living room is still 935 00:36:21,213 --> 00:36:22,913 -where the living room was. -Right. 936 00:36:22,915 --> 00:36:25,115 -But we obviously opened it up significantly. -Yeah. 937 00:36:25,117 --> 00:36:26,850 Put down brand-new flooring 938 00:36:26,952 --> 00:36:29,653 It did originally have very high ceilings. 939 00:36:29,754 --> 00:36:31,187 It's always really nice to have, 940 00:36:31,189 --> 00:36:32,622 particularly when you have a little bit smaller footprint. 941 00:36:32,624 --> 00:36:34,624 That was one of the first things I noticed and loved, 942 00:36:34,626 --> 00:36:35,825 -was how high the ceilings were. -Perfect. 943 00:36:35,827 --> 00:36:37,060 It made it feel so spacious. 944 00:36:37,062 --> 00:36:38,328 Okay, let's go check out the kitchen. 945 00:36:42,100 --> 00:36:44,935 [laughing] Wow. This is beautiful. 946 00:36:55,647 --> 00:36:57,113 -The herringbone counters. -[Mina] Mm-hmm. 947 00:36:57,115 --> 00:36:58,949 The butcher block. That is so cool. 948 00:36:58,951 --> 00:37:00,250 I'm not a big fan of quartz, 949 00:37:00,352 --> 00:37:02,752 -so I was super-excited to see that... -Oh! Good! 950 00:37:02,854 --> 00:37:04,254 ...you guys did not go with quartz, that's awesome. 951 00:37:04,356 --> 00:37:06,489 Perfect. I mean, I love the herringbone. 952 00:37:06,491 --> 00:37:08,858 I love it. The wood really lightens it up in here. 953 00:37:08,927 --> 00:37:10,694 I found this really cool inspiration picture, 954 00:37:10,696 --> 00:37:13,330 and it showed the floating shelves 955 00:37:13,332 --> 00:37:14,998 going across the window, 956 00:37:15,000 --> 00:37:18,501 and I really, really loved the way that this turned out 957 00:37:18,503 --> 00:37:20,503 Yeah, I love the length and that it goes across the window. 958 00:37:20,505 --> 00:37:22,372 And I really like this kinda corner with the bar. 959 00:37:22,374 --> 00:37:23,440 [Karen] Are you a plant person? 960 00:37:23,541 --> 00:37:25,909 Yes. I have what can only be described as 961 00:37:25,911 --> 00:37:28,111 -an insane amount of plants. -Yes! 962 00:37:28,113 --> 00:37:29,512 -Like, it's a problem. -It's a perfect spot. 963 00:37:29,514 --> 00:37:31,514 -It's not a problem! -It's not a problem anymore. 964 00:37:31,516 --> 00:37:33,249 -It's a solution. -Yes. 965 00:37:33,251 --> 00:37:35,051 You're gonna put some drippy plants up there and it's gonna be amazing. 966 00:37:35,053 --> 00:37:36,820 [man] Yeah, I'm super-excite I already have four plants picked out 967 00:37:36,822 --> 00:37:38,154 -that will go perfect right there, so... -Yes! 968 00:37:38,256 --> 00:37:40,223 -...this is awesome. -Very excited. 969 00:37:40,225 --> 00:37:43,627 The other bigger risk, not because it was risky, 970 00:37:43,629 --> 00:37:46,263 but haven't done it before, was the beadboard backsplash. 971 00:37:46,331 --> 00:37:47,964 [Dakota] Yes. I love that it all the way up to the ceilin 972 00:37:47,966 --> 00:37:50,100 -[Karen] Call that a wallsplash. -Wallsplash, okay. 973 00:37:50,102 --> 00:37:51,635 -[Karen] Trademarked. -I love that. 974 00:37:51,737 --> 00:37:53,403 I think we should peek outside and show you what's going on 975 00:37:53,405 --> 00:37:55,305 -in the backyard. You ready? -Okay, all right, let's do it. 976 00:38:00,112 --> 00:38:01,211 Oh, my gosh! 977 00:38:01,213 --> 00:38:02,312 Et voila! 