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[Tony] We're building
our off-grid A-frame
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in Southern Utah.
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[machinery whirring]
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[Karen] We really did
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choose the spot with the most
boulders and shrubs.
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It's gonna be a big change.
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[Karen] Tony,
that's his last scoop.
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We're not gonna have enough.
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We're in a lot of trouble.
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[Karen] This is gonna
be one of the most
challenging things
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we take on as a family.
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Just loosening them, right?
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[all exclaiming]
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[Tony] Guys, I'm way
too high up in the air.
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I literally feel like
I'm about to flip.
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-Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
-[Karen] Whoa!
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Is there a plan B to this?
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[Tony] This is sketchy.
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-Oh! Angel!
-[Karen] Oh, no!
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Seems like we chose
the windiest spot
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of Utah to build our A-frame.
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The wind is not helping.
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[Tony] This delays our build
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and it costs us
a lot of extra money.
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-Whoa!
-Oh, my... Tony!
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-You cut your arm.
-[screams]
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All these little mistakes
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are starting to add up.
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[narrator] Are you ready
to go off the grid?
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All right.
So, this is the part
of the land
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that I really like.
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I love the view, the boulders.
There's trees.
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We're from Las Vegas, Nevada,
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and we found an incredible gem
in Southern Utah.
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It's a beautiful property
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where we're looking
to build our A-frame
tiny cabin.
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[Karen] Okay,
so I love the scenery
on this area.
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It's definitely gonna be
a lot of work
to take out these boulders
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and flatten it all out, right?
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That is... Yeah,
the boulder's gonna be tough.
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So I grew up in Las Vegas.
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All I really have known
growing up is city life.
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It's always hearing
cars driving by,
horns beeping.
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So, to be able to unplug
and go to a place
that's very remote,
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it's gonna be a big change.
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-I'm Tony.
-[Karen] And I'm Karen.
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[Tony] And we're building
our off-grid A-frame
in Southern Utah.
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[Karen] Do you think
Levi's gonna like this area?
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I think Levi
is gonna love this area.
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He loves to play in the dirt,
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and it looks like
we got plenty
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-of dirt here.
-[laughs] We've got
plenty of dirt.
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[Tony] Levi, come on.
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We just had our son Levi.
So, he's one-year-old now.
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And in Las Vegas, it's just
hard for us to be outside.
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[Tony] It is literally like
a 120 degrees there,
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four months out of the year.
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And so to have a place
that we can kind of escape
to in the summer.
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And ultimately, it provides us
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a great environment to enjoy
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and spend time together
as a family.
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Give the camera high five.
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[Tony and Karen] Whoop!
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[Tony] The build site
is located near Iron County
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about three and half hours
south of Salt Lake City.
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So, our property is surrounded
by truly incredible views
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from the massive mountains
that are around us.
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You can see
snow-capped mountains.
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The land out here
is full of wildlife.
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So, you're gonna see eagles,
sheep running around,
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all kinds of stuff.
So, that is one of the things
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that has really drawn me
to this piece of land.
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Well, should we
measure it out?
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-See where we're...
-Yeah.
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-Let's do it.
-Okay.
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-Maybe you just
right over here to that area.
-Okay.
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-This really
is a lot to clean up.
-Yeah, it's a lot of brush.
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We have a background
in construction.
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We build
shipping container homes
across the United States.
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But I've never
got the opportunity
to build for myself.
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Well, we just celebrated
three years of marriage...
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-[Karen] Whoo!
-[Tony] ...and I will say
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we've gotten a lot better
at working together.
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But there are those exceptions
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-where we definitely
bump our heads.
-[Karen] Yeah.
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Tony really likes
to focus on getting
things done quickly.
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And I like to focus
on getting things done right.
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Yeah, often times, I feel like
it's good enough,
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-but Karen's standard
is a little bit higher.
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So, she challenges me.
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My only concern...
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is just the front door's
gonna be in the middle
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-of the home.
-[Karen] Okay.
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And that is right where
this boulder's at.
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So, after dreaming
about a few different ideas,
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we decided
to build an A-frame.
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I'm really excited
because we're gonna give it
a modern spin on the outside,
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and I hope to make it
really cozy on the inside.
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[Tony] When you walk
into the A-frame,
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the first phase
you're gonna see
is the kitchen.
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It will be right in front.
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To the left of that
is gonna be our bed area.
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And right below
is a pullout bed for Levi.
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And then, to the right side
of the unit,
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is a full bathroom
with toilet, vanity
and shower.
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While there isn't much
of a living room space
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on the inside of the A-frame,
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uh, we're gonna say
that we're gonna have
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the world's largest
living room on the outside.
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So, we're thinking
of creative things
that will be part of that.
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Oh, do you think
we can get a hot tub?
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I think we can do a hot tub.
It's gonna have to be...
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-Cold plunge?
-...off the grid.
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-I don't want a cold plunge,
but that might be fun too.
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[Tony] When it comes
to being off the grid,
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what really excites me
is just the idea
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of having to be innovative
and creative
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with how we're gonna
manage our utilities.
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For our off-grid features,
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we chose to go
with solar for the power,
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a well for the water.
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We do have
a portable HVAC unit
on the inside
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to do the heating and cooling.
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And then, we ended up
using an incinerating toilet.
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Okay, cool. I think
that's a pretty good, uh,
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-good plan.
-Okay, cool.
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So, our A-frame is gonna
be about 300 square feet,
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but with the outdoor space
it will be a little over
500 square feet.
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[Tony] This unit is gonna
cost us around $50,000.
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And we have six weeks
to get this done.
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So, we have
a really tight timeline,
which is gonna be interesting
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because we're leaving
out of the country
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and we want to get this done
before we leave.
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[Tony] The next step
is to clear all the brush.
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The goal is to just
get this piece of land
very clear.
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So, that we can
then take in the gravel
and start making our pad.
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[machine whirring]
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[Karen] Okay,
let's get started.
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I have never used
a chainsaw before.
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I would watch out.
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[laughs]
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[Tony] This terrain
is very different
than our home town
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of Las Vegas
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where it's very deserty
and there's not
a lot of bushes.
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[Karen] Even though
we chose a beautiful location,
we really did
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choose the spot with the most
boulders and shrubs.
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So, I'll just help clear out
everything as he's going
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so we can get the dirt in.
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We got some
three quarter inch rock,
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and we are connecting
with our friend, Steve.
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He's coming over
with his front loader,
his skid steer,
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um, and the plan is,
there's a little bit
of a slope going this way,
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and so, basically,
we just wanna add more,
uh, dirt back here
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to try to get this all level.
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I'm a little bit worried
that we do not have
enough dirt.
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I ordered 20 tons.
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And if I'm honest,
we probably need 30, 35 tons.
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[Karen]
So, Steve gets started.
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[Tony] There's half the dirt.
[chuckles]
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[Karen] Picks up
his first scoop
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and immediately
we're worrying because
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it looks like half of it
was gone.
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That was a large percentage
of our dirt. [laughs]
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[Tony] I'm gonna
get out of the way.
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[laughs]
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[Tony] So, we're about
30 minutes in,
and already that pile of dirt
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is just dwindling.
It's almost out.
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And I'm very concerned
that we're not gonna
have enough dirt.
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I'll wave him.
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What's kind of scary
is it took us about a week
just to have this delivered.
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And we're on a weekend
right now and no one's open.
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So, there is really no hope
to get more dirt today.
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[Karen] Tony,
that's his last scoop.
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We're not gonna have enough.
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[Tony] I don't know
what to do.
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-This is not good.
-[Karen] Yeah.
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[Tony] It's not gonna work.
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[Karen] Tony, I don't think
this is gonna be enough dirt.
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[Tony] Yeah,
this isn't looking good.
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[Karen] I'm getting nervous
as it dwindles.
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[laughs] There's about, like,
one more trip left.
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What are we gonna do?
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We need a plan B.
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All right. I think
we're officially on to plan B.
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Is our foundation
set at this size? Can we...
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-alter it at all?
-Sure.
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I think the deck space
that we wanna do
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we might just
have to do that out of wood.
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And in the meantime,
maybe create just the pad
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for the base of the A-frame.
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So, after some brainstorming
we decided we're gonna
stay on schedule.
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So, instead of waiting
for the dirt to come in.
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We're going to make sure
there's enough space
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for the A-frame itself
in the foundation.
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And we'll worry
about the deck space later.
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[Tony] So, now that
all the dirt is in place,
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the next step is to compact it
and then, level it.
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So, we're gonna go ahead
and go through it
to make sure
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things are being real smooth,
real strong.
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So, that we can then put
our 4X4 wood skids down.
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I think I'll make it work.
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So, the foundation
is all laid out,
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and now it is time
for our bases.
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We had these things
fabricated in Vegas.
We drove 'em up here.
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Loading 'em
was kind of insane.
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They were way bigger
than I remember them being.
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When we loaded them
we had two forklifts
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to helps us and four people.
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So, now I have
a lot of concerns
about offloading them.
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Luckily, my friend Adam
came along to give us a hand,
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and I really hope it's enough.
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All right.
Time for the fun part.
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This things weighs
about 1,600 pounds,
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and the biggest fear
is that as we're trying
to lift it and swing it
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that this thing wants
to collapse into this one
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and ultimately
go over the top of us.
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Oh, I think
it can get up there.
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And... stop.
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-[Adam] We might need
to untie it up top.
-[Tony] Whoo!
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I'm worried about
if those are causing
too much tension,
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twisting that frame when they,
when they pop together.
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[Tony] Yeah, we gotta
loosen 'em up a little bit.
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The plan is not working
like we thought.
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I think we have to loosen up
these ratchet straps up here.
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We put some straps
on the top, um,
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for safer transport.
And now we're finding
that its buckling.
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So, plan B is gonna be
Tony climbing up this base
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and loosening those straps.
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[Tony] I'm afraid of heights.
