[Jenny] Come on!
-I just printed off your lists. -[Charlotte] For what?
[Jenny] School list.
At the beginning of the school year
we have to get school supplies,
so this is actually the first year
that all five kids are in school, because Luke started pre-school,
so we have a lot of shopping to get done today.
Seventh grade, seventh grade.
Bam! That's a really long list, holy moly.
-Pre-school, Luke. -[Luke] Yippie!
Fifth grade, all this, this is all yours.
Charlotte, third grade.
Luke, are you excited to go to school?
Let's hear what everybody's most excited about for school this year.
-[Luke] Me! -What are you excited about, Luke?
Go on the slides. Go on the playground.
-Everybody needs haircuts. -[Luke] No!
[Jenny] You need a haircut.
And Ben and Nate, Daddy's gonna take you to a barbershop and be all fancy.
All right, everybody get your lists. Let's go.
All right, let's go meet Nick and Johanna.
-[Dave] Downtown Bentonville. -Uh-huh.
Here, check it out, picture of their house.
- That's cute. -[Dave] That is cute.
You know what this house reminds me of?
-Our little B street house? -Yeah.
[Jenny] Our first house that we redid together.
-[Dave] Stated it all. - Mmm-hmm.
[Dave] We flipped it. I bought it for $25,000 and sold it for $125,000.
I loved that house.
[Dave] This is it right here. Can't hardly see it with all the bushes.
-[Jenny] Hi. -[Nick] Hi.
-[Jenny] How's it going? -[Nick & Johanna] Good.
[Jenny] Got the cute little house. Good to see you.
I'm Nick Koparanyan and I'm Johanna Koparanyan.
We live in the Kansas City area.
Our family's been coming to Bentonville for about eight years now.
And we love, basically, everything about it.
We love the mountain biking trails,
we love the restaurants, the food.
We even came one time on Halloween
just to trick-or-treat the old main street with our kids.
[Nick] Our oldest, our son, just finished his freshman year at college.
Our daughter's about to be a senior in high school.
[Johanna] So with our kids the age that they are,
we're transitioning from being in a suburban home in kind of a big neighborhood
to doing something totally different.
We just bought this house here in Bentonville near the Square.
It's small, it just needs to be smart.
[Nick] It's a nice, charming, little bungalow.
We're super excited to have a place for our kids to come down
and just be outside, enjoy all the things, and really make it our own.
-[Dave] This is it, huh? -[Nick] This is it.
-[Jenny] Wow, there's a lot of overgrowth. -[Johanna] Lots.
-[Dave] Lotta greenery here. -[Jenny] It's bigger than the house.
-[Johanna] Yeah. -Most important question is,
what'd we have to spend on this renovation?
-We have budgeted $225,000. -[Jenny & Dave] Okay.
-Like to come in a little under that if... -[Jenny] Yeah, always.
[all laughing]
Okay, so let's start with the big things.
These are giants, we definitely have to get rid of these.
-[Johanna] Lots of greenery. -[Nick] Yep.
[Jenny] Roof, siding, we need all new everything.
[Johanna] Mostly everything, yeah.
Um, but you know what? Just leave that front step right there.
-[Jenny] Beautiful. -We like to keep our guests on their toes.
-Yeah, new front steps. -[Jenny] Okay.
It'd be nice to have a nice porch.
-[Jenny] Porch. -Just to maybe sit outside.
[Johanna] Front porch would be awesome.
We also want to keep the integrity of the house,
I just love this cool, small house.
-Oh, I love to hear you say that. -[Nick] Yeah, yeah.
[Jenny] Absolutely, I love that. Okay.
What about, like, color and how do you want it to look?
-[Nick] I'm gonna defer that to you. -[Johanna] Yeah.
-That's very smart. -Smart, smart.
And I might defer it to you
because, honestly, whatever you think will just kinda make it pop.
-[Jenny] Mmm-hmm. -Clean and fresh,
-but it doesn't have to be bright and light. -Yeah, I know, perfect.
You're speaking her language.
[all laughing]
All right, so the plan for the exterior is,
we're gonna start with a new roof,
we're gonna get you new siding,
a new front door,
gonna cleanup the landscaping,
create a nice front porch, and new front steps for sure.
-[Johanna] Yeah, sounds good. -[Nick] Absolutely.
[Dave] Great, let's go inside.
-[Johanna] All right, let's go. -[Nick] Let's do it.
[Jenny] Grab that.
-[Nick] This is it right here. -[Jenny] All right.
Here we are, look at this.
Oh, my gosh. Once this is all cleaned up, this'll be a lot of light.
I mean, obviously we're gonna have to replace these, these look original.
-[Johanna] Yeah. -[Jenny] But the size is fantastic.
[Jenny] Okay, so let's start with the floor.
[Nick] I actually love the floors.
That's the thing that we thought was, you know, still cool.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -I do too.
-Still working. -[Jenny] We agree.
-[Dave] Love this old oak. -[Johanna] Yeah.
[Jenny] The ceiling obviously needs to be replaced, I wonder what's up there.
Be nice if we could open it up.
It would awesome to open it up.
Typically, on these houses this wall right here is your support wall.
Like, they would run a wall down the middle,
and then they would have the rafters come up,
and then they would brace down to the middle, ya know.
-[Jenny] Do you think we can vault this room? -[Dave] Oh, I'm sure you can.
Like, they didn't really have trusses in the '40s they built it all by hand.
-Little height. -[Dave] 'Cause it's a little low.
-Yeah. -[Jenny] Okay.
[Dave] You know, I do think we should have the paint tested in here
before we start tearing things up.
-[Johanna] Okay. -[Nick] All right.
Jenny and I have done a house similar to this, literally on the same road.
We had some lead paint issues when we bought that house.
So I think first thing to do, check the whole house,
interior, exterior, windows, you name it,
and just hope there's no issues.
Anything you wanna see in this space or how you would use this space?
Well, because the house is so small, this is it for us.
-This is where we live and we have two big dogs. -[Jenny & Dave] Okay.
So probably opening it up as much as we can?
