Construction's actually been going surprisingly smoothly over at Sanders,
which is lovely.
The carriage house is done, which is nice.
And almost the entire interi of the main house is done.
[Mel] Wow!
[Mina] Which Mel and Curtis loved when they came by to see it
for their upcoming wedding.
-Formal dining. -[Mel] This is beautiful.
-[Curtis] Wow. -[Mel] That's amazing.
But we had a bit of a hiccup with a plumbing leak
in the ceiling over the kitchen...
-[MJ] Uh, we have a water leak. -[Austin] It's getting worse.
...which has stalled some of the kitchen progress.
When do you know, for sure, that the downstairs will be finished?
Well, there's not a full kitchen right now.
That being said, the kitchen's not done,
we have the entire exterior to finish,
as well as the speakeasy, which we haven't even touched on yet.
With Mel and Curtis' wedding in just four weeks now,
there's still a lot to do.
So, at this point, I just need to keep moving forward and get it done.
So I'm on my way over to Sanders
to meet MJ and talk through the speakeasy
and finalize some decisions,
so we can rock and roll there.
And I can't wait to get started
since it's something so new and different for us.
-[Mina laughing maniacally] -[MJ] Hello.
-And welcome. -[Mina joyfully screaming]
You're so over the top and I love it.
-[MJ chuckles] Cheers. -Thank you.
MJ asked me to meet him over at the speakeasy to talk through some design stuff.
And he surprised me with, like, a cheese board,
and rose, and velvet, and all the pretty things.
And I just love that even though this space is unfinished,
he's really seeing the vision for the design for the final product.
I really think that we need to maximize this space,
by doing something long and L shape in this corner.
-It'll have to be perfect. -Love it, L shape.
-Like, still a little, like, mid-mod mixed with Gatsby. -Yep.
Low profile, no arms, it's gonna have to be very specific.
[Mina] A few weeks ago, we visited a speakeasy
that had a really cool velvet sofa,
lots of dark moody paint, gold fixtures,
and it was exactly the type of vibe I want down there.
I'm okay with the whole walls and the ceiling being painted tricorn black.
As long as we clean off all the extra random stuff. [laughing]
-We're painting this today. -The whole ceiling?
You're not gonna paint the whole ceiling with one can I hate to burst your bubble.
We have two cans.
-What are we spray-painting? -The wall!
-You know I'm not very patient. -No.
They still need wire.
-[MJ softly] Wow! -Yeah, that's happy and beautiful and lovely.
Black, and gold, and velvet.
[Mina] So we'll have black walls, black ceiling, velvet kind of banquette vibe.
-dim lighting. -Yes!
[Mina] And then, pretty muc this space just have our wet bar here.
-All right, I feel good about this space. -Okay.
[MJ] Let's go into the wine room.
So then in here, this needs to get...
scrapped, and then I think, I mean, I talked to them about sandblasting.
-All right. -So, over here, we're got our, like, spiral staircase
that's gonna come down and the beautiful built-in wine room.
-[MJ] What color is this roo -I think same.
-Okay, yeah, but with brick? -Yes.
I'm so excited for the speakeasy.
I think it's really gonna be the cherry on top of the sundae.
Or, you know, maybe the cherry in the old fashion.
Either way, I think it really could end of being,
like, one of the big deciding factors
for whether or not people have their events at this place.
Well, this place filled up real fast.
But I think for the purpose we're creating it for
-it'll be perfect, and intimate, and vibe-y. -It's the vibe. Yeah.
-Yeah. -That's incredible.
-Spiral staircase, exposed brick. -Super vibe-y.
-Wine tomb. -Yeah.
-I'm gonna wanna move here by the time it's done. -Yeah, I'm gonna live here.
♪ Ooh wha-oh, ooh wha-oh♪
[Mina] We still have a long way to go on the exterior
before the wedding in a few weeks.
The painting's fully underwa at the main house.
In the speakeasy we're finishing up framing, so we can get our drywall up
[Gary] Hi, Mina. Hi, MJ.
-[Mina] Are you guys so excited? -We are excited.
Gary, Caleb, and Dustin have brought their amazing craftsmanship
already to a few spots in this home,
we've got the metal staircas in the carriage house,
the beautiful carved one in the front,
like, right when you enter of the main house.
And today, we're bringing th into one more project,
the staircase that's gonna give us access from the speakeasy
directly to the upstairs hal off the kitchen.