So, going up there
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-I'm gonna
be holding on really tight.
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[Adam] All right, Tony.
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[Karen]
Just loosening them, right?
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Um, I guess
I can go one more.
[laughs] It is high.
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The middle one's
pretty good actually.
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So, we're,
we're pretty good on that one.
236
00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:50,667
[Adam] I think
it's mostly this one.
237
00:09:50,667 --> 00:09:52,667
[Tony] Is that what it is?
Yeah, let's see.
238
00:09:52,667 --> 00:09:54,266
[Karen] It's gonna be
a little scary
to watch him.
239
00:09:54,266 --> 00:09:55,367
He's gonna have to hop
240
00:09:55,367 --> 00:09:56,600
from one bar to the next.
241
00:09:56,600 --> 00:09:58,266
It could end up closing
while he's up there.
242
00:09:58,266 --> 00:10:00,467
[Adam] Yeah, it is this one.
This one is tight.
243
00:10:00,467 --> 00:10:02,467
[Tony] Not really
loosening it up very well.
244
00:10:02,467 --> 00:10:04,166
I don't know
if I'm doing something
wrong maybe,
245
00:10:04,166 --> 00:10:06,400
or if it got tightened.
246
00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,934
Pretty scary
to see him up there
on that unsupported structure.
247
00:10:08,934 --> 00:10:10,867
Holding on, pretending
I'm doing something.
248
00:10:10,867 --> 00:10:13,166
Makes me feel
slightly in control.
249
00:10:13,166 --> 00:10:15,367
So, Tony is up there
loosening the last strap,
250
00:10:15,367 --> 00:10:17,667
I thought we had cleared
any of the danger.
251
00:10:17,667 --> 00:10:19,266
[Tony] And all of sudden...
252
00:10:19,266 --> 00:10:21,567
-[screams] Oh! No.
-[Tony] Okay.
253
00:10:21,567 --> 00:10:24,166
-[metal creaks]
-[Tony] ...for whatever reason
it gave.
254
00:10:24,166 --> 00:10:26,266
The whole structure
started to start moving.
255
00:10:26,266 --> 00:10:28,500
And I just started
envisioning myself flying
256
00:10:28,500 --> 00:10:30,667
over the top
of this whole thing.
257
00:10:30,667 --> 00:10:32,400
We're done. [laughs]
258
00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,967
Yeah, last moment there was...
259
00:10:34,967 --> 00:10:37,200
-And we're back in business.
-[Adam] Let's go.
260
00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,333
[metal creaks]
261
00:10:39,967 --> 00:10:41,000
Whoo!
262
00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:42,667
Just shimmy it
down there right now.
263
00:10:43,667 --> 00:10:46,033
-Yeah, I think--
-[metal rumbles]
264
00:10:46,033 --> 00:10:47,166
[Adam] Like that? [laughs]
265
00:10:48,767 --> 00:10:49,900
[Karen] We're good.
266
00:10:51,367 --> 00:10:53,934
So, once
Tony safely dismounted...
267
00:10:53,934 --> 00:10:55,367
[Adam] Back up.
268
00:10:55,367 --> 00:10:57,166
[Karen] ...we were able
to have Steve come in
with a forklift
269
00:10:57,166 --> 00:10:59,400
and they collapsed together.
270
00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:00,266
And so he was able
271
00:11:00,266 --> 00:11:01,967
to just lift them off
of the trailer
272
00:11:01,967 --> 00:11:03,166
and gently set them down.
273
00:11:04,033 --> 00:11:06,767
-Wow.
-That's what
we got the pro for.
274
00:11:06,767 --> 00:11:09,467
-Nice job, Steve.
-[Karen laughs] Ka-boom!
275
00:11:09,467 --> 00:11:11,066
[Tony] Well, we have
the base unloaded
276
00:11:11,066 --> 00:11:12,500
that's a big check mark.
277
00:11:12,500 --> 00:11:14,467
But without Steve's help
since he has to go.
278
00:11:14,467 --> 00:11:16,734
We're kind of stuck
in a bad position
279
00:11:16,734 --> 00:11:19,500
trying to figure out
how to get these
on to the foundation.
280
00:11:19,500 --> 00:11:21,767
[Karen] I'm starting to get
a little nervous because
281
00:11:21,767 --> 00:11:23,567
I don't know how much
you can lift, [laughs]
282
00:11:23,567 --> 00:11:25,667
but I can't lift 800 pounds.
283
00:11:25,667 --> 00:11:28,467
[Tony] All right.
One, two, three! [straining]
284
00:11:28,467 --> 00:11:29,433
[screams]
285
00:11:30,467 --> 00:11:31,934
[screams]
286
00:11:31,934 --> 00:11:33,600
[laughs]
287
00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,500
You guys have gloves.
Those work great.
Oh, it's still together, okay.
288
00:11:36,500 --> 00:11:39,100
Oh, my gosh. We are not gonna
be able to lift this.
289
00:11:39,100 --> 00:11:40,367
-[Tony] No.
-[Adam] We're gonna
need some...
290
00:11:40,367 --> 00:11:42,200
We have to call in
some reinforcements.
291
00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:43,867
There is no way
the three of us
292
00:11:43,867 --> 00:11:45,367
are getting this
to the foundation.
293
00:11:45,367 --> 00:11:47,867
So I figured I'm gonna
reach out to my friend Ryder
294
00:11:47,867 --> 00:11:49,166
and see if he can
give us a hand.
295
00:11:50,166 --> 00:11:51,033
[Ryder speaking over phone]
296
00:11:51,033 --> 00:11:52,567
What' up, Ryder?
How's it going man?
297
00:11:52,567 --> 00:11:55,834
I got a favor to ask.
We're trying to move
these big frames
298
00:11:55,834 --> 00:11:57,266
for a house we're building.
299
00:11:57,266 --> 00:11:58,834
And we're looking
for some manpower,
300
00:11:58,834 --> 00:12:00,400
and you were the first guy
that came to mind.
301
00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:02,533
[Ryder speaking over phone]
302
00:12:06,467 --> 00:12:08,467
[Tony] Unfortunately,
he is not available.
303
00:12:08,467 --> 00:12:10,367
He is stuck at work
through the night.
304
00:12:10,367 --> 00:12:12,467
That means we have to stay
an entire extra day
305
00:12:12,467 --> 00:12:14,667
just to get
this final step completed.
306
00:12:19,266 --> 00:12:21,100
[Karen] So yesterday
did not go as planned.
307
00:12:21,100 --> 00:12:23,600
We were hoping to get the base
down on to the foundation,
308
00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,734
uh, but we realized
they were a lot heavier
than we expected.
309
00:12:28,767 --> 00:12:31,767
[Tony] Today we're bringing in
some heavy hitters. We got
my sister Lyndon coming.
310
00:12:31,767 --> 00:12:34,367
And her fiance Ryder.
311
00:12:34,367 --> 00:12:36,300
By far the strongest person
in the group is myself.
312
00:12:36,300 --> 00:12:38,467
Just kidding.
It's actually gonna be Ryder.
313
00:12:38,467 --> 00:12:40,367
[laughs]
314
00:12:40,367 --> 00:12:42,033
One, two, three.
315
00:12:42,033 --> 00:12:44,867
-Oh, my gosh.
-[Adam] Ready?
316
00:12:44,867 --> 00:12:45,734
-[Ryder] All right.
-[Lyndon] Oh, God.
317
00:12:45,734 --> 00:12:47,634
-Watch your step
through there.
-Real slow.
318
00:12:48,467 --> 00:12:50,100
[Tony] Watch the giant mound,
Lyndon.
319
00:12:50,100 --> 00:12:51,467
-[Lyndon] You guys...
-[Karen laughs]
320
00:12:51,467 --> 00:12:53,767
-[Lyndon] You literally
set me up.
-[all laugh]
321
00:12:53,767 --> 00:12:55,967
[Karen] As we're going,
it turns into
an obstacle course.
322
00:12:55,967 --> 00:12:58,266
-[Adam] Be careful.
-[Ryder] That's a dirt road.
323
00:12:58,266 --> 00:13:00,867
[Karen] We have
to jump over the base
that's still on the ground.
324
00:13:00,867 --> 00:13:02,734
[Lyndon] Look.
325
00:13:02,734 --> 00:13:04,667
[Karen] Lyndon's positioned
in the worst area.
326
00:13:04,667 --> 00:13:06,500
She's climbing over
dirt mounds,
327
00:13:06,500 --> 00:13:09,367
and there was a stake
in the ground
that she had to climb over.
328
00:13:09,367 --> 00:13:10,767
-[Karen] Oh, gosh.
-[Adam] All right.
329
00:13:10,767 --> 00:13:11,667
[Karen] But we made it.
330
00:13:11,667 --> 00:13:14,033
Go down with your legs. Ready.
331
00:13:14,834 --> 00:13:16,367
-That looks great.
-Okay.
332
00:13:16,367 --> 00:13:17,734
[Karen] Good work, you guys.
333
00:13:17,734 --> 00:13:19,500
Nice. That was good guys.
334
00:13:19,500 --> 00:13:21,967
-All right. Round two.
-[Lyndon] Okay,
who wants my position?
335
00:13:21,967 --> 00:13:23,367
[all laugh]
336
00:13:23,367 --> 00:13:25,033
-[Tony] Oh, this one's
heavier up on my arm.
-[Lyndon] Help me.
337
00:13:25,033 --> 00:13:26,367
[Adam] Not right now.
338
00:13:26,367 --> 00:13:28,667
[Tony] So, for platform
number two, it actually felt
a lot heavier.
339
00:13:28,667 --> 00:13:31,100
Or maybe our arms
were just worn out
from the first one?
340
00:13:32,367 --> 00:13:34,133
[Tony] All right. We'll try
to drop it kind of close.
341
00:13:36,066 --> 00:13:38,266
And we're good. Good job guys.