-Opening it up as much as you can. -Okay.
So the plan in here is, to keep these floors, refinish those,
we'll replace the old windows,
we'll remove part of the center wall to open things up,
we're gonna potentially vault the ceiling, if we can,
and then paint.
-[Johanna] It'd be great. -[Jenny] Okay.
-All right, what's next? -Bedrooms.
-Sure. -[Dave] Yeah, sure.
-[Johanna] This'll just take a minute. -[Nick chuckles] Yeah.
[Jenny] Oh, wow. These are...
-[Johanna] They're real tiny. -[Jenny] ...little. Okay.
-So you have one bedroom here and then? -One next door.
-[Jenny] Same size? -[Johanna] Almost exactly the same.
-[Nick] Yep. -[Jenny] Okay.
-Now you have two kids? -[Johanna] Yes.
Are they gonna be living with you here?
-You want bedrooms for them when they visit? -For them, yeah.
[Jenny] So this is it though?
Where are you gonna sleep? [chuckles]
Well, there's actually a garage...
-Okay, yeah. -...on the house.
It's a single-car garage, but it's nice and deep.
-[Jenny & Dave] Okay. -And we're wondering if that couldn't be
some sort of a main bedroom or a third bedroom.
-Oh, okay. -We don't need fancy anything.
Just a spot. Little. Private.
-Yeah. -If it's possible.
-[Jenny] Oh, good. Okay. -[Dave] Okay.
Where's the kitchen?
-Yeah. -Let's go.
-It's not too far. -[Dave] It's not too far?
[Jenny] Nothing's too far.
Well, surprise, surprise, it's little.
-[Jenny laughing] -That's the theme, tiny.
[Jenny] It's cute.
-[Johanna] Yeah. -[Nick] Yeah.
-[Dave] That's a giant door. -[Nick] Yeah.
Do you want to keep that door to go out back?
-I mean, we wanna keep a door to go out back. -[Dave] Right.
Because eventually what we'd like to do
-is have extra living space back there. -[Jenny] Yeah.
'Cause, I mean, if we can open this wall up some
that's gonna help give us some breathing room.
-[Nick] Yeah. -But I don't hate that French door there
because if you're gonna be going outside it gives you space.
But if we could close that door off, move that door somewhere,
and give a galley kitchen, if you'd be okay with that.
-I think it could be really cute in here. -Yeah. Where would we eat?
We would have to steal space from the living room
or create, like, an outdoor dining space.
Really, that's kind of...
I mean, unless we took space from the garage.
That's okay, I like the challenge. I like the challenge.
I mean, for now, the kitchen plan is,
new flooring, we're gonna match the rest of the house,
and then really just embrace the galley style of the kitchen,
and get you new cabinets and countertops,
new appliances, new lighting,
so that it's a space that you guys can really enjoy.
-[Nick] Absolutely. -[Johanna] Yeah. That sounds great.
Okay, so let's look at the garage
'cause that's the big question mark for the plan here.
[Nick] Let's do it. Watch your step.
-This is the garage. -[Johanna] Garage.
-[Jenny] Okay. -[Dave] Okay.
Okay, you need closet, bathroom, bedroom, and laundry in this space.
-Yes. -Yeah, we would like that.
Should we add dining in here, but I don't...
I mean, I don't know. Just size wise I don't think we can do that.
If you turned the corner, got rid of that French door,
this becomes a hallway.
You walk in and you've got mud/laundry right here.
You can turn and go into a bedroom there.
We just have to lay it out in the best possible way with the space that we have.
Okay, we'll figure this out, but I do know we're gonna create a bedroom,
a bathroom, a closet, and laundry.
We're gonna have to raise the floor,
we'll add a wall to create a bathroom,
install new flooring, paint.
Really just trying to figure out
how to make this garage into usable space.
-[Johanna] Yeah. -It'll be great.
-[Nick] Yeah. -We'll figure it out.
-Yeah. -[Dave] I wanna see your backyard.
-Let's go check out the outside. -[Johanna] Let's do it.
[Nick] Let's check out the backyard.
-[Jenny] All right. -[Johanna] It's nice and big.
-[Jenny] Oh, wow. -[Johanna] Isn't it great?
-[Jenny] It's huge. -[Dave] It's amazing.
-[Nick] Yeah, huge. -[Jenny] Wow, look at these giant trees.
Okay, I see why you don't care as much about that little one-car garage.
-You have tons of room. -[Johanna] Isn't this great?
-[Dave] And an alleyway. -And an alleyway
-And a little shed. -[Jenny] Yeah, this is great.
We love the shed actually, it's real solid.
-'Cause there's no storage inside either, so. -[Jenny] Okay.
All right, maybe we'll find some creative way to use your shed then.
So what is your thought for back here? What are you hoping to see?
-Ideally, we would love some sort of a deck or patio. -[Jenny & Dave] Okay.
[Johanna] I'd like to think of it as a whole 'nother living area basically.
-[Dave] Me too. -So to have it covered would be ideal.
-Well, that deck is trashed. -[Jenny] Seen better days.
-[all laughing] -[Jenny] Oh, man. Okay.
-I know you guys said you love mountain biking too. -[Nick] Yep.
And your kids come and mountain bike.
So we have a lot of space here,
so maybe we have some sort of space where you could wash off
your bikes when you come home, or the dogs...
-[Johanna] Yes. -...or yourselves 'cause your messy. Yes.
Yeah.
All right, so the plan out here is, to really maximize this yard.
Get you a covered patio where you can grill, you can eat.
And also create a little bike wash space.
And, or course, clean up the landscaping over here as well,
- so you can just enjoy this little oasis. -[Nick] Love it.
-[Jenny] Think this'll be a great spot. -[Johanna] Yep.
We got a lot of work to do and a few plans to still figure out.
-So. -Yeah.
This is a house from another time.
You know, people lived differently in the '40s.
So the challenge is going to be
to keep the integrity of the house the way it was,
but we need to make it work for our modern homeowners.
I love the challenge of these old houses, I really do.
The thing about them is they come with their own set of issues.
But I'm excited to get started.
