1 00:00:01,502 --> 00:00:02,753 Good morning. 2 00:00:02,836 --> 00:00:04,838 [Ben] Just another day of making our favorite small town better. 3 00:00:04,963 --> 00:00:08,675 -Erin, we gotta go, babe. -Go fix some old, sad houses. 4 00:00:08,759 --> 00:00:09,927 Ben, let's go. 5 00:00:10,010 --> 00:00:12,513 Growing up, I didn't see what was so special about Laurel. 6 00:00:12,596 --> 00:00:14,806 [Ben] So every day, we make sure our girls see it. 7 00:00:14,890 --> 00:00:16,308 -Good morning, Katie. -Hey. 8 00:00:16,391 --> 00:00:18,602 [Ben] Can you believe we fixed up over 100 houses in Laurel? 9 00:00:18,685 --> 00:00:22,606 [Erin] There's so much opportunity, so many unloved houses. 10 00:00:22,689 --> 00:00:25,359 I don't know what is gonna go wrong in here today. 11 00:00:25,442 --> 00:00:26,652 I'm sure something. 12 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:29,530 [Ben] Oh, a bat just flew through here. 13 00:00:29,655 --> 00:00:32,533 -[Erin] That's not good. -[Ben] No way. 14 00:00:32,616 --> 00:00:34,076 They're about to see the house for the first time. 15 00:00:34,201 --> 00:00:37,287 -This is the best part. -Oh, my gosh! 16 00:00:37,371 --> 00:00:39,998 Holy cow. Are you serious right now? 17 00:00:40,082 --> 00:00:43,001 -Ben, did you make this? -[Ben] Yeah, I made this! 18 00:00:43,085 --> 00:00:45,379 [Erin] The real truth of living and working in your hometown 19 00:00:45,462 --> 00:00:46,755 is that you're gonna see these people 20 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:48,257 everywhere forever. 21 00:00:48,382 --> 00:00:49,925 [homeowner] It's your superpower, Erin. 22 00:00:50,050 --> 00:00:51,218 [Ben] Color is her superpower. 23 00:00:51,301 --> 00:00:53,387 -[homeowner] It is. -This is perfect. 24 00:00:53,512 --> 00:00:55,889 [Ben] Every day is different when you're renovating houses 25 00:00:55,973 --> 00:00:56,974 in Laurel, Mississippi. 26 00:01:00,102 --> 00:01:02,104 [rooster crowing] 27 00:01:05,816 --> 00:01:07,693 -You excited? -Just a little bit. 28 00:01:07,776 --> 00:01:09,987 -[laughs] -What do you think they're gonna do? 29 00:01:10,070 --> 00:01:12,406 [Kay] I'm just excited to get the porch a whole new makeover. 30 00:01:12,531 --> 00:01:15,284 -Maybe rescreen it. -[Tacardo] Something, huh? 31 00:01:15,409 --> 00:01:17,744 [Ben] Kay and Tacardo actually grew up in Laurel and have been 32 00:01:17,828 --> 00:01:19,621 friends since elementary school. 33 00:01:19,746 --> 00:01:21,873 And they have been sweethearts since high school. 34 00:01:21,957 --> 00:01:23,500 -You ready to eat? -Oh, yeah. 35 00:01:23,584 --> 00:01:24,710 Well, I hope you got an appetite. 36 00:01:24,793 --> 00:01:26,086 Oh, yeah. 37 00:01:26,169 --> 00:01:29,756 -We've been trying to get married about... -[both] 13 years. 38 00:01:29,881 --> 00:01:31,425 We're still working on it. We're trying to get there. 39 00:01:32,801 --> 00:01:35,387 [Kay] I originally grew up in the house next door, 40 00:01:35,470 --> 00:01:36,471 this house. 41 00:01:36,597 --> 00:01:39,098 My dad bought sort of like an investment, 42 00:01:39,223 --> 00:01:41,852 and he was gonna fix it up. He passed away. 43 00:01:41,935 --> 00:01:44,521 I moved in about two years before he passed. 44 00:01:44,604 --> 00:01:47,399 I didn't know it was a lot of things needed fixing. 45 00:01:47,482 --> 00:01:48,442 [Erin] Kay owns the house, 46 00:01:48,525 --> 00:01:50,444 but Tacardo spends a ton of time here, 47 00:01:50,569 --> 00:01:52,154 and he's been helping Kay with the house 48 00:01:52,279 --> 00:01:53,405 whenever he can. 49 00:01:53,488 --> 00:01:57,033 They want a real proper home before they have a wedding, 50 00:01:57,116 --> 00:01:59,703 and it's taken time to save the money to do that. 51 00:01:59,786 --> 00:02:03,415 Every time we, like, get close, something come up. 52 00:02:03,498 --> 00:02:06,460 They've helped a lot of family members over the years. 53 00:02:06,543 --> 00:02:09,170 All through high school, my mom was ill. 54 00:02:09,295 --> 00:02:11,548 She passed right before senior year. 55 00:02:11,632 --> 00:02:13,967 I knew I had to take care of my brother and my sister. 56 00:02:14,092 --> 00:02:15,093 Made sure they was going to school, 57 00:02:15,177 --> 00:02:16,470 made sure they was eating, 58 00:02:16,595 --> 00:02:20,140 and right after I lost my mom, then her dad, then, 59 00:02:20,223 --> 00:02:22,976 my dad, then it was like... -My aunt. 60 00:02:23,060 --> 00:02:25,103 -Yeah, then... -One after another. 61 00:02:25,187 --> 00:02:27,606 [Erin] Whenever a family member got sick or passed away, 62 00:02:27,689 --> 00:02:29,566 it was Kay and Tacardo who would step up 63 00:02:29,650 --> 00:02:30,984 and take care of things. 64 00:02:31,109 --> 00:02:33,320 Now, they feel like they're in a really good place 65 00:02:33,445 --> 00:02:35,113 to finally take care of this house. 66 00:02:35,197 --> 00:02:37,574 We have a $75,000 budget. 67 00:02:37,658 --> 00:02:41,662 We're hoping that this really turns this into a home. 68 00:02:41,745 --> 00:02:43,664 [crowing] 69 00:02:43,789 --> 00:02:46,833 -Oh, look at them roosters. -It's late. 70 00:02:46,917 --> 00:02:49,836 -They're gonna lose a crop. -[Erin] Everybody loves Tacardo. 71 00:02:49,920 --> 00:02:52,381 Tacardo worked at Lott Furniture for years, 72 00:02:52,506 --> 00:02:55,091 which was right by our stores. We saw each other all the time. 73 00:02:55,175 --> 00:02:58,428 -[Ben] All the time. -I worked at Lott for 13 years. 74 00:02:58,512 --> 00:02:59,846 Met a lot of good people. 75 00:02:59,930 --> 00:03:01,014 [Erin] It was one of the -- 76 00:03:01,098 --> 00:03:02,683 it was the oldest store in Laurel. 77 00:03:02,808 --> 00:03:04,351 They cool, man. You're gonna like them, though. 78 00:03:04,434 --> 00:03:06,019 [Kay] You've known them for a long time? 79 00:03:06,103 --> 00:03:07,354 -[Tacardo] Long enough, yeah. -[Kay] OK. 80 00:03:07,479 --> 00:03:10,982 Tacardo is Tony Stallworth's nephew. 81 00:03:11,066 --> 00:03:13,652 We're for sure putting Tony on this house. 82 00:03:13,735 --> 00:03:15,696 Hey. There you go, right there. 83 00:03:15,779 --> 00:03:16,822 Oh, OK. 84 00:03:16,905 --> 00:03:18,365 -[Erin] Good morning. -[Kay] Hey! 85 00:03:18,490 --> 00:03:20,033 -Hi. -How y'all doing? 86 00:03:20,117 --> 00:03:21,493 [Ben] We're good. [Erin] We're good, stranger. 87 00:03:21,576 --> 00:03:22,828 -Haven't seen you lately. -[Tacardo] I know it, stranger. 88 00:03:22,911 --> 00:03:24,246 -Haven't seen you in so long! -[Erin] How are you? 89 00:03:24,371 --> 00:03:25,329 -Doing good? -Yes. 90 00:03:25,414 --> 00:03:26,707 We're good. How are you? 91 00:03:26,832 --> 00:03:27,749 -It's good to see you. -We're good. 92 00:03:27,874 --> 00:03:28,875 You too. 93 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:30,669 -[Ben] This is a big day. -[Tacardo] Yeah, yeah. 94 00:03:30,752 --> 00:03:33,296 -It is a big day. -[Ben] So this is your house. 95 00:03:33,380 --> 00:03:35,132 I've been here since 2012. 96 00:03:35,215 --> 00:03:36,883 [Erin] Such a charming little house. 97 00:03:37,008 --> 00:03:38,593 There's a lot about it that's so classic. 98 00:03:38,719 --> 00:03:41,722 It's just getting a little wonky in some spots. 99 00:03:41,805 --> 00:03:43,055 -Yeah. -Yeah. 100 00:03:43,180 --> 00:03:45,475 -[Ben] So this house is two bedrooms, two baths. -[Erin] Yeah. 101 00:03:45,559 --> 00:03:47,394 [Ben] 1,500 square feet. 102 00:03:47,477 --> 00:03:49,228 -No air conditioning. -[Tacardo] None. 103 00:03:49,312 --> 00:03:50,439 -[Kay] None. -[Erin] How? 104 00:03:50,564 --> 00:03:53,108 -Just cool thoughts. -Trying that right now. 105 00:03:53,233 --> 00:03:54,817 Tell me the things that you love about this house. 106 00:03:54,901 --> 00:03:56,820 -You've had a lot of time. -I love the porch. 107 00:03:56,903 --> 00:03:58,029 -Yeah. -Yeah. 108 00:03:58,113 --> 00:03:59,156 It's a good porch. 109 00:03:59,239 --> 00:04:00,574 [Erin] And y'all spend a lot of time there, right? 110 00:04:00,657 --> 00:04:01,575 -[Tacardo] Oh, yeah. -[Kay] Right. 111 00:04:01,700 --> 00:04:03,493 We pretty much off the same day on Sunday. 112 00:04:03,577 --> 00:04:04,786 That's the only day we have off. -Yeah. 113 00:04:04,911 --> 00:04:05,912 -[Ben] OK. -[Tacardo] And so we kind 114 00:04:05,996 --> 00:04:07,164 of meet up on the porch. 115 00:04:07,247 --> 00:04:09,040 To save money, everywhere we can, 116 00:04:09,124 --> 00:04:10,584 we keep what's good. -OK. 117 00:04:10,709 --> 00:04:11,710 But there are some issues. 118 00:04:11,793 --> 00:04:14,421 -We got foundation issues. -[Tacardo] Yes. 119 00:04:14,504 --> 00:04:16,923 [Ben] It needs a roof. We got bats. 120 00:04:17,048 --> 00:04:19,593 [Erin] Your gable vent needs some love. 121 00:04:19,718 --> 00:04:23,764 The bats have really done their thing. 122 00:04:23,889 --> 00:04:25,807 It's a pain to get rid of the bats. 123 00:04:25,932 --> 00:04:28,185 Most people don't even know where to begin 124 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:29,478 to get rid of them. 125 00:04:29,603 --> 00:04:31,605 We have a little experience with this. 126 00:04:31,730 --> 00:04:32,647 Yes. 127 00:04:32,773 --> 00:04:33,732 First of all, let's just imagine 128 00:04:33,815 --> 00:04:35,984 if you no longer had bats. -[Tacardo] OK. 129 00:04:36,109 --> 00:04:38,320 -And we can dress this thing up a little bit. -[Kay gasps] 130 00:04:38,445 --> 00:04:39,571 I love it. 131 00:04:39,654 --> 00:04:40,697 -Yes? -Yes. 132 00:04:40,781 --> 00:04:42,449 You still recognize it, and it's still home? 133 00:04:42,574 --> 00:04:43,533 -[Kay] Yes! -[Erin] OK. 134 00:04:43,617 --> 00:04:44,618 -But better. -Good. 135 00:04:44,701 --> 00:04:46,161 Trying to, like, give the house a little 136 00:04:46,286 --> 00:04:48,580 of a Creole cottage vibe. -[Kay] OK. 137 00:04:48,663 --> 00:04:50,499 Think of little houses in New Orleans 138 00:04:50,624 --> 00:04:52,834 that are this color is what really put me down the path. 139 00:04:52,959 --> 00:04:56,004 Replace this gable vent and the screen door here. 140 00:04:56,129 --> 00:04:57,172 [Kay] I love the door. 141 00:04:57,297 --> 00:04:58,757 Maybe some color with landscaping. 