342
00:13:38,266 --> 00:13:39,767
-[Karen] Nice.
-Good work.
343
00:13:39,767 --> 00:13:41,667
-Whoo!
-[Lyndon] Looks good.
344
00:13:41,667 --> 00:13:44,767
Our next task
is gonna be securing
the two frames together
345
00:13:44,767 --> 00:13:46,467
and then
installing the subfloor.
346
00:13:53,266 --> 00:13:56,934
I came out here
and it is
an absolute blizzard.
347
00:13:57,767 --> 00:13:59,367
Looks like we got
a foot of snow,
348
00:13:59,367 --> 00:14:02,100
which is a big problem
for our build schedule.
349
00:14:03,066 --> 00:14:05,000
We were trying
to do the subfloor today.
350
00:14:06,166 --> 00:14:07,233
And this is not good.
351
00:14:08,500 --> 00:14:11,100
I have no idea
when we're gonna
get back out here.
352
00:14:11,100 --> 00:14:13,133
This build
is at a total stand still now.
353
00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:19,934
[Tony] It took two weeks
for this snow to melt,
354
00:14:19,934 --> 00:14:22,667
and this has now put us
way behind schedule.
355
00:14:24,033 --> 00:14:26,400
Finally it's a clear day.
It's looking nice.
356
00:14:26,400 --> 00:14:29,066
And so we're excited
to get working.
357
00:14:29,066 --> 00:14:32,100
For the subfloor
we're installing 4X8 sheets
of plywood,
358
00:14:32,100 --> 00:14:33,567
three quarters inch thick.
359
00:14:33,567 --> 00:14:35,400
We also have
a waterproof membrane
360
00:14:35,400 --> 00:14:37,266
that we are putting
around the perimeter of it.
361
00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:40,033
Now that the subfloor is down,
362
00:14:40,033 --> 00:14:41,600
we're really excited
for these next steps.
363
00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:44,100
'Cause we get to spray foam
the underside of the base
364
00:14:44,100 --> 00:14:46,266
and then begin
actually putting up our walls.
365
00:14:48,400 --> 00:14:49,867
What I'm really nervous about
is the wind.
366
00:14:49,867 --> 00:14:52,200
It seems like we chose
the windiest spot of Utah
367
00:14:52,200 --> 00:14:53,867
to build our A-frame.
368
00:14:53,867 --> 00:14:56,800
And it makes
all of the parts of building
so unpredictable.
369
00:14:58,266 --> 00:15:00,066
[Tony] And this is definitely
gonna present some challenges
370
00:15:00,066 --> 00:15:02,967
as we have to actually elevate
this base up in the air
371
00:15:02,967 --> 00:15:04,500
to be able
to get underneath it.
372
00:15:04,500 --> 00:15:06,033
-Not sure
how this is gonna go.
-[laughs]
373
00:15:06,967 --> 00:15:08,266
Come in.
374
00:15:08,266 --> 00:15:10,967
[Tony] I'm gonna
pull up the skid steer
right up to the base.
375
00:15:10,967 --> 00:15:14,166
We're gonna
connect some straps
to the far end of the base
376
00:15:14,166 --> 00:15:16,367
and connect it on the bucket
in the skid steer.
377
00:15:16,367 --> 00:15:18,567
We'll have Cam and Angel
on the back side
378
00:15:18,567 --> 00:15:20,567
making sure
it's being lifted properly.
379
00:15:20,567 --> 00:15:23,033
The goal here
is to be able
to lift up that bucket
380
00:15:23,033 --> 00:15:25,867
and hopefully, the base
is gonna lift up with it.
381
00:15:25,867 --> 00:15:28,166
So, be really careful.
I know there is a ton of wind
up here.
382
00:15:28,166 --> 00:15:29,834
So, my fear
is that we lift it up
383
00:15:29,834 --> 00:15:31,567
and a gust of wind just
wants to takes it.
384
00:15:31,567 --> 00:15:34,033
If it starts sailing,
are you gonna
bring it back down,
385
00:15:34,033 --> 00:15:35,834
or what's our game plan
if it does?
386
00:15:35,834 --> 00:15:37,033
I'll probably start screaming.
387
00:15:37,734 --> 00:15:39,367
This skid steer
is not that big.
388
00:15:39,367 --> 00:15:40,967
And as I lift this thing up
389
00:15:40,967 --> 00:15:42,266
if we get a gust of wind,
390
00:15:42,266 --> 00:15:45,033
next thing I know,
it could pull the skid steer
with it.
391
00:15:45,033 --> 00:15:47,500
Step one is we get
these hooked up
before I turn this back on
392
00:15:47,500 --> 00:15:49,567
and then I start
to try and lift it up.
393
00:15:49,567 --> 00:15:52,266
-If this works I would
genuinely be surprised.
-[Karen] Really?
394
00:15:52,266 --> 00:15:54,066
All right.
Everybody stand back
395
00:15:54,066 --> 00:15:55,867
and, uh, wish me the best.
Here we go.
396
00:15:55,867 --> 00:15:57,467
[engine starts]
397
00:15:57,467 --> 00:16:00,300
-[Angel] Skid steer!
Skid steer!
-[Tony] I'll go back a little.
398
00:16:00,300 --> 00:16:02,233
[Angel] Tilt the bucket.
Tilt the bucket up.
399
00:16:03,467 --> 00:16:04,834
[Tony screams]
400
00:16:04,834 --> 00:16:06,834
So, I start
raising up the base...
401
00:16:06,834 --> 00:16:08,367
I can't see no more.
402
00:16:08,367 --> 00:16:10,133
...and next thing I know
403
00:16:10,133 --> 00:16:12,133
is this base is heavier
than I expected.
404
00:16:12,133 --> 00:16:15,100
And it's actually
starting to pull
the skid steer forward.
405
00:16:15,100 --> 00:16:17,166
Well, you're tires
coming off the floor.
406
00:16:17,166 --> 00:16:19,567
[Tony] My rear tires
are now off the ground
407
00:16:19,567 --> 00:16:21,266
and I'm getting off balance.
408
00:16:21,266 --> 00:16:24,066
Hey, have Karen watch my tire.
409
00:16:24,066 --> 00:16:25,767
It's taking your wheels up.
410
00:16:25,767 --> 00:16:27,867
Just let me know
if it looks sketchy
then I'll stop.
411
00:16:27,867 --> 00:16:29,300
Okay, it does look sketchy.
412
00:16:29,300 --> 00:16:32,166
[Tony] As the rear tires
lifted off the ground
413
00:16:32,166 --> 00:16:34,934
and my front tires started
to press into the metal frame,
414
00:16:34,934 --> 00:16:36,367
I started getting
really nervous
415
00:16:36,367 --> 00:16:38,500
that either one,
the tire was gonna pop,
416
00:16:38,500 --> 00:16:40,367
or that I was gonna flip over,
417
00:16:40,367 --> 00:16:42,834
or God forbid
the frame's gonna fall on us.
418
00:16:42,834 --> 00:16:44,467
The last thing we want
is someone to get hurt.
419
00:16:44,467 --> 00:16:45,834
Needs to go up higher.
420
00:16:45,834 --> 00:16:46,867
Keep going, dude.
421
00:16:46,867 --> 00:16:49,767
Is there a plan B to this?
422
00:16:49,767 --> 00:16:52,033
So, we finally got the base up
as high as we needed.
423
00:16:52,033 --> 00:16:54,000
And now the guys
are gonna go in
and reinforce it.
424
00:16:54,000 --> 00:16:56,867
[machinery whirring]
425
00:16:56,867 --> 00:16:59,567
So, we got the base
in the air a little bit
426
00:16:59,567 --> 00:17:01,867
just enough to get under there
and spray foam.
427
00:17:01,867 --> 00:17:05,066
But we have a lot of concerns.
Obviously, this doesn't look
safe yet.
428
00:17:05,066 --> 00:17:09,166
And so we're gonna
be putting in some 4X4
to support it throughout,
429
00:17:09,166 --> 00:17:10,867
and hopefully,
that will put us in a position
430
00:17:10,867 --> 00:17:12,667
to be able
to keep it up
and spray foam it.
431
00:17:12,667 --> 00:17:15,667
We're gonna have
Angel and Cam
do the spray foaming.
432
00:17:15,667 --> 00:17:17,166
And the reason
they're doing it and not me
433
00:17:17,166 --> 00:17:18,634
is 'cause
it's a really dirty job.
434
00:17:18,867 --> 00:17:19,734
[laughs]
435
00:17:19,734 --> 00:17:21,000
[Tony] Looking good.
436
00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:23,600
So, a spray foam
you're typically doing
side walls and ceilings.
437
00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,667
It's kind of rare to try
to do the underside
of something
438
00:17:26,667 --> 00:17:27,834
like we're trying to do.
439
00:17:27,834 --> 00:17:30,066
How do you guys feel about it?
Is it going all right?
440
00:17:30,066 --> 00:17:32,200
[Angel speaking]
441
00:17:36,000 --> 00:17:36,967
[Tony] All right.
Good job, guys.
442
00:17:36,967 --> 00:17:38,166
-I think we're all done.
-[Karen] Whoo!
443
00:17:38,166 --> 00:17:40,400
Now time
to lower this bad boy.
444
00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:42,467
I'm expecting this
to be even more challenging
445
00:17:42,467 --> 00:17:44,166
than it was to raise it
in the air.
446
00:17:44,166 --> 00:17:46,934
The goal is to hope
that we can just lower
this thing down.
447
00:17:46,934 --> 00:17:50,867
I'm afraid there's gonna
be momentum it's gonna
want to jump, you know?
448
00:17:50,867 --> 00:17:54,967
I think what we need to do is,
basically, have like
some of these 4X4 cut down,
449
00:17:54,967 --> 00:17:57,367
so that if it jumps,
it lands back on 'em.
450
00:17:57,367 --> 00:17:58,634
All right. We got this.