Yeah, I think it'll be a good one.
They are preparing for when their kids are outta the house.
We have 254 more years until we get to that stage, but--
I've already started preparing.
-All right, see ya soon. Bye. -[Johanna] Bye.
[Dave] I think we may have picked the hottest day to meet, right.
It is.
-It's good to see you guys again. -You too, thank you.
-It's good to see ya, I'm a hugger. -Yeah, you too.
-How are you doing? -[Dave] Good.
-We ready to get this thing going? -We are, we are.
Today, I am at the Koparanyan's house,
um, I have got an inspection for lead-based paint.
I hope I'm wrong, but I have a feeling we might find lead in this house.
So we are going to check this house inside, outside
because if my hunch is right it's going to affect the way we approach demo.
Tell me how this machine works.
This shoots and X-ray into the substrate
and it gives us a reading that will tell us if there's lead or not.
[Dave] As much as I love the character of these old homes,
they can come with their own unique set of issues.
But Juanita and Frank are experts in this field,
they've tested thousands of these historic houses.
[Juanita] Anything at 1.0 and above is positive.
-[Terry] 3.0. -[Dave] Ooh.
[Juanita] 3.0, that's positive for lead.
1.0 and above is positive, I'm sorry.
Unfortunately, my gut feeling was right, we have lead-based paint right off.
[Juanita] Let's go to the garage and check it out.
[Dave] Lead abatement is common with historic houses,
but it adds dollars to our budget and it adds time.
But we have to be safe and do it the right way.
-[Terry] Wood platform, grey, 1.7. -[Juanita] 1.7.
-Step, grey, wood, 5.7. -[Juanita] Okay.
[Dave] That's really hot.
I almost feel bad putting my foot on that.
Brown doorcase, 1.7.
Man, so we're not touching anything in this garage.
We are able to do demolition on anything that does not have lead-based paint,
so we're gonna get everything we possibly can out,
and then we have a lead abatement company that is going to come in,
safely remove it, so then we have a fresh slate to start new.
Well, I know you guys have a whole bunch more to shoot,
so just leave the door open, I gotta swing back by here,
but just be light on that trigger.
-I sure will be. -[Juanita chuckles]
-[Chase] Hey. -[Chris] Hey.
Got the important tools, trash cans and crowbar, man.
What is up?
All right, guys, this house had a lead-based paint inspection,
there's a little bit of lead.
'Kay.
So it turns out it's gonna take two to three weeks, minimum,
to get all of this lead abated and taken care of.
We can't touch the front door.
Can't touch the garage.
Can't touch the bathroom.
Can't touch the trim work.
Can't touch the siding.
So, really, we're gonna be taking out kitchen,
a little bit of sheet rock, we can get into the ceiling.
-Gonna be easy. I wanted an easy Friday. -You're a great salesman.
All right, let me show you what we got in here.
So this floor we like, right?
[Jenny] Yes, be careful of the floor.
I would say we get all this kitchen,
open up this whole wall of the kitchen.
And then get all of that cleaned out
before we get into that ceiling, or we're gonna have a huge mess.
All right, let's go.
Hey,
Daniel-son it.
Was it the crane? The crane.
[Dave chuckling] The crane.
Hey, you gotta scoot closer. Your legs aren't that long.
[all laughing]
Ooh! That was actually really good.
[Chase] Three foot off the ground.
[chuckling] That was really good.
Now the house is looking good,
we can kind of come up with a plan now for going forward.
So I do think, now that we're in here,
for Nick and Johanna to have a place to eat.
What if we do close this wall off, and we take out these doors,
put a window here
creating an L-shaped kitchen.
And then opening up the space in the garage
and creating kind of a mudroom/laundry room that's adjacent.
And then the exit to the backyard would be
- from there. -[Dave] With the doors.
Then we can probably fit a little island
that they could also use for seating and like dining.
I love that idea.
I do love that the Koparanyan's
wanna keep the house within that original footprint,
but the footprint is small,
so we're gonna have to give and take wherever we can.
Feeling it now. Feeling it.
There we go.
[Dave chuckling] There ya go!
-That was good. -[Chase] It was not good on my end. [coughs]
[Dave] Chase, look at that.
[Chase] Dude.
[Dave] Jenny Marrs.
[Jenny] Oh, wow!
Oh, they would love to just leave that exposed.
-[Chase] The side wall going out. -[Jenny] Oh, yeah. So pretty.
[Dave] I think we should open up the rest of the ceiling,
and then we run a beam from one side to that middle wall,
run the joist right into it,
and then just frame the new roof right over the top of that.
-[Jenny] Mmm-hmm. -[Chris] I like it.
And they get the maximum height out of the ceiling.
[Jenny] No, I love it. It'll be a brand-new ceiling from the 1940s.
What Joe did in 1940, we're gonna let the world see.
-Did good work in the '40s, didn't we? -[Chris] Oh, right.
[chuckles]
[Dave] All right, to be continued.
We've gotten out all that we can get out.
And now, the experts are gonna come in,
they're gonna abate all of the lead
and we are gonna have a brand-new, clean slate,
in about three weeks from today.
After three weeks all of the lead has been removed.
Which added about seven grand to the Koparanyan's budget.
We have good news though!
We have to do nothing on that interior ceiling.
So that $7,000 we lost in lead removal,
we'll gain some of it back because the ceiling's in such great shape.
[Jenny] And now that the house is down to a shell, there's a lot to be done.
Crews are busying framing out new walls.
Building up the floor in the old garage
so it'll be level with the rest of the house.
Running plumbing for the main bathroom.
As well as installing a new heating and air conditioning system.
We're putting in all-new windows and outside we're framing the new roof.
We are gonna take over the garage
create a main suite, closet, mudroom, laundry room
and really maximize the space 'cause we don't have a lot of space to work with.
[Dave] And Chris and I are working on covering
Nick and Johanna's massive outdoor patio.
I feel like, what? Another dozen sheets?
-We can get this thing decked in. -[Chris] Yep.
-Dude, that porch, holy cow! -[Chris] Yeah.
[Jenny] Hey!