142 00:04:58,840 --> 00:05:00,091 -OK. -Some flowers. 143 00:05:00,175 --> 00:05:01,218 Yeah, for sure. 144 00:05:01,301 --> 00:05:04,262 I love plants. So I'm a plant mom. 145 00:05:04,346 --> 00:05:06,431 And dig up the old sidewalk. 146 00:05:06,515 --> 00:05:08,683 -Pour a new sidewalk. -[Kay] OK. 147 00:05:08,809 --> 00:05:09,768 Making this front porch 148 00:05:09,851 --> 00:05:12,604 into your Sunday fun day living room. 149 00:05:12,687 --> 00:05:13,730 Yes. 150 00:05:13,814 --> 00:05:16,691 [Erin] But keeping all of this good vinyl siding, 151 00:05:16,817 --> 00:05:18,193 it saves you a ton of money. 152 00:05:18,318 --> 00:05:19,694 -The best part. -[Erin] Yeah. 153 00:05:19,820 --> 00:05:21,238 That really is a big focus for us, 154 00:05:21,321 --> 00:05:22,322 because we wanna make 155 00:05:22,405 --> 00:05:24,282 your money stretch as far as possible. 156 00:05:24,366 --> 00:05:27,953 -It's gonna be gorgeous. -$75,000 is your budget. 157 00:05:28,036 --> 00:05:30,288 So on the exterior, $35,000, 158 00:05:30,372 --> 00:05:32,165 that's gonna cover your roof, 159 00:05:32,290 --> 00:05:34,626 the paint updates, the new walkway, 160 00:05:34,709 --> 00:05:37,045 foundation repair. -And air conditioning. 161 00:05:37,170 --> 00:05:38,213 -New air conditioning. -Yes. 162 00:05:38,338 --> 00:05:39,464 -OK. -You like it? 163 00:05:39,548 --> 00:05:41,049 -Sounds good. -You wanna talk about the inside? 164 00:05:41,174 --> 00:05:43,009 -[Kay] Let's go. -Come on. 165 00:05:43,134 --> 00:05:44,344 -[Erin] Yes. -[Ben] Get in out of this heat. 166 00:05:44,469 --> 00:05:45,470 [Kay] Yeah. 167 00:05:48,181 --> 00:05:50,225 -[Ben] All right. -[Erin] Yeah. 168 00:05:50,350 --> 00:05:52,018 Like, you've gone to a lot of trouble to make this 169 00:05:52,143 --> 00:05:54,104 into a real room with real furniture. 170 00:05:54,187 --> 00:05:55,856 That's the vibe I was going for. 171 00:05:55,939 --> 00:05:57,357 -[Erin] It's not just a porch. -[Tacardo] Mm-hmm. 172 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,359 -[Kay] Right. -[Erin] So we will honor that. 173 00:05:59,484 --> 00:06:00,443 -Appreciate it. -Yeah. 174 00:06:00,527 --> 00:06:01,987 -Let's go on in. -[Tacardo and Ben] All right. 175 00:06:02,070 --> 00:06:05,031 Talk about the living room and the mystery room. 176 00:06:05,115 --> 00:06:07,200 -[Tacardo] Mystery room? -[Kay] Mystery room? 177 00:06:07,325 --> 00:06:09,661 -[Tacardo] All right. -[Erin] Oh, man. 178 00:06:09,744 --> 00:06:11,538 Whoa. 179 00:06:11,621 --> 00:06:12,706 [Kay] Yeah. 180 00:06:12,789 --> 00:06:14,583 [Erin] I bet you wish you had a ceiling fan in here 181 00:06:14,708 --> 00:06:16,877 to move air. -I wish you had a ceiling. 182 00:06:17,002 --> 00:06:18,044 [laughing] 183 00:06:18,169 --> 00:06:19,421 [Erin] I don't know how you feel about paneling, 184 00:06:19,546 --> 00:06:22,591 but paint would make it feel totally different. 185 00:06:22,716 --> 00:06:24,885 I'm OK with it. I'm good with it. 186 00:06:25,010 --> 00:06:26,219 [Erin] And once your roof is fixed, 187 00:06:26,303 --> 00:06:27,512 you wouldn't have a leak ever again, 188 00:06:27,596 --> 00:06:29,764 so then you could just do new sheetrock on the ceiling. 189 00:06:29,890 --> 00:06:30,891 -[Kay] OK. -[Ben] But let's talk about 190 00:06:30,974 --> 00:06:32,350 the mystery room, OK? 191 00:06:32,433 --> 00:06:34,561 -Yes, what is the mystery room? -The mystery in the middle. 192 00:06:34,644 --> 00:06:37,480 You'll see. It's more of a catch-all. 193 00:06:37,564 --> 00:06:39,399 [Ben] It's a dining room. 194 00:06:39,482 --> 00:06:43,069 I'm sorry, it's so hot that I have to put on my hat. 195 00:06:43,153 --> 00:06:45,322 -[Kay] OK. -To get wet hair off my face. 196 00:06:45,405 --> 00:06:46,740 -[Kay] All right. -[Ben] What was going on here? 197 00:06:46,865 --> 00:06:48,950 [Tacardo] I set up a little date-night little scene. 198 00:06:49,075 --> 00:06:50,243 -[Ben] Oh. -[Kay] Yeah. 199 00:06:50,368 --> 00:06:52,370 [Tacardo] And I actually had a dining room table in here. 200 00:06:52,454 --> 00:06:54,789 Dang, that's so Ben Napier of you. 201 00:06:54,915 --> 00:06:56,374 -[Kay] Aw. -[Erin] Is he a -- 202 00:06:56,457 --> 00:06:58,168 are you a mushy, gushy romantic? 203 00:06:58,251 --> 00:06:59,544 He's mushy, gushy. 204 00:06:59,628 --> 00:07:02,005 When you find a good romantic man 205 00:07:02,088 --> 00:07:03,757 who makes gestures 206 00:07:03,882 --> 00:07:07,177 like covering the back wall in greenery 207 00:07:07,260 --> 00:07:09,679 and special fairy lights to make you feel special 208 00:07:09,763 --> 00:07:11,056 on a date night, 209 00:07:11,139 --> 00:07:12,599 you keep that man. 210 00:07:12,682 --> 00:07:15,518 I'm getting the feeling that you don't have a dining room 211 00:07:15,602 --> 00:07:17,520 because maybe you don't need one. 212 00:07:17,604 --> 00:07:20,273 -It's kind of like 50-50. -Yeah. 213 00:07:20,357 --> 00:07:22,609 -Where are you eating food? -Where do you eat? 214 00:07:22,734 --> 00:07:24,903 -Well, we have a little nook in the kitchen. -[Tacardo] Yep. 215 00:07:24,986 --> 00:07:27,781 [Erin] Well, it could be a dining room again. 216 00:07:27,864 --> 00:07:29,824 We have to give it an identity in here. 217 00:07:29,950 --> 00:07:31,785 I really don't know what to do with that middle room, 218 00:07:31,910 --> 00:07:32,869 and neither do they. 219 00:07:32,953 --> 00:07:35,038 So for these two rooms, paint the paneling, 220 00:07:35,121 --> 00:07:38,625 sheetrock ceiling, we want to allot 10 grand. -OK. 221 00:07:38,707 --> 00:07:40,502 -But you have to eat food somewhere. -[Tacardo] Yeah. 222 00:07:40,627 --> 00:07:41,962 -[Erin] This is the spot. -[Ben] Let's see the spot. 223 00:07:42,045 --> 00:07:43,129 I've heard about the spot. 224 00:07:43,254 --> 00:07:44,339 This is your favorite spot to sit. 225 00:07:44,464 --> 00:07:45,423 -It is. -[Ben] OK. 226 00:07:45,507 --> 00:07:46,508 [Tacardo] Yeah, that's our spot. 227 00:07:46,633 --> 00:07:47,926 [Erin] And you want it to keep being your spot? 228 00:07:48,009 --> 00:07:50,553 I love this spot. I have friends that show up... 229 00:07:50,637 --> 00:07:52,472 -Friends? -...daily. 230 00:07:52,597 --> 00:07:53,848 [Tacardo] Those critters. 231 00:07:53,974 --> 00:07:56,183 And you, like, recognize them as the same squirrel and bird. 232 00:07:56,308 --> 00:07:58,395 Yeah, they come every day. We got Oscar. 233 00:07:58,478 --> 00:08:00,105 -[Erin] Yeah. -We got Heath. 234 00:08:01,815 --> 00:08:03,692 Oscar and Heath showed up one day, 235 00:08:03,817 --> 00:08:04,818 and they never left. 236 00:08:04,901 --> 00:08:06,736 Oscar is a squirrel. 237 00:08:06,820 --> 00:08:10,115 He comes to the window, and Heath is the bird. 238 00:08:10,198 --> 00:08:11,324 He's a cardinal. 239 00:08:11,449 --> 00:08:14,411 OK, so you can tell there's something happening for sure 240 00:08:14,494 --> 00:08:16,496 in the subfloor when the tile does that. 241 00:08:16,621 --> 00:08:20,834 The subfloor and joist probably have some issues. 242 00:08:20,959 --> 00:08:22,419 Has this leaked? Is that what's happened? 243 00:08:22,502 --> 00:08:23,753 -[Kay] Yes. -[Tacardo] Yeah. 244 00:08:23,837 --> 00:08:26,047 There's a leak somewhere under the kitchen sink. 245 00:08:26,172 --> 00:08:29,551 It's leaking into the floor, so it has like a sinky, 246 00:08:29,676 --> 00:08:31,678 rocky feeling. I don't think that's good. 247 00:08:32,804 --> 00:08:35,222 The kitchen will be the most expensive part. 248 00:08:35,347 --> 00:08:38,518 It would really be all about making sure we repair 249 00:08:38,643 --> 00:08:40,895 whatever has happened here. 250 00:08:41,020 --> 00:08:46,693 So I think we could keep the layout basically the same 251 00:08:46,818 --> 00:08:49,863 as far as plumbing, but change everything else. 252 00:08:49,946 --> 00:08:52,991 So if you pulled out everything that's in this room right now, 253 00:08:53,074 --> 00:08:55,535 you build new custom cabinetry. 254 00:08:55,618 --> 00:08:58,204 Where your sink is now, the sink would still be. 255 00:08:58,288 --> 00:09:02,250 Make room for a really economical, small dishwasher. 256 00:09:02,375 --> 00:09:04,711 Hmm! I've never had a dishwasher. 257 00:09:04,836 --> 00:09:07,380 It's important to save money by not moving plumbing. 258 00:09:07,464 --> 00:09:08,798 That would help a lot. 259 00:09:08,882 --> 00:09:12,093 And then laminate countertops would also save a lot of money. 260 00:09:12,218 --> 00:09:14,345 This has gotten shabby, but you could do a new laminate 261 00:09:14,429 --> 00:09:18,058 countertop that feels like something new and different. -[Tacardo] Mm-hmm. 262 00:09:18,141 --> 00:09:21,644 [Erin] Then you'd have new cabinetry on this wall all the way across 263 00:09:21,728 --> 00:09:23,897 with your range and your hood vent in the middle. 264 00:09:24,022 --> 00:09:27,233 You'd have tons of counter space and the flooring. 265 00:09:27,317 --> 00:09:29,736 Right now, the tile is cracked. We know there are problems. 