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Hey, boy, let's get at 'er.

(Randy): This house is about
200 years old.

Ripping up a old house,
it's exciting.

(Randy): Aww! Might have
to fix that.

Looks good on ya.

Ahh...

Beams are here!

(Paul): Notice anything
wrong with 'em?

One is too short, isn't it?

We only got a short time
to get it done.

(Randy): Wind is one thing,
but snow is another.

This will set me back big time.

(Randy): Man!

(upbeat folk music)

I'm Randy Spracklin,

third generation builder,

proud Newfoundlander.

My team and I are building
on one giant cliff

in the Atlantic Ocean.

They don't call
it a rock for nothing!

We fight the elements year roud

to get the job done.

It might be tough for some,

but not for us.

Because when this is your view,
it's worth it.

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): Brigus is a beautiful
little town

here in Newfoundland.

Over 400 years ago,

this place started
as a fishing village.

It's a great little spot

with the landscape,

and you're right on the water.

It's where I grew up.

I know it's all I know,

but it's beautiful here.

Where else would you want to be?

(Randy): My construction compay
started with my grandfather,

my father, my uncle,

Now I'm taking it over.

I never thought I would be
taking over the company,

building beautiful homes,
and renovating them.

I tried different things
as I was growing up,

but I kept coming back to this.

(upbeat music)

Our family definitely plays

a big part in the community.

There's a lot of iconic builds

that you can drive by and say,

"The Spracklin family
built that house."

It's probably easier to explain
the houses that we didn't touch

instead of the ones
that we did touch.

Pretty much got the keys
to every house here in Brigus.

(laughing)

(upbeat music)

I love the history
of these old homes,

and they work that they
put into them back in the day.

Our goal is to bring 'em
back to life.

Keep the history alive.

It's a beautiful place,
and I love building

here in Newfoundland.

But you gotta know your stuff.
And we do.

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): It's fall right now,

but winter is coming,
and it's gonna get ugly.

That's why I have
an awesome crew.

(Randy): Lord Jesus.

Melting a little bit of ice.

(Randy): Starting with Scott.
He's my dad.

I'm more on the straight
and narrow.

(Randy): He battled
Newfoundland weather

building amazing homes
for 30 years.

(Scott): But we do butt heads.

Measure twice, cut once. Huh?

(Scott): The difference between
me and Randy...

(Randy): Oops!

Patience.

(upbeat music)

(Randy): We got Paul.

-You got your tape ready?
-(Nikki): Tape ready.

(Randy): And he's my
right hand man.

(Paul): How does that sit
on the roof?

-Good? Bad? Ugly?
-It's all good news, man.

(Randy): Paul is all business..

(laughing)

...but he do have
a softer side to him.

I rely on him to keep
everything on track.

(Paul): Easy!
Watch where you're at.

(Randy): And then there's Nikki.

(Nikki): I got this done wrong.

This is rookie totally!

Brush your teeth, now. Come on.

(Randy): She's got two kids,
and this is a new
career for her.

She's really picking it up,
and she's a hard worker.

-Whoa!
-Ahh!

-Argh!
-Who's the rookie now, huh?

(Nikki): Who's the rookie now?

My crew is gonna get it done
no matter what.

Woo-hoo!

(bright music)

(Randy): We always got a lot
of jobs on the go,

and managing them
can be very challenging,

because we're on an island.

Our supplies come in
from the mainland

mainly by boat,

which always gets delayed.

And we got the weather
to deal with.

(Nikki): Ah. It's pouring rain!

It's hard building here
in Newfoundland.

(upbeat music)

(Randy): It's very exciting
to manage all this,

'cause you never know
what's gonna be thrown at you.

And right now,
there's a lot going on.

I have some finishing touches
to do on a home

that we built in Adam's Cove,
and then it's done.

And back in Brigus,
we're a couple months in

on a huge reno,
where we're adding

two new additions.

And I'm about to start
a new project

down the road,
in the centre of Brigus

for Fred and Pam Earle.

This one really excites me.

It's a 200-year-old house.

It got a few renovations
done to it

but nothing like
we're gonna do to it.

We're adding 340 square feet
to this three bedroom,
two bathroom house

by putting a piece on the back
with a wraparound deck.

This new add-on will have
floor to ceiling windows

to lighten up this old house.

Inside, we're opening
everything up.

We're removing the walls,
opening the staircase,

adding a large island
in the middle.

Perfect for kitchen parties.

Get your rubber boots on,

because a kitchen party
can get messy.

(light music)

Thanks for coming out today.

I'm meeting with
the homeowner, Fred.

Him and his wife, Pam,
have cleared out the house
for us to start demo.

I just wanted to make sure
everything is good
because once we tear it up,

there's no going back.

So the area here,
as you can see,
it's not very plumb.

Where it's off plumb
that's 200-years-old.

You'd be half crooked too.
(laughing)

Yeah, true. Yeah, I guess so.
I'm crooked at 60.