-This looks amazing, you guys. -Twenty-five feet across here.
Can you believe this?
-[Jenny] This is huge. -Twenty-five foot covered porch.
[Jenny] They're gonna love this.
It's, like, perfect to sit out here, have dinner, the shade.
And then, we're gonna do flagstone here,
so it'll look kind of cottagey and pretty, I love that.
-Love it. I love it, I love it. -[Dave] Hey, Jenny Marrs
we gotta think of something cool out here
because this space is now my favorite space of the house.
We could dominate some vegetables
or something out here if they're gonna garden. They gonna garden out here?
Dominate some vegetables. What does that mean? Dominate some vegetables?
-Grow them. -Oh! Sorry.
-[Chris laughing] -[Jenny] Sorry.
Make it cool, Jenny Marrs. That's your job.
-I'm just the muscle. And the good looks. -[Chris chuckles]
-[Jenny] Okay. -All right, we gotta go inside.
Well, let's go check it out.
-Let's go check it out. -All right. It's looking good.
Little mudroom, cute. I love it.
-Cute little kitchen. -Yeah, it's little, but everything is.
[Jenny] Have a little sink over at the window.
I think it's gonna be super cute.
-We have a space for an island, which is amazing. -[Dave] Yeah.
[Chris] So that beam came in, you guys wanna look at that?
-Yes, I wanna see it. -Yeah.
-It's a slide out here, be careful. -Oh, gosh.
-[Dave] Here, come here. -Holy moly that's a steep...
-Oh, wow. -[Dave] This it?
-[Chris] This is it. -[Jenny] Look at this!
-[Dave] Amazing, Chris. -[Jenny] It's awesome.
We can leave this the raw wood
that'll add the warmth in the living room, it'll be perfect.
-[Dave] Dude, that is... -...Big.
-[chuckles] -[Jenny] Yeah.
-Beefy, as Dave would say. -I like big and beefy.
-So beefy. -Beefy.
-Girl, you beefy. -[Chris chuckles]
-[Dave] So cool. -[Jenny] You talking to me or the beam?
-[Chris laughing] -The beam. Of course the beam.
All right, kids. Can we have a toast?
-[Jenny] Sunday dinner. -[Dave] Family Sunday dinner.
[Rob] Sunday dinner.
[Jenny] Sunday dinner, cheers!
Clink-clink.
Every Sunday night our family gets together for a Sunday dinner.
Rob and Angie, they moved in last fall.
And since, we have spent a lot of time here.
-I know you do. -[all laughing]
[Dave] There's always lasagna or some ziti.
There's always something carb heavy and wonderful.
Who's hungry?
-You're hungry. -[Ben] Me.
[Nate] Sylvie, don't feed him bread.
Tonight, business is done, it's all about food, family kids.
-[Ben] I'm stuck. -Get off!
Then you go this way, spin in, and then I tickle you.
No! [screams]
[Dave] Okay.
Thank you so much for this time with family, bless this food. Amen.
[all] Amen.
We're at Nick and Johanna's house checking in.
-Yep. -It's coming along, it's looking really good.
We're trying to keep the integrity of their original 1940s house
while updating it to a modern looking cottage.
We're adding black aluminum soffits.
The exterior is getting a classic cement siding all around,
along with some decorative trim work that will add lots of character.
There's drywall going up
which makes it always feel a little bit like a real house again,
no longer just a job site.
It just feels like it's gonna be a really good one.
-Hey. -Hey.
I wanna talk kitchen.
-Yeah. -So a sink,
and then range, and fridge.
But the problem is is, like,
-they don't have a lot of storage. -Yeah.
-[Jenny] So. -Yeah, and we're eating up most of the lower section
with all the appliances, but we do have the island, so.
-We have an island, but it's not huge. -Mmm-mmm.
All right, how big is this island?
Because it should be big enough for Nick
and Johanna to have a place to eat.
[Chris] Clearance probably five and half foot.
The edge of the island would be here.
From my foot to your foot is the length of it.
-'Kay, that'll be fine 'cause it's only for two people. -[Chris] Yeah.
This house has the perfect downtown location, but it's super small.
And we have to take advantage of every single little...
-Literally every inch. -...inch of space.
So it can't be crammed with cabinets
just to get storage space.
It has to breathe.
Maybe on this one, we can do, like, one of the little peg boards
where we can, like, hang, you know,
cutting board and utensils and stuff.
That feels very cottagey.
And then when you're looking in here,
can we do a little drop zone?
And that ties into the kitchen,
-same style and everything? -[Chris] Mmm-hmm.
[Jenny] I feel like a little bench... is there room?
Okay.
[Chris] Well, we'll make it work.
[Jenny] It's gonna be great.
All right, I'm gonna go find Dave.
-Okay, you're good? -Okay, yeah, I'm good.
[Jenny] All right, I can't wait to see it.
-Hey! -Hey.
[Jenny] What are you doing?
[Dave] I am trying to figure out...
-I know you want some kind of privacy here. -Mmm-hmm.
But I don't really know beyond that.
I know a bike-washing station, dog-washing station,
I don't know, what?
-Just rinse off their bike... -What are...
...and kind of maybe we do like a slatwall or something, and...
-So just a privacy fence here? -Some privacy, yeah. Then it's cozy.
What is a "shed gang?" Who did that?
[Dave] Looks like kids did it.
[Jenny] Well, what if we use it, babe?
It's here!
Can you move it?
What if we get rid of this door
and make it nice?
Like a little... bike storage.
-Nick and Johanna love biking. -Yes.
That's one of the big reasons they're moving here,
is to be able to take advantage of all of the trails in our area.
-Yeah. -We have an amazing trail system.
So the cute little shed out back,
we can move it closer to the house, use it for bike storage,
and we can make it match the house and look really cute.
I know the Koparanyans will love that,
because storage is at a premium here.
We could probably just roll it forward.
-But if I lift it up and it's rotten... -[Jenny] How do you...
[Dave] ...then it falls apart.
[Jenny] Can you test that now?
Or no, you don't know until you know?
Until you lift it?