266 00:09:29,861 --> 00:09:31,696 We'd have to do big repairs under there. 267 00:09:31,780 --> 00:09:35,492 Then I think it would save money and give it a fresh, 268 00:09:35,575 --> 00:09:38,244 new look if we did roll-out vinyl. 269 00:09:38,369 --> 00:09:40,497 -There are some cool patterns out there. -[Tacardo] Yeah. 270 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:43,583 We could just make the kitchen work better for you, 271 00:09:43,708 --> 00:09:44,834 be more comfortable. 272 00:09:44,918 --> 00:09:46,628 I just wanna get this color out. 273 00:09:46,753 --> 00:09:50,673 -I know you love those like rich, moody, deep teal navies... -Yes, yes. 274 00:09:50,757 --> 00:09:53,134 ...and lots of natural wood. No more of this. 275 00:09:53,259 --> 00:09:54,552 -No more of this. -Yeah. 276 00:09:54,636 --> 00:09:56,805 For everything that we're planning on doing 277 00:09:56,930 --> 00:09:59,390 with the house is about making it work. 278 00:09:59,474 --> 00:10:02,477 -It'll still be a good, durable, solid kitchen... -Mm-hmm. 279 00:10:02,602 --> 00:10:04,312 ...but we can do it for 30 grand. 280 00:10:04,437 --> 00:10:06,064 -I'm cool with that. -[Ben] OK. 281 00:10:06,147 --> 00:10:07,232 -Sounds good to me. -Yeah. 282 00:10:07,315 --> 00:10:10,193 That's 75 grand that gets you a new roof, 283 00:10:10,276 --> 00:10:11,486 fixes the foundation, 284 00:10:11,611 --> 00:10:15,949 new walkway, HVAC, no bats, a good kitchen. 285 00:10:16,032 --> 00:10:17,659 Is that gonna get us to the altar? 286 00:10:17,784 --> 00:10:20,620 -That should do it. -Is that gonna get us? 287 00:10:20,703 --> 00:10:23,998 -What is it gonna take? -We already have a ring, right? 288 00:10:24,124 --> 00:10:25,458 -Got a ring. -[Ben] OK, we got a ring. 289 00:10:25,542 --> 00:10:26,876 [Tacardo] That's covered. 290 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,129 -I ain't gonna put that in the budget. -That's not in the budget. 291 00:10:29,254 --> 00:10:31,339 -That's not in the budget. -[laughing] 292 00:10:31,464 --> 00:10:34,217 We really shine with a house like this. 293 00:10:34,300 --> 00:10:36,469 I just love to prove the point that you can have 294 00:10:36,553 --> 00:10:39,180 a small budget, a very modest house, 295 00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:41,307 and you can make it beautiful. You really can. 296 00:10:41,432 --> 00:10:44,144 [indie rock music plays] 297 00:10:44,978 --> 00:10:47,272 [indistinct lyrics] 298 00:10:47,355 --> 00:10:49,190 ♪ Wo-oh ♪ 299 00:10:50,483 --> 00:10:52,443 All right, watch the sinkhole. 300 00:10:52,527 --> 00:10:54,154 We'll deal with that later. 301 00:10:54,279 --> 00:10:56,239 OK, I want to get started on the screen porch, 302 00:10:56,322 --> 00:10:58,158 taking all the screens out. 303 00:10:58,241 --> 00:10:59,868 And then just ceiling tiles in here, right? 304 00:10:59,993 --> 00:11:01,744 Right, only ceiling tiles. 305 00:11:01,828 --> 00:11:04,414 [Erin] Kay has moved out and is staying in a rental 306 00:11:04,497 --> 00:11:07,500 in Hattiesburg so we can finally fix this house for good. 307 00:11:07,625 --> 00:11:09,794 It's actually a pretty small demo. 308 00:11:09,878 --> 00:11:12,046 Made large by the heat. 309 00:11:12,172 --> 00:11:15,842 -Bat feces is gonna be big today. -Mm-hmm. 310 00:11:15,967 --> 00:11:17,093 [Erin] Everything can go. 311 00:11:17,177 --> 00:11:18,887 Like, even the floors and the joists 312 00:11:19,012 --> 00:11:21,055 and the subfloors, we know for sure they're rotten. 313 00:11:21,181 --> 00:11:22,140 [Katie] Yeah. 314 00:11:22,223 --> 00:11:24,184 There's severe rot in the kitchen. 315 00:11:24,309 --> 00:11:25,310 Everything is wet. 316 00:11:25,393 --> 00:11:27,604 Under that tile, the tile moves. 317 00:11:27,687 --> 00:11:29,981 ♪ One, two, three, go! ♪ 318 00:11:41,910 --> 00:11:43,244 [Ben] Better not have been a mirror. 319 00:11:43,369 --> 00:11:44,746 Dadgummit, I didn't need that luck. 320 00:11:48,625 --> 00:11:50,835 -[Erin] I love a screen porch. -[Katie] I do too. 321 00:11:50,919 --> 00:11:53,213 [Erin] That old screen is tough. 322 00:11:53,296 --> 00:11:56,257 Like, I bet it was put there in 1970 something. 323 00:12:03,681 --> 00:12:05,350 All these ceiling tiles have got to come down. 324 00:12:05,433 --> 00:12:07,060 I'm really worried about these tiles 325 00:12:07,143 --> 00:12:08,102 hitting me on the head, 326 00:12:08,228 --> 00:12:10,813 so I got my hard hat on. -Right there with you. 327 00:12:10,897 --> 00:12:13,066 -I do have this for you. -What is this? 328 00:12:13,149 --> 00:12:14,567 -Painter's plastic? -Protection. 329 00:12:14,692 --> 00:12:15,568 Because, listen. 330 00:12:15,693 --> 00:12:18,655 [bats screeching in distance] 331 00:12:18,738 --> 00:12:19,739 What is that? 332 00:12:23,451 --> 00:12:24,619 -It's the bats. -That's the bats? 333 00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:26,412 [Ben] They are right up there. 334 00:12:26,496 --> 00:12:28,331 When we start pulling this down, 335 00:12:28,456 --> 00:12:31,626 guano is gonna be raining upon us. 336 00:12:31,709 --> 00:12:32,710 Hmm. 337 00:12:34,587 --> 00:12:35,964 [Ben] We just really don't want the bat guano 338 00:12:36,047 --> 00:12:37,215 to fall on our heads. 339 00:12:39,592 --> 00:12:41,844 I didn't feel anything taking down the ceiling tile. 340 00:12:41,970 --> 00:12:43,096 I went to a different place. 341 00:12:44,347 --> 00:12:45,556 You dissociated? 342 00:12:45,640 --> 00:12:47,558 I dissociated with my body so that I would not feel 343 00:12:47,642 --> 00:12:49,852 what was happening to me in there. 344 00:12:49,978 --> 00:12:51,187 There, started up. 345 00:12:51,312 --> 00:12:52,438 [Troy] We got them riled up now. 346 00:12:52,522 --> 00:12:54,315 They're gonna come down here if we're not careful. 347 00:12:54,440 --> 00:12:57,318 I need them gone. I need them gone immediately. 348 00:12:57,443 --> 00:13:00,530 -The smell. -I cannot handle. 349 00:13:03,157 --> 00:13:04,951 -Does that make me Robin? -Yes. 350 00:13:06,077 --> 00:13:07,537 We got to get these bats out of here, man. 351 00:13:08,830 --> 00:13:09,998 You shine the light in the sky. 352 00:13:10,081 --> 00:13:11,249 I don't know how else you would do it. 353 00:13:11,332 --> 00:13:14,043 ♪ Do-do-do-do-do ♪ 354 00:13:14,168 --> 00:13:15,628 -Huh? -That's the Batman music. 355 00:13:15,712 --> 00:13:16,838 -Was it? -Yeah. 356 00:13:20,049 --> 00:13:22,635 But you could hear the bats. I'm gonna go take a shower. 357 00:13:22,719 --> 00:13:24,762 Yes. Please do that. 358 00:13:24,846 --> 00:13:29,559 ♪♪ 359 00:13:29,684 --> 00:13:31,060 [Erin] Today the bats have to go. 360 00:13:31,185 --> 00:13:34,272 -But they're federally protected in Mississippi. -They're protected. 361 00:13:34,355 --> 00:13:37,066 And they keep the mosquito population 362 00:13:37,191 --> 00:13:38,318 beat back a little bit. 363 00:13:38,401 --> 00:13:40,737 So, when you have a bat infestation, 364 00:13:40,862 --> 00:13:42,572 you can't just exterminate them. 365 00:13:42,697 --> 00:13:44,699 You have to relocate them. 366 00:13:44,782 --> 00:13:45,908 And you have to call professionals 367 00:13:46,034 --> 00:13:47,994 who know how to do it correctly. 368 00:13:48,077 --> 00:13:49,746 Nathan, we've been demoing in here. 369 00:13:49,871 --> 00:13:51,039 [Erin] Oh, yeah. 370 00:13:51,122 --> 00:13:53,333 If you can imagine, the kitchen is actually better 371 00:13:53,415 --> 00:13:55,376 than it was. Nothing's rotten. 372 00:13:55,501 --> 00:13:57,587 -It's just dirt. -[Nathan] Oh, my goodness. 373 00:13:57,712 --> 00:14:01,549 You've heard of sunken dens. Well, this is a sunken kitchen. 374 00:14:01,674 --> 00:14:03,009 -Yes. -Yeah. 375 00:14:03,092 --> 00:14:04,385 You wanna go to the Bat Cave? 376 00:14:04,510 --> 00:14:06,554 In this scenario, you're Batman, 377 00:14:06,637 --> 00:14:08,097 I'm Robin. -OK. 378 00:14:08,222 --> 00:14:10,183 -Well, I like being Batman. -[Ben] Yeah. 379 00:14:10,266 --> 00:14:11,642 Take him to the Bat Cave, Robin. 380 00:14:11,726 --> 00:14:15,563 [Batman theme music playing] 381 00:14:18,900 --> 00:14:21,069 To get into the attic, you have to go through 382 00:14:21,194 --> 00:14:23,905 a scuttle hole that my shoulders touch on. 383 00:14:24,030 --> 00:14:26,199 Agh, I can't! 384 00:14:26,282 --> 00:14:28,785 [Ben groaning] 385 00:14:28,910 --> 00:14:31,454 The roof line is there, so I had to, like... 386 00:14:33,706 --> 00:14:35,792 I'm too tall. What is that? 387 00:14:35,917 --> 00:14:37,377 Argh, I don't like it. 388 00:14:37,460 --> 00:14:39,754 Luckily, I do Yoga. 389 00:14:39,837 --> 00:14:41,798 [screaming] 390 00:14:41,923 --> 00:14:42,882 Ah. 391 00:14:42,965 --> 00:14:44,967 What now, Batman? Oh, gosh. 392 00:14:46,761 --> 00:14:48,679 [Nathan] If you want to just angle it more towards the front. 393 00:14:48,763 --> 00:14:50,348 [Ben] Oh, the bat just flew through here. 394 00:14:50,431 --> 00:14:51,682 [Nathan] That's why I gave you that cap. 395 00:14:51,766 --> 00:14:54,310 Look right here on the side. So they'll come out the screen. 396 00:14:54,435 --> 00:14:55,770 They'll go through here where it's open at. 397 00:14:55,895 --> 00:14:56,854 [Ben] Uh-huh. 398 00:14:56,938 --> 00:14:58,439 [Nathan] And they'll go in and then go out. 399 00:14:58,523 --> 00:15:00,024 But we'll go up there on the outside. 400 00:15:00,108 --> 00:15:03,069 We'll put up a one-way valve. A one-way door is what it is. 401 00:15:03,152 --> 00:15:04,320 Uh-huh. 402 00:15:04,445 --> 00:15:06,531 It'll allow them to come out, but they can't get back in. 403 00:15:06,614 --> 00:15:09,075 But it looks like they're coming in the front also. 404 00:15:09,158 --> 00:15:11,536 -We got some over there, too. -[Ben] Shoot. 