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(Seagulls squawking)

- First we gotta make a hole out there,

get an excavator inside to take the fill out of here

and throw it in a dump truck. Gonna be tricky.

- Whoa, smoke alarm.

(Alarm blaring) - Carbon dioxide.

- Hopefully you don't break nothing.

- Did he say don't break anything?

(Laughing)

- Heard something crack.

- Hit the sewer? Oh! (Water trickling)

So, this is our boat.

- Oh man, Randy.

It has so much potential. - It do.

- A lot of this is on us this time.

- I know, tables have turned.

There's a storm coming.

Lord jeez. (Crashing)

This will set me back big time.

(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 the rock for nothing!

We fight the elements year-round

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 music)

Growing up in newfoundland,

the ocean is a part of our everyday life.

It never gets old watching the waves crash in.

I love how things really come to life along the coast

during the spring and summer.

The fishing season opens,

the boy's out on there on the boats catching squid,

crab, COD.

(Seagulls squawking)

Me and my crew love to go jigging when we can.

And when the capelin roll in, things really pick up!

Capelin season is kind of like construction season for me.

It's busy.

Whether you work on or off the water,

island life on the north Atlantic,

it's always an adventure, for sure.

And I love a good adventure.

And that's why I'm so excited

about the new project in petty harbour.

(Upbeat music)

It's a fishing village about 15 minutes

outside St. John's.

We're renovating a biscuit box house,

which you see a lot of them around the bay.

A lot of the homes in petty harbour are built on

or against the banks of the bay.

It's a pretty cool spot

with a lot of character and history.

But the flip-side, that could mean

a lot of challenges for us, too.

When the homeowners bought the place,

they started renovations right away

and put in a new foundation.

And then they reached out to us.

So, I'm here now to fix it all up,

make it look brand new.

Good morning, how are ya? - Randy, how are ya?

- Good! - Not too bad.

Beautiful day out here. Nice on the water.

- Not too bad, not too bad. Always a great view.

- Little bit of a view behind you now too.

- Oh I know. (Laughing)

Not the prettiest. Quite the project.

- It's a little bit of work to get it brand new.

- Yeah. - But hey, we love a challenge.

- That's right. (Chuckling)

- The real work is on the inside.

- Like with people. - I can fix the house.

I'm not sure about people. - Exactly!

- Let's have a look on the inside!

(Laughing)

- We'd been looking to move around petty harbour

and this property came up. And we loved the location,

and we loved the history of it, so we leapt at it.

- We want it to feel like our forever home,

and I want it to just be full of friends,

and laughter, and wood fires, and beer.

- And beer. - Yeah.

- That first step is a doozy!

Yeah.

The house sits at the bottom of a huge cliff

which is a pretty catty feature,

but inside is gonna be even cooler.

Liam and Janet got the foundation started

for the new addition at the back,

which we're turning into a mudroom,

living room, laundry,

and a new bathroom.

The original main floor is all about entertaining,

because this is newfoundland!

It's gonna have a dining area,

new kitchen with a great view of the harbour,

and the island is getting a beer tap,

because the homeowner is a brew master in St. John's.

They got a budget of $250,000

but we're short on time.

They want to get it done pretty fast

because they're renting a place down here now in petty harbour,

so you know,

I'm gonna say three or four months,

but don't hold me to that.

This is gonna be nice. - Welcome to our sea shack.

(Laughing)

- I can envision it, you know,

once you get all this mess out of the way.

You did a little bit of work,

kind of make this full open concept.

It's gonna be a huge space.

Definitely metal beams, lot of posts.

But hey, you got good bones. You know?

All the outside looks good.

Framing, the floor joists, the walls look great.

We'll have to beef them up a little bit,

but overall, you know what?

We can turn this into something. - Awesome!

- I know it don't look that way right now.

(Laughing) - Oh, I know.

- The job is gonna be a little bit technical.

You know? It's an old house.

When they built them back in the day,

they didn't make them for an open concept.

So, we're gonna have to support all that second floor,

so that's gonna be a little bit tricky.

If you think about it, years ago,

a lot of the carpenters that built the houses,

built the boats. So if you're gonna trust yourself

to go 200 mile off sea to go fishing,

surely enough you're gonna trust the house.

You know, if you're not gonna sink,

this ain't gonna blow down.

And that's what we try to do,

is take what we know of the history

of the way they used to build, and make sure

all these houses is gonna last for another 100 years.

- It's the spirit of the people

that built the house, you know? - It is.

- It's amazing. It's a connection to the past!

- I see you got the old floor lifts here,

but we're actually gonna, you know, take all this out,

pour a new slab.

Oh, look hey! It's an old pick!