Jenny, you just don't know until you know.
[chuckling] That was profound, I know.
-That was super profound. -[Jenny] I realized it after I said it.
[Dave] Yeah, that's good.
Matt and I have...
Well, we have a little task today.
We gotta move a storage shed.
And... I'm not really sure it's gonna stay together.
I thought they'd be at the ends and the middle.
[Matt] Yeah?
But it's actually there...
-...and then there's one right there. -[Matt] And there.
I'm just wondering why I got roped into helping you with this.
Well Matt has the tractor
-that we can actually hopefully lift this thing up. -Okay.
Um, you also had the pipe, thank you for that.
So, really a lot of the tools required to do this,
Matt is bringing to the job site.
Where are we putting it?
[Dave] So, I think...
Did anyone get exactly where Jenny wanted to put this?
-[Matt] I think we'd better call her. -[chuckling]
I can't believe none of us thought to ask Jenny
where she actually wanted it.
Come on, babe. Come on.
[Jenny's voicemail] Hi, you've reached Jenny Marrs.
Okay... we're gonna wing it.
I think...
...I'm standing corner of the house,
so do we wanna go six foot off the corner?
-[Matt] That looks good. -[Chris] I think so.
That'll give you enough room to get past everything, too.
That's where we're stopping.
-Okay. -Okay.
[Dave] Let's flip to the backside.
Just like they used to move the stones
-for the pyramids, right? -Oh, okay.
[Dave] You know, you're pretty straight right now.
As you're rolling, you just keep placing that pipe in front of it.
Keep going!
A little more...
All right, oh!
-Just like butter. -Yeah.
[Jenny] Can you move it back a little bit...
I've been trying to call you.
-Verify it. -Yeah.
I know, I was on a conference call. Sorry.
I couldn't click over!
I was like, "Ah, he'll figure it out."
Did we figure it out?
Is this where you want it?
Oh, it really does feel too close to the house.
[all laughing]
It really does feel too close to the house.
[Chris chuckling]
[Matt] She's like, "If it could be just right back here,
-I think it would be perfect." -Like, right?
Kind of right in that area.
-No, just kidding. -[all chuckling]
No, I think it'll be good.
So, we're gonna have a fire pit here.
I mean, I think we just...
We're just gonna have to do a lot of sprucing.
[Dave] I think if I get...
I have an old door at the shop.
Couple windows,
planter boxes...
We can even put a shed roof on the top.
Craftsman it up.
What do you think, Matt Marrs?
-This is your first time... -I think it looks good.
And it's my first time moving one without it falling apart.
[Jenny] Yeah, that is good!
All right. Love it.
We're working to make up the three weeks we lost from the lead abatement.
We're installing new floors in the main bedroom and kitchen.
We've got a moody green tile going up in the main shower...
...as well as behind the vanity mirror.
And in the mudroom, we did a simple, fun tile on the floor
just to make the space feel special.
The kitchen cabinets are here,
and are going to transform this tiny 1940s kitchen
with a ton of 21st century storage.
In the main bedroom, we're adding a built-in window seat cabinet
that'll give them bonus storage space in there as well.
[Dave] All right, we are about to make something out of nothing.
So this shed...
...I'm gonna make into an amazing bike shelter.
I got the new door framed in, so I'm gonna put like
a really cool Craftsman style door.
Gonna cut in some windows on the front,
maybe some window boxes and some shutters.
It's gonna be amazing.
[Jenny] Johanna really wanted the front of the house to pop,
so I'm doing two tones.
The black with a bright white
on the rest of the house will really make it stand out.
And we decided to move the entry way
and create an arch that flows naturally with the garage peak,
and adds character and dimension.
[Dave] The painters are also giving the shed a coat of white paint
that will freshen it up and match the house.
The bathroom cabinets are getting a coat
of green paint to match the tile...
...while the kitchen cabinets are getting what Jenny's calling
a latte-style shade.
And the main bedroom walls are getting a coat of blue.
We are working on the outside,
laying out the stone for the back patio.
We didn't want to do just the traditional concrete pad back there,
because we want this space to feel a bit more modern and to have more character.
-It looks so good! -[Dave] Yeah.
That natural element to the stone
-I think is cool. -[Jenny] I love it.
Under this amazing porch!
-Are you kidding me? -[Jenny] It's really nice, yeah.
-It's so good. So good! -[Dave] Um...
The painters ask what are we doing here on the wood?
[Jenny] I kind of like it just wood.
-Just like a natural clear on it? -Uh-huh.
-Same with the cedar and the posts? -[Jenny] Yes, for sure.
Yup.
All right, let's talk about the old, uh, shed.
I mean, I think we need something in the middle.
This is a lot of siding.
[Dave] Maybe put, like, hooks so you could hang your bike there and wash it?
No, you ain't gonna wash your bike on a...
...white wall.
All ideas are welcome,
-but that's a terrible one. -[Dave chuckling]
Not that one.
I mean, I think it would be nice to either do a mural,
or maybe, you know, on the trails,
on the bike trails, they have the maps?
Maybe we just do a big trail map here.
Oh, that'd be cool.
I say we go get one of the maps,
and have it blown up and made into a vinyl.
Oh yeah, so it's weather-resistant.
-[Dave] Yeah, then it'll last forever... -[Jenny] Uh-huh.
I think the map will be really fun for them,
because they are moving here from out of town,
then they'll have friends visiting,
and they can show 'em, like, "Hey, let's go on this trail today!"
Or, "Let's go over here!"
-Yeah. -It'll be a great conversation piece.
-Yup, I agree. -And it'll look really cool, too.
[Dave] All right, let's go inside.
It's already insulated.
I'm thinking we can put, like, a wood floor down in here.
-[Jenny] Yeah. -Put wood walls...
-Uh-huh. -So then they can put hooks,
-they can hang whatever they want. -Yeah.
Keep it, like, real just...
-...looking like wood. -'Cause you can hang one bike there,
-and a bike here. -[Dave] Mmm-hmm.
[Jenny] What if we do like we're doing in the kitchen?