-A winding staircase. -Spiral, right?
I think with a spiral you kind of need a center point.
And now that this post is staying here, right,
I don't know if that's really an option.
[Mina] We had to add additional support in the basement
to level out the sagging flo and foundation issues in the main house.
What we could do is, come in and lift the first three, four, five joists,
and then sister on to it.
[Mina] And in doing so, we had to add a pillar smack dab in the middle
of where we want our circular staircase.
Honestly, I think at this point, it's what you guys feel
like you can making look esthetically pleasing given the space we have.
-I see it as winding stair... -Mmm-hmm.
...coming from there, coming 180 degrees back.
But it won't be spiral, it'll be kind of spiral, but not spiral.
I feel comfortable leaving it in your guys very capable hands.
Well, what we...
Let us take these measurements, figure out what we can do,
get back with ya, say this is what we can do,
-and then we'll just go from there. -Okay, perfect.
And then, plan B is a fireman's pole.
Yeah, let's just put in an elevator, guys.
[Gary chuckles] There ya go.
What if we just like, is there a human sized dumbwaiter?
Where you just, like, pull yourself up and down.
Okay, plan C is an elevator.
Plan C, measure away.
The leak in the kitchen delayed us in finishing in time
for Curtis and Mel to see i when they toured the house.
Thankfully, the plumbing has been fixed
and the water damage repaire
So we can finally get all the appliances installed
And in a few days, Mel's wedding chef, Allison
is gonna take a tour of the kitchen,
so fingers crossed everything slides in perfectly today.
This might weigh more than this truck.
-[man] 750 pounds, says on it. -Yeah, says how heavy it is on here.
[Mina] Great, great, that's awesome.
We typically do, like, a pretty standard appliance package,
but this is not a standard house.
So we have the bigger range, the bigger refrigerator,
like, the massive range hood
we just gotta, you know, kick it up a level or two.
Go ahead and push, Mina.
-[Mina] Backwards or? -[Austin] Uh, we gotta pull it up.
-[Mina] Okay. -We're gonna have to.
-We're gonna have to come your way a little. -One, two.
[all grunting]
[Mina] Holy moly.
[Austin] All right, next step.
[man] I don't feel good about this.
There is a possibility for lots of things to get damaged
and/or broken in this move.
Including but not limited to, the fridge itself, the tile, the walls,
the humans carrying the fridge.
[Austin] Three, two, one!
[Mina] Oh, jeez.
-[Mina] Holy moly. -[man] I don't feel good about this.
[Austin] Three, two, one!
[Mina] Whoa!
[man] Three, two, one!
[Austin] All right, we're up, we're up.
We decided the best plan of action is,
to tilt the refrigerator away from the front door,
and kinda scoot the end in,
and so we don't have to try to jump up the incline of the door entr
We'll just scoot the furniture dollies under it,
and lower the fridge back on to them.
-[man] Okay, you're clear. -[Mina] Okay, we're on one.
-[Austin] Oh, watch out. -[man] I got it.
Get the other one underneath this backside.
-[Austin] Underneath? -[man] Underneath, yep, yep, yep, underneath.
[Mina] Why won't it go in! Oh! Too far!
[man] Ugh, too far.
[Mina] Okay, okay, okay.
-[man] Down? -[Austin] Yeah, yeah, we're good, we're good.
There was a brief five seconds where my arms were under the fridge,
and the boys were struggling significantly
and I was able to shove the dolly in
just in time before my arms were crushed
by 750 pounds of refrigerator.
So, yeah, just another chill day at the office.
-Okay. -[man] Well, look at her.
Once we get it on the floor, we can slide it in to place. We just gotta get it off.
[Mina] All right, I'm just doing double forearm.
[Austin] Three, two, one!
You're good, you're good, keep going. Okay, down.
[Finley] Down, down, down.
That was wildly successful!
-Okay, okay. -[man] Heck yeah.
We definitely need to do some levelling, it's going this way a smidge.
But other than that, I think it looks really good. All right.
-[man] Not about as bad as we predicted. -No, not too bad.
-[Mina mimicking fanfare] -[MJ] Wow!
[Mina] Perfect.
Okay.
[MJ] All the things.
[Mina] MJ and I wanna find some pieces
for the basement's speakeas that really stand out.
-[Mina squeals] It's got a little chair that matches! -I love it.
[Mina] So we're taking a little shopping trip to on of our favorite shops.
