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- I got to stop talking and get to work.

I'll let the old man deal with it. See ya, old man!

- What do you mean my table? It's very functional.

(Laughing)

- I'm laying about 4000 of these.

- Brave (bleep) Man, hey bud? (Laughing)

(Both): Looks good. (Laughing)

- You have to back up. - Okay.

- It's a disaster. Delays on everything.

Let's go have a look.

- Buddy, I don't even

recognize this place. (Laughing)

(Theme 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-roun 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.

(Uplifting music)

Me and my old man love renovating old houses

here in newfoundland.

What are you making there?

And over the years, we've found a lot

of catty stuff inside them.

I love anything old and...

That's why I kind of keep it.

You never know what you're goin

to find in a renovation. Some of this stuff

was buried up in the floor.

Some of it was buried up in the walls.

Look at that!

Tie that onto your fishing line.

The collection's pretty big,

but it's sitting in my shed, collecting dust.

Look, even this old carpenter tool,

you know, found this.

Found an old door off a stove.

That actually came from a floor out in brigus.

And I found an old key.

I found that in a wall somewhere.

I was hoping it would be a key to the vault,

but I haven't found the vault yet, so I'll keep the key.

(Laughing) And that's the thing,

all this stuff is laid out in the shed.

But I want to actually show it off, put it down

on the wall, and all of these got some kind of story.

And who knows, when someone walks in,

they might be able to tell you

a story about these single things.

I love the history behind the things I saved,

so I thought, "why not share it

with people who come into the shop?"

Today's the day I get everything out of my shed and lay it out,

so we can put it on the wall.

It's definitely a collection

and every old job

we go to, it's always a treasure hunt.

You never know what you're gonna find.

- A little bit about the history of all what we did.

And what they did, years ago.

'Cause some of this stuff is 100, 150, 200 years old.

So... - I'd say it's only

a sample of your collection though, ain't it?

- You know, it's a little taste of it,

little taste of newfoundland.

This old pick that we found in petty harbour.

- Oh, neat. - Found a treasure.

(Laughing)

How many people actually used

that pick to make that basement?

- The other side of it, too, is how much digging

do you think it done to get wore down that much?

- Oh, quite a bit. - Too much that one to do.

The old man probably like it. I likes an excavator...

- I love it. (Laughing)

- Randy, you certainly collected a good few of these old nails.

- Oh, definitely. Every old piece of wood

I can save, got an old nail.

That's an old square nail.

So that was hand-forged, made right here.

- I would never see any of this if I wasn't with you guys.

Like every time we find something,

you guys fill me in on the story.

- Would you know what this is, Nikki, or how to use it?

- Not a clue.

- It would have an adjustment screw,

but it'd be like a scribe.

You put your pencil down through, then Mark something.

Just what it is, yes. - Yeah, an old scribe.

And what we all know is the insulation

that they had in the houses years ago. Newspaper.

We should be able to get the year.

1929, April.

The cellar was built back

in the 18th century and when we dug it up,

there was an old horseshoe we found.

Which way do it go?

- Always up. Never down.

- Do you know the reason, Nikki?

- No. Bad luck if it do?

(All): All the luck will fall out.

- This way here, just keeps going.

Like a lucky charm.

(Laughing)

- This is newfoundland history right here.

- I learnt more here than I did in school!

You've always said to me, "every piece tells a story

and every one of these pieces got a story behind it."

- You never know what you're gonna find.

(Rhythmic music)

Down the bay in upper island cove,

a lot of work has been done

at Grant's 100-plus-year-old house inside and out.

I got the by's in the shop

to make some window boxes for the front,

and we finished the piece on the back.

It's for a porch, pantry and new washroom.

We're building the new kitchen and we added a window

for loads of light and views of the ocean.

We've still got a lot of work to do in the living room,

building the feature wall.

But upstairs flipping the bedroom with the bathroom

worked out mint!

(Upbeat music)

Grant and his family want to move in for the holidays,

which is around the corner.

We're really down to the wire.

We got every trade you can think of

is in there now at something.

A whole lot of tools and a whole lot of movement.

Plus, Sam and Sasha have more ideas too,

but we're ready for them.

Hope I didn't jinx myself!

What do you think of the view? - Oh, it's so beautiful.

- The view is awesome. - It's beautiful.

And look at this trim work.