405 00:15:11,619 --> 00:15:12,787 [chuckles] 406 00:15:12,870 --> 00:15:14,288 Is that them in that screen? 407 00:15:14,372 --> 00:15:16,124 [Nathan] Yeah, that's all them in that screen. 408 00:15:16,207 --> 00:15:17,625 [Ben] Ugh. 409 00:15:17,750 --> 00:15:20,920 That over there is where they're coming in the most. 410 00:15:21,003 --> 00:15:23,297 And what we'll have to do is do the valve on all three 411 00:15:23,381 --> 00:15:25,466 of these areas so we can get all the bats out. 412 00:15:25,591 --> 00:15:27,927 So now that we have indeed located the bats, 413 00:15:28,010 --> 00:15:30,638 we know everywhere they're at, he is going to put a valve 414 00:15:30,721 --> 00:15:31,973 at every entrance. 415 00:15:32,056 --> 00:15:33,516 And that's the little trap door thing 416 00:15:33,641 --> 00:15:35,184 that the bats can fly through, 417 00:15:35,309 --> 00:15:36,477 but then they can't fly back. 418 00:15:36,602 --> 00:15:37,895 No more bats, no more smell. 419 00:15:37,979 --> 00:15:40,481 Then they'll seal off all the gables, all the openings. 420 00:15:40,565 --> 00:15:42,191 -You see all that down there? -[Nathan] Yes. 421 00:15:42,316 --> 00:15:44,694 That's all their guano. That's the stuff 422 00:15:44,819 --> 00:15:46,070 you don't want to stir up. -[Ben] Nope. 423 00:15:46,154 --> 00:15:49,907 He said that he will come by early in the morning next week 424 00:15:49,991 --> 00:15:51,868 to clean up the guano. 425 00:15:51,993 --> 00:15:53,870 [train horn blowing] 426 00:15:53,995 --> 00:15:59,083 ♪♪ 427 00:15:59,167 --> 00:16:01,085 -Who's the oldest? -He is. 428 00:16:01,169 --> 00:16:02,920 -How many of y'all are there? -Four. 429 00:16:03,004 --> 00:16:05,506 -I'm the baby. -You're the baby? 430 00:16:05,590 --> 00:16:06,591 Dadgum! 431 00:16:06,674 --> 00:16:09,177 I didn't know that we had baby brother in here. 432 00:16:09,302 --> 00:16:11,721 Any time you can connect 433 00:16:11,846 --> 00:16:14,182 a family member to something you're building, 434 00:16:14,307 --> 00:16:16,684 it's always gonna make it that much better. 435 00:16:16,809 --> 00:16:19,437 What was, uh, Tacardo like growing up? 436 00:16:19,520 --> 00:16:20,521 Ooh, it was rough. 437 00:16:20,605 --> 00:16:23,274 Very competitive sports, football, 438 00:16:23,357 --> 00:16:26,027 basketball, wrestling. -Is it still competitive? 439 00:16:26,110 --> 00:16:27,361 It is. It is. 440 00:16:27,445 --> 00:16:29,864 Thanksgiving is the day we meet up 441 00:16:29,989 --> 00:16:31,115 and we get in the grass. 442 00:16:31,199 --> 00:16:33,201 -You still wrestle? -To this day. 443 00:16:33,326 --> 00:16:36,704 I wanna build a new day bed for their front porch. 444 00:16:36,787 --> 00:16:38,539 I want that to stay the go-to spot. 445 00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:42,043 So that house is a little bit craftsman, 446 00:16:42,126 --> 00:16:44,378 so I wanna build this like a couch 447 00:16:44,504 --> 00:16:47,381 that has these wide arms on it 448 00:16:47,507 --> 00:16:49,217 so they can use those for, like, 449 00:16:49,300 --> 00:16:51,177 setting a glass of tea down or something. 450 00:16:51,260 --> 00:16:52,553 A rail across the front. 451 00:16:52,678 --> 00:16:54,388 You know, the mattress would be up here. 452 00:16:54,514 --> 00:16:56,516 That acts as the sofa, and then we'll put pillows 453 00:16:56,599 --> 00:16:58,392 and stuff on the back and make it more comfortable. 454 00:16:58,518 --> 00:17:01,020 It's gonna be the size of a standard twin-size bed. 455 00:17:01,103 --> 00:17:04,397 Maybe add a little notch on the bottom just to give it 456 00:17:04,523 --> 00:17:06,858 a little bit of creative detail. 457 00:17:06,943 --> 00:17:10,820 And then up here on the top, I want to just add a little bit 458 00:17:10,905 --> 00:17:13,991 of a decorative piece, just something to dress it up 459 00:17:14,075 --> 00:17:16,577 a little bit. -But he'll have to fight me for it. 460 00:17:16,661 --> 00:17:18,246 Yeah, that'd be your spot, man. 461 00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:22,583 So I learned that Corey and Tacardo are really 462 00:17:22,666 --> 00:17:26,337 into wrestling. Not wrestling, "wrassling." 463 00:17:26,420 --> 00:17:28,256 Now you might be asking yourself, what's the difference 464 00:17:28,381 --> 00:17:30,091 between wrassling and wrestling? 465 00:17:30,174 --> 00:17:32,760 Wrestling is a sport. 466 00:17:32,885 --> 00:17:36,722 Wrassling is just some people having it out in the yard, 467 00:17:36,806 --> 00:17:38,558 but you're just trying to best each other. 468 00:17:40,726 --> 00:17:43,938 If you're building a daybed for a front porch that looks out 469 00:17:44,021 --> 00:17:46,941 onto a wrestling yard, it's bleachers. 470 00:17:47,066 --> 00:17:50,027 It's no longer a place to sit and read and take a nap. 471 00:17:50,111 --> 00:17:52,863 It's a place to sit and eat popcorn and cheer. 472 00:17:52,947 --> 00:17:56,158 Who you think gonna win? [laughs] 473 00:17:56,284 --> 00:17:58,327 All right, let's make some slats. 474 00:17:58,452 --> 00:18:05,459 ♪♪ 475 00:18:11,299 --> 00:18:13,968 -Tony, Tony, Tony. -What's going on, Ben? 476 00:18:14,093 --> 00:18:15,177 Missed you for demo. 477 00:18:15,303 --> 00:18:18,055 Y'all said y'all had bats. Not here. 478 00:18:18,139 --> 00:18:20,224 -You don't do bats? -No, I don't do bats, man. 479 00:18:20,308 --> 00:18:21,309 No. 480 00:18:21,392 --> 00:18:23,269 Tony's afraid of bats. 481 00:18:23,352 --> 00:18:24,729 Is that why he hasn't been here? 482 00:18:24,812 --> 00:18:25,730 That's why he's not been here. 483 00:18:25,813 --> 00:18:28,399 This is his family, and I've been wondering, 484 00:18:28,482 --> 00:18:29,650 where is Tony? 485 00:18:29,734 --> 00:18:31,694 Well, he's also been busy on other projects, but -- 486 00:18:31,819 --> 00:18:33,487 Oh, I know he's been busy. He stays busy. 487 00:18:33,613 --> 00:18:34,947 [Ben] I mean, it was literally -- 488 00:18:35,031 --> 00:18:36,991 The floor was caving in in here. 489 00:18:37,074 --> 00:18:38,576 -Put me to work. -[Tony] Let's get it. 490 00:18:40,661 --> 00:18:42,538 We are putting in the new flooring system 491 00:18:42,663 --> 00:18:44,624 for the kitchen. 492 00:18:52,173 --> 00:18:53,633 It's miserable hot. 493 00:18:53,716 --> 00:18:56,510 I don't know how Kay and Tacardo were doing this. 494 00:18:56,636 --> 00:18:58,095 -Have you ever been here? -Yes. 495 00:18:58,179 --> 00:18:59,555 Have you ever come and hang out? 496 00:18:59,680 --> 00:19:02,683 Yes, but it was, like, in the cooler months, so... 497 00:19:02,767 --> 00:19:04,310 -Check level. -[Ben] Check the level. 498 00:19:04,393 --> 00:19:07,313 [Tony] Shouldn't be. Looks good to me. 499 00:19:07,396 --> 00:19:08,397 [Ben] Looks good. 500 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:12,860 What's going on? 501 00:19:12,943 --> 00:19:15,863 The man that we have been waiting for. 502 00:19:18,574 --> 00:19:19,617 -[Ben] What's up, cool guy? -What's up? 503 00:19:19,742 --> 00:19:21,035 -It's hot. -It is. 504 00:19:21,118 --> 00:19:25,498 I've never been more glad to see an HVAC man in my life. 505 00:19:25,581 --> 00:19:28,084 This house has never had air conditioning. 506 00:19:28,209 --> 00:19:30,294 What we're seeing with HVAC, the HVAC, 507 00:19:30,419 --> 00:19:32,254 is that we don't have any. 508 00:19:32,338 --> 00:19:34,757 So they can start from a blank canvas, 509 00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:36,759 do it exactly however they want to. 510 00:19:38,260 --> 00:19:39,887 [Ben] No more bats and no more guano. 511 00:19:39,970 --> 00:19:43,140 And it won't be long now. We'll be working in the cool. 512 00:19:43,265 --> 00:19:45,768 It'll have heat and cool now. 513 00:19:53,818 --> 00:19:56,153 [Erin] Mr. Greg, we got you a floor. 514 00:19:56,278 --> 00:19:58,030 It's easier to install cabinets when you have a floor. 515 00:19:58,114 --> 00:20:00,658 [indistinct] 516 00:20:00,783 --> 00:20:02,243 Oh, gosh. Let me tell you something. 517 00:20:02,326 --> 00:20:05,246 That breeze you feel right now, you don't feel that inside 518 00:20:05,329 --> 00:20:06,872 this house. -No, you don't. 519 00:20:06,956 --> 00:20:08,124 -And the air is still isn't... -Good night. 520 00:20:08,249 --> 00:20:09,834 ...connected to anything. 521 00:20:09,959 --> 00:20:10,960 Is this the sink? 522 00:20:11,043 --> 00:20:12,294 -[Ben] This is the sink. -That's it. 523 00:20:12,420 --> 00:20:13,921 -That's it. -Whoa. 524 00:20:14,004 --> 00:20:16,298 -Nope, you got to save a space for the dishwasher. -This we have to move. 525 00:20:16,424 --> 00:20:18,467 There's gonna be an 18-inch dishwasher. 526 00:20:18,551 --> 00:20:20,928 It's more dishwasher than they had before. 527 00:20:21,011 --> 00:20:22,555 I'm just trying to be efficient. 528 00:20:22,638 --> 00:20:25,850 This house is about making it livable first, 529 00:20:25,975 --> 00:20:27,309 beautiful second. 530 00:20:27,393 --> 00:20:29,228 We're trying to make their budget just stretch 531 00:20:29,311 --> 00:20:31,522 as absolutely far as possible. 532 00:20:31,647 --> 00:20:33,941 This saves the most money to keep the plumbing where it was. 533 00:20:34,024 --> 00:20:35,651 I know we usually try to put it 534 00:20:35,735 --> 00:20:37,778 with a window or in an island or something, but, 535 00:20:37,862 --> 00:20:39,155 in this case, 536 00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:40,656 that window is their favorite spot 537 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:42,742 to sit and watch Oscar and Heath, 538 00:20:42,825 --> 00:20:44,493 the bird and squirrel that live outside. 