(Randy): The exciting part
about this house

that is almost 200-years-old,

is we're kind of renovating
and making it so...

200 years from now, they can sy

Randy and his crew
renovated this house.

It might be my young fella.

Well, not in 200 years, but...
(laughing)

(Fred): Okay. As you can see,

we're ceiling challenged.

(Randy): Yes.

It's a little challenging
having to duck all the time

as you walk around the house.

(Randy): To get the extra
height in the ceiling,

we'll need to dig down
the floor about a foot.

I didn't realize it,
but when I was here
talking with your dad,

he said that this used to be
an exterior wall to the house.

(Randy): My biggest
concern is...

just removing some of the walls
and removing the floor.

The way they built
them old houses years ago,

like the walls, they were all
just one piece.

So once we cut it off,

then the floor almost
could come down.

When we remove a wall,

same thing. We don't know
what's gonna happen.

(Fred): This room is our main
living area,

and it's not really functional.

You can have another
couple in,

but once you get more than fou,
five people in here...

You can't have
a kitchen party, huh?

You can't have a kitchen party.

(Randy): Here in Newfoundland,
kitchen parties happen
all the time.

That's why we need
a lot of space.

But it's gonna take
a lot of work,

and we have a budget
of $120,000.

It's gonna be a catty build,
that's for sure.

(Fred): It's gonna
be interesting.

We don't know what
we're gonna find

when we start opening it up,
so I'm trusting you with this.

Hey. This is not
our first rodeo, so...

No, no. That's why...
That's why you're here.

(Randy): The Earles' project
is a challenge for sure.

There's a lot of moving parts,
and before I get moving,

I gotta get the whole team up
to speed.

(Randy): Oh, hey! It's Nikki!

(Nikki): Good morning!

(Randy): Strolling in
a quarter after again!

-Late again.
-(laughing)

I had to drop the kids off
to daycare. Did I miss anything?

(Randy): Not really.
We're just getting started.

So we got three projects
on the go this week.

So we got the Mitchells,
the Earles,

and Adam's Cove.

So the first one we'll go at
is the Earles' place.

(Paul): You got a good set
of plans on this?

Or are you just gonna wing it
like always?

(Randy): Funny you should
say that.

Fred, the homeowner
is trading the wood

from the trees we cut down
for the set of plans.

Yeah, it's a barter system.

Sounds like you got a pretty
good deal on that set.

(Randy): Well, I don't know
who got the best deal.

(laughing)

See how the plans work out.

(Randy): It's gonna be
a 200-year-old house

and got only ceilings
at six feet high.

So, we're actually gonna tear p
all the floor,

and we'll end up
with a seven foot high ceiling.

God only knows
what we're gonna find.

You never know,
you might find a big ol'

bag of old money.
Right musty and mothy.

(Randy): Gah!
Right to the Bahamas I go!

(Scott): That would be perfect.

Who gets that?
(laughing)

If I find it, I'll buy you
a coffee.

Oh... Generous.

(Randy): Let's get at 'er.
(Scott): Sure.

(Nikki): Let's get 'er done.

(upbeat music)

(Randy): In Brigus,
the team is split

across our two biggest jobs.

We're deep into a big renovatin
at the Mitchells' house

overlooking the harbour.

And it's our first day of demo
at the Earles' house

in the centre of Brigus.

So we gotta take up
this whole floor
and see what we got.

(Nikki): Do we know
what's underneath?

Lovely big boards,
I hope, so we can build

something out of.
But yeah. It's a surprise!

(Nikki): So if we find any
treasures, we'll let you know.

Yeah. Hey, boy.
Let's get at 'er.

(Randy): Before we build
the piece on the back,

we've got to remove the floor.

Then, to really open it up,

we're gonna take down the wall
to the kitchen,

and this will change
the place completely.

Any day that we're ripping up
a old house, it's exciting.

We're just so excited
about what we're gonna find.

'Cause you never know.

Look out overhead.

Ten points if it hits Randy.

(upbeat music)

(Randy): We're finding
old boards,

so that's like...

That's a hundred plus
year old wood right there.

So, uh, pretty awesome.

The character in that?

That's original stuff there.

Some people refinish
the old wood.

It is a nice feature,
but in this application,

we're taking it down to give
them more ceiling height,

so all this board
has gotta come off.

Some board is only good
for firewood,

but we'll salvage what we can.

Wicked.

(Scott): Another floor under.

(Randy): More board!

(Randy): This is
the 200-year-old floor,

and this is the beams.
That's just like round logs

that you went in the woods, cut,

made a flat edge, and that would
be your floor joists.

It's just round timber
cut down square.

Pretty cool.

And that's an old square nail.

So that was hand forged
in the forge down the road.

They go down, pick up a handful.

Made right here.

Oh, right on.

(Randy): Wicked, isn't it?

That's pretty cool, hey?
You don't see them no more.