451
00:18:00,367 --> 00:18:02,567
So, I'm in the skid steer,
ready to lower this thing.
452
00:18:02,567 --> 00:18:03,834
Want me to lift up more?
453
00:18:03,834 --> 00:18:05,166
[Angel speaking]
454
00:18:05,166 --> 00:18:07,066
[Tony] And the plan
is for Cam and Angel
455
00:18:07,066 --> 00:18:10,300
to chop down
those reinforcements
little by little
456
00:18:10,300 --> 00:18:12,600
as we start to try
to lower this thing.
457
00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:14,400
[Karen] You're about
five inches up now.
458
00:18:14,400 --> 00:18:17,934
What scares me
is that as soon
as you move those posts,
459
00:18:17,934 --> 00:18:19,533
I literally feel like
I'm about to flip.
460
00:18:20,734 --> 00:18:22,200
This thing doesn't feel safe.
461
00:18:23,266 --> 00:18:24,467
What do we do next?
462
00:18:24,467 --> 00:18:26,233
[Angel] We just start
cutting them slowly.
463
00:18:27,834 --> 00:18:28,533
[Karen] So, what I'm afraid--
464
00:18:28,533 --> 00:18:30,333
-Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
-[Karen] Whoa!
465
00:18:31,767 --> 00:18:33,533
[Tony] Whoa!
What just happened?
466
00:18:36,166 --> 00:18:37,934
[Tony] I literally feel like
I'm about to flip.
467
00:18:39,066 --> 00:18:40,667
This thing doesn't feel safe.
468
00:18:40,667 --> 00:18:42,400
Guys, I'm way
too high up in the air.
469
00:18:42,767 --> 00:18:43,867
No more cutting.
470
00:18:43,867 --> 00:18:45,767
[Karen] We really needed
to stop
471
00:18:45,767 --> 00:18:48,000
and reconsider
how we were gonna do this.
472
00:18:48,000 --> 00:18:50,533
We're gonna have
to get the truck
and tie this thing down.
473
00:18:51,667 --> 00:18:52,467
Yep, keep coming.
474
00:18:52,467 --> 00:18:53,467
Keep it coming.
475
00:18:54,467 --> 00:18:55,567
That should be good.
476
00:18:55,567 --> 00:18:57,367
So, I'm really concerned
with this thing flipping
477
00:18:57,367 --> 00:18:58,734
so we tried to come up
with a solution,
478
00:18:58,734 --> 00:19:00,333
I'm gonna chain it down
to my pickup truck.
479
00:19:00,333 --> 00:19:02,500
And ultimately
that will ground it...
480
00:19:02,500 --> 00:19:04,567
-[Karen] You're good?
-All right.
I think we're good.
481
00:19:04,567 --> 00:19:06,934
...and not allow it
to wanna flip forward.
482
00:19:06,934 --> 00:19:09,767
[Angel] Those real tight.
I think you're going nowhere,
hopefully.
483
00:19:09,767 --> 00:19:11,667
[Tony] With the skid steer
chained to the truck
484
00:19:11,667 --> 00:19:12,934
I feel way more comfortable
485
00:19:12,934 --> 00:19:13,934
lowering this thing.
486
00:19:13,934 --> 00:19:15,667
Even with
all the pressure
that it's applying.
487
00:19:15,667 --> 00:19:17,734
And it's allowed us
to now lower gently
488
00:19:17,734 --> 00:19:19,467
all the way down
to the ground...
489
00:19:19,467 --> 00:19:20,934
-Am I good to go?
-[Karen cheering]
490
00:19:20,934 --> 00:19:22,266
[Tony] ...and get
the job done.
491
00:19:22,266 --> 00:19:24,367
-Keep going?
-[Angel] All the way.
492
00:19:24,367 --> 00:19:25,467
-All right. We're good.
-[Cam] We did it.
493
00:19:25,467 --> 00:19:27,233
[Tony] Good job, guys.
494
00:19:27,233 --> 00:19:28,667
[Angel]
It's getting there faster.
495
00:19:28,667 --> 00:19:29,900
-Wow!
-[Karen] Whoo!
496
00:19:35,767 --> 00:19:37,667
So, we got the base down
and now the next steps
497
00:19:37,667 --> 00:19:39,166
are to finally
get these walls up.
498
00:19:39,166 --> 00:19:40,433
All right.
We're ready for some walls.
499
00:19:40,433 --> 00:19:41,934
-Let's go ahead
and start bringing them over.
-[Karen] All right.
500
00:19:41,934 --> 00:19:44,767
[Tony] We ended up prefabbing
six walls in our shop,
501
00:19:44,767 --> 00:19:46,233
and the goal here
502
00:19:46,233 --> 00:19:48,567
is to basically just
assemble those
right on to this base.
503
00:19:48,567 --> 00:19:50,300
The poppets will hold it up.
504
00:19:52,767 --> 00:19:54,867
Putting that top
is gonna be interesting.
505
00:19:54,867 --> 00:19:55,967
It's gonna be really hard.
506
00:19:55,967 --> 00:19:57,233
It's gonna be a nightmare.
507
00:19:57,233 --> 00:19:58,567
The first wall's up.
508
00:19:58,567 --> 00:19:59,934
One of the things
we're starting to notice
509
00:19:59,934 --> 00:20:01,967
is that
that first wall's pretty tall.
510
00:20:01,967 --> 00:20:03,567
And we created
the top of the A-frame
511
00:20:03,567 --> 00:20:05,166
as a whole
separate structure...
512
00:20:05,166 --> 00:20:06,600
This will be the firewall.
513
00:20:06,600 --> 00:20:08,066
...that has to get lifted
514
00:20:08,066 --> 00:20:09,400
onto that first wall.
515
00:20:09,400 --> 00:20:11,767
And as we're doing that
all the weight's gonna
be on those walls
516
00:20:11,767 --> 00:20:13,533
as they really don't have
any support right now.
517
00:20:15,367 --> 00:20:17,000
[Karen] Whoo! Last wall.
518
00:20:17,000 --> 00:20:19,467
I'm so excited
to get the walls in place
519
00:20:19,467 --> 00:20:21,400
and really start
to see and envision
520
00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:24,100
what it's gonna be like
living in this A-frame.
521
00:20:24,100 --> 00:20:25,333
It's looking good.
522
00:20:25,333 --> 00:20:26,634
Feel like it's almost a home.
523
00:20:26,634 --> 00:20:30,767
[Karen] When you're building
tiny, every quarter of an inch
counts.
524
00:20:30,767 --> 00:20:33,100
-That was deep.
That was profound.
-[chuckles]
525
00:20:33,100 --> 00:20:34,533
I want that on a shirt.
526
00:20:34,533 --> 00:20:38,600
So, we're tired, we're hungry,
it's getting late,
the wind is crazy up here.
527
00:20:38,600 --> 00:20:42,467
We got one last challenge,
trying to get this rooftop up
on here and it's pretty heavy.
528
00:20:42,467 --> 00:20:45,667
No more challenges,
we've had a long day.
529
00:20:45,667 --> 00:20:47,367
So I didn't know
that with the roof,
530
00:20:47,367 --> 00:20:50,767
we were actually gonna
have to carry and place it
on top of these walls.
531
00:20:50,767 --> 00:20:54,166
And being 5'3,
I'm not of much help.
532
00:20:54,166 --> 00:20:57,166
[Tony] Watch your step.
Lots of boulders.
533
00:20:57,166 --> 00:20:59,467
Karen, you're strong.
How are you holding this?
534
00:20:59,467 --> 00:21:02,266
It's all Cameron
probably then. [chuckles]
535
00:21:02,266 --> 00:21:05,333
I think the theme of our build
has been lifting heavy things.
536
00:21:06,166 --> 00:21:08,867
-[Tony] Be very careful.
-[Karen] Carefully.
537
00:21:08,867 --> 00:21:10,533
All right, let me just
keep feeding it.
538
00:21:12,467 --> 00:21:14,133
Nice job. Whoo!
539
00:21:14,133 --> 00:21:14,934
Our home is up.
540
00:21:14,934 --> 00:21:16,066
-Nice.
-Good job.
541
00:21:16,066 --> 00:21:17,400
We're almost there.
542
00:21:17,400 --> 00:21:19,600
We're working
the first roofing frame up,
543
00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:21,767
we're able to get it up
on to the wall and
544
00:21:21,767 --> 00:21:25,467
thankfully, we are able
to smoothly push it
into place.
545
00:21:25,467 --> 00:21:28,133
All right, let's go this way,
we're gonna get
this last frame.
546
00:21:28,133 --> 00:21:29,767
The same team, same sides.
547
00:21:29,767 --> 00:21:32,133
One, two, three.
548
00:21:32,133 --> 00:21:36,233
So we need to lift up the roof
and carry it over the boulders
and brush.
549
00:21:36,233 --> 00:21:38,166
-Over to the walls.
-[man screaming]
550
00:21:38,166 --> 00:21:41,066
[Karen] And the wind's
going so it's making
it a little unstable.
551
00:21:41,066 --> 00:21:42,467
Wait, wait, wait.
552
00:21:42,467 --> 00:21:44,166
I'm in a shrub.
553
00:21:44,166 --> 00:21:45,166
[Karen] Can you stop pivoting?
554
00:21:45,166 --> 00:21:46,767
[Tony] Angel is on
the road less travelled.
555
00:21:46,767 --> 00:21:48,133
[Karen] Pivot! [laughs]
556
00:21:48,934 --> 00:21:50,266
Hold on, hold on.
557
00:21:50,266 --> 00:21:52,467
-[Karen] Oh, no!
-[Tony] Hey, watch out!
558
00:21:53,100 --> 00:21:54,567
-[Karen] Man down.
-[Tony] Ow.
559
00:21:54,567 --> 00:21:57,467
All the weight is now on me
and I'm trying to support
this thing.