- Well, that's the view I'm talking about.

- Oh, you're not talking about that view!

- No! - They're both fantastic.

- We drove up here

and we were so impressed by the beautiful landscape, the ocean.

- Yeah, exactly. The outside, the nature that surrounds

this house is definitely the inspiration for this home.

- Wow. Look at this space. - Oh, wow.

What a difference this makes.

- Putting this piece on worked out well.

- Yeah.

You love the space where you can walk in,

lots of space for their coats and boots.

- Then you open up right

to a nice big kitchen and dining room.

- Yes. - Exactly! Wow.

- Look at this. I love it.

(Randy): Because of supply issues and timeline,

I've got Matt and pj in the sho building the kitchen.

- This home deserves a really special, unique kitchen,

because that's what Grant wants.

- This kitchen is gonna have that beautiful greenie-blu

tone which is pulled, again, from that ocean.

And then that backsplash.

It's gonna be kind of traditional but warm colours.

Everything about this house is warm.

- It is.

(Randy): And in the living room there's a whole lot to do.

- Woo-hoo, look at this.

Wow, this is great.

- It is.

- So, this is a really cozy room for the family.

They love to do movies, get together.

So we're gonna have a nice sectional here.

Fill up the whole space.

And then, we'll have a couple chairs over by the window

looking out over that water.

I mean, that view is insane.

- Next to the woodstove.

- Exactly. So super cozy, super warm.

- And you know, tall shelves over here.

Some shelves on the bottom. - Yeah, got it.

- That's about it. (Laughing)

- Some wall sconces. - Some wall sconces!

- You're worrying me with your...

- We'll just wing it. - Oh, god.

- We need to go upstairs and talk about some more.

- Upstairs too?

- Yeah! - But I got sweeping to do.

- Randy... - Come on, Randy!

- No, come on!

(Excited yelling)

So, this used to be the bathroom, right?

- Well, where I'm standing used to be the shower, tub.

- Thought you were gonna say something else when you said "sh..."

(Laughing)

- No, that was over there.

(Laughing)

- Well, now this is where the bed's going.

- And we're really bringing in that outdoors inside.

We're gonna do a grass cloth in this room.

- You're doing what? - A grass cloth wallpaper.

- Do you have to mow it? - Do you have to mow it!

(Laughing)

No, this is just maintenance free.

(Laughing)

- That is not what's going in there.

- If you look out that window,

you see a lot of that tanned colour long grass,

that's all around this house.

So we really wanted to emulate that in the bedroom.

- Exactly. - So, that's where the grass cloth wallpaper

kind of comes in. - Oh!

See, me out there, tall grass means I got to mow it.

- Not in here, though. (Laughing)

- He's losing his mind. Let's walk away.

- I got to go check out this tile.

- Grant and his family absolutely love upper island cove.

It's a great place for their family to all come together

and experience newfoundland.

What a wonderful cozy home they're gonna have.

It's a new day and we need to get painting!

Down in island cove today.

Gonna meet Mario, see how he's doing with the painting.

What are you at, Mario?

- Huh! The day is over and he shows up.

(Laughs)

- Day's over!

Who is gone by lunchtime?

(Indistinct)

I've been working with Mario a long time.

He doesn't like to be rushed, but I need this one done now.

I might have to bribe him!

- So are we gonna be in for a time frame on this, or what?

- We will. Are you?

- That's a good question. Depends on you.

- What do you mean it depends on me?

We got it all done, b'y! - Oh!

- He might complain, but he never let's me down.

Mint!

Jason also has a big job:

Laying brick tile for the whole main floor.

- It feels really good to be almost finished this job.

- Jason is a brave man to take on a job like that.

(Laughs)

- I've laid about 4000

of these through this house.

- I've... tiled before.

Jobs from backsplashes

to flooring, to wall, whatever. And that there...

- Then we get the joy of grouting it.

- That's a challenge right there. It is no joke.

- On the plus side, it's not herringbone!

(Laughing)

(Upbeat music)

(Rhythmic music)

(Randy): Down the bay in upper island cove,

we're pushing hard to get everything done

for Grant's move in date.

I've built and renovated a lot of homes.

I love seeing things come together.

And the living room feature wal is going to be extra cool.

- Hey! - How you making out?

- How's it going? Oh, my god. This is beautiful.