Place is super unique, with one of a kind furniture it's all handcrafted,
nothing's mass produced and Sanders really deserves nothing less.
-What? -Oh, my God! It looks so cool. [gasps]
-Speakeasy! Speakeasy! -[MJ] Yes!
[Mina] Oh, my gosh!
[MJ] This is incredible.
-This is great. -Oh, my gosh. I want bourbon.
This coffee table's incredible too.
-I kinda like how high this one is... -Yeah.
...that might be too big in here.
-Do you wanna switch 'em and see? -No.
-No? -This one's right. This is right.
We're definitely channeling a 1920s vibe in the speakeasy.
It's very art deco with the velvet and the gol in the marble.
And in the first 5 minutes of being in the store,
we found a gorgeous velvet couch and a marble table.
Um, I think we could probably like...
a couple of things like... What?
What? What? [gasps]
-Ugh! It's so beautiful! -Why!
[Mina] This would give us more seating.
And then, we could do...
[Mina] We could do the bigger round... We could do a bigger round one.
The round, the same pedestal table, but the actual table table.
-[Mina] I like this a lot. Similar vibe. -[MJ chuckling]
But we're gonna get way more seating out of it than the round.
Yeah, totally.
And this is, like, a super cute place for photos for...
-Like a bride. -Yeah. Bridal party.
[Mina] We want the speakeas to serve a couple functions
it could be where our groom is getting ready,
or where people go for cocktail hour during the wedding.
You know, we've got some mixed metals in there,
we've got some marble, we've got some velvet,
so I think that's coming together really well.
I just got really excited.
That crosses a lot off my list.
It's looking good!
[Mina] With only a couple weeks left to go
before Mel and Curtis' wedding,
we've finished painting the main house a pristine white,
and because we're so under the gun,
we're working on getting all of our concrete forms built and poured today.
And, unfortunately, we're at a time of the year
that Indiana weather is not our friend.
Temperatures have been yo-yoing from warm to freezi
and we just have to cross our fingers no snow comes.
-You look cold. -[Jordan] I'm freezing.
-It's 10 degrees out here. -[Mina] Yeah.
-[Finley] So cold. -It is.
-What's going on? -Lots of fun stuff.
-Concrete, electrician. -[Jordan] Concrete, yeah.
So apparently we have to have the concrete set
-for five days before turf can come. -[Jordan] Yes.
[Mina] So they're gonna start pouring the concrete today?
[Jordan] Uh, Thursday and Friday, next week though.
[Mina] Concrete's not happening today?
[Jordan] Yeah, 'cause we gotta do all this forming.
-[Mina] So we aren't even ready for concrete, yet? -[Jordan] Correct.
What I thought was happening was that,
concrete was getting formed and poured today.
So the concrete guys showed up,
he's here ready to roll, but we can't pour because the framing isn't complete.
It was just way too much to bite off in one day.
And so now, not only are we not pouring today
we're pouring Thursday and Friday of next week.
-Why-- -That's not start... No. No!
Hey, I don't control it.
-That's not enough time. -[Mina] Yeah.
So let's count this out, the wedding is 14 days away,
-so it's be one, two, three, four, five. -[Finley] Okay.
So then on day six is when the tent's coming.
-So that's not gonna happen now. -[Mina] No.
And then, they need five days.
-[both] One, two, three, four, five. -We're at the wedding week.
So we're 14 days from the wedding,
the concrete guys can't get concrete back there for seven days,
and then that has to cure for five days, which leaves us with two days,
and the turf guys need those two days to perp and install the turf.
Which puts us at the wedding day,
which literally leaves us no days to set up for the wedding.
[Finley] I'm gonna cry, this isn't gonna happen then.
[Jordan] He just told us, Thursday and Friday of next week.
[Finley] I'm gonna cry, this isn't gonna happen then.
-This isn't gonna happen. -It'll happen.
-We can-- -Jordan, there's not enough days!
-There's not enough days. -What am I supposed to do?
I don't know.
Well, then the phone call is you can't have a wedding here.
The turf installers just told us that they need five days
for the concrete to cure before they can start their process.
With two weeks before the wedding,
I have no idea how we're gonna be able to
do the concrete, lay the turf, [chuckles]
set up the tent, and have a wedding here in two weeks.
I might lose my mind.
-Are you the boss? -Yeah.
Okay, we have a wedding in two weeks.