(folk music)

(Randy): Them boards, it's just
so much character into them

and we'll make a little bit
of furniture, make a table,
end table.

We'll use them for something.

This house still got
a little bit of history

probably in another home.

I see a table in my future.

(Randy laughing)

Watch out Randy!

Nikki is our apprentice.
She's the rookie.

Easy.

(Randy): She's been with us
now a year and a half,

and she's doing great.
She's learning a lot,

and she's a fun character.

They're up to no good.

I'm telling you now,
they're up to no good.

Get your hat and mitts out
and get that ready before
the bus comes too.

(Nikki): I was
a stay-at-home mother

and I decided
to go back to work,

and when we had
this house built,

that's totally what inspired me

to go into the trades industry.

(Nikki): Love you!

So I said
I'll go try carpentry.

Here I am now, two years
later, still at it.

When you see everybody
go quiet and hide on you,
they're up to no good.

Probably go ahead and beat
that door down now.

Nikki's always up
for a laugh, so...

we love playing jokes
with each other

and, you know, why not
have a laugh at work?

(Randy): Hey Nikki.
Grab me your measuring tape.

You dirty (bleep)!

Oops!

They stuffed something
in my build bag!

Some rice.
Randy, Randy, Randy.

Your time is coming, bud.

I knew there was
something going down.

They're nice and quiet,
they're always...
you gotta watch your back.

They're always trying
to play pranks on you.

Before the day's out,
I'll have them some way.

Gotta keep an eye out
to my opportunities.

You've got to be quick.

(Randy): I knew Nikki
even when we were younger,

so it's kind of like
that brother and sister
kind of thing.

She likes to throw digs at me,
and I like to throw digs at her

all in good sport.

Nikki!

(Nikki): Randy, don't you
dare lock me down here!

(laughing)

(upbeat music)

Hey. Want to look at this?
Big hole there. Look.

(Randy): Now that's
friggin' awesome.

Like, that's wicked, though.

There's some bones
under there too.

(Randy): It's a bone!
It's a body!

(Al): Hey. Want to look
at this? Big hole there. Look.

(Nikki): Wow. It's a deep one.

(Randy): Whoa! (Bleep)!
Oh, spider!

(all laughing)

(Randy): We just started
the demo on the Earles' propery

and it's a 200-year-old house.

Anything down there?

(Al): A bone. There is a bone.
There is a bone in there, yeah.

A bone. Call CSI.

(Nikki laughing)

You never know what you're
gonna find in an old house,

but sometimes
it's very exciting.

Must have been a dog
or something. Look. Teeth.

(Nikki): Cool.
That's actual teeth too.

(Al): It is yeah.

(Nikki): Oh, my god!

(Randy): It's just like a piece
of the history. You know?

Years ago, they popped
a few floor boards off,

and got down here,
and picked up their potatoes,

their cabbage, whatever
they had in their garden,

and this is where they would
store their full winter supply.

The cellar would be a pretty
cool feature to keep,

but it's in the middle
of the space,

and we had to pour
a concrete floor right over it.

(upbeat music)

(Al): Hey, oh.

(whirring)

(Randy): Whoa!
(laughing)

Low ceilings suck.

(laughing)

Might have to fix that.

(Nikki): I missed that.

I only hit the ceiling
like, for the big...

Money shot. Got the ceiling.

Looks good on ya.

(Randy): Ah, geez.

(Randy): We always have
lots of jobs on the go,

so I'm constantly jumping back
and forth to get them all done.

On the other side of town
on top of the hill,

we've got another
renovation on the way.

It's the Mitchells' house.

As much as we love
renovating old homes,

we got a 15-year-old home
that we need to renovate.

You can almost see every inch
of Brigus where this is locate.

It's pretty cool
being up on the hill,

but we're dealing with the rai,
the wind,

the steepness of the hill.

We got so many challenges.
Too many to list off.

(Randy): We're expanding
this four bedroom house

by building a piece
on the front and the side.

A new entrance
will have a mudroom

with large custom tiles,

and the new open concept
kitchen is huge,

with high-end
appliances throughout.

Everything is custom.
We're bringing in

a lot of specialty items
from the mainland,

and we got a budget
of $450,000.

There's a lot of moving parts.

This is gonna be a hard one.

It's already taken a couple
of months to build
and frame the additions.

The next step is to reinforce
the structures

with load bearing steel beams.

So we're waiting
for the beam to show up

so it's a little bit
delayed there now.

(Randy): With this new additio,
we got a lot of big metal beams

that gotta go in,

and that's the piece
of the puzzle

we need to keep building.

(honking)

(Randy): The beams are here!

Let's go give 'er.

(Nikki): Awesome.

Nikki! We'll need
the, uh, straps.

(Randy): There's over a half
a dozen steel posts and beams.

Because the ground at the top
of the hill slopes off,

the posts are all
different heights

to keep the floors
and the ceiling

straight and level.