978 00:38:09,955 --> 00:38:11,321 [Dakota] This is gonna be perfect. 979 00:38:11,323 --> 00:38:12,522 I love the horizontal fence 980 00:38:12,524 --> 00:38:15,225 Pre-renovation, you just walked out on to 981 00:38:15,227 --> 00:38:17,027 -a very rickety deck... -Yeah. 982 00:38:17,029 --> 00:38:18,728 ...with a very rickety handrail. 983 00:38:18,730 --> 00:38:20,330 So we really kinda tidied it up, 984 00:38:20,432 --> 00:38:22,399 we poured a nice concrete pa 985 00:38:22,401 --> 00:38:24,301 Gave you this little privacy area, 986 00:38:24,303 --> 00:38:26,836 and then you also have your parking right outside the gate. 987 00:38:26,938 --> 00:38:28,338 -Yup, that's super-awesome. -[Karen] There you go. 988 00:38:28,440 --> 00:38:29,606 I could see myself sitting out here 989 00:38:29,608 --> 00:38:31,441 with a bunch of people. It's nice and quiet, 990 00:38:31,510 --> 00:38:33,343 but, like, you're still in the downtown area. 991 00:38:33,412 --> 00:38:34,444 [both] Mm-hmm. 992 00:38:34,546 --> 00:38:35,812 -It's peaceful. -Birds chirping. 993 00:38:35,814 --> 00:38:37,514 All right, now inside for your main en-suite. 994 00:38:37,516 --> 00:38:38,815 All-righty. 995 00:38:44,856 --> 00:38:47,223 This is your new main en-suite. 996 00:38:47,225 --> 00:38:48,325 Wow. 997 00:38:54,433 --> 00:38:55,999 You and your lighting. 998 00:38:56,001 --> 00:38:58,101 I cannot handle it. That's awesome. 999 00:38:58,103 --> 00:38:59,502 -It's one of my favorites. -Yeah. 1000 00:38:59,504 --> 00:39:01,805 -This was a bedroom. -Mm-hmm. 1001 00:39:01,807 --> 00:39:03,807 So still a bedroom but it does not have 1002 00:39:03,809 --> 00:39:05,275 -an en-suite bathroom. -Okay. 1003 00:39:05,277 --> 00:39:07,711 So we ate some of the middle bedroom out there 1004 00:39:07,713 --> 00:39:09,479 to make an en-suite here and then 1005 00:39:09,481 --> 00:39:11,548 make, you know, your new basement access. 1006 00:39:11,649 --> 00:39:13,516 And now that we have fixed the cyclops 1007 00:39:13,518 --> 00:39:14,617 that was the front of the house, 1008 00:39:14,619 --> 00:39:16,252 you have two nice windows flanking it. 1009 00:39:16,354 --> 00:39:18,722 Nice, light, bright, high ceilings. 1010 00:39:18,724 --> 00:39:20,824 -Amazing chandelier. -Amazing chandelier. 1011 00:39:20,826 --> 00:39:22,225 So, what plants are going in here? 1012 00:39:22,227 --> 00:39:24,561 Um, so, I definitely am going to put 1013 00:39:24,629 --> 00:39:25,695 a Bird of Paradise in here. 1014 00:39:25,697 --> 00:39:26,896 [gasps] 1015 00:39:26,965 --> 00:39:30,233 And then I have a really big Pearls and Jade pothos 1016 00:39:30,335 --> 00:39:32,402 that I think I wanna, like, hang somewhere. 1017 00:39:32,404 --> 00:39:33,703 I'm just like, in my head, 1018 00:39:33,705 --> 00:39:35,805 -"I want, want, want, want." -[laughs] 1019 00:39:35,807 --> 00:39:38,074 -I have all fake plants. -Yeah. Not a plant person. 