We could do some big peg boards with big dowels
where they can hang tools and equipment,
and then hang bikes.
[Dave] And then maybe here...
[Jenny] ...is kind of an area where you can work on the bikes,
like a workbench.
Can you build all of this and make it look custom in here?
Okay. It'd be cool, putting like a mini-fridge out here.
-Have like a little... -I don't think they...
"Whew, gotta fix this bike. Let me grab a beer."
I think that's not what bikers do.
I think they...
"Gotta fix this bike, let me grab an energy drink."
-Right? -I mean... or...
"Fix this bike. Let me get a green tea."
-[Jenny] I think... -"Let me get a mocha chai."
[laughing] Mocha chai?
-Okay. I love it. -All right.
-I think it's great. -It's gonna be good.
It's perfect.
[Dave] Oh, this is nice out here.
Let's go check out that map.
So, we're going to a trailhead that I know has a map,
and I want to get an idea of the color and the size
and the material that it's made out of.
It's an outdoor building, so it needs to be an outdoor sign
-that can hold up under the weather. -Yeah.
[Jenny] Yeah, see look. This is the trail map.
I feel like it'll fill in that space really well.
It has a little bit of color,
and I love that this has all...
...the entire map system.
Like, it goes all the way from downtown all the way up north.
I think this is nice!
And look at the material.
It's like a metal.
Oh, there's one on this side that's zoomed in.
-[Dave] Yeah. -[Jenny] So that's kind of cool.
This is kind of where their house is, right?
-But I like the colors on the other one... -Yeah.
...and I like that it's the whole trail system.
Yeah, I think I do too.
See?
Going down the trails now.
[Jenny] Do you guys need a map?
You know where you're going?
-You guys... you guys good? -[Dave] It looks to me as if
they know right where they're going.
I think they're good.
So maybe we just call whoever made this map
and see if we can get this exact thing, and then...
-...stick it on the wall. -[Dave] Okay.
Let me take a picture.
And that way we can send it, and I'll say this is the exact one I want...
I love it.
Looks good!
-[Dave] That was a win. -[Jenny] We got our workout, we were on the trails...
[Dave] Victory!
Oh, my gosh!
[Nick] Seriously?
[Johanna] It feels so big.
Crazy! How did you do this?
[laughing]
[Dave] Koparanyan house.
It is just about wrapped up.
The white quartz countertops
are finally here.
They're gonna look great in this kitchen.
Recessed lighting and a modern ceiling fan
are being installed in the main bedroom,
while appliances go into the kitchen,
and a washer and dryer in the mudroom.
We are working on the stone for the patio.
[Jenny] The landscapers are transforming the backyard into an oasis.
And we installed a modern slatwall to give privacy
and make this patio feel cozy.
We're replacing the crumbling concrete on those front steps
Johanna was worried about with a charming stone walk-up.
It's going to be so adorable.
-It's looking so good. -We are right there!
[Dave grunting] Last one.
[Jenny] Hey, babe.
Looks so good!
[Dave] Hey, how's it going?
We are almost done with Nick and Johanna's house.
We just have to bring in the rest of the furniture,
finish cleaning up, and complete a couple custom projects for the house.
It's so cute. I love this house.
-I know. -I love it.
It's so cottagey and... adorable.
I wanna live here.
I love the ceiling.
[Dave] Didn't the ceiling turn out amazing?
I love this kitchen. It just makes me so happy!
All the doors are on, appliances are in...
[Jenny] It just looks so cute.
I love this kitchen!
I mean, this is a really good-sized kitchen
for this tiny little house.
-[Dave] Mmm-hmm. -[Jenny] I feel like it's perfect. I love it.
[in British accent] Very English cottage, if you will.
Darling.
[Jenny] Hey, babe!
[Dave] Hey!
-[gasping] Are you helping Mommy? -[Jenny] Luke's helping.
-[triumphantly] Dun-dun-dun! Turn around, show Daddy. -[Dave] How's it going?
[Jenny] Bam!
For Nick and Johanna's bike shed.
The same company that makes the trail maps
made one for Nick and Johanna.
-We just need a little frame. -Okay.
As if the Koparanyans' exterior bike storage area isn't cool enough,
in comes Jenny Marrs with a sign
of the whole Northwest Arkansas trail system.
Is this how thick it's gonna be?
-[Dave] Yup, that good? -[Jenny] I like it.
The Koparanyans can sit around the campfire.
"Okay, we had a great day on the trails.
This is where we went, this is where we're going tomorrow."
I just love it.
Wait, do you have your safety glasses?
Yeah!
[Dave] These pictures go up too?
[Jenny] Yeah, one sec.
They've got a few fingerprints on them.
[Jenny] You can't use your hand, babe!
I didn't. I used my palm.
[Jenny] Look, that's Nick and Johanna in high school.
-That's so cool. -They were high school sweethearts,
and then their wedding day.
Isn't that so cute?
I love this little house.
It's this sweet little cottage,
and now it smells good and it looks really good.
Okay, cute. Perfect.
For the added square footage in the house,
we just took over the garage.
But with the open floor plan with the raised ceiling,
with the back porch, it just seems so much bigger.
[Jenny] Love this space.
How warm this little privacy wall is,
it just looks so good out here.
It's gonna be a total surprise for them.
This front porch, Jenny, is amazing.
So cute. I love the flagstone.
I can't wait for them to get here.
[Jenny] I'm afraid they're gonna drive by!
They're not gonna recognize it.
[Dave chuckling] That's awesome.
-[Nick] You excited or what? -[Johanna] Yes.
It's like Christmas is coming early.
Is that them?
[Dave] Oh, here we go!
Look at it!
[laughing] Look at this!
Oh, my gosh!
Unbelievable!
[Johanna] Look at it!
[laughing] Look at this!
Unbelievable!
Oh, I love it!
[Nick] Oh, my gosh.
-[Dave] Hello! -[Nick & Jenny] Hi, guys!
-[Nick] Are you kidding me right now? -[Jenny] Hi!
-[Dave] How you doing? -I'm doing great.
-[Dave] Good to see you. -[Nick] Are you kidding me?