These beams are custom made.

You just can't buy them
at any store.

They're all built to spec.

(Paul): Go slow. Back up.

(Paul): You're clear.

Too easy.
Watch I drops them all.

(Nikki): Hey!
You gotta lower your forks.

Good.

That's it. Made it happen.

(Paul): We have good news.
Got 'em up here no trouble.

You notice anything
wrong with them?

Yeah. I think one
is too short, isn't it?

Yeah.

These are the two beams
and they're the same length.

One of the two is supposed to e
four feet longer.

(Paul): Nothing ever goes easy.

(Randy): We'll have to try
to get that figured out ASAP.

This is the height
of the foundation.

We had to step down
just because this is
the ground height,

but then it drops
down like four feet,

because we've got kind of
like a walk out.

That's where the beam
gotta be attached,

so we gotta add from here down.

That's how much we gotta add in.

This will set me
back big time.

You notice anything
wrong with them?

(Randy): We're at
the Mitchells' on the hill,

and we ran into
a structural issue
with the steel beams.

(Randy): Randy calling.
(supplier): Yes, sir.

Beams look awesome.

(supplier): Mm-hmm.

Uh, we got one too short.

(supplier): What?

(Randy): Dave's foundation
steps down that four feet,

so one of them was supposed
to be four feet longer.

(supplier): Damn.

Yeah.
(laughing)

(Randy): We're at a standstill
at the Mitchells'

until we get the beams
and post installed.

We can't do anything
until this happens.

Best case is, when can
we have the new one?

Okay.

This will set me back big time.

If they got nothing in stock

to be able to fabricate
another one,

we'll have to ship
it from the mainland,

so probably a week.

Might be two.

(upbeat music)

(Randy): We're building a piece
on the back

and making the main floor
open concept

but first, we have to dig
down ten inches

to gain more ceiling height.

(Nikki): Demo's fun.

You get knee deep
into it, and you get dirty.

It's actually a lot
of learning curves

because you're coming
across stuff that you don't

know what you're gonna find,
and how to go about it.

(Scott): You'll get there.

So we're trying to gain
as much head room as we can,

so we're gonna dig this down
and gain about ten inches.

We can't bring in any heavy
equipment, no excavators,

nothing like that,
so the machines is this
and our guns.

(laughing)

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): All the scrabble
and rock,

we'll start filling up
the old cellar with it.

Easy way to get rid of it,
and it'll act as fill.

Winter's around the corner,
and there's lots to do.

Otherwise, we're gonna
be delayed.

(Randy): It's gonna get dusty.

It's gonna be a big challenge,

but that's why
we love to do it.

(Nikki): Whoa! Nice one!

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): We work
all over the place,

and about an hour north
of Brigus in Adam's Cove,

we got a couple of things we
have to finish up

on a house we built
from the ground up.

Nice to see you again. The place
is looking really good.

(Sharon 1): Yeah. It feels like
we've been in for a day,

but it's been two weeks already.
I can't believe it.

(Randy): The homeowners,
Sharon and Sharon,

just moved into
their new house.

The design is a little different

than what you see
normally around the bay.

Normally it's the biscuit box

or the salt box type of housin.

(Sharon 2): Now with
the stairs...

(Sharon 2): We had some really
good times

designing this place
and getting it built.

Well, six of one, half dozen...

It is.

(Sharon 1): I think
it speaks to Newfoundland
and where we are.

You look outside and it just
feels like it's going
to fit just fine.

It's 1200 square feet,

two bedroom, open concept

and a huge deck

with a beautiful view
of the ocean.

Probably the best
in Newfoundland.

It took about
eight months to build

and a budget
of $250,000.

Now that we're here,
we started thinking about
all the stuff we've got.

You know, we've got
some nice pieces that
we want to display.

-And my record player.
-And the record player,

um, which will really
end up downstairs.

(laughing)

(Sharon 1): We definitely think
that something

needs to happen
over the fire here, right?

Like a mantel would be great.

I think the idea
of like, old wood.

I'd really like to go with that

and we're thinking maybe
some shelves

in the alcove.

I think it will look nice.
So we'll use some old lumber.

-Oh, perfect.
-(Randy): Like old wood,

so we'll be able to take that
and create this nice mantel.

Oh, I love that.

(Randy): So we put
a fireplace downstairs.

Are you planning on putting
a mantel down there as well?

(Sharon 1): I think a mantel
would work down there.

You want two
of them rustic?

Yeah, for sure.

Okay. I might have
enough old lumber

to actually do two.

Oh, make it happen, Randy.

That's what I always
say to you.

I can make anything happen.

Exactly.

That's why you hired us.

Exactly.

I'll go back to the shop,

and then I'll be in contact.

Excellent. That's great.
Thanks, Randy.

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): Back in Brigus,

inside the Earle's
200-year-old home,

demo is done and the floor
is dug to grade.

We gained ten inches of ceiling
height that we needed.