- Oh, neat. - Found a treasure!

(Laughing) I love treasure hunting!

Can you imagine, years ago,

they dug this out with this pick?

- I know. - Are you gonna dig it out

with that pick? - Uh...

My old man probably would, but I'm not.

(Laughing)

- It is a privilege to be able to work on a house like that.

Randy senses that as well, and takes great pride

in the restoration and the renovation

of such properties to make them livable again.

- So, this is gonna be your new kitchen.

What is your vision like for this kitchen?

- You know, stainless countertops.

You know, maybe some old wood as well.

I'm hoping to put a little, you know, beer cooler

in here somewhere. - Yeah, we want to have

a little tap in the island.

- And we know someone that can give us fresh beer.

- Let's just say I'll always have one of my beers

on tap in this house. - Yeah.

- I need to get this kitchen done fast.

I better go get to work. I wants a fresh beer!

(Laughing) Start at it!

See you later. - See you, Randy.

- Bye, Randy!

(Upbeat music)

(Randy): With the petty harbour home signed up,

I'm about to start another unique project

on the water, turning an old boat

into a bright party pad!

And on top of that,

we just started a huge renovation

on an old house in St. John's.

On the main floor, we're turning the old kitchen

into a music room for the family,

creating a new kitchen in the old living room.

It'll have loads of prep space, storage, new appliances.

It'll be the place for a kitchen party

when it's all done.

- Hah! - Demo was off to a great start,

then we found a nasty surprise.

So, in the new kitchen, this whole wall

is carrying the second level and carrying the roof.

And look, it's hold up by one 2x4.

That's it.

Dealing with these old houses

might be a little bit tricky, but over the years,

after dealing with so much and working with my father

and them learning, you know, we all put our heads together,

and we come up with a solution.

So, having a great team

makes a lot of projects like this a lot easier,

and a lot better too.

So job one right now is to fix the structural issue.

We got to bring back all this fill,

and we gotta put a new concrete wall

with a wooden wall on top.

And that'll support this whole wall

and the second story.

Today is a busy day.

You know, we got Chris and Nikki up on the roof.

- Oh, not your first rodeo, is it? Oh yeah.

- We got Josh furring out the wall.

And Paul? Well, he's trying to get the mini inside.

- This'll be the smallest little thing

I ever sat my (bleep) On. (Laughing)

Oh, boy. Better than a shovel.

Not much bigger, but better.

Should be alright. It'll be best kind.

- First, we gotta make a hole out there,

get an excavator inside,

then we gotta get a bigger excavator

to take the fill out of here and throw it in a dump truck.

It's gonna be tricky.

I don't know. Be me or Paul. Rock, paper, scissors, I guess.

Because we don't wanna fall down that hole.

We'll see how good everyone is on the controls, eh Paul?

- First one to strike ceiling buys lunch.

(Laughing)

- Don't want to do that. That's hard wall plaster.

(Upbeat music)

- I think it's enough but I could be wrong.

- Oh, easy!

Don't push on that stick too much. You'll fall down.

(Laughing)

There's always concerns.

We're trying to get that little, small excavator in

over this post without going down an eight-foot hole.

More cons than pros.

Eh, but it gotta be done.

Somebody gotta do it.

We just do it in style.

- It'll just be a little bit of wiggle-wiggle

and on through she'll go.

- Oh, easy on the track!

- Oh, wasn't too, too bad overall.

It was a little bit nerve-wracking

going along the edge on all that loose fill,

but, overall, I got it in. I didn't end up bottom up,

so it was a good job.

- So, he's gonna come in,

and then we're gonna haul back more fill,

so we can get down into this hole.

Once we're down here,

we're gonna start digging out this.

Because we gotta excavate right the whole length

so we can get a wall underneath this big beam

that's carrying the house.

(Upbeat music)

- Hello?

How's it going?

- You know, my favourite part is that mini.

- Oh, not too bad. What you up to?

- I can't wait till Paul jumps off so I can jump on.

Oh, look it's...

It's like when you're a kid again.

You know, you got your toy trucks and toy diggers.

Now you're just a bigger kid

and playing with bigger machinery.

For our timeline, it definitely adds on.

We were hoping to actually do floor prep this week,

get ready for the plumbers, get ready for the electricians,

the heating guy.

So, we're gonna be backed up probably about a week.

Time is ticking, and all I know,

we got four months to get this done,

and every minute counts.

Boy, some dust there now!

Looking in the dead of fog.

(Laughing)

It's a foggy day!

Oh!

So, right now we gotta dig...

(Alarm blaring)

- Oh! Smoke alarm!

- Carbon dioxide! Uh-oh!