Oh, Finley's gonna freak out!
So is there anything that you can do before concrete is set, um...
Uh, maybe stuff along the house.
[Mina] All right, I'm gonna go try to solve turf now.
Um, and I'll touch base with you. Okay, thank you.
Okay, so that is the boss.
Um, and, they can have the forms done by the end of the week,
but they can't get concrete till Thursday and Friday next week.
And the temperatures too low even if they could, they can't pour under 26.
So the only option would be is if...
they can overlap a bit in their prep.
'Cause I know there's a [bleep] ton,
but I don't know how much we can do.
So he is aware of what's going on,
he's gonna come here so that he can identify what prep he can do
that doesn't affect concrete.
The five days is erring on the side of caution, that's why he said it.
We don't have five days,
so as long as the concrete guys
-say that it's cured, they'll go. -Okay.
I have to now call the tent people, um, that's my next concern.
-We have to tell Bridget. -And then we have to tell Bridget.
-Okay. -Okay.
[Mina screaming]
The wedding day is in two weeks and Bridget
Mel and Curtis' wedding planner,
needs time to decorate and prep everything.
And where we were able to give Bridget a week with the tent,
I think it was like five days with the tent,
um, we're gonna be lucky if we can give her two.
-Okay. Should we call Bridget now and give her a heads up? -'Kay.
I don't know what she's gonna say.
I don't under...
We're both smiling and it's not funny and I don't know what else to do.
I could cry, but it's too cold to cry.
-Yeah, it would freeze. -Mmm-hmm.
This is terrible.
♪ How you let me♪
[Finley] I'll call.
♪ Down♪
♪ How you let me down♪
♪ When I get that feeling♪
♪ I keep coming back around♪
♪ Like a roulette wheel♪
♪ I love how♪
♪ How you let me ♪
♪ Down♪
-[Gary] We are excited to see you guys. -[MJ] How's it going?
I'm just excited to finally have
some semblance of a plan.
'Cause this staircase has just been the biggest headache.
We're talking about the staircase down to the speakeasy
from the main house.
Because it's not...
like a standard space by any means.
It's gonna be all metal, floating treads off the wall.
And then, we're gonna add a little bit of, you know,
flare to the brackets.
Do you have one of the treads with the curlicue yet? Or is that still--
-[Caleb] I was thinking we could cut it out. -Okay.
-[MJ] With the laser? -With the laser.
Yes!
-[Mina screams] -[MJ] Oh, my God!
[all laughing]
♪ You wanna know?♪
That was so scary.
♪ Hit it na-na-na-na-na♪
-[Mina] Very pretty. -[Caleb] Do you like it?
Yeah, yeah.
-[Mina joyfully screaming] -[MJ] Oh! I love it!
Yes! So this, like that?
-[Caleb] Yeah. -And we'll just have two of 'em next to each other.
-[Caleb] Right. -Very cool.
-[Dustin] I think two of 'em would look good. -[Caleb] Yeah.
[Mina] The staircase went from being a massive headache
to what I think will be a really beautiful design feature in the basement.
And fabricating it with that awesome laser,
is gonna make it come togeth in no time.
Because we needed it done, like, yesterday.
That looks so good all put together.
I love that. I love it, love it, love it, love it.
What's your timeline for installing that looking like?
[Caleb] Next week.
-[MJ] Wow! -[Mina whooping]
-[MJ] That's amazing. -[Gary] Yeah. We love to make you happy, Mina.
-[MJ] Let's get outta here so they can get done. -Let's go back to Sanders.
[Gary] Glad you like it, take care.
[Mina] With drywall done in the speakeasy
it's time to turn our attention to the floors,
which are getting epoxied today.
I want it really dark and moody in here overall,
so the shiny floors will be a nice contrast.
There's still so much to do before the wedding,
but at least the kitchen is finally finished.
When we met Curtis and Mel's chef at the tastin
she was understandably nervous.
There was no kitchen yet.
So, do you have a vision for how you want the pastries to be?
Well, there's not a full kitchen right now.
So...
I'm showing Alison the kitchen in the main house because it is done.
I want her to see it to make sure it works.
A little positive reinforcement wouldn't hurt, not gonna lie.
So, obviously, still a lot to be done out there,
but we've made really good progress inside.
Wow!
This is beautiful!
[Mina] Obviously, still a lo to be done out there,
but we've made really good progress inside.
Wow!
This is beautiful!