- Interesting day today.

We got Jessica coming here all the way from gander

to do a...

Wooden wall art on the wall around the TV surround.

This is a TV frame that we built and you're gonna

put your art right here.

You know, Jessica is an artist and the woodworking

that she's gonna do will tie into this old home.

She loves the older homes, as well.

So, two of it will go hand-in-hand

and hey, it's made out of wood. We love wood, she loves wood

so hey, it's gonna look good. What better do you want?

- I started as a labourer.

What I used to do is when I was working construction,

was collect all the old trims... - Okay.

- and make artwork out of them.

And now, I do feature walls in the homes.

- So how do you lay it out?

You just... All different angles or...

- Yeah. I usually kind of start in the middle,

maybe like right here and come down,

and then I'll branch off.

But it's all intuitive. I don't really have a plan

before I come to a wall.

And then, I do it on the spot.

- You're like us. We never have a plan.

We just start tearing into it.

- Yeah. Perfect! (Laughing)

(Upbeat music)

- Pretty already.

(Randy): It's crunch time. Nikki loves Jessica's work,

so I figured, why not? See if she can lend a hand.

- Jessica's work is very inspiring.

It's very unique. It's traditional,

it's newfoundland, but yet it's quirky

and it adds pop to every home.

- This is wicked. I'm keeping you on!

(Laughs)

It's just me usually. And so to have someone

take the pieces and cut them for me was a huge help.

It was awesome.

(Saw buzzing)

(Laughs) - I loves this.

Any chance you can work with somebody different,

besides Paul and Randy... mint.

(Rhythmic music)

- Coming together.

(Both): Looks good. (Laughing)

- What we throw away, you are taking

and reusing again and making beautiful art out of it.

We should almost start stockpiling

some of our garbage for you!

- I will take it all.

- Love it.

(Cheering)

- Like a glove!

- Only another 3500 pieces to go.

(Laughing)

(Randy): The crew and I always have personal projects on the g

and Paul's no different.

But his has been a long time coming.

- We started building there a little over two years ago.

And now that we've been in the home now about

six months, it's time now to start finishing things.

- It's fully functional right now,

but obviously it doesn't look nice and that's

the next big project, is to get the... kitchen done.

- It'd just be nice to have our first big gathering meal

here and have a full kitchen and have everyone over.

- We got the temporary kitchen,

we got the hand-me-down stove.

This is where we prep. - Appliance storage.

We've just been using some folding tables.

You know, cheap, easy to get.

Plus hey, it never hurts to have an extra table

kicking around, especially for large gatherings!

So, it's an investment in the future!

(Laughing)

- Living in a construction zone for six months,

it's not too bad, but can't wait till it's all finished and...

I don't know, how much longer do you think?

(Laughing)

- Ah, it's like anything. It'll never be done.

(Upbeat music)

My buddy Johnny, he owns a kitchen shop

and he's heading up.

So when he arrives, we're gonna install some cabinets together.

So, gonna be interesting.

That's it. Easiest kitchen counter I've ever disassembled.

(Chuckles)

- You made it out all right?

(Laughs) You're good.

- Yeah. Well, all looks in one piece there.

- I went out there the other week with Johnny

to his shop in bonavista.

He give me a hand with my range hood,

really put some special touch on with the design.

- So what I'm doing now,

I'm just uploading this into... the cnc.

- Yup.

- So that it knows what to cut and away it'll go.

So this here is our new cnc machine that took us

from cutting by hand, which would take us normally,

on average, probably four days for a kitchen.

So, we can cut all our boxes now within about two hours.

It's been a great addition to our business.

- That a man!

- See, you're an old pro already.

- There's no pro to it, the machine does it all!

- That's it. That's pile number one.

- This is heavier than I remember. (Laughs)

(Indistinct)

- So having Paul as one of my clients

is a totally different scenario for me.

I've got high expectations,

so we got to try and get this 110 %.

(Rhythmic music)

- Alyson got a little bit of an idea,

because with the design of the house plan,

but it's gonna be a big surpris when she sees it all done.

- Got another couple hours to go and she'll start looking

more like a kitchen.

All I got to figure out now

is what type of hardware we need to really set this off.

(Randy): Down in upper island cove...

We're flat out to finish Grant's house.

And we still got to install the kitchen,

Jason got to finish the tiles,

the stairs got to be painted,

the electrical got to get done.