Now it's time to go outside

to clear the trees
for the new addition.

I'll use the lift
from the Mitchells' job

to reach the treetops.

I just gotta pop her
in drive and give 'er!

Driving these big rigs

is like driving a car
with bigger wheels!

The new addition at the back
will be a new living room

with wall-to-wall glass

with great views
of the backyard

and we're adding
a wrap-around deck.

So we're going to lift you
up to cut the top off.

So how's it going up?
With a pallet?

Yeah, we'll get a pallet.

(Randy): Before we can dig
the new foundation,

me and my father have to clear
a big bunch of trees.

You're good?

(Scott): Yeah, that's
gonna be deadly.

We have a lot
of work on the go.

So my father
kind of steps in sometimes

to try to get us
ahead on the projects.

Are you going to tie
that piece off
when we're cutting it?

(Randy): No.
(Scott): No?

You're gonna have to.

Alright.

We'll see what happens.

(revving)

I'm definitely happy
to have him

come out and
give me a hand.

He'll let me do it my way,

and when it goes wrong,

he'll be like, "I told you so,"
and then we'll do it his way.

That happens a lot.

You want to bring a rope
and haul it that way?

I got no rope.

Mine and Randy's
way of working

is quite different
and then causes

a little bit of conflict
there on times.

You didn't take any rope?

No.

His way of working
is new-school.

My way of working
is old-school,

and when you try
to put the two together,

it don't work sometimes.

Yeah he should have brought
a rope. For sure.

Having my father
is kind of like...

would you have
your father on site?

(upbeat music)

Whoa!
(laughing)

When I started working
with my father,

it was years ago, and...

I was kind of like
the Nikki today.

I was a rookie, and we didn't
always see eye to eye,

but we always managed
to get it done

and went home
without a scar.

(Scott): This here is gonna be
the most dangerous one

just because it's gonna
fall towards the house.

I think we're gonna have
to lay the boom alongside of it

and go past the corner.

Then we'll just pull it down
by the side of the boom.

We'll have to tie the rope on.

I'm more like no rope.

I'm more like rope.

(Randy): Yeah, we had to stop.

Them trees there are kinda
tipping towards the house

so dad won the battle.
He's gone to get some rope.

(Scott): Ooh!

(Randy): Me and my father
are cutting down the trees
at the Earles'.

Found a rope,
but not the big one.

We got rope!

(Randy): We need to make room
for the new add-on.

Once we have that done,
we can start digging out
the foundation.

Damn trees!
(laughing)

(Randy): The boom is there so t
don't fall in on the house.

Hopefully.

(suspenseful music)

Didn't even need it!
(laughing)

Look at that cut!

(Scott): It's better
safe than sorry.

Flat out! Give 'er!

He's a little bit
more dangerous than me,

more of a cowboy than I am.

But I'm more on
the straight and narrow.

(upbeat music)

(Randy): Yeah,
it's a good laugh,

me and the old man there
working together.

(Randy): We just got all of our
trees cut down there now,

so we're gonna chop 'em up.

(Scott): Come back
straight a bit.

You're good.

(Randy): So then
we're gonna bring it
to the neighbour, Glenn.

He's the architect
who did up the house plans.

It's part of the barter deal,
and the wood is for payment.

Don't go too fast!

Working in Brigus,
everybody know everybody,

and we like to help
each other out,

so it's kind of like
back in the day

when you had something
that somebody else wanted,

you kind of traded off.

(Scott): We're gonna lay it
right in there, now.

That's good?
(Glenn): Perfect.

Thanks guys. Great. Thanks!

Okay. No problem.

The barter system is alive
and well

in Newfoundland and Labrador!

This is great.

Do a design and get the wood
from the site. Fantastic!

(upbeat music)

(Randy): Whenever possible,
I try to carve out time

for myself in the woodshop.

The old boards that we took out
of the Earles' reno,

we're gonna bring 'em
back to the shop

and turn 'em into
something amazing.

Was it the same width?

(Randy): Me and my father,
we just don't build homes

and renovate homes,

we do a lot of woodworking
here in the woodshop.

It's great to have
the opportunity to actually

build something that is going
to go into a beautiful house.

So we're gonna be making
two mantels,

plus we're having floating
shelves for Adam's Cove.

They wanted something rustic.

(Randy): Um I think there is.

(Randy): Working in the shop
with my father is great,

because it's kind of one-on-on,

and I can definitely learn
a lot of his tricks.

He can think outside the box,

so I guess that's where
I get it from.

This one won't be bad
on this side either.

Handing the reins over
to Randy, I'm very proud.

Not only about the work ethic

in what he do
within the company,

I'm proud of him as a son.

(Scott): It's a good feeling.

It's still off a bit.

I'm not gonna lie, the old man

probably got the upper notch

in the woodshop
carpenter skills.

To make an old mantel,

this is a wall plank, actually,

as you see the old paper
that was stuck to it.