[Mina] It's been a labor of love.
Thought we were done and then, you know,
a ton of water started pouring through the ceiling.
So, that was really fun.
We've got the big Beefy Boy stove, double ovens
and hopefully you appreciate them
-'cause I don't cook per say... -[Alison laughing]
...but I think someone who does would appreciate them.
Absolutely.
[Mina] Got the big sink, oversized refrigerator, very important.
So you can fit, if you have food prep, anything like that in there.
-Storage for days -[Alison] Yeah
When we go to a lot of off-site caterings,
it's like, we're lucky to have any storage at all.
-Okay. -So seeing all of the counter space...
-all of the refrigeration... -We got cabinets for days.
...this here.
So I'm thinking, like, a giant charcuterie spread
'cause I know that they want to do a charcuteri
So I'm thinking we just do it...
-Right on the island. -...right here.
-So pull the bar stools out and have this just kind of... -Yes!
-...mingle area. -Make it, like, the focal point in here.
All right.
If you were doing more of a private dinner party,
didn't want, you know, the behind the scenes shown
we've got big pocket doors that close off to the dining room.
Yes. I love that.
I know when we were talking and doing the tasting previously,
this was a lot to be done, but I wanted to get you back in,
-like, this is gonna work. -[Alison] This is amazing.
I always dread catering at off-site events
and this is a dream.
[Mina] We do still have a lot to do outside.
We've got the concrete, the turf, everything in the speakeasy,
but we're gonna be able to get it done.
So as long as you're good in the kitchen, I'm happy.
Oh, yeah. This is perfect. We've got everything that we need.
[Mina] Okay, perfect.
Outside, we chose to give the turret a faux copper finish
so it doesn't patina and it will stay this warm beautiful color..
and it was also a huge cost-saving
over the authentic copper, so it's a win-win.
And all of our concrete foru are done,
but we're still waiting for the concrete to actuall be poured
so we can move ahead with the rest of the outside
-Hey! -[Tim] Hello. Hello.
-Good to see you. -Good to see you.
So, hopefully you guys have figured out some options
for our stuff getting done for our wedding?
-Yeah! -Yeah, days.
That little panic where your bowel tightens?
-Yeah. -That's where we're all at.
It's very snug.
Yeah, we'll do everything we can to keep things moving along
as you're waiting for the concrete to be poured.
I know originally when you guys talked,
you told Finley concrete needs to have been poured for five days.
Is that just, like, a healthy suggestion?
Is there flex in that?
I was definitely erring on the side of caution just because it's cold.
-Yeah. -I don't know if their concrete is going
to take longer to cure, but the concrete guys should know.
Maybe they have a different formula for their concrete
-that cures a little bit faster in the cold weather. -Okay.
-So it could be as little as two days. -I know we have heat blankets.
-As little as two days? Okay. -Could be.
We are trying to see if we can make up any days
that we're losing on the delay with the concrete...
which hopefully means getting the turf guys out here to do prep...
while the concrete's also being prepped
so as soon as it's poured, they can get in and actually lay the turf.
They pour next Thursday and Friday.
What day...
What day could you start prep?
And then what day do you think you could actually be complete
after their Thursday- Friday pour?
I would imagine, actually, if it works with you guys,
we could probably be here before they're pouring, doing the areas
-that don't involve concrete. -Yeah.
And then, just as soon as they're done, you know,
we'll have those couple of days.
Perfect. Would you guys be here Saturday and Sunday?
Or would it be like, "Monday, we're gonna come..."
-More than likely Monday. -Okay.
-I try to give the guys the weekend off. -Yeah.
But if we're coming down to crunch time on this project...
So if that's what it takes, then that's what it takes.
-Okay. -No problem. No problem.
-Good answer. -Love him.
Love him.
I am on my way to the Wedding Studio right now.
It's a wedding dress shop that my good friend Adrienne owns
and Mel has her final fitting for her wedding dress.
So I'm gonna join her and I'm a little anxious
because there's so much to worry about with the house still,
but I think of all the people that could be up in the air
about our situation, Mel and Curtis are the best people
'cause they're very chill.
But, I mean, they have to be anxious a little bit.
But at least for an hour or two,
all we're gonna think about is wedding dresses.
Yay! Welcome.
[laughing] Yay.
-I'm so glad you're here! Come around. -All right.
-Nice to see you. -Good to see you.