This is unbelievable!
-[Jenny] Hi! -[Nick] Hi!
-Hi! -[Dave] Hey, how's it going?
-[Johanna] Good. -[Jenny] Good to see you!
[Nick] Oh, wow!
It's not even the same house. It's unbelievable.
-Wait, did the roof get... taller? -I mean...
-Did the house get taller? -Yeah.
We actually built an entire new roof over the top of your existing roof.
It has a big presence, but it's a small house.
-[Jenny & Dave] Yes. -Like... the detail of it...
-[Jenny & Nick] Yeah. -[Johanna] ...makes it feel like something
really impressive, but it still is humble.
-Yes! -And I like that.
Oh, good! I'm so glad.
I love how that we have the little bump out
where the door is to kind of just give you some dimension,
-it's not just like a flat rectangle. -[Johanna] Yeah.
-And then the curves of course, and the arch. -[Nick] Yes.
-Adds that little bit of a cottage, like... -[Johanna] Yeah.
...charm to it, but it's really modern as well out here,
-so... -[Johanna] Yeah.
-I don't know what to say! -Nick's in shock.
-[Jenny laughing] I know! -Nick's in shock.
It's not the same... I mean, this is unreal!
Wait till you see inside.
I know there's... there wasn't a lot of square footage,
-but we... -[Johanna] Yeah.
[Dave] ...maximized every square inch of space in this house,
-and... -[laughing]
-I can't wait to see it! -[Dave] I think you're gonna love it!
-Let's go look at it! -[Nick] Let's do it!
-[Jenny] All right, you ready? -[Nick] Let's do it, yeah.
-[Dave] Yeah! -[Nick] Let's go.
[quietly] Oh, my gosh!
[Nick] Oh, are you kidding me right now?
-[Johanna] Oh, my gosh. -Seriously?
-[Johanna] This is crazy! -[Nick] Wow.
How did you do this?
[all chuckling]
[Nick] You opened everything up!
-[Dave] Everything. -[Jenny] Yes.
[Johanna] It's so beautiful!
And we were able to open the ceiling.
This is the original ceiling.
-And that's why we put the roof... -[Johanna] It is?
This is all original.
-[Johanna] Oh, that's awesome! -[Jenny] Because we were able to keep
-these original. -[Nick] So cool.
How about that beam? Was that...
-[Jenny] That is a new beam that we added... -[Nick] That's a new beam.
[Jenny] ...a real beam that we found.
-So it's new to the house, but it is old. -[Nick] Wow.
[Johanna] I just love the detail and the different, like, knots in it.
-[Dave] Isn't it cool? -[Jenny & Johanna] Yes!
[Nick] That height is so nice.
-[Dave] Isn't it nice? -Yeah!
-I love it! -It's amazing,
and I'm just like trying to wrap my head around
-what was where! -Don't even try!
[laughing] I know.
[Dave] Before, your ceilings weren't there.
-I mean... -[Nick & Johanna] Yeah.
The bottom of these rafters, it was four inches below that.
-It's awesome. It is amazing. -[Jenny] Okay.
So should we check out your kitchen now?
-Yeah. Let's go check it out! -[Jenny] Okay.
Oh, my gosh!
-Oh, I love it! Oh, it is so sweet. -[Nick laughing]
-[laughing] -[Johanna] I love it.
[Jenny] It feels like a historic home...
-[Johanna & Nick] Yup. -[Jenny] But everything is brand new.
-But it still feels like you're in a little... -[Johanna] Yup.
...historic cottage somewhere in the countryside.
[Johanna] Nice appliances.
I am super excited to use them.
-[Jenny] Yes! -[Dave laughing]
It's so cute! And all this space, like...
-Yes! -It's a small kitchen,
but that's a lot of counter space.
[Jenny] It is, yes.
-We reoriented everything, and this kitchen... -[Nick] Yeah.
...was a challenge.
We were able to really maximize storage.
You have storage all around the island,
you have seating at the island,
you have all the upper cabinets here.
-[Johanna] I love it. -It's a very sweet little kitchen.
-Home run. -Yeah.
-Good! -Home run!
-Yeah. -[Jenny] Okay!
-So should we check out your bedroom? -[Johanna & Nick] Yeah.
-Remember, this used to be the garage. -Yes.
You used to enter over there, we moved the door.
-So you can see why when you go in. -[Johanna] Okay, yup!
-Here we go... -[Nick] Oh, my gosh. Look at this.
Oh, my gosh...
-[Nick] Wow. -[Johanna] Look at it! It is so sweet.
-This was the old garage? -Yes!
[Nick laughing]
-And it's the same! You didn't have to step down! -No step.
-No, no step. -Yeah!
-I really like that, I really like that. -Yes!
And the ceiling still feels nice and tall!
-Right? -Oh, yeah, absolutely.
-[Johanna] And the window seat, and the storage... -[Dave] Isn't it nice?
[Johanna] I love it.
I'm so glad.
It's just like a hug or something.
[all laughing]
[Nick] Really nice.
-[Johanna] Fantastic. -[Nick] Beautiful.
-Love the color, too. -[Johanna] Yup.
-Yay! -Yup.
-So you wanna check out the bathroom? -[both] Yes.
[Jenny] Okay.
-[Johanna] Oh, I love that tile! -[Nick] Wow.
Oh, my gosh! It's big!
-[all laughing] -[Johanna] Yay!
-[Nick] It is big! -[Johanna] Wow!
I love the faucets. It's like jewelry.
[Nick chuckling]
-[Johanna] I love the lighting and the mirrors. -[Jenny] Oh, good.
-I love everything. -[Nick] Look at this great big shower.
-So nice. -[Johanna] It's awesome.
It is so cool.
[Nick] Love the color, everything.
Well done.
So we didn't forget. We know you needed a closet too.
Okay, let's see.
-Oh! -[Nick] Wow.
[Johanna] Also bigger than I thought!
-Yeah! -Not bad, isn't it?
[Johanna] Yes, it's fantastic!
This can be your part.
-I'll have the longer wall. -[Jenny & Dave laughing]
[Nick] Yeah.