560
00:21:57,467 --> 00:21:59,233
-You're gonna be okay.
-All right.
561
00:21:59,233 --> 00:22:00,467
-[Karen] Whoo!
-We can keep going.
562
00:22:00,467 --> 00:22:02,600
Thankfully, he was
able to, kinda like,
weasel his way out.
563
00:22:02,600 --> 00:22:04,567
-He was in good health.
-All right, here we go.
564
00:22:04,567 --> 00:22:05,567
Picked it up.
565
00:22:05,567 --> 00:22:06,567
One...
566
00:22:06,567 --> 00:22:08,567
And we were able
to move forward.
567
00:22:08,567 --> 00:22:10,000
-Two...
-[Karen] This is a big
shoulder workout.
568
00:22:10,000 --> 00:22:11,066
-Okay.
-Three. All right.
569
00:22:11,066 --> 00:22:13,066
[Karen] And I'm tapped out.
570
00:22:13,066 --> 00:22:16,100
I really want to be
a contributing member
of this team.
571
00:22:16,100 --> 00:22:18,934
So I'm trying to take on
as much weight as I can.
572
00:22:18,934 --> 00:22:20,400
[Tony laughs] Angel.
573
00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:21,867
Karen, back
in the game, quickly.
574
00:22:21,867 --> 00:22:23,367
-[Karen laughing]
-We need your help.
575
00:22:23,367 --> 00:22:24,767
So we muscle this
in the place.
576
00:22:24,767 --> 00:22:26,867
Oh, this way, Angel.
We gotta go up here.
577
00:22:26,867 --> 00:22:28,967
And of course,
as we're trying to set
this frame up
578
00:22:28,967 --> 00:22:30,767
as it wants to
slide off to the right.
579
00:22:30,767 --> 00:22:32,667
Shoulders burn so bad.
580
00:22:32,667 --> 00:22:35,133
[Tony] And we're doing
everything we can
to just keep this straight.
581
00:22:35,133 --> 00:22:36,834
All right, can you
slide it gently?
582
00:22:36,834 --> 00:22:38,333
Very gently.
583
00:22:38,333 --> 00:22:40,867
At one point, I am
underneath this frame
584
00:22:40,867 --> 00:22:44,166
and I just had to get
on my tippy toes
to keep up with these guys.
585
00:22:44,734 --> 00:22:46,400
Push, push, push.
586
00:22:46,400 --> 00:22:47,934
-Come on.
-[Karen] Oh, Lord, no.
587
00:22:48,734 --> 00:22:51,100
-Whoo. [chuckles]
-[Tony] We did it.
588
00:22:51,100 --> 00:22:53,900
All right. That might
be it for the day.
589
00:22:55,133 --> 00:22:57,266
I'm super excited to see
everything take shape,
590
00:22:57,266 --> 00:22:59,634
it's starting to look
even better than I imagined.
591
00:23:05,567 --> 00:23:07,734
[Karen] Over the last
two weeks,
we've gotten a lot done.
592
00:23:07,734 --> 00:23:10,400
We got our water barrier out,
we got our sheathing done.
593
00:23:10,400 --> 00:23:12,533
The dormer where the door
is gonna go.
594
00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:16,734
It made the place
look awesome, by the way.
595
00:23:16,734 --> 00:23:18,533
All right. Be careful
on your way up.
596
00:23:19,166 --> 00:23:20,834
[Karen]
597
00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,934
[Tony]
We start getting some
exterior metal on this thing,
598
00:23:24,934 --> 00:23:27,166
it's gonna be
looking complete.
599
00:23:27,166 --> 00:23:29,667
Then we also got
the interior rough-in
complete.
600
00:23:29,667 --> 00:23:32,867
So the rough plumbing,
electrical and insulation.
601
00:23:32,867 --> 00:23:35,233
We're about to start
the exterior roofing
602
00:23:35,233 --> 00:23:37,033
which we've been
really looking forward to,
603
00:23:37,033 --> 00:23:40,133
and sure enough,
a massive storm is coming in.
604
00:23:40,467 --> 00:23:42,233
[thunder rumbling]
605
00:23:45,500 --> 00:23:48,467
The goal of today was to get
the exterior 100% done.
606
00:23:48,467 --> 00:23:50,800
And the truth is we weren't
even able to start.
607
00:23:51,367 --> 00:23:52,967
Coming in quick.
608
00:23:52,967 --> 00:23:55,367
[Karen] This was not
on our radar.
609
00:23:55,367 --> 00:23:57,266
[Tony] So, right now,
it's just a complete scramble,
610
00:23:57,266 --> 00:23:59,500
we gotta recoup
all of our tools,
611
00:23:59,500 --> 00:24:01,100
cover up all of our lumber,
612
00:24:01,100 --> 00:24:03,867
and just make sure
that we can weather
this storm.
613
00:24:03,867 --> 00:24:05,400
All right, guys, let's hurry
and tarp this up
614
00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,767
because this is all
of our wood for the inside.
615
00:24:07,767 --> 00:24:10,600
[Tony] This delays our build
and it costs us a lot
of extra money
616
00:24:10,600 --> 00:24:13,367
because we have this team
out here to perform the work.
617
00:24:13,367 --> 00:24:15,333
And they just have
to sit around and wait.
618
00:24:16,767 --> 00:24:18,266
[Karen]
The wind is not helping.
619
00:24:18,266 --> 00:24:19,400
Woah.
620
00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,867
[Karen] It seems
like the delay
just keeps snowballing
621
00:24:21,867 --> 00:24:25,600
and our very tight schedule
is getting tighter
and tighter.
622
00:24:25,600 --> 00:24:27,567
We're really gonna
have to start pulling in
some long nights
623
00:24:27,567 --> 00:24:29,100
or doing something
to make up time.
624
00:24:39,667 --> 00:24:42,867
[Karen] So the delays
just kept snowballing
with the rain coming in.
625
00:24:42,867 --> 00:24:47,367
So, finally, it's clearing up
and we're gonna get to make up
for some of that lost time.
626
00:24:47,367 --> 00:24:49,667
The plan for today
is to install the windows
627
00:24:49,667 --> 00:24:52,533
as well as the exterior
middle siding and roofing.
628
00:24:53,567 --> 00:24:55,767
Today's gonna be a huge
transformation day,
629
00:24:55,767 --> 00:25:00,166
it's gonna go from
just a plain-looking,
wooden/blue building
630
00:25:00,166 --> 00:25:04,033
to a finished out, beautiful,
stunning A-frame.
631
00:25:06,433 --> 00:25:09,734
Eli and his crew were here
several days ago to help us
get this roof up.
632
00:25:09,734 --> 00:25:12,166
But the rain came in
and forced us to pack up.
633
00:25:12,166 --> 00:25:15,300
They're back today
and hopefully we can
get the job done this time.
634
00:25:16,767 --> 00:25:18,233
The weather looks
really good right now.
635
00:25:18,233 --> 00:25:19,900
But as I know
with Utah weather,
636
00:25:19,900 --> 00:25:24,066
is it can change very quickly,
especially in the afternoons
the winds tend to pick up.
637
00:25:24,066 --> 00:25:26,667
So we're hoping
it'll maintain nice for us.
638
00:25:26,667 --> 00:25:30,734
The first thing for today
is to install this huge
triangle window.
639
00:25:30,734 --> 00:25:32,166
This window was custom made.
640
00:25:32,166 --> 00:25:33,900
So we can't wait
to get it installed.
641
00:25:34,667 --> 00:25:36,166
Once we get this in,
642
00:25:36,166 --> 00:25:38,467
we should be able to just
attach the window to it.
643
00:25:38,467 --> 00:25:40,934
-[Karen] Okay.
-And we'll just push
it all the way up.
644
00:25:42,934 --> 00:25:44,367
[Karen] That's not right.
645
00:25:44,367 --> 00:25:46,367
Okay, something happened here.
646
00:25:46,367 --> 00:25:49,567
We go to put the frame up
and this thing is way off.
647
00:25:49,567 --> 00:25:52,867
It is not matching.
The window hole
is clearly different
648
00:25:52,867 --> 00:25:54,266
than the window we ordered.
649
00:25:54,266 --> 00:25:56,567
[Karen] If we ordered
the wrong window...
650
00:25:56,567 --> 00:25:58,867
Are we gonna have to cut
the frame or order
a new window?
651
00:25:58,867 --> 00:26:00,967
Yeah, this thing took
six weeks to get in
652
00:26:00,967 --> 00:26:03,934
'cause it's a custom size
window, they don't carry
this in stock anywhere.
653
00:26:03,934 --> 00:26:05,934
So when we see
that the frame doesn't fit,
654
00:26:05,934 --> 00:26:09,834
my first fear is that
we got a window that was
too big for the A-frame
655
00:26:09,834 --> 00:26:11,867
and we're gonna have
to cut into the structure.
656
00:26:11,867 --> 00:26:14,367
Can you just take
this measurement as well?
657
00:26:14,367 --> 00:26:17,100
-Yeah.
-Yeah, this is 81, 81, 81.
658
00:26:17,100 --> 00:26:18,734
-[Tony] So we messed up.
-[Karen] So this is
a perfect triangle.
659
00:26:18,734 --> 00:26:22,000
It is a perfect triangle
but our window is not.
660
00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:23,767
So what kind of triangle
did we put in there?
661
00:26:23,767 --> 00:26:26,600
I thought we ordered
a equilateral triangle.
662
00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:27,834
Obtuse?
663
00:26:27,834 --> 00:26:29,166
Uh, it's not obtuse.
664
00:26:29,166 --> 00:26:29,934
Acute?
665
00:26:29,934 --> 00:26:31,533
-You're cute.
-[both laugh]
666
00:26:33,500 --> 00:26:35,166
-[Karen] So, we just bring
the windows--
-Yes, bring the window.
667
00:26:35,166 --> 00:26:36,333
[Karen] Okay.