(Randy): So basically we cleand
it up, sawed it all down,

cleaned all the old
nails out of it,

and this is what we end up with.

So it's a mantel
that looks like one piece

but it's a hollow
old floorboards

from a 140 probably plus
year old house.

As much as I'd love
to make two mantels

out of reclaimed lumber,

sometimes you run out,
because you can't find the size

or the width,

so I like to improvise and make
new lumber look like old.

When I bring 'em down
to install 'em,

they'll think they're
solid wood and 140 years old,

and that's the name
of the game.

Now I'm just gonna...

beat the hell out of it
and make it look old!

(upbeat music)

In these custom homes,
they're looking
for everything custom,

so it's one of a kind
in these showstopper homes.

We don't have time,
and we don't want to wait

to try to get material
in from the mainland,

so we make everything custom.

(upbeat blues music)

I like to burn like,
all the little grooves.

It highlights the distress
that I got done.

You just don't want
to catch it on fire.
Then you're in trouble!

(folk music)

(Randy): Back across town
on top of the hill,

the Mitchells'
job been on hold

because the post beam
that supports the main beam

was four feet too short.

Not anymore!

(Randy): Hey, Al!

Make sure it don't
swing back at me!

(Randy): We just got
our new old beam back.

These steel beams are critical
for the structure

on the new kitchen addition.

As you can see,

this is where
the old one was,

so they just added on
the four-foot piece,

put on the new plate,
and we're good to go.

Want to do the small ones first?

We can start with a little
one for confidence builder,
or we can go...

(Randy): No, man. I like
to go for the big one first.

I'd just as soon start today
with something I know
is gonna work.

Alright. We'll go
with the small one, then.

(upbeat music)

We're having a huge open concept

and we need a lot of steel
to actually carry all the weigt

that's gonna be above.

Four beams are gonna
be the posts,

and then we have
four horizontal cross beams

that keep the floors
and ceilings solid,

flush, and level.

Without these beams,

we wouldn't be able
to have a second storey.

You ready?

(Randy): Getting them in place
is gonna be tough.

(Paul): Go up and in!

(Randy): We're using a large
lift to get the beams

in very small places.

Plus, we've got to take them
around to the front of the houe

right next to a 50-foot drop.

You ready?

(Randy): Paul's our lead hand,

and he definitely
knows his stuff.

When we're doing
like, any lifts,

like, he got
proper hand signals...

which I don't understand.
All I understand is up and down.

(laughing)

That's kind of like,
get it done? Up. Down.

Lower down a little.

(Randy): Paul's all business,

but he do have a softer side,

and he's no trouble
to lend a hand.

Favourite thing about my job

is little to no repetition.

I do a little bit
of everything.

It could be from building
something in the shop,

to doing something
on the job.

Whatever Randy wants,
I'll get it done.

I definitely can trust Paul.

I'll know that the job
is gonna be done right.

Yeah, it'd be pretty
hard without him.

Don't tell him that!

That went mint.

(upbeat music)

-Come down?
-Down?

(Randy): You want a hand?

(Paul): You got a big hammer?

Hit it on the steel.

So we'll have to call Louis.

Yeah.

Hey Lou. I'm up here
at the Mitchells' there,

and me and Randy's here
with the structural steel.

(Paul): The steel's gonna
have to be torched out.

Do you have anyone in the garage
who could come out

with the torch and burn
the holes a little bit bigger

so it'll all fit?

(Lou): How soon
would you need it?

Yesterday.

(laughing)
Yesterday!

We gotta use the torch,

'cause we gotta make
these holes bigger

so they'll fit over the bolts
that we got there.

Them beams is everything
that gotta be done

to make everything move forward

and problem is we work
with wood, not metal,

so we can't really
fix any problem

that comes with the metal,
so we gotta get people
in to fix it.

That's the thing that's throwig
us in a loophole there, now.

Putin' a wrench in stuff.

I just want to get them in plae
and keep on moving forward.

(Randy): Up at the Mitchells'
on the side of the cliff,

it's been one thing after
another with these steel beams

for the kitchen addition.

One was too short, and now...

the holes are too small
for the anchors.

Hey, hey! We got a torch!

We're gonna get ready now
to burn the holes out!

(Randy): It's pretty lucky
he was available.

Other than that, we probably
would have had to wait

'til next week,
so that's awesome.

(Randy): That's the thing
we do around here.

If someone needs a hand,
we give a favour to him,

he'll do a favour for us.
That's kind of our way.

Thanks a lot, Wade.

We'll be able to put
them in place now.

Cut it over that way.

(Randy): There's two beams
that make the corner posts

for the add-on.

The torching worked.
It's awesome, they fit!

We had to take a couple
of these beams

to the front of the house,

and there's no easy
way to get there!

So, uh, I gotta drive
along here,

this is all fresh fill.

As you see, it's kind of
like a wash out,

so I don't want to end up
down in the bottom.