(Alarm blaring)

(Upbeat folk music)

(Randy): Today, we're in St. John's.

When we were digging, we made a lot of dust...

Hey, it's looking in the dead of fog!

(Laughing)

(Alarm blaring)

which set off the alarm.

We didn't know they had an alarm for that kind of thing.

So, uh... firemen showed up,

but all good, no fires,

just a little bit of dust.

I'm sure they were happy for the drive.

- Quite common, so don't worry about it.

- I would say, yeah.

Alright, best kind. Have a good one!

See you later b'ys.

Oops, don't want to do that again.

(Laughing)

(Upbeat folk music)

That thing is like me having a few wobbly pops.

Little bit tipsy. Tangly!

(Upbeat rock music)

(Gulls squawking)

On top of the huge job in St. John's,

I'm heading back around the bay

to crack into something a little different.

We're in CBS, which is conception bay south,

right here in the harbour, in the Marina,

so we're here to look at a boat for Tracy and her friends

to hang out.

Kinda like a she-shed on water.

So, it's gonna be a special project.

- My girlfriends and I, we really wanted to have

a place to spend time and hang out.

I mean, we're in newfoundland, after all,

and we should have a boat.

And turn it into sort of a sea-shed, yes.

- You might need to carry me up this ladder!

(Laughing)

- Sam and Sasha is here because they also know Tracy.

So, we're just goin' over the game plan

to find out what we gotta do

so we can make this boat float.

So, this is our boat! - Oh man, Randy,

- wheels turning or what? (Laughing)

- Uh, something's turning!

- Well, it ain't the engine, 'cause we're still on land.

Sam and Sasha are two catty designers from St. John's.

We've done a lot of projects together,

and just like me, they love a challenge.

- We're not afraid to get in and get it done.

- Yeah, put us in, coach, we're ready to go!

It's a good space. I mean, the thing that we have

right now, I feel like, with Sam and I,

is that it's actually somewhere that they can sit.

So we're gonna add some textiles,

we're gonna add some colour, we're gonna add

some of the client's style into this space.

- And what we're gonna do out here is really

gonna be showing you what's gonna be happening

on the inside as well. - Ah!

Let's go see what we're actually doing

on the inside, then. - Okay! Let's see it!

(Randy): The plan is to keep the layout the same,

because if you put too much weight on one side,

the boat could tip over.

We don't want that to happen.

So, we're gonna update the galley with new cabinets,

add a custom table for dining,

and bring in a whole lot of colour for this sea-shed.

We want to finish it before summer,

and we've got $15k to do it.

- Oh-hoh! It has so much potential!

- Yep. (Laughing)

- It do. - It does, it does.

- That's why I got you guys here.

- The thing about this boat is we have to really

think about the size. So, we need to make sure

it's as functional as possible.

And we have the galley here,

which is the kitchen of the boat.

So, this space here is huge.

- Well, it's not huge. - No!

(Laughing)

Okay, we need to make sure this is so functional.

- Everything has to have its space,

and everything has to be secure as well.

When that boat is moving,

everything's gonna stay in its place.

- Yeah, definitely. Sounds like a good project

for the old man, actually. - Your dad's the man.

- Good plan! This is going good.

- I don't know, Randy. A lot of this

is on us this time!

- I know, the tables have turned!

- Speaking of tables!

We can do something really cool

with this table here.

- Oh, yeah? - I'm thinking something

like a 3D map with some, like,

resin and some like, treasure hidden in here.

- You're gonna put like, a mermaid and a little boat

so you can drive around on it. It's like a map!

- You can make a game out of it on the table!

- He gets it! This is a boat.

We have to think of functionality differently.

We have to think about space differently.

And then how we're gonna incorporate style into a boat.

- Yeah. - That kind of adds a complexity

but I think that just kind of makes it more fun for us,

because it's like a little bit more of a challenge.

- Yep.

- We got a little bit of work.

You got the most work. - Yes!

- I'm gonna go before the tables turn again.

(Laughing) - That's probably a good idea.

- Sam and Sasha, they have a really great vision

for colours and textures.

With this boat, we're really looking for it

to stand out.

We don't mind getting noticed, right?

(Upbeat rock music)

(Randy): Over in petty harbour, it's go-time

for the Reno on this old biscuit box house.

Now, try and get that out.

First thing, bring the excavator in

to get the plumbing up to date.

Today, me and the plumber is here

trying to get the waterline from the street

into the house.

With the original main floor of the house

becoming the new kitchen,

there's a lot of plumbing that needs to be done

before we start anything else.

There was actually a half-inch waterline,

so we're gonna upgrade it to a three-quarter.