539 00:20:44,618 --> 00:20:51,584 ♪♪ 540 00:20:53,544 --> 00:20:55,546 [Erin] Paint's going up on the walls in the front two rooms, 541 00:20:55,671 --> 00:20:58,632 but I have got to finalize color for the kitchen cabinets, 542 00:20:58,716 --> 00:21:00,050 so I'm bringing Mallorie with me, 543 00:21:00,176 --> 00:21:02,011 'cause she's got a great eye for design. 544 00:21:02,136 --> 00:21:03,345 This is the thing. 545 00:21:03,429 --> 00:21:05,890 We wanna be as affordable as possible, but also give her 546 00:21:06,015 --> 00:21:08,058 as much design as we possibly can. 547 00:21:08,184 --> 00:21:09,977 So we can be bold in the kitchen. 548 00:21:10,060 --> 00:21:11,645 [Mallorie] So the cabinets are gonna be a bold color. 549 00:21:11,729 --> 00:21:14,607 -[Mallorie] Yes. [Erin] Typically, if I want a bold color I'm going Valspar. 550 00:21:14,690 --> 00:21:16,150 [Mallorie] Mm-hm. This is a big opportunity. 551 00:21:16,233 --> 00:21:17,359 [Mallorie] Yeah. 552 00:21:17,443 --> 00:21:18,694 [Erin] I think she just wanted the house to feel bright 553 00:21:18,819 --> 00:21:20,362 and clean and a little more modern. 554 00:21:20,488 --> 00:21:29,747 ♪♪ 555 00:21:38,881 --> 00:21:41,884 So they have to dig up the old sidewalk, 556 00:21:43,552 --> 00:21:45,387 then hopefully just get it really leveled up 557 00:21:45,513 --> 00:21:46,722 is our biggest problem. 558 00:21:46,847 --> 00:21:47,973 They got to level up everything. 559 00:21:57,107 --> 00:22:00,903 Laramie and I are installing the laminate countertops. 560 00:22:06,492 --> 00:22:08,702 People have a lot of bad things to say about laminate 561 00:22:08,786 --> 00:22:12,289 only because we have since moved on to creating 562 00:22:12,414 --> 00:22:15,042 more expensive and luxurious countertop surfaces, 563 00:22:15,125 --> 00:22:17,211 but there's nothing wrong with laminate. 564 00:22:17,294 --> 00:22:19,296 When it's right for your budget, it's right for your kitchen, 565 00:22:19,421 --> 00:22:21,465 especially if it looks pretty. 566 00:22:21,590 --> 00:22:22,591 Dang. 567 00:22:24,176 --> 00:22:25,636 -No, that looks good. -Yeah. 568 00:22:25,761 --> 00:22:29,390 This is way, way better than the laminate countertops 569 00:22:29,473 --> 00:22:31,684 our mamas had in the '80s and '90s. 570 00:22:31,767 --> 00:22:35,437 Kay loves the look of stone that's this color, 571 00:22:35,521 --> 00:22:37,064 and she also loves butcher block. 572 00:22:37,147 --> 00:22:38,983 Both of those were a little out of budget, 573 00:22:39,108 --> 00:22:43,362 but I think I'm gonna do a wood v-groove backsplash 574 00:22:43,445 --> 00:22:46,282 so she gets the natural wood she wanted in here. 575 00:22:46,407 --> 00:22:47,783 It looks so good, y'all. 576 00:22:47,908 --> 00:22:50,578 Can you talk to me about this room? 577 00:22:50,661 --> 00:22:51,620 Sure. 578 00:22:51,745 --> 00:22:53,122 Whatever this room is gonna be called. 579 00:22:53,247 --> 00:22:55,124 -I'll come around. -Oh, my gosh. 580 00:22:55,249 --> 00:22:56,292 I don't know what we call this room. 581 00:22:56,417 --> 00:22:57,293 It's the dining room. 582 00:22:57,418 --> 00:22:58,586 But Kay and Tacardo said 583 00:22:58,669 --> 00:23:01,380 they don't really need a proper dining room. 584 00:23:01,463 --> 00:23:03,132 They've used it as a lounge for date nights. 585 00:23:03,215 --> 00:23:05,259 It's a place that feels cool to hang out. 586 00:23:05,342 --> 00:23:07,052 We got cold air. Shut that door. 587 00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:09,722 It feels so good. 588 00:23:09,805 --> 00:23:11,140 This is the first time I've felt cold air 589 00:23:11,223 --> 00:23:12,391 in this house. 590 00:23:12,474 --> 00:23:13,809 First time anybody's felt cold air in this house. 591 00:23:13,934 --> 00:23:14,894 [Erin] So good. 592 00:23:14,977 --> 00:23:16,437 I finally know exactly what I'm doing. 593 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:21,734 I need a table for this room, but not like a dining table, 594 00:23:21,817 --> 00:23:25,237 a banquette table. -So we're going dining room. 595 00:23:25,321 --> 00:23:28,532 But smaller than that. They never used this door. 596 00:23:28,657 --> 00:23:29,783 [Ben] Into the hallway. 597 00:23:29,867 --> 00:23:32,119 So there will still be room to pass through. 598 00:23:32,202 --> 00:23:34,622 If they were, to some reason, start using this door... 599 00:23:34,705 --> 00:23:35,873 They could. 600 00:23:35,998 --> 00:23:38,042 The only thing they suggested was that they would use 601 00:23:38,167 --> 00:23:41,378 this room possibly for, like, date nights to make it feel 602 00:23:41,503 --> 00:23:43,923 like they're somewhere special. -Mm-hmm. 603 00:23:44,006 --> 00:23:45,466 It's a lounge. 604 00:23:45,549 --> 00:23:46,842 Here's what I need. Here's what I'm thinking. 605 00:23:46,926 --> 00:23:48,052 You ready? 606 00:23:48,177 --> 00:23:50,846 We're gonna have a bench here that's longer, 607 00:23:50,930 --> 00:23:53,557 a shorter bench here, the table here. 608 00:23:53,682 --> 00:23:55,684 We're gonna put the light fixture over it. 609 00:23:55,809 --> 00:23:58,896 And then over here, I've ordered some bookcases 610 00:23:59,021 --> 00:24:01,815 that are prefab for right and left of the window. 611 00:24:01,899 --> 00:24:04,693 And then we'll have a settee in the middle in front 612 00:24:04,818 --> 00:24:06,153 of the window. -[Ben] What about over here? 613 00:24:06,236 --> 00:24:09,490 [Erin] We can have a little space for a little storage or a plant. 614 00:24:09,573 --> 00:24:11,533 -She loves plants. -[Ben] Mm-hmm. 615 00:24:11,659 --> 00:24:14,370 Make this room, like, romantic and fun and playful. 616 00:24:14,495 --> 00:24:17,206 And also, if they're gonna host, they can wrestle 617 00:24:17,289 --> 00:24:20,000 in the front yard, but you have more seating. 618 00:24:20,084 --> 00:24:23,212 Mm-hmm -- so we're calling this a dining lounge? 619 00:24:23,337 --> 00:24:24,588 -Sure. -Sure. 620 00:24:24,713 --> 00:24:25,714 I like that. 621 00:24:31,971 --> 00:24:33,430 Guess who's coming today? 622 00:24:33,555 --> 00:24:34,598 Bobby Joe. 623 00:24:34,723 --> 00:24:37,142 -Did you see this before? -Oh, yeah. 624 00:24:37,226 --> 00:24:40,229 So this was real thin and all broke up. 625 00:24:40,354 --> 00:24:42,147 -We're gonna get it fixed. -Oh, yeah. 626 00:24:42,231 --> 00:24:43,857 Well, when we get all this done, 627 00:24:43,941 --> 00:24:45,317 this is gonna be a wrestling yard. -Yeah, yeah. 628 00:24:45,401 --> 00:24:46,402 Sure now. 629 00:24:46,485 --> 00:24:47,820 [Ben] It's their favorite thing to do. 630 00:24:47,903 --> 00:24:48,988 You ever do any wrestling? 631 00:24:52,992 --> 00:24:56,745 Bobby Joe has a very specific southern dialect 632 00:24:56,829 --> 00:25:00,708 that's a little bit hard for those outside of our area 633 00:25:00,791 --> 00:25:02,501 to understand, maybe. 634 00:25:02,584 --> 00:25:04,211 What would your wrestling nickname be 635 00:25:04,294 --> 00:25:05,295 if you was a wrestler? 636 00:25:07,965 --> 00:25:10,551 [both laughing] 637 00:25:10,634 --> 00:25:11,885 I guess my wrestling name would just 638 00:25:11,969 --> 00:25:13,429 have to be Big Ben. -Yeah. 639 00:25:17,766 --> 00:25:19,601 I would wear basically a one-piece swimsuit, 640 00:25:19,685 --> 00:25:21,645 but with the shorts, you know. 641 00:25:21,770 --> 00:25:24,440 One shoulder. Andre the Giant style. 642 00:25:24,565 --> 00:25:25,566 That's you. 643 00:25:27,943 --> 00:25:30,237 You know, people always compare me to Andre the Giant. 644 00:25:33,198 --> 00:25:35,242 [Ben] Get a new walkway, and then when that's done, 645 00:25:35,325 --> 00:25:37,494 Hunter will come back and do the fresh landscaping. 646 00:25:37,619 --> 00:25:39,747 I just am ready to see some paint happen outside 647 00:25:39,830 --> 00:25:42,041 and then we're gonna be looking way better out here. 648 00:25:46,253 --> 00:25:47,379 -What do you think? -It looks great. 649 00:25:47,463 --> 00:25:48,464 -Yeah. -Yeah? 650 00:25:48,547 --> 00:25:49,673 -Yeah. -Yeah, that's great. 651 00:25:49,798 --> 00:25:51,675 [Ben] This here is a junkyard dog, Erin. 652 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:53,427 -[Bobby Joe] Yeah, yeah. -That's his wrestling name. 653 00:25:56,096 --> 00:25:57,931 -Are you out of the game now? -Yeah, yeah. 654 00:25:58,015 --> 00:25:59,683 Well, it looks great, y'all. 655 00:25:59,808 --> 00:26:01,310 We got stuff happening in the kitchen. 656 00:26:09,068 --> 00:26:11,153 -19 and three quarters. -Are you measuring? 657 00:26:11,278 --> 00:26:12,488 [Erin] Yes, sir. 658 00:26:12,571 --> 00:26:13,781 We are working on a backsplash. 659 00:26:13,864 --> 00:26:16,658 I feel confident that I can do this myself. 660 00:26:25,542 --> 00:26:27,294 That is perfect. 661 00:26:29,129 --> 00:26:30,798 I feel like it's something it's time for me to learn 662 00:26:30,881 --> 00:26:32,508 how to do a V-groove backsplash. 663 00:26:34,051 --> 00:26:35,052 Thank you. 664 00:26:36,220 --> 00:26:37,888 Erin, are we going to paint these? 665 00:26:38,013 --> 00:26:38,972 [Erin] No. 666 00:26:39,056 --> 00:26:42,434 This is the only, like, wood moment. 667 00:26:42,559 --> 00:26:44,937 We're gonna give her natural wood backsplash. 668 00:26:45,062 --> 00:26:47,147 I think it'll look good if you do a light stain 669 00:26:47,231 --> 00:26:48,273 all over it. -[Erin] A light stain. 