I got to stop talking and get to work.

(Laughs)

(Wind whistling)

(Thunder crackling)

Weather's always an issue here in newfoundland,

but I never expected this!

(Upbeat music)

(Dramatic music)

On the west coast of newfoundland,

it's a disaster.

One of the biggest rainstorms in history blew over...

And washed out the trans-Canada highway.

It's the only road that runs across the island

from port aux basque in the west...

To St. John's in the east.

And now, it's gone!

We've got a lot of stuff coming from the mainland

and that's on that ferry. Now it can't be delivered

until the highway is re-built.

Not what we need in the 11th hour,

but we've got to push on.

(Upbeat music)

- So today we're in upper island cove

and I'm installing the kitchen.

- Thankfully, we built the kitchen.

Pj and Matt nailed their 1-week deadline.

So Paul's on site to keep the install on track.

- Yeah, so it's a bit of a push today

and a bit of a time crunch. I got to get this kitchen

installed and right, because the stone countertops

are coming tomorrow.

(Drilling)

It seems like I'm at nothing but kitchens lately,

'cause I'm down here doing this one

and I'm at my own in nights.

So... it just seems like

I'm on a... full-time kitchen binge.

(Rhythmic music)

- It may have been raining on the west coast of newfoundland,

but in brigus, it's snow.

And shipping delays has hit the new build

at harbour pond too.

The old man's been managing it, but I can take it over

when the other jobs wrap up.

- Got to make sure everything's on track.

'Cause we're gonna have a whole lot of subs, plumbers,

electricians, us doing windows, clapboard, shingling.

And the list goes on. - And on.

- The house is for Graham and Ruth,

who want to move to brigus from St. John's next year.

(Horn honks)

It's a three-storey house with the garage at the bottom.

On the second floor there's a kitchen,

dining and a living room.

And on the top floor, it's a study, bathroom,

bedroom with great views of brigus.

It's definitely challenging building a new house now.

Even renovating.

Material costs went up.

Even trying to get material right now, you know,

it's delays on everything. From the plywood

to the windows, to the siding. You name it.

But it's all framed up now and looking deadly!

Hey-hey, main level!

Kitchen,

living room.

Nice view of the pond...

- That's our biggest task right now.

Getting those decks sealed.

- The best part about this house,

you can sit on one side of the house,

look out over the ocean.

Morning!

- Not too bad of a morning! - Not too bad at all.

Sit on the other one and have a yarn

with anyone that walks by.

- Be up about 20 degrees, it'd be better though.

(Laughs)

Always checking in.

- Always have a yarn.

I think there's gonna be a lot of talking

on the other side! (Laughing)

- It's coming along.

Just basically a tub, shower, two sinks.

Next step for us is make this watertight

so we can start the inside.

All hands-on deck!

Oh, jeez, here's Graham.

(Laughing)

The homeowners just arrived.

- You drives all the way to brigus to feed the ducks?

- How you making out? - Not bad.

- We come out here pretty regularly anyways

to have a look at the house.

- So you happy with it? - Oh, yeah.

- The view is good.

- The views great and the views from the second

and third floor are great. We can look right out

past the head.

How's it going so far?

- Things are coming along.

We almost got the roof sheeted,

ready for shingles, so... Next step: Get her watertight.

- Well, I'll hand the rest over to Randy,

so you can call him from now on. (Laughing)

Pressure's on. Off of my shoulders, onto yours.

- To be continued. Yeah. - Yes.

- Pretty much.

- See ya, Randy.

- See ya later. I'll leave it to you!

- Hey, I'll let the old man deal with it.

He's still got time to take care of it,

before I take it over.

See you, old man!

(Rhythmic music)

We're in upper island cove today,

two days to go and a whole lot of stuff to do.

And a whole lot of people around.

(Indistinct)

We lost yesterday because of the snowstorm.

So now, we got the electricians we got the plumbers,

we got the counter guys.

You know, we got us doing the TV, me and harv

doing the range hood, Josh doing the door,

al outside doing a little bit.

Man, oh, man... And we even got Mario,

good ole Mario painting.

We're jammed in here like a can of sardines!

Hope Sam and Sasha can wait a day to do their finishes.

Unless they're... I don't know,

gonna sit out here on the patio.

Enjoy the scenery.