-Welcome to the Wedding Studio! -Thank you! I'm excited.
-[Adrienne] Go ahead and sit down. -[woman] Here we go.
Okay, so, first off, tell me about the venue.
The front house is updated Victorian.
So, you know, big curved front windows
and then the carriage house in the back is all brick
with matte black, like, storefront windows.
So much funkier back there.
Kind of like boutique hotel vibes.
So you get a little bit of both.
The seating would all be outside.
It's all gonna be stamped concrete...
-That's cool. -...and we've got a big tent.
That sounds amazing.
-It's in my head. -I can't wait to see it.
I am so excited that everyone is also so excited
to see the main house done.
I want to see the main house done...
but every time I think about it, it just gets me stressed ou
and I would love to just be here as Mel's friend,
helping her look at pretty dresses
and not as the strung-out, frantic, frazzled contractor
that's way behind schedule.
[all gasping]
-[woman] Oh, my gosh. -That's so pretty.
[laughing]
[Mel] I am feeling, like, really into it.
-[Adrienne] I do love it. -We need this on.
-I mean, I would wear a crown. -[Adrienne] She wants a crown.
I may be smiling along with everyone else,
but on the inside I am definitely freaking out
Very anxious about not wanting to be the one to ruin Mel's wedding
by not having her venue ready.
-[all cheering] -Yes! Yes! Yes!
So, no pressure.
[Mina] While the guys are doing as much prep
for the turf install that they can before the concrete comes,
work's continuing on the speakeasy.
Our custom staircase is getting installed in the basement,
but, of course, just like everything else in the project...
[Caleb] It's cracking here.
[Mina] ...installation isn' going exactly as planned.
[sighs] Holy moly.
Hi, you guys. This looks so good!
[both] Hey, Mina.
[Caleb] We wanted to talk to you about this wall. We're having some...
pretty serious issues with it.
-Is it crumbling? -[Caleb] Yeah.
-So, we had wedge anchors in there... -Uh-huh?
...and when we were tightening it,
-the brick was just cracking... -Yeah.
...and those wedge anchors were just pulling out.
So we had to through bolt...
I see that. I see that on the other side.
[Caleb] ...all the way through the wall.
-[Mina] Which is fine! -[Caleb] Yeah.
-[Mina] Whatever. -[Caleb] So...
But now the issue is...
we have to do the same thing for the landing.
[Mina] So we need to dig this hole outside, along that wall
so you can drill through it?
Yeah. Oh, for sure.
So, we've got to come down, like, 24 inches for this one
and then, like, 30 for this one.
The ground is frozen.
How the hell are we getting...
[groans]
We're gonna have to go into this wall.
Oh, that's a bummer.
[Dustin] So we're gonna need a hole out there.
So, we've got to come down, like, 24 inches for this one...
-[Mina] Uh-huh? -...and then, like, 30 for this one.
The ground is frozen.
How the hell are we getting...
[groans]
I was definitely not plannin on digging a trench
in frozen dirt when I showed up today,
but to give these stairs the support they need,
we need to go all the way through the brick
and secure them from the outside.
So, if that means digging a few feet down into frozen earth
to get the job done, that's what we'll do.
-[Caleb] Oh, yeah! -[Dustin] It's like sand.
-[Caleb] Oh, yeah. -[Mina groans]
That's not quite as much like sand.
[Dustin] Oh, my gosh. It is really soft.
This is, like, falling apart.
-[Mina] Why is it hard where I'm digging? -[men laughing]
[Mina] Tell me I'm crazy.
It's not looking good.
-You're crazy. -[Mina] You have more leverage.
♪ Six feet down in the cold wet dirt ♪
[Caleb] Well, we don't have to worry about it moving.
-All right, you ready for this? -I'm ready.
♪ I try to run I try to fight ♪
[Mina] The landings are super heavy duty,
probably about 150 pounds each.
[groaning] I got to get under.
Dustin, is that enough room?
Here we go.
All right, coming in. Coming in.
[Mina] Coming in.
Okay!
Snug as a bug in a rug.
Oh, yeah.
[Mina] It's going slow and steady.
All right.
So as soon as we got those secured and in place..
the rest of the stairs were a piece of cake.
All right, we're getting there.
-Pretty cool. -[Dustin] I mean, it's pretty solid.
I mean, they're awesome.
-This is awesome. -[Caleb] Well, you've been a huge help.
Good! I'm glad. I'm usually just a nuisance.