670 00:26:55,114 --> 00:26:56,824 Yeah, they say that you are an expert at something 671 00:26:56,907 --> 00:26:59,284 when you have 10,000 hours of experience in it. 672 00:26:59,409 --> 00:27:00,994 [Ben] But five minutes. 673 00:27:01,078 --> 00:27:02,663 -[Erin] It's so long. -You're a quick learner. 674 00:27:02,746 --> 00:27:03,747 Real quick. 675 00:27:03,831 --> 00:27:04,748 Oh, thank you. 676 00:27:04,873 --> 00:27:11,880 ♪♪ 677 00:27:13,799 --> 00:27:15,551 [Mallorie] Oh, my goodness. 678 00:27:15,634 --> 00:27:20,222 [Erin] Lott Furniture is closing after 109...? 679 00:27:20,305 --> 00:27:22,808 -Over 100 years, yeah. -Over 100 years. 680 00:27:22,933 --> 00:27:24,226 And this is like one of those -- 681 00:27:24,309 --> 00:27:25,894 [Mallorie] Our oldest business downtown. 682 00:27:25,978 --> 00:27:28,480 -Hey. -Hey, y'all, welcome. 683 00:27:28,605 --> 00:27:29,898 -Y'all been busy. -We have. 684 00:27:29,982 --> 00:27:31,483 -[Keri] Hey! -Oh, my word. 685 00:27:31,608 --> 00:27:33,110 Welcome to the estate sale. 686 00:27:33,235 --> 00:27:35,487 Yes. This is the end of an era. 687 00:27:35,612 --> 00:27:36,905 -It sure is. -I know. 688 00:27:36,989 --> 00:27:38,407 The Rowells are ready to retire. 689 00:27:38,490 --> 00:27:39,616 It makes sense. 690 00:27:39,700 --> 00:27:41,285 So they're having an estate sale. 691 00:27:41,368 --> 00:27:43,078 Y'all must have brought stuff in from, like, 692 00:27:43,162 --> 00:27:44,913 all the storage -Everywhere. 693 00:27:44,997 --> 00:27:48,292 Wow. There's so much good stuff. 694 00:27:48,417 --> 00:27:50,294 We're doing Kay and Tacardo's house. 695 00:27:50,377 --> 00:27:53,046 -That is so exciting. -[Erin] Isn't that fun? 696 00:27:53,130 --> 00:27:54,131 There's still not a wedding date, though. 697 00:27:54,256 --> 00:27:55,215 Don't get excited. 698 00:27:55,299 --> 00:27:56,508 Well, it'll come. It'll come. 699 00:27:56,633 --> 00:27:58,635 They're gonna get married sooner than later, I hope. 700 00:27:58,719 --> 00:28:00,137 -Right. -And Tacardo would love 701 00:28:00,262 --> 00:28:01,597 if there were pieces from Lott. 702 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,224 He would be so happy to have a piece of Lott 703 00:28:04,308 --> 00:28:05,976 'cause he was here almost 15 years. 704 00:28:06,101 --> 00:28:07,269 These bentwood chairs. 705 00:28:07,352 --> 00:28:09,730 -Those are really great. -[Keri] Aren't those so cute? 706 00:28:09,813 --> 00:28:11,481 -Forty. -And there's five of them. 707 00:28:11,607 --> 00:28:12,649 [Keri] And they're in great condition. 708 00:28:12,774 --> 00:28:13,984 I want all of those. 709 00:28:15,819 --> 00:28:19,489 I think it is sad any time one of those heritage businesses 710 00:28:19,573 --> 00:28:21,700 closes in town. -Yeah. 711 00:28:21,825 --> 00:28:22,993 We all feel it a little bit. 712 00:28:23,076 --> 00:28:25,412 [Mallorie] But also exciting, just because something new, 713 00:28:25,495 --> 00:28:26,872 something fresh is gonna come. 714 00:28:26,997 --> 00:28:28,916 -That's a good ladle. -Isn't that good? 715 00:28:28,999 --> 00:28:31,210 [Erin] I love that dollhouse. Always have. 716 00:28:31,335 --> 00:28:33,003 I feel like the girls have plenty, though. 717 00:28:33,128 --> 00:28:34,129 [Erin] Yeah, they do. 718 00:28:39,259 --> 00:28:42,262 What is that? 719 00:28:42,346 --> 00:28:44,890 [Mallorie] It looks like -- like a gumbo machine. 720 00:28:45,015 --> 00:28:47,059 Is it plastic or glass? 721 00:28:47,184 --> 00:28:48,185 Lucite? 722 00:28:49,811 --> 00:28:52,731 It's one of those old terrariums. 723 00:28:52,856 --> 00:28:54,149 -Dang. -Do you know what I'm talking about? 724 00:28:54,233 --> 00:28:56,818 -Yeah, it's vented up here. -Kay loves plants in the house. 725 00:28:56,902 --> 00:28:59,196 I actually think she might really like this. 726 00:28:59,321 --> 00:29:00,489 Is this crazy? 727 00:29:00,572 --> 00:29:02,991 It's pretty crazy, but it's really fun and unexpected. 728 00:29:03,075 --> 00:29:04,701 Her taste is a little more modern. 729 00:29:04,826 --> 00:29:05,869 -I'm getting this. -Pretty fun. 730 00:29:05,994 --> 00:29:13,001 ♪♪ 731 00:29:35,899 --> 00:29:37,484 [Ben] Erin made me go up in the attic. 732 00:29:37,567 --> 00:29:38,944 I've been smelling them. 733 00:29:39,069 --> 00:29:42,072 Bat guano smells like mothball-ish. 734 00:29:42,155 --> 00:29:44,533 It's acrid. It's disgusting. 735 00:29:44,616 --> 00:29:46,118 Dang it. 736 00:29:46,243 --> 00:29:48,036 -Bats are back. -[bats screeching] 737 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:49,121 Ugh. 738 00:29:52,082 --> 00:29:53,250 Kay and Tacardo are coming home in one week. 739 00:29:53,333 --> 00:29:54,376 [Ben] So we had to call Nathan back. 740 00:29:54,459 --> 00:29:55,794 So you saw the signal? 741 00:29:55,877 --> 00:29:57,963 Saw the bat signal, yeah. Saw it in the sky. 742 00:29:58,088 --> 00:30:00,966 I did take a look up there, and it looks to me 743 00:30:01,049 --> 00:30:03,635 that they have come back, and they are in the side 744 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:05,762 of the screen up there in the gable vent. 745 00:30:05,846 --> 00:30:08,974 -Hey, Batman returns. -Yeah, I've been smelling 'em. 746 00:30:09,099 --> 00:30:10,642 Well, he just confirmed it, right? 747 00:30:10,767 --> 00:30:11,893 [Nathan] Yes, I did. 748 00:30:11,977 --> 00:30:14,688 Looks like what happened, the screen on the backside -- 749 00:30:14,813 --> 00:30:16,148 -[Ben] We took your screen down. -OK. 750 00:30:16,231 --> 00:30:18,442 We needed to paint it and fix it, so we took it down, 751 00:30:18,525 --> 00:30:19,985 but we told them to put it on the inside. 752 00:30:20,110 --> 00:30:21,236 Yep. 753 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:23,196 Once they've lived in this house for one time period, 754 00:30:23,322 --> 00:30:24,489 they'll come back. 755 00:30:24,614 --> 00:30:27,784 So those bats are able to get in to the actual attic again. 756 00:30:27,868 --> 00:30:29,286 -Oh... -So it'll be good 757 00:30:29,369 --> 00:30:30,829 to keep that screen on. 758 00:30:30,912 --> 00:30:33,623 -So what happened is... -It's our fault. 759 00:30:35,000 --> 00:30:37,794 How big of a gap can a bat get through? 760 00:30:37,878 --> 00:30:39,504 Usually about a pinky. 761 00:30:39,629 --> 00:30:41,381 They put the screen over the gable vent, 762 00:30:41,506 --> 00:30:43,633 but we had not yet scraped or painted, 763 00:30:43,717 --> 00:30:47,220 so we had the guys move the screen to the inside 764 00:30:47,346 --> 00:30:48,430 of the gable. 765 00:30:48,513 --> 00:30:52,851 Which created a perfect habitat for the bat attack. 766 00:30:52,976 --> 00:30:55,979 What we have to do is just screen the front side 767 00:30:56,063 --> 00:30:58,607 to where we can prevent them from going back into it, 768 00:30:58,690 --> 00:31:00,025 'cause if they get into that gable 769 00:31:00,108 --> 00:31:01,193 and hang on that screen, 770 00:31:01,318 --> 00:31:02,569 they'll just keep going back into the attic. 771 00:31:02,694 --> 00:31:04,404 Like, are we gonna have bats forever? 772 00:31:04,529 --> 00:31:06,531 As long as we're able to get that front closed up 773 00:31:06,656 --> 00:31:08,867 and prevent them from actually going back in 774 00:31:08,950 --> 00:31:10,410 to the actual gable itself, 775 00:31:10,535 --> 00:31:11,787 then we'll be able to keep them out. 776 00:31:11,870 --> 00:31:13,246 Is this even possible in a week? 777 00:31:13,372 --> 00:31:15,791 Bats will come out within 24 to 48 hours 778 00:31:15,874 --> 00:31:17,209 after we put the valve up. 779 00:31:17,334 --> 00:31:19,211 I'll be so glad when they're gone. 780 00:31:19,294 --> 00:31:20,545 I hope that they're gone by then, 781 00:31:20,629 --> 00:31:21,880 and I hope that the smell 782 00:31:21,963 --> 00:31:24,841 is mostly gone, if it's not totally gone. 783 00:31:24,925 --> 00:31:27,719 [Ben] He's gonna redo the bat valve. 784 00:31:27,803 --> 00:31:29,846 He's gonna come back, and we're gonna do 785 00:31:29,930 --> 00:31:32,724 a hardware cloth screen. 786 00:31:32,849 --> 00:31:38,021 He'll fit it inside our trim around the vent 787 00:31:38,105 --> 00:31:40,649 so that it doesn't stand out. 788 00:31:40,732 --> 00:31:47,739 ♪♪ 789 00:31:56,748 --> 00:31:57,749 See, Mom and Dad? 790 00:31:57,833 --> 00:31:59,418 That's why I got this art degree. 791 00:31:59,543 --> 00:32:00,544 [Mallorie] Yeah. 792 00:32:04,714 --> 00:32:06,466 ♪ Ooh ♪ 793 00:32:08,969 --> 00:32:12,305 ♪ Ooh ♪ 794 00:32:13,390 --> 00:32:20,272 ♪♪ 795 00:32:22,149 --> 00:32:24,818 I am so excited for Kay and Tacardo to come home 796 00:32:24,943 --> 00:32:28,947 and see how fresh and cool their house is 797 00:32:29,072 --> 00:32:31,116 because it has air conditioning. 798 00:32:31,199 --> 00:32:33,743 And it smells nice because the bats are gone. 799 00:32:33,827 --> 00:32:34,786 I mean, it's like a different house 800 00:32:34,911 --> 00:32:36,121 for those two reasons, 801 00:32:36,246 --> 00:32:38,415 and you don't even take into account the way it looks. 802 00:32:39,624 --> 00:32:42,794 The lounge dining room, date night spot -- 803 00:32:42,878 --> 00:32:44,796 Kay needed storage in there. 804 00:32:44,921 --> 00:32:47,048 We gave that to her around the windows 805 00:32:47,132 --> 00:32:50,218 and then the benches and the banquette in the corner. 