(Upbeat music)

(Soft music)

In upper island cove, the time crunch is over.

Sam and Sasha have done their final touches for Grant,

who's arrived from Ontario.

- Oh, it feels so good to be done this house.

It truly has come together.

- We really wanted to bring colour into this home.

We wanted it to be a quaint cottage,

but we wanted it to be vibrant and we wanted to have fun.

So, we brought in a lot of deep saturated greenie-blues,

but then also paired it with some really beautiful pinks.

But not... - Not harsh.

- Yeah. - Just soft.

- It's a lot of colour, but in a soft way.

So when you look out the window

and you see that sunset, it's the same colour

outside as inside.

The backsplash is actually one of my favourite things.

That was the inspiration for the kitchen.

- We really wanted to bring the colours

from the backsplash in the cabinets

and the wall colour and it really

came together beautifully. - Tied it all together.

Oh, I love this brick floor.

It is honestly...

This is a house that's gonna be used.

This is gonna be a fun house, it's gonna be a family house,

it's gonna be a lived-in house.

There's animals and kids and everyone running around,

it's okay. It's like,

it's gonna be able to hold up to a lot of stuff.

It's one of those floors you look down and you're like,

"is this stone, is it brick?" - Has it been here forever?

Or is it new?

And I just love that texture. Bringing in something different

that's not a wood, it's not a painted colour.

It's something completely different. And it really adds a lot.

- Jessica waterman really killed it with the feature wall.

With that trim work that she does and then painted

the accent colour, it really... - It's the room.

- It's the showstopper for the room.

Also, there's cabinets below to hide all your media stuff.

- Super important.

- And then a bookcase on the side. Right?

To display everything. So a lot could fit

in a small space, even when you don't think you can.

- You just have to really plan it out. - You do.

Grant and his family were up for anything.

So we went pink in the bathroom.

- But a soft pink. - Yeah.

- It's very soft and muted. It's calming.

- And we grounded it with a lot of black accents, as well,

which also brought in a little bit more

of a masculine feel against the pink.

The house definitely has a new feel to it, with it's new

modern bathrooms and kitchen, which is lovely.

But the house still has

the soul that this home always had,

that's really important to Grant. Right?

- It's amazing. They're gonna be really happy

to have this place as their family home.

(Soft music)

- You know what? Feels pretty good.

Look what we did.

Now that it's all done, bring Grant in and show him.

We've been speaking on the phone, emails.

But we haven't met in person.

So this is gonna be the first time he's gonna see

his place all renovated.

Yeah, a little bit nervous.

But it feels good to hit Grant's deadline

and stay on budget of $200,000.

- Hey! Nice to meet you. - There he is!

- How you making out? - Good. Good. How are you?

- Oh, not too bad. And how are you making out?

- Not too bad. How about yourself?

- Oh, not too bad.

- I haven't been able to get out here,

so that's been a huge challenge.

And I probably am crazy

to give him as much trust as I have.

But just more excited to see everything. So yeah.

My cousin, granville, who...

He's more like a buddy,

he's gonna join me.

He's... helped out in my absence.

- So what do you think of the place?

- I'm shocked, there's no words actually.

The extension looks seamless,

which I didn't think was gonna happen.

- That's one thing about when you're doing any kind

of renovation, if you can blend it in

like it's always been there, well then, we did a little bit

of a good deed. - Yeah it looks great.

- Wait till you see inside. How it all blended together.

(Laughing) - I can't wait!

- Let's go have a look. - Wow.

Buddy, I don't even recognize this place!

(Laughing)

(Upbeat music)

- In upper island cove, Grant is about to see his family home

for the first time since it's been renovated.

- I've been coming to this house

for 50 years, since I was a newborn.

And you know... And my mom lived literally

in the house next door, which isn't here anymore.

So, yeah... it's exciting.

- Wow.

(Upbeat music) I don't know where to start.

- Looks pretty good, what?

A lot warmer in here.

Let's get off our coats, we can have a look around.

- Yes.

My mom and dad retired here and... they loved it here.

That was kind of everything to them.

So, that's... it's... Yeah, it's really...

Important.

Now, you're gonna get me all choked up. See?

And I know that's what you wanted to do. Yeah.

Yeah. It's...

- Keep talking! - Yeah, keep talking.