They'll have way more water pressure,

good for the sinks, bathtubs,

make it more modernized.

Yeah, Shawn is our plumber,

and we've been doing work for probably 15 years now

with each other. You know, he's good at what he do,

we're good at what we do,

he loves old homes just as much as us,

so it's always solutions. Never problems.

He's a machine!

(Laughing)

- Hopefully, everything will go well.

Hopefully, we don't break nothing.

Keep our fingers crossed.

- Did he say don't break anything?

(Laughing)

I wouldn't do such a thing!

- Probably try to go down too much deeper, just in case.

- When you're digging, you're trying to be

very careful, but I got a 3,000-pound machine

with forks scraping across the ground.

It got no mercy!

You never know what you're gonna hit.

What's that plastic thing?

- Piece of a tire. (Randy laughing)

- What's that?

- That's an old brush, or something.

Wonder how many bed pans were cleaned with that

years ago.

Yeah, probably go down another smidgeon deep.

Hope I'm not jinxing myself saying that!

(Upbeat music)

You're just gonna get off to the foundation,

are you?

(Crunching) Oh!

- What?

- Heard something crack.

Oh... - We hit the sewer?

- Know that sound of plastic cracking.

- D'oh!

(Upbeat folk music)

(Randy): So, we're in petty harbour today,

and we're looking at an old biscuit box house.

It's gonna be a tangly one.

- Oh! - What?

- Heard something crack.

- Me and the plumber's here trying to get the waterline

from the street into the house.

- Know that sound of plastic cracking.

(Grunting)

- Uh, we hit a pipe.

We're assuming that's the sewer line,

but to be honest with you, we don't know.

That 3000-pound machine, taking them forks,

scraping across the ground, you know,

a little plastic pipe

when basically, if you hit it hard enough,

it would break. So, I kind of nicked it.

(Upbeat music)

Bloody mess!

- See, you did strike that copper with the tooth.

You just caught in it, there's a big rock

jabbed against it too, eh?

Just in case it's live, might be dead, who knows, eh?

- Where I actually broke it, was a big rock

right next to it, so that would've been

another three or four years,

and that would've broke anyway. So, it's a good thing

we found it. So, a bad thing turned into a good thing.

- The area that the pipe, sewer pipe that was damaged now,

there was a couple of existing repairs made to that pipe

from some time back. So, we're gonna remove all that,

put one all new piece in, a couple of new fittings.

How are you at your gluing skills?

- Best kind, I guess. - Best kind! Haha!

There's not too much I haven't seen or done

in plumbing over the last 31 years,

and I still enjoy it, and I still look forward

to new challenges every day.

- So, the waterline's ran.

Shawn got the pipe fixed.

Backfill. Excavator and trailer.

Home.

(Laughing) - On to the next one.

- On to the next one!

(Upbeat music)

- Come on back, lots of room!

Scott gets nervous sometimes with the trailer,

but he got this.

Yeah, that's good.

So today, we're in conception bay.

Dun, dun, dun! We're working on a boat.

Now I gotta feel comfortable knowing I got you with me

at least, because you keeps me calm.

- I'm only here to show you, then I'm leaving.

- Yeah, right. - Watch out,

there's a bit of rot.

- Oh, my god.

- What we're gonna do, we're gonna do something

a little bit different. We're not gonna beat it up,

because we're gonna keep this as a template, and uh,

instead of us coming in here with piece of cardboard

and trying to make a template, we're gonna take this

back to the shop, and we're gonna trace out

a new panel just by this one.

- Perfect.

- And we'll do the same thing with this side.

- So, are you trying to take this out in one piece?

- No, we'll take it apart. - No. Okay.

Oh, my nerves. The sign says it all.

This is how we feel this morning!

What do spracklin got us into?

- Piece of cake, Nikki!

Especially taking it out. It's always a piece of cake.

- It's not your normal walk in, take the sledgehammer,

beat it up and get it out of there.

- The one that Nikki loves.

- It's, Scott's gonna be patient today,

we're gonna take our time and do it right

because he needs all the templates. Other than that,

I'd be like, "smash it up and get it out!" (Scott laughing)

(Upbeat music)

- First piece of the puzzle.

- There you go. - Brass screws.

- Not every day you sees them.

- On boats they use brass screws

because they don't want them to rust.

Today we use stainless instead.

I worked on a few boats. Built a couple.

Doing a boat is nothing like doing a house, of course,

because a house, you're hoping to have

everything square, level, and plumb.

- A house is solid, it's not floating on water either.

- So everything that we have to worry about here

is movement. You lay a glass down,

and you need to make sure it don't slide over the side.

- And knowing newfoundland winds,

you better make sure you got it good and secure.