806 00:32:50,302 --> 00:32:52,888 It feels like it's a cute little cafe. 807 00:32:52,971 --> 00:32:56,433 It is a dining room, but it's also a sitting room. 808 00:32:56,516 --> 00:32:58,643 We've still got the little sitting spot 809 00:32:58,768 --> 00:32:59,895 in the window, in the kitchen 810 00:32:59,978 --> 00:33:03,565 so Kay can observe Heath and Oscar, 811 00:33:03,648 --> 00:33:05,484 assuming they come back. 812 00:33:05,567 --> 00:33:09,154 This house was a study in how far you can stretch a budget. 813 00:33:09,279 --> 00:33:10,989 We used laminate countertops. 814 00:33:11,072 --> 00:33:13,992 We used rollout vinyl flooring in the kitchen. 815 00:33:14,117 --> 00:33:17,496 When you can save money on those big things, 816 00:33:17,621 --> 00:33:19,372 then you can find ways 817 00:33:19,498 --> 00:33:22,167 to creatively make the house feel transformed. 818 00:33:23,001 --> 00:33:25,670 You know, Ben was really focused on making the daybed 819 00:33:25,754 --> 00:33:27,172 on the front porch something beautiful, 820 00:33:27,297 --> 00:33:29,049 something that will last and heirloom, 821 00:33:29,174 --> 00:33:31,384 because that's where they always spend all their time. 822 00:33:31,510 --> 00:33:32,969 It is a work of art. 823 00:33:33,053 --> 00:33:35,180 Kay and Tacardo's entire relationship has been 824 00:33:35,305 --> 00:33:39,059 a very tumultuous time for them with their families, 825 00:33:39,184 --> 00:33:41,520 helping others instead of themselves. 826 00:33:41,645 --> 00:33:43,813 The house was always 827 00:33:43,897 --> 00:33:46,483 the very dead last priority for them. 828 00:33:46,566 --> 00:33:49,653 And so now, maybe this changes their priorities. 829 00:33:49,736 --> 00:33:50,737 Maybe they'll get married soon. 830 00:33:50,862 --> 00:33:52,030 I don't know. We'll see. 831 00:33:52,155 --> 00:33:55,534 Maybe one day, this house will be the Jones-Williams house. 832 00:33:55,659 --> 00:33:58,203 [laughing] 833 00:34:01,122 --> 00:34:02,415 -[Erin] What do you think? -I love it. 834 00:34:02,499 --> 00:34:03,750 I absolutely love it. 835 00:34:09,630 --> 00:34:11,091 [laughing] 836 00:34:11,174 --> 00:34:13,260 -That's crazy. -Kay's leaving. 837 00:34:13,385 --> 00:34:15,219 -[Kay] Oh my goodness. -[Tacardo stammers, laughs] 838 00:34:15,303 --> 00:34:17,931 -It looks so good. -[Kay] Oh my God. 839 00:34:20,766 --> 00:34:23,353 -Oh my goodness. -[Tacardo] I never saw this coming. 840 00:34:23,436 --> 00:34:24,771 -[Kay] Oh! -[Erin] You like it? 841 00:34:24,853 --> 00:34:25,855 I love it. 842 00:34:28,858 --> 00:34:30,277 -Oh, my goodness. -[Tacardo] It looks fly. 843 00:34:30,402 --> 00:34:31,987 Like, you can see the whole house now. 844 00:34:32,112 --> 00:34:33,112 [Ben] Yeah. 845 00:34:33,196 --> 00:34:34,447 [Tacardo] Man, this look good, though, for real. 846 00:34:34,531 --> 00:34:36,908 -[Kay] Oh, my goodness. -[Ben] We put a roof on the house. 847 00:34:36,992 --> 00:34:41,705 We rescreened the front porch. We added air conditioning. 848 00:34:41,788 --> 00:34:45,458 -[Tacardo] Y'all block the bats? -Bats are outta here, baby! 849 00:34:45,542 --> 00:34:46,501 [Erin] New screen in the gable. 850 00:34:46,626 --> 00:34:47,918 That should keep them out for good. 851 00:34:50,255 --> 00:34:52,966 [Kay] I'm excited about the sidewalk and the doors. 852 00:34:53,091 --> 00:34:54,467 Yes! 853 00:34:54,592 --> 00:34:56,761 Got fresh paint on the brick and the skirting 854 00:34:56,844 --> 00:34:58,305 in the columns. -It's beautiful. 855 00:34:58,388 --> 00:35:00,098 [Erin] To save money where we could on the exterior. 856 00:35:00,181 --> 00:35:01,308 [Tacardo] Man, it looks so good. 857 00:35:03,476 --> 00:35:05,395 I mean, I like the landscape and everything, man. 858 00:35:05,478 --> 00:35:07,147 -It's crazy. -[Kay] Look at the yard. 859 00:35:07,272 --> 00:35:08,231 [Tacardo] I know, right? 860 00:35:08,315 --> 00:35:09,983 The yard was kind of just disappearing. 861 00:35:10,108 --> 00:35:12,193 It looked like there had been an earthquake here. 862 00:35:12,319 --> 00:35:13,570 Tacardo, you can wrestle 863 00:35:13,653 --> 00:35:15,113 in the yard. -With your brothers. 864 00:35:16,906 --> 00:35:19,409 Your brother Corey helped me in the woodshop with something, 865 00:35:19,492 --> 00:35:21,828 and he said every holiday get-together ends up turning 866 00:35:21,953 --> 00:35:24,039 into a wrestling match. -Well, I'm a little old 867 00:35:24,164 --> 00:35:25,498 for wrestling, but I'm just saying. 868 00:35:25,624 --> 00:35:28,001 -He said! -My knees are not made for that no more, no. 869 00:35:28,084 --> 00:35:30,503 -He said. -I might give him one match. 870 00:35:30,587 --> 00:35:31,713 -I'm ready to see. -Let's go. 871 00:35:31,838 --> 00:35:32,839 -Let's go. -[Erin] Go for it. 872 00:35:37,719 --> 00:35:39,304 [gasps] 873 00:35:39,387 --> 00:35:41,014 Oh, my goodness! 874 00:35:43,475 --> 00:35:46,728 -This is gorgeous. -You like it? 875 00:35:46,853 --> 00:35:48,355 -I love it. -This is good -- yes. 876 00:35:51,441 --> 00:35:56,488 [Ben] You had a daybed out here? This one is made with love. 877 00:35:56,571 --> 00:35:58,531 Your brother Corey helped me build this. 878 00:35:58,615 --> 00:35:59,908 -Who? -This is what I learned about -- 879 00:36:00,033 --> 00:36:01,701 Corey! 880 00:36:01,826 --> 00:36:03,745 This is how I learned so much about your wrestling. 881 00:36:03,870 --> 00:36:05,664 [Tacardo] So you're saying Corey put the pillows on the bed? 882 00:36:05,747 --> 00:36:07,082 [Ben] No, no, he helped me build it. 883 00:36:08,249 --> 00:36:09,376 [Tacardo] That's cool, though. That's cool. 884 00:36:09,459 --> 00:36:10,585 [Kay] That is amazing! 885 00:36:10,710 --> 00:36:13,296 I love the wide armrests because they're like end tables. 886 00:36:13,380 --> 00:36:14,798 -You can fit a plate on it. -[Tacardo] Yeah, yeah. 887 00:36:14,881 --> 00:36:16,800 -[Erin] They're wide enough. -[Ben] It's Spanish cedar, 888 00:36:16,883 --> 00:36:19,386 so it will last forever out here covered 889 00:36:19,511 --> 00:36:21,680 like this. -And you have screens. 890 00:36:21,763 --> 00:36:22,889 The bugs will stay out. 891 00:36:24,933 --> 00:36:26,309 -Sunday fun day. -...come over, stay here. 892 00:36:26,393 --> 00:36:27,644 -[Ben] Sunday fun day. -[Erin] Sunday fun day. 893 00:36:27,727 --> 00:36:28,895 It's back. 894 00:36:29,020 --> 00:36:29,979 [Kay] Beautiful! 895 00:36:30,063 --> 00:36:31,773 Yeah, but the inside is even better. 896 00:36:33,233 --> 00:36:34,442 [gasps] 897 00:36:34,567 --> 00:36:36,903 -Oh, my goodness! -[Tacardo] Wow 898 00:36:36,986 --> 00:36:38,029 [Tacardo] This is crazy! 899 00:36:38,113 --> 00:36:40,365 -[Erin] What do you think? -No way! 900 00:36:40,448 --> 00:36:41,408 No way! 901 00:36:41,491 --> 00:36:42,701 -[Erin] So you like this? -Is this my house? 902 00:36:42,784 --> 00:36:43,785 [Erin] Yes. 903 00:36:45,328 --> 00:36:48,039 -[Kay] Oh! -This is crazy! 904 00:36:48,123 --> 00:36:49,416 -This is crazy! -Feels good in here. 905 00:36:49,499 --> 00:36:50,625 It's weird. 906 00:36:50,750 --> 00:36:52,252 I mean, this air conditioning is the best thing we did. 907 00:36:52,377 --> 00:36:55,422 [Kay] Yeah, I've never felt it feel like this. -Yeah, isn't that interesting? 908 00:36:55,547 --> 00:36:57,257 -It's so cool. -It's not hot. 909 00:36:59,759 --> 00:37:03,972 [Erin] You have new ceilings, fresh paint, new ceiling fan, 910 00:37:04,097 --> 00:37:07,225 uncover the fireplace, and that's it. 911 00:37:07,308 --> 00:37:09,144 You said that's it? This is amazing. 912 00:37:10,395 --> 00:37:12,564 -[Tacardo] Like it ain't nothing. -That's it. 913 00:37:12,647 --> 00:37:13,857 [Erin] Oh, there's way better. 914 00:37:13,940 --> 00:37:15,233 -No, no. -[Kay] Oh, my goodness. 915 00:37:15,316 --> 00:37:16,943 The lounge. Date nights. 916 00:37:17,068 --> 00:37:18,236 -Go see. -What? 917 00:37:18,319 --> 00:37:19,654 [Ben] We're calling it the lounge room. 918 00:37:19,779 --> 00:37:20,697 -[Tacardo] The lounge. -[Erin] Yeah, 919 00:37:20,780 --> 00:37:22,782 because it's kind of a dining room. 920 00:37:22,907 --> 00:37:24,159 [yelps] 921 00:37:28,329 --> 00:37:30,540 -Oh, this is amazing. -OK. 922 00:37:30,623 --> 00:37:33,001 And you can invite family over for dinner, 923 00:37:33,126 --> 00:37:35,420 but it's also like a sitting room. 924 00:37:35,503 --> 00:37:37,964 But you really needed storage. 925 00:37:38,047 --> 00:37:39,424 [Kay] Oh, my. 926 00:37:39,507 --> 00:37:41,134 [Erin] Lots of storage over here because I could tell you were 927 00:37:41,259 --> 00:37:42,969 struggling to find storage. -[Kay] With cabinets. 928 00:37:43,052 --> 00:37:44,179 -[Ben] Mm-hmm. -[Tacardo] Yeah. 929 00:37:44,304 --> 00:37:46,806 [Erin] So we did these bookcases beside the window. 930 00:37:46,890 --> 00:37:48,308 Aw! 931 00:37:48,391 --> 00:37:49,434 Who are those people? 932 00:37:49,517 --> 00:37:50,643 [laughing] 933 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:57,358 And then the banquette is all storage. 934 00:37:57,484 --> 00:37:59,652 You can lift that up and put things inside. 935 00:37:59,778 --> 00:38:02,113 Oh, OK. I love it. 936 00:38:02,197 --> 00:38:04,824 [Ben] This table, Josh and I built it in the shop. 937 00:38:04,908 --> 00:38:07,285 This was Erin's idea. She kind of designed it. 938 00:38:07,368 --> 00:38:09,037 [Erin] I just want it to be a really pretty 939 00:38:09,162 --> 00:38:11,247 little cafe table. -[Tacardo] It is cute, though. 940 00:38:11,331 --> 00:38:12,749 But it didn't take up the whole room. 941 00:38:12,832 --> 00:38:14,626 -So you could still use this... -[Tacardo] Oh, yeah, that's perfect. 