668
00:26:36,333 --> 00:26:39,667
So the next step
is to see what it might
look like if we just
669
00:26:39,667 --> 00:26:41,367
get rid of the frame
altogether,
670
00:26:41,367 --> 00:26:45,266
and try to just install
the window directly
to the existing structure.
671
00:26:45,266 --> 00:26:47,967
We'll need a few hands to try
to lift this thing up here.
672
00:26:47,967 --> 00:26:48,800
[Karen] Okay.
673
00:26:50,066 --> 00:26:51,133
Oh, well.
674
00:26:52,166 --> 00:26:53,433
Okay, so...
675
00:26:53,433 --> 00:26:55,333
-Can it... still fit
through the inside?
-[Karen gasps]
676
00:26:55,333 --> 00:26:56,567
We're close. [chuckles]
677
00:26:56,567 --> 00:26:59,166
-Close just not on the side.
-It's not a match.
678
00:26:59,166 --> 00:27:01,266
Thankfully the top
and the bottom fit,
679
00:27:01,266 --> 00:27:04,000
but the sides
were not wide enough.
680
00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:06,600
So now we have to add about
four inches to each side,
681
00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:09,467
fill that space in so that
the window fit in snug.
682
00:27:09,467 --> 00:27:11,133
-[drilling]
-Nice.
683
00:27:11,133 --> 00:27:13,200
-Karen, we're ready.
-One, two, three.
684
00:27:14,867 --> 00:27:16,533
Yeah, let's have Angel inside.
685
00:27:20,033 --> 00:27:21,333
Beautiful.
686
00:27:21,967 --> 00:27:23,433
It's stuck, up in the top.
687
00:27:24,166 --> 00:27:25,467
-There you go.
-[Karen] Whoo.
688
00:27:25,467 --> 00:27:27,066
-That was the one.
-That was a tight fit.
689
00:27:27,066 --> 00:27:28,333
[Karen] Yeah, that's great.
690
00:27:28,333 --> 00:27:30,967
It's a massive relief
that this window fits
691
00:27:30,967 --> 00:27:33,367
and we don't need to wait
six more weeks for a new one.
692
00:27:33,367 --> 00:27:35,667
It looks good, well, let's go
ahead and secure it in,
693
00:27:35,667 --> 00:27:37,567
and we'll be good
with this window.
694
00:27:37,567 --> 00:27:40,166
Making the window fit
definitely adds
additional time,
695
00:27:40,166 --> 00:27:43,233
so all these little mistakes
are starting to add up.
696
00:27:43,233 --> 00:27:44,333
All right, last one.
697
00:27:44,333 --> 00:27:45,500
[drilling]
698
00:27:45,500 --> 00:27:48,834
-Whoo. Looks amazing.
-[Tony] Looks wow.
What a big window.
699
00:27:48,834 --> 00:27:49,934
-Love it.
-It's huge.
700
00:27:49,934 --> 00:27:51,166
Now it's time for the roof.
701
00:27:51,166 --> 00:27:52,567
-Great.
-Let's go.
702
00:27:52,567 --> 00:27:55,500
In order to make up some time,
Tony and I are gonna help
Eli and his team
703
00:27:55,500 --> 00:27:56,867
get this metal siding up.
704
00:27:56,867 --> 00:27:59,100
-I'll let you lead us in.
-[Tony] Okay. Cool.
705
00:27:59,100 --> 00:28:03,000
My metal siding installing
experience is virtually
non-existent.
706
00:28:04,166 --> 00:28:07,066
A couple of my concerns
of the fact that
this is roofing
707
00:28:07,066 --> 00:28:09,400
and the wind
is now picking up.
708
00:28:14,033 --> 00:28:14,834
[Karen] Awesome.
709
00:28:18,166 --> 00:28:19,233
Another sheet.
710
00:28:20,934 --> 00:28:23,166
So when we do this,
we have to
711
00:28:23,166 --> 00:28:26,367
make sure you clip this
side to safe first.
712
00:28:26,367 --> 00:28:28,433
Push this as you hammer up.
713
00:28:28,433 --> 00:28:30,533
That way it can latch up
on the cleat.
714
00:28:32,033 --> 00:28:33,433
[Tony] Right now,
we're fastening
715
00:28:33,433 --> 00:28:36,467
all of the sheet metal panels
to the wall.
716
00:28:36,467 --> 00:28:38,834
Just to make sure
everything's nice and secure.
717
00:28:38,834 --> 00:28:41,767
So every 20 inches,
this gets one
of these fasteners.
718
00:28:41,767 --> 00:28:45,000
And it gets overlapped
by the next sheet to help
keep it in place.
719
00:28:49,367 --> 00:28:53,166
So, as we're installing
the metal roofing, the wind
starts picking up, of course.
720
00:28:53,166 --> 00:28:56,934
[Tony] This is a big
concern because we're carrying
these massive metal sheets
721
00:28:56,934 --> 00:29:00,166
that basically turn into sails
when you add wind
to the equation.
722
00:29:00,166 --> 00:29:01,634
All right, watch your steps.
723
00:29:02,667 --> 00:29:04,133
All right, this is getting
way too windy.
724
00:29:05,867 --> 00:29:06,934
Woah.
725
00:29:06,934 --> 00:29:08,500
-Oh, my, Tony!
-[Tony grunts]
726
00:29:08,500 --> 00:29:09,634
[Karen] Are you okay?
727
00:29:09,934 --> 00:29:11,100
[Tony] Ow.
728
00:29:11,767 --> 00:29:13,233
It hurt my wrist.
729
00:29:14,433 --> 00:29:16,233
-[Karen] You cut your arm.
-Ow.
730
00:29:16,233 --> 00:29:18,567
The wind is really picked up
and there's just no way
731
00:29:18,567 --> 00:29:20,567
we're gonna be able
to continue doing
this roofing.
732
00:29:20,567 --> 00:29:24,367
Uh, fell in a bush,
scratched up
my arm pretty good.
733
00:29:24,367 --> 00:29:26,266
And my wrist is hurting.
734
00:29:26,266 --> 00:29:29,066
I'd like to keep doing it
but this wind is too much.
735
00:29:29,066 --> 00:29:31,133
All righty, that looks like...
With the wind, man,
736
00:29:31,133 --> 00:29:33,367
I think this will have to be
our last panel we do.
737
00:29:33,367 --> 00:29:36,433
[Karen] We had really
optimistic plans to finish
the exterior today.
738
00:29:36,433 --> 00:29:40,333
So, it's really just a huge
bummer that we have to stop.
739
00:29:40,333 --> 00:29:42,867
[Tony] Really got halfway
through the roofing
that we planned to do
740
00:29:42,867 --> 00:29:44,266
which is super disappointing
741
00:29:44,266 --> 00:29:47,333
and it just means we have
to hold off and put more
delays on the project.
742
00:29:56,967 --> 00:29:59,266
[Tony] It took quite a few
days for the storm to let up
743
00:29:59,266 --> 00:30:01,867
but finally, we've been able
to put up our roof
744
00:30:01,867 --> 00:30:04,033
and get started
on the interior.
745
00:30:04,033 --> 00:30:06,867
The bed over there,
Cam's knocking that out.
746
00:30:06,867 --> 00:30:09,033
And install our front deck.
747
00:30:09,033 --> 00:30:11,333
We originally ran out of dirt
for the deck but we were able
748
00:30:11,333 --> 00:30:12,734
to get another
shipment to come in.
749
00:30:12,734 --> 00:30:15,166
And that's gonna help us
to get this space level.
750
00:30:15,166 --> 00:30:17,667
It is crunch time,
we have had so many delays
751
00:30:17,667 --> 00:30:19,467
and our timeline
is coming up quick.
752
00:30:19,467 --> 00:30:21,333
So we are really gonna have
to pull in some long nights
753
00:30:21,333 --> 00:30:22,934
to get this project
done on time.
754
00:30:26,767 --> 00:30:29,266
[Tony] This is a great
environment for a pool.
755
00:30:29,266 --> 00:30:32,433
The winters can get
pretty cold, the summers
do get really hot.
756
00:30:33,066 --> 00:30:35,166
One, two, three.
757
00:30:35,166 --> 00:30:36,467
[Tony]
So the pool is really unique,
758
00:30:36,467 --> 00:30:39,667
it's eight foot around,
it's galvanized steel exterior
759
00:30:39,667 --> 00:30:43,467
and it's actually a real pool,
like, it heats up,
it has pumps, all of that.
760
00:30:43,467 --> 00:30:46,133
All right, nice and slow, Cam.
761
00:30:46,133 --> 00:30:48,367
This thing is probably twice
as big as I was picturing.
762
00:30:48,367 --> 00:30:50,567
Maybe I should go on this
and help you stop it.
763
00:30:50,567 --> 00:30:52,133
[Tony] Yeah, no runaway pools.
764
00:30:52,133 --> 00:30:53,867
Yeah, we're getting close.
765
00:30:53,867 --> 00:30:55,767
[Karen] Okay,
now what's the game plan?
766
00:30:55,767 --> 00:30:58,100
[Tony] Maybe we just rotate it
and drop it actually.
767
00:30:58,100 --> 00:31:00,066
So, let's go ahead
and do a rotation with it.
768
00:31:00,066 --> 00:31:01,600
All right, coming down.
769
00:31:04,834 --> 00:31:07,066
-And, it's been dropped?
-[Karen] Yep.
770
00:31:07,066 --> 00:31:08,667
Okay, one, two, three.
771
00:31:09,333 --> 00:31:11,166
I dropped on two.
772
00:31:11,166 --> 00:31:13,767
[Tony] We finally put
the pool in place
and it looks incredible.
773
00:31:13,767 --> 00:31:15,333
The thing I'm most looking
forward to
774
00:31:15,333 --> 00:31:17,734
is relaxing in the pool
and enjoying the views.