- We don't get no wind here, do we?

- No b'y. (Laughing)

Easy! (Laughing)

- Sorry!

- Get it out. - Tip it out.

- Haha! Rookie. (Laughing)

(Upbeat folk music)

- There we go. Perfect.

That was easy peasy! - Like a fitter.

It'll be nice when it's all finished,

and we see the final product.

Maybe she'll invite us out on the water

for a drink with her?

- Are you saying no males allowed?

- Perfect! My type of shed!

Definitely the fastest demo ever.

And he busted out the gun show too!

Look. Ripped!

(Soft music)

- Getting everything from the outside,

putting it inside.

There's a storm coming.

We're used to high winds in newfoundland,

but a hurricane is a different beast.

Our company's always on call

to fix any damages from a storm.

So, we gotta be on high alert.

120-kilometre-an-hour wind is pretty much normal,

but when it gets up around 160 or more,

then we're up for bad business.

Especially with renovations on the go.

Petty harbour is right on the harbour,

right on the coast. That south wind

that we're supposed to be getting,

that they're calling for now is gonna hit straight on.

That one's worrying me a lot

because if we do get 160 plus...

(Whistles) It's gonna be a bad one.

(Upbeat folk music)

(Ominous music)

(Randy): It's not a year in newfoundland

without some rough weather.

And we just got hit by a hurricane,

big enough to do some serious damage.

The good news is most of my job sites were spared.

The bad news...

The boat we just started working on in conception bay south

wasn't spared.

A lot could've gone wrong.

Thankfully, after being blown off its stands,

the hull wasn't damaged,

so it can still float,

and we can keep working offsite

before it gets put back on its stands.

(Upbeat folk music)

(Gulls squawking)

In St. John's, we've got epoxy experts Matt and Doug

working on a custom piece that's so unique,

even their newfoundland dog dropkick

has never seen this before.

And he's been there from the start.

- Right now, Doug's mixing up the resin and the hardener

to get a good chemical mixture.

When that's done then, we'll separate it

into separate colours, how we're gonna do our pour.

So, we'll do a blue and we'll do a bit of white.

(Doug): So, the inspiration for this one is essentially,

here we are in newfoundland, in the cold, dark,

Atlantic ocean, so we went with those colours,

and we're gonna stick with it.

(Upbeat music)

This is a tabletop epoxy.

What happens is, when that hits the surface,

you're creating that airflow and it's dragging back

over the top. So, all your layers stay the same.

You're just using that front line in the white

to create the lacing effect that looks like the waves.

So, right now it's just an initial base layer.

So all you're doing is you're creating depth,

so you're gettin' kinda your deeper tones underneath,

so that when you put your final layer on,

you're gonna actually make it look a little more

like the ocean than if it was just a single layer.

(Upbeat music)

When we have all our layers laid down

in the gradient that we want,

we use the hairdryer to basically push our whites

back over the rest of everything we poured,

because that's what helps create the lacing that looks like

the foam, or the bubbles, or what have you.

So, it's all essentially just surface tension.

- When Sam and Sasha reached out to us,

we thought it was a great opportunity to represent

newfoundland and Atlantic Canada,

and showing that into our art

is a great opportunity. It's a wonderful project.

(Upbeat folk music)

(Randy): At the Robbins' house in St. John's,

Paul's getting us ahead on the new foundation

after the structural setback.

We've got the new footings in and ready,

so Paul and al can prep the new foundation wall

that's gonna carry the whole house.

To make up for lost time,

we're using insulated concrete forms,

or I. C. F. They come prebuilt,

and we just assemble them and pour concrete in the middle.

Perfect solution.

- It's like building blocks for adults!

(Laughing)

They're made from styrofoam, they're lightweight,

and very strong.

They just click together and stack up.

You fill them down to the footing

to hold them in place and you brace 'em up

to keep 'em straight until the concrete cures.

And it's nice and strong

other than it's insulated on both sides.

- Uh, al? Could I get a 2x there for straight edge

to plumb down this joist? (Al): Sure can, what are ya to?

(Upbeat music)

- The biggest challenge today will be if we get concrete

to get it in.

With the amount of concrete it's gonna take

to fill this wall, it's gonna be too much

to wheelbarrow in.

- Looks good. It's looking good.

(Al): Which side do you want? The inside, outside one?

(Paul): The side.

- Inside? - Yeah.

- These are six inches. - Six?

Randy said he wanted eight-inch.

- Yeah, these are only six. (Phone dialling tone)

- Hey, Randy. There's been a mix of an order.

Right, on that icf you ordered.

Is that supposed to be eight inches inside the form?

Well, I only got six inches. Like, six inches of concrete.