Expected snowy weather last night.
Today, the temps are up.
The snow is melting and we're finally getting our concrete poured.
With Mel and Curtis' weddin almost a week away,
we need to move quick to finish the exterior of the house.
So we're putting the finishing touches on our front porch railing...
and installing light fixture
And in the speakeasy, we're getting
our soft black paint up all throughout the space...
to help turn it into the ultimate underground chill space...
and we're focusing on getting this place all cleaned up
and ready for Mel and Curtis' big day.
[pop music playing]
♪ Bet you're looking bright I blind everything in sight
-You ready? -[Everette] One, two, three.
I'm just not tall enough, Everette! I got the muscle.
-Is it... -[Everette] So close...
[Mina] I'm too short!
We picked the wrong jobs.
[laughing] We'll get it.
[laughing]
-Well, you can try. -Okay.
[gasps] Oh, so pretty.
As much stress as the turf has caused,
it's always the right choic in my book.
It's basically zero maintenance and looks epic year round.
So even a winter wedding like Mel and Curtis' can hav a nice pop of greenery.
[Everette] So, your end will actually go first that way.
Okay.
-Maybe we spin here. -Okay.
Yeah, that's probably better.
-Perfect. -Yeah, we definitely did it the wrong way earlier.
It's so pretty.
[yelling happily]
It's so pretty. It makes me so much happier.
I think this might be the first time I've smiled today.
Yeah, in, like, 10 months.
You made us smile for the first time in 10 months, Everette.
I love it.
-[Mina] All right. -Awesome, awesome.
Yeah, we'll have this place turned green pretty quick.
[Finley] It's certainly a big piece of the puzzle,
but I don't have much time because there's a lot more work to do.
[Mina] With just a few days to go before the wedding,
we're rushing to finish up all the work on the exterior
Turf's finally in and we've installed a beautiful front gate to the backyard.
All right, all right.
In the speakeasy, the guys installed a really cool grate they mad
which gives a cool peak into the wine room
where our custom wine rack is being installed.
It's everything I hoped it would be.
I'm so glad.
We just need to bring in some furniture and artwork,
then we'll be ready to show Mel and Curtis' wedding planner, Bridget,
who has been waiting patient for us so she can set up the wedding.
Thank you, guys. Wow, look at this lounge!
[Mina] Completing the exteri and the speakeasy
was the last phase of this whirlwind project...
and it's just kind of surreal, so many months in,
so much blood, sweat and tears, to finally be done.
And it's kind of a dream come true to be done
and for people to be able to book it
and have their special events and make all these really cool memories
in this really cool space.
Hi!
I cannot believe you did it.
-Oh, my God! -I can't believe I did it either.
[Bridget] Wow.
We are definitely cutting it super, super close,
but Bridget's coming by today
because build-out for the wedding starts tomorrow.
I'm so impressed. I'm shocked.
-I can't believe it's done. -[chuckles]
[Bridget] Oh, my gosh, it looks amazing.
Wow.
[Mina Starsiak] Yeah, I think probably
-we both didn't think it was gonna get done ever. -Definitely not.
And we are cutting it super, super, super close,
-but we've got our concrete now, turf down. -Wow.
[Mina] It's now all nice and fresh
We were able to keep that old fish scale
and then kind of mimic it up there.
-I love the copper turret. -I love it.
Very picture perfect.
I can see lots of wedding parties getting their pictures
on this front porch right here.
[Mina] Originally, the home was a really nice dirty yellow.
And traditionally, like, you know,
a Victorian house would be seven, nine colors.
-[Bridget] Mmm. -But going along with, kind of,
the updated Victorian theme
it's very monochromatic inside in all the rooms,
so same thing outside with just the pops of color with the door and the turret
And now if you're having events,
you can have people enter in through the main house,
-depending what it is. -Mmm-hmm.
They can come in here through the side.
-So we've got lots of option Let's go check it out. -Great.
So, now we have nice, big, low to, dare I say, no maintenance yard.
Before, there was this massive addition
that had been put on the back of the carriage house,
so you couldn't see, any of the, like, the original carriage openings
-and it took up so much of the backyard space. -Yeah.
And very rarely do I actuall remove square footage, but I think it made sense.
Yeah, that really opens up this space.
I can't believe how much room there is.
And the carriage house
-is where the ladies will be getting ready, -Yes.
-and where will the guys get ready? -Yes, I have that covered.