I actually am surprised that this feels so big.
-[Jenny] Yeah, yes. -Bigger. Bigger than I thought.
-Right. Yeah. -Probably.
-We laid this out, then we re-laid this out. -Yeah.
-Then we laid it out again, and we just... -Changed...
[Dave] ...tried to get the flow right,
because you go from, yeah, front of garage to back of garage.
-Yup. -Yeah.
Now the back of the closet, and then we still had to figure out
how to get outside, how to get out back.
But yeah, it all worked!
-Yeah, speaking of out back... -[Nick] It's really nice.
Speaking of out back...
-[Jenny] I think we should go check that out! -[Nick] Yeah.
-Yeah? -[Nick] Let's do it.
[Johanna] Oh, the tile! I love the tile.
Oh, this is so smart.
-This is great. -[Nick] Yeah.
-Little landing spot just to take your shoes off... -[Johanna] Yup, I love...
-...or whatever. -[Johanna] ...the old tile and the old-school pegs.
-It ties in with the kitchen. -[Jenny] Yes.
-[Nick] Yeah. -[Dave] All right, get outside!
-Get out, let's go! -[Jenny] Check this out.
Okay.
Oh, wow.
-[Nick] Oh, look at this. -[Johanna] This is amazing.
[Nick] All right, this is my favorite spot.
-[all laughing] -[Dave] I knew it would be!
[Nick] Oh!
-[Jenny] Inside, we wanted to give you... -[Johanna] Yeah.
...seating at the island, and then of course in the living room.
But it was impossible to fit a dining table in there too.
So, we have this big dining space out here,
-and ten months out of the year... -[Johanna] It's great.
-...you can be outside here in Arkansas... -[Johanna & Nick] Yeah.
...which is so wonderful.
And then we also added this little privacy wall.
-[Johanna] Love that. -[Jenny] Feels modern, but it also brings in
some warmth with all the cedar.
-[Johanna] It's fantastic. -[Nick] For sure.
-Remember that rinky-dink little platform? -[Johanna] Oh.
-[Jenny] Yes, yes! -[Johanna] It was dangerous.
[Jenny] Now it's flagstone. I love this flagstone.
-[Nick] Oh, this is so cool. -[Johanna] It's so solid!
-[Nick] Yeah. -[Jenny] Yes.
[Dave] And we installed a faucet out here
so you can wash your bikes or your dogs.
-[Johanna] Yes! -[Nick] Yeah.
[Johanna] Oh, this is great. Yup.
And then you have a nice little spot here
-in case it does get chilly. -[Johanna] Yeah!
[Jenny] You have a little fire pit out here.
-[Nick] Wow! -[Johanna] This is incredible.
-[Dave] Isn't it beautiful out here? -[Nick] It's so nice.
I know you guys have a kid in college,
one almost in college, so when they visit,
-this is gonna be the spot I see them bringing friends. -[Johanna] I love it.
-I love it. -[Jenny] Sitting outside,
having a bonfire in the evening,
-after you go biking. -Yup.
-[Dave] Talking about the trails you run. -[Johanna] I love that, yup.
[Jenny] And so we have this trail sign made for y'all.
-[Nick] Wow. -[Johanna] So cool.
And it's made out of the exact same stuff
that the trail signs are.
-So you don't have to worry about weather or anything. -[Jenny] Yes.
-Just, yeah. -[Jenny & Dave] Yup.
-It can handle it. That's awesome. -[Dave] Yup, very cool.
So we took your garage, you love to bike...
-Yup. -[Jenny] Where are you supposed to store your bikes?
Right? So we're calling this the, uh, bike shed.
-That's a very descriptive term, I like it. -Bike shed.
[laughing] Bike shed.
It's really creative.
You know, Dave added the shutters and the little window planters,
it has a new roof to match the house.
-[Johanna] Love it. -[Nick] Yeah.
-[Jenny] Um, and yeah! -[Johanna] Get comfy.
[Jenny] You guys can look in there.
-It's just a little storage for you. -[Johanna] Okay.
-[Nick] Oh, wow. -[Johanna] Oh, my gosh.
-[Nick] Look at this. -[Johanna] Oh, this is awesome!
I love this!
So cool!
-You can sit here and get stuff done... -[Nick] Yup.
-Or you can just put a kegerator in here... -[Nick] Yeah.
-[Dave] ...and just enjoy! -It's just a special man cave. I love this.
[Johanna] This is so smart.
-And it's really pretty too. -[Jenny] Yeah!
-[Johanna] It looks really cool. I love it. -[Jenny] Yeah!
They did such a nice job.
They were so thoughtful.
[Johanna] I think the ceilings are probably my favorite.
The fact that they're original and he was able to keep 'em,
it's really just awesome.
Yeah, I would agree.
We're gonna head out, but I hope that you
have wonderful memories in this house.
-Welcome to Bentonville. -Yes!
We're excited to have you guys!
-Thank you! -And when you get that kegger installed,
-make sure you call. -[Nick] Yes!
It felt, actually, pretty grand for a little house.
-Hey! -[Johanna] Hi!
-Come on in! -[woman] Come on, Frankie!
-Oh, my goodness. -It's totally different.
-[Nick] What do you guys think? -[Johanna] Isn't it amazing?
Yeah, I love the wood roof.
Although it's small, it just doesn't feel small.
And you don't feel like you're crowded or on top of each other.
Hey guys, come on in!
[all exclaiming]
-It's awesome! -[Johanna] Come in, come in!
They figured out how to make it work so that
the house is small, but those spaces aren't.
Yeah, it's comfortable.
-It's... yeah. -Super comfortable.
Oh, my goodness.
-[Johanna] Isn't it awesome? -[woman] Whoa...
[Johanna] I definitely want to thank Dave and Jenny.
I can just tell that they really cared.
That's you.
Oh, that's me when I was, like, ten.
[Johanna] Yeah!
I think they went above and beyond.
-Yeah. -And we're so grateful.
Really nice.
It's very cool.
-[woman] What a great spot! -[man] Yeah!