- So... what's spec'd for us by the engineer

is that I need to have eight inches of concrete.

And this is only six-inch.

Right on. Alright, bye.

So, hopefully it's not gonna be too delayed,

but this delay now strikes pouring

out of the picture for today,

so, my plan of booking cement is gone!

It is what it is,

there's not much we can do about it now.

It already happened.

So main thing is to keep moving forward.

We're really falling off the rails here

with all these structural setbacks.

(Upbeat folk music)

- Good morning! Finally got our block.

Today, we're back here again for day two of icf block.

Paula from... who delivered our blocks this morning,

she's third generation builder,

and she knows all about deadlines and how it affects,

like, the project as it goes along.

- Yeah, so Randy calls the office.

"Paula, I've got the wrong size block.

The engineers want the bigger block.

I need it for eight o'clock tomorrow morning."

So, I'm like "Randy, the only way

I can get it to you is if I throw it in my pickup

and I drive to St. John's."

So, five hours later, I'm in St. John's.

All set. - Good to go.

Now I just gotta put it all together.

- Yeah.

(Upbeat folk music)

- It's a good feeling, because like we're getting

a good vibe on the go today.

We got the right block.

Just needs to get this train rolling

on nice, easy, smooth track, no more bumps.

- Anyway, we'll go see what Paul's at!

I hears wood cutting, so that's a good sign.

- Second one in.

- So, we're installing the icf blocks,

and you gotta put rebar into it so it's all nice and solid.

So, the b'ys are installing it there now.

Hopefully concrete by the end of the day.

And we got a foundation wall.

We got a truck! Mint!

(Upbeat music)

Going over the house? - Over the house.

- Best kind.

We got a pump truck, because we gotta actually

take a boom to go right over the house,

because there's no way to get a truck in here.

It's just too tight. And then they're gonna pump it

inside the foundation.

So, hopefully all goes well,

'cause there's many moving parts,

means there's many problems.

- You excited, al? - Oh, boy.

- It been backwards ever since we started.

Nobody's fault. It's just one problem after another problem,

so to be able to get concrete and start moving forward...

- It's a good sign of progression.

(Upbeat music)

- Hey, it all went good, you know, all poured.

Wall's standing. Ready for the next step.

We're hoping by the end of the week,

it's gonna be progress moving forward.

And then by the end of next week,

you're gonna see a floor.

If the whole week goes like this,

we'll be good.

Shouldn't speak too fast.

I'll knock on wood. We had a bad day Monday!

(Laughing) Hey, Paul?

- Putting it behind.

- That's a good day!

(Upbeat folk music)

(Randy): In conception bay south, we got some good news.

The she-shed for the sea has been put back

onto its stands after the storm knocked it over.

Perfect timing, 'cause the old man finished

the galley cabinets.

- I love the paint.

- They're painted bright pink for a party vibe,

and they're ready to be installed.

- The building part is easy.

Making it all fit after sometimes is not so easy.

(Randy): He built them in the shop.

Even though they're custom,

there's always tweaking to do.

- Put some levellers on it just because

I figured uh, it's on a boat. The floor is not gonna be

close to level or plumb,

so, it's helping out drastically.

I've never installed pink cabinets on a boat before.

It's a first for me.

Visually appealing, as you can see.

Bring on the lemonade.

(Randy): So, this boat went through a lot of changes,

but the name stayed the same. And it got to stay the same.

It's bad luck to change the name on a boat

when it already comes with a name.

So, they just had a local artist come in,

paint it all up, freehanded, so it looks amazing.

Now she's looking pretty on the outside,

the b'ys can get 'er on the water

and make this a boat that floats!

- Let's go! Let's get 'er lift!

- Now that it's docked,

it's ready for the long to-do list for the inside.

Yeah so, we got our metal beams today.

- Nice, eh? I'd love that deck. (Laughing)

- Jeez, what a fancy truck!

Today we're here in petty harbour,

and we gotta get the metal beams in place

so we can knock out all them bracing and make

a full open concept.

Then I can get the heating guy in to run the in-floor heat,

then I can get the concrete guys.

So, I got Paul, I got al, and I got Josh.

The addition at the back of Liam and Janet's house

will give them more living space,

while the original house is becoming

one large, open concept kitchen and dining area.

To make it open concept,

the second story needs to be supported

by half-a-ton of steel beams

in the main floor ceiling.

We're using metal beams

because we can go a longer distance

and not so deep. So, if we had to use wood,

even though we work with wood, like an lvl or something,

would be massive beams.

So probably be like 16 inches deep.

We're getting away with eight inches.

So, a lot better for headroom,

and a lot better for the homeowners.