- Hang it over here on a nice hook, nice rack.

- Oh, it looks amazing.

- Believe it or not, this old coat rack...

New, but old wood. - Yeah.

- We reclaimed this out of the house, too.

- Oh, wow. - We actually made the bench,

too, out of the same wood. - I love it.

It looks incredible.

- Let's have a look at the kitchen.

- Wow, Randy. (Soft music)

(Laughs) I don't even know what to say

or... where to start.

The window is a huge change.

- Two separate windows. The sun'll rise up here,

so you get daylight throughout the day.

- Yeah. - Definitely brightens up

this kitchen. - Yeah.

I love the tile and whatnot.

That traditional look.

- Jason, the tiler, did an awesome job on it.

- Okay. - And then, the kitchen

was all made in our shop.

You know, the b'ys did an awesome job on that.

- Wow.

So, you guys did all of this.

- We did it all. Yeah.

We're a little bit crafty. - You guys are good.

(Laughing)

(Upbeat music)

Oh, my god.

Buddy, I don't even recognize this place.

(Laughing)

Oh, wow.

And I got my fireplace.

- Got your fireplace all stoked with wood.

Built out shelves.

Jessica waterman did all

of her feature art on the back wall.

- Wow! - Nice, sleek TV.

Underneath, all your components will be there.

- So that's the television, there?

It's actually a television? - That's an actual television.

- Wow. I didn't even catch onto to that, did you?

(Laughing)

- Yeah, so we painted all the stairs.

If you remember, it was carpet on them.

We hauled that off. - It looks...

- Added the new spindles.

- Look at the floor, though. My god, I can't believe it.

It looks incredible.

- Yeah, we did all new floor

throughout the whole upstairs.

Have a look at your washroom.

- Let's check it out.

- Oh, wow. - Holy cow.

(Upbeat music)

I can't even believe...

- No. - Hey?

- Yeah, it's different, isn't it?

- Yeah, Amanda's gonna love this tub.

And the size of the shower is perfect.

- Oh, yeah. Definitely.

- It's just a huge change.

- This washroom, definitely. I know it was in the front...

- But it kind of took up the best view of the house.

- Yeah, we did. Yeah.

- So, let's have a look at the bedroom.

- Oh, wow.

Wow, I can't believe this was

my bathroom.

It's incredible. Oh, and you got the...

- Chimney.

- Yeah, that's...

- 'Cause that was all closed in.

- That's a nice... yeah, that's a nice little...

- It is.

- architectural addition to it.

It's perfect. Like, even... Yeah, a little sitting area.

- Sitting area there. Be able to sit down.

- I love all this.

So... yeah, thanks, guys. Wow.

- So, we definitely...

- Yeah, you hit the Mark. - We hit the Mark?

That's good.

- It's unbelievable.

From what we were used to.

He's got a beautiful place here now.

It's a little bit different.

But no, transformation went well.

- Thanks for letting us save another old house.

I know your dad really meant a lot to you

and we always name it.

So, probably right below the light,

right next to the door.

- I think that'd be perfect.

Everyone comes in using the back porch door.

- Let's do it.

- It'll be Charlie's place and... yeah,

after my dad.

He said, "I want to be in a spot where I can

look over the ocean."

So, he's... that's where he is.

So, yeah, it's... A special place

and I obviously wish he could see it.

That's...

(Laughs)

Yeah.

I love it. He's not here, but it's his place.

So, thanks for everything. - Hey. You'll remember

every time you walk through the door.

- I will. Thanks, buddy.

- Start that fire and get a warmup. - Sounds good.

(Randy): It's a great feeling to finish up a renovation,

especially one that has so much family history.

And I know Paul's eager to finish up his home

and surprise Alyson with their new kitchen.

- Just got back from St. John's.

I intercepted my countertops and got them right

from the sorting depot. So got things moving along

a little bit faster than what they're supposed to be.

It's been a bit of a wait

with everything going on, from the boat not running

to the highway getting washed out.

So it's a bit of

an exciting time now. We're getting back on track

and we're gonna get them installed.

- Okay, get them up over that one.

(Upbeat music)

- It's been exhausting trying to get all this done

in such a short period and with all the delays

and everything else,

to just add on to the pile.

It's a good feeling knowing that,

hey, it's coming together, it's soon gonna be done

and... on to the next one.