775
00:31:18,767 --> 00:31:21,533
Now that the pool's in place,
we have one final test.
776
00:31:21,533 --> 00:31:23,266
Levi has to approve.
777
00:31:23,266 --> 00:31:24,734
Come to mama.
778
00:31:27,266 --> 00:31:28,667
He's a tough critic,
I don't know.
779
00:31:28,667 --> 00:31:30,033
-Let's see.
-[chuckles]
780
00:31:30,033 --> 00:31:32,166
[Karen] Who are you
gonna invite
into your pool, Levi?
781
00:31:34,166 --> 00:31:35,467
Dada.
782
00:31:35,467 --> 00:31:37,367
-[Tony softly] Levi.
-[Karen] Hey, Dada, come in.
783
00:31:37,367 --> 00:31:40,433
Levi was a little shy at first
but once he got his hands wet,
784
00:31:40,433 --> 00:31:42,667
he loved it. He did not
want to get out of that pool.
785
00:31:43,100 --> 00:31:44,767
What's next?
786
00:31:44,767 --> 00:31:47,233
I'm so excited for this
next stage of the project.
787
00:31:47,233 --> 00:31:51,433
It's definitely my favorite.
It's turning the interior
from a house to a home.
788
00:31:53,467 --> 00:31:54,834
[Tony] Just because
we're off-grid doesn't mean
789
00:31:54,834 --> 00:31:57,567
we don't want
some of the luxuries
of being on-grid.
790
00:31:57,567 --> 00:31:59,133
[Karen] Okay, let's get
this projector in.
791
00:31:59,133 --> 00:32:01,867
[Tony] For that reason,
we ended up getting
a projector with a screen
792
00:32:01,867 --> 00:32:04,000
so that we can hang out,
watch TV, and watch movies.
793
00:32:05,934 --> 00:32:08,266
[Karen] We use Science
as our friend. Here you go.
794
00:32:08,266 --> 00:32:10,567
[Tony] For the screen,
we got creative and just
795
00:32:10,567 --> 00:32:12,266
put some hooks
into the shiplap
796
00:32:12,266 --> 00:32:13,533
and it's gonna hang there.
797
00:32:14,166 --> 00:32:16,767
Science, it works.
[chuckles]
798
00:32:16,767 --> 00:32:18,133
-Really nice.
-Cool.
799
00:32:18,133 --> 00:32:20,367
-Oh, that's gonna be so nice.
-Okay, so the next step
800
00:32:20,367 --> 00:32:23,133
is to take the projector,
we'll just set it up
across from here.
801
00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:27,367
All right, sweet. Well, I like
that it's very portable.
802
00:32:27,367 --> 00:32:30,600
So, we can set it up here,
you know, when you're in bed
and you wanna watch something
803
00:32:30,600 --> 00:32:32,166
-and really
relocate it anywhere.
-Yeah.
804
00:32:32,166 --> 00:32:33,834
Good job there.
805
00:32:33,834 --> 00:32:35,367
So it's time to work
on the kitchen.
806
00:32:35,367 --> 00:32:37,300
The first step is to install
the butcher block.
807
00:32:39,166 --> 00:32:41,133
[Tony]
A slide into the corner.
808
00:32:41,133 --> 00:32:43,367
-Perfect, the angle
looks good.
-It's good.
809
00:32:43,367 --> 00:32:45,767
The plan is for the stovetop
right here in this space.
810
00:32:45,767 --> 00:32:47,934
-Okay.
-And the sink will go
right with this cabinet.
811
00:32:47,934 --> 00:32:49,867
-All right.
-And the fridge will go
in that opening.
812
00:32:49,867 --> 00:32:52,467
-Beautiful. Okay.
-And we can throw
some shelfs here on this side.
813
00:32:52,467 --> 00:32:53,734
That's gonna look so good.
814
00:32:53,734 --> 00:32:56,367
So now for my favorite part
of this entire build,
815
00:32:56,367 --> 00:32:58,767
-installing a toilet.
-[both laugh]
816
00:32:58,767 --> 00:33:00,634
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
817
00:33:01,066 --> 00:33:02,233
So, how does it work?
818
00:33:02,233 --> 00:33:04,767
So, basically, uh, you go
to the bathroom
819
00:33:04,767 --> 00:33:06,867
and it'll actually
burn the waste.
820
00:33:06,867 --> 00:33:09,433
I've never heard
of an incinerating
toilet before.
821
00:33:09,433 --> 00:33:10,600
Where does it go?
822
00:33:10,600 --> 00:33:12,367
There's a little tray
on the bottom.
823
00:33:12,367 --> 00:33:14,867
And then eventually,
you just dump out the tray.
824
00:33:14,867 --> 00:33:16,667
And, uh, that's all
you need to do.
825
00:33:16,667 --> 00:33:19,266
This is as off-grid
as it gets.
826
00:33:19,266 --> 00:33:24,233
Not sure what I think about it
but the said he would
clean it up, so here we are.
827
00:33:24,233 --> 00:33:26,100
-[Tony] Let's go ahead
and move this in.
-[Karen] Okay.
828
00:33:28,166 --> 00:33:30,133
[Karen] Wow, there she is,
in all her glory.
829
00:33:30,133 --> 00:33:31,767
[Tony] That is
one fancy toilet.
830
00:33:31,767 --> 00:33:34,567
[Karen] The toilet is in place
and I'm proud to say,
831
00:33:34,567 --> 00:33:37,367
it is the most high-tech thing
we have in this home.
832
00:33:37,367 --> 00:33:38,734
[Tony] I love it.
833
00:33:39,767 --> 00:33:42,834
So, the last thing for today
is install the front door
834
00:33:42,834 --> 00:33:45,000
and seal up the house.
835
00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:46,867
All right, we got to
get going before
the storm rolls in.
836
00:33:46,867 --> 00:33:48,800
Yeah. Close the hatches.
837
00:33:51,667 --> 00:33:53,867
-All right, let's screw.
-[Karen] All right.
838
00:33:53,867 --> 00:33:55,433
Of course as we begin
to install it,
839
00:33:55,433 --> 00:33:57,533
the Utah storm
start rolling through.
840
00:33:57,767 --> 00:33:59,066
You hear that?
841
00:33:59,066 --> 00:34:01,767
-Right in time.
-Mother Nature is calling.
[chuckles]
842
00:34:01,767 --> 00:34:03,767
The door's installed.
It looks great.
843
00:34:03,767 --> 00:34:04,600
It's cozy inside.
844
00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:05,967
[Tony] Looks great.
845
00:34:05,967 --> 00:34:07,433
-Yes?
-[Tony] Hey, let me in.
846
00:34:07,433 --> 00:34:08,667
-Nope. [chuckles]
-[Tony] Please.
847
00:34:08,667 --> 00:34:10,066
I guess I'll let you in.
848
00:34:10,066 --> 00:34:11,834
[Tony] I gotta go.
849
00:34:13,166 --> 00:34:14,867
[Karen] We have a lot
of work to do, still.
850
00:34:14,867 --> 00:34:18,166
We have a lot to do
on the interior,
on the outdoor space.
851
00:34:18,166 --> 00:34:20,900
[Tony] I just hope that
at the end of it, we can
actually get it done on time.
852
00:34:32,367 --> 00:34:34,000
There's been a ton
of long nights,
853
00:34:34,000 --> 00:34:35,100
lot of long days
854
00:34:35,100 --> 00:34:37,166
and a ton of extra effort
855
00:34:37,166 --> 00:34:37,867
that we didn't even think
856
00:34:37,867 --> 00:34:39,200
we're gonna need
to get this done.
857
00:34:39,200 --> 00:34:41,934
But now that it has
been accomplished,
it feels so good.
858
00:34:43,667 --> 00:34:47,066
I'm very happy with it.
Honestly, it looks better
than I could've imagined.
859
00:34:48,066 --> 00:34:51,133
Tony and I, typically, have
very different work-styles.
860
00:34:51,133 --> 00:34:53,166
He likes to get
things done quickly
861
00:34:53,166 --> 00:34:55,567
and I like to get
things done very detailed.
862
00:34:55,567 --> 00:34:58,834
However, we made it work.
863
00:34:58,834 --> 00:35:02,634
Our original timeline
was six weeks but it ended up
being seven
864
00:35:02,634 --> 00:35:04,867
because of all
of the weather delays.
865
00:35:04,867 --> 00:35:08,367
But we ended up making it
on time to go on our trip.
866
00:35:08,367 --> 00:35:10,867
[Tony] And the original budget
was $50,000.
867
00:35:10,867 --> 00:35:13,367
We ended up spending $65,000.
868
00:35:13,367 --> 00:35:15,667
And that's because we spent
a lot more money on upgrades
869
00:35:15,667 --> 00:35:17,333
on the inside and the outside.
870
00:35:18,533 --> 00:35:21,333
-[Karen] Hi, guys.
-[Tony] What's up, guys?
871
00:35:21,333 --> 00:35:25,066
Today, we're gonna be showing
off the A-frame to
our friends, Kyle and Nicole.
872
00:35:25,066 --> 00:35:28,367
I think they're gonna be
really blown away by what
we were able to accomplish
873
00:35:28,367 --> 00:35:30,266
in such a short
amount of time.
874
00:35:30,266 --> 00:35:31,934
-[Kyle] Wow.
-[Nicole] Oh, my goodness.
875
00:35:31,934 --> 00:35:33,233
-[chuckles]
-[Kyle] This is amazing.
876
00:35:36,767 --> 00:35:38,333
[Karen] This is it.
What do you guys think?
877
00:35:38,333 --> 00:35:41,100
It actually looks really big,
you guys, like, the shape
is really unique.
878
00:35:41,100 --> 00:35:43,567
I've never seen that before.
879
00:35:43,567 --> 00:35:45,033
[Kyle] And when you said,
"A-frame," I was thinking
880
00:35:45,033 --> 00:35:47,367
it was, like, camping ones
that people stay in.