1020 00:39:38,076 --> 00:39:39,909 But you guys are living the dream over here. 1021 00:39:39,911 --> 00:39:41,411 Oh, I'm super-excited. 1022 00:39:46,752 --> 00:39:48,218 Go ahead, there we go. 1023 00:39:48,220 --> 00:39:49,285 Whoo! Another pocket door for you, baby. 1024 00:39:49,321 --> 00:39:51,621 Another pocket door. Oh, my God, I love this. 1025 00:39:59,231 --> 00:40:00,730 [Mina] Hopefully you like marble. 1026 00:40:00,732 --> 00:40:02,365 -Gold marble. -Yeah. Yes. 1027 00:40:02,401 --> 00:40:03,500 -White oak... -This is so awe 1028 00:40:03,502 --> 00:40:04,601 ...are all my faves. 1029 00:40:04,603 --> 00:40:05,702 I love those mirrors, too. 1030 00:40:05,704 --> 00:40:07,637 -[softly] Look at that shower. -Oh, my God. 1031 00:40:07,739 --> 00:40:10,340 [Mina] So it's a little beveled, like, subway. 1032 00:40:10,408 --> 00:40:12,442 Bigger scale, it's making i feel a little bit more moder 1033 00:40:12,544 --> 00:40:15,145 Yeah. That's super-pretty. All right, take my money. 1034 00:40:15,213 --> 00:40:16,212 [Karen laughs] 1035 00:40:16,214 --> 00:40:17,313 -Take all my money! -Take my money! 1036 00:40:17,315 --> 00:40:19,115 -Wanna go upstairs? -Yeah. Let's go upstairs. 1037 00:40:19,117 --> 00:40:20,417 -Let's do it. -Follow her. 1038 00:40:25,424 --> 00:40:28,024 [Karen] The second floor was attic 1039 00:40:28,026 --> 00:40:30,260 -but no useable space. -Right. 1040 00:40:30,328 --> 00:40:33,830 -So we made a little game room for you. -Yeah! 1041 00:40:44,309 --> 00:40:47,277 This rug is rad. I love that. 1042 00:40:47,279 --> 00:40:50,613 Well, this is what MJ crawled all the way back here 1043 00:40:50,615 --> 00:40:51,781 -in the attic... -This was here? 1044 00:40:51,783 --> 00:40:52,949 ...to retrieve. Yes. 1045 00:40:53,018 --> 00:40:54,717 -It wasn't this pretty. -Oh, okay. 1046 00:40:54,719 --> 00:40:56,519 The boys actually made this for you. 1047 00:40:56,521 --> 00:40:57,786 -Seriously? -Yes. 1048 00:40:57,788 --> 00:41:01,257 So they found the table, and they turned it into... 1049 00:41:01,359 --> 00:41:03,059 Do you... I don't know how to play chess. 1050 00:41:03,128 --> 00:41:04,661 Uh, I used to. 1051 00:41:04,729 --> 00:41:05,728 [Mina] You can play checkers on it, too. 1052 00:41:05,730 --> 00:41:07,130 Okay. I'll figure it out. 1053 00:41:07,132 --> 00:41:08,765 So, the second story obviously didn't exist, 1054 00:41:08,833 --> 00:41:10,200 but we were able to actuall 1055 00:41:10,202 --> 00:41:12,101 extend back on the lot a little bit 1056 00:41:12,103 --> 00:41:14,037 because the new zoning rule 1057 00:41:14,105 --> 00:41:15,104 that allowed us to have 1058 00:41:15,106 --> 00:41:16,172 a little bit more lot coverage. 1059 00:41:16,208 --> 00:41:19,042 Plenty of room to either grow, get roommates. 1060 00:41:19,044 --> 00:41:20,076 Speaking of grow, 1061 00:41:20,078 --> 00:41:21,611 -you know what I'm gonna ask you. -Yes. 1062 00:41:21,613 --> 00:41:23,213 Is this just a plant room now? 1063 00:41:23,215 --> 00:41:24,948 Um, yeah, so I've got a palm, 1064 00:41:25,016 --> 00:41:27,350 I've got a couple pileas that will go up here. 1065 00:41:27,419 --> 00:41:28,451 -I've got all the plants. -[Karen laughs] 1066 00:41:28,520 --> 00:41:30,920 I have nothing helpful to add! 1067 00:41:30,922 --> 00:41:33,323 This sounds... this sounds great. 