Seeing I was waiting on countertops,

I had a little bit extra time there the weekends,

so I made a trip out central to Alyson's dad's camp.

This is a piece of wood which he had been storing

for a future project.

It's a nice old beam, got the rustic look.

This is gonna be the mantle

that's gonna go on the fireplace.

So I really wanted to...

Get a sentimental piece for Alyson in the house.

Um... a good tie, a good memory to her dad,

'cause he passed a year ago.

(Soft music)

Today would have been his birthday.

Good old newfoundland spruce.

(Upbeat music)

- Oh my god.

- I don't know his address,

but I'm pretty sure it's down this way.

(Randy): In the woods outside of brigus, Sam and Sasha are

taking a shortcut to Paul's place.

- Not the way. - We may not get...

No, we're stopped. You have to back up.

- Okay.

(Randy): They want to help with some final touches

before Alyson gets home tomorrow.

(Indistinct)

- This kitchen have been a long time in the planning.

I just need a little bit of a softer touch for the finish.

Because I got Alyson

kind of sent away and I'm trying to surprise her.

So, I'm gonna see if they can help me out.

Hey, you made it!

Never had no trouble finding your way back?

- Yes. - I mean,

we got lost a few times.

- Well, come on and we gets in out of the weather.

There's no point hanging out, out here.

- There's a lot going on here, as you can hear and see.

(Whirring)

Paul's out cutting something in the garage.

The b'ys are here doing the cabinets,

putting the hardware on.

We're trying to dress, but there's a lot going on.

We're talking about doing the plant

over here and the other piece of art here.

- Is it centered? Or go more here?

- Yeah there you go, there you go.

Put it under the middle thingy.

- Like everything, down to the wire, last minute.

Tomorrow's the big day.

Alyson's gonna come in now and hopefully,

she gets a surprise.

- Little less... - Yeah.

This kitchen is looking amazing,

he's done a phenomenal job.

We've got that soft white and that soft grey,

which is a beautiful, just a simple contrast.

It's not a lot, but we need to add some wood,

we need to add some greenery,

a little pop of colour here and there.

- Yeah, just a little bit. Yeah.

- This is looking great. We got our pops of colour.

We're good to go. - I think we're good.

I think Alyson is gonna be happy.

- For sure. Yeah. Ready.

- What about that table?

- Uh...

(Laughing) - What do you mean, my table?

It's very functional the way it is.

(Laughing)

- Perfect for entertaining.

- Uh...

(Upbeat music)

- Showered up this morning,

got a fresh haircut, got a shave.

I'm all cleaned up for the reveals.

So, it's looking good.

It all ties together just to make one wonderful project.

It's a little bit nerve-wracking

to have Alyson come in and see this space.

So let's hope she likes

all the finishing touches and hard work I got put into this.

Here, Alyson, come on in

so I shows you your new kitchen.

- Wow.

I love it.

- It all come together.

It's a little bit of difference from what we've had

for the past year. - Um...

A little upgrade, yeah. - Yeah?

- He's worked countless hours,

and he was really wanting

to make sure that it was really special

and... he done good.

- So you're not mad about a few bike runs that we missed

so that I could stay working? - No.

It all worked out in the end.

This is nice. - What do you think?

The range hood I done.

- Wow. Very nice.

- I got a nice little panel dishwasher here,

so it looks like a bank of drawers.

But here she is.

Now, if you want, we can continue

washing the dishes in the sink and be like your grandparents

and store tupperware in there.

- Actually, they do.

(Soft music)

- Do you like your mantle?

That's a little something special I...

Found that out to your father's camp out central.

So...

It's a little special piece for you.

- That really means a lot,

especially where it came from and...

(Sighs)

who it's about.

- Hundred per cent.

- It's very special. Special piece.

What I really like about the whole space is just how

clean, tidy, and simple it looks.

- Yeah, I just tried to tie everything together

and just keep it smooth and simple.

- You done a good job. - Thank you.

- Oh...

(Chattering)

(Upbeat music)

- Do you not know that do unfold?

- Apparently!

- Oh, wow!

(Indistinct)

- Oh, see that's wicked.

- I'm impressed!

- Bit of a change. - A huge change.

Oh, I love it.

- Oh... oh, fancy. - Roam around now,

don't be shy. Have a look.

- That ceiling's nice too. - Yeah.