That's a 50-foot drop!

Okay, Randy,
I'll get ya to go up slow.

Watch your beam!

This is the moment
we're going to see

if we can get by
that cliff and get this beam up.

(Randy): Hopefully
we don't fall over!

(Paul): Come out slow.

(Paul): Cut 'er! Cut 'er!

(Randy): I don't think
I'm gonna get it.

Damn! You know what?

I'm gonna have to go out
and come in straight and do it!

I would've! You were backwards
the whole time!

Yeah, but I was hoping
to get in there!

Four wheel drive, man!

(Paul): Who offered you
your license?

Crackerjack box?

When I'm with Paul, no,
I won't admit that I'm wrong!

Plan B.

He's not afraid
to tell me when I'm wrong.

Sometimes we're
kind of like brothers,

more times
we're like angry cousins.

You never know,
whatever hits our moods!

(Paul): You're going good!

(crunching)

Oops!

(Paul): Easy!
Watch where you're at!

Down!

I smacked the deck
with one of the stabilizers,

but, uh, we deal
with wood so we can fix it.

(Randy): With the beams
in place, we can finally
get moving.

We're behind schedule.
Hopefully the weather holds

to get the walls
and the roof on.

But you never know
in Newfoundland!

(Randy): Down the bay
in Adam's Cove,

I have the whole crew

at the house that we built
from the ground up

for the homeowners,
Sharon and Sharon.

What ye all at?

Now we got the shelves made,
the mantel made,

you'll be out cutting,

and three of us will be
in to put the brackets on,

install the mantels.
Sound like a plan, or what?

Excellent. Perfect.

Let's get at it,
get 'er done.

I love doing
the finish work.

It's a nice little break
from the framing

and see the finished product,
see how the clients love it

and see how it kind of
fits in the space.

(Randy): Every one
of these pieces are custom.

We make 'em bigger, and then
we cut them on site to fit.

We got Harvey out on the saw
so pressure's on him today.

I'm only doing measuring.

(Randy): Our team does it all.

We'll frame, we'll do tiles,

we'll paint,
we'll do finish work.

That way I know every job
is gonna get done

a little faster.

Pop it up.

It's nice being here,
doing all the finishing touches,

especially when you start
right from the beginning.

(whirring)

You get to take it right from
the concrete right to the end.

Makes it worthwhile in the end
for sure when you get to see it.

And we're invited
to the housewarming party!

Even better!

I'm gonna install
the floating shelves

by cutting one shelf,

and using that as a template
to cut all the other ones.

(Paul): The moment of truth.

(Randy): Oh. It's too tight.

(Paul): The moment of truth.

(Randy): So out in Adam's Cove,

I'm installing
some floating shelves

for the homeowners,
Sharon and Sharon.

Too tight.

And I'm a little stuck!

Needs to have a little
bit of a shaving.

Finesse.

This is the golden one!

That's the one right there.

The moment!

(grunting)

I don't know if I'm gonna
get it back out, Harv.

(all laughing)

(Nikki): Confidence
at its finest.

It's tight in there now.

Mint! No nails required.

(Randy): So now Harv,
we'll go to number two!

(upbeat folk music)

(laughing)
Now I can't get it out again.

I got ya.

(Paul): Had to bring in
the muscle, did ya?
The big guns.

(Randy): It's nice to get
the whole team together
for the finishing touches.

It's what makes
a house a home.

Looks good!

(Randy): Looks alright!

(upbeat music)

(Randy): Me and my father
are back at the Earles' house
in Brigus.

Randy! Maybe I got
it on backwards.

I do. Let me, give me it.

(laughing)

I got it on backwards.

Oh, well that's good!

The old man put
the chain on backwards!

Rookie move!

(laughing)

(Randy): We cleared
the trees to make room
for the new addition.

It's gonna be a large
living room
with a wraparound deck,

which means the old deck
has to go,

so we can start digging
for the foundation.

All we have to do
is cut some holes,

hook the strap
up to the lift,

and just haul it away
from the house.

Success indeed!

(Randy): We got some digging
on the go,

so we're getting ready
to put in the foundation.

We're trying to remove
the stumps.

Then he's gonna remove
the topsoil,

dig out for the foundation,

and get that ready to pour.

Ah!

(laughing)

(Randy): The stumps,
we're not gonna reuse 'em,

but back in the day,

where the roots kinda
came up and started
growing in the tree?

They would actually chop that,
and that would be
the front of the boat ,

because it's the natural
and most-strongest point.

So that would be the actual
curve on the front of a boat.

(tractor beeping)

(Randy): The ground here
in Newfoundland freezes
deep in the winter,

which means we gotta
dig four feet deep
to beat the frost.

So we'll take the top soil out,
they'll screen it,

and they'll probably
put it in someone else's yard.

'Cause that's good topsoil,
so we'll reuse that.

(Randy): It's raining.
We still gotta get it done,
we got a schedule to meet.