942 00:38:14,709 --> 00:38:15,668 ...door if you want to. 943 00:38:15,794 --> 00:38:18,004 Still not technically a dining room. 944 00:38:18,087 --> 00:38:19,506 -It's a lounge room. -That's what I was gonna say -- 945 00:38:19,631 --> 00:38:21,257 it make the whole room look, like, bigger. 946 00:38:21,341 --> 00:38:22,842 [Ben] Pictures from the fair. 947 00:38:22,967 --> 00:38:25,136 What's up with you and Ferris wheels? -[Tacardo] That's sweet. 948 00:38:25,220 --> 00:38:26,471 We love them. 949 00:38:26,554 --> 00:38:28,556 Well, that's, kind of, when we first started dating. 950 00:38:28,681 --> 00:38:31,142 The fair is in town this week, so... 951 00:38:31,226 --> 00:38:33,353 -We should go. -Yeah, y'all should go -- yeah. 952 00:38:33,436 --> 00:38:35,313 -This is my favorite. -[Erin] You like it? 953 00:38:35,396 --> 00:38:36,648 [Kay] I love it. Can you tell me -- 954 00:38:36,731 --> 00:38:38,024 I don't know anything -- Nope. 955 00:38:38,149 --> 00:38:39,734 -But I'll try. -[Kay] OK. 956 00:38:39,859 --> 00:38:42,445 [Erin] We found the terrarium at the Lott closing sale. 957 00:38:42,529 --> 00:38:44,614 Felt like it was kind of like your vibe, 958 00:38:44,697 --> 00:38:46,491 your plant-lady vibe. -Yeah, I love plants. 959 00:38:46,574 --> 00:38:47,909 -[Kay] I love it. -[Erin] Yeah? 960 00:38:48,034 --> 00:38:50,203 And then we got these little chairs 961 00:38:50,328 --> 00:38:52,539 that I thought were so pretty. -Yeah, I recognize them. 962 00:38:52,664 --> 00:38:54,624 -[Erin] Yeah. -[Tacardo] Awesome, for real. 963 00:38:55,542 --> 00:38:57,126 [Ben] With the windows being open like this, 964 00:38:57,210 --> 00:38:59,254 nothing in front of them, you can sit here now 965 00:38:59,379 --> 00:39:00,672 and watch for Oscar and Heath. 966 00:39:00,755 --> 00:39:01,714 [Tacardo] No. You didn't. 967 00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:03,633 [gasps] Wait a minute. 968 00:39:03,716 --> 00:39:05,343 [Ben] Oscar and Heath built their own houses 969 00:39:05,426 --> 00:39:07,679 while we were here. -[Erin] Isn't that amazing? 970 00:39:07,762 --> 00:39:09,389 -[Kay] They built it. [laughs] -[Ben] Yeah. 971 00:39:09,472 --> 00:39:10,890 [Erin] We scared them off, I think, 972 00:39:11,015 --> 00:39:12,267 'cause we haven't seen them. 973 00:39:12,392 --> 00:39:14,561 And so I thought if we get them cute little houses, 974 00:39:14,644 --> 00:39:16,020 maybe they'll come back. -They'll come back. 975 00:39:16,104 --> 00:39:17,772 [Ben] Which one's Oscar and which one's Heath? 976 00:39:17,897 --> 00:39:19,899 -Show you when they come out. -[Ben] Oh, OK. 977 00:39:20,024 --> 00:39:21,609 -[Erin] Oscar's the squirrel. -Yes. 978 00:39:21,734 --> 00:39:23,236 -[Erin] Heath is the bird. -[Kay] That's right. 979 00:39:23,319 --> 00:39:25,363 -[Ben] OK. -But you still have 980 00:39:25,446 --> 00:39:27,073 your spot. -I'm excited. 981 00:39:28,908 --> 00:39:31,911 [Kay gasps, laughs] 982 00:39:35,915 --> 00:39:39,127 -Wow. -Yo. 983 00:39:39,252 --> 00:39:40,253 No. 984 00:39:43,882 --> 00:39:45,717 -You see this? -This is crazy. 985 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:47,093 -Yeah. -A little better? 986 00:39:47,176 --> 00:39:49,262 -This is crazy. -A little better? 987 00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:51,055 What? Are you serious? 988 00:39:52,265 --> 00:39:53,933 [Erin] It's different, Especially -- 989 00:39:54,058 --> 00:39:55,602 -[Kay] Yes. -[Tacardo] Way different. 990 00:39:55,685 --> 00:39:59,272 -This area was about to just sink and fall. -[Kay] Yeah. 991 00:39:59,355 --> 00:40:00,940 Hold up. No, no, no. 992 00:40:01,065 --> 00:40:03,109 This isn't our kitchen. No, it's not. 993 00:40:03,192 --> 00:40:05,862 -No, it's not. -[Erin] This is so your kitchen. 994 00:40:05,945 --> 00:40:06,988 [Tacardo] Look how wide open it is. 995 00:40:07,113 --> 00:40:08,364 They opened the whole kitchen. 996 00:40:08,448 --> 00:40:12,076 Cousin Tony came over, and we took everything out 997 00:40:12,160 --> 00:40:13,620 and then rebuilt. 998 00:40:13,703 --> 00:40:15,747 [Erin] We did have to take out the entire floor, 999 00:40:15,830 --> 00:40:17,624 all the joists, the subfloor... -[Kay] Oh, yeah. 1000 00:40:17,749 --> 00:40:19,751 ...everything, because it had leaked from the sink 1001 00:40:19,834 --> 00:40:22,587 for so long that it had spread everywhere. 1002 00:40:22,670 --> 00:40:24,088 -Cousin Tony. -Cousin Tony. 1003 00:40:24,172 --> 00:40:26,424 And he and I did the v-groove backsplash. 1004 00:40:26,507 --> 00:40:28,343 He taught me his ways. 1005 00:40:28,468 --> 00:40:29,719 You wanted teal kitchen cabinets. 1006 00:40:29,802 --> 00:40:31,137 [Ben] You wanted wood accents. 1007 00:40:31,220 --> 00:40:33,056 -[Erin] You wanted some natural wood somewhere. -[Kay] Yes. 1008 00:40:33,139 --> 00:40:36,142 But it never looked like this in my head. 1009 00:40:36,267 --> 00:40:38,394 [Erin] You've got laminate countertops, 1010 00:40:38,478 --> 00:40:39,979 sheet vinyl floors. 1011 00:40:40,104 --> 00:40:43,441 I feel like it achieves the look that you were kind of after. 1012 00:40:44,817 --> 00:40:47,487 This is amazing. Is that a dishwasher? 1013 00:40:47,570 --> 00:40:49,322 Yes, it is, Kay. 1014 00:40:49,447 --> 00:40:51,407 That is your very own dishwasher. 1015 00:40:51,491 --> 00:40:52,700 And it's small, but mighty. 1016 00:40:52,825 --> 00:40:54,118 -[Tacardo] This is crazy. -[Kay] It is. 1017 00:40:54,202 --> 00:40:57,288 Tacardo can just sit here and talk to Oscar and Heath. 1018 00:40:57,372 --> 00:40:58,331 [Erin] Sure, sure. 1019 00:40:58,456 --> 00:40:59,707 [Ben] Instead of having to wash dishes. 1020 00:40:59,832 --> 00:41:00,750 And here's your spot. 1021 00:41:00,833 --> 00:41:02,377 So when Kay is cooking, 1022 00:41:02,502 --> 00:41:03,544 you can still hang in the kitchen. 1023 00:41:05,421 --> 00:41:07,048 As nice as it feels inside, let's go sit 1024 00:41:07,173 --> 00:41:09,300 on that front porch. -[Tacardo] Yeah. 1025 00:41:09,384 --> 00:41:10,551 [Kay] Wow, wow, wow. 1026 00:41:14,639 --> 00:41:16,349 [Erin] Are you so glad to be home? 1027 00:41:16,432 --> 00:41:17,517 -I am. -[Erin] Good. 1028 00:41:17,642 --> 00:41:20,395 -Y'all, it ain't a Sunday, but... -It feels like one. 1029 00:41:20,520 --> 00:41:22,313 -It feels nice. -Feels like it. 1030 00:41:22,397 --> 00:41:24,399 Please keep using your front porch, though. 1031 00:41:24,524 --> 00:41:25,483 [Kay] I am. 1032 00:41:25,566 --> 00:41:26,567 Even though you have air conditioning. 1033 00:41:26,693 --> 00:41:28,236 This is where we have Sunday fun day at. 1034 00:41:28,361 --> 00:41:29,612 [Tacardo] Yeah. 1035 00:41:29,696 --> 00:41:32,865 -You gave us $75,000 to work on this house... -[Tacardo] Mm-hmm. 1036 00:41:32,949 --> 00:41:36,035 ...which is a tight budget. So we had to be smart about it. 1037 00:41:36,119 --> 00:41:37,537 -[Erin] With a lot to do. -[Tacardo] It's real good. 1038 00:41:37,620 --> 00:41:39,205 -[Kay] It's real good. -[Erin] Good. 1039 00:41:39,330 --> 00:41:40,707 -[Kay] I love it. -[Erin] Good. 1040 00:41:40,832 --> 00:41:42,834 I feel like this has been something that was just like 1041 00:41:42,917 --> 00:41:44,210 the last priority... -[Kay] Yes. 1042 00:41:44,293 --> 00:41:46,337 ...on the back burner because everything 1043 00:41:46,421 --> 00:41:48,923 and everyone else was your first priority. -Yes. 1044 00:41:49,048 --> 00:41:52,677 I hope that this can be a happy, fresh start. 1045 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:53,720 -Something new. -Yes. 1046 00:41:53,803 --> 00:41:55,513 One last thing. 1047 00:41:55,596 --> 00:41:59,308 -We had $13 left over. -What's this about? 1048 00:41:59,392 --> 00:42:02,645 Conveniently, the cost of a marriage license 1049 00:42:02,729 --> 00:42:05,064 in Mississippi. -[laughing] 1050 00:42:05,148 --> 00:42:06,649 -[Ben] That's how much it cost. -Woah! 1051 00:42:06,733 --> 00:42:08,234 That's right. That's right. 1052 00:42:08,317 --> 00:42:10,403 Tacardo, don't go to the fair tonight 1053 00:42:10,528 --> 00:42:11,696 and blow it on corn dogs. 1054 00:42:11,779 --> 00:42:13,281 Blow it on the fair as well. 1055 00:42:13,406 --> 00:42:14,991 I don't think we got enough for a corn dog with this. 1056 00:42:15,074 --> 00:42:17,076 [laughing] 1057 00:42:21,831 --> 00:42:22,999 It's been four years. 1058 00:42:23,082 --> 00:42:24,375 Ha-ha! 1059 00:42:24,459 --> 00:42:27,086 [Erin] Our friend Michael McKinnon is an architect in town, 1060 00:42:27,170 --> 00:42:29,630 and he's asked us to come back and finish this building. 1061 00:42:29,756 --> 00:42:31,090 But we are coming back 1062 00:42:31,215 --> 00:42:33,301 under very different circumstances. 1063 00:42:33,426 --> 00:42:34,594 [siren wails] 1064 00:42:34,719 --> 00:42:37,221 What happened was probably the worst thing I could have, 1065 00:42:37,305 --> 00:42:38,681 you know, fathomed. 1066 00:42:38,765 --> 00:42:41,976 [Erin] We were seeing pictures of this building up in smoke. 1067 00:42:42,101 --> 00:42:44,771 I mean, it was billowing out of this area 1068 00:42:44,896 --> 00:42:47,315 that we had just finished. 1069 00:42:47,440 --> 00:42:50,109 You know, part of me hopes it goes back to what it was. 1070 00:42:50,234 --> 00:42:52,820 Do we feel super solid about this plan? 1071 00:42:52,945 --> 00:42:54,947 Nope. That's what makes it a good one. 1072 00:42:56,449 --> 00:42:59,327 [Erin] Michael's taste is totally not my taste, 1073 00:42:59,452 --> 00:43:00,620 but we can't just do 1074 00:43:00,745 --> 00:43:02,538 English country houses every day. 1075 00:43:02,622 --> 00:43:04,165 I need to call this building complete. 1076 00:43:04,290 --> 00:43:06,751 -[Bleep] y'all. -[laughing]