881
00:35:47,367 --> 00:35:48,734
This is like a lot larger.
882
00:35:48,734 --> 00:35:50,133
What is that?
883
00:35:50,133 --> 00:35:52,734
[Karen] So, I convinced Tony
to get a cold plunge.
884
00:35:53,634 --> 00:35:54,567
[Kyle] Has he
actually done it?
885
00:35:54,567 --> 00:35:55,967
-[Tony] I have not
done it yet.
-[both laugh]
886
00:35:55,967 --> 00:35:58,367
-[Karen] We thought today
was the plunge day.
-Today is the day.
887
00:35:58,367 --> 00:36:00,066
-You do it, I do it.
-[Kyle] Oh, God.
888
00:36:00,066 --> 00:36:02,266
Don't get me involved in this,
I don't wanna get involved.
889
00:36:02,266 --> 00:36:03,967
And we got Levi
this awesome pool.
890
00:36:03,967 --> 00:36:06,066
Secretly, it's ours as well
but, uh...
891
00:36:06,066 --> 00:36:08,166
super fun, we love
the aesthetics of it.
892
00:36:08,166 --> 00:36:11,266
There's so much stuff
out here, like, it looks
awesome to hang out.
893
00:36:11,266 --> 00:36:13,533
So, we really wanted to, like,
maximize the outdoor space
894
00:36:13,533 --> 00:36:15,100
with it being a little bit
of a smaller home.
895
00:36:15,100 --> 00:36:16,767
There's not a huge kitchen
so we tried to create a little
896
00:36:16,767 --> 00:36:19,066
outdoor space you can
barbecue and things like that.
897
00:36:19,066 --> 00:36:21,834
So my favorite
thing about this
is really the views.
898
00:36:21,834 --> 00:36:23,867
I mean, honestly, like,
wherever you are
on the property,
899
00:36:23,867 --> 00:36:25,066
you have incredible views,
900
00:36:25,066 --> 00:36:27,166
especially the sunrises
and sunsets here
are awesome.
901
00:36:27,166 --> 00:36:29,967
-[Kyle] Oh, yeah.
-You guys are really
off the grid, aren't you?
902
00:36:29,967 --> 00:36:31,467
-[laughs]
-[Kyle] Yes.
903
00:36:31,467 --> 00:36:32,934
[Nicole] I can't wait
to see what's inside.
904
00:36:36,567 --> 00:36:38,467
Oh, my gosh, guys.
[chuckles]
905
00:36:38,467 --> 00:36:40,734
-[Karen] What do you think?
-[Nicole] It looks so good.
906
00:36:41,433 --> 00:36:43,133
-It's big. [chuckles]
-[Karen] Right?
907
00:36:43,133 --> 00:36:44,867
[Kyle] Honestly, I wasn't
expecting this at all.
908
00:36:44,867 --> 00:36:46,266
This looks really nice.
909
00:36:46,266 --> 00:36:48,533
And the shape of it, too,
inside, it's cool.
910
00:36:48,533 --> 00:36:49,834
-[Kyle] Yes.
-Fun, right?
911
00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:53,266
This bed looks really cool.
912
00:36:53,266 --> 00:36:55,266
-[Karen] It's a sunken bed.
-[Kyle] What?
913
00:36:55,266 --> 00:36:56,767
-I want that in my house.
-[Nicole chuckles]
914
00:36:56,767 --> 00:36:58,934
And the best part
is underneath,
915
00:36:58,934 --> 00:37:00,767
these little cabinets
open up
916
00:37:00,767 --> 00:37:03,767
and Levi's bed's under
there so we just have
to slide it out.
917
00:37:03,767 --> 00:37:06,000
-[Kyle] This is cool.
-[Nicole]
It's really good, guys.
918
00:37:06,000 --> 00:37:07,767
[Karen] And then,
during the day,
we could tuck it in
919
00:37:07,767 --> 00:37:10,266
-and he has his play area.
-[Kyle] That's cool.
920
00:37:10,266 --> 00:37:13,033
And look at this view, guys.
Like, that window's...
921
00:37:13,033 --> 00:37:14,100
-It's awesome.
-Yeah.
922
00:37:14,834 --> 00:37:16,767
[Karen] This side we get
the sunrise.
923
00:37:16,767 --> 00:37:18,533
At night, we see the stars.
924
00:37:18,533 --> 00:37:22,967
And then we have our, um,
HAVC, because it does get
warm here in the summers.
925
00:37:22,967 --> 00:37:24,634
-[Kyle] Yeah.
-[Karen] And cold
in winters, so...
926
00:37:24,634 --> 00:37:26,066
Wanna be comfy in here.
927
00:37:26,066 --> 00:37:28,567
Another thing that's, kinda,
nice on the bed here,
is we got the projector,
928
00:37:28,567 --> 00:37:30,367
so even though
you're off the grid,
929
00:37:30,367 --> 00:37:32,567
I still can connect
to the internet.
930
00:37:32,567 --> 00:37:35,033
We can just watch TV,
watch movies.
931
00:37:35,033 --> 00:37:38,100
Okay, how do you get, like,
power in here and everything?
932
00:37:38,100 --> 00:37:40,166
So, the main way we get
power is through solar,
933
00:37:40,166 --> 00:37:42,433
we got our panels
on the outside.
934
00:37:42,433 --> 00:37:44,734
And then it all goes to a box
that's right over here,
935
00:37:44,734 --> 00:37:45,734
-which is great.
-[Kyle] Oh, no way.
936
00:37:45,734 --> 00:37:47,867
'Cause, usually solar,
it's like a 100 components.
937
00:37:47,867 --> 00:37:49,634
This is just all-in-one unit.
938
00:37:49,634 --> 00:37:51,567
-Oh, that's really cool.
-Goes to a battery.
It's great.
939
00:37:51,567 --> 00:37:53,133
-That's really cool.
-Yeah.
940
00:37:53,133 --> 00:37:55,433
And then we have
our kitchen area.
941
00:37:57,133 --> 00:38:00,133
So we have our hot plate
to make our meals,
942
00:38:00,133 --> 00:38:02,433
we have a lot
of cabinetry space.
943
00:38:02,433 --> 00:38:04,867
Coffee, mini-fridge,
we gotta have it all.
944
00:38:04,867 --> 00:38:06,066
[Kyle] Yeah.
945
00:38:06,066 --> 00:38:07,934
Okay, now, the bathroom.
946
00:38:08,634 --> 00:38:10,333
This is Tony's favorite room.
947
00:38:10,333 --> 00:38:11,233
[both chuckling]
948
00:38:11,233 --> 00:38:12,934
-[Nicole] What?
-[Karen] Tell them why, Tony.
949
00:38:12,934 --> 00:38:17,000
Yes, so my favorite
feature in this space
is actually the toilet.
950
00:38:17,000 --> 00:38:18,767
The toilet, why the toilet?
951
00:38:18,767 --> 00:38:22,033
It's not a normal toilet,
it actually burns your waste.
952
00:38:22,033 --> 00:38:23,333
After you use the bathroom,
953
00:38:23,333 --> 00:38:25,233
it drops into
the bottom compartment
954
00:38:25,233 --> 00:38:28,333
and you press that button,
and it just incinerates it.
955
00:38:28,333 --> 00:38:29,934
-Oh, wow.
-Oh, really? Wow.
956
00:38:29,934 --> 00:38:31,567
[Kyle] How do you
get water and everything?
957
00:38:31,567 --> 00:38:33,834
[Tony] So, we're actually
on a well, so we're tied
into a well...
958
00:38:33,834 --> 00:38:36,000
-[Kyle] Okay.
-...and that's how we get
all the water here.
959
00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:37,433
-Nice. [laughs]
-Yeah, it's fun, right?
960
00:38:42,467 --> 00:38:44,533
[Kyle] Tony and Karen's
attention to detail,
961
00:38:44,533 --> 00:38:47,266
how they decorated it,
the space, the layout
962
00:38:47,266 --> 00:38:48,433
I think it was just beautiful.
963
00:38:50,767 --> 00:38:52,233
It was a lot better
than I expected.
964
00:38:52,233 --> 00:38:55,333
Out in the middle of nowhere,
off the grid.
965
00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:58,634
[Nicole] It is a great way
to unplug and get out here
and be with nature.
966
00:38:58,634 --> 00:39:00,567
And just getting to spend
time with the family.
967
00:39:00,567 --> 00:39:02,867
You could see how much
hard work they put into this
968
00:39:02,867 --> 00:39:05,033
to make this
such a beautiful family home.
969
00:39:09,233 --> 00:39:10,467
[both] Yay.
970
00:39:10,467 --> 00:39:11,734
[Tony] How fun.
971
00:39:12,467 --> 00:39:13,867
You like your pool?
972
00:39:13,867 --> 00:39:15,233
You like it, huh.
973
00:39:15,767 --> 00:39:17,166
[cooing]
974
00:39:20,333 --> 00:39:23,133
This is the hardest build
that I have ever had to do
975
00:39:23,133 --> 00:39:26,033
but in the end we're so happy
with how it turned out.
976
00:39:26,033 --> 00:39:29,166
[Karen] I've already imagine
telling 10-year-old Levi
977
00:39:29,166 --> 00:39:31,533
how we spent this year
building this A-frame
978
00:39:31,533 --> 00:39:34,166
and just a reflection
of all the memories
we're gonna build here.
979
00:39:34,166 --> 00:39:36,066
I'm so excited to have a place
for him to grow up,
980
00:39:36,066 --> 00:39:38,667
play outside
and spend time together.
981
00:39:38,667 --> 00:39:41,433
All right, Levi.
Here are the keys
to your home.
982
00:39:42,533 --> 00:39:44,133
You wanna take us inside?
983
00:39:44,133 --> 00:39:46,166
Wow.
984
00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:48,533
[Tony] Good job.