This is the way
Newfoundland weather is,

so we gotta get it going.

Next thing you know,
we might have snow!

(Randy): We made great headway
with the Earle's today,

but with winter
around the corner,

we'll be back
to frame up the addition.

Great deed done today,

got our hole all dug out!

All ready for the footings,
foundation.

The reason why we've got
a big bump right here

is because this is all...
all cliff.

As you see, that's one piece
and then it comes across,

another piece.

So that's probably
like a big cliff

that just runs along.

Cliff doesn't mean
just above ground,

it's also below ground.

And Newfoundland
is one big cliff.

We don't call it
"The Rock" for nothing!

What's the sense
of trying to bust it out?

If that moves,
the island is sinking!

(upbeat folk music)

(Randy): In the brand new house

that we built in Adam's Cove,

the homeowners,
Sharon and Sharon,

have been moved in
for about a month.

Now that it's all finished,

me and the crew are going
up for a housewarming,

and a good old fashioned
kitchen party!

(Sharon 2): Come on in, Randy.

-How are you?
-How are you?

So glad you could come up!
Yes. It's awesome!

(Randy): Space
is looking amazing.

(Sharon 1): I know!

-Such a great space.
-It is!

(Sharon 1): We love it.

I just love the shelves.

You guys did a fantastic
job on that.

(Sharon 1): The mantel
is just...

Like, people talk about it
every time they come in

they go, "Oh, my god,
that's beautiful.
Where did you get it?!"

Awesome. Amazing.

(Sharon 1): It feels
so wonderful.

I can't express
how great it feels
to walk into this place.

Every single day I come in,
"Oh, my god it's our place!"

It's wonderful. I love it.

(Randy): You got an ocean
150 feet away.

To be able
to build this place,

look at the whales
while we're building it,

it ain't gonna get
no better than that!

When you're sitting here,
and you're watching
a storm coming in,

it's absolutely fantastic.

It was like 165 kilometer gusts,

the house did not shimmer.

(Randy): Yeah. We built it
from the ground up

keeping that in mind.

We take a lot from...

Well, that lumber was 200 year,

so we want this place
to last for 200 years.

(Sharon 1): Exactly!
It's something we can
pass down, right?

(Randy): Let's have
a look downstairs!

(Sharon 1): Yeah.
I think you'll like it.

Yeah so this space
looks amazing too.

-It is.
-Isn't it wonderful?!

This mantel was brand new.

(Randy): We kind of beat it up
and burnt it.

We made it look
like the old wood.

It works! It doesn't
look out of place all.

I think it fits just perfectly.

We're really, really happy
with Randy and his team.

They went over the top
helping us,

guiding us through the process.

-It was a great experience!
-Yeah.

(Nikki): Hello!

(Sharon 1): You guys
have arrived. Yay!

-Good to see ya.
-Group hug.

(Sharon 2): I think
it's probably unusual
for a contractor

and the clients to be so...
We were like family.

(laughing)

A kitchen party is kinda
a place where no matter

what room of the house
you start in...

(cheering)

...everybody ends up around
the island or around the table,

and it's a pretty happy time.

(folk music)

I figured to bring something
for a housewarming...

...so we got an ugly stick.

An ugly stick is a stick
with a few stoppers on it.

It's iconic to Newfoundland.

(Nikki): At the end
of the day, this is what
you look forward to.

When you walk
into somebody's home
and see the end result,

this is why I come to work.

I know. I gotta...
(indistinct chattering)

I know. I'm too soft
for this anyway so...

and I'm not even drunk!
(all laughing)

I love the location
and the style of the house.

I look for someone
that's looking
for a unique build,

unique space, something
that's a little bit
of a challenge.

It's gonna be difficult
to top this build,

but you never know.

There's always another house
over the horizon!

(upbeat folk music)

(Nikki): Woo!

(all cheering)

(Randy): This season
on Rock Solid Builds...

(Randy): Flat out giv'er!

(Nikki): Bam!
(Randy): Big kitchen!

Big open space!

(Randy): In the next
twelve months,

we're gonna renovate

and build some amazing homes.

(Randy): Whoa!

(Nikki): This is all
gonna crumble, boys!

(Randy): Just look at it.

All you can do is look at it!

Come hell or high water,
that's going on that roof.

(Randy): Easy!

This is the worst snowstorm
I've seen in my lifetime.

(Randy): This will
set me back big time.

(Randy): Lord Jesus.

Nothing will stop
me and my crew

from delivering
some fantastic homes.

Hey, Mom. Let's go ahead
and look at your new home.

Okay.

(Randy's mom): I loves it.

(tearing up)
It's really nice.

(Randy): Pam, Fred. Come in
and see

your new old house.

(Pam): Oh, wow!
Randy, it looks amazing!

Cheers! Cheers.
To happy days and big fish!

(Nikki): Happy days!

(all): Cheers!

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