1068 00:41:33,325 --> 00:41:36,292 All right, well, let's roll back down to the kitchen 1069 00:41:36,294 --> 00:41:37,527 and we'll talk our final numbers 1070 00:41:37,529 --> 00:41:38,761 -and make sure you're still on the hook. -Yeah. 1071 00:41:38,863 --> 00:41:40,597 -All right. -[Karen laughs] 1072 00:41:40,599 --> 00:41:42,465 Our last project was bumpy. 1073 00:41:42,501 --> 00:41:44,634 We definitely lost a little bit of money. 1074 00:41:44,736 --> 00:41:46,336 But I think this one was a good decision, 1075 00:41:46,404 --> 00:41:48,605 and it's really gonna help move towards 1076 00:41:48,607 --> 00:41:51,040 being able to financially afford building headquarters 1077 00:41:51,042 --> 00:41:52,542 This neighborhood we know better, 1078 00:41:52,610 --> 00:41:54,644 and with the city's adjusted rules for building 1079 00:41:54,746 --> 00:41:57,947 we were really able to squee the most out of this propert 1080 00:41:58,016 --> 00:41:59,048 and I think it's paying off 1081 00:42:00,018 --> 00:42:01,951 We bought this house for 55,000, 1082 00:42:01,953 --> 00:42:03,820 and I was hoping to keep the renovation budget 1083 00:42:03,822 --> 00:42:05,021 to around 130. 1084 00:42:05,023 --> 00:42:06,523 But after the siding issues 1085 00:42:06,525 --> 00:42:08,791 and other small snafus along the way, 1086 00:42:08,793 --> 00:42:11,227 we ended up spending around $150,000. 1087 00:42:11,229 --> 00:42:13,796 But the good news is, when we bought this house, 1088 00:42:13,798 --> 00:42:16,299 we thought it might sell for about 250,000. 1089 00:42:16,301 --> 00:42:18,401 But the market has taken a hot turn, 1090 00:42:18,403 --> 00:42:21,037 so we have this under contra for 294,000, 1091 00:42:21,106 --> 00:42:23,206 which will really help offse the added costs 1092 00:42:23,208 --> 00:42:25,642 and still yields a nice profit. 1093 00:42:25,710 --> 00:42:28,912 We went from probably around 900 square feet 1094 00:42:28,914 --> 00:42:31,147 to now you're just under 1,500. 1095 00:42:31,216 --> 00:42:33,783 -Yeah. -And there are four bedrooms, 1096 00:42:33,785 --> 00:42:36,119 two-and-a-half bath and two living spaces. 1097 00:42:36,121 --> 00:42:38,154 You've got a nice backyard, you've got parking. 1098 00:42:38,256 --> 00:42:40,156 All for the bargain price of 294,000. 1099 00:42:40,258 --> 00:42:42,559 Yeah. I'm telling you, take my money. 1100 00:42:42,561 --> 00:42:43,826 -So you're still in? -Where do I sign? 1101 00:42:43,828 --> 00:42:46,362 -All right. All right. -Where do I sign? 1102 00:42:46,431 --> 00:42:47,697 Yeah, I'm definitely gonna take it. 1103 00:42:47,699 --> 00:42:50,400 I've been trying to get them to take my money all day, so. 1104 00:42:50,402 --> 00:42:51,701 Give me the paper! Pull out the check book! 1105 00:42:51,703 --> 00:42:53,436 There's no more to say then, I guess. 1106 00:42:53,505 --> 00:42:56,005 We are signing documents tomorrow 1107 00:42:56,007 --> 00:42:57,507 and he's moving in. 1108 00:42:57,509 --> 00:42:59,008 On to the next one.