- Ready? - Ready.

- You were almost gonna pick me up on it!

My legs is getting too short.

- Looks like we got just enough clearance.

- Mint. - That won't hook on the way up.

They're heavy, so having a machine

is gonna make our lives much easier.

- There we go.

- 'Cause she'll do the bulk of the grunt work.

- Alright... (Grunting)

Jeez. Go. - My head.

- Hope we don't break the lift.

(Al): We have to rise the house.

Try to level up the floor a little bit

so that when we get up, the whole beam just sits flush

and then the whole floor will be level across the top.

It is a risky job.

Just be careful, take your time, go slow.

Listen all the time.

We're always listening for cracks.

(Grunting)

- Come on ahead, earle.

(Indistinct chattering)

(Paul): So, we're on the second beam of today...

- Hold on, Josh.

- and, uh, he turned out to be a little bit too long.

He's about two and a half inches.

So, seeing that it's not a custom metal beam,

we're able to fix it on site,

it's just trim it.

We're gonna get this done to keep this project moving.

Today's been a pretty good day.

We've got the beams in place,

and just getting the last couple posts up there now

so things are looking good.

- There you go. Opened up!

(Upbeat folk music)

(Randy): In conception bay south, the bright party boat

is back in the water so Sam and Sasha and their team

can start adding all the finishing touches.

Tracy and her friends want to keep the original seats

but redo them.

She's on a tight budget, but luckily,

she's got a good connection.

- I got involved. My daughter Tracy asked me,

would I be interested in coming helping her

with a project on a boat? And I said sure!

I'm going recover the seats,

doing any foam, fabric,

make cushions, whatever needs to be done.

Foam is always a little bit bigger

than the covering.

You want it to have a nice, snug fit.

There we go.

I done upholstery for about,

I'd say 25 years.

Cut, cut, cut, cut, cut.

I like a challenge. You don't know what

kind of surprises you're gonna get,

but we'll figure something. Put a bit of tape on it.

(Chuckling)

When I get this done,

hopefully there's a big party at the end,

'cause I want to be pampered a little bit myself.

Bring out the champagne!

(Laughing)

(Upbeat folk music)

(Randy): With Tracy's mom taking care of the chairs,

Sam, Sasha and their crew are back on the boat

to take care of everything else.

With all the custom work and electrical to do,

the 15k budget is tight.

So, it's all hands on deck for some personal touches.

- Big day today! A diy day at the boat.

- Super fun! - Super fun.

Um, we're learning how to paint

while a boat is rocking.

- I almost threw up from it.

Whoa!

- Big learning curve today, but it's been great.

(Upbeat music)

We've got quite the team here today.

We have Matt doing electrical,

and then we also have asha, Tracy's friend.

- Yeah, she's a craft queen,

so we might ever have to hire her.

- I know! - Yeah.

- Gotta bring some colour, bring some life

to these old cabinets.

- Yes. - Cover all this 70s

wood panel up,

and we're gonna go vibrant and fun.

- Oh my! - Look at all these colours!

- We are totally enjoying this work.

Randy brought us into this project.

He had a bit of work to do,

but this was really on us,

and we really just dove into it.

Paint in there, glitter's going places, like...

(Laughing) - Totally.

- It's been full on,

and it's not a normal design.

I think people are gonna be really like,

"well, that's a little bit of a different design,

but I'm into it." - Yeah.

Love Scott's pink cabinets.

- I love them! I think they're so amazing.

That kind of mesh look with the bright pink.

- He really brought our design to life.

- Very happy with that. - Yeah.

- We're actually gonna use the peel and stick tile.

It's kind of cool, 'cause it's a little bit like,

moveable so we're able to use it in different ways.

- Exactly. It can kind of wrap around surfaces

and it's got a really cool shimmer.

So, my favourite thing so far with the diy

is the peel and stick.

Although it's not my favourite thing to do,

to install, it has to be exact,

it can be a little bit annoying.

First one in. - Love it.

- Now a million to go. (Laughing)

But all the windows in the boat

and the sunshine coming in reflective off of it,

it's super cool. So, that's my favourite.

- Oh, my god! Hi, baby!

Oh my gosh, he's huge.

- Come on, bud.

- My favourite thing I think is the countertop.

The countertop is so cool! We have a local company

that's come in and do it, and they've honestly

just done a beautiful job.

It's something I think people are gonna want to start

doing on their own countertops. It's a really cool feel.

I think we're doing really well,

but it's never over until it's over.

So, who knows? Fingers crossed.

- Yeah.

(Upbeat music)

- You know, when Tracy came, she said she wanted

a she-shed by the sea shore.