Come with me.
-So, welcome to the speakeasy. -Wow.
-and where will the guys get ready? -Yes, I have that covered.
Come with me.
-So, welcome to the speakeasy. -Wow.
This looks so good. I love the colors.
[Mina] Yeah, so I wanted everything, you know,
the monochromatic to the ceiling, walls,
-all that, like, black ... -Yeah, it can be masculine or feminine.
-Yeah. -Yeah, I love it.
-[Mina] The tulip table, the really cool curved couch -Yeah.
I think this is, like, the perfect seating
-for down here. -Oh, absolutely.
It's very old school, speakeasy,
Gatsby kind of vibe, right?
-[Bridget] Yeah, which is what you're going for. -Yes.
And we also have, kind of, a little accessory area too over here
which is our custom wine room,
-so come on. -Ooh.
So, we have this really cool custom metal staircase.
-Wow, I love the design on it. -Mmm-hmm.
[Mina] This was just a giant hole before,
but now it takes you just off the kitchen which is super convenient.
And it's been really tricky because we wanted to do a spiral staircase
and there wasn't enough room for that,
so we had these custom made
[Bridget] Well, I think it's worth it
-just to have the open flow of all the spaces. -Mmm-hmm.
More options is always bette when you're thinking about any kind of event.
And I had them make this little wall divider,
mainly so if you fall down the stairs
-you don't fall into the wine room. -[laughs]
But it's also aesthetically very pretty.
I didn't want a solid wall there.
I want you to be able to kind of get a peek
-of the wine room if you're coming downstairs. -Yeah.
Take a look at the wine room.
So, this is also completely custom. I believe it was 140, 144.
-It's an obsession. -[Bridget] Very small.
-[laughs] -Yes. [laughs]
All right, now that you've seen all the space,
let's go back up outside
-and kind of go through what your plan is now. -Great.
[Mina] So, now that you've kind of
seen everything, ingested it all,
I would love to hear your plan for the space.
[Bridget] You've checked all the boxes
The space looks beautiful, it's functional.
-We'll start setup tomorrow for the wedding. -Okay.
-My girls will be here bright and early -Okay.
to start setting up the ceremony space
-once the deliveries have been made -Okay.
-and the tent is up and functional, hopefully. -Mmm-hmm.
-Cocktail hour will be inside the house. -Okay.
The ceremony will actually be taking place right where we're standing.
Okay, well, it sounds like you have a plan,
so I will be there if, you know,
you need anything structure-wise,
-but it's kind of yours now, right? -All right.
Let's get out of here.
-Okay, go ahead and zip it. -Okay.
Feels snug. [chuckles]
[Mina] It worked really wel for the ladies to get ready
in the upstairs at the carriage house.
The guys hung out in the speakeasy.
So they were very separated they're not crossing paths.
The guy's space is a little bit moodier, which works well for men,
and light and airy for the women.
It turned out beautifully.
-Hi. [giggles] -Babe, you look incredible.
And so do you.
[Curtis] I think, like, the cool thing is, like,
there are just so many different, like, pockets in different rooms
-that are... -[Mel] They all have, like, their own little vibe going
-and... -[Curtis] And that's the thing.
I like the attention to deta that she did.
Really, I think she nailed it.
[Mina] I definitely want this property to be something
that lasts in the community that the community's proud o
that my family's proud of, that I'm proud of,
and something of a little bit of a legacy.
But I don't think it had really, like,
kind of hit home until, you know,
I saw Mel walking down the aisle in her beautiful dress,
and see the look on Curtis' face, and then the look on her fac
And not only is this just gonna be
a cool legacy in the community,
it's gonna be a really, really important place
for so many people
to have so many amazing moments in their lives.
So it's just very cool.
By the power invested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife.
-Curt, you can kiss your bride. -Done.
[crowd laugh and applaud]
Take it easy, guy.
-I feel really good. -Yeah, it's beautiful.
[Curtis] This is exactly what we wanted.
Thank you.
[Mina] Watching everyone experienc the different spaces
and noticing all the little details we worked so hard on
was really nice to see.
I'm so proud of the whole te
for not only saving this historic home,
but giving it a new life as an event space and B and
And I'm proud of myself for taking a chance on a risky project
so that I can hopefully continue to build a legacy for my kids.
And I know one day they'll understand
that all the late nights, and weekends,
and everything I've built, and continue to build is for them.