- I like that.

- Oh, the lights are so nice.

- Very impressive. Ten out of ten, for sure.

- Yeah? - Yeah. Well done.

(Indistinct)

- Listen, I know you're working hard and late and everything,

but that's no excuse to showing up late to this party.

Come on. - What's up?

- Come in and get a beer and get something to eat.

- Looking good, though.

- Yeah, it's all come together.

- Hey, you know what? Paul's kitchen came along.

Lookinf pretty good. So, now I knows what he been

doing in his spare time.

- Come on in, Ann Marie.

Let's have a look.

What do you think of the new kitchen?

- Wow.

Isn't it beautiful?

(Soft music)

It's from the camp?

(Upbeat music)

- It's beautiful. Done a great job.

Lot of work though he said, right up to the last minute.

- Wow. It's beautiful.

Yeah, you did an awesome job on the backsplash.

- Yeah. - Right to the ceiling.

Paul's kitchen turned out phenomenal.

I wouldn't expect no less.

I knew he was up to something

when he didn't want to go

for a quad ride and a boil up. But hey,

his time was spent wisely.

- It's been a hell of a year

with a lot of interesting projects,

a lot of things to overcome and a lot of different

challenges to getting this kitchen finished

and throwing the first kitchen party,

christening her in properly.

So just another adventure to add to the pile.

- Oh, we had an adventure this year, for sure.

- 1, 2, 3!

- Hi.

- You broke it! - I only undid the water!

Oh, wow, demo!

Two seconds in, soaked!

- Feels like director man.

Uh-oh, now we got traffic jam.

Just like threading a needle.

Only you're using a lot bigger needle.

(Laughs)

So you all ready for the Reno? - Yeah, very excited.

Man, oh man, oh man.

Don't know how the house is standing up actually.

(Beeping)

- Oh, the smoke alarm.

- See you later b'ys. Oops.

(Cheering)

(Laughing)

- He's just got no fear. That's what it is.

Not sure it's all skill. Just no fear.

(Indistinct)

- Too easy!

The old man doubted me.

- I feels like a cowboy and this is my horse.

- Woo-woo! And he busted out the gun show too.

Ah! Look at them ripped muscles on this one go!

- Winner, winner, chicken feed dinner.

- Spracklin's messing up his wings,

look he's burnin them! - I'm up (bleep) Creek.

Made it to shore. Now we just got to climb up over that hill.

Oh, the wind man!

(Rhythmic music)

Woo-hoo! - Good days.

- This was awesome! - Fine job we did today.

- That should be best kind.

- Oh man.

(Ding! Ding!)

(Meows)

(Cheering)

- I love it! Do you love it?

- I love it. - Oh!

- Whoa! - Allie!

- That's spectacular. - That's wicked!

- Goodness. - Oh my god!

Holy doodle.

- Oh my, oh my god!

I don't know where to look.

- This is not our house!

- Beautiful!

- Thanks for having us over. Welcome to the neighbourhood!

(Laughing)

(Cheering)

- The thing is, wait till next year.

Wait till you see the projects that we got in store.

- Oh, god. - Yeah, they're gonna be good.

- So to next year?

- To next year! - Cheers!

- Whoo!

- So... the next space to finish is actually down the hall.

We've got a little room to finish.

Just while we're here on the cheers moment here,

I got a little something else we should have a cheers to.

- What's that, your kitchen?

- No. Hey, Wes. He got news to tell.

Here, come on, come on.

Oh, there he is!

- What is that around your neck, boy?

- "Soon-to-be big brother."

Congratulations!

- Oh my god!

(Applause, cheering)

- Here's to shorties! - Shorties!

(Cheering)

- Baby name, let me see...

- Sasha and Sam are both good for boy or girl so you know,

just put it out there.

- They can just choose from our names.

- The name Patrick is not overused so...

(Laughs)

- Scott if it's a girl, Scott if it's a boy.

Sounds perfect.

- Call him after his dad, Paul. That'd be pretty cool.

- As long as his name isn't Paul, it should be best kind.

- Alyson is nice for a girl. Jason's a pretty good name.

- Jason's kind of a classic. But my middle name is rensford.

- I got a pretty good name. (Laughs)

- He already sick of me. He don't need my name too!

He goes home to get a break from me, not to come home

and see a Nikki junior running around.

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