That's a lot of she's and a lot of sheds.

I say it's a boat that floats!

(Laughing)

But hey! It turned out awesome.

Maybe we'll do another one.

Hey, look! It's in the water! - Oh, my goodness.

I never thought we were gonna get here. This is so beautiful.

Wow. Look at all those colours!

That is gonna be such a nice area to lounge in and hang in.

Oh, my goodness, look at the captain's chair!

It's Miami pink! (Laughing)

Oh, my god, I love that.

- When you're going out to harbour,

that's the place to be. - Yes!

It looks so spectacular.

- I know, from where it came from land, ashore,

and having to blow over, so it's lucky it's even floating.

- Right? - Have a look!

- Thank you. Oh, my goodness.

Wow, this is just perfect. It makes me so happy,

it's so vibrant.

Oh, and she feels wonderful underfoot right now.

Just wonderful.

- Try out the swing! Even that's a nice

little seat to try out.

That was a custom bracket we had made

just so you can sit there.

- It's really comfy. - It's like you're on the water,

but then like, you're floating. - Oh, I love it.

We could just take a nap right now.

(Laughing) - Out here is really nice,

but inside. Whew! It's amazing too.

- I can't wait, I'm so excited.

- Go ahead!

- Oh my goodness!

Wow! It's so bright, oh my goodness!

It just looks absolutely stunning.

Look at this table!

Oh my. It looks like islands.

- It is! If you look, this is us.

- That's... oh, my god! There's echo Juliet.

- That's bell island, little bell Kelly's.

Don't use it to scale, though. If you ever gets lost on water.

Don't try to plot out a course. - Oh, my goodness,

it's breathtaking.

- Brand new table, but look, even the benches.

I know your mom upholstered. - Yes! I'm so proud of my mom.

It's absolutely beautiful. She outdid herself.

- It was all hands on deck, you know, the old man

made all the cabinets, so I can't take any credit.

- Completely transformed.

- Sam and Sasha chipping in, doing a lot of diy.

Hey, we even got a little hiding spot.

Your own custom bar. - Oh, my goodness!

That's gonna get good use.

And this counter,

it almost looks like sand and water.

It's beautiful.

- It's kinda like you're on the beach!

- It is kind of like I'm on a beach, yes!

- This custom sink, you even got a stove,

fridge, all the custom cabinetry.

- It's beautiful. Oh, my god.

I'm not gonna want to go home.

- If you want to stay the night, you can!

- Yes, oh my goodness, can we go take a look?

- Let's go have a look.

So, what do you think?

- This is so luxurious!

Wow, look at all this texture! It's like a boat cabana.

- Nice. - Beautiful.

- You don't send a boat afloat unless you christen it,

so I say we get all of our friends together

and christen this boat. - Definitely.

- Alright! I'll go get 'em! - Let's do it.

Oh, my goodness! - See you later!

- Ahoy! (Laughing)

(Upbeat folk music)

- Cheers!

- The boat is definitely the sea-shed on the water!

(Laughing) And uh, it is just

a very special place for myself and all of the girls.

- This is something!

- Woo-hoo! Loves it!

You like the cabinet colour? Hot.

(Indistinct chattering)

- Amazing.

What a difference from the first day

we come pull out the cabinets, huh?

- Cheers! - Dans les yeux!

- It was definitely a challenge.

We don't work on boats normally.

Everybody pulled together, from our team,

to the design team, this is what it's all about.

No matter if we're on land or in the water,

everybody pulls together to get a project done.

So, it been a long journey, but you know what?

We got the boat done, it's in the water,

it's floating. Here's to echo juliett!

(Cheering)

(Laughing, cheering)

(Randy): Next week on rock solid builds...

We made it to shore,

now we just gotta climb up over that hill.

- I'm having a break before I load the rock, shush!

- Oh lord dynes. Look at that!

- Jesus. - Look at the bubble!

(Laughing)

- Oh, the wind man!

- It's chaos. A lot of kids.

- Hey! - Ahh!

- They're everywhere.

This is the best part of the day.

Game plan today is take out the vanities,

take down the wall.

The tub should come out easy.

Ahh! Oh!

You know, when Tracy came, she said

she wanted a she-shed by the sea shore.

- Go for it. - She shed... no, she... ugh.

- Oh, it's destroyed. I ruined it already.

- She said she shed.

(Both): She said she sss... shed.

- Wait, what? - She, she...

- Sea shed by the sea shore. She said sea...

- Sea shore! - Try it again!

- Okay, last time.

- Sea, sea...

(Laughing)

(Nikki): Sea shed by the sea shore.

(Randy): A lot of she's and sheds.